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TIME 2
NAME
time - time in seconds since epoch
SYNOPSIS
#include <u.h>

#include <libc.h>

 long time(long *tp)

/* Alef only */

int time();

DESCRIPTION
Time returns the number of seconds since the epoch 00:00:00 GMT, Jan. 1, 1970. If tp is not zero then * tp is also set to the answer.

This function works by reading /dev/time , opening that file when time is first called.

Alef
In Alef, time does not take an argument.
SOURCE
/sys/src/libc/9sys/time.c
SEE ALSO
cons (3)
DIAGNOSTICS
Sets errstr .