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.TH CHRONY 1 "August 10, 2001" chrony "User's Manual"
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.TH CHRONY 1 "December 04, 2009" chrony "User's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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chrony \- programs for keeping computer clocks accurate
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between measurements from the reference.
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The reference time can be derived from either Network Time Protocol
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(NTP) servers (preferred), or wristwatch-and-keyboard (via \fIchronyc\fR).
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(NTP) servers, reference clocks, or wristwatch-and-keyboard (via \fIchronyc\fR).
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The main source of information about the Network Time Protocol is
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\fIhttp://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp\fR.
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On a V32bis dial-up modem connection : 10's of milliseconds (from one
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session to the next)
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With a good reference clock the accuracy can reach one microsecond.
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\fIchronyd\fR can also operate as an RFC1305-compatible NTP server and peer.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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