Re: Adjust time by 30 seconds

From: Junaidi Sapari (Junaidi_at_TTSH.COM.SG)
Date: 01/14/04

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    Yes that's the problem, my 4.3.3 doesn't have the "-a" option.

    # date -?
    date: Not a recognized flag: ?
    Usage: date [-n][-u] [mmddHHMM[[cc]yy]] [+"Field Descriptors"]
    Usage: date [-n][-u] [mmddHHMM[.SSyy]] [+"Field Descriptors"]

    # date -a -30
    date: Not a recognized flag: a
    Usage: date [-n][-u] [mmddHHMM[[cc]yy]] [+"Field Descriptors"]
    Usage: date [-n][-u] [mmddHHMM[.SSyy]] [+"Field Descriptors"]

    Is it not doable in aix 4.3.3?
    The best i can get is adjust a minute behind.

    # date
    Wed Jan 14 18:29:00 TAIST 2004

    # date 0114182804
    Wed Jan 14 18:28:01 TAIST 2004

    # date
    Wed Jan 14 18:28:03 TAIST 2004

    --Junaidi

    "Green, Simon" <Simon.Green@EU.ALTRIA.COM> on 01/14/2004 06:21:50 PM

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    Subject: Re: Adjust time by 30 seconds

    There's nothing in the man pages about the "-a" flag, but if you check the
    command usage, (do something like "date -?") it shows -a as an option. No
    explanation, but it looks like it's for adjusting the date backwards or
    forwards by a number of seconds.

    Usage: date [-n][-u] [mmddHHMM[[cc]yy]] [+Field Descriptors]
    Usage: date [-n][-u] [mmddHHMM[.SSyy]] [+Field Descriptors]
    Usage: date [-a] [[+|-]sss.fff]

    So maybe "date -a -30"

    That doesn't appear to be an option on my 4.3.3 systems: only on 5.1. 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Junaidi Sapari [mailto:Junaidi@TTSH.COM.SG]
> Sent: 14 January 2004 07:34
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Adjust time by 30 seconds
>
>
> Hello ppl,
> I am trying to set my aix4.3 time behind by 30seconds.
> In linux i can do a `date -s 14:00:00` if the current date is 14:00:30
> I saw a pseries command reference about adjusting time in
> seconds by using the
> "-a" flag.
> I don't seem to have that flag available in aix4.3. Can
> anyone help how can i
> adjust the time by 30seconds behind.
> Also if you guys can verify if there is a "-a" flag.
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