Chapter 3 System Controller Alphabetical Command Reference 65
-r datehost sets the current time using rdate. The host must be a valid system
name and the system must support rdate requests. The hostname you enter can be
the host name or the host name with a fully qualified domain name, such as
schostname or schostname.eng.sun.com.Youcannot use a partial domain name.
-v is verbose mode. Displays detailed information about the time zone that is set.
-h displays help for this command.
TABLE 3-7 Time Zone Abbreviations, Time Zone Name, and Offsets From Greenwich
Mean Time
Time Zone Abbreviation Time Zone Name
Offset From Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT)
ACT Australian central time GMT+9.5
AET Australian eastern time GMT+10
AGT Argentina standard time GMT-3
ART Arabic (Egypt) standard time GMT+2
AST Alaska standard time GMT-9
BET Brazil eastern time GMT-3
BST Bangladesh standard time GMT+6
CAT Central African time GMT+2
CNT Canada Newfoundland time GMT-3.5
CST Central standard time GMT-6
CTT China Taiwan time GMT+8
EAT Eastern African time GMT+3
ECT European central time GMT+1
EET Eastern European time GMT+2
EST Eastern standard time GMT-5
HST Hawaii standard time GMT-10
IET Indiana eastern standard time GMT-5
IST India standard time GMT+5.5
JST Japan standard time GMT+9
MET Middle East time GMT+3.5
MIT Midway Islands time GMT-11
MST Mountain standard time GMT-7
NET Near East time GMT+4