time(2) time(2)
NAME [Toc] [Back]
time - get time
SYNOPSIS [Toc] [Back]
#include <time.h>
time_t time(time_t *tloc);
DESCRIPTION [Toc] [Back]
time() returns the value of time in seconds since the Epoch.
If tloc is not a null pointer, the return value is also assigned to
the object to which it points.
RETURN VALUE [Toc] [Back]
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.
ERRORS [Toc] [Back]
[EFAULT] time() fails if tloc points to an illegal address. The
reliable detection of this error is implementation
dependent.
SEE ALSO [Toc] [Back]
date(1), gettimeofday(2), stime(2), ctime(3C), strftime(3C).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE [Toc] [Back]
time(): AES, SVID2, SVID3, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, FIPS 151-2, POSIX.1, ANSI
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