NAME

       ftime - get date and time (LEGACY)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/timeb.h>

       int ftime(struct timeb *tp);

DESCRIPTION

       The ftime() function shall set the time and millitm members of the timeb structure pointed
       to by tp to contain the seconds and milliseconds portions, respectively,  of  the  current
       time  in  seconds  since the Epoch. The contents of the timezone and dstflag members of tp
       after a call to ftime() are unspecified.

       The system clock need not have  millisecond  granularity.  Depending  on  any  granularity
       (particularly a granularity of one) renders code non-portable.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon  successful  completion,  the ftime() function shall return 0; otherwise, -1 shall be
       returned.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

   Getting the Current Time and Date
       The following example shows how to get the current system time values  using  the  ftime()
       function.  The  timeb  structure  pointed  to by tp is filled with the current system time
       values for time and millitm.

              #include <sys/timeb.h>

              struct timeb tp;
              int          status;
              ...
              status = ftime(&tp);

APPLICATION USAGE

       For applications portability, the time() function should be used to determine the  current
       time instead of ftime(). Realtime applications should use clock_gettime() to determine the
       current time instead of ftime().

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       This function may be withdrawn in a future version.

SEE ALSO

       clock_getres() , ctime() , gettimeofday() ,  time()  ,  the  Base  Definitions  volume  of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/timeb.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this  text  are  reprinted  and  reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std
       1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System
       Interface  (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by
       the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and  The  Open  Group.  In  the
       event  of  any  discrepancy  between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group
       Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard  is  the  referee  document.  The
       original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .