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itimerspec(3type)

interval for a timer with nanosecond precision

NAME

itimerspec - interval for a timer with nanosecond precision

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <time.h>

struct itimerspec { struct timespec it_interval; /* Interval for periodic timer */ struct timespec it_value; /* Initial expiration */ };

DESCRIPTION

Describes the initial expiration of a timer, and its interval, in seconds and nanoseconds.

STANDARDS

POSIX.1-2024.

HISTORY

POSIX.1-1996.

SEE ALSO

timerfd_create(2), timer_settime(2), timespec(3type)

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