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      1 .TH TIME 3
      2 .SH NAME
      3 time - retrieve the current calendar time
      4 .SH SYNOPSIS
      5 #include <time.h>
      6 
      7 time_t time(time_t *timer)
      8 .SH DESCRIPTION
      9 The
     10 .BR time ()
     11 function retrieves the current calendar time from the system.
     12 .SH RETURN VALUE
     13 The best available approximation of the current calendar time is returned.
     14 If calendar time cannot be determined,
     15 .B (time_t)-1
     16 is returned.
     17 When
     18 .I timer
     19 is not a null pointer, the return value is also stored in
     20 the object it points to.
     21 .SH STANDARDS
     22 ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.23.2.4 Paragraph 1,2,3
     23 .SH SEE ALSO
     24 .BR time.h (3)