NAME¶

sys/timeb.h - additional definitions for date and time

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <sys/timeb.h>

DESCRIPTION¶

The <sys/timeb.h> header shall define the timeb structure that includes at least the following members:

time_t         time     The seconds portion of the current time. 
unsigned short millitm  The milliseconds portion of the current time. 
short          timezone The local timezone in minutes west of Greenwich. 
short          dstflag  TRUE if Daylight Savings Time is in effect. 

The time_t type shall be defined as described in <sys/types.h> .

The following shall be declared as a function and may also be defined as a macro. A function prototype shall be provided.

int   ftime(struct timeb *); (LEGACY )

The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE¶

None.

RATIONALE¶

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS¶

None.

SEE ALSO¶

<sys/types.h>, <time.h>

COPYRIGHT¶

Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .