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GETTIMEOFDAY(3P)           POSIX Programmer's Manual          GETTIMEOFDAY(3P)

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       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
       gettimeofday - get the date and time
SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/time.h>
       int gettimeofday(struct timeval *restrict tp, void *restrict tzp);

DESCRIPTION
       The gettimeofday() function shall obtain the current time, expressed as
       seconds  and  microseconds since the Epoch, and store it in the timeval
       structure pointed to by tp. The  resolution  of  the  system  clock  is
       unspecified.
       If tzp is not a null pointer, the behavior is unspecified.
RETURN VALUE
       The  gettimeofday()  function  shall  return  0  and  no value shall be
       reserved to indicate an error.
ERRORS
       No errors are defined.
       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       None.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       ctime(), ftime(), the Base Definitions volume of  IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
       <sys/time.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .

IEEE/The Open Group                  2003                     GETTIMEOFDAY(3P)