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clock(3)                 BSD Library Functions Manual                 clock(3)


NAME

     clock -- determine processor time used


LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)


SYNOPSIS

     #include <time.h>

     clock_t
     clock(void);


DESCRIPTION

     The clock() function determines the amount of processor time used since
     the invocation of the calling process, measured in CLOCKS_PER_SECs of a
     second.


RETURN VALUES

     The clock() function returns the amount of time used unless an error
     occurs, in which case the return value is -1.


SEE ALSO

     getrusage(2), clocks(7)


STANDARDS

     The clock() function conforms to ISO/IEC 9899:1990 (``ISO C90'') and
     Version 3 of the Single UNIX Specification (``SUSv3'') which requires
     CLOCKS_PER_SEC to be defined as one million.

BSD                              June 4, 1993                              BSD

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