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gettimer(3)
NAME
  gettimer - Get value of a per-process timer

SYNOPSIS
  #include <sys/timers.h>

  int gettimer(
	  timer_t timerid,
	  struct itimerspec *tp );

LIBRARY
  Standard C Library (libc)

PARAMETERS
  timerid
      Specifies the per-process timer to use; this value is obtained from a
      call to mktimer().

  tp  Points to an itimerspec structure.

DESCRIPTION
  The gettimer() function gets the current value of a per-process timer.

NOTES
  The gettimer() function is part of the POSIX 1003.4 real-time extensions,
  which is not an approved standard. As such, it is liable to change.

  AES Support Level:
      Trial use

RETURN VALUES
  Upon successful completion, the gettimer() function returns the value 0
  (zero). Otherwise, the gettimer() function returns a value of -1 and sets
  errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS
  If the gettimer() function fails, errno may be set to the following value:

  [EINVAL]
      The timerid parameter does not specify a known timer.

SEE ALSO
  Functions: mktimer(3), reltimer(3), rmtimer(3)

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