TIME(S) UNIX System V TIME(S)
Name
time - get time
Syntax
#include <sys/types.h>
time_t time (tloc)
long *tloc;
Description
The time system call returns the value of time in seconds
since 00:00:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), January 1, 1970.
If tloc is non-zero, the return value is also stored in the
location to which tloc points.
See Also
stime(S)
Diagnostics
Upon successful completion, time returns the value of time.
Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned, and errno is set to
indicate the error.
Warning
The time system call fails and its actions are undefined if
tloc points to an illegal address.
Standards Conformance
time is conformant with:
AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987;
ANSI X3.159-198X C Language Draft Standard, May 13,
1988;
IEEE POSIX Std 1003.1-1988 with C Standard Language-
Dependent System Support;
and NIST FIPS 151-1.
(printed 6/20/89)