sys_times.h - Man Page

file access and modification times structure

Prolog

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Synopsis

#include <sys/times.h>

Description

The <sys/times.h> header shall define the tms structure, which is returned by times() and shall include at least the following members:

clock_t  tms_utime  User CPU time.
clock_t  tms_stime  System CPU time.
clock_t  tms_cutime User CPU time of terminated child processes.
clock_t  tms_cstime System CPU time of terminated child processes.

The <sys/times.h> header shall define the clock_t type as described in <sys/types.h>.

The following shall be declared as a function and may also be defined as a macro. A function prototype shall be provided.

clock_t times(struct tms *);

The following sections are informative.

Application Usage

None.

Rationale

None.

Future Directions

None.

See Also

<sys_types.h>

The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1-2017, times()

Referenced By

times(1p), times(3p).

2017 IEEE/The Open Group POSIX Programmer's Manual