man/systemd-timedated.service.xml

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  24 <refentry id="systemd-timedated.service" conditional='ENABLE_TIMEDATED'>
  25
  26   <refentryinfo>
  27     <title>systemd-timedated.service</title>
  28     <productname>systemd</productname>
  29
  30     <authorgroup>
  31       <author>
  32         <contrib>Developer</contrib>
  33         <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
  34         <surname>Poettering</surname>
  35         <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
  36       </author>
  37     </authorgroup>
  38   </refentryinfo>
  39
  40   <refmeta>
  41     <refentrytitle>systemd-timedated.service</refentrytitle>
  42     <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  43   </refmeta>
  44
  45   <refnamediv>
  46     <refname>systemd-timedated.service</refname>
  47     <refname>systemd-timedated</refname>
  48     <refpurpose>Time and date bus mechanism</refpurpose>
  49   </refnamediv>
  50
  51   <refsynopsisdiv>
  52     <para><filename>systemd-timedated.service</filename></para>
  53     <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-timedated</filename></para>
  54   </refsynopsisdiv>
  55
  56   <refsect1>
  57     <title>Description</title>
  58
  59     <para><filename>systemd-timedated</filename> is a system service
  60     that may be used as a mechanism to change the system clock and
  61     timezone, as well as to enable/disable NTP time synchronization.
  62     <filename>systemd-timedated</filename> is automatically activated
  63     on request and terminates itself when it is unused.</para>
  64
  65     <para>The tool
  66     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  67     is a command line client to this service.</para>
  68
  69     <para>See the <ulink
  70     url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/timedated">
  71     developer documentation</ulink> for information about the APIs
  72     <filename>systemd-timedated</filename> provides.</para>
  73   </refsect1>
  74
  75   <refsect1>
  76     <title>See Also</title>
  77     <para>
  78       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  79       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  80       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>localtime</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  81       <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>hwclock</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  82     </para>
  83   </refsect1>
  84
  85 </refentry>