timeval(3type) — Linux manual page

timeval(3type)                                             timeval(3type)

NAME         top

       timeval - time in seconds and microseconds

LIBRARY         top

       Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <sys/time.h>

       struct timeval {
           time_t       tv_sec;   /* Seconds */
           suseconds_t  tv_usec;  /* Microseconds */
       };

DESCRIPTION         top

       Describes times in seconds and microseconds.

STANDARDS         top

       POSIX.1-2008.

HISTORY         top

       POSIX.1-2001.

NOTES         top

       The following headers also provide this type: <sys/resource.h>,
       <sys/select.h>, and <utmpx.h>.

SEE ALSO         top

       gettimeofday(2), select(2), utimes(2), adjtime(3), futimes(3),
       timeradd(3), suseconds_t(3type), time_t(3type), timespec(3type)

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