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+.\" Copyright (c) 2022 by Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>
+.\"
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: Linux-man-pages-copyleft
+.\"
+.\"
+.TH itimerspec 3type 2023-03-30 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
+.SH NAME
+timespec \- interval for a timer with nanosecond precision
+.SH LIBRARY
+Standard C library
+.RI ( libc )
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.EX
+.B #include <time.h>
+.PP
+.B struct itimerspec {
+.BR " struct timespec it_interval;" " /* Interval for periodic timer */"
+.BR " struct timespec it_value;" " /* Initial expiration */"
+.B };
+.EE
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+Describes the initial expiration of a timer,
+and its interval,
+in seconds and nanoseconds.
+.SH STANDARDS
+Linux.
+.SH NOTES
+The following header also provides this type:
+.IR <sys/timerfd.h> .
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR timerfd_create (2),
+.BR timer_settime (2),
+.BR timespec (3type)