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| author | rsc <devnull@localhost> | 2004-04-10 18:53:55 +0000 |
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| committer | rsc <devnull@localhost> | 2004-04-10 18:53:55 +0000 |
| commit | cfa37a7b1131abbab2e7d339b451f5f0e3198cc8 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/man/man3/time.3 b/man/man3/time.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e5983954 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/man3/time.3 @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +.TH TIME 3 +.SH NAME +time, nsec \- time in seconds and nanoseconds since epoch +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B #include <u.h> +.br +.B #include <libc.h> +.PP +.nf +.B +long time(long *tp) +.PP +.B +vlong nsec(void) +.SH DESCRIPTION +Both +.I time +and +.I nsec +return the time since the epoch 00:00:00 GMT, Jan. 1, 1970. +The return value of the former is in seconds and the latter in nanoseconds. +For +.IR time , +if +.I tp +is not zero then +.BI * tp +is also set to the answer. +.PP +These functions work by reading +.BR /dev/bintime , +opening that file when +.I they +are first called. +.SH SOURCE +.B /sys/src/libc/9sys/time.c +.br +.B /sys/src/libc/9sys/nsec.c +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR cons (3) +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +Sets +.IR errstr . +.SH BUGS +These routines maintain a static file descriptor. |