mk90.commands

Command time

Read the RTC time as HH:MM:SS.

Synopsis

time

Ordinary invocation: foreground child, PID 3; the shell waits. Allowed as a pipe producer.

Parameters

This command has no documented parameters.

Description

Samples the clock around its update interval, retries an unstable read, and converts the configured binary/BCD and 12/24-hour representation to a 24-hour display.

The command reads the clock only. Set the clock through the original MK90 firmware.

Examples

time
time | cat

Limits and side effects

No time-setting, timezone or synchronization argument. The RTC does not supply timezone information.

Status and diagnostics

Success is status 0. Relevant status codes: 1. See the diagnostic reference.