KICKDATE(1)            AmigaOS Programmer's Manual            KICKDATE(1)

NAME
	kickdate - saves date to kickstart disk

SYNOPSIS
     kickdate set | get | getset

DESCRIPTION
	Kickdate saves and retrieves the current system date stamp
	to the first sector of the kickstart disk. This is handy
	for A1000 users with autobooting hard drives, since it
	can save the system time across system resets and power
	cycles.

	kickdate set
		Writes the date stamp to the disk.

	kickdate get
		Reads the date stamp from the disk.

	kickdate getset
		Reads the date stamp from the disk, and stays
		resident, updating the date on the disk every
		five mintues.

	The intended use is as follows:

	In your startup sequence, place the command
		run >nil: kickdate getset

		type
		kickdate set
		kickdate getset

	Now you are all set. 


	Kickdate is carefull not to scribble onto non-kickstart
	disks. It can be removed by sending it a CTRL-C (by
	using the break command).
BUGS
	Removeing it can take up to five minutes.