ctime function returns a time in string

Syntax

C ctime function has the following syntax.

Header

C ctime function is from header file time.h.

Description

C ctime function returns a time in string, whose form is

Example

Use C ctime function to get time in string.

#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
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int main(void)
{
  time_t lt;

  lt = time(NULL);
  printf(ctime(&lt));

  return 0;
}

The code above generates the following result.