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localtime
Name
.SI 5
localtime() - convert to local time
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Synopsis
.SI 5
#include <localtime.h>
mixed *localtime( int time );
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Description
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localtime() converts a time value (as returned by time()) into an array
of values which represents the time locally. In the past time() was used
to get the time in GMT (UTC), and then local definitions were used to
determine the local offset from GMT. This roundabout approach is no
longer necessary. localtime() returns the seconds, minutes and hours,
the day, month and year, day of the week, day of the year,
the name of the local timezone and how far the MUD is from GMT. This
information is retrieved directly from the operating system and made
available to the driver without the use of MUD-specific configuration
files.
localtime() returns an array containing the values specified above.
The index for each value is defined symbolically in localtime.h. The
following table summarizes the array returned by localtime().
int LT_SEC Seconds after the minute (0..59)
int LT_MIN Minutes after the hour (0..59)
int LT_HOUR Hour since midnight (0..23)
int LT_MDAY Day of the month (1..31)
int LT_MON Months since January (0..11)
int LT_YEAR Year (guarenteed to be >= 1900)
int LT_WDAY Days since Sunday (0..6)
int LT_YDAY Days since January 1 (0..365)
int LT_GMTOFF Seconds after GMT (UTC)
string LT_ZONE Timezone name
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See also
.SI 5
ctime(3), time(3)
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