.TH dioddate 8 "2015-03-31" "diod-1.0.24" "diod"
.SH NAME
dioddate \- get server system time
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBdioddate\fR \fI[OPTIONS] [-s NAME] [file [file...]]\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B dioddate
obtains the current system time and zone information from a \fBdiod\fR
server by reading \fIctl:date\fR.  If the \fI--set-time\fR option
is specified, sets the local system time on the client; otherwise
prints the server time on stdout.
.LP
This is a simple way to obtain rough time synchronization before
issuing a MUNGE-authenticated attach request, for example in a bootstrap
environment where the "ctl" synthetic file system is exported with
the "noauth" option.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.I "-s, --server NAME"
The server in IP[:PORT], HOST[:PORT], or /path/to/socket form
(default localhost:564).
.TP
.I "-m, --msize SIZE"
The maximum request size including 9P headers (default 65536).
.TP
.I "-u, --uid UID"
Try to attach to the server as the specified user (default your effective uid).
.TP
.I "-t, --timeout SECS"
Force timeout after specified number of seconds (default no timeout).
.TP
.I "-S, --set-time"
Set the local system time to match the server's time.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
diod (8)