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Name

time - get time

Synopsis


#include <sys/types.h>
#include <time.h>

time_t time(time_t *tloc);

MT-Level

Async-Signal-Safe

Description

time() returns the value of time in seconds since 00:00:00 UTC , January 1, 1970.

If tloc is non-zero, the return value is also stored in the location to which tloc points.

Return Values

Upon successful completion, time() returns the value of time. Otherwise, a value of (time_t)-1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

See Also

stime(2) , ctime(3C)

Notes

time() fails and its actions are undefined if tloc points to an illegal address.

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