C library function clock()




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

int main () {
   clock_t start_t, end_t, total_t;
   int i;

   start_t = clock();
   printf("Starting of the program, start_t = %ld\n", start_t);
    
   printf("Going to scan a big loop, start_t = %ld\n", start_t);
   for(i=0; i< 10000000; i++) {
   }
   end_t = clock();
   printf("End of the big loop, end_t = %ld\n", end_t);
   
   total_t = (double)(end_t - start_t) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
   printf("Total time taken by CPU: %f\n", total_t  );
   printf("Exiting of the program...\n");

   return(0);
}

Output

Starting of the program, start_t = 660
Going to scan a big loop, start_t = 660
End of the big loop, end_t = 28739
Total time taken by CPU: 0.000000
Exiting of the program...