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Section (1)

1. User Commands

1A. Amiga-specific Commands

1C. Communications Commands

1F. FMLI Commands

1G. Graphics Commands

1L. Local Commands

1M. Maintenance Commands

1l. Local Commands

2. System Calls

3. C Library Functions

3A. Amiga-specific Functions

3C. Compatibility Functions

3E. ELF Library

3G. General Purpose Library

3M. Mathematical Library

3N. Network Support Library

3S. Standard I/O Functions

3X. Miscellaneous Library Functions

3X11. X11 Library

3Xt. X Toolkit

4. Devices and Network Interfaces

5. File Formats

5A. Amiga-specific File Formats

6. Games and Demos

7. Public Files, Tables, and Troff Macros

7A. Amiga-specific Devices

8. Maintenance Commands

8C. Communications Maintenance Commands

8l. Local Maintenance Commands

Local Commands

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Local Commands

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1. User Commands

Consortium[ MIT X Consortium ]
Pnewsa program for posting news articles
Rnmaila program for replying via mail
Standards[ X Standards ]
Xa portable, network-transparent window system
XauX authority database routines[ XauFileName, XauReadAuth, XauLockAuth, XauUnlockAuth, XauWriteAuth, XauGetAuthByAddr ]
XserverX Window System server[ X ]
a000DSwindow information utility for X[ xwininfo ]
addbibcreate or extend a bibliographic database[ addbib ]
adviseAttach to another user. 
appreslist application resource database
archdisplay the architecture of the current host[ arch ]
basenamedisplay portions of pathnames[ basename ]
bdftosnfBDF to SNF font compiler for X11
biffgive notice of incoming mail messages[ biff ]
bisonGNU Project parser generator (yacc replacement)
bitmapbitmap editor and converter utilities for X  [ bitmap, bmtoa, atobm ]
brubackup and restore utility
brushtopbmconvert a doodle brush file into a portable bitmap
ccC compiler[ cc ]
checknewscheck to see if user has news
checknrcheck nroff and troff input files; report possible errors[ checknr ]
chownchange file owner[ chown ]
cjpegJPEG Compressor
clientOPEN LOOK(tm) File Manager Example Client
cmuwmtopbmconvert a CMU window manager bitmap into a portable bitmap
constypeprint type of Sun console
dclockdigital clock for X
deroffremove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs[ deroff ]
dfreport free disk space on file systems[ df ]
diffmkmark differences between versions of a troff input file[ diffmk ]
djpegJPEG Decompressor
dragonMah-Jongg game
echoecho arguments[ echo ]
emacsGNU project Emacs
eqntypeset mathematics[ eqn, neqn, checkeq ]
fingerdisplay information about local and remote users[ /usr/ucb/finger ]
fitstopgmconvert a FITS file into a portable graymap
fizanalyze damaged zoo archive for data revovery
fsirandinstall random inode generation numbers[ fsirand ]
fstopgmconvert a Usenix FaceSaver file into a portable graymap
g3topbmconvert a Group 3 FAX file into a portable bitmap
gccGNU project C Compiler
gemtopbmconvert a GEM .img file into a portable bitmap
getactiveretrieve the active file from the remote news server
giftoppmconvert a GIF file into a portable pixmap
groupsdisplay a user's group memberships[ groups ]
gxditviewdisplay gtroff output files
hipstopgmconvert a HIPS file into a portable graymap
hostidprint the numeric identifier of the current host[ hostid ]
hostnameset or print name of current host system[ hostname ]
icoanimate an icosahedron or other polyhedron
icontopbmconvert a Sun icon into a portable bitmap
ilbmtoppmconvert Amiga IFF ILBM file into a portable pixmap
imakeC preprocessor interface to the make utility
imgtoppmconvert an Img-whatnot file into a portable pixmap
indxbibcreate an inverted index to a bibliographic data- base[ indxbib ]
installinstall files[ install ]
kbd_moderecover the Sun console keyboard
lastcommshow the last commands executed, in reverse order[ lastcomm ]
ldlink editor, dynamic link editor[ ld ]
lessopposite of more
listreslist resources in widgets
lnmake hard or symbolic links to files[ ln ]
loggeradd entries to the system log[ logger ]
lookfind words in the system dictionary or lines in a sorted list[ look ]
lookbibfind references in a bibliographic database[ lookbib ]
lpqdisplay the queue of printer jobs[ lpq ]
lprsend a job to the printer[ lpr ]
lprmremove jobs from the printer queue[ lprm ]
lptestgenerate lineprinter ripple pattern[ lptest ]
lslist the contents of a directory[ ls ]
machdisplay the processor type of the current host[ mach ]
macptopbmconvert a MacPaint file into a portable bitmap
mazean automated maze program... [ demo ][ X11 ]
mgrtopbmconvert a MGR bitmap into a portable bitmap
mkdependcreate dependencies in makefiles[ makedepend ]
mkdirhiermakes a directory hierarchy
mkfntdircreate fonts.dir file from directory of font files. [ mkfontdir ]
mtmagnetic tape control[ mt ]
mtvtoppmconvert output from Mark VanDeWettering’s ray tracer into a portable pixmap
muncherdraw interesting patterns in an X window
newsetupa program to set up a .newsrc file
newsgroupsa program to list unsubscribed newsgroups. 
nntpxmittransmit netnews articles to a remote NNTP server
nroffformat documents for display or line-printer[ nroff ]
oclockdisplay time of day
olamOPEN LOOK(tm) Administration Manager
olfmOPEN LOOK(tm) File Manager
olinitinitialize the OPEN LOOK Graphical User Interface
olpixmap
olprintscrOPEN LOOK(tm) Print Screen application[ olprintscreen ]
olwm
olwsm
pagesizedisplay the size of a page of memory[ pagesize ]
patcha program for applying a diff file to an original
pbmlifeapply Conway’s rules of Life to a portable bitmap
pbmmakecreate a blank bitmap of a specified size
pbmmaskcreate a mask bitmap from a regular bitmap
pbmpastepaste a rectangle into a portable bitmap
pbmreduceread a portable bitmap and reduce it N times
pbmtoasciiconvert a portable bitmap into ASCII graphics
pbmtobbnbgconvert a portable bitmap into BitGraph graphics[ pbmtobg ]
pbmtocmuwmconvert a portable bitmap into a CMU window manager bitmap
pbmtog3convert a portable bitmap into a Group 3 FAX file[ g3topbm ]
pbmtogoconvert a portable bitmap into GraphOn graphics
pbmtoiconconvert a portable bitmap into a Sun icon
pbmtoljconvert a portable bitmap into HP LaserJet format
pbmtomacpconvert a portable bitmap into a MacPaint file
pbmtomgrconvert a portable bitmap into a MGR bitmap
pbmtoptxconvert a portable bitmap into Printronix printer graphics
pbmtorastconvert a portable bitmap into a Sun rasterfile
pbmtox10bmconvert a portable bitmap into an X10 bitmap
pbmtoxbmconvert a portable bitmap into an X11 bitmap
pbmtoxwdconvert a portable bitmap into an X11 window dump
pbmupccreate a Universal Product Code bitmap
pcxtopbmconvert a PC paintbrush (.pcx) file into a portable bitmap
perlPractical Extraction and Report Language
pgmenhanceedge-enhance a portable graymap
pgmhistprint a histogram of the values in a portable graymap
pgmnormnormalize the contrast in a portable graymap
pgmtofitsconvert a portable graymap into FITS format
pgmtopbmconvert a portable graymap into a portable bitmap
pgmtopsconvert a portable graymap into Encapsulated PostScript
picttopbmconvert a PICT file into a portable bitmap
plaidpaint some plaid-like patterns in an X window
pnmcatconcatenate portable anymaps
pnmcropcrop a portable anymap
pnmcutcut a rectangle out of a portable anymap
pnmenlargeread a portable anymap and enlarge it N times
pnmflipperform one or more flip operations on a portable anymap
pnminvertinvert a portable anymap
pnmpastepaste a rectangle into a portable anymap
pnmtilereplicate a portable anymap into a specified size
postnewssubmit news articles
postscriptPostScript interpreter
ppmarithperform arithmetic on two portable pixmaps
ppmconvolgeneral MxN convolution on a portable pixmap
ppmcscalescale the colors in a portable pixmap
ppmhistprint a histogram of a portable pixmap
ppmpatmake a pretty pixmap[ pbmpat ]
ppmquantquantize the colors in a portable pixmap down to a specified number
ppmrotaterotate a portable pixmap by some angle
ppmscalescale a portable pixmap
ppmshearshear a portable pixmap by some angle
ppmtogifconvert a portable pixmap into a GIF file
ppmtoilbmconvert a portable pixmap into an Amiga IFF ILBM file
ppmtopgmconvert a portable pixmap into a portable graymap
ppmtopsconvert a portable pixmap into color Encapsulated PostScript
ppmtorastconvert a portable pixmap into a Sun raster file
ppmtoxwdconvert a portable pixmap into a color X11 window dump
printenvdisplay environment variables currently set[ printenv ]
prtdisplay the delta and commentary history of an SCCS file[ prt ]
prtgifPrints a tgif object file without opening windows or fonts. 
psdisplay the status of current processes[ ps ]
pscprepare sc files
pscal
psidtopgmconvert PostScript "image" data into a portable graymap
putdevedits device table[ putdev ]
putdgrpedits device group table[ putdgrp ]
puzzle15-puzzle game for X
qrttoppmconvert output from the QRT ray tracer into a portable pixmap
rasttopbmconvert a Sun raster file into a portable bitmap
rasttoppmconvert a Sun raster file into a portable pixmap
rawtopgmconvert raw grayscale bytes into a portable graymap
readnewsread news articles
referexpand and insert references from a bibliographic database[ refer ]
resizeutility to set TERMCAP and terminal settings to current window size
rnnew read news program
roffbibformat and print a bibliographic database[ roffbib ]
scspreadsheet calculator
sccsfront end for the Source Code Control System (SCCS)[ sccs ]
screenscreen manager with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
sessregmanage utmp/wtmp entries for non-init clients
sharmake a shell archive package
showsnfprint contents of an SNF file
soelimresolve and eliminate .so requests from nroff or troff input[ soelim ]
sortbibsort a bibliographic database[ sortbib ]
sttyset the options for a terminal[ stty ]
sumcalculate a checksum for a file[ sum ]
tblformat tables for nroff or troff[ tbl ]
tcopycopy a magnetic tape[ tcopy ]
testcondition evaluation command[ test ]
tgatoppmconvert TrueVision Targa file into a portable pixmap
tgifXlib based 2-D drawing facility under X11.  Supports hierarchical construction of drawings and easy navigation between sets of drawings. 
tifftopgmconvert a TIFF file into a portable graymap
trtranslate characters[ tr ]
treeOPEN LOOK(tm) File Manager Copy/Move Utility
trofftypeset or format documents[ troff ]
tsetestablish or restore terminal characteristics[ tset, reset ]
tvtwmTom’s Virtual Tab Window Manager for the X Window System
twmTab Window Manager for the X Window System
ulunderline[ ul ]
unifdefresolve and remove ifdef'ed lines from C program source[ unifdef ]
unziplist/test/extract from a ZIP archive file
uptimeshow how long the system has been up[ uptime ]
usersdisplay a compact list of users logged in[ users ]
vacationreply to mail automatically[ vacation ]
vnewsread news articles
wwho is logged in, and what are they doing[ w ]
whichlocate a command; display its pathname or alias[ which ]
whoamidisplay the effective current username[ whoami ]
xauthX authority file utility
xbiffmailbox flag for X
xbmtopbmconvert an X11 or X10 bitmap into a portable bitmap
xboardXt/Athena user interface for GNU Chess, version 1.2
xcalcalendar with alarms and a notebook for X11
xcalcscientific calculator for X
xclipboardX clipboard client
xclockanalog / digital clock for X
xcutselinterchange between cut buffer and selection
xditviewdisplay ditroff DVI files
xdmX Display Manager
xdprdump an X window directly to a printer
xdpyinfodisplay information utility for X
xeditsimple text editor for X
xevprint contents of X events
xeyeswatch over your shoulder
xfdfont displayer for X
xfontselpoint & click interface for selecting X11 font names
xgcX graphics demo
xhostserver access control program for X
ximakesimple interface to the imake utility for generating X11 Makefiles
xinitX Window System initializer
xinvadersShoot-em-up them nasty little bugs.[ XInvaders ]
xkillkill a client by its X resource
xloadload average display for X
xlockLocks the local X display till a password is entered.   
xlogoX Window System logo
xlsatomslist interned atoms defined on server
xlsclilist client applications running on a display[ xlsclients ]
xlsfontsserver font list displayer for X
xlswinsserver window list displayer for X
xmagmagnify parts of the screen
xmanManual page display program for the X Window System. 
xmartinset X root window to Martin hopalong pattern
xmhX interface to the MH message handling system
xmodmaputility for modifying keymaps in X
xpostitX window system Post-it® notes
xprprint an X window dump
xpropproperty displayer for X
xrdbX server resource database utility
xrefreshrefresh all or part of an X screen
xroachcockroaches hide under your windows
xsetuser preference utility for X
xsetrootroot window parameter setting utility for X
xstdcmapX standard colormap utility
xtermterminal emulator for X
xwddump an image of an X window
xwdtopbmconvert an X11 or X10 window dump file into a portable bitmap
xwdtoppmconvert a color X11 or X10 window dump file into a portable pixmap
xwininfowindow information utility for X
xwudimage displayer for X
zippackage and compress (archive) files
zoomanipulate archives of files in compressed form

1A. Amiga-specific Commands (intro)

A2024Determines whether high resolution mode is on or off. 
TassVisual threaded Usenet news reader[ tass, rtass ]
aenSet or Display Commodore Ethernet board (/dev/aen) options
colorset or show screen colors
ddformatSCSI disk format
ddsizesize of a SCSI disk
displaytypeinquire about Amiga display type[ displaytype, pal, ntsc ]
elf2coffcreate a COFF file from an ELF file
formatphysically format a floppy disk
fractalDisplay Mandelbrot and Julia sets on Amiga Unix /dev/screen device[ fractal, julia ]
ftosfile to stream, stream to file[ ftos, stof ]
getscrgetty front end for console screens[ /etc/getscr ]
haltsysRecommended method for shutting your system downquickly
introintroduction to Amiga-specific commands
mandescribes the Amiga UNIX man page system. 
null_kludgemanipulate null_kludge ELF section to disable null pointer detection
passwdallAssign, change, or delete a password from all system accounts. 
rdbcreate and manage hard disk partition tables
scrmenuprovide description of active screens
showrdbdisplay hard disk partition tables
siocinvoke SIOC ioctl functions
slattachset up one end of a SLIP link
snftoaufconvert X-Windows SNF fonts to AUF fonts
system.setupConfiguration script that runs automatically the first time you start your Amiga. 
tassVisual threaded Usenet news reader[ tass, rtass ]

1C. Communications Commands

ctspawn login to a remote terminal[ ct ]
cucall another UNIX system[ cu ]
uucpUNIX-to-UNIX system copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uuencodeencode a binary file, or decode its ASCII representation[ uuencode, uudecode ]
uuglistprint the list of service grades that are avail- able on this UNIX system[ uuglist ]
uustatuucp status inquiry and job control[ uustat ]
uutopublic UNIX-to-UNIX system file copy[ uuto, uupick ]
uuxUNIX-to-UNIX system command execution[ uux ]
kermitfile transfer, management, and terminal connection

1F. FMLI Commands

echoput string on virtual output[ echo ]
fmlcutcut out selected fields of each line of a file[ fmlcut ]
fmlexprevaluate arguments as an expression[ fmlexpr ]
fmlgrepsearch a file for a pattern[ fmlgrep ]
getfrmreturns the current frameID number[ getfrm ]
getitemsreturns a list of currently marked menu items.[ getitems ]
indicatordisplay application specific alarms and/or the "working" indicator[ indicator ]
messageputs its arguments on FMLI message line[ message ]
pathconvsearch FMLI criteria for filename[ pathconv ]
readfilereads file, gets longest line[ readfile, longline ]
regexmatch patterns against a string[ regex ]
reinitruns an initialization file[ reinit ]
resetreset the current form field to its default values[ reset ]
runrun an executable[ run ]
setset and unset local or global environment vari- ables[ set, unset ]
setcolorredefine or create a color[ setcolor ]
shellrun a command using shell[ shell ]
testcondition evaluation command[ test ]
vsigsynchronize a co-process with the controlling FMLI application[ vsig ]

1G. Graphics Commands

plotgraphics filters for various plotters[ plot, aedplot, bgplot, crtplot, dumbplot, gigiplot, hpplot, implot, t300, t300s, t4013, t450, tek ]

1L. Local Commands

glcheckcheck the content and size of a grasp library
glunpackmake or extract a grasp library file.
xnlockamusing lock screen program with message for passers-by
answerphone message transcription system
autoreplyAutomatic mail reply system
checkaliascheck to see if an alias is defined. 
chkaliascheck to see if an alias is defined. [ checkalias ]
elman interactive mail system
fastmailquick batch mail interface to a single address
filterfilter incoming messages before adding to mailbox
frmlist from and subject of all messages in mailbox or file
glcheckcheck the content and size of a grasp library
glunpackmake or extract a grasp library file. 
listaliaslist user and system aliases
messagesquick count of messages in mailbox or folder
newaliasinstall new elm aliases for user and/or system
newmailprograms to asynchronously notify of new mail[ newmail, wnewmail ]
printmailformat mail in a readable fashion for printing
readmsgread messages from incoming mail
rrnremote rn newsreader
wnewmaildaemon to asynchronously notify of new mail
xnlockamusing lock screen program with message for passers-by
xviewgldisplay GRASP library files under X11

1M. Maintenance Commands (intro)

Uutrytry to contact remote system with debugging on[ Uutry ]
acceptaccept or reject print requests[ accept, reject ]
acctoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acct: acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp closewtmp, utmp2wtmp ]
acctcmscommand summary from per-process accounting records[ acctcms ]
acctconconnect-time accounting[ acctcon, acctcon1, acctcon2 ]
acctmergmerge or add total accounting files[ acctmerg ]
acctprcprocess accounting[ acctprc, acctprc1, acctprc2 ]
acctshshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, tur- nacct ]
arpaddress resolution display and control[ arp ]
automountautomatically mount NFS file systems[ automount ]
autopushconfigure lists of automatically pushed STREAMS modules[ autopush ]
backupinitiate or control a system backup session[ backup ]
biodNFS daemon[ biod ]
bkexceptchange or display an exception list for incremen- tal backups[ bkexcept ]
bkhistoryreport on completed backup operations[ bkhistory ]
bkoperinteract with backup operations to service media insertion prompts[ bkoper ]
bkregchange or display the contents of a backup register[ bkreg ]
bkstatusdisplay the status of backup operations[ bkstatus ]
bootparamdboot parameter server[ bootparamd ]
brcsystem initialization procedures[ brc, bcheckrc ]
buildsysoperating system configuration script[ buildsys ]
captoinfoconvert a termcap description into a terminfo description
checkfsyscheck a file system[ checkfsys ]
chrootchange root directory for a command[ chroot ]
chrtblgenerate character classification and conversion tables[ chrtbl ]
ckbinarsysdetermine whether remote system can accept binary messages[ /etc/mailckbinarsys ]
ckbupscdcheck file system backup schedule[ ckbupscd ]
colltblcreate collation database[ colltbl ]
comsatbiff server[ comsat, in.comsat ]
crashexamine system images[ crash ]
cronclock daemon[ cron ]
cunixconfigure a new bootable operating system[ cunix ]
dcopycopy file systems for optimal access time[ dcopy (generic) ]
dcopy_s5copy s5 file systems for optimal access time[ dcopy (s5) ]
ddconvert and copy a file[ dd ]
delsysadmsysadm interface menu or task removal tool[ delsysadm ]
devattrlists device attributes[ devattr ]
devfreerelease devices from exclusive use[ devfree ]
devinfoprint device specific information[ devinfo ]
devnmdevice name[ devnm ]
devreservreserve devices for exclusive use[ devreserv ]
dfreport number of free disk blocks and files[ df (generic) ]
df_s5report number of free disk blocks and i-nodes for s5 file systems[ df (s5) ]
df_ufsreport free disk space on ufs file systems[ df (ufs) ]
dfmountsdisplay mounted resource information[ dfmounts ]
dfshareslist available resources from remote or local systems[ dfshares ]
disksadds /dev/entries for hard disks in the Equipped Device Table[ disks ]
diskusggenerate disk accounting data by user ID[ diskusg ]
dispadminprocess scheduler administration[ dispadmin ]
dnameprint Remote File Sharing domain and network names[ dname ]
domainnameget/set name of current secure RPC domain[ domainname ]
drvinstallinstall/uninstall a driver[ drvinstall ]
dusummarize disk usage[ du ]
editsaadd/delete entry from software application file[ editsa ]
edittbledit edt_data file[ edittbl ]
edquotaedit user quotas[ edquota ]
edsysadmsysadm interface editing tool[ edsysadm ]
errdumpprint error log[ errdump ]
fastbootreboot/halt the system without checking the disks[ fastboot, fasthalt ]
fdetachdetach a name from a STREAMS-based file descriptor[ fdetach ]
fdiskcreate (recover) a complete disk archive[ fdisk ]
fdpcreate, or restore from, a full file system archive[ fdp ]
fflist file names and statistics for a file system[ ff (generic) ]
ff_s5display i-list information[ ff (s5) ]
ff_ufslist file names and statistics for a ufs file system[ ff (ufs) ]
ffilecreate, or restore from, a full file system archive[ ffile ]
fimagecreate, restore an image archive of a filesystem[ fimage ]
fincfast incremental backup[ finc ]
fingerdremote user information server[ fingerd, in.fingerd ]
fltbootset default boot parameters[ fltboot ]
fmtflopphysically format diskettes[ fmtflop ]
fmthardpopulate VTOC on hard disks[ fmthard ]
frecrecover files from a backup tape[ frec ]
fromsmtpreceive RFC822 mail from SMTP[ fromsmtp ]
fsbafile system block analyzer[ fsba ]
fsckcheck and repair file systems[ fsck (generic) ]
fsck_bfscheck and repair bfs file systems[ fsck (bfs) ]
fsck_s5check and repair s5 file systems[ fsck (s5) ]
fsck_ufsfile system consistency check and interactive repair[ fsck (ufs) ]
fsdbfile system debugger[ fsdb (generic) ]
fsdb_s5s5 file system debugger[ fsdb (s5) ]
fsdb_ufsufs file system debugger[ fsdb (ufs) ]
fstypdetermine file system type[ fstyp (generic) ]
ftpdfile transfer protocol server[ ftpd ]
fumountforced unmount of an advertised resource[ fumount ]
fusagedisk access profiler[ fusage ]
fuseridentify processes using a file or file structure[ fuser ]
fwtmpmanipulate connect accounting records[ fwtmp, wtmpfix ]
gencccreate a front-end to the cc command[ gencc ]
getdevlists devices based on criteria[ getdev ]
getdgrplists device groups which contain devices that match criteria[ getdgrp ]
getmajorprint major number(s) of hardware devices[ getmajor ]
gettableget DoD Internet format host table from a host[ gettable ]
gettyset terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline[ getty ]
getvolverifies device accessibility[ getvol ]
groupaddadd (create) a new group definition on the system[ groupadd ]
groupdeldelete a group definition from the system[ groupdel ]
groupmodmodify a group definition on the system[ groupmod ]
grpckcheck group database entries[ grpck ]
haltstop the processor[ halt ]
hdeaddadd/delete hdelog (Hard Disk Error Log) reports[ hdeadd ]
hdefixreport or change bad block mapping on a hard disk device[ hdefix ]
hdeloggerHard Disk Error status report command and Log Daemon[ hdelogger ]
htableconvert DoD Internet format host table[ htable ]
idprint the user name and ID, and group name and ID[ id ]
idloadRemote File Sharing user and group mapping[ idload ]
ifconfigconfigure network interface parameters[ ifconfig ]
incfilecreate, restore an incremental filesystem archive[ incfile ]
inetdInternet services daemon[ inetd ]
infocmpcompare or print out terminfo descriptions[ infocmp ]
initprocess control initialization[ init, telinit ]
installinstall commands[ install ]
installfadd a file to the software installation database[ installf ]
introintroduction to maintenance commands and application programs[ intro ]
keyservserver for storing public and private keys[ keyserv ]
killallkill all active processes[ killall ]
labelitprovide labels for file systems[ labelit (generic) ]
labelit_s5provide labels for s5 file systems[ labelit (s5) ]
labelit_ufsprovide labels for ufs file systems[ labelit (ufs) ]
ldsysdumpload system dump from floppy diskettes[ ldsysdump ]
ledflash green LED[ led ]
linklink and unlink files and directories[ link, unlink ]
listdgrplists members of a device group[ listdgrp ]
listennetwork listener daemon[ listen ]
lockdnetwork lock daemon[ lockd ]
loginslist user and system login information[ logins ]
lpadminconfigure the LP print service[ lpadmin ]
lpcline printer control program[ lpc ]
lpfilteradminister filters used with the LP print service[ lpfilter ]
lpformsadminister forms used with the LP print service
lpschedstart/stop the LP print service and move requests[ lpsched, lpshut, lpmove ]
lpsystemregister remote systems with the print service[ lpsystem ]
lpusersset printing queue priorities[ lpusers ]
mail_pipeinvoke recipient command for incoming mail[ mail_pipe ]
mailstatsprint statistics collected by sendmail[ mailstats ]
makedbmmake a YP dbm file[ makedbm ]
makefsyscreate a file system[ makefsys ]
migrationmove an archive from one set of volumes to another[ migration ]
mkbootconvert an object file to a bootable object file[ mkboot ]
mkfifomake FIFO special file[ mkfifo ]
mkfsconstruct a file system[ mkfs (generic) ]
mkfs_bfsconstruct a boot file system[ mkfs (bfs) ]
mkfs_s5construct an s5 file system[ mkfs (s5) ]
mkfs_ufsconstruct a ufs file system[ mkfs (ufs) ]
mknodmake a special file[ mknod ]
montblcreate monetary database[ montbl ]
mountmount or unmount file systems and remote resources[ mount, umount (generic) ]
mount_bfsmount bfs file systems[ mount (bfs) ]
mount_nfsmount remote NFS resources[ mount ]
mount_rfsmount remote resources[ mount ]
mount_s5mount an s5 file system[ mount (s5) ]
mount_ufsmount ufs file systems[ mount (ufs) ]
mountallmount, unmount multiple file systems[ mountall, umountall ]
mountdNFS mount request server[ mountd ]
mountfsysmount, unmount a file system[ mountfsys, umountfsys ]
mvdirmove a directory[ mvdir ]
namedInternet domain name server[ named, in.named ]
ncheckgenerate a list of path names vs i- numbers[ ncheck (generic) ]
ncheck_s5generate path names versus i-numbers for s5 file systems[ ncheck (s5) ]
ncheck_ufsgenerate pathnames versus i-numbers for ufs file systems[ ncheck (ufs) ]
netstatshow network status[ netstat ]
newbootload boot programs onto the hard disk boot parti- tion[ newboot ]
newfsconstruct a new file system[ newfs ]
newgrplog in to a new group[ newgrp ]
newkeycreate a new key in the publickey database[ newkey ]
nfsdNFS daemon[ nfsd ]
nlsadminnetwork listener service administration[ nlsadmin ]
nslookupquery name servers interactively[ nslookup ]
nsqueryRemote File Sharing name server query[ nsquery ]
passmgmtpassword files management[ passmgmt ]
pingsend ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts[ ping ]
pkgaddtransfer software package to the system[ pkgadd ]
pkgaskstores answers to a request script[ pkgask ]
pkgchkcheck accuracy of installation[ pkgchk ]
pkgrmremoves a package from the system[ pkgrm ]
pmadmport monitor administration[ pmadm ]
powerdownstop all processes and turn off the power[ powerdown ]
profilerUNIX sys- tem profiler[ profiler: prfld, prfstat, prfdc, prfsnap, prfpr ]
prtconfprint system configuration[ prtconf ]
prtvtocprint the VTOC of a block device[ prtvtoc ]
pumpDownload B16 or X86 a.out file to a peripheral board[ pump ]
pwckpassword/group file checkers[ pwck, grpck ]
pwconvInstalls and updates /etc/shadow with information from /etc/passwd[ pwconv ]
quotsummarize file system ownership[ quot ]
quotadisplay a user's disk quota and usage[ quota ]
quotacheckfile system quota consistency checker[ quotacheck ]
quotaonturn file system quotas on and off[ quotaon, quotaoff ]
rarpdDARPA Reverse Address Resolution Protocol server[ rarpd ]
rc0run commands performed to stop the operating system[ rc0 ]
rc2run commands performed for multi-user environment[ rc2 ]
rc6run commands performed to stop and reboot the operat- ing system[ rc6 ]
rdateset system date from a remote host[ rdate ]
rebootrestart the operating system[ reboot ]
reloginrename login entry to show current layer[ relogin ]
removefremove a file from software database[ removef ]
renicealter priority of running processes[ renice ]
repquotasummarize quotas for a file system[ repquota ]
restoreinitiate restores of filesystems, data partitions, or disks[ restore ]
rexecdremote execution server[ rexecd ]
rfadminRemote File Sharing domain administration[ rfadmin ]
rfpasswdchange Remote File Sharing host password[ rfpasswd ]
rfstartstart Remote File Sharing[ rfstart ]
rfstopstop the Remote File Sharing environment[ rfstop ]
rfuadminRemote File Sharing notification shell script[ rfuadmin ]
rfudaemonRemote File Sharing daemon process[ rfudaemon ]
rlogindremote login server[ rlogind ]
rmntstatdisplay mounted resource information[ rmntstat ]
rmnttryattempt to mount queued remote resources[ rmnttry ]
rmountqueue remote resource mounts[ rmount ]
rmountallmount, unmount Remote File Sharing resources[ rmountall, rumountall ]
routemanually manipulate the routing tables[ route ]
routednetwork routing daemon[ routed ]
rpcbinduniversal addresses to RPC program number mapper[ rpcbind ]
rpcinforeport RPC information[ rpcinfo ]
rshdremote shell server[ rshd ]
rsnotifydisplay or modify the information identifying the individual in charge of restore requests[ rsnotify ]
rsoperservice pending restore requests and service media insertion prompts[ rsoper ]
rsstatusreport the status of posted restore requests[ rsstatus ]
rumountcancel queued remote resource request[ rumount ]
runacctrun daily accounting[ runacct ]
rusersdnetwork username server[ rpc.rusersd ]
rwallwrite to all users over a network[ rwall ]
rwalldnetwork rwall server[ rpc.rwalld ]
rwhodsystem status server[ rwhod, in.rwhod ]
sacservice access controller[ sac ]
sacadmservice access controller administration[ sacadm ]
sadpdisk access profiler[ sadp ]
sarsystem activity report package[ sar: sa1, sa2, sadc ]
setclkset system time from hardware clock[ setclk ]
setmntestablish mount table[ setmnt ]
setunamechanges machine information[ setuname ]
setupinitialize system for first user[ setup ]
sharemake local resource available for mounting by remote systems[ share ]
share_nfsmake local NFS resource available for mounting by remote systems[ share ]
share_rfsmake local RFS resource available for mounting by remote systems[ share ]
shareallshare, unshare multiple resources[ shareall, unshareall ]
shutdownshut down system, change system state[ shutdown ]
slinkstreams linker[ slink ]
smtpsend SMTP mail to a remote host using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol[ smtp ]
smtpdreceive incoming SMTP messages[ smtpd ]
smtpqerqueue mail for delivery by SMTP[ smtpqer ]
smtpschedprocess messages queued in the SMTP mail queue[ smtpsched ]
sprayspray packets[ spray ]
spraydspray server[ rpc.sprayd ]
statdnetwork status monitor[ statd ]
straceprint STREAMS trace messages[ strace ]
strcleanSTREAMS error logger cleanup program[ strclean ]
strerrSTREAMS error logger daemon[ strerr ]
sttydefsmaintain line settings and hunt sequences for TTY ports[ sttydefs ]
subecome super-user or another user[ su ]
suloginaccess single-user mode[ sulogin ]
swapswap administrative interface[ swap ]
syncupdate the super block[ sync ]
sysadmvisual interface to perform system administration[ sysadm ]
sysdefoutput system definition[ sysdef ]
syslogdlog system messages[ syslogd ]
talkdserver for talk program[ talkd, in.talkd ]
telnetdDARPA TELNET protocol server[ telnetd ]
tftpdDARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server[ tftpd ]
ticterminfo compiler[ tic ]
tnamedDARPA trivial name server[ tnamed, in.tnamed ]
tosmtpsend mail to SMTP[ tosmtp ]
trpttransliterate protocol trace[ trpt ]
ttyadmformat and output port monitor-specific information[ ttyadm ]
ttymonport monitor for terminal ports
tunefstune up an existing file system[ tunefs ]
uadminadministrative control[ uadmin ]
ufsdumpincremental file system dump[ ufsdump ]
ufsrestoreincremental file system restore[ ufsrestore ]
unsharemake local resource unavailable for mounting by remote systems[ unshare ]
unshare_nfsmake local NFS resource unavailable for mounting by remote systems[ unshare ]
unshare_rfsmake local RFS resource unavailable for mounting by remote systems[ unshare ]
urestorerequest restore of files and directories[ urestore ]
ursstatusreport the status of posted user restore requests[ ursstatus ]
useraddadminister a new user login on the system[ useradd ]
userdeldelete a user's login from the system[ userdel ]
usermodmodify a user's login information on the system[ usermod ]
uucheckcheck the uucp directories and permissions file[ uucheck ]
uucicofile transport program for the uucp system[ uucico ]
uucleanupuucp spool directory clean-up[ uucleanup ]
uuschedthe scheduler for the uucp file transport program[ uusched ]
uuxqtexecute remote command requests[ uuxqt ]
volcopymake literal copy of file system[ volcopy (generic) ]
volcopy_s5make a literal copy of an s5 file system[ volcopy (s5) ]
volcopy_ufsmake a literal copy of a ufs file system[ volcopy (ufs) ]
wallwrite to all users[ wall ]
whodowho is doing what[ whodo ]
wtinitobject downloader for the 5620 DMD terminal[ wtinit ]
xinstallinstalls commands[ xinstall ]
xtsextract and print xt driver statistics[ xts ]
xttextract and print xt driver packet traces[ xtt ]
ypinitbuild and install YP database[ ypinit ]
ypmakerebuild YP database[ ypmake ]
yppollreturn current version of a YP map at a YP server host[ yppoll ]
yppushforce propagation of a changed YP map[ yppush ]
ypservYP server and binder processes[ ypserv, ypbind ]
ypsetpoint ypbind at a particular server[ ypset ]
ypupdatedserver for changing YP information[ ypupdated ]
ypxfrtransfer YP map from a YP server to host[ ypxfr ]
zdumptime zone dumper[ zdump ]
zictime zone compiler[ zic ]

1l. Local Commands

cpsetinstall a file with specific modes and owners
fingerWho is on the system. [ Finger, Whois ]
octopusOctel, Hex, Binary, ASCII Key dump facility. 
prsendsretrieve messages that are previously sent to you via send. 
sendSend a message to another user’s terminal. [ send, reply, shout ]
ttylocset or display tty location
watsonUser interface to whois database

2. System Calls (intro)

chsizechanges the size of a file[ chsize ]
creatsemcreates an instance of a binary semaphore.[ creatsem ]
ftimegets time and date[ ftime ]
intro[ intro ]
locklocks a process in primary memory.[ lock ]
lockinglocks or unlocks a file region for reading or writing[ locking ]
mknodmake a directory, or a special or ordinary file[ mknod ]
napsuspends execution for a short interval[ nap ]
opensemopens a semaphore[ opensem ]
rdchkchecks to see if there is data to be read[ rdchk ]
sdentersynchronizes access to a shared data seg- ment.[ sdenter, sdleave ]
sdgetattaches and detaches a shared data segment.[ sdget, sdfree ]
sdgetvsynchronizes shared data access.[ sdgetv ]
sigsemsignals a process waiting on a semaphore.[ sigsem ]
statget file status[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
waitsemawaits and checks access to a resource governed by a semaphore.[ waitsem, nbwaitsem ]

3. C Library Functions

allocamemory allocator[ alloca ]
bstringbit and byte string operations[ bstring: bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs ]
dec2fltconvert decimal record to floating- point value[ decimal_to_floating: decimal_to_single, decimal_to_double, decimal_to_extended ]
econvertoutput conversion[ econvert, fconvert, gconvert, seconvert, sfconvert, sgcon- vert ]
floatingpntIEEE floating point definitions[ floatingpoint ]
flt2decconvert floating-point value to decimal record[ floating_to_decimal: single_to_decimal, double_to_decimal, extended_to_decimal ]
getdateconvert time and date from ASCII
getdtblszget descriptor table size[ getdtablesize ]
gethostidget unique identifier of current host[ gethostid ]
gethostnameget/set name of current host[ gethostname, sethostname ]
getpagesizeget system page size[ getpagesize ]
getpriorityget/set program scheduling prior- ity[ getpriority, setpriority ]
getrusageget information about resource utilization[ getrusage ]
getusrshlget legal user shells[ getusershell, setusershell, endusershell ]
getwdget current working directory pathname[ getwd ]
indexstring operations[ index, rindex ]
killpgsend signal to a process group[ killpg ]
libpbmfunctions to support portable bitmap programs[ pbm ]
libpgmfunctions to support portable graymap programs[ pgm ]
libpnmfunctions to support portable anymap programs[ pnm ]
libppmfunctions to support portable pixelmap programs[ ppm ]
mctlmemory management control[ mctl ]
mkstempmake a unique file name[ mkstemp ]
ndbmdata base subroutines[ ndbm: dbm_clearerr, dbm_close, dbm_delete, dbm_error, dbm_fetch, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_open, dbm_store ]
nlistget entries from symbol table[ nlist ]
psignalsystem signal messages[ psignal, sys_siglist ]
randombetter random number generator; routines for changing generators[ random, srandom, initstate, setstate ]
rebootreboot system or halt processor[ reboot ]
regexregular expression handler[ regex, re_comp, re_exec ]
scandirscan a directory[ scandir, alphasort ]
setjmpnon-local goto[ setjmp, longjmp, _setjmp, _longjmp, sigsetjmp, siglongjmp ]
setregidset real and effective group IDs[ setregid ]
setreuidset real and effective user IDs[ setreuid ]
sigblockblock signals[ sigblock, sigmask ]
sigfpesignal handling for specific SIGFPE codes
sigintrpallow signals to interrupt system calls[ siginterrupt ]
signalsimplified software signal facilities[ signal ]
sigpauseautomically release blocked signals and wait for interrupt[ sigpause ]
sigsetmaskset current signal mask[ sigsetmask ]
sigstackset and/or get signal stack context[ sigstack ]
sigvecsoftware signal facilities[ sigvec ]
sleepsuspend execution for interval[ sleep ]
stringstring operations[ string: strcasecmp, strncasecmp ]
syscallindirect system call[ syscall ]
syslogcontrol system log[ syslog, openlog, closelog, setlogmask ]
ualarmschedule signal after interval in microseconds[ ualarm ]
usleepsuspend execution for interval in microseconds[ usleep ]
utimesset file times[ utimes ]
waitwait for process to terminate or stop[ wait, wait3, WIFSTOPPED, WIFSIGNALED, WIFEXITED ]

3A. Amiga-specific Functions (intro)

introintroduction to Amiga-specific libraries
knlistget entries from kernel’s name list
screenfunctions for Amiga screen access[ screen: OpenScreen, ScreenColors, NewBitmap, DisplayScreen, ScreenDeviceName, CloseScreen, ScreenError ]

3C. Compatibility Functions

a64lconvert between long integer and base-64 ASCII string[ a64l, l64a ]
abortgenerate an abnormal termination signal[ abort ]
absreturn integer absolute value[ abs, labs ]
addseveritybuild a list of severity levels for an appli- cation for use with fmtmsg[ addseverity ]
atexitadd program termination routine[ atexit ]
bsearchbinary search a sorted table[ bsearch ]
catgetsread a program message[ catgets ]
catopenopen/close a message catalogue[ catopen, catclose ]
clockreport CPU time used[ clock ]
convtranslate characters[ conv: toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
cryptgenerate encryption[ crypt, setkey, encrypt ]
ctimeconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, tzset ]
ctypecharacter handling[ ctype: isdigit, isxdigit, islower, isupper, isalpha, isal- num, isspace, iscntrl, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, isascii ]
decconvconvert between binary and decimal values[ decconv: _s2dec, _d2dec, _dec2s, _dec2d ]
dialestablish an outgoing terminal line connection[ dial ]
difftimecomputes the difference between two calendar times[ difftime ]
directorydirectory operations[ directory: opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
divcompute the quotient and remainder[ div, ldiv ]
drand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
dup2duplicate an open file descriptor[ dup2 ]
ecvtconvert floating-point number to string[ ecvt, fcvt, gcvt ]
endlast locations in program[ end, etext, edata ]
fattachattach a STREAMS-based file descriptor to an object in the file system name space[ fattach ]
fdetachdetach a name from a STREAMS-based file descriptor[ fdetach ]
ffsfind first set bit[ ffs ]
fmtmsgdisplay a message on stderr or system console[ fmtmsg ]
fpgetroundIEEE floating-point environment control[ fpgetround, fpsetround, fpgetmask, fpsetmask, fpgetsticky, fpsetsticky ]
frexpmanipu- late parts of floating-point numbers[ frexp, ldexp, logb, modf, modff, nextafter, scalb ]
fsetposreposition a file pointer in a stream[ fsetpos, fgetpos ]
ftimeget date and time[ ftime ]
ftwwalk a file tree[ ftw, nftw ]
getcwdget pathname of current working directory[ getcwd ]
getdateconvert user format date and time[ getdate ]
getenvreturn value for environment name[ getenv ]
getgrentget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent, fgetgrent ]
getitimerget/set value of interval timer[ getitimer, setitimer ]
getloginget login name[ getlogin ]
getmntentget mnttab file entry[ getmntent, getmntany ]
getoptget option letter from argument vector[ getopt ]
getpassread a password[ getpass ]
getpwget name from UID[ getpw ]
getpwentmanipulate password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, fgetpwent ]
getspentmanipulate shadow password file entry[ getspent, getspnam, setspent, endspent, fgetspent, lckpwdf, ulckpwdf ]
getsuboptparse suboptions from a string[ getsubopt ]
gettxtretrieve a text string[ gettxt ]
getutaccess utmp file entry[ getut: getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
getutxaccess utmpx file entry[ getutx: getutxent, getutxid, getutxline, pututxline, setutx- ent, endutxent, utmpxname, getutmp, getutmpx, updwtmp, updwtmpx ]
getvfsentget vfstab file entry[ getvfsent, getvfsfile, getvfsspec, getvfsany ]
grantptgrant access to the slave pseudo-terminal device[ grantpt ]
hsearchmanage hash search tables[ hsearch, hcreate, hdestroy ]
initgroupsinitialize the supplementary group access list[ initgroups ]
insqueinsert/remove element from a queue[ insque, remque ]
isastreamtest a file descriptor[ isastream ]
isnandeter- mine type of floating-point number[ isnan, isnand, isnanf, finite, fpclass, unordered ]
l3tolconvert between 3-byte integers and long integers[ l3tol, ltol3 ]
localeconvget numeric formatting information[ localeconv ]
lockfrecord locking on files[ lockf ]
lsearchlinear search and update[ lsearch, lfind ]
makecontextmanipulate user contexts[ makecontext, swapcontext ]
makedevmanage a device number[ makedev, major, minor ]
mallocmemory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, memalign, valloc ]
mbcharmultibyte character handling[ mbchar: mbtowc, mblen, wctomb ]
mbstringmultibyte string functions[ mbstring: mbstowcs, wcstombs ]
memorymemory operations[ memory: memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memmove, memset ]
mkfifocreate a new FIFO[ mkfifo ]
mktempmake a unique file name[ mktemp ]
mktimeconverts a tm structure to a calendar time[ mktime ]
mlocklock (or unlock) pages in memory[ mlock, munlock ]
mlockalllock or unlock address space[ mlockall, munlockall ]
monitorprepare execution profile[ monitor ]
msyncsynchronize memory with physical storage[ msync ]
nicechange priority of a process[ nice ]
nl_langinfolanguage information[ nl_langinfo ]
offsetofoffset of structure member[ offsetof ]
perrorprint system error messages[ perror ]
psignalsystem signal messages[ psignal, psiginfo ]
ptsnameget name of the slave pseudo-terminal device[ ptsname ]
putenvchange or add value to environment[ putenv ]
putpwentwrite password file entry[ putpwent ]
putspentwrite shadow password file entry[ putspent ]
qsortquicker sort[ qsort ]
raisesend signal to program[ raise ]
randsimple random-number generator[ rand, srand ]
realpathreturns the real file name[ realpath ]
removeremove file[ remove ]
selectsynchronous I/O multiplexing[ select ]
setjmpnon-local goto[ setjmp, longjmp ]
setlocalemodify and query a program's locale[ setlocale ]
sigsetjmpa non-local goto with signal state[ sigsetjmp, siglongjmp ]
sigsetopsmanipulate sets of signals.[ sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember ]
sleepsuspend execution for interval[ sleep ]
ssignalsoftware signals[ ssignal, gsignal ]
stdipcstandard interprocess communication package[ stdipc: ftok ]
strcollstring collation[ strcoll ]
strerrorget error message string[ strerror ]
strftimeconvert date and time to string[ strftime, cftime, ascftime ]
stringstring operations[ string: strcat, strdup, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, strstr ]
strtodconvert string to double-precision number[ strtod, atof ]
strtolconvert string to integer[ strtol, strtoul, atol, atoi ]
strxfrmstring transformation[ strxfrm ]
swabswap bytes[ swab ]
sysconfget configurable system variables[ sysconf ]
tcsetpgrpset terminal foreground process group id[ tcsetpgrp ]
timesget process times[ times ]
timezoneget time zone name given offset from GMT[ timezone ]
truncateset a file to a specified length[ truncate, ftruncate ]
tsearchmanage binary search trees[ tsearch, tfind, tdelete, twalk ]
ttynamefind name of a terminal[ ttyname, isatty ]
ttyslotfind the slot in the utmp file of the current user[ ttyslot ]
unlockptunlock a pseudo-terminal master/slave pair[ unlockpt ]

3E. ELF Library

elfobject file access library[ elf ]
elf_beginmake a file descriptor[ elf_begin ]
elf_cntlcontrol a file descriptor[ elf_cntl ]
elf_endfinish using an object file[ elf_end ]
elf_errorerror handling[ elf_errmsg, elf_errno ]
elf_fillset fill byte[ elf_fill ]
elf_flagmanipulate flags[ elf_flagdata, elf_flagehdr, elf_flagelf, elf_flagphdr, elf_flagscn, elf_flagshdr ]
elf_fsizereturn the size of an object file type[ elf_fsize: elf32_fsize ]
elf_getbaseget the base offset for an object file[ elf_getbase ]
elf_getdataget section data[ elf_getdata, elf_newdata, elf_rawdata ]
elf_getehdrretrieve class- dependent object file header[ elf_getehdr: elf32_getehdr, elf32_newehdr ]
elf_getphdrretrieve class- dependent program header table[ elf_getphdr: elf32_getphdr, elf32_newphdr ]
elf_getscnget sec- tion information[ elf_getscn, elf_ndxscn, elf_newscn, elf_nextscn ]
elf_getshdrretrieve class-dependent sec- tion header[ elf_getshdr: elf32_getshdr ]
elf_hashcompute hash value[ elf_hash ]
elf_kinddetermine file type[ elf_kind ]
elf_nextsequential archive member access[ elf_next ]
elf_randrandom archive member access[ elf_rand ]
elf_rawfileretrieve uninterpreted file contents[ elf_rawfile ]
elf_strptrmake a string pointer[ elf_strptr ]
elf_updateupdate an ELF descriptor[ elf_update ]
elf_versioncoordinate ELF library and application ver- sions[ elf_version ]
elf_xlateclass-dependent data translation[ elf_xlate: elf32_xlatetof, elf32_xlatetom ]
nlistget entries from name list[ nlist ]

3G. General Purpose Library

basenamereturn the last element of a path name[ basename ]
bgetsread stream up to next delimiter[ bgets ]
bufsplitsplit buffer into fields[ bufsplit ]
copylistcopy a file into memory[ copylist ]
dirnamereport the parent directory name of a file path name[ dirname ]
gmatchshell global pattern matching[ gmatch ]
isencryptdetermine whether a character buffer is encrypted[ isencrypt ]
mkdirpcreate, remove directories in a path[ mkdirp, rmdirp ]
p2openopen, close pipes to and from a command[ p2open, p2close ]
pathfindsearch for named file in named directories[ pathfind ]
regcmpcompile and execute regular expression[ regcmp, regex ]
regexprregular expression compile and match routines[ regexpr: compile, step, advance ]
strstring manipulations[ str: strfind, strrspn, strtrns ]
strccpycopy strings, compress- ing or expanding escape codes[ strccpy: streadd, strcadd, strecpy ]

3M. Mathematical Library (intro)

besselBessel functions[ bessel: j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
erferror function and complementary error function[ erf, erfc ]
expexponential, logarithm, power, square root functions[ exp, expf, cbrt, log, logf, log10, log10f, pow, powf, sqrt, sqrtf ]
floorfloor, ceiling, remainder, absolute value functions[ floor, floorf, ceil, ceilf, copysign, fmod, fmodf, fabs, fabsf, rint, remainder ]
gammalog gamma function[ gamma, lgamma ]
hypotEuclidean distance function[ hypot ]
ieee_funcsmiscel- laneous functions for IEEE arithmetic[ ieee_functions, fp_class, isnan, copysign, scalbn ]
introintroduction to math libraries[ intro ]
matherrerror-handling function[ matherr ]
sinhhyperbolic functions[ sinh, sinhf, cosh, coshf, tanh, tanhf, asinh, acosh, atanh ]
trigtrigonometric functions[ trig: sin, sinf, cos, cosf, tan, tanf, asin, asinf, acos, acosf, atan, atanf, atan2, atan2f ]

3N. Network Support Library

acceptaccept a connection on a socket[ accept ]
bindbind a name to a socket[ bind ]
byteorderconvert values between host and network byte order[ byteorder, htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
connectinitiate a connection on a socket[ connect ]
doconfigexecute a configuration script[ doconfig ]
ethersEthernet address mapping operations[ ethers ]
gethostentget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
getnetentget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
getnetpathget /etc/netconfig entry corresponding to NET- PATH component[ getnetpath ]
getpeernameget name of connected peer[ getpeername ]
getprotoentget protocol entry[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
getserventget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
getsocknameget socket name[ getsockname ]
getsockoptget and set options on sockets[ getsockopt, setsockopt ]
inetInternet address manipulation[ inet: inet_addr, inet_network, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, inet_ntoa ]
listenlisten for connections on a socket[ listen ]
netdirgeneric transport name-to-address transla- tion[ netdir_getbyname, netdir_getbyaddr, netdir_free, netdir_mergeaddr, taddr2uaddr, uaddr2taddr, netdir_perror, netdir_sperror ]
nlsgetcallget client's data passed via the listener[ nlsgetcall ]
nlsproviderget name of transport provider[ nlsprovider ]
nlsrequestformat and send listener service request mes- sage[ nlsrequest ]
publickeyretrieve public or secret key[ publickey: getpublickey, getsecretkey ]
recvreceive a message from a socket[ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ]
resolverresolver routines[ resolver, res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand ]
rexecreturn stream to a remote command[ rexec ]
rpclibrary routines for remote procedure calls[ rpc ]
rpc_clnt_aulibrary routines for client side remote procedure call authentication[ rpc_clnt_auth: auth_destroy, authnone_create, authsys_create, authsys_create_default ]
rpc_clnt_cllibrary routines for client side calls[ rpc_clnt_calls: clnt_call, clnt_freeres, clnt_geterr, clnt_perrno, clnt_perror, clnt_sperrno, clnt_sperror, rpc_broadcast, rpc_call ]
rpc_clnt_crlibrary routines for dealing with creation and manipulation of CLIENT handles[ rpc_clnt_create: clnt_control, clnt_create, clnt_destroy, clnt_dg_create, clnt_pcreateerror, clnt_raw_create, clnt_spcreateerror, clnt_tli_create, clnt_tp_create, clnt_vc_create ]
rpc_svc_clslibrary routines for registering servers[ rpc_svc_calls: rpc_reg, svc_reg, svc_unreg, xprt_register, xprt_unregister ]
rpc_svc_crlibrary routines for dealing with the creation of server handles[ rpc_svc_create: svc_create, svc_destroy, svc_dg_create, svc_fd_create, svc_raw_create, svc_tli_create, svc_tp_create, svc_vc_create ]
rpc_svc_errlibrary routines for server side remote procedure call errors[ rpc_svc_err: svcerr_auth, svcerr_decode, svcerr_noproc, svcerr_noprog, svcerr_progvers, svcerr_systemerr, svcerr_weakauth ]
rpc_svc_reglibrary routines for RPC servers[ rpc_svc_reg: svc_freeargs, svc_getargs, svc_getreqset, svc_getrpccaller, svc_run, svc_sendreply ]
rpc_xdrXDR library routines for remote procedure calls[ rpc_xdr: xdr_accepted_reply, xdr_authsys_parms, xdr_callhdr, xdr_callmsg, xdr_opaque_auth, xdr_rejected_reply, xdr_replymsg ]
rpcbindlibrary routines for RPC bind service[ rpcbind: rpcb_getmaps, rpcb_getaddr, rpcb_gettime, rpcb_rmtcall, rpcb_set, rpcb_unset ]
rusersreturn information about users on remote machines[ rusers ]
rwallwrite to specified remote machines[ rwall ]
secure_rpclibrary routines for secure remote procedure calls[ secure_rpc: authdes_seccreate, authdes_getucred, getnet- name, host2netname, key_decryptsession, key_encryptsession, key_gendes, key_setsecret, netname2host, netname2user, user2netname ]
sendsend a message from a socket[ send, sendto, sendmsg ]
shutdownshut down part of a full-duplex connection[ shutdown ]
socketcreate an endpoint for communication[ socket ]
socketpaircreate a pair of connected sockets[ socketpair ]
sprayscatter data in order to check the network[ spray ]
t_acceptaccept a connect request[ t_accept ]
t_allocallocate a library structure[ t_alloc ]
t_bindbind an address to a transport endpoint[ t_bind ]
t_closeclose a transport endpoint[ t_close ]
t_connectestablish a connection with another transport user[ t_connect ]
t_errorproduce error message[ t_error ]
t_freefree a library structure[ t_free ]
t_getinfoget protocol-specific service information[ t_getinfo ]
t_getstateget the current state[ t_getstate ]
t_listenlisten for a connect request[ t_listen ]
t_looklook at the current event on a transport endpoint[ t_look ]
t_openestablish a transport endpoint[ t_open ]
t_optmgmtmanage options for a transport endpoint[ t_optmgmt ]
t_rcvreceive data or expedited data sent over a connec- tion[ t_rcv ]
t_rcvconnectreceive the confirmation from a connect request[ t_rcvconnect ]
t_rcvdisretrieve information from disconnect[ t_rcvdis ]
t_rcvrelacknowledge receipt of an orderly release indica- tion[ t_rcvrel ]
t_rcvudatareceive a data unit[ t_rcvudata ]
t_rcvuderrreceive a unit data error indication[ t_rcvuderr ]
t_sndsend data or expedited data over a connection[ t_snd ]
t_snddissend user-initiated disconnect request[ t_snddis ]
t_sndrelinitiate an orderly release[ t_sndrel ]
t_sndudatasend a data unit[ t_sndudata ]
t_syncsynchronize transport library[ t_sync ]
t_unbinddisable a transport endpoint[ t_unbind ]
xdrlibrary routines for external data representation
xdr_adminlibrary routines for external data representation[ xdr_admin: xdr_getpos, xdr_inline, xdrrec_eof, xdr_setpos ]
xdr_complexlibrary routines for external data representation[ xdr_complex: xdr_array, xdr_bytes, xdr_opaque, xdr_pointer, xdr_reference, xdr_string, xdr_union, xdr_vector, xdr_wrapstring ]
xdr_createlibrary routines for external data representation stream creation[ xdr_create: xdr_destroy, xdrmem_create, xdrrec_create, xdrstdio_create ]
xdr_simplelibrary rou- tines for external data representation[ xdr_simple: xdr_bool, xdr_char, xdr_double, xdr_enum, xdr_float, xdr_free, xdr_int, xdr_long, xdr_short, xdr_u_char, xdr_u_long, xdr_u_short, xdr_void ]
ypclntYP client interface[ ypclnt, yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
ypupdatechanges yp information[ yp_update ]

3S. Standard I/O Functions

ctermidgenerate file name for terminal[ ctermid ]
cuseridget character login name of the user[ cuserid ]
fcloseclose or flush a stream[ fclose, fflush ]
ferrorstream status inquiries[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
fopenopen a stream[ fopen, freopen, fdopen ]
freadbinary input/output[ fread, fwrite ]
fseekreposition a file pointer in a stream[ fseek, rewind, ftell ]
getcget character or word from a stream[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
getsget a string from a stream[ gets, fgets ]
popeninitiate pipe to/from a process[ popen, pclose ]
printfprint formatted output[ printf, fprintf, sprintf ]
putcput character or word on a stream[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
putsput a string on a stream[ puts, fputs ]
scanfconvert formatted input[ scanf, fscanf, sscanf ]
setbufassign buffering to a stream[ setbuf, setvbuf ]
setbufferassign buffering to a stream[ setbuffer, setlinebuf ]
stdiostandard buffered input/output package[ stdio ]
systemissue a shell command[ system ]
tmpfilecreate a temporary file[ tmpfile ]
tmpnamcreate a name for a temporary file[ tmpnam, tempnam ]
ungetcpush character back onto input stream[ ungetc ]
vprintfprint formatted output of a variable argument list[ vprintf, vfprintf, vsprintf ]

3X. Miscellaneous Library Functions

assertverify program assertion[ assert ]
cryptpassword and file encryption functions[ crypt ]
curs_addchadd a character (with attributes) to a curses window and advance cursor[ curs_addch: addch, waddch, mvaddch, mvwaddch, echochar, wechochar ]
curs_addstradd a string of charac- ters to a curses window and advance cursor[ curs_addstr: addstr, addnstr, waddstr, waddnstr, mvaddstr, mvaddnstr, mvwaddstr, mvwaddnstr ]
curs_attrcurses character and window attribute control routines[ curs_attr: attroff, wattroff, attron, wattron, attrset, wattrset, standend, wstandend, standout, wstandout ]
curs_beepcurses bell and screen flash rou- tines[ curs_beep: beep, flash ]
curs_bkgdcurses window background manipulation routines[ curs_bkgd: bkgdset, wbkgdset, bkgd, wbkgd ]
curs_bordercreate curses borders, horizontal and vertical lines[ curs_border: border, wborder, box, whline, wvline ]
curs_clearclear all or part of a curses window[ curs_clear: erase, werase, clear, wclear, clrtobot, wclrto- bot, clrtoeol, wclrtoeol ]
curs_colorcurses color manipulation routines[ curs_color: start_color, init_pair, init_color, has_colors, can_change_color, color_content, pair_content ]
curs_delchdelete char- acter under cursor in a curses window.[ curs_delch: delch, wdelch, mvdelch, mvwdelch ]
curs_dellndelete and insert lines in a curses window[ curs_deleteln: deleteln, wdeleteln, insdelln, winsdelln, insertln, winsertln ]
curs_getchget (or push back) characters from curses terminal keyboard[ curs_getch: getch, wgetch, mvgetch, mvwgetch, ungetch ]
curs_getstrget character strings from curses terminal keyboard[ curs_getstr: getstr, wgetstr, mvgetstr, mvwgetstr, wgetnstr ]
curs_getyxget curses cursor and window coordinates[ curs_getyx: getyx, getparyx, getbegyx, getmaxyx ]
curs_inchget a character and its attributes from a curses window[ curs_inch: inch, winch, mvinch, mvwinch ]
curs_inoptscurses terminal input option control routines[ curs_inopts: cbreak, nocbreak, echo, noecho, halfdelay, intrflush, keypad, meta, nodelay, notimeout, raw, noraw, noqiflush, qiflush, timeout, wtimeout, typeahead ]
curs_inschinsert a character before the character under the cursor in a curses window[ curs_insch: insch, winsch, mvinsch, mvwinsch ]
curs_insstrinsert string before character under the cursor in a curses window[ curs_instr: insstr, insnstr, winsstr, winsnstr, mvinsstr, mvinsnstr, mvwinsstr, mvwinsnstr ]
curs_instrget a string of characters from a curses window[ curs_instr: instr, innstr, winstr, winnstr, mvinstr, mvinnstr, mvwinstr, mvwinnstr ]
curs_kernellow-level curses rou- tines[ curs_kernel: def_prog_mode, def_shell_mode, reset_prog_mode, reset_shell_mode, resetty, savetty, getsyx, setsyx, ripoffline, curs_set, napms ]
curs_movemove curses window cursor[ curs_move: move, wmove ]
curs_padcreate and display curses pads[ curs_pad: newpad, subpad, prefresh, pnoutrefresh, pechochar ]
curs_printwprint formatted output in curses windows[ curs_printw: printw, wprintw, mvprintw, mvwprintw, vwprintw ]
curs_scanwconvert formatted input from a curses widow[ curs_scanw: scanw, wscanw, mvscanw, mvwscanw, vwscanw ]
curs_scrollscroll a curses window[ curs_scroll: scroll, srcl, wscrl ]
curs_slkcurses soft label routines[ curs_slk: slk_init, slk_set, slk_refresh, slk_noutrefresh, slk_label, slk_clear, slk_restore, slk_touch, slk_attron, slk_attrset, slk_attroff ]
curs_terminfocurses interfaces to terminfo database[ curs_terminfo: setupterm, setterm, set_curterm, del_curterm, restartterm, tparm, tputs, putp, vidputs, vidattr, mvcur, tigetflag, tigetnum, tigetstr ]
curs_touchcurses refresh control rou- tines[ curs_touch: touchwin, touchline, untouchwin, wtouchln, is_linetouched, is_wintouched ]
curs_utilmiscellaneous curses util- ity routines[ curs_util: unctrl, keyname, filter, use_env, putwin, getwin, delay_output, flushinp ]
curs_windowcreate curses windows[ curs_window: newwin, delwin, mvwin, subwin, derwin, mvderwin, dupwin, wsyncup, syncok, wcursyncup, wsyncdown ]
cursesCRT screen handling and optimization package[ curses ]
dbmdata base subroutines[ dbm: dbminit, dbmclose, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey ]
dlcloseclose a shared object[ dlclose ]
dlerrorget diagnostic information[ dlerror ]
dlopenopen a shared object[ dlopen ]
dlsymget the address of a symbol in shared object[ dlsym ]
form_cursorposition forms window cursor[ form_cursor: pos_form_cursor ]
form_datatell if forms field has off-screen data ahead or behind[ form_data: data_ahead, data_behind ]
form_drivercommand processor for the forms subsystem[ form_driver ]
form_fconnect fields to forms[ form_field: set_form_fields, form_fields, field_count, move_field ]
form_f_attrfor- mat the general display attributes of forms[ form_field_attributes: set_field_fore, field_fore, set_field_back, field_back, set_field_pad, field_pad ]
form_f_bufset and get forms field attributes[ form_field_buffer: set_field_buffer, field_buffer, set_field_status, field_status, set_max_field ]
form_f_infoget forms field characteristics[ form_field_info: field_info, dynamic_field_info ]
form_f_justformat the general appearance of forms[ form_field_just: set_field_just, field_just ]
form_f_newcreate and destroy forms fields[ form_field_new: new_field, dup_field, link_field, free_field, ]
form_f_optsforms field option routines[ form_field_opts: set_field_opts, field_opts_on, field_opts_off, field_opts ]
form_f_uptrassociate application data with forms[ form_field_userptr: set_field_userptr, field_userptr ]
form_hookassign application-specific routines for invo- cation by forms[ form_hook: set_form_init, form_init, set_form_term, form_term, set_field_init, field_init, set_field_term, field_term ]
form_newcreate and destroy forms[ form_new: new_form, free_form ]
form_new_pgforms pagination[ form_new_page: set_new_page, new_page ]
form_optsforms option routines[ form_opts: set_form_opts, form_opts_on, form_opts_off, form_opts ]
form_pageset forms current page and field[ form_page: set_form_page, form_page, set_current_field, current_field, field_index ]
form_postwrite or erase forms from associated subwindows[ form_post: post_form, unpost_form ]
form_uptrassociate application data with forms[ form_userptr: set_form_userptr, form_userptr ]
form_winforms window and subwindow association routines[ form_win: set_form_win, form_win, set_form_sub, form_sub, scale_form ]
formscharacter based forms package[ forms ]
libwindowswindowing terminal function library[ libwindows ]
maillockmanage lockfile for user's mailbox[ maillock ]
mallocmemory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo ]
menu_attribcontrol menus display attributes[ menu_attributes: set_menu_fore, menu_fore, set_menu_back, menu_back, set_menu_grey, menu_grey, set_menu_pad, menu_pad ]
menu_cursorcorrectly position a menus cursor[ menu_cursor: pos_menu_cursor ]
menu_drivercommand processor for the menus subsystem[ menu_driver ]
menu_formatset and get maximum numbers of rows and columns in menus[ menu_format: set_menu_format, menu_format ]
menu_hookassign application-specific routines for automatic invocation by menus[ menu_hook: set_item_init, item_init, set_item_term, item_term, set_menu_init, menu_init, set_menu_term, menu_term ]
menu_i_curset and get current menus items[ menu_item_current: set_current_item, current_item, set_top_row, top_row, item_index ]
menu_i_nameget menus item name and description[ menu_item_name: item_name, item_description ]
menu_i_newcreate and destroy menus items[ menu_item_new: new_item, free_item ]
menu_i_optsmenus item option routines[ menu_item_opts: set_item_opts, item_opts_on, item_opts_off, item_opts ]
menu_i_uptrassoci- ate application data with menus items[ menu_item_userptr: set_item_userptr, item_userptr ]
menu_i_vistell if menus item is visible[ menu_item_visible: item_visible ]
menu_itemscon- nect and disconnect items to and from menus[ menu_items: set_menu_items, menu_items, item_count ]
menu_markmenus mark string routines[ menu_mark: set_menu_mark, menu_mark ]
menu_newcreate and destroy menus[ menu_new: new_menu, free_menu ]
menu_optsmenus option routines[ menu_opts: set_menu_opts, menu_opts_on, menu_opts_off, menu_opts ]
menu_postwrite or erase menus from associated subwindows[ menu_post: post_menu, unpost_menu ]
menu_winmenus window and subwindow association routines[ menu_win: set_menu_win, menu_win, set_menu_sub, menu_sub, scale_menu ]
menuscharacter based menus package[ menus ]
mpmultiple preci- sion integer arithmetic[ mp: madd, msub, mult, mdiv, mcmp, min, mout, pow, gcd, rpow, msqrt, sdiv, itom, xtom, mtox, mfree ]
panel_abovepanels deck traver- sal primitives[ panel_above: panel_above, panel_below ]
panel_movemove a panels window on the vir- tual screen[ panel_move: move_panel ]
panel_newcreate and destroy panels[ panel_new: new_panel, del_panel ]
panel_showpanels deck manipulation routines[ panel_show: show_panel, hide_panel, panel_hidden ]
panel_toppanels deck manipula- tion routines[ panel_top: top_panel, bottom_panel ]
panelscharacter based panels package[ panels ]
sputlaccess long integer data in a machine- independent fashion[ sputl, sgetl ]
tamTAM transition libraries[ tam ]
SelFileselect a file[ XsraSelFile ]

3X11. X11 Library

AllPlanesDisplay macros[ AllPlanes, BlackPixel, WhitePixel, ConnectionNumber, DefaultColormap, DefaultDepth, DefaultGC, DefaultRootWindow, DefaultScreenOfDisplay, DefaultScreen, DefaultVisual, DisplayCells, DisplayPlanes, DisplayString, LastKnownRe- questProcessed, NextRequest, ProtocolVersion, ProtocolRevi- sion, QLength, RootWindow, ScreenCount, ScreenOfDisplay, ServerVendor, VendorRelease ]
BlkPScrnscreen information macros[ BlackPixelOfScreen, WhitePixelOfScreen, CellsOfScreen, DefaultColormapOfScreen, DefaultDepthOfScreen, DefaultGCOfS- creen, DefaultVisualOfScreen, DoesBackingStore, Does- SaveUnders, DisplayOfScreen, EventMaskOfScreen, HeightOfS- creen, HeightMMOfScreen, MaxCmapsOfScreen, MinCmapsOfScreen, PlanesOfScreen, RootWindowOfScreen, WidthOfScreen, WidthMMOfScreen ]
ImageOrdimage format macros[ ImageByteOrder, BitmapBitOrder, BitmapPad, BitmapUnit, DisplayHeight, DisplayHeightMM, DisplayWidth, DisplayWidthMM ]
IsCKeykeysym classifiaction macros[ IsCursorKey, IsFunctionKey, IsKeypadKey, IsMiscFunctionKey, IsModiferKey, IsPFKey ]
XAddHostcontrol host access[ XAddHost, XAddHosts, XListHosts, XRemoveHost, XRemoveHosts, XSetAccessControl, XEnableAccessControl, XDisableAccessCon- tro ]
XAllColorallocate and free colors[ XAllocColor, XAllocNamedColor, XAllocColorCells, XAlloc- ColorPlanes, XFreeColors ]
XAllEvntrelease queued events[ XAllowEvents ]
XCKCntrlmanipulate keyboard settings[ XChangeKeyboardControl, XGetKeyboardControl, XAutoRepeatOn, XAutoRepeatOff, XBell, XQueryKeymap ]
XCKMpingmanipulate keyboard encoding[ XChangeKeyboardMapping, XGetKeyboardMapping, XDisplayKey- codes, XSetModifierMapping, XGetModifierMapping, XNewModifi- ermap, XInsertModifiermapEntry, XDeleteModifiermapEntry, XFreeModifierMap ]
XCPCntrlcontrol pointer[ XChangePointerControl, XGetPointerControl ]
XCSSetchange a client's save set[ XChangeSaveSet, XAddToSaveSet, XRemoveFromSaveSet ]
XCWAttribchange window attributes[ XChangeWindowAttributes, XSetWindowBackground, XSetWin- dowBackgroundPixmap, XSetWindowBorder, XSetWindowBorderPix- map ]
XClrAreaclear area or window[ XClearArea, XClearWindow ]
XConfWinconfigure windows[ XConfigureWindow, XMoveWindow, XResizeWindow, XMo- veResizeWindow, XSetWindowBorderWidth ]
XCopyAreacopy areas[ XCopyArea, XCopyPlane ]
XCreCmapcreate, copy, or destroy colormaps[ XCreateColormap, XCopyColormapAndFree, XFreeColormap, XSetWindowColormap ]
XCreFCurcreate cursors[ XCreateFontCursor, XCreatePixmapCursor, XCreateGlyphCursor ]
XCreGCcreate or free graphics contexts[ XCreateGC, XCopyGC, XChangeGC, XFreeGC, XGContextFromGC ]
XCreImageimage utilities[ XCreateImage, XGetPixel, XPutPixel, XSubImage, XAddPixel, XDestroyImage ]
XCrePmapcreate or destroy pixmaps[ XCreatePixmap, XFreePixmap ]
XCreRegcreate or des- troy regions[ XCreateRegion, XSetRegion, XDestroyRegion ]
XCreWincreate windows[ XCreateWindow, XCreateSimpleWindow ]
XDefCurdefine cursors[ XDefineCursor, XUndefineCursor ]
XDesWindestroy windows[ XDestroyWindow, XDestroySubwindows ]
XDrArc
XDrIStrdraw image text[ XDrawImageString, XDrawImageString16 ]
XDrLinedraw lines and polygons[ XDrawLine, XDrawLines, XDrawSegments ]
XDrPointdraw points[ XDrawPoint, XDrawPoints ]
XDrRectdraw rectangles[ XDrawRectangle, XDrawRectangles ]
XDrStringdraw text characters[ XDrawString, XDrawString16 ]
XDrTextdraw polytext text[ XDrawText, XDrawText16 ]
XERegiondetermine if regions are empty or equal[ XEmptyRegion, XEqualRegion, XPointInRegion, XRectInRegion ]
XFillRectfill rectangles, polygons, or arcs[ XFillRectangle, XFillRectangles, XFillPolygon, XFillArc, XFillArcs ]
XFlushhandle output buffer or event queue[ XFlush, XSync, XEventsQueued, XPending ]
XFreefree client data[ XFree, XNoOp ]
XGetDefget X program defaults[ XGetDefault, XResourceManagerString ]
XGetResretrieve database resources and search lists[ XrmGetResource, XrmQGetResource, XrmQGetSearchList, XrmQGet- SearchResource ]
XGetVInfoobtain visual information[ XGetVisualInfo, XMatchVisualInfo, XVisualIDFromVisual ]
XGetWAttrget current window attribute or geometry[ XGetWindowAttributes, XGetGeometry ]
XGetWPropobtain and change win- dow properties[ XGetWindowProperty, XListProperties, XChangeProperty, XRota- teWindowProperties, XDeleteProperty ]
XGrButtongrab pointer buttons[ XGrabButton, XUngrabButton ]
XGrKeygrab keyboard keys[ XGrabKey, XUngrabKey ]
XGrKeybrdgrab the keyboard[ XGrabKeyboard, XUngrabKeyboard ]
XGrPntrgrab the pointer[ XGrabPointer, XUngrabPointer, XChangeActivePointerGrab ]
XGrServergrab the server[ XGrabServer, XUngrabServer ]
XIfEventcheck the event queue with a predicate procedure[ XIfEvent, XCheckIfEvent, XPeekIfEvent ]
XInitialinitialize the Resource Manager and parse the command line[ XrmInitialize, XrmParseCommand ]
XInstCmapcontrol colormaps[ XInstallColormap, XUninstallColormap, XListInstalledColor- maps ]
XInterRegregion arthmetic[ XIntersectRegion, XUnionRegion, XUnionRectWithRegion, XSub- tractRegion, XXorRegion, XOffsetRegion, XShrinkRegion ]
XInternAcreate or return atom names[ XInternAtom, XGetAtomName ]
XListFontobtain or free font names and information[ XListFonts, XFreeFontNames, XListFontsWithInfo, XFreeFon- tInfo ]
XLoadFontload or unload fonts[ XLoadFont, XQueryFont, XLoadQueryFont, XFreeFont, XGet- FontProperty, XUnloadFont ]
XLookKsymhandle keyboard input events[ XLookupKeysym, XRefreshKeyboardMapping, XLookupString, XRe- bindKeySym ]
XMDBasesmanipulate resource databases[ XrmMergeDatabases, XrmGetFileDatabase, XrmPutFileDatabase, XrmGetStringDatabase ]
XMapWinmap windows[ XMapWinow, XMapRaised, XMapSubwindows ]
XNEventselect events by type[ NextEvent, XPeekEvent, XWindowEvent, XCheckWindowEvent, XMaskEvent, XCheckMaskEvent, XCheckTypedEvent, XCheck- TypedWindowEvent ]
XOpDsplyconnect or disconnect to XWIN server[ XOpenDisplay, XCloseDisplay ]
XParGeomparse window geometry and color[ XParseGeometry, XGeometry, XParseColor ]
XPolyReggenerate regions[ XPolygonRegion, XClipBox ]
XPutBEvntput events back on the queue[ XPutBackEvent ]
XPutImagetransfer images[ XPutImage, XGetImage, XGetSubImage ]
XPutResstore database resources[ XrmPutResource, XrmQPutResource, XrmPutStringResource, XrmQPutStringResource, XrmPutLineResource ]
XQBSizedeter- mine efficient sizes[ XQueryBestSize, XQueryBestTile, XQueryBestStipple ]
XQColorobtain color values[ XQueryColor, XQueryColors, XLookupColor ]
XQPointerget pointer coordinates[ XQueryPointer ]
XQTreequery window tree information[ XQueryTree ]
XRaiseWinchange window stacking order[ XRaiseWindow, XLowerWindow, XCirculateSubwindows, XCircula- teSubwindowsUp, XCirculateSubwindowsDown, XRestackWindows ]
XReadBFmanipulate bitmaps[ XReadBitmapFile, XWriteBitmapFile, XCreatePixmapFromBitmap- Data, XCreateBitmapFromData ]
XRecCurmanipulate cursors[ XRecolorCursor, XFreeCursor, XQueryBestCursor ]
XReparWinreparent windows[ XReparentWindow ]
XSContextassociative look-up routines[ XSaveContext, XFindContext, XDeleteContext, XUniqueContext ]
XSInputselect input events[ XSelectInput ]
XSeArcModGC convience routines[ XSetArcMode, XSetSubwindowMode, XSetGraphicsExposure ]
XSeClassHset or get class hint[ XSetClassHint, XGetClassHint ]
XSeClipOGC con- venience routines[ XSetClipOrigin, XSetClipMask, XSetClipRectangles ]
XSeClosDMcontrol clients[ XSetCloseDownMode, XKillClient ]
XSeCommndset command atom[ XSetCommand ]
XSeErrHandefault error handlers[ XSetErrorHandler, XGetErrorText, XDisplayName, XSetIOEr- rorHandler, XGetErrorDatabaseText ]
XSeEventsend events[ XSendEvent, XDisplayMotionBufferSize, XGetMotionEvents ]
XSeFillSGC convenience routines[ XSetFillStyle, XSetFillRule ]
XSeFontGC convenience routines[ XSetFont ]
XSeFontPset, get, or free the font search path[ XSetFontPath, XGetFontPath, XFreeFontPath ]
XSeIcNameset or get icon names[ XSetIconName, XGetIconName ]
XSeIcSHset or get icon size hints[ XSetIconSizes, XGetIconSizes ]
XSeInFoccontrol input focus[ XSetInputFocus, XGetInputFocus ]
XSeLAttrGC convenience routines[ XSetLineAttribute, XSetDashes ]
XSeNormHset or get normal state hints[ XSetNormalHints, XGetNormalHints ]
XSePMapmanipulate pointer settings[ XSetPointerMapping, XGetPointerMapping ]
XSeScSavmanipulate the screen saver[ XSetScreenSaver, XForceScreenSaver, XActivateScreenSaver, XResetScreenSaver, XGetScreenSaver ]
XSeSelOwnmanipulate window selection[ XSetSelectionOwner, XGetSelectionOwner, XConvertSelection ]
XSeSizeHset or get window size hints[ XSetSizeHints, XGetSizeHints ]
XSeStandCset or get standard colormaps[ XSetStandardColormap, XGetStandardColormap ]
XSeStandPset standard window manager proper- ties[ XSetStandardProperties ]
XSeStateGC convenience routines[ XSetState, XSetFunction, XSetPlanemask, XSetForeground, XSetBackground ]
XSeTileGC convience routines[ XSetTile, XSetStipple, XSetTSOrigin ]
XSeTransHset or get transient for hint[ XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint ]
XSeWMHset or get window manager hints[ XSetWMHints, XGetWMHints ]
XSeZoomHset or get zoom state hints[ XSetZoomHints, XGetZoomHints ]
XStBytesmanipulate cut and paste buffers[ XStoreBytes, XStoreBuffer, XFetchBytes, XFetchBuffer, XRota- teBuffers ]
XStColorsset colors[ XStoreColors, XStoreColor, XStoreNamedColor ]
XStNameset or get window names[ XStoreName, XFetchName ]
XStTKsymconvert keysyms[ XStringToKeysym, XKeysymToString, XKeycodeToKeysym, XKeysym- ToKeycode ]
XSyncenable or disable syn- chronization[ XSynchronize, XSetAfterFunction ]
XTextExtcompute or query text extents[ XTextExtents, XTextExtents16, XQueryTextExtents, XQueryTex- tExtents16 ]
XTextWidcompute text width[ XTextWidth, XTextWidth16 ]
XTranWCotranslate window coordinates[ XTranslateCoordinates ]
XUQuarkmanipu- late resource quarks[ XrmUniqueQuark, XrmStringToQuark, XrmQuarkToString, XrmStringToQuarkList, XrmStringToBindingQuarkList ]
XUnmapWinunmap windows[ XUnmapWindow, XUnmapSubwindows ]
XWarpPntrmove pointer[ XWarpPointer ]

3Xt. X Toolkit

XtAddCbkadd and remove callback procedures[ XtAddCallback, XtAddCallbacks, XtRemoveCallback, XtRemove- Callbacks, XtRemoveAllCallbacks ]
XtAddEHandadd and remove event handlers[ XtAddEventHandler, XtAddRawEventHandler, XtRemo- veEventHandler XtRemoveRawEventHandler ]
XtAddETRegmerge exposure events into a region[ XtAddExposureToRegion ]
XtAddGrabredirect user input to a modal widget[ XtAddGrab, XtRemoveGrab ]
XtAppAActregister an action table[ XtAppAddActions ]
XtAppACregister resource converter[ XtAppAddConverter ]
XtAppAIregister and remove an input source[ XtAppAddInput, XtRemoveInput ]
XtAppATOregister and remove timeouts[ XtAppAddTimeOut, XtRemoveTimeOut ]
XtAppAWPAdd and remove back- ground processing procedures[ XtAppAddWorkProc, XtRemoveWorkProc ]
XtAppCShcreate top-level widget instance[ XtAppCreateShell ]
XtAppElow-level error handlers[ XtAppError, XtAppSetErrorHandler, XtAppSetWarningHandler, XtAppWarning ]
XtAppEMhigh-level error handlers[ XtAppErrorMsg, XtAppSetErrorMsgHandler, XtAppSetWar- ningMsgHandler, XtAppWarningMsg ]
XtAppGEDBobtain error database[ XtAppGetErrorDatabase, XtAppGetErrorDatabaseText ]
XtAppGSTO[ XtAppGetSelectionTimeout, XtAppSetSelectionTimeout- set and obtain selection timeout values ]
XtAppNEvquery and pro- cess events and input[ XtAppNextEvent, XtAppPending, XtAppPeekEvent, XtAppPro- cessEvent, XtDispatchEvent, XtAppMainLoop ]
XtBEMaskretrieve a widget's event mask[ XtBuildEventMask ]
XtCallAFoccalla widget's accept_focus procedure[ XtCallAcceptFocus ]
XtCallCbksprocess callbacks[ XtCallCallbacks, XtHasCallbacks ]
XtClassobtain and verify a widget's class[ XtClass, XtSuperClass, XtIsSubclass, XtCheckSubclass, XtIsComposite, XtIsManaged ]
XtConfWidmove and resize widgets[ XtConfigureWidget, XtMoveWidget, XtResizeWidget ]
XtConvertinvoke resource converters[ XtConvert, XtDirectConvert ]
XtCreAConcreate, destroy, and obtain an application context[ XtCreateApplicationContext, XtDestroyApplicationContext, XtWidgetToApplicationContext, XtToolkitInitialize ]
XtCrePSh[ XtCreatePopupShell ]
XtCreWidcreate and destroy widgets[ XtCreateWidget, XtCreateManagedWidget, XtDestroyWidget ]
XtCreWinwindow creation convenience function[ XtCreateWindow ]
XtDisplayobtain window information about a widget[ XtDisplay, XtParent, XtScreen, XtWindow ]
XtDisplayIinitialize, open, or close a display[ XtDisplayInitialize, XtOpenDisplay, XtDatabase, XtCloseDisplay ]
XtGetGCobtain and destroy a sharable GC[ XtGetGC, XtReleaseGC ]
XtGetRListobtain resource list[ XtGetResourceList ]
XtGetSValobtain selection values[ XtGetSelectionValue, XtGetSelectionValues, XtGetSelection- ValueIncremental, XtGetSelectionValuesIncremental ]
XtGetSresobtain subresources or application resources[ XtGetSubresources, XtGetApplicationResources ]
XtMakGReqmake geometry manager request[ XtMakeGeometryRequest, XtMakeResizeRequest ]
XtMallocmemory management functions[ XtMalloc, XtCalloc, XtRealloc, XtFree, XtNew, XtNewString ]
XtManChildmanage and unmanage children[ XtManageChildren, XtManageChild, XtUnmanageChildren, XtUn- manageChild ]
XtMapWidmap and unmap widgets[ XtMapWidget, XtSetMappedWhenManaged, XtUnmapWidget ]
XtNameTWidtranslating strings to widgets or widgets to windows[ XtNameToWidget, XtWidgetToWindow ]
XtOffsetdetermine the byte offset or number of array elements[ XtOffset, XtNumber ]
XtOwnSelset selection owner[ XtOwnSelection, XtOwnSelectionIncremental, XtDisownSelection ]
XtParATabmanaging accelerator tables[ XtParseAcceleratorTable, XtInstallAccelerators, XtInstallAl- lAccelerators ]
XtParTTabmanage translation tables[ XtParseTranslationTable, XtAugmentTranslations, XtOverride- Translations, XtUninstallTranslations ]
XtPopdownunmap a pop-up[ XtPopdown, XtCallbackPopdown, MenuPopdown ]
XtPopupmap a pop-up[ XtPopup, XtCallbackNone, XtCallbackNonexclusive, XtCallbackExclusive, MenuPopup ]
XtQueryGeoquery the preferred geometry of a child widget[ XtQueryGeometry ]
XtRealizerealize and unrealize widgets[ XtRealizeWidget, XtIsRealized, XtUnrealizeWidget ]
XtSetArgset and merge ArgLists[ XtSetArg, XtMergeArgLists ]
XtSetKFocfocus events on a child widget[ XtSetKeyboardFocus ]
XtSetKTrconvert KeySym to KeyCodes[ XtSetKeyTranslator, XtTranslateKeycode, XtRegisterCaseCon- verter, XtConvertCase ]
XtSetSensset and check a widget's sensitivity state[ XtSetSensitive, XtIsSensitive ]
XtSetValobtain and set widget resources[ XtSetValues, XtSetSubvalues, XtGetValues, XtGetSubvalues ]
XtStrCWissue a conversion warning mes- sage[ XtStringConversionWarning ]
XtTransCtranslate widget coordinates[ XtTranslateCoordinates ]

4. Devices and Network Interfaces

statdata returned by stat system call[ stat ]
syslog.confconfiguration file for syslogd system log dae- mon[ syslog.conf ]

5. File Formats

newsUSENET network news article, utility files
newsrcinformation file for readnews(1) and checknews(1)
pbmportable bitmap file format
pgmportable graymap file format
pnmportable anymap file format
ppmportable pixmap file format

5A. Amiga-specific File Formats (intro)

fontformat of font files for Amiga Unix screens
introintroduction to Amiga-specific data formats
kmapformat of keymap files for Amiga Unix screens

6. Games and Demos

mosaic
xtetrisX Window block dropping game

7. Public Files, Tables, and Troff Macros

eqncharspecial character definitions for eqn[ eqnchar ]
manmacros to format Reference Manual pages[ man ]
memacros for formatting papers[ me ]
mstext formatting macros[ ms ]

7A. Amiga-specific Devices (intro)

aenAmiga Ethernet Device[ /dev/aen0 ]
amigaAmiga hardware access device[ /dev/amiga ]
consoleAmiga console device[ /dev/console ]
ddSCSI disk driver
fdAmiga floppy disk driver
introintroduction to Amiga-specific devices
parAmiga parallel port[ /dev/par ]
qlA2232 7 port serial card[ /dev/term/ql?? ]
release
screeninterface to Amiga Unix screens devices
serinternal serial port device[ /dev/term/ser ]
tigaTIGA (Amiga A2410 graphics board) hardware access device[ /dev/tiga0 ]

8. Maintenance Commands

expireremove outdated news articles
inewssubmit news articles[ inews, rnews ]
recnewsreceive unprocessed articles via mail
sendbatchsend news articles in batches
sendnewssend news articles via mail
strfilecreate a random access file for storing strings[ strfile, unstr ]
uurecreceive processed news articles via mail

8C. Communications Maintenance Commands

mkgrdatesMake the newsgroup creation date file for the NNTP server
nntpdNetwork News Transfer Protocol server

8l. Local Maintenance Commands

bwizThe Birthday Wizard. 
inquireLow level interface to the whois database. 

Local Commands

lndircreate a shadow directory of symbolic links to another directory tree.
xpsPostScript interpreter
lndircreate a shadow directory of symbolic links to another directory tree. 
xpsPostScript interpreter

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olText

Local Commands

bggengenerates colored backgrounds on X11 displays
xvdisplays and manipulates images on X11 displays

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