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# `date`
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Show system time:
> date
Show hardware time:
> sudo hwclock -r
Change system time to match hardware time:
> sudo hwclock --hctosys
Change hardware time to match system time:
> sudo hwclock --systohc
Manually set the hardware time to a specified date:
> sudo hwclock --set --date="8/25/19 13:30:00"
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## Normal Date
> date +%d/%m/%y
# Unix Time
Computers started counting time on January 1st, 1970, and added one second-per-second. If your clock shows you're in the 70's, it's reset to the start.
Track the time in Unix-time:
> date +%s
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# Network Time Providers
Servers which take their time from an observatory we call Stratum 1 servers. Servers which takes their time from Stratum n servers are Stratum n+1 servers.
Install ntp with:
> sudo apt-get install -y ntp
The shell command for this is `ntpq`. Monitor the service providers using:
> ntpq -p