asctime : format time as string

Synopsis

#include <time.h>
char *asctime(const struct tm *clock);
char *asctime_r(const struct tm *clock, char *buf);
```### Description

Format the time value at clock into a string of the form Wed Jun 15 11:38:07 1988

The string is generated in a static buffer; each call to asctime overwrites the string generated by previous calls.### Returns

A pointer to the string containing a formatted timestamp.

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**Authoritative source**: BUSMASTER DITA help source `asctime.dita`, compiled into `BUSMASTER.CHM` with the application.