get the time under ubuntu storage size

Question

I\'m writing a program in C-language which its a simulation program for one barbershop one chair model under Ubuntu 13.04 environment .

I have a timer () function which

Answer 1

If you are on ubuntu, you can just do:

srand(time(NULL));

You don't need your own timer() function. If you need more fine resolution than 1 second, look into gettimeofday.