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ctime() -- Time Function (libc) Convert system time to an ASCII string #include <time.h> #include <sys/types.h> char *ctime(timep) time_t *timep; ctime() converts the system's internal time into a string that can be read by humans. It takes a pointer to the internal time type time_t, which is defined in the header file <sys/types.h>, and returns a fixed-length string of the form: Thu Mar 7 11:12:14 1989\n ctime() is implemented as a call to localtime() followed by a call to asctime(). Example For another example of this function, see the entry for asctime(). #include <time.h> #include <sys/types.h> main() { time_t t; time(&t); printf("%s\n", ctime(&t)); } See Also libc, time [overview], time.h ANSI Standard, §7.12.3.2 POSIX Standard, §8.1 Notes ctime() returns a pointer to a statically allocated data area that is overwritten by successive calls.