1GETTIMEOFDAY(P)            POSIX Programmer's Manual           GETTIMEOFDAY(P)
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NAME

6       gettimeofday - get the date and time
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/time.h>
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11       int gettimeofday(struct timeval *restrict tp, void *restrict tzp);
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DESCRIPTION

15       The gettimeofday() function shall obtain the current time, expressed as
16       seconds and microseconds since the Epoch, and store it in  the  timeval
17       structure  pointed  to  by  tp.  The  resolution of the system clock is
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20       If tzp is not a null pointer, the behavior is unspecified.
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RETURN VALUE

23       The gettimeofday() function shall  return  0  and  no  value  shall  be
24       reserved to indicate an error.
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ERRORS

27       No errors are defined.
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29       The following sections are informative.
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EXAMPLES

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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

44       ctime()    ,    ftime()    ,    the    Base   Definitions   volume   of
45       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/time.h>
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48       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
49       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
50       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
51       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
52       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
53       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
54       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
55       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
56       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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