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16d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.\"
2*b09403abSJason Helfman.Dd April 27, 2015
36d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Dt NTPTIME 8
46d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Os
56d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Sh NAME
66d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Nm ntptime
76d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Nd read kernel time variables
86d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Sh SYNOPSIS
9e97407b4SRuslan Ermilov.Nm
106d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Op Fl chr
116d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Op Fl e Ar est_error
126d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Op Fl f Ar frequency
136d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Op Fl m Ar max_error
146d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Op Fl o Ar offset
156d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Op Fl s Ar status
166d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Op Fl t Ar time_constant
176d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Sh DESCRIPTION
18490d5836SPhilippe CharnierThe
19490d5836SPhilippe Charnier.Nm
20490d5836SPhilippe Charnierutility is useful only with special kernels
216d8a85ebSSheldon Hearndescribed in the
226d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Qo
236d8a85ebSSheldon HearnA Kernel Model for Precision Timekeeping
246d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Qc
256d8a85ebSSheldon Hearnpage
266d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn(available as part of the HTML documentation
276d8a85ebSSheldon Hearnprovided in
286d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Pa /usr/share/doc/ntp ) .
296d8a85ebSSheldon HearnIt reads and displays time-related kernel variables
306d8a85ebSSheldon Hearnusing the
31f42dadceSSheldon Hearn.Fn gettime
326d8a85ebSSheldon Hearnand
33f42dadceSSheldon Hearn.Xr adjtime 2
346d8a85ebSSheldon Hearnsystem calls if available.
356d8a85ebSSheldon HearnA similar display can be obtained using the
366d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Xr ntpdc 8
376d8a85ebSSheldon Hearnprogram's
386d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Ic kerninfo
396d8a85ebSSheldon Hearncommand.
40f42dadceSSheldon Hearn.Pp
416d8a85ebSSheldon HearnThe following options are available:
426d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Bl -tag -width indent
436d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.It Fl c
446d8a85ebSSheldon HearnDisplay the execution time of
456d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Nm
466d8a85ebSSheldon Hearnitself.
476d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.It Fl e Ar est_error
486d8a85ebSSheldon HearnSpecify estimated error, in microseconds.
496d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.It Fl f Ar frequency
506d8a85ebSSheldon HearnSpecify frequency offset, in parts per million.
516d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.It Fl h
52f42dadceSSheldon HearnDisplay help information.
536d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.It Fl m Ar max_error
54f42dadceSSheldon HearnSpecify max possible errors, in microseconds.
556d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.It Fl o Ar offset
566d8a85ebSSheldon HearnSpecify clock offset, in microseconds.
576d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.It Fl r
586d8a85ebSSheldon HearnDisplay Unix and NTP times in raw format.
596d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.It Fl s Ar status
606d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.It Fl t Ar time_constant
616d8a85ebSSheldon HearnSpecify time constant, an integer in the range 0-4.
626d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.El
636d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Sh SEE ALSO
64f42dadceSSheldon Hearn.Xr adjtime 2 ,
656d8a85ebSSheldon Hearn.Xr ntpdc 8
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