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13 <h3><tt>ntptime
</tt> - read kernel time variables
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14 <p>The turtle has been swimming in the kernel.
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19 <tt>ntptime [ -chr ] [ -e
<i>est_error
</i> ] [ -f
<i>frequency
</i> ] [ -m
<i>max_error
</i> ] [ -o
<i>offset
</i> ] [ -s
<i>status
</i> ] [ -t
<i>time_constant
</i>]
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21 <p>This program is useful only with special kernels described in the
<a href=
"kern.html">A Kernel Model for Precision Timekeeping
</a> page. It reads and displays time-related kernel variables using the
<tt>ntp_gettime()
</tt> system call. A similar display can be obtained using the
<tt>ntpdc
</tt> program and
<tt>kerninfo
</tt> command.
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25 <dd>Display the execution time of
<tt>ntptime
</tt> itself.
26 <dt><tt>-e
<i>est_error
</i></tt>
27 <dd>Specify estimated error, in microseconds.
28 <dt><tt>-f
<i>frequency
</i></tt>
29 <dd>Specify frequency offset, in parts per million.
31 <dd>Display help information.
32 <dt><tt>-m
<i>max_error
</i></tt>
33 <dd>Specify max possible errors, in microseconds.
34 <dt><tt>-o
<i>offset
</i></tt>
35 <dd>Specify clock offset, in microseconds.
37 <dd>Display Unix and NTP times in raw format.
38 <dt><tt>-s
<i>status
</i></tt>
39 <dd>Specify clock status. Better know what you are doing.
40 <dt><tt>-t
<i>time_constant
</i></tt>
41 <dd>Specify time constant, an integer in the range
0-
10.
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