ATOINC(3)

TIME atoinc(char *increment)

DESCRIP-

TION

Atoinc

con-

verts

a

string

represen-

ta-

tion

of

a

time

incre-

ment

into

a

TIME

(alias

dou-

ble).

TIMEs

are

in

seconds.

the

gen-

eral

form

of

a

time

incre-

ment

is:

{number}{_}{multiplier}{suffix}

where

any

part

may

be

omit-

ted.

Recog-

nized

mul-

ti-

pliers

are:

        "deca",

1e1,

        "deci",

1e-

1,

        "centi",

1e-

2,

        "milli",

1e-

3,

        "micro",

1e-

6,

        "mu",

1e-

6,

        "nano",

1e-

9,

        "pico",

1e-

12,

        "femto",

1e-

15,

        "atto",

1e-

18,

Recog-

nized

suf-

fixes

are:

        "hz",

8,

        "hertz",

8,

        "rot",

7,

        "rots",

7,

        "rota-

tion",

7,

        "rota-

tions",

7,

        "deg",

6,

        "degs",

5,

        "d",

4,

        "day",

4,

        "days",

4,

        "h",

3,

        "hr",

3,

        "hrs",

3,

        "hour",

3,

        "hours",

3,

        "m",

2,

        "min",

2,

        "mins",

2,

        "minute",

2,

        "minutes",

2,

        "secs",

1,

        "seconds",

1,

        "s",

1,

where

the

number

denotes

the

interpre-

ta-

tion

in

seconds

from

the

set:

case

1:

/*

seconds

*/

        return(mult*num);

/*

days

*/

        return(mult*num*86400);

case

5:

/*

weeks

*/

        return(num*604800);

case

6:

/*

car-

ring-

ton

degrees

*/

        return(num);

case

7:

/*

car-

ring-

ton

rota-

tions

*/

        return(num*360);

case

8:

/*

hertz

*/

        return(mult*num);