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doc: date: mention that the hardware clock might not be set

* doc/coreutils.texi (Setting the time): Reorganize slightly
and mention that the hardware clock might need to be explicitly
updated by the user as is the case on Fedora 16 currently.
See http://bugzilla.redhat.com/749516
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Pádraig Brady
2011-11-01 17:29:53 +00:00
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@@ -14188,11 +14188,9 @@ is available, it is ignored.
If given an argument that does not start with @samp{+}, @command{date} sets
the system clock to the date and time specified by that argument (as
described below). You must have appropriate privileges to set the
system clock. The @option{--date} and @option{--set} options may not be
used with such an argument. The @option{--universal} option may be used
with such an argument to indicate that the specified date and time are
relative to Coordinated Universal Time rather than to the local time
zone.
system clock. Note for changes to persist across a reboot, the
hardware clock may need to be updated from the system clock, which
might not happen automatically on your system.
The argument must consist entirely of digits, which have the following
meaning:
@@ -14214,7 +14212,10 @@ last two digits of year (optional)
second (optional)
@end table
The @option{--set} option also sets the system clock; see the next section.
Note, the @option{--date} and @option{--set} options may not be used with an
argument in the above format. The @option{--universal} option may be used
with such an argument to indicate that the specified date and time are
relative to Coordinated Universal Time rather than to the local time zone.
@node Options for date
@@ -14355,6 +14356,7 @@ This is equivalent to the format @samp{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%N%:z}.
@opindex -s
@opindex --set
Set the date and time to @var{datestr}. See @option{-d} above.
See also @ref{Setting the time}.
@item -u
@itemx --utc