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C / ANSI-C » Development » Time Date Screenshots  Return difference between two times: how to use difftime #include <stdio.h> #include <time.h> int main () {   time_t start, end;   char str[256];   double dif;   time (&start);   printf ("Please, enter your name: ");   gets (str);   time (&end);      dif = difftime (end, start);      printf ("You have taken %.2lf seconds to type your name.\n", dif );     return 0; }                     Related examples in the same category 1. Getting the time as a string 2. Getting date data with ease 3. Display a date 4. Get time: now 5. Print local and UTC time 6. Make time: hour, minute, second, year, day, month 7. Create local time from time() 8. How to get local time: localtime and asctime 9. Get the elapsed time: clock and CLOCKS_PER_SEC 10. Get time: how to use time() and time_t 11. How to check the performance: difftime 12. Local time and Coordinated Universal Time and date 13. converts earth days into Jovian years 14. Convert tm structure to string: how to use asctime 15. Return number of clock ticks since process start 16. Convert time_t value to string: how to use ctime 17. Convert time_t value to tm structure as UTC time: how to use gmtime 18. Convert time_t value to tm structure in local time: How to use localtime 19. Convert tm structure to time_t value: how to use mktime 20. Get current time: how to use time and time_t