---
name: "second"
section: "3lapack"
platform: "linux"
package: "liblapack-doc"
version: "3.2.1-8"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/second/3lapack"
---

# second(3lapack)

the user time for a process in seconds

## NAME

SECOND - the user time for a process in seconds

## SYNOPSIS

- REAL FUNCTION

  SECOND( )

## PURPOSE

SECOND returns the user time for a process in seconds. This version gets the time from the system function ETIME.