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How a System Call Actually Works in Linux
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freeCodeCamp.org
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Sept. 8, 2026, 1:45 a.m.
kernel
Linux
Systems Programming
operating-system
System Programming
c-programming
Linux system calls
clock_gettime
Summary
This blog post provides a simple C program that demonstrates how the system call clock_gettime() functions in a Linux environment, illustrating the use of basic system calls and standard output in C programming.
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