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stime(2)

TIME(2)  —  Silicon Graphics

NAME

time − get time

SYNOPSIS

long time ((long ∗) 0)

long time (tloc)
long ∗tloc;

DESCRIPTION

Time returns the value of time in seconds since 00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970. 

If tloc (taken as an integer) is non-zero, the return value is also stored in the location to which tloc points. 

Time will fail if tloc points to an illegal address.  ­[EFAULT]

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, time returns the value of time.  Otherwise, a value of −1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error. 

SEE ALSO

stime(2). 

ASSEMBLER

moveq#13,D0
trap#0
tstltloc| time(0)?
beq1$| yes, return
movltloc,A0
movlD0,A0@

Version 3.6  —  December 20, 1987

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