SBDavid
May 24th, 2009
May 24th, 2009
Setting the system date and clock
Setting the system date and clock
To set the system clock, use the date command.
For Redhat Systems, use the following format:
date –set=”Mmm DD HH:MM:SS YYYY”
Example:
date –set=”Jan 20 20:20:20 2009″
SYNOPSIS
date [OPTION]… [+FORMAT]
date [-u|--utc|--universal] [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]]
date [-u|--utc|--universal] [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]]
DESCRIPTION
Display the current time in the given FORMAT, or set the system date.
