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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: No stime() system call in FreeBSD??
Date: 15 Jun 1996 17:41:02 GMT
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Leong Tiang Wah <ltw1@np.ac.sg> wrote:

> I need to synchronize my FreeBSD machine system time with another
> machine via a 'C' program. I can't seem to find stime() system call
> in FreeBSD. Any equivalent system call?

What it is supposed to do?

Setting the time should be done using settimeofday(2), or using
time(3) (which is less accurate).

You should think about using NTP however.

-- 
cheers, J"org

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