NAME¶

timespec - 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 seconds and nanoseconds.

STANDARDS¶

Linux-specific.

NOTES¶

The following header also provides this type: <sys/timerfd.h>.

SEE ALSO¶

timerfd_create(2), timer_settime(2), timespec(3type)