NAME

       gettimeofday - get the date and time

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/time.h>

       int gettimeofday(struct timeval *restrict tp, void *restrict tzp);

DESCRIPTION

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

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

RETURN VALUE

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

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       ctime() , ftime() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/time.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 .

IEEE/The Open Group                                   2003                                       GETTIMEOFDAY(P)