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.TH SYSTEM_DATA_TYPES 7 2020-09-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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system_data_types \- overview of system data types
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.\" Layout:
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.\" A list of type names (the struct/union keyword will be omitted).
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.\" Each entry will have the following parts:
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.\" * Include
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.\" The headers will be in the following order:
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.\" 1) The main header that shall define the type
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.\" according to the C Standard,
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.\" and
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.\" the main header that shall define the type
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.\" according to POSIX,
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.\" in alphabetical order.
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.\" ;
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.\" 2) All other headers that shall define the type
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.\" as described in the previous header(s)
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.\" according to the C Standard or POSIX,
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.\" in alphabetical order.
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.\" *) All headers that define the type
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.\" *if* the type is not defined by C nor POSIX,
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.\" in alphabetical order.
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.\"
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.\" * Definition (no "Definition" header)
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.\" Only struct/union types will have definition;
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.\" typedefs will remain opaque.
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.\"
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.\" * Description (no "Description" header)
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.\" A few lines describing the type.
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.\"
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.\" * Conforming to
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.\" Format: CXY and later; POSIX.1-XXXX and later.
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.\" Forget about pre-C99 C standards (i.e., C89/C90)
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.\"
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.\" * Notes (optional)
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.\"
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.\" * See also
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.TP
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.I sigval
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.IP
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Include:
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.IR <signal.h> .
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.IP
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.EX
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union sigval {
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int sigval_int; /* Integer value */
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void *sigval_ptr; /* Pointer value */
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};
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.EE
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.IP
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Data passed with a signal.
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.IP
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Conforming to: POSIX.1-2001 and later.
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.IP
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See also:
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.BR pthread_sigqueue (3),
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.BR sigqueue (3),
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.BR sigevent (7)
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.\".IP
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.\"See also the
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.\".I sigevent
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.\"structure and the
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.\".I siginfo_t
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.\"type in this page.
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.TP
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.I size_t
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.IP
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Include:
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.I <stddef.h>
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or
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.IR <sys/types.h> ;
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or
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.I <aio.h>
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or
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.I <glob.h>
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or
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.I <grp.h>
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or
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.I <iconv.h>
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or
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.I <monetary.h>
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or
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.I <mqueue.h>
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or
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.I <ndbm.h>
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or
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.I <pwd.h>
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or
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.I <regex.h>
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or
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.I <search.h>
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or
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.I <signal.h>
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or
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.I <stdio.h>
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or
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.I <stdlib.h>
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or
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.I <string.h>
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or
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.I <strings.h>
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or
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.I <sys/mman.h>
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or
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.I <sys/msg.h>
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or
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.I <sys/sem.h>
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or
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.I <sys/shm.h>
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or
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.I <sys/socket.h>
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or
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.I <sys/uio.h>
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or
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.I <time.h>
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or
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.I <unistd.h>
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or
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.I <wchar.h>
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or
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.IR <wordexp.h> .
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.IP
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Used for a count of bytes. It is the result of the
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.I sizeof
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operator.
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According to the C language standard,
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it shall be an unsigned integer type
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capable of storing values in the range [0,
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.BR SIZE_MAX ].
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.IP
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Conforming to: C99 and later; POSIX.1-2001 and later.
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.IP
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Notes:
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.IR <aio.h> ,
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.IR <glob.h> ,
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.IR <grp.h> ,
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.IR <iconv.h> ,
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.IR <mqueue.h> ,
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.IR <pwd.h> ,
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.IR <signal.h>
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and
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.IR <sys/socket.h>
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define
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.I size_t
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since POSIX.1-2008.
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.IP
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See also:
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.BR read (2),
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.BR write (2),
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.BR memcmp (3),
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.BR fread (3),
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.BR fwrite (3),
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.BR memcmp (3),
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.BR memcpy (3),
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.BR memset (3),
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.BR offsetof (3)
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.IP
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See also the
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.I ssize_t
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and
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.I ptrdiff_t
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types in this page.
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.TP
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.I ssize_t
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.IP
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Include:
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.IR <sys/types.h> ;
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or
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.I <aio.h>
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or
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.I <monetary.h>
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or
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.I <mqueue.h>
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or
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.I <stdio.h>
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or
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.I <sys/msg.h>
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or
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.I <sys/socket.h>
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or
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.I <sys/uio.h>
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or
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.IR <unistd.h> .
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.IP
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Used for a count of bytes or an error indication.
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According to POSIX, it shall be a signed integer type
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capable of storing values at least in the range [-1,
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.BR SSIZE_MAX ].
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.IP
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Conforming to: POSIX.1-2001 and later.
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.IP
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See also:
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.BR read (2),
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.BR readlink (2),
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.BR readv (2),
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.BR recv (2),
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.BR send (2),
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.BR write (2)
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.IP
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See also the
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.I size_t
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type in this page.
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.TP
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.I suseconds_t
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.IP
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Include:
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.IR <sys/types.h> ;
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or
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.I <sys/select.h>
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or
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.IR <sys/time.h> .
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.IP
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Used for time in microseconds.
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According to POSIX, it shall be a signed integer type
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capable of storing values at least in the range [-1, 1000000].
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.IP
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Conforming to: POSIX.1-2001 and later.
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.IP
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See also the
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.I timeval
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structure in this page.
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.TP
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.I time_t
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.IP
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Include:
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.I <sys/types.h>
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or
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.IR <time.h> ;
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or
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.I <sched.h>
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or
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.I <sys/msg.h>
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or
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.I <sys/select.h>
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or
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.I <sys/sem.h>
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or
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.I <sys/shm.h>
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or
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.I <sys/stat.h>
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or
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.I <sys/time.h>
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or
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.IR <utime.h> .
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.IP
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Used for time in seconds.
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According to POSIX, it shall be an integer type.
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.IP
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Conforming to: C99 and later; POSIX.1-2001 and later.
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.IP
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Notes:
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.I <sched.h>
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defines
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.I time_t
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since POSIX.1-2008.
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.IP
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See also:
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.BR stime (2),
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.BR time (2),
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.BR ctime (3),
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.BR difftime (3)
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.TP
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.I timer_t
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.IP
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Include:
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.IR <sys/types.h> ;
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or
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.IR <time.h> .
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.IP
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Used for timer ID returned by
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.BR timer_create (2).
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According to POSIX,
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there are no defined comparison or assignment operators for this type.
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.IP
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Conforming to: POSIX.1-2001 and later.
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.IP
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See also:
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.BR timer_create (2),
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.BR timer_delete (2),
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.BR timer_getoverrun (2),
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.BR timer_settime (2)
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.TP
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.I timespec
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.IP
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Include:
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.IR <time.h> ;
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or
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.I <aio.h>
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or
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.I <mqueue.h>
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or
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.I <sched.h>
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or
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.I <signal.h>
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or
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.I <sys/select.h>
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or
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.IR <sys/stat.h> .
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.IP
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.EX
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struct timespec {
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time_t tv_sec; /* Seconds */
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long tv_nsec; /* Nanoseconds */
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};
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.EE
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.IP
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Describes times in seconds and nanoseconds.
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.IP
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Conforming to: C11 and later; POSIX.1-2001 and later.
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.IP
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See also:
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.BR clock_gettime (2),
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.BR clock_nanosleep (2),
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.BR nanosleep (2),
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.BR timerfd_gettime (2),
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.BR timer_gettime (2)
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.TP
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.I timeval
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.IP
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Include:
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.IR <sys/time.h> ;
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or
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.I <sys/resource.h>
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or
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.I <sys/select.h>
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or
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.IR <utmpx.h> .
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.IP
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.EX
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struct timeval {
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time_t tv_sec; /* Seconds */
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suseconds_t tv_usec; /* Microseconds */
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};
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.EE
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.IP
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Describes times in seconds and microseconds.
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.IP
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Conforming to: POSIX.1-2001 and later.
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.IP
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See also:
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.BR gettimeofday (2),
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.BR select (2),
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.BR utimes (2),
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.BR adjtime (3),
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.BR futimes (3),
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.BR timeradd (3)
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.SH NOTES
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The structures described in this manual page shall contain,
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at least, the members shown in their definition, in no particular order.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR feature_test_macros (7),
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.BR standards (7)
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