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Fix a variety of grammar and style nits

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PR:		docs/165841
Submitted by:	Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com>
Approved by:	brd
MFC after:	1 week
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Eitan Adler 2012-03-09 01:32:05 +00:00
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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd April 4, 1996
.Dd March 8, 2012
.Dt ADJKERNTZ 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm adjkerntz
.Nd "adjust local time CMOS clock to reflect time zone changes and keep current timezone offset for the kernel"
.Nd adjust the local time CMOS clock to reflect time zone changes and keep the current timezone offset for the kernel
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Fl i
@ -39,23 +39,21 @@
The
.Nm
utility maintains the proper relationship between the kernel clock, which
is always set to UTC, and the CMOS clock, which may be set to local
time.
is always set to UTC and the CMOS clock, which may be set to local time.
The
.Nm
utility also informs the kernel about machine timezone shifts to
utility also informs the kernel about machine timezone shifts in order to
maintain proper timestamps for local time file systems such as the MS-DOS
file system.
The main purpose of this thing is not general fixing of
initially broken MS-DOS file timestamp idea but keeping
the same timestamps between
The main purpose of maintaining these timestamps properly is to keep the
timestamps of a
.Fx
MS-DOS file system
and MS-DOS operating system installed on the same
machine.
MS-DOS file system and an MS-DOS operating system synchronized when they are
installed on the same system rather than fixing broken MS-DOS file
timestamps.
If the file
.Pa /etc/wall_cmos_clock
exists, it means that CMOS clock keeps local time (MS-DOS and MS-Windows
exists, it means that the CMOS clock keeps local time (MS-DOS and MS-Windows
compatible mode).
If that file does not exist, it means that the CMOS clock keeps UTC time.
The
@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ reads the local time from it
and sets the kernel clock to the corresponding UTC time.
The
.Nm
utility also stores the local time zone offset into the
utility also stores the local time zone offset in the
.Pa machdep.adjkerntz
kernel variable, for use by subsequent invocations of
.Em "'adjkerntz -a'"
@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ and by local time file systems.
.Pp
For a local time CMOS clock
.Em "'adjkerntz -i'"
pauses, and remains inactive as a background daemon until it
pauses and remains inactive as a background daemon until it
receives a SIGTERM.
The SIGTERM will normally be sent by
.Xr init 8
@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ time zone offset, and the changed time zone rule to
calculate a new time zone offset.
It stores the new offset into the
.Pa machdep.adjkerntz
kernel variable, and updates the wall CMOS clock to the new local time.
kernel variable and updates the wall CMOS clock to the new local time.
If
.Em "'adjkerntz -a'"
was started at a nonexistent time (during a timezone change), it exits