=head1 NAME

bos getdate - Displays the time stamps on an AFS binary file

=head1 SYNOPSIS

bos getdate B<-server> I<machine name>  B<-file> I<files to check> [I<files to check> ...]
[B<-dir> I<destination dir>]  [B<-cell> I<cell name>]
[B<-noauth>]  [B<-localauth>]  [B<-help>]

bos getd B<-s> I<machine name>  B<-f> I<files to check> [I<files to check> ...]  [B<-d> I<destination dir>]
[B<-c> I<cell name>]  [B<-n>]  [B<-l>]  [B<-h>]

=head1 DESCRIPTION

The C<bos getdate> command displays the time stamps on the current
version, C<.BAK> version (if any) and C<.OLD> version (if any) of each
binary file named by the B<-file> argument. (The BOS Server automatically
creates C<.BAK> and C<.OLD> versions when new binaries are installed with
the C<bos install> command.) The files must reside in the B</usr/afs/bin>
directory on the server machine named by the B<-server> argument unless
the B<-dir> argument indicates an alternate directory.

To revert to the C<.BAK> version of a binary, use the C<bos uninstall>
command. To remove obsolete binary files from the B</usr/afs/bin>
directory, use the C<bos prune> command.

=head1 OPTIONS

=over 4

=item B<-server> I<machine name>

Indicates the server machine from which to list binary files.
Identify the machine by IP address or its host name (either
fully-qualified or abbreviated unambiguously). For details, see
the introductory reference page for the C<bos> command suite.

All server machines of the same AFS system type show the same
timestamps if the binaries were installed properly on the
binary distribution machine for this machine's system type, and
if all other machines of that type are running the appropriate
B<upclientbin> process.

=item B<-file> I<files to check> [I<files to check> ...]

Names each binary file to list.

=item B<-dir> I<destination dir>

Specifies the complete pathname of the local disk directory
containing each file named by the B<-file> argument. It is
necessary only if the files are not in the B</usr/afs/bin>
directory.

=item B<-cell> I<cell name>

Names the cell in which to run the command. Do not combine this
argument with the B<-localauth> flag. For more details, see the
introductory L<bos(1)> reference page.

=item B<-noauth>

Assigns the unprivileged identity B<anonymous> to the issuer. Do
not combine this flag with the B<-localauth> flag. For more
details, see the introductory L<bos(1)> reference page.

=item B<-localauth>

Constructs a server ticket using a key from the local
B</usr/afs/etc/KeyFile> file. The C<bos> command interpreter presents
the ticket to the BOS Server during mutual authentication. Do
not combine this flag with the B<-cell> or B<-noauth> options. For
more details, see the introductory L<bos(1)> reference page.

=item B<-help>

Prints the online help for this command. All other valid
options are ignored.

=back

=head1 OUTPUT

For each file specified with the B<-file> argument, the output displays
the time stamp on the current (unmarked), C<.BAK>, and C<.OLD> version. The
output explicitly reports that a version does not exist, rather than
simply omitting it.

=head1 EXAMPLES

The following command examines the time stamps on the files with
basename B<kaserver> on the machine B<fs2.abc.com>:

    bos getdate -server fs2.abc.com -file kaserver
   File /usr/afs/bin/kaserver dated Mon Jan 4 10:00:36 1999.
   .BAK file dated Wed Dec 9 18:55:04 1998, no .OLD file.

=head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

None

=head1 COPYRIGHT

IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.

Converted from html to pod by Alf Wachsmann <alfw@slac.stanford.edu>, 2003,
and Elizabeth Cassell <e_a_c@mailsnare.net>, 2004,
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, a department of Stanford University.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<KeyFile(1)>,
L<bos(1)>,
L<bos_install(1)>,
L<bos_prune(1)>,
L<bos_uninstall(1)>

=cut
