NAME
    ctime - current local time

SYNOPSIS
    ctime()

TYPES
    return	string

DESCRIPTION
   The ctime() builtin returns the string formed by the first 24
   characters returned by the C library function, ctime():

	"Mon Oct 28 00:47:00 1996"

   The 25th ctime() character, '\n' is removed.

EXAMPLE
    > printf("The time is now %s.\n", time())
    The time is now Mon Apr 15 12:41:44 1996.

LIMITS
    none

LIBRARY
    none

SEE ALSO
    runtime, time