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STIME

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2)
Updated: 1993-07-24
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NAME

stime - set time  

SYNOPSIS

#define _SVID_SOURCE /* glibc2 needs this */
#include <time.h>

int stime(time_t *t);  

DESCRIPTION

stime sets the system's idea of the time and date. Time, pointed to by t, is measured in seconds from 00:00:00 GMT January 1, 1970. stime() may only be executed by the super user.  

RETURN VALUE

On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.  

ERRORS

EPERM
The caller is not the super-user.
 

CONFORMING TO

SVr4, SVID, X/OPEN  

NOTES

Under glibc2, <time.h> only provides a prototype when _SVID_SOURCE is defined.  

SEE ALSO

date(1), settimeofday(2)


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
ERRORS
CONFORMING TO
NOTES
SEE ALSO

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