htpdate

Synchronize local date and time via HTTP headers from web servers. More information: <http://www.vervest.org/htp/>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/htpdate.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install htpdate
Ubuntu
apt-get install htpdate
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install htpdate
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install htpdate
OS X
brew install htpdate
Raspbian
apt-get install htpdate
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/htpdate

Synchronize local date and time via HTTP headers from web servers. More information: <http://www.vervest.org/htp/>.

  • Synchronize date and time:
    sudo htpdate host
  • Perform simulation of synchronization, without any action:
    htpdate -q host
  • Compensate the systematic clock drift:
    sudo htpdate -x host
  • Set time immediate after the synchronization:
    sudo htpdate -s host

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