.TH READCLOCK 8.SH NAMEreadclock \- read the real time clock [IBM PC/AT and AMIGA].SH SYNOPSIS\fBreadclock\fR.br.de FL.TP\\fB\\$1\\fR\\$2...de EX.TP 20\\fB\\$1\\fR# \\$2...SH EXAMPLES.EX "date \`/usr/bin/readclock\` </dev/tty" "Useful in \fI/etc/rc\fR".SH DESCRIPTION.PP\fIReadclock\fR reads the AT's real time clock and prints the result in a form useful to date, namely, MMDDYYhhmmss.  If the clock does not exist (e.g., on aPC), it outputs \&'\-q\&' to query the user for the time.  The example given abovecan be put in \fI/etc/rc\fR to load the real time when the system is booted..SH "SEE ALSO".BR date (1).