C Program to print Current Time

Question

I am learning C program. When try to run the code I am getting error as : [Error] ld returned 1 exit status

   #include <stdio.h>
   #include <time.h>

    void main()
     {

       time_t t;
       time(&t);

       clrscr();

       printf("Today's date and time : %s",ctime(&t));
       getch();

      }

Can someone explain me What I am doing wrong here?

I tried this code :

 int main()
   {

  printf("Today's date and time : %s \n", gettime());
  return 0;

   }

  char ** gettime() { 

   char * result;

    time_t current_time;
    current_time = time(NULL);
   result = ctime(&current_time);

     return &result; 

   }

but still shows me error as : error: called object ‘1’ is not a function in current_time = time(NULL); line. What is wrong with the code

That is probably not an error from when you try to run the code, but when you try to link it. Also, there's probably more to the full error message. — aschepler, Nov 13 '14 at 02:04
this line: void main() is not a valid format. it should be: int main() And there needs to be a line after that call to getch(): return(0); also, the printf() format string should end with '\n' so the output buffer gets flushed, so the output will show on the terminal — user3629249, Nov 13 '14 at 03:28
Related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3673226/how-to-print-time-in-format-2009-08-10-181754-811 — Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com, May 07 '16 at 11:54

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 13 '14 at 02:07

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I think your looking for something like this:

#include <time.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main() {

    time_t current_time;
    char* c_time_string;

    current_time = time(NULL);

    /* Convert to local time format. */
    c_time_string = ctime(&current_time);

    printf("Current time is %s", c_time_string);

    return 0;
}

answered Nov 13 '14 at 02:07

Rizier123

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And POSIX recommends `strftime` instead of `asctime` (which is used by `ctime`): http://stackoverflow.com/a/30759067/895245 – Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com May 07 '16 at 11:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 13 '14 at 02:37

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you need to change clrscr(); to system(clear).Below is the working version of your code:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<time.h>

void main()
 {

   time_t t;
   time(&t);
   system("clear");
   printf("Today's date and time : %s",ctime(&t));

  }

answered Nov 13 '14 at 02:37

Miss J.

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C Program to print Current Time

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