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Simple Network Time Protocol client program

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sntp

QNX SDP8.0Utilities ReferenceUtilities

Simple Network Time Protocol client program

Syntax:

sntp [{–help -?}][{-4 -6}][-a keynum][-b bcaddress][-B bctimeout]
     [-c][-d][-D debug-level][-g delay][-K kodfile]
     [-k keyfile][-l logfile][-M steplimit][-o ntpver][-r][-S]
     [-s][-u uctimeout][–wait][–version][address(es)]

Runs on:

QNX OS

Description:

The sntp utility that QNX OS provides is from the Network Time Protocol (NTP) Project implementation of NTP.

For a detailed description, see the documentation the NTP Project provides (https://doc.ntp.org/documentation/4.2.8-series/sntp/).

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