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time(2)
get time
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
Also by this name: time(1), General commands
NAME
time - get time
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <time.h> time_t time(time_t *tloc);
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.
SEE ALSO
stime(2), ctime(3C)
NOTES
time fails and its actions are undefined if tloc points to an illegal address.
DIAGNOSTICS
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.