scc

 1.TH TIME 3 scc\-VERSION
 2.SH NAME
 3time - retrieve the current calendar time
 4.SH SYNOPSIS
 5#include <time.h>
 6
 7time_t time(time_t *timer)
 8.SH DESCRIPTION
 9The
10.BR time ()
11function retrieves the current calendar time from the system.
12.SH RETURN VALUE
13The best available approximation of the current calendar time is returned.
14If calendar time cannot be determined,
15.B (time_t)-1
16is returned.
17When
18.I timer
19is not a null pointer, the return value is also stored in
20the object it points to.
21.SH STANDARDS
22ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.23.2.4 Paragraph 1,2,3
23.SH SEE ALSO
24.BR time.h (3)