get man page for c function not system command

Question

I want to type "man time" and info about the time.h time function, but instead I am getting the linux time system command.

man time 2 or man time 3 doesn't do any different. How can I find the right man page?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 13 '13 at 13:23

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How about man man? Then you would find out that man 3 time works.

answered Jul 13 '13 at 13:23

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Or if in doubt, use `man -a time` and step through all of them. – Shi Jul 13 '13 at 13:25
I did do man man, but I thought I saw the order as man
, got it cleared up later
– talloaktrees Jul 13 '13 at 13:39

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