---
title: Change the synchronization state by a specific time duration
description: The following command will start synchronizing data at the state that occurred 2 hours and 30 minutes before the current time on External Server 1 for Sync Pipe 1. Any changes made before this time will not be synchronized. Specify days (d), hours (h), minutes (m), seconds (s), or milliseconds (ms).
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version: 11.0
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revdate: September 13, 2023
---

# Change the synchronization state by a specific time duration

The following command will start synchronizing data at the state that occurred 2 hours and 30 minutes before the current time on External Server 1 for Sync Pipe 1. Any changes made before this time will not be synchronized. Specify days (d), hours (h), minutes (m), seconds (s), or milliseconds (ms).

Use `realtime-sync` with the `--startpoint-rewind` option to set the synchronization state and begin synchronizing at the specified time.

```shell
$ bin/realtime-sync set-startpoint \
  --startpoint-rewind 2h30m \
  --pipe-name "Sync Pipe 1" \
  --bindPassword secret \
  --no-prompt
```