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NAME

millisec - millisecond timer

SYNOPSIS

include "sys.m";
sys := load Sys Sys->PATH;

millisec:	fn(): int;

DESCRIPTION

Millisec returns the value of an internal system clock, in milliseconds. The actual resolution of the clock is a property of the underlying system and may be coarser than a millisecond. The epoch is arbitrary, so millisec is useful for measuring durations but not absolute time. If the system operates continuously, the millisecond counter overflows every few months; a reboot resets the epoch.

SEE ALSO

sys-intro(2), sys-sleep(2)

SYS-MILLISEC(2 ) Rev:  Thu Feb 15 14:43:27 GMT 2007