NAME

time − time in seconds since epoch

SYNOPSIS

­#include <u.h>
­#include <libc.h>

long time(long ∗tp)

/∗ Alef only ∗/

int time();

DESCRIPTION

­Time returns the number of seconds since the epoch 00:00:00 GMT, Jan. 1, 1970.  If ­tp is not zero then ∗tp is also set to the answer. 

This function works by reading /dev/time, opening that file when ­time is first called. 

Alef

In Alef, ­time does not take an argument. 

SOURCE

­/sys/src/libc/9sys/time.c

SEE ALSO

cons(3)

DIAGNOSTICS

Sets errstr.

Plan 9  —  April 04, 1995