Quick Reference Guide

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clock set
The clock set Privileged EXEC mode command manually sets the system clock.
Syntax
• clock set hh:mm:ss day month year
or
•
clock set hh:mm:ss month day year
• hh:mm:ss — Current time in hours (military format), minutes, and seconds (hh: 0 - 23, mm:
0 - 59, ss: 0 - 59)
.
• day — Current day (by date) in the month (1 - 31) .
• month — Current month using the first three letters by name (Jan, …, Dec).
•
year — Current year (2000 - 2097).
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Privileged EXEC mode.
User Guidelines
There are no user guidelines for this command.
Example
The following example sets the system time to 13:32:00 on the 7th March 2002.
clock source
The clock source Global Configuration mode command configures an external time source for the
system clock. Use no form of this command to disable external time source.
Console# clock set 13:32:00 7 Mar 2002