15. Network Time Protocol

ApplicationPackageVersionWorked ByURLsCommentStatus
NTP servers
ntpd
NTP4.1.80-rc1Maintainers 
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                                  The NTP software package is the official reference implementation of the NTP protocol, which is designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. The ntpd program is an operating system daemon which sets and maintains the system time of day in synchronism with Internet standard time servers. The development releases of the NTP software natively support IPv6 version 4.1.80-rc1. 
                                    Native support
NTP clients
ntpdate
NTP4.1.80-rc1Maintainers 
                                    Source code
                                  The NTP software package is the official reference implementation of the NTP protocol, which is designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. The ntpdate program sets the local date and time by polling the NTP server(s) given as arguments to determine the correct time. It must be run as root on the local host. The development releases of the NTP software natively support IPv6 version 4.1.80-rc1. 
                                    Native support
NTP Testing and Debugging
ntpq
NTP4.1.80-rc1Maintainers 
                                    Source code
                                  The NTP software package is the official reference implementation of the NTP protocol, which is designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. The ntpq utility is used to query NTP servers which implement the recommended NTP mode 6 control message format about current state and to request changes in that state. The program may be run either in interactive mode or controlled using command line arguments. The development releases of the NTP software natively support IPv6 version 4.1.80-rc1. 
                                    Native support
ntpdc
NTP4.1.80-rc1Maintainers 
                                    Source code
                                  The NTP software package is the official reference implementation of the NTP protocol, which is designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. The ntpdc utility is used to query the ntpd daemon about its current state and to request changes in that state. The program may be run either in interactive mode or controlled using command line arguments. The development releases of the NTP software natively support IPv6 version 4.1.80-rc1. 
                                    Native support
ntptrace
NTP4.1.80-rc1Maintainers 
                                    Source code
                                  The NTP software package is the official reference implementation of the NTP protocol, which is designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. The ntptrace utility determines where a given NTP server gets its time from, and follows the chain of NTP servers back to their master time source. If given no arguments, it starts with localhost. The development releases of the NTP software natively support IPv6 version 4.1.80-rc1. 
                                    Native support
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