rdate(8)

NAME
     rdate - set time and date from a remote host

SYNOPSIS
     rdate host ...

DESCRIPTION
     Rdate obtains the current time from a remote time server.  If run by  the
     super-user  then  local time is set to that time.  The time of the remote
     host is printed on standard output.

     More than one host name may be specified.  They  are  tried  one  by  one
     until one responds.

SEE ALSO
     date(1), readclock(8), set_net_default(8).

AUTHOR
     Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)