clock, nanoclock

Arguments

none

Returns

The current clock value in seconds from the operating system as a long integer. nanoclock includes the nanoseconds as well.

Description

This function gets the operating system clock setting in seconds. The time is usually expressed as the number of seconds from midnight January 1, 1970 on UNIX systems, though it may differ across implementations.

Example

    Gamma> clock();
    999810273
    Gamma> nanoclock();
    999810273.66378700733
    Gamma>  
    		

See the GTK: Preparing Plots section of the Log Functions chapter, or the Common: Plot Setup section of the History Functions chapter in the Cogent Tools Demo and Tutorials book for examples of these function used in context.

See Also

date, date_of