---
name: "ntp-ctl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ntpd-rs"
version: "1.4.0-6+b3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ntp-ctl"
---

# ntp-ctl(1)

ntp-ctl

## NAME

ntp-ctl - ntp-ctl

## DESCRIPTION

ntp-ctl - ntp-daemon monitoring

usage: ntp-ctl validate \[-c PATH\]

-

  ntp-ctl status \[-f FORMAT\] \[-c PATH\] ntp-ctl force-sync \[-c PATH\] ntp-ctl **-h** \| ntp-ctl **-v**

## OPTIONS

- **-f**, **--format**=*FORMAT*

  which format to use for printing statistics \[plain, prometheus\]

- **-c**, **--config**=*CONFIG*

  which configuration file to read the socket paths from

- **-h**, **--help**

  display this help text

- **-v**, **--version**

  display version information