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time
NAME
time - get current time
SYNOPSIS
time_t t = time(NULL);
or
time(&t);
time_t t;
FUNCTION
time() returns the current time as a time_t and also copies it into
a time_t if the address of said is passed as an argument. You may
pass NULL as an argument in which case the time is only returned.
The time is returned as seconds since some base date, time_t is
normally an unsigned long.
EXAMPLE
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
main()
{
time_t t = time(NULL);
printf("t = %un", t);
return(0);
}
INPUTS
time_t *t; pointer to a time_t or NULL
RESULTS
time_t t; a time_t
SEE ALSO
localtime, asctime, strftime, ctime, clock