1 files changed, 27 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/util-linux/rdate.c b/util-linux/rdate.c
index 8dd784d3d..a62591914 100644
--- a/util-linux/rdate.c
+++ b/util-linux/rdate.c
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 //kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_RDATE) += rdate.o
 
 //usage:#define rdate_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "[-sp] HOST"
+//usage:       "[-s/-p] HOST"
 //usage:#define rdate_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage:       "Get and possibly set system time from a remote HOST\n"
-//usage:     "\n        -s      Set system time (default)"
-//usage:     "\n        -p      Print time"
+//usage:       "Set and print time from HOST using RFC 868\n"
+//usage:     "\n        -s      Only set system time"
+//usage:     "\n        -p      Only print time"
 
 #include "libbb.h"
 
@@ -58,8 +58,22 @@ static time_t askremotedate(const char *host)
          * the RFC 868 time 2,208,988,800 corresponds to 00:00  1 Jan 1970 GMT
          * Subtract the RFC 868 time to get Linux epoch.
          */
-
-        return ntohl(nett) - RFC_868_BIAS;
+        nett = ntohl(nett) - RFC_868_BIAS;
+
+        if (sizeof(time_t) > 4) {
+                /* Now we have 32-bit lsb of a wider time_t
+                 * Imagine that  nett =   0x00000001,
+                 * current time  cur = 0x123ffffffff.
+                 * Assuming our time is not some 40 years off,
+                 * remote time must be 0x12400000001.
+                 * Need to adjust out time by (int32_t)(nett - cur).
+                 */
+                time_t cur = time(NULL);
+                int32_t adjust = (int32_t)(nett - (uint32_t)cur);
+                return cur + adjust;
+        }
+        /* This is not going to work, but what can we do */
+        return (time_t)nett;
 }
 
 int rdate_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
@@ -73,6 +87,13 @@ int rdate_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 
         remote_time = askremotedate(argv[optind]);
 
+        /* Manpages of various Unixes are confusing. What happens is:
+         * (no opts) set and print time
+         * -s: set time ("do not print the time")
+         * -p: print time ("do not set, just print the remote time")
+         * -sp: print time (that's what we do, not sure this is right)
+         */
+
         if (!(flags & 2)) { /* no -p (-s may be present) */
                 time_t current_time;