how to use "ntpd" to emulate "ntpdate"?

From: Robert P. J. Day (rpjday_at_mindspring.com)
Date: 01/30/04

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Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 10:23:32 -0500 (EST)

      until now, i've been using "ntpdate" to sync up the clock on my
    (very mobile) laptop when i wanted to do it manually. all that
    was necessary was:

      # ntpdate <some stratum 2 server>

    and the sync was immediate.

      from the "ntpd" man page, however, ntpdate is deprecated and i can
    theoretically get the same effect with some variation of "ntpd -q".
    but i've tried that and the effect is (as the man page suggests) not
    immediate. is there a way to have that sync take place immediately
    using "ntpd", rather than waiting for the next sync operation, to
    more closely emulate the behaviour of ntpdate?

      or am i misreading the man page?

    rday 

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