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Chapter 13. Keeping Time
- Table of Contents
- 13.1. Time zones
- 13.2. The hardware and software clocks
- 13.3. Showing and setting time
- 13.4. When the clock is wrong
"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime double so." (Douglas Adams.)
This chapter explains how a Linux system keeps time, and what you need to do to avoid causing trouble. Usually, you don't need to do anything about time, but it is good to understand it.