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+// Scilab ( http://www.scilab.org/ ) - This file is part of Scilab
+// Copyright (C) INRIA - V.C & A.C
+//
+// This file must be used under the terms of the CeCILL.
+// This source file is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
+// you should have received as part of this distribution.  The terms
+// are also available at
+// http://www.cecill.info/licences/Licence_CeCILL_V2.1-en.txt
+
+function tic()
+    // tic() start a stopwatch timer.
+    // The sequence of commands tic(), operation, toc()
+    // prints the number of milliseconds required for the operation.
+
+
+    global TICTOC;
+
+    TICTOC=getdate();
+
+endfunction