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+/*
+ * difftime.c
+ * Original Author: G. Haley
+ */
+
+/*
+FUNCTION
+<<difftime>>---subtract two times
+
+INDEX
+ difftime
+
+ANSI_SYNOPSIS
+ #include <time.h>
+ double difftime(time_t <[tim1]>, time_t <[tim2]>);
+
+TRAD_SYNOPSIS
+ #include <time.h>
+ double difftime(<[tim1]>, <[tim2]>)
+ time_t <[tim1]>;
+ time_t <[tim2]>;
+
+DESCRIPTION
+Subtracts the two times in the arguments: `<<<[tim1]> - <[tim2]>>>'.
+
+RETURNS
+The difference (in seconds) between <[tim2]> and <[tim1]>, as a <<double>>.
+
+PORTABILITY
+ANSI C requires <<difftime>>, and defines its result to be in seconds
+in all implementations.
+
+<<difftime>> requires no supporting OS subroutines.
+*/
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+double
+_DEFUN (difftime, (tim1, tim2),
+ time_t tim1 _AND
+ time_t tim2)
+{
+ return ((double) tim1 - tim2);
+}