CTIME(3)

NAME
9.3 `ctime'--convert time to local and format as string

SYNOPSIS
     #include <time.h>
     char *ctime(const time_t *CLOCK);
     char *ctime_r(const time_t *CLOCK, char *BUF);

DESCRIPTION
Convert the time value at CLOCK to local time (like `localtime') and format it into a string of the form
      Wed Jun 15 11:38:07 19880
   (like `asctime').

RETURNS
A pointer to the string containing a formatted timestamp.

PORTABILITY
ANSI C requires `ctime'.
   `ctime' requires no supporting OS subroutines.

SEE ALSO
ctime is part of the library. The full documentation for is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If info and are properly installed at your site, the command

    info

will give you access to the complete manual.