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Diffstat (limited to 'sys-utils/hwclock.8.in')
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diff --git a/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in b/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in index 2dec7823e..78e53aeb1 100644 --- a/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in +++ b/sys-utils/hwclock.8.in @@ -282,27 +282,27 @@ end up losing a day. . .TP .BI \%\-\-date= date_string -You need this option if you specify the +This option must be used with the .B \-\-set or .B \%\-\-predict functions, otherwise it is ignored. -It specifies the time to which to set the Hardware Clock, or the -time for which to predict the Hardware Clock reading. -The value of this option is used as an argument to the -.BR date "(1) program's " \-\-date -option. For example: .RS .IP "" 4 -.B "hwclock\ \-\-set\ \-\-date='2011-08-14\ 16:45:05'" +.B "hwclock\ \-\-set\ \-\-date='16:45'" +.IP "" 4 +.B "hwclock\ \-\-predict\ \-\-date='2525-08-14\ 07:11:05'" .PP The argument must be in local time, even if you keep your Hardware Clock in -UTC. See the +UTC. See the .B \%\-\-localtime -option. The argument must not be a relative time like "+5 minutes", because +option. Therefore, the argument should not include any timezone information. +It also should not be a relative time like "+5 minutes", because .BR \%hwclock 's -precision depends upon correlation between the argument's value and when -the enter key is pressed. +precision depends upon correlation between the argument's value and when the +enter key is pressed. Fractional seconds are silently dropped. This option is +capable of understanding many time and date formats, but the previous +parameters should be observed. .RE . .TP |