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.Dd January 3, 2000
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.Dt MICROTIME 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm microtime ,
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.Nm getmicrotime ,
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.Nm nanotime ,
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.Nm getnanotime
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.Nd get the current time
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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 microtime "struct timeval *tv"
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.Ft void
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.Fn getmicrotime "struct timeval *tv"
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.Ft void
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.Fn nanotime "struct timespec *ts"
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.Ft void
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.Fn getnanotime "struct timespec *tsp"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn microtime
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and
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.Fn getmicrotime
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functions store the system time as a
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.Ft struct timeval
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at the address specified by
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.Fa tv .
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The
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.Fn nanotime
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and
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.Fn getnanotime
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functions perform the same utility, but record the time as a
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.Ft struct timespec
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instead.
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.Pp
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.Fn Microtime
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and
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.Fn nanotime
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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 getmicrotime
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and
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.Fn getnanotime
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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 getmicrotime
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and
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.Fn getnanotime
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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 getmicrouptime 9 ,
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.Xr getnanouptime 9 ,
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.Xr microuptime 9 ,
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.Xr nanouptime 9 ,
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.Xr tvtohz 9
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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and
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.Nm nanotime
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functions first appeared in
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.Fx 3.0
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but existed in other incarnations since
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.Bx 4.4
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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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