get date in c code example

Example 1: c program to print current date and time

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

int main()
{
    printf("\n\n\t\tStudytonight - Best place to learn\n\n\n");

    time_t t;   // not a primitive datatype
    time(&t);

    printf("\nThis program has been writeen at (date and time): %s", ctime(&t));

    printf("\n\n\t\t\tCoding is Fun !\n\n\n");
    return 0;
}

Example 2: c get time

/* localtime example */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>

int main ()
{
  time_t rawtime;
  struct tm * timeinfo;

  time ( &rawtime );
  timeinfo = localtime ( &rawtime );
  printf ( "Current local time and date: %s", asctime (timeinfo) );
  
  return 0;
}