= TimeDateCtl =

'''`timedatectl(1)`''' checks and sets the hardware and software clocks.

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== Installation ==

`timedatectl(1)` comes from the [[Linux/Systemd|systemd]] project and will either be pre-installed or not available for any [[Linux]] distribution.

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== Usage ==

To see the current clock settings, call `timedatectl(1)` alone.

To set the clock, try:

{{{
# January 1st, 2001 at 12:30
datetimectl 2001-01-01 12:30:00
}}}



=== Timezone ===

To check and set the configured timezone, try:

{{{
timedatectl status
timedatectl list-timezones
timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York
}}}

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== See also ==

[[https://man.archlinux.org/man/timedatectl.1|timedatectl(1)]]



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