itimerspec(3type) itimerspec(3type) NAME itimerspec - interval for a timer with nanosecond precision LIBRARY Standard C library (libc) SYNOPSIS #include struct itimerspec { struct timespec it_interval; /* Interval for periodic timer */ struct timespec it_value; /* Initial expiration */ }; DESCRIPTION Describes the initial expiration of a timer, and its interval, in seconds and nanoseconds. STANDARDS POSIX.1-2008. HISTORY POSIX.1-2001. SEE ALSO timerfd_create(2), timer_settime(2), timespec(3type) Linux man-pages 6.9.1 2024-05-02 itimerspec(3type)