stime(2)

1STIME(2)                   Linux Programmer's Manual                  STIME(2)
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NAME

6       stime - set time
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <time.h>
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11       int stime(const time_t *t);
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13   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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15       stime():
16           Since glibc 2.19:
17               _DEFAULT_SOURCE
18           Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
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DESCRIPTION

22       stime() sets the system's idea of the time and date.  The time, pointed
23       to by t, is measured in seconds since the  Epoch,  1970-01-01  00:00:00
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RETURN VALUE

27       On  success,  zero is returned.  On error, -1 is returned, and errno is
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ERRORS

31       EFAULT Error in getting information from user space.
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33       EPERM  The calling process has insufficient  privilege.   Under  Linux,
34              the CAP_SYS_TIME privilege is required.
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CONFORMING TO

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COLOPHON

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