1PMCTIME(3)                 Library Functions Manual                 PMCTIME(3)
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NAME

6       pmCtime - format the date and time for a reporting timezone
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C SYNOPSIS

9       #include <time.h>
10       #include <pcp/pmapi.h>
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12       char *pmCtime(const time_t *clock, char *buf)
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DESCRIPTION

17       pmCtime  is  very  similar to ctime(3), except the timezone used is the
18       current ``reporting timezone'' (rather than the default TZ  environment
19       variable  scheme),  and  the  result is returned into a caller-declared
20       buffer (rather than a private buffer).
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22       Like ctime(3) the time to be converted is passed  via  clock,  and  the
23       result in buf is fixed width fields in the format:
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27       The result buffer buf must be at least 26 bytes long, and no attempt is
28       made to check this.  pmCtime returns buf as the value of the function.
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30       The default current reporting timezone is as defined by the TZ environ‐
31       ment  variable,  so pmCtime and ctime(3) will initially produce similar
32       encoding of the date and time.
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34       Use pmNewZone(3), pmNewContextZone(3) or pmUseZone(3)  to  establish  a
35       new  current  reporting  timezone  that  will  effect  pmCtime  but not
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SEE ALSO

39       ctime(3), PMAPI(3), pmLocaltime(3),  pmNewContextZone(3),  pmNewZone(3)
40       and pmUseZone(3).
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