8980 BIOS clock is sometimes one hour fast
Reviewed by: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com>
Reviewed by: C Fraire <cfraire@me.com>

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-.TH RTC 1M "Oct 3, 2003"
-.SH NAME
-rtc \- provide all real-time clock and GMT-lag management
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.LP
-.nf
-\fB/usr/sbin/rtc\fR [\fB-c\fR] [\fB-z\fR \fIzone-name\fR]
-.fi
-
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
-.LP
-On x86 systems, the \fBrtc\fR command reconciles the difference in the way that
-time is established between UNIX and MS-DOS systems. UNIX systems utilize
-Greenwich Mean Time (\fBGMT\fR), while \fBMS-DOS\fR systems utilize local time.
-.sp
-.LP
-Without arguments, \fBrtc\fR displays the currently configured time zone
-string. The currently configured time zone string is based on what was last
-recorded by \fBrtc\fR\fB-z\fR \fIzone-name\fR.
-.sp
-.LP
-The \fBrtc\fR command is not normally run from a shell prompt; it is generally
-invoked by the system. Commands such as \fBdate\fR(1) and \fBrdate\fR(1M),
-which are used to set the time on a system, invoke \fB/usr/sbin/rtc\fR \fB-c\fR
-to ensure that daylight savings time (\fBDST\fR) is corrected for properly.
-.SH OPTIONS
-.sp
-.ne 2
-.na
-\fB\fB-c\fR\fR
-.ad
-.RS 16n
-This option checks for \fBDST\fR and makes corrections if necessary. It is
-normally run once a day by a \fBcron\fR job.
-.sp
-If there is no \fBRTC\fR time zone or \fB/etc/rtc_config\fR file, this option
-will do nothing.
-.RE
-
-.sp
-.ne 2
-.na
-\fB\fB\fR\fB-z\fR\fB \fR\fIzone-name\fR\fR
-.ad
-.RS 16n
+.\"
+.Dd January 31, 2018
+.Dt RTC 1M
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm rtc
+.Nd provide all real-time clock and UTC-lag management
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Op Fl csuvw
+.Op Fl z Ar zone-name
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The Real Time Clock (RTC) is the hardware device on x86 computers that maintains
+the date and time.
+The RTC is battery-powered, so that it keeps running when the computer is shut
+down.
+It can be set from the BIOS and also from the operating system running on the
+computer.
+The RTC has no setting for the time zone or for Daylight Saving Time (DST).
+It relies on the operating system for these facilities and for automatic changes
+between standard time and DST.
+.Pp
+On x86 systems, the
+.Nm
+command reconciles the difference in the way that time is established between
+UNIX and Windows systems.
+The internal clock on UNIX systems utilizes Universal Coordinated Time (UTC)
+while Windows systems usually expect the RTC to run in local time, including DST
+changes.
+.Pp
+Without arguments,
+.Nm
+displays the currently configured time zone string for the RTC.
+The currently configured time zone string is based on what was last recorded by
+.Nm Fl z Ar zone-name .
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm
+command is not normally run from a shell prompt; it is generally invoked by the
+system.
+Commands such as
+.Xr date 1
+and
+.Xr rdate 1M ,
+which are used to set the time on a system, invoke
+.Nm Fl c
+to ensure that daylight savings time (DST) is corrected for properly.
+.Sh OPTIONS
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl c
+This option checks for DST and makes corrections to the RTC if necessary.
+It is normally run once a day by a
+.Xr cron 1M
+job.
+.Pp
+If there is no RTC time zone or
+.Pa /etc/rtc_config
+file, this option will do nothing.
+.It Fl s
+This option specifies that the RTC runs in local standard time all year round.
+It is incompatible with Windows, but is convenient if only one operating system
+is to be run on the computer.
+The
+.Xr cron 1M
+command is not necessary, and should not be run.
+.It Fl u
+This option specifies that the RTC runs in UTC time.
+As a side effect, it sets the time zone in
+.Pa /etc/rtc_config
+to UTC.
+Windows can operate in UTC time, but requires a registry change to do so.
+The
+.Xr cron 1M
+command is not necessary.
+.It Fl v
+This option specifies that the RTC tracks local time, including DST changes.
+This is the default.
+It accomodates Windows with no changes.
+The
+.Xr cron 1M
+command is necessary to change the RTC when DST is in effect.
+.It Fl w
+This option does nothing.
+It is present for compatibility with Solaris 11.
+.It Fl z Ar zone-name
 This option, which is normally run by the system at software installation time,
-is used to specify the time zone in which the \fBRTC\fR is to be maintained. It
-updates the configuration file \fB/etc/rtc_config\fR with the name of the
-specified zone and the current \fBGMT\fR lag for that zone. If there is an
-existing \fBrtc_config\fR file, this command will update it. If not, this
-command will create it.
-.RE
-
-.SH FILES
-.sp
-.ne 2
-.na
-\fB\fB/etc/rtc_config\fR\fR
-.ad
-.RS 19n
-The data file used to record the time zone and \fBGMT\fR lag. This file is
-completely managed by \fB/usr/sbin/rtc\fR, and it is read by the kernel.
-.RE
-
-.SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
-.LP
-See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
-.sp
-
-.sp
-.TS
-box;
-c | c
-l | l .
-ATTRIBUTE TYPE  ATTRIBUTE VALUE
-_
-Architecture    x86
-.TE
-
-.SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
-.LP
-\fBdate\fR(1), \fBrdate\fR(1M), \fBattributes\fR(5)
+is used to specify the time zone in which the RTC is to be maintained.
+It updates the configuration file
+.Pa /etc/rtc_config
+with the name of the specified zone and the current UTC lag for that zone.
+If there is an existing
+.Pa /etc/rtc_config
+file, this command will update it.
+If not, this command will create it.
+.El
+.Sh FILES
+.Bl -tag -width "/etc/rtc_config"
+.It Pa /etc/rtc_config
+The data file used to record the time zone and UTC lag.
+This file is completely managed by
+.Nm .
+At boot time, the kernel reads the UTC lag from this file, and uses it to set
+the system time.
+.El
+.Sh ARCHITECTURE
+.Sy x86
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr date 1 ,
+.Xr cron 1M ,
+.Xr rdate 1M ,
+.Xr attributes 5