timedatectl
Control the system time and date. More information: https://manned.org/timedatectl.
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Check the current system clock time:
timedatectl
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Set the local time of the system clock directly:
timedatectl set-time "{{yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss}}"
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List available timezones:
timedatectl list-timezones
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Set the system timezone:
timedatectl set-timezone {{timezone}}
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Enable Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronization:
timedatectl set-ntp on
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Change the hardware clock time standard to localtime:
timedatectl set-local-rtc 1
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