text: char *ctime( time_t *tp )
  time_t *tp; /* pointer to time_t value */
  Synopsis
  #include "time.h"
  The ctime function converts the time contained in the time_t pointed to by tp into a static string of 26 characters. The string is null-terminated, and takes the form:
  Parameters
  tp is a pointer to a time_t , an arithmetic type defined in time.h , as obtainable by a call to time.
  Return Value
  The address of the static string is returned.
  The same static string is used by all calls to ctime , successive calls will overwrite it.
  ctime(tp) is equivalent to asctime(localtime(tp)).
  See Also
  time , asctime , localtime , gmtime
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