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#include <time.h>time_t time(time_t *tloc);
The time function returns the value of time in seconds since Epoch (00:00:00 UTC, January 1, 1970).
The tloc argument points to an area where the return value is also stored. If tloc is a NULL pointer, no value is stored.
The time function relies on the univTime(2K) call to retrieve the current time. If the time was not properly set at system initialization (see univTimeSet(2K)), time returns a value of -1, otherwise the value of time is returned.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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Interface Stability | Evolving |
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