difftime(3C) Standard C Library Functions difftime(3C)
NAME
difftime - computes the difference between two calendar times
SYNOPSIS
#include <time.h>
double difftime(time_t time1, time_t time0);
DESCRIPTION
The difftime() function computes the difference between two calendar times.
RETURN VALUES
The difftime() functions returns the difference (time1-time0) expressed in seconds as a double.
USAGE
The difftime() function is provided because there are no general arithmetic properties defined for type time_t.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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|Interface Stability |Standard |
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|MT-Level |MT-Safe |
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SEE ALSO
ctime(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)
SunOS 5.10 24 Jul 2002 difftime(3C)
