TIME(2) System Calls TIME(2)

NAME

time - get time

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <time.h>

time_t time(time_t *tloc);

DESCRIPTION

The time() function 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. If tloc points to an illegal address, time() fails and
its actions are undefined.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, time() returns the value of time. Otherwise,
(time_t)-1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+--------------------+-------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-------------------+
|Interface Stability | Standard |
+--------------------+-------------------+
|MT-Level | Async-Signal-Safe |
+--------------------+-------------------+

SEE ALSO

stime(2), ctime(3C), attributes(7), standards(7)

December 28, 1996 TIME(2)