ctime : convert time to local and format as string

Synopsis

#include <time.h>
char *ctime(time_t clock);
char *ctime_r(time_t clock, char *buf);
```### Description

Convert the time value at clock to local time (like localtime) and format it into a string of the form Wed Jun 15 11:38:07 1988 (like asctime).### Returns

A pointer to the string containing a formatted timestamp.

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