difftime(3p) - Linux manual page (original) (raw)
DIFFTIME(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual DIFFTIME(3P)
PROLOG top
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The
Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAME top
difftime — compute the difference between two calendar time values
SYNOPSIS top
#include <time.h>
double difftime(time_t _time1_, time_t _time0_);
DESCRIPTION top
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with
the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements
described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This
volume of POSIX.1‐2017 defers to the ISO C standard.
The _difftime_() function shall compute the difference between two
calendar times (as returned by _time_()): _time_1- _time_0.
RETURN VALUE top
The _difftime_() function shall return the difference expressed in
seconds as a type **double**.
ERRORS top
No errors are defined.
_The following sections are informative._
EXAMPLES top
None.
APPLICATION USAGE top
None.
RATIONALE top
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS top
None.
SEE ALSO top
[asctime(3p)](../man3/asctime.3p.html), [clock(3p)](../man3/clock.3p.html), [ctime(3p)](../man3/ctime.3p.html), [gmtime(3p)](../man3/gmtime.3p.html), [localtime(3p)](../man3/localtime.3p.html),
[mktime(3p)](../man3/mktime.3p.html), [strftime(3p)](../man3/strftime.3p.html), [strptime(3p)](../man3/strptime.3p.html), [time(3p)](../man3/time.3p.html), [utime(3p)](../man3/utime.3p.html)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [time.h(0p)](../man0/time.h.0p.html)
COPYRIGHT top
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
(C) 2018 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
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IEEE/The Open Group 2017 DIFFTIME(3P)
Pages that refer to this page:time.h(0p), asctime(3p), clock(3p), ctime(3p), gmtime(3p), localtime(3p), mktime(3p), strftime(3p), time(3p)