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ctime
[convert time to local and format as string]

    SYNOPSIS
    #include <time.h>
    char *ctime(time_t clock);
    char *ctime_r(time_t clock, char *buf);

DESCRIPTION
ctime converts the time value at clock to local time (like localtime) and format it into a string of the following form (like asctime).

       Wed Jun 15 11:38:07 1988\n\0

RETURNS
A pointer to the string containing a formatted timestamp.

COMPLIANCE
ANSI C requires ctime.

Ctime requires no supporting OS subroutines.