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<sect2>
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<title>Contents</title>
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<para>The <application><acronym>NTP</acronym></application> package
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contains <command>ntp-wait</command>, <command>ntptrace</command>,
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<command>ntpd</command>, <command>ntpdate</command>,
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<command>ntpdc</command>, <command>ntpq</command>,
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<command>ntptime</command>, <command>tickadj</command> and
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<command>ntp-keygen</command>.</para>
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<sect2><title>Description</title>
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<sect3><title>ntp-wait</title>
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<para><command>ntp-wait</command> is useful at boot time, to delay the
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boot sequence until <command>ntpd</command> has set the
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time.</para></sect3>
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<sect3><title>ntptrace</title>
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<para><command>ntptrace</command> traces a chain of
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<acronym>NTP</acronym> servers back to the primary source.</para></sect3>
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<sect3><title>ntpd</title>
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<para><command>ntpd</command> is a NTP daemon that runs in the
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background and keeps the date and time synchronized based on response
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from configured <acronym>NTP</acronym> servers. It also functions as a
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<acronym>NTP</acronym> server.</para></sect3>
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<sect3><title>ntpdate</title>
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<para><command>ntpdate</command> is a client program that sets the date
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and time based on the response from an <acronym>NTP</acronym> server.
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This command is deprecated.</para></sect3>
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<sect3><title>ntpdc</title>
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<para><command>ntpdc</command> is used to query the
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<acronym>NTP</acronym> daemon about its current state and to request
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changes in that state.</para></sect3>
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<sect3><title>ntpq</title>
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<para><command>ntpq</command> is an utility program used to monitor
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<command>ntpd</command> operations and determine
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performance.</para></sect3>
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<sect3><title>ntptime</title>
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<para><command>ntptime</command> reads and displays time-related
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kernel variables.</para></sect3>
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<sect3><title>tickadj</title>
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<para><command>tickadj</command> reads, and optionally modifies,
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several timekeeping-related variables in older kernels that do not have
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support for precision timekeeping.</para></sect3>
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<sect3><title>ntp-keygen</title>
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<para><command>ntp-keygen</command> generates cryptographic data files
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used by the <acronym>NTP</acronym>v4 authentication and identification
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schemes.</para></sect3>
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</sect2>
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