86 lines
2.6 KiB
Groff
86 lines
2.6 KiB
Groff
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.\" $Id$
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.Dd May 8, 1997
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.Dt STRPTIME 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm strptime
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.Nd parse date and time string
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <time.h>
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.Ft const char *
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.Fn strptime "const char *buf" "const char *format" "struct tm *timeptr"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn strptime
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function parses the string in the buffer
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.Fa buf
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according to the string pointed to by
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.Fa format ,
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and fills in the elements of the structure pointed to by
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.Fa timeptr .
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Thus, it can be considered the reverse operation of
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.Xr strftime 3 .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fa format
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string consists of zero or more conversion specifications and
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ordinary characters.
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All ordinary characters are matched exactly with the buffer, where
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white space in the format string will match any amount of white space
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in the buffer.
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All conversion specifications are identical to those described in
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.Xr strftime 3 .
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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Upon successful completion,
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.Fn strptime
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returns the pointer to the first character in
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.Fa buf
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that has not been required to satisfy the specified conversions in
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.Fa format .
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It returns
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.Dv NULL
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if one of the conversions failed.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr date 1 ,
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.Xr scanf 3 ,
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.Xr strftime 3
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.Sh AUTHORS
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The
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.Fn strptime
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function has been contributed by Powerdog Industries.
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.Pp
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This man page was written by
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.ie t J\(:org Wunsch.
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.el Joerg Wunsch.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn strptime
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function appeared in
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.Fx 3.0 .
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