Annotation of src/lib/libc/gen/clock.3, Revision 1.8
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1.5 cgd 40: .Dd June 4, 1993
1.1 cgd 41: .Dt CLOCK 3
42: .Os
43: .Sh NAME
44: .Nm clock
45: .Nd determine processor time used
1.6 perry 46: .Sh LIBRARY
47: .Lb libc
1.1 cgd 48: .Sh SYNOPSIS
1.8 ! ross 49: .Fd #include \*[Lt]time.h\*[Gt]
1.1 cgd 50: .Ft clock_t
51: .Fn clock void
52: .Sh DESCRIPTION
53: The
54: .Fn clock
55: function
56: determines the amount of processor time used since the invocation of the
57: calling process, measured in
1.7 wiz 58: .Dv CLOCKS_PER_SEC Ns s .
1.1 cgd 59: .Sh RETURN VALUES
60: The
61: .Fn clock
62: function returns the amount of time used unless an error occurs, in which
63: case the return value is \-1.
64: .Sh SEE ALSO
65: .Xr getrusage 2
66: .Sh STANDARDS
67: The
68: .Fn clock
69: function conforms to
70: .St -ansiC .
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