--- ntpdate.1-orig 2006-12-18 18:16:16.000000000 -0500 +++ ntpdate.1 2006-12-18 18:16:54.000000000 -0500 @@ -1,11 +1,6 @@ .TH ntpdate 1 .SH NAME -ntpdate - set the date and time via NTP - -Disclaimer: The functionality of this program is now available in the -\fBntpd\fR program. See the \fB-q\fR command line option in the \fBntpd\fR - -Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon page. After a suitable period of mourning, -the \fBntpdate\fR program is to be retired from this distribution +ntpdate \- set the date and time via NTP .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -15,6 +10,11 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION +Disclaimer: The functionality of this program is now available in the +\fBntpd\fR program. See the \fB-q\fR command line option in the \fBntpd\fR - +Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon page. After a suitable period of mourning, +the \fBntpdate\fR program is to be retired from this distribution + \fBntpdate\fR sets the local date and time by polling the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server(s) given as the \fIserver\fR arguments to determine the correct time. It must be run as root on the local host. A number of samples are