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.TH "FUNCTION::TZ_CTIME" "3stap" "November 2020" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "Time utility functions"
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.SH "NAME"
function::tz_ctime \- Convert seconds since epoch into human readable date/time string, with local time zone
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
    tz_ctime(epochsecs:)
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIepochsecs\fR
.RS 4
number of seconds since epoch (as returned by
\fBgettimeofday_s\fR)
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Takes an argument of seconds since the epoch as returned by
\fBgettimeofday_s\fR\&. Returns a string of the same form as
\fBctime\fR, but offsets the epoch time for the local time zone, and appends the name of the local time zone\&. The string length may vary\&. The time zone information is passed by staprun at script startup only\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n 
.IR tapset::tzinfo (3stap)