ftime() -- System Call (libc)

Get the current time from the operating system
#include <sys/timeb.h>
int ftime(tbp)
struct timeb *tbp;

ftime() fills the structure timeb, which is pointed to tbp, with COHERENT's
representation of  the current time.  Header file  timeb.h defines timeb as
follows:

struct timeb {
    time_t time;
    unsigned short millitm;
    short timezone;
    short dstflag;
}

The member  time is the number  of seconds since January  1, 1970, 0h00m00s
GMT.   millitm  is  a count  of  milliseconds.   timezone  and dstflag  are
obsolete; they have been replaced by the environmental variable TIMEZONE.

ftime() does not return a meaningful value.

See Also

date,
libc,
time,
timeb.h,
TIMEZONE,
types.h

Notes

The  ANSI  Standard  eliminates  ftime()  from  the set  of  standard  time
functions.  COHERENT includes  it only to support existing software.  Users
are well advised to modify their time routines to eliminate ftime().

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness