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9.9 `time'--get current calendar time (as single number)
SYNOPSIS
#include <time.h>
time_t time(time_t *T);
DESCRIPTION
`time' looks up the best available representation of the current time
and returns it, encoded as a `time_t'. It stores the same value at T
unless the argument is `NULL'.
RETURNS
A `-1' result means the current time is not available; otherwise the
result represents the current time.
PORTABILITY
ANSI C requires `time'.
Supporting OS subroutine required: Some implementations require
`gettimeofday'.
SEE ALSOtime is part of the library. The full documentation for is maintained
as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your site,
the command
info
will give you access to the complete manual.
NEWLIB April 2010 TIME(3)
