bsd man page for etime

Query: etime

OS: bsd

Section: 3f

Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar

ETIME(3F)																 ETIME(3F)

NAME
etime, dtime - return elapsed execution time
SYNOPSIS
function etime (tarray) real tarray(2) function dtime (tarray) real tarray(2)
DESCRIPTION
These two routines return elapsed runtime in seconds for the calling process. Dtime returns the elapsed time since the last call to dtime, or the start of execution on the first call. The argument array returns user time in the first element and system time in the second element. The function value is the sum of user and system time. The resolution of all timing is 1/HZ sec. where HZ is currently 60.
FILES
/usr/lib/libU77.a
SEE ALSO
times(2) 4.2 Berkeley Distribution May 15, 1985 ETIME(3F)
Related Man Pages
dappprof(1m) - osx
ltime(3f) - bsd
time(1) - ultrix
times(3) - osf1
mpi_wtime(3openmpi) - osx
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