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gettimer(3)							   gettimer(3)

NAME
       gettimer - Get value of a per-process timer

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/timers.h>

       int gettimer(
	       timer_t timerid,
	       struct itimerspec *tp );

LIBRARY
       Standard C Library (libc)

PARAMETERS
       Specifies  the  per-process timer to use; this value is obtained from a
       call to mktimer().  Points to an itimerspec structure.

DESCRIPTION
       The gettimer() function gets the current value of a per-process timer.

NOTES
       The gettimer() function is part of the POSIX  1003.4  real-time	exten‐
       sions,  which  is  not  an  approved standard. As such, it is liable to
       change.	Trial use

RETURN VALUES
       Upon successful completion, the gettimer() function returns the value 0
       (zero).	Otherwise,  the	 gettimer() function returns a value of -1 and
       sets errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS
       If the gettimer() function fails, errno may be  set  to	the  following
       value: The timerid parameter does not specify a known timer.

SEE ALSO
       Functions: mktimer(3), reltimer(3), rmtimer(3)

								   gettimer(3)
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