ntpd usage

ntpd - NTP daemon program - Ver. 4.2.6p5
Usage:  ntpd [ - [] | --[{=| }] ]...
  Flg Arg Option-Name    Description
   -4 no  ipv4           Force IPv4 DNS name resolution
- prohibits the option 'ipv6'
   -6 no  ipv6           Force IPv6 DNS name resolution
- prohibits the option 'ipv4'
   -a no  authreq        Require crypto authentication
- prohibits the option 'authnoreq'
   -A no  authnoreq      Do not require crypto authentication
- prohibits the option 'authreq'
   -b no  bcastsync      Allow us to sync to broadcast servers
   -c Str configfile     configuration file name
   -d no  debug-level    Increase output debug message level
- may appear multiple times
   -D Str set-debug-level Set the output debug message level
- may appear multiple times
   -f Str driftfile      frequency drift file name
   -g no  panicgate      Allow the first adjustment to be Big
- may appear multiple times
   -i Str jaildir        Jail directory
   -I Str interface      Listen on an interface name or address
- may appear multiple times
   -k Str keyfile        path to symmetric keys
   -l Str logfile        path to the log file
   -L no  novirtualips   Do not listen to virtual interfaces
   -m no  mlock          Lock memory
   -n no  nofork         Do not fork
   -N no  nice           Run at high priority
   -p Str pidfile        path to the PID file
- may appear up to 2 times
   -P Num priority       Process priority
   -q no  quit           Set the time and quit
   -r Str propagationdelay Broadcast/propagation delay
      Str saveconfigquit Save parsed configuration and quit
   -s Str statsdir       Statistics file location
   -t Str trustedkey     Trusted key number
- may appear multiple times
   -u Str user           Run as userid (or userid:groupid)
- may appear up to 2 times
   -U Num updateinterval interval in seconds between scans for new or dropped interfaces
      Str var            make ARG an ntp variable (RW)
- may appear multiple times
      Str dvar           make ARG an ntp variable (RW|DEF)
- may appear multiple times
   -x no  slew           Slew up to 600 seconds
   -! opt version        output version information and exit
   -? no  help           display extended usage information and exit
   -! no  more-help      extended usage information passed thru pager

Options are specified by doubled hyphens and their name or by a single
hyphen and the flag character.

The following option preset mechanisms are supported:
 - examining environment variables named NTPD_*


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