ftime(2) SYSTEM CALLS ftime(2)
NAME
ftime - gets time and date
SYNOPSIS
cc [flag ...] file ... -lx [library ...]
#include <sys/times.h>
ftime(struct timeb *tp);
DESCRIPTION
ftime returns the time in a structure (see DIAGNOSTICS
below). ftime will fail if tp points to an illegal address
[EFAULT].
DIAGNOSTICS
The ftime entry fills in a structure pointed to by its argu-
ment, as defined by <sys/timeb.h>:
/* Structure returned by ftime system call */
struct timeb {
long time;
unsigned short millitm;
short timezone;
short dstflag;
};
Note that the timezone value is a system default timezone
and not the value of the TZ environment variable. The
structure contains the time since the 00:00:00 GMT, January
1, 1970 up to 1000 milliseconds of more-precise interval,
the local time zone (measured in minutes of time westward
from Greenwich), and a flag that, if nonzero, indicates that
Daylight Saving time applies locally during the appropriate
part of the year.
SEE ALSO
stime(2), ctime(3C),
NOTES
Since ftime does not return the correct timezone value, its
use is not recommended. See ctime(3C) for accurate use of
the TZ variable.
Last change: XENIX Compatibility Package 1