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authorKarel Zak2013-07-15 18:04:00 +0200
committerKarel Zak2013-07-15 18:04:00 +0200
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hwclock: remove references to adjtimex from man page
The adjtimex is optional on many distros. Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/sys-utils/hwclock.8 b/sys-utils/hwclock.8
index 462a25891..868c2b90a 100644
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+++ b/sys-utils/hwclock.8
@@ -375,9 +375,7 @@ would happen if you used the
program to set it while the system is running. You can, however, do whatever
you want to the Hardware Clock while the system is running, and the next
time Linux starts up, it will do so with the adjusted time from the Hardware
-Clock. You can also use the program
-.BR adjtimex (8)
-to smoothly adjust the System Time while the system runs.
+Clock.
.PP
A Linux kernel maintains a concept of a local timezone for the system.
But don't be misled -- almost nobody cares what timezone the kernel
@@ -598,13 +596,6 @@ can turn it off by running anything, including
.IR "hwclock \-\-hctosys" ,
that sets the System Time the old fashioned way.
-To see if it is on or
-off, use the command
-.I adjtimex \-\-print
-and look at the value of "status". If the "64" bit of this number
-(expressed in binary) equal to 0, 11 minute mode is on. Otherwise, it
-is off.
-
If your system runs with 11 minute mode on, don't use
.I hwclock \-\-adjust
or
@@ -650,7 +641,6 @@ on old systems)
.I /proc/cpuinfo
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR adjtimex (8),
.BR date (1),
.BR gettimeofday (2),
.BR settimeofday (2),