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Annotation of coherent/a/usr/man/MULTI/ctime, revision 1.1.1.1

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                      3: ctime()                   Time Function                   ctime()
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                      8: Convert system time to an ASCII string
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                     10: #include <time.h>
                     11: #include <sys/types.h>
                     12: cchhaarr *ccttiimmee(_t_i_m_e_p) ttiimmee_tt *_t_i_m_e_p;
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                     14: ctime converts the system's  internal time into a string that can
                     15: be read by humans.  It takes  a pointer to the internal time type
                     16: time_t, which is defined in the header file time.h, and returns a
                     17: fixed-length string of the form:
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                     20:         Thu Mar  7 11:12:14 1989\n
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                     23: time_t is defined in the header ttyyppeess.hh.
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                     25: ctime is implemented as a call to localtime followed by a call to
                     26: asctime.
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                     28: ***** Example *****
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                     30: For another example of this function, see the entry for asctime.
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                     33: #include <time.h>
                     34: #include <sys/types.h>
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                     38: main()
                     39: {
                     40:         time_t t;
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                     44:         time(&t);
                     45:         printf(ctime(&t));
                     46: }
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                     48: 
                     49: ***** See Also *****
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                     51: time, time.h
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                     53: ***** Notes *****
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                     55: ctime returns a pointer  to a statically allocated data area that
                     56: is overwritten by successive calls.
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