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NAME

       alevt-date - display/set time received via Teletext

SYNOPSIS

       alevt-date [options]

DESCRIPTION

       alevt-date displays the time received from a Teletext source.  It can be used to set the
       system time.  The date is not interpreted (not even transmitted on most channels).  So it
       allows only adjustment of +/-12 hours.  The default allowed adjustment is limited to +/-2
       hours (use -delta to change).  Without the -set option it just displays the date in the
       format of the date(1) command.

OPTIONS

       A summary of options is included below.

       -set              Set system time from time received via Teletext.

       -delta seconds    Maximum allowed adjustment made to the system time.  The default is 7200
                         seconds (2 hours) and the maximum that may be given is 12 hours.

       -format string    Format string to used to print the time.  Look at strftime(3) for
                         possible control sequences.

       -vbi device       Use the given device name.  Default: /dev/vbi, /dev/vbi0, /dev/video0,
                         /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0 tried in this order.

       -timeout seconds  If the time can't be detected in seconds, the program is terminated with
                         a SIGALRM.

       -progname name    Specifies the program name if using the DVB interface.

       -pid pid          Specifies the teletext PID if using the DVB interface.

       --help            Show summary of options.

       --version         Show version of program.

       Before starting this program, you have to set the TV channel with another program like
       xawtv of set-tv.

       Note: This program does not set the battery backed up clock of your computer.  clock -w
       will do this.

       The -progname or -pid option specifies the program or teletext PID if using the DVB
       interface.

       If neither of these two options is used, alevt outputs informations about the currently
       accessible streams and uses the first of these PIDs as default. This output contains the
       PIDs and names that can be used as an input for the -progname or -pid option in the
       context of the currently chosen TV channel.

FILES

       /dev/vbi*

       /dev/dvb/adapter*/demux*

SEE ALSO

       alevt(1x), alevt-cap(1), strftime(3), date(1), clock(8).

BUGS

       This program is just a toy.  The time transmitted by the TV stations is more than
       inaccurate.  Some are within a few seconds of your local time reference but others are
       more then 15 minutes off.  You've been warned.  (And don't assume the pkt8/30 time is
       better.  It's even worse.)

       No bug reports to <froese@gmx.de> *g*.