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diff --git a/sntp/sntp.1sntpmdoc b/sntp/sntp.1sntpmdoc index f60f61f..5a84a80 100644 --- a/sntp/sntp.1sntpmdoc +++ b/sntp/sntp.1sntpmdoc @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ -.Dd December 2 2014 +.Dd April 7 2015 .Dt SNTP 1sntpmdoc User Commands .Os .\" EDIT THIS FILE WITH CAUTION (sntp-opts.mdoc) .\" -.\" It has been AutoGen-ed December 2, 2014 at 08:59:31 AM by AutoGen 5.18.5pre4 +.\" It has been AutoGen-ed April 7, 2015 at 04:18:06 AM by AutoGen 5.18.5pre4 .\" From the definitions sntp-opts.def .\" and the template file agmdoc-cmd.tpl .Sh NAME @@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ Otherwise, only the is displayed. Finally, the .Em stratum -of the host is reported. +of the host is reported +and the leap indicator is decoded and displayed. .Sh "OPTIONS" .Bl -tag .It Fl 4 , Fl \-ipv4 @@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ for this option is: /var/db/ntp\-kod .sp Specifies the filename to be used for the persistent history of KoD -responses received from servers. +responses received from servers. If the file does not exist, a +warning message will be displayed. The file will not be created. .It Fl k Ar file\-name , Fl \-keyfile Ns = Ns Ar file\-name Look in this file for the key specified with \fB\-a\fP. .sp @@ -161,7 +163,9 @@ greater than or equal to 0 .sp If the time adjustment is less than \fIsteplimit\fP milliseconds, slew the amount using \fBadjtime(2)\fP. Otherwise, step the -correction using \fBsettimeofday(2)\fP. +correction using \fBsettimeofday(2)\fP. The default value is 0, +which means all adjustments will be stepped. This is a feature, as +different situations demand different values. .It Fl o Ar number , Fl \-ntpversion Ns = Ns Ar number Send \fBint\fP as our NTP protocol version. This option takes an integer number as its argument. @@ -250,14 +254,27 @@ is searched for within those directories. is the simplest use of this program and can be run as an unprivileged command to check the current time and error in the local clock. -.It Li "sntp \-a ntpserver.somewhere" +.It Li "sntp \-Ss \-M 128 ntpserver.somewhere" With suitable privilege, run as a command or from a .Xr cron 8 job, -.Ic "sntp \-a" -will reset the local clock from a synchronized specified server, +.Ic "sntp \-Ss \-M 128 ntpserver.somewhere" +will request the time from the server, +and if that server reports that it is synchronized +then if the offset adjustment is less than 128 milliseconds +the correction will be slewed, +and if the correction is more than 128 milliseconds +the correction will be stepped. +.It Li "sntp \-S ntpserver.somewhere" +With suitable privilege, +run as a command +or from a +.Xr cron 8 +job, +.Ic "sntp \-S ntpserver.somewhere" +will set (step) the local clock from a synchronized specified server, like the (deprecated) .Xr ntpdate 1ntpdatemdoc , or @@ -286,7 +303,7 @@ it to autogen\-users@lists.sourceforge.net. Thank you. .An "Harlan Stenn" .An "Dave Hart" .Sh "COPYRIGHT" -Copyright (C) 1970\-2014 The University of Delaware all rights reserved. +Copyright (C) 1992\-2015 The University of Delaware and Network Time Foundation all rights reserved. This program is released under the terms of the NTP license, <http://ntp.org/license>. .Sh "BUGS" Please send bug reports to: http://bugs.ntp.org, bugs@ntp.org |