How to get system time in Linux using C++

[tnjones]

Hello,
I have a project where I need to time how long a particular action takes within my program using the system clock. With this in mind, I have researched how to read the system clock in Linux put isn't coming up with much. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I will greatly appreciate it.

Thanks In Advance

[Duthomhas]

http://linux.die.net/man/7/time

Good luck!

[jsmith]

You can also try gettimeofday() or setitimer(), both of which will provide you finer granularity than time().

[Duthomhas]

You do know that section 7 is basically "overview and how-to", right?