.\" Copyright (c) 2020-2022 by Alejandro Colomar .\" and Copyright (c) 2020 by Michael Kerrisk .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft .\" .\" .TH clock_t 3type 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7" .SH NAME clock_t \- system time .SH LIBRARY Standard C library .RI ( libc ) .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B #include .P .BR typedef " /* ... */ " clock_t; .fi .SH DESCRIPTION Used for system time in clock ticks or .B CLOCKS_PER_SEC (defined in .IR ). According to POSIX, it is an integer type or a real-floating type. .SH STANDARDS C11, POSIX.1-2008. .SH HISTORY C89, POSIX.1-2001. .SH NOTES The following headers also provide this type: .I and .IR . .SH SEE ALSO .BR times (2), .BR clock (3)