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-rw-r--r--util-linux/rdate.c8
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/util-linux/rdate.c b/util-linux/rdate.c
index 6e35cd519..8075ef6af 100644
--- a/util-linux/rdate.c
+++ b/util-linux/rdate.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
//usage:#define rdate_trivial_usage
//usage: "[-sp] HOST"
//usage:#define rdate_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage: "Get and possibly set the system date/time from a remote HOST\n"
-//usage: "\n -s Set the system date/time (default)"
-//usage: "\n -p Print the date/time"
+//usage: "Get and possibly set system time from a remote HOST\n"
+//usage: "\n -s Set system time (default)"
+//usage: "\n -p Print time"
#include "libbb.h"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static time_t askremotedate(const char *host)
fd = create_and_connect_stream_or_die(host, bb_lookup_port("time", "tcp", 37));
if (safe_read(fd, &nett, 4) != 4) /* read time from server */
- bb_error_msg_and_die("%s did not send the complete time", host);
+ bb_error_msg_and_die("%s: %s", host, "short read");
if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
close(fd);