TIME(2)TIME(2)

NAME

time, nsec – time in seconds and nanoseconds since epoch

SYNOPSIS

#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>

long time(long *tp)

vlong nsec(void)

DESCRIPTION

Both time and 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 time, if tp is not zero then *tp is also set to the answer.

These functions work by reading /dev/bintime.

SOURCE

/sys/src/libc/9sys/time.c
/sys/src/libc/9sys/nsec.c

SEE

cputime(2), cons(3)

DIAGNOSTICS

Sets errstr.