mactime(1M)                                           mactime(1M)



     NAME
          mactime - set the system time/real time chip

     SYNOPSIS
          /etc/mactime [-s] [-p minutes] [-m minutes]

     DESCRIPTION
          /etc/mactime is used for manipulating the UNIX® system time
          and the battery backed up time stored in the clock chip in
          the Oreo. It provides one of four flag options:

          -s        Sets the saved time to be the same as the UNIX
                    system time

          -p minutes
                    Sets the difference between the saved time (in
                    Macintosh format which is in local time) to be
                    plus minutes minutes from GMT (UNIX time is stored
                    in GMT). The minutes value may have any value
                    between 0 and 1439.

          -m minutes
                    Sets the difference between the saved time (in
                    Macintosh format which is in local time) to be
                    minus minutes minutes from GMT (UNIX time is
                    stored in GMT). The minutes value may have any
                    value between 0 and 1439.

          NO FLAG   The UNIX system time is set to the saved time in
                    the clock chip. (This is normally the first thing
                    done from /etc/sysinitrc when the system is
                    booted).

     FILES
          /etc/mactime
          /dev/nvram
          /etc/sysinitrc

     SEE ALSO
          nvram(7).















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