itimerspec(3type) itimerspec(3type)
NAME
itimerspec - interval for a timer with nanosecond precision
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <time.h>
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 sec-
onds and nanoseconds.
STANDARDS
POSIX.1-2008.
HISTORY
POSIX.1-2001.
SEE ALSO
timerfd_create(2), timer_settime(2), timespec(3type)
Linux man-pages 6.7 2023-10-31 itimerspec(3type)
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