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-.TH STIME 2 2007-07-26 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH STIME 2 2016-03-15 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
stime \- set time
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <time.h>
-.sp
-.BI "int stime(time_t *" t );
-.sp
+.PP
+.BI "int stime(const time_t *" t );
+.PP
.in -4n
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
.BR feature_test_macros (7)):
.in
-.sp
+.PP
.BR stime ():
-_SVID_SOURCE
+ Since glibc 2.19:
+ _DEFAULT_SOURCE
+ Glibc 2.19 and earlier:
+ _SVID_SOURCE
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR stime ()
sets the system's idea of the time and date.
-Time, pointed
-to by \fIt\fP, is measured in seconds from 00:00:00 UTC January 1, 1970.
+The time, pointed
+to by \fIt\fP, is measured in seconds since the
+Epoch, 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 (UTC).
.BR stime ()
-may only be executed by the superuser.
-.SH "RETURN VALUE"
+may be executed only by the superuser.
+.SH RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned.
On error, \-1 is returned, and
.I errno
.TP
.B EPERM
The calling process has insufficient privilege.
-Under Linux the
+Under Linux, the
.B CAP_SYS_TIME
privilege is required.
-.SH "CONFORMING TO"
+.SH CONFORMING TO
SVr4.
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.SH SEE ALSO
.BR date (1),
.BR settimeofday (2),
.BR capabilities (7)