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CLOCK

Section: NEWLIB (3)
Updated: 2005 Feb 23
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NAME

8.2 `clock'--cumulative processor time

 

SYNOPSIS


     #include <time.h>
     clock_t clock(void);  

DESCRIPTION

Calculates the best available approximation of the cumulative amount of time used by your program since it started. To convert the result into seconds, divide by the macro `CLOCKS_PER_SEC'.

 

RETURNS

The amount of processor time used so far by your program, in units defined by the machine-dependent macro `CLOCKS_PER_SEC'. If no measurement is available, the result is (clock_t)`-1'.

 

PORTABILITY

ANSI C requires `clock' and `CLOCKS_PER_SEC'.


   Supporting OS subroutine required: `times'.

 

SEE ALSO

clock is part of the libc library. The full documentation for libc is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If info and libc are properly installed at your site, the command
info libc

will give you access to the complete manual.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURNS
PORTABILITY
SEE ALSO

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