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NAME
time, nsec - time in seconds and nanoseconds since epoch
SYNOPSIS
#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>
long time(long *tp)
vlong nsec(void)
DESCRIPTION
Both time and nsec return the time since the epoch 00:00:00 GMT, Jan.
1, 1970. The return value of the former is in seconds and the latter
in nanoseconds. For time, if tp is not zero then *tp is also set to
the answer.
These functions work by reading /dev/bintime.
SOURCE
/sys/src/libc/9sys/time.c
/sys/src/libc/9sys/nsec.c
SEE ALSO
cputime(2), cons(3)
DIAGNOSTICS
Sets errstr.
TIME(2)