LinuxQuestions.org - localtime and localtime

Hi,

localtime_r() takes a second argument that has the return value. From the man page:

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      The  localtime() function converts the calendar time timep to broken-down time repre‐

      sentation, expressed relative to the user's specified timezone.  The function acts as

      if  it  called tzset(3) and sets the external variables tzname with information about

      the current timezone, timezone with the difference between Coordinated Universal Time

      (UTC) and local standard time in seconds, and daylight to a nonzero value if daylight

      savings time rules apply during some part of the year.  The return value points to  a

      statically  allocated struct which might be overwritten by subsequent calls to any of

      the date and time functions.  The localtime_r() function does the  same,  but  stores

      the data in a user-supplied struct.  It need not set tzname, timezone, and daylight.

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