TH TIME 2
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 .
SH SOURCE
B /sys/src/libc/9sys/time.c
br
B /sys/src/libc/9sys/nsec.c
SH SEE ALSO
IR cputime (2),
IR cons (3)
SH DIAGNOSTICS
Sets
IR errstr .