🖥️hwclock

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#to set the hardware clock time, use hwclock –set –date=”STRING” as follows
sudo hwclock --set --date="09/09/2015 12:33:00"

#You can also set your system time using time from the hardware clock as follows.
$ sudo hwclock --hctosys

# It is also possible to set hardware clock time using the system clock time as follows.
$ sudo hwclock --systohc

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