ctime

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defined in header file time.h

char *ctime( const time_t * timeptr);

Takes an argument of data type time_t which represents calendar time, and returns a string value equivalent to passed argument.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
timeptr	pointer of data type time_t, contains calendar time value.

Returns

string containing datetime information in a WWW MMM dd hh:mm:ss yyyy format.

#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h> /* memset */

//  gcc -o ctime_prg ctime_prg.c
// ./ctime_prg
int main () 
{
	printf("started program %s-%d\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
	
	time_t timeptr;
	time( &timeptr);
	
	printf("ctime=%s\n", ctime( &timeptr));
	
	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}

Output:

ctime=Tue Mar 19 13:07:56 2019