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<para><function>sd_journal_get_realtime_usec()</function>
gets the realtime (wallclock) timestamp of the
- current journal entry. It takes two arguments: the
- journal context object and a pointer to a 64 Bit
+ current journal entry. It takes two arguments: the
+ journal context object and a pointer to a 64-bit
unsigned integer to store the timestamp in. The
timestamp is in microseconds since the epoch,
i.e. <constant>CLOCK_REALTIME</constant>.</para>
<para><function>sd_journal_get_monotonic_usec()</function>
gets the monotonic timestamp of the current journal
- entry. It takes three arguments: the journal context
- object, a pointer to a 64 Bit unsigned integer to
- store the timestamp in as well as a 128 Bit ID buffer
- to store the boot ID of the monotonic timestamp
- in. The timestamp is in microseconds since boot-up of
+ entry. It takes three arguments: the journal context
+ object, a pointer to a 64-bit unsigned integer to
+ store the timestamp in, as well as a 128-bit ID buffer
+ to store the boot ID of the monotonic timestamp.
+ The timestamp is in microseconds since boot-up of
the specific boot,
i.e. <constant>CLOCK_MONOTONIC</constant>. Since the
- monotonic clock begins new with every reboot it only
+ monotonic clock begins new with every reboot, it only
defines a well-defined point in time when used
- together with an identifier identifying the boot, see
+ together with an identifier identifying the boot. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_id128_get_boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for more information. If the boot ID parameter is
- passed <constant>NULL</constant> the function will
+ passed <constant>NULL</constant>, the function will
fail if the monotonic timestamp of the current entry
is not of the current system boot.</para>