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clock_t(3type)

system time

NAME

clock_t - system time

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <time.h>

typedef /* ... */ clock_t;

DESCRIPTION

Used for system time in clock ticks or CLOCKS_PER_SEC (defined in <time.h>). According to POSIX, it is an integer type or a real-floating type.

STANDARDS

C11, POSIX.1-2024.

HISTORY

C89, POSIX.1-1988.

NOTES

The following headers also provide this type: <sys/types.h> and <sys/times.h>.

SEE ALSO

times(2), clock(3)

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