GETTIMEOFDAY(3)            POSIX Programmer's Manual           GETTIMEOFDAY(3)



PPRROOLLOOGG
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NNAAMMEE
       gettimeofday -- get the date and time

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       #include <sys/time.h>

       int gettimeofday(struct timeval *restrict _t_p, void *restrict _t_z_p);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The _g_e_t_t_i_m_e_o_f_d_a_y() function shall obtain the current time, expressed as
       seconds and microseconds since the Epoch, and store it in the ttiimmeevvaall
       structure pointed to by _t_p.  The resolution of the system clock is
       unspecified.

       If _t_z_p is not a null pointer, the behavior is unspecified.

RREETTUURRNN VVAALLUUEE
       The _g_e_t_t_i_m_e_o_f_d_a_y() function shall return 0 and no value shall be
       reserved to indicate an error.

EERRRROORRSS
       No errors are defined.

       _T_h_e _f_o_l_l_o_w_i_n_g _s_e_c_t_i_o_n_s _a_r_e _i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_v_e_.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
       None.

AAPPPPLLIICCAATTIIOONN UUSSAAGGEE
       Applications should use the _c_l_o_c_k___g_e_t_t_i_m_e() function instead of the
       obsolescent _g_e_t_t_i_m_e_o_f_d_a_y() function.

RRAATTIIOONNAALLEE
       None.

FFUUTTUURREE DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS
       The _g_e_t_t_i_m_e_o_f_d_a_y() function may be removed in a future version.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       _c_l_o_c_k___g_e_t_r_e_s(), _c_t_i_m_e()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <<ssyyss__ttiimmee..hh>>

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
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