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Returns the difference, in seconds, between time1 and time2( time2 - time1)

//Declaration: double difftime(time_t time2, time_t time1); #include <time.h> #include <stdio.h> int main(void) { time_t start, end; volatile long unsigned j; start = time(NULL); for(j=0; j<500; j++) ; end = time(NULL); printf("Loop used %f seconds.\n", difftime(end, start)); return 0; } /* Loop used 0.000000 seconds. */