TIME(2)                                                   TIME(2)

     NAME
          time - time in seconds since epoch

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <u.h>
          #include <libc.h>

          long time(long *tp)

          /* Alef only */

          int time();

     DESCRIPTION
          Time returns the number of seconds since the epoch 00:00:00
          GMT, Jan. 1, 1970.  If tp is not zero then *tp is also set
          to the answer.

          This function works by reading /dev/time, opening that file
          when time is first called.

     Alef
          In Alef, time does not take an argument.

     SOURCE
          /sys/src/libc/9sys/time.c

     SEE ALSO
          cons(3)

     DIAGNOSTICS
          Sets errstr.

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