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<h1 class="settitle">update-leap User's Manual</h1>
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<p>This document describes the use of the NTP Project's <code>update-leap</code> program.
<p>This document applies to version 4.2.8p11 of <code>update-leap</code>.
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<h2>Short Contents</h2>
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<li><a accesskey="1" href="#update_002dleap-Description">update-leap Description</a>: Description
<li><a accesskey="2" href="#update_002dleap-Invocation">update-leap Invocation</a>: Invoking update-leap
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<h3 class="section">0.1 Invoking update-leap</h3>
<p><a name="index-update_002dleap-1"></a><a name="index-leap_002dseconds-file-manager_002fupdater-2"></a>
<p><code>update-leap</code>
will validate the file currently on the local system
and if necessary, updates leap-second definition file.
<p>Ordinarily, the file is found using the "leapfile" directive in
<code>ntp.conf(5)</code>.
However, an alternate location can be specified on the command line.
<p>If the file does not exist, is not valid, has expired, or is expiring soon,
a new copy will be downloaded. If the new copy validates, it is installed and
NTP is (optionally) restarted.
<p>If the current file is acceptable, no download or restart occurs.
<p>-c can also be used to invoke another script to perform administrative
functions, e.g. to copy the file to other local systems.
.PP
This can be run as a cron job. As the file is rarely updated, and leap
seconds are announced at least one month in advance (usually longer), it
need not be run more frequently than about once every three weeks.
.PP
For cron-friendly behavior, define CRONJOB=1 in the crontab.
.PP
This script depends on$REQUIREDCMDS
<p>This section was generated by <strong>AutoGen</strong>,
using the <code>agtexi-cmd</code> template and the option descriptions for the <code>update-leap</code> program.
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<li><a accesskey="1" href="#update_002dleap-usage">update-leap usage</a>: update-leap help/usage (<span class="option">--help</span>)
<li><a accesskey="2" href="#update_002dleap-source_002durl">update-leap source-url</a>: source-url option (-s)
<li><a accesskey="3" href="#update_002dleap-ipv4">update-leap ipv4</a>: ipv4 option (-4)
<li><a accesskey="4" href="#update_002dleap-destination">update-leap destination</a>: destination option (-d)
<li><a accesskey="5" href="#update_002dleap-expiration">update-leap expiration</a>: expiration option (-e)
<li><a accesskey="6" href="#update_002dleap-ntp_002dconf_002dfile">update-leap ntp-conf-file</a>: ntp-conf-file option (-f)
<li><a accesskey="7" href="#update_002dleap-force_002dupdate">update-leap force-update</a>: force-update option (-F)
<li><a accesskey="8" href="#update_002dleap-exit-status">update-leap exit status</a>: exit status
<li><a accesskey="9" href="#update_002dleap-Usage">update-leap Usage</a>: Usage
<li><a href="#update_002dleap-Authors">update-leap Authors</a>: Authors
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.1 update-leap help/usage (<span class="option">--help</span>)</h4>
<p><a name="index-update_002dleap-help-3"></a>
This is the automatically generated usage text for update-leap.
<p>The text printed is the same whether selected with the <code>help</code> option
(<span class="option">--help</span>) or the <code>more-help</code> option (<span class="option">--more-help</span>). <code>more-help</code> will print
the usage text by passing it through a pager program.
<code>more-help</code> is disabled on platforms without a working
<code>fork(2)</code> function. The <code>PAGER</code> environment variable is
used to select the program, defaulting to <span class="file">more</span>. Both will exit
with a status code of 0.
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.2 source-url option (-s)</h4>
<p><a name="index-update_002dleap_002dsource_002durl-4"></a>
This is the “the url of the master copy of the leapseconds file” option.
This option takes a string argument.
Specify the URL of the master copy to download
$LEAPSRC
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.3 ipv4 option (-4)</h4>
<p><a name="index-update_002dleap_002dipv4-5"></a>
This is the “use only ipv4 addresses for dns name resolution” option.
<p class="noindent">This option has some usage constraints. It:
<ul>
<li>must not appear in combination with any of the following options:
ipv6.
</ul>
<p>Force DNS resolution of following host names on the command line
to the IPv4 namespace.
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<p>flag =
name = ipv6;
flags-cant = ipv4, prefer;
value = 6;
descrip = "Use only IPv6 addresses for DNS name resolution";
doc = <<- _EndOfDoc_
Force DNS resolution of following host names on the command line
to the IPv6 namespace.
_EndOfDoc_;
;
<p>flag =
name = prefer;
flags-cant = ipv4, ipv6;
value = p;
arg-type = keyword;
keyword = 4, 6;
descrip = 'Prefer IPv4 or IPv6 (as specified) addresses, but use either';
doc = <<- _EndOfDoc_
Prefer IPv4 or IPv6 (as specified) addresses, but use either.
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.4 destination option (-d)</h4>
<p><a name="index-update_002dleap_002ddestination-6"></a>
This is the “filename on the local system” option.
This option takes a string argument <span class="file">float</span>.
The name to use to store the leapfile on the local system.
$LEAPFILE
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.5 expiration option (-e)</h4>
<p><a name="index-update_002dleap_002dexpiration-7"></a>
This is the “refresh the leapfile this long before it expires” option.
This option takes a string argument.
Specify how long before expiration the file is to be refreshed
Units are required, e.g. "-e 60 days" Note that larger values
imply more frequent refreshes.
"$PREFETCH"
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.6 ntp-conf-file option (-f)</h4>
<p><a name="index-update_002dleap_002dntp_002dconf_002dfile-8"></a>
This is the “location of the ntp.conf file” option.
This option takes a string argument.
Specify location of ntp.conf (used to make sure leapfile directive is
present and to default leapfile)
/etc/ntp.conf
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.7 force-update option (-F)</h4>
<p><a name="index-update_002dleap_002dforce_002dupdate-9"></a>
This is the “force update of the leapfile” option.
Force update even if current file is OK and not close to expiring.
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.8 update-leap exit status</h4>
<p>One of the following exit values will be returned:
<dl>
<dt><span class="samp">0 (EXIT_SUCCESS)</span><dd>Successful program execution.
<br><dt><span class="samp">1 (EXIT_FAILURE)</span><dd>The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.9 update-leap Usage</h4>
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<h4 class="subsection">0.1.10 update-leap Authors</h4>
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