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1 <refentry id="setime">
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2 <refnamediv>
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3 <refname>SETIME</refname>
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4 <refpurpose>Activate and set system clock</refpurpose>
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5 </refnamediv>
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7 <refsynopsisdiv>
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8 <cmdsynopsis>
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9 <command>SETIME</command>
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10 <arg choice="opt">y,m,d,h,m,s</arg>
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11 </cmdsynopsis>
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12 </refsynopsisdiv>
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14 <refsect1><title>Description</title>
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15 <para>
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16 This command sets the system date and time, then activates the real
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17 time clock. The date and time can be entered as parameters, or if no
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18 parameters are given, SETIME will issue a prompt. Numbers are one
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19 or two decimal digits using space, colon, semicolon or slash
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20 delimiters. OS-9 system time uses the 24 hour clock, i.e., 1520 is
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21 3:20 PM.
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22 </para>
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23 <para>
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24 IMPORTANT NOTE: This command must be executed before OS-9 can
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25 perform multitasking operations. If the system does not have a real
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26 time clock this command should still be used to set the date for the
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27 file system.
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28 </para>
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29 <para>
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30 SYSTEMS WITH BATTERY BACKED UP CLOCKS: Setime should still be run to
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31 start time-slicing, but only the <emphasis>year</emphasis> need be given,
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32 the date and time will be read from the clock.
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33 </para>
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34 </refsect1>
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35 <refsect1><title>Examples</title>
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36 <screen>
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37 OS9: setime 82,12,22,1545 (Set to: Dec. 12, 1981, 3:45 PM)
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39 OS9: setime 821222 154500 (Same as above)
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41 OS9: setime 82 (For system with battery-backup clock)
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42 </screen>
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43 </refsect1>
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44 </refentry>
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