clock_t(3type)

NAME
clock_t - system time

LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc)

SYNOPSIS
#include <time.h>

typedef /* ... */ clock_t;

DESCRIPTION
Used for system time in clock ticks or CLOCKS_PER_SEC (defined in <time.h>). According to POSIX, it is an integer type or a real-floating type.

STANDARDS
C11, POSIX.1-2024.

HISTORY
C89, POSIX.1-1988.

NOTES
The following headers also provide this type: <sys/types.h> and <sys/times.h>.

SEE ALSO
times(2), clock(3)