utc_gettime(3dts)

Synopsis

#include <dce/utc.h>

int utc_gettime(
utc_t *utc);

Parameters

Input

None.

Output

utc
System time as a binary timestamp.

Description
The utc_gettime( ) routine returns the current system time and inaccuracy in a binary timestamp. The routine takes the TDF from the operating system's kernel; the TDF is specified in a system-dependent manner.

Return Values
~0 Indicates that the routine executed successfully.

1 Generic error that indicates the time service cannot be accessed.

Examples
See the sample program in the utc_binreltime(3dts) reference page.