---
name: "ntpsweep"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ntp"
version: "1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ntpsweep"
---

# ntpsweep(1)

Sweep NTP Servers and Report Relationships

## NAME

ntpsweep - Sweep NTP Servers and Report Relationships

## SYNOPSIS

**ntpsweep** \[ --help\|--peers\|--strip \<string\>\] \<file\>\|\[--host \<hostname\> \]

## DESCRIPTION

**ntpsweep** prints per host given in \<file\> the NTP stratum level, the clock offset in seconds, the daemon version, the operating system and the processor.

## OPTIONS

- *--help*

  Print this short help text and exit.

- *\<file\>*

  Specify the hosts file. File format is one hostname or ip number per line. Lines beginning with # are considered as comment.

- *--host \<hostname\>*

  Speficy a single host, bypassing the need for a hosts file.

- *--peers*

  List all peers a host synchronizes to.

- *--strip \<string\>*

  Strip \<string\> from hostnames.

## AUTHOR

Hans Lambermont.  Manpage by Bdale Garbee \<bdale@gag.com\> for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.