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@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ in UTC. See the
.B \%\-\-localtime
option.
.sp
+The time shown is in same format as that of
+.BR \%date (1)
+by default, and additionally, the number of microseconds is shown.
+.sp
Showing the Hardware Clock time is the default when no function is specified.
.sp
The
@@ -298,7 +302,7 @@ The value of this option is used as an argument to the
option. For example:
.RS
.IP "" 4
-.B "hwclock\ \-\-set\ \-\-date='2011-08-14\ 16:45:05'
+.B "hwclock\ \-\-set\ \-\-date='2011-08-14\ 16:45:05'"
.PP
The argument must be in local time, even if you keep your Hardware Clock in
UTC. See the