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Timestamp:
07/02/2005 05:16:45 PM (19 years ago)
Author:
Archaic <archaic@…>
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6.1, 6.1.1
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Message:

Several minor wording changes in chapter 8. (merge from trunk r6318)

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/6.1/BOOK@6336 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

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  • chapter07/setclock.xml

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    1212<secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
    1313
    14 <para>The <command>setclock</command> script reads the time from the hardware clock,
    15 also known as the BIOS or the Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
    16 (CMOS) clock. If the hardware clock is set to UTC, this script will convert the hardware clock's time to
    17 the local time using the <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file
    18 (which tells the <command>hwclock</command> program which timezone the
    19 user is in). There is no way to
    20 detect whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC time, so this
    21 needs to be manually configured.</para>
     14<para>The <command>setclock</command> script reads the time from the hardware
     15clock, also known as the BIOS or the Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
     16(CMOS) clock. If the hardware clock is set to UTC, this script will convert the
     17hardware clock's time to the local time using the
     18<filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file (which tells the
     19<command>hwclock</command> program which timezone the user is in). There is no
     20way to detect whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC time, so this
     21needs to be configured manually.</para>
    2222
    23 <para>If you cannot remember whether or not the hardware
    24 clock is set to UTC time, find out by running
    25 the <userinput>hwclock --localtime --show</userinput> command. This will tell
    26 what the current time is according to the hardware clock. If this time
    27 matches whatever your watch says, then the hardware clock is set to
    28 local time. If the output from <command>hwclock</command> is not local
    29 time, chances are it is set to UTC time. Verify this by adding or
    30 subtracting the proper amount of hours for the timezone to this
    31 <command>hwclock</command> time. For example, if you live in the MST
     23<para>If you cannot remember whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC
     24time, find out by running the <userinput>hwclock --localtime --show</userinput>
     25command. This will display what the current time is according to the hardware
     26clock. If this time matches whatever your watch says, then the hardware clock is
     27set to local time. If the output from <command>hwclock</command> is not local
     28time, chances are it is set to UTC time. Verify this by adding or subtracting
     29the proper amount of hours for the timezone to the time shown by
     30<command>hwclock</command>. For example, if you are currently in the MST
    3231timezone, which is also known as GMT -0700, add seven hours to the local
    33 time. Then, account for Daylight Savings Time, which requires
    34 subtracting an hour (or only add six in the first place) during the summer
    35 months.</para>
     32time.</para>
    3633
    3734<para>Change the value of the <envar>UTC</envar> variable below
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