Changeset 1c36436 for basicnet/netprogs/ntp/ntp-desc.xml

Timestamp:

11/17/2003 11:09:06 PM (20 years ago)

Author:

Igor Živković <igor@…>

Branches:

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Children:

b36e2197

Parents:

a94f11b

Message:

updated to ntp-4.2.0

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@1534 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

File:

• basicnet/netprogs/ntp/ntp-desc.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

basicnet/netprogs/ntp/ntp-desc.xml

@@ -2 +2 @@
 <title>Contents</title>
 
-<para>The <application>NTP</application> package contains NTP protocol client
-and server.</para>
+<para>The <application><acronym>NTP</acronym></application> package
+contains <command>ntp-wait</command>, <command>ntptrace</command>,
+<command>ntpd</command>, <command>ntpdate</command>,
+<command>ntpdc</command>, <command>ntpq</command>,
+<command>ntptime</command>, <command>tickadj</command> and
+<command>ntp-keygen</command>.</para>
 
 </sect2>
@@ -9 +13 @@
 <sect2><title>Description</title>
 
-<para><command>ntpd</command>:
-NTP daemon that runs in the background and keeps the date/time synchronized
-based on response from configured NTP servers. It also functions as a NTP
-server.</para>
+<sect3><title>ntp-wait</title>
+<para><command>ntp-wait</command> is useful at boot time, to delay the
+boot sequence until <command>ntpd</command> has set the
+time.</para></sect3>
 
-<para><command>ntpdate</command>:
-NTP Client program that sets the date/time based on the response from
-an NTP Server. This command is deprecated.</para>
+<sect3><title>ntptrace</title>
+<para><command>ntptrace</command> traces a chain of
+<acronym>NTP</acronym> servers back to the primary source.</para></sect3>
 
-<para><command>ntp-genkeys</command>:
-This program generates cryptographic data files used by the NTPv4
-authentication and identification schemes. a ARPANET file transfer client.</para>
+<sect3><title>ntpd</title>
+<para><command>ntpd</command> is a NTP daemon that runs in the
+background and keeps the date and time synchronized based on response
+from configured <acronym>NTP</acronym> servers. It also functions as a
+<acronym>NTP</acronym> server.</para></sect3>
 
-<para><command>ntpdc</command> and <command>ntpq</command>:
-Programs to query and set <command>ntpd</command> configuration.</para>
+<sect3><title>ntpdate</title>
+<para><command>ntpdate</command> is a client program that sets the date
+and time based on the response from an <acronym>NTP</acronym> server.
+This command is deprecated.</para></sect3>
 
-<para><command>ntptrace</command>:
-Trace a chain of NTP servers back to the primary source.</para>
+<sect3><title>ntpdc</title>
+<para><command>ntpdc</command> is used to query the
+<acronym>NTP</acronym> daemon about its current state and to request
+changes in that state.</para></sect3>
+
+<sect3><title>ntpq</title>
+<para><command>ntpq</command> is an utility program used to monitor
+<command>ntpd</command> operations and determine
+performance.</para></sect3>
+
+<sect3><title>ntptime</title>
+<para><command>ntptime</command> reads and displays time-related
+kernel variables.</para></sect3>
+
+<sect3><title>tickadj</title>
+<para><command>tickadj</command> reads, and optionally modifies,
+several timekeeping-related variables in older kernels that do not have
+support for precision timekeeping.</para></sect3>
+
+<sect3><title>ntp-keygen</title>
+<para><command>ntp-keygen</command> generates cryptographic data files
+used by the <acronym>NTP</acronym>v4 authentication and identification
+schemes.</para></sect3>
 
 </sect2>
-