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The ISO C <time.h> Header

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Macros

CLOCKS_PER_SECThe number of time units per second
NULLThe null pointer constant

Types

clock_tThe implementator defined processor time type
time_tThe current calendar time type
size_tThe size type
tmThe broken-down time structure

Functions

clockReturns an approximation to the processor time
difftimeComputes difference between two calendar times
mktimeConverts broken-down structure into arithmetic calendar time
timeReturns the current calendar time
asctimeReturns a pointer to a printable date and time string
ctimeReturns a pointer to a printable date and time string
gmtimeConverts arithmetic calendar time into a broken-down structure
localtimeConverts arithmetic calendar time into a broken-down structure
strftimeFormats a string