man/systemd-timedated.service.xml

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  27 <refentry id="systemd-timedated.service" conditional='ENABLE_TIMEDATED'>
  28
  29   <refentryinfo>
  30     <title>systemd-timedated.service</title>
  31     <productname>systemd</productname>
  32
  33     <authorgroup>
  34       <author>
  35         <contrib>Developer</contrib>
  36         <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
  37         <surname>Poettering</surname>
  38         <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
  39       </author>
  40     </authorgroup>
  41   </refentryinfo>
  42
  43   <refmeta>
  44     <refentrytitle>systemd-timedated.service</refentrytitle>
  45     <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  46   </refmeta>
  47
  48   <refnamediv>
  49     <refname>systemd-timedated.service</refname>
  50     <refname>systemd-timedated</refname>
  51     <refpurpose>Time and date bus mechanism</refpurpose>
  52   </refnamediv>
  53
  54   <refsynopsisdiv>
  55     <para><filename>systemd-timedated.service</filename></para>
  56     <para><filename>&rootlibexecdir;/systemd-timedated</filename></para>
  57   </refsynopsisdiv>
  58
  59   <refsect1>
  60     <title>Description</title>
  61
  62     <para><filename>systemd-timedated</filename> is a system service
  63     that may be used as a mechanism to change the system clock and
  64     timezone, as well as to enable/disable NTP time synchronization.
  65     <filename>systemd-timedated</filename> is automatically activated
  66     on request and terminates itself when it is unused.</para>
  67
  68     <para>The tool
  69     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  70     is a command line client to this service.</para>
  71
  72     <para>See the <ulink
  73     url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/timedated">
  74     developer documentation</ulink> for information about the APIs
  75     <filename>systemd-timedated</filename> provides.</para>
  76   </refsect1>
  77
  78   <refsect1>
  79     <title>See Also</title>
  80     <para>
  81       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  82       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  83       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>localtime</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  84       <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>hwclock</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  85     </para>
  86   </refsect1>
  87
  88 </refentry>