Comments on: How to set your date and time in Debian http://www.youritronics.com/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/ DIY, Electronics, IT, Gadgets Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: abhinav narain http://www.youritronics.com/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-7425 abhinav narain Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:15:41 +0000 http://www.YourITronics.com/2007/10/16/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/#comment-7425 thanks , it was helpful ... manuals dint give it so easy thanks , it was helpful …
manuals dint give it so easy

]]> By: Nitheesh http://www.youritronics.com/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-6821 Nitheesh Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:36:24 +0000 http://www.YourITronics.com/2007/10/16/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/#comment-6821 It should be like this date –-set 16:47:30 to set hh-mm-ss hwclock –-systohc to sync hardware clock to what we introduced earlier means we have to a one more - It should be like this

date –-set 16:47:30
to set hh-mm-ss
hwclock –-systohc
to sync hardware clock to what we introduced earlier

means we have to a one more -

]]> By: leon http://www.youritronics.com/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-6148 leon Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:09:20 +0000 http://www.YourITronics.com/2007/10/16/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/#comment-6148 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: Florin http://www.youritronics.com/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-4690 Florin Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:28:38 +0000 http://www.YourITronics.com/2007/10/16/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/#comment-4690 Henk it's strange on "-help" its one hyphen and on "--utc" its two. Readers should know that they have to type double hyphen "--help" Henk it’s strange on “-help” its one hyphen and on “–utc” its two.
Readers should know that they have to type double hyphen “–help”

]]> By: Henk http://www.youritronics.com/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-4689 Henk Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:20:07 +0000 http://www.YourITronics.com/2007/10/16/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/#comment-4689 Ok, sorry! I see that your blog-software breaks a double hyphen - -... Please don't post syntax! Ok, sorry! I see that your blog-software breaks a double hyphen – -… Please don’t post syntax!

]]> By: Henk http://www.youritronics.com/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-4688 Henk Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:18:37 +0000 http://www.YourITronics.com/2007/10/16/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/#comment-4688 FYI #date --help Usage: date [OPTION]... [+FORMAT] or: date [-u|--utc|--universal] [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]] Display the current time in the given FORMAT, or set the system date. -d, --date=STRING display time described by STRING, not `now' -f, --file=DATEFILE like --date once for each line of DATEFILE -r, --reference=FILE display the last modification time of FILE -R, --rfc-2822 output date and time in RFC 2822 format --rfc-3339=TIMESPEC output date and time in RFC 3339 format. TIMESPEC=`date', `seconds', or `ns' for date and time to the indicated precision. -s, --set=STRING set time described by STRING so either date -s, or date --set H. FYI
#date –help
Usage: date [OPTION]… [+FORMAT]
or: date [-u|--utc|--universal] [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]]
Display the current time in the given FORMAT, or set the system date.

-d, –date=STRING display time described by STRING, not `now’
-f, –file=DATEFILE like –date once for each line of DATEFILE
-r, –reference=FILE display the last modification time of FILE
-R, –rfc-2822 output date and time in RFC 2822 format
–rfc-3339=TIMESPEC output date and time in RFC 3339 format.
TIMESPEC=`date’, `seconds’, or `ns’ for
date and time to the indicated precision.
-s, –set=STRING set time described by STRING

so either date -s, or date –set

H.

]]> By: Bob http://www.youritronics.com/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Bob Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:10:29 +0000 http://www.YourITronics.com/2007/10/16/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/#comment-86 ntpdate its bit harder to use than the method explained above , especially on debian ntpdate can cause problems if you dont know how to deal with it(you need a time server address to enter, etc.) for beginners is better to use the method above. ! good luck ntpdate its bit harder to use than the method explained above , especially on debian ntpdate can cause problems if you dont know how to deal with it(you need a time server address to enter, etc.) for beginners is better to use the method above. ! good luck

]]> By: Eric http://www.youritronics.com/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Eric Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:11:06 +0000 http://www.YourITronics.com/2007/10/16/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/#comment-77 apt-get install ntpdate apt-get install ntpdate

]]> By: Daniel http://www.youritronics.com/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Daniel Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:22:27 +0000 http://www.YourITronics.com/2007/10/16/how-to-set-your-date-and-time-in-debian/#comment-17 I couldn't understand some parts of this article o.us poetry, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting. I couldn’t understand some parts of this article o.us poetry, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.

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