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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd July 25, 2013
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.Dt MICROUPTIME 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm binuptime ,
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.Nm getbinuptime ,
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.Nm microuptime ,
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.Nm getmicrouptime ,
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.Nm nanouptime ,
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.Nm getnanouptime ,
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.Nm sbinuptime ,
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.Nm getsbinuptime
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.Nd get the time elapsed since boot
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sys/time.h
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.Ft void
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.Fn binuptime "struct bintime *bt"
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.Ft void
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.Fn getbinuptime "struct bintime *bt"
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.Ft void
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.Fn microuptime "struct timeval *tv"
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.Ft void
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.Fn getmicrouptime "struct timeval *tv"
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.Ft void
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.Fn nanouptime "struct timespec *ts"
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.Ft void
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.Fn getnanouptime "struct timespec *tsp"
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.Ft sbintime_t
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.Fn sbinuptime "void"
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.Ft sbintime_t
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.Fn getsbinuptime "void"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn binuptime
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and
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.Fn getbinuptime
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functions store the time elapsed since boot as a
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.Vt "struct bintime"
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at the address specified by
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.Fa bt .
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The
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.Fn microuptime
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and
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.Fn getmicrouptime
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functions perform the same utility, but record the elapsed time as a
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.Vt "struct timeval"
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instead.
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Similarly the
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.Fn nanouptime
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and
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.Fn getnanouptime
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functions store the elapsed time as a
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.Vt "struct timespec" .
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The
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.Fn sbinuptime
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and
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.Fn getsbinuptime
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functions return the time elapsed since boot as a
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.Vt "sbintime_t" .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn binuptime ,
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.Fn microuptime ,
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.Fn nanouptime ,
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and
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.Fn sbinuptime
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functions
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always query the timecounter to return the current time as precisely as
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possible.
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Whereas
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.Fn getbinuptime ,
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.Fn getmicrouptime ,
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.Fn getnanouptime ,
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and
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.Fn getsbinuptime
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functions are abstractions which return a less precise, but
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faster to obtain, time.
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.Pp
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The intent of the
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.Fn getbinuptime ,
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.Fn getmicrouptime ,
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.Fn getnanouptime ,
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and
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.Fn getsbinuptime
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functions is to enforce the user's preference for timer accuracy versus
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execution time.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr bintime 9 ,
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.Xr getbintime 9 ,
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.Xr getmicrotime 9 ,
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.Xr getnanotime 9 ,
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.Xr microtime 9 ,
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.Xr nanotime 9 ,
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.Xr tvtohz 9
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.Sh AUTHORS
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This manual page was written by
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.An Kelly Yancey Aq kbyanc@posi.net .
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