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ntpdate

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ntpdate
Developer(s)Harlan Stenn
Stable release
4.2.6p5 / December 24, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-24)
Operating systemUnix
Websitehttp://support.ntp.org/download

ntpdate is a computer program used to quickly synchronize and set computers' date and time by querying a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. It is available for a wide variety of unix-like operating systems.[1]

The accuracy and reliability of ntpdate entirely depends on the accuracy and network link stability of the first server it connects with. As this inaccuracy can lead to a multitude of problems, the maintainers have decided to deprecate it in favor of only using the ntpd (network time protocol daemon) or a sntp (simple network time protocol) query.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "ntpdate(8): set date/time via NTP - Linux man page". linux.die.net. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ Harlan Stenn (2012-09-02). "NTP.Org — Deprecating ntpdate". Retrieved 2012-10-30. The combination of ntpd and sntp now implements the functions of ntpdate. As soon as a few remaining issues with sntp are resolved the ntpdate program will be retired.
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