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# Keeping Time

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime double so.
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This chapter explains how a Linux system keeps time, and what you need to do to avoid causing trouble. Usually, you don't need to do anything about time, but it is good to understand it.

- Time zones
- The hardware and software clocks
- Showing and setting time
- When the clock is wrong