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1. Commands

1X. X11 Commands

1c. Communication Commands

1g. Graphics Commands

1yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Commands

2. System Calls

2nfs. NFS Calls

2yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Calls

3. Library Functions

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

3f. FORTRAN Library

3m. Math Library

3n. Network Support Libraries

3s. Standard I/O Library

3x. Miscellaneous Libraries

3yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Library

4. Special Files

4f. Network Protocol Families

4n. Networking Facilities

4p. Network Protocols

5. File Formats

5nfs. NFS File Formats

5yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) File Formats

7. Miscellaneous Facilities

8. Maintenance Procedures

8C. Network Services

8X. DECwindows Maintenance Tools

8c. Network Services

8nfs. NFS Services

8ufs. UFS Maintenance Commands

8v. Maintenance Procedures

8yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Maintenance Commands

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1. Commands (intro)

2780espooler for the IBM 2780 emulator
3780espooler for the IBM 3780 emulator
adbinteractive C program debugger
addbibcreate or extend bibliographic database
adminSCCS file administrator
applyapply a command to a set of arguments
aproposlocate commands by keyword lookup
ararchive and library maintainer
asassembler
atexecute commands at a later time
awkpattern scanning and processing language
basenamestrip directory names from pathname
bcinteractive arithmetic language processor
bdiffbig file differential comparator
biffbe notified if mail arrives and who it is from
binmailsend or receive mail among users
calprint calendar
calendarcalendar reminder service
catconcatenate and print data
cbC program beautifier
ccC compiler
ccatcompress and uncompress files, and cat them[ compact, uncompact, ccat ]
cdchange current directory
cdcchange delta
cflowgenerate C flow graph
checknrcheck nroff/troff files
chfnchange system finger entry
chgrpchange file group
chmodchange file mode
chshchange login shell
clearclear terminal screen
cmpcompare file data
colfilter reverse line feeds
colcrtfilter nroff output for CRT previewing
colrmremove columns from a file
combcombine delta versions of SCCS file
commcompare sorted data
compactcompress and uncompress files, and cat them[ compact, uncompact, ccat ]
cpcopy file data
cpiocopy file archives in and out
cshC shell Command Interpreter
ctagscreate a tags file
ctraceC program debugger
cutcut out selected fields of each line of a file
cxrefgenerate C program cross reference
dateprint date and time
dbxdebugger
dcdesktop calculator
ddcopy and convert data
deltacreate new SCCS delta to save changes
deroffremove formatting codes from text
dfdisplay free and used disk space
dictionprint wordy sentences; thesaurus for diction[ diction, explain ]
diffdifferential file comparator
diff33-way differential file comparison
diffmkmark differences between files
duprint amount of disk usage
echoecho arguments
edtext editor[ ed, red ]
edittext editor[ ex, edit ]
egrepsearch file for regular expression[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
erroranalyze and disperse compiler error messages
extext editor[ ex, edit ]
expandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa[ expand, unexpand ]
exprevaluate expressions
eyaccmodified yacc allowing much improved error recovery
f77Fortran 77 compiler
falsetest for status[ true, false ]
fgrepsearch file for regular expression[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
filedetermine a file’s type
findfind files
fingerprint user finger information
fmtsimple text formatter
foldfold long lines for finite width output device
fromidentifies sender of mail
fsplitsplit a multi-routine Fortran file into individual files
gcoreget core images of running processes
getget a copy of SCCS file
gprofdisplay call graph profile data
grepsearch file for regular expression[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
groupsshow group memberships
headgive first few lines
hostidset or print identifier of current host system
hostnameprint system name
indentindent and format C program source
indxbibbuild inverted index for a bibliography, lookup bibliographic references[ indxbib, lookbib ]
installinstall binaries
introintroduction to commands
iostatreport I/O statistics
ipcrmremove a message queue, semaphore set
ipcsreport interprocess communication facilities status
joinjoin files
killsend a signal to a process
lastindicate last logins of users and teletypes
lastcommshow last commands executed in reverse order
ldC program loader
learncomputer aided instruction about UNIX
leaveremind you when you have to leave
lexgenerate lexical analyzer
lintcheck C code
lklink editor
lnlink to a file
lockreserve a terminal
loginlog in to a system
lookfind lines in sorted data
lookbibbuild inverted index for a bibliography, lookup bibliographic references[ indxbib, lookbib ]
lorderdetermine relation for an object library
lpqspool queue examination program
lproff line print
lprmremove jobs from line printer queue
lslist and generate statisitcs for files
ltflabeled tape facility
m4macro processor
mailsend or read mail
makemaintain program groups
manprint manual pages
mdtarmultivolume archiver
mesgallow or disallow messages
mkdirmake a new directory
mkstrcreate an error message file
moredisplay file data at your terminal[ more, page ]
mtmagnetic tape manipulating program
mvmove or rename files
netstatshow network status
newaliasesrebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
niceexecute a command at a lower priority[ nice, nohup ]
nmprint program’s name list
nohupexecute a command at a lower priority[ nice, nohup ]
nroffformat text
odcreate file octal dump
pagedisplay file data at your terminal[ more, page ]
pagesizeprint system page size
passwdchange your login password
pastemerge file data
pcPascal compiler
pdxpascal debugger
piPascal interpreter code translator
pikapixrecolor an X window snapshot
pixPascal interpreter and executor
pmergepascal file merger
prprint and paginate file data
printpr to the line printer
printenvdisplay value of a shell variable
prmailprint out mail in the post office
profprofile an object file
prsdisplay information from an SCCS file
psprint process status statistics
ptxcreate permuted index
pwdprint working directory
pxPascal code executor
pxpPascal execution profiler
pxrefPascal cross-reference program
quotadisplay disc usage and limits
ranlibconvert archives to random libraries
redtext editor[ ed, red ]
referfind and format bibliographic references
resetreset terminal mode
revreverse character positions in file data
rmremove (unlink) files or directories[ rm, rmdir ]
rmailroute mail to users on remote systems
rmdelremove a delta from an SCCS file
rmdirremove (unlink) files or directories[ rm, rmdir ]
rmmremove messages
roffbibrun off bibliographic database
rsh5shell, the standard/restricted command programming language[ sh5, rsh5 ]
s5makemaintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs[ make ]
sccsSource Code Control System
sccsdiffcompare and display SCCS delta differences
sccshelpdisplay SCCS help information
scriptgenerate script of your terminal session
sedstream text editor
shcommand language[ sh, for, case, if, while, :, ., break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, read, readonly, set, shift, times, trap, umask, wait ]
sh5shell, the standard/restricted command programming language[ sh5, rsh5 ]
sizeprint program’s sizes
sleepsuspend execution for a time
soelimeliminate nroff source directives from nroff input
sortsort file data
sortbibsort bibliographic database
sortmsort messages
spellcheck text for spelling errors[ spell, spellin, spellout ]
spellincheck text for spelling errors[ spell, spellin, spellout ]
spelloutcheck text for spelling errors[ spell, spellin, spellout ]
splitsplit file into smaller files
stringsprint ASCII strings in program
stripremove symbol table and relocation bits
sttyset terminal options
styleanalyze surface characteristics of a document
susubstitute a user ID
sumprint object file’s checksum
symorderrearrange name list
syncupdate the super block
tabsset tabs
tailprint lines from file
talktalk to another user
tarmultivolume archiver
tblformat tables for nroff or troff
teepipe output to terminal and file
testtest conditional expression
timetime a command
touchupdate file modification date
trtranslate characters
tracetrace system calls of programs
truetest for status[ true, false ]
tsetset terminal mode
tsortcreate topological sort
ttyprint current terminal name
ulprocess underscores for terminal
uncompactcompress and uncompress files, and cat them[ compact, uncompact, ccat ]
unexpandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa[ expand, unexpand ]
ungetundo a previous get of an SCCS file
uniqreport repeated lines in a file
uptimedisplay system status
usersprint names of users who are logged in
valvalidate SCCS file
vcversion control program
vccVAX C compiler
vitext editor
vmstatreport virtual memory statistics
wdisplay who is logged in and what they are doing
waitwait for process completion
wallwrite to all users
wccount words, lines, and characters
whatdisplay ID keywords from SCCS file
whatisdisplay command description
whereislocate source, binary, and or manual for program
whichlocate program file
whoprint who and where users are logged in
whoamiprint your current login name
writewrite message to another user
xcolorsX window system color database display
xdemodemonstration program for X window system
xdprdump an X window directly to the printer
xdviDVI Previewer for the X Window System
ximpvImprint (Impress) Previewer for the X Window System
xinitX window system initializer
xnwmX window system manager process
xprprint X window dump
xrefreshrefresh all windows on the screen. 
xshellX Window System, key/button command exec
xstrextract strings from C program
xwdX Window System, window image dumper. 
xwmX Window System, window manager process
xwudX Window System, window image undumper
yaccyet another compiler-compiler
yesbe repetitively affirmative

1X. X11 Commands

XA network-transparent Window System
bitmapX Window System bitmap editor
icomposecompose two images into one
icropcrop an image
ihelpdisplay information about an image
irotaterotate an image
iscalescale an image
keycompX Window System keyboard mapping file compiler
resimgrestore image
resizereset TERMCAP with the current window size
savimgsave screen image
twmX Window System terminal-based window manager
uwmX Window System window manager
xclockX Window System analog or digital clock
xeditX Toolkit-based text editor
xfdX Window System font displayer
xhostX Window System access control program
xloadX Window System load average display
xmhX Toolkit-based interface to the mh Mail Handler
xsetset parameters for the X Window System server
xtermX Window System terminal emulator
xwininfoX Window System window information summarizer

1c. Communication Commands

cuconnect to a remote system[ tip, cu ]
dgatelog in to a DECnet remote system through an intermediate ULTRIX DECnet host (gateway system)
ftpfile transfer program
rcpremote file copy
rloginremote login
rshremote shell
ruptimeshow host status of local machines
rwhowho’s logged in on local machines
telnetuser interface to the TELNET protocol
tftptrivial file transfer program
tipconnect to a remote system[ tip, cu ]
uucpunix to unix copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uudecodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail[ uuencode, uudecode ]
uuencodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail[ uuencode, uudecode ]
uulogunix to unix copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uunameunix to unix copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uusendsend a file to a remote host
uustatuucp status inquiry and job control
uuxunix to unix command execution

1g. Graphics Commands

graphdraw a graph
plotgraphics filters
splineinterpolate smooth curve

1yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Commands

domainnamedisplay or set the name of the current domain for this system
ypcatprint values from a YP data base
ypmatchprint the value of one or more keys from a yp map
yppasswdchange login password in yellow pages map. 
ypwhichdetermine which host is the current YP server or map master. 

2. System Calls (intro)

_exitterminate a process
acceptaccept a connection on a socket
accessdetermine accessibility of file
acctturn accounting on or off
adjtimecorrect the time to allow synchronization of the system clock
bindbind a name to a socket
brkchange core allocation[ brk, sbrk ]
chdirchange working directory
chmodchange mode of file[ chmod, fchmod ]
chownchange owner and group of a file[ chown, fchown ]
chrootchange root directory
closedelete a descriptor
connectinitiate a connection on a socket
creatcreate a new file
dupduplicate an open file descriptor[ dup, dup2 ]
dup2duplicate an open file descriptor[ dup, dup2 ]
errnointroduction error numbers
execveexecute a file
exitterminate a process[ _exit ]
fchmodchange mode of file[ chmod, fchmod ]
fchownchange owner and group of a file[ chown, fchown ]
fcntlfile control
flockapply or remove an advisory lock on an open file
forkcreate a new process
fstatget file status[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
fsyncsynchronize a file’s in-core state with that on disk
ftruncatetruncate a file to a specified length[ truncate, ftruncate ]
getdirentriesgets directory entries in a generic directory format
getdtablesizeget descriptor table size
getegidget group identity[ getgid, getegid ]
geteuidget user identity[ getuid, geteuid ]
getgidget group identity[ getgid, getegid ]
getgroupsget group access list
gethostidget/set unique identifier of current host[ gethostid, sethostid ]
gethostnameget/set name of current host[ gethostname, sethostname ]
getitimerget/set value of interval timer[ getitimer, setitimer ]
getmntget information about mounted file systems
getpagesizeget system page size
getpeernameget name of connected peer
getpgrpget process group
getpidget process identification[ getpid, getppid ]
getppidget process identification[ getpid, getppid ]
getpriorityget/set program scheduling priority[ getpriority, setpriority ]
getrlimitcontrol maximum system resource consumption[ getrlimit, setrlimit ]
getrusageget information about resource utilization
getsocknameget socket name
getsockoptget and set options on sockets[ getsockopt, setsockopt ]
gettimeofdayget/set date and time[ gettimeofday, settimeofday ]
getuidget user identity[ getuid, geteuid ]
introintroduction to system calls
ioctlcontrol device
killsend signal to a process
killpgsend signal to process or process group
linklink to a file
listenlisten for connections on a socket
lseekmove read/write pointer[ lseek, tell ]
lstatget file status[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
mkdirmake a directory file
mknodmake a directory or a special file
mountmount or unmount a file system[ mount, umount ]
mprotectmemory protection control
msgctlmessage control operations
msggetget message queue
msgopmessage operations, msgsnd and msgrcv[ msgsnd, msgrcv ]
msgrcvmessage operations, msgsnd and msgrcv[ msgsnd, msgrcv ]
msgsndmessage operations, msgsnd and msgrcv[ msgsnd, msgrcv ]
openopen for reading or writing
pipecreate an interprocess channel
plocklock process, text, or data in memory
profilexecution time profile
ptraceprocess trace
quotamanipulate disk quotas
readread from a file[ read, readv ]
readlinkread value of a symbolic link
readvread from a file[ read, readv ]
rebootreboot system or halt processor
recvreceive a message from a socket[ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ]
recvfromreceive a message from a socket[ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ]
recvmsgreceive a message from a socket[ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ]
renamechange the name of a file
rmdirremove a directory file
sbrkchange core allocation[ brk, sbrk ]
selectsynchronous I/O multiplexing
semctlsemaphore control operations
semgetget set of semaphores
semopsemaphore operations
sendsend a message from a socket[ send, sendto, sendmsg ]
sendmsgsend a message from a socket[ send, sendto, sendmsg ]
sendtosend a message from a socket[ send, sendto, sendmsg ]
setgroupsset group access list
sethostidget/set unique identifier of current host[ gethostid, sethostid ]
sethostnameget/set name of current host[ gethostname, sethostname ]
setitimerget/set value of interval timer[ getitimer, setitimer ]
setpgrpset process group
setpriorityget/set program scheduling priority[ getpriority, setpriority ]
setquotaenable/disable quotas on a file system
setregidset real and effective group ID
setreuidset real and effective user ID’s
setrlimitcontrol maximum system resource consumption[ getrlimit, setrlimit ]
setsockoptget and set options on sockets[ getsockopt, setsockopt ]
settimeofdayget/set date and time[ gettimeofday, settimeofday ]
shmatshared memory operations[ shmop, shmat, shmdt ]
shmctlshared memory control operations
shmdtshared memory operations[ shmop, shmat, shmdt ]
shmgetget shared memory segment
shmopshared memory operations[ shmop, shmat, shmdt ]
shutdownshut down full-duplex connection
sigblockblock signals
sigpauseatomically release blocked signals and wait for interrupt
sigsetmaskset current signal mask
sigstackset and/or get signal stack context
sigvecsoftware signal facilities
socketcreate an endpoint for communication
socketpaircreate a pair of connected sockets
statget file status[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
stimeset time
swaponadd a swap device for interleaved paging/swapping
symlinkmake symbolic link to a file
syncupdate super-block
syscallindirect system call
tellmove read/write pointer[ lseek, tell ]
truncatetruncate a file to a specified length[ truncate, ftruncate ]
ulimitget and set user limits
umaskset file creation mask
umountmount or unmount a file system[ mount, umount ]
unameget name of current system
unlinkremove directory entry
ustatget file system statistics
utimeset file times
utimesset file times
vforkspawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way
vhangupvirtually hang up the current control terminal
waitwait for process to terminate[ wait, wait3 ]
wait3wait for process to terminate[ wait, wait3 ]
writewrite on a file[ write, writev ]
writevwrite on a file[ write, writev ]

2nfs. NFS Calls

exportfsexports an NFS file system
mountmount or remove an NFS file system[ mount, umount ]
nfs_async_daemonInvoke NFS daemons[ nfs_svc, nfs_async_daemon ]
nfs_svcInvoke NFS daemons[ nfs_svc, nfs_async_daemon ]
umountmount or remove an NFS file system[ mount, umount ]

2yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Calls

getdomainnameget or set name of current domain[ getdomainname, setdomainname ]
setdomainnameget or set name of current domain[ getdomainname, setdomainname ]

3. Library Functions (intro)

_tolowertranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
_touppertranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
a64lconvert long integer and base-64 ASCII string[ a64l, l64a ]
abortgenerate an IOT fault
absinteger absolute value
alarmschedule signal after specified time
allocamemory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, alloca ]
asctimeconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, tzset ]
atofconvert ASCII to numbers[ atof, atoi, atol, strtol, strtod ]
atoiconvert ASCII to numbers[ atof, atoi, atol, strtol, strtod ]
atolconvert ASCII to numbers[ atof, atoi, atol, strtol, strtod ]
bcmpbit and byte string operations[ bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs ]
bcopybit and byte string operations[ bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs ]
bsearchbinary search a sorted table
bstringbit and byte string operations[ bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs ]
bzerobit and byte string operations[ bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs ]
callocmemory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, alloca ]
clockreport CPU time used
closedirdirectory operations[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
closelogcontrol system log[ syslog, openlog, closelog ]
convtranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
cryptpassword encryption routine[ crypt, encrypt ]
ctimeconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, tzset ]
ctypecharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
directorydirectory operations[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
drand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
ecvtoutput conversion[ ecvt, fcvt, gcvt ]
edatalast locations in program[ end, etext, edata ]
encryptpassword encryption routine[ crypt, encrypt ]
endlast locations in program[ end, etext, edata ]
endgrentget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
endpwentget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
endttyentget ttys file entry[ getttyent, getttynam, setttyent, endttyent ]
environexecute a file[ execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exect, environ ]
erand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
etextlast locations in program[ end, etext, edata ]
execlexecute a file[ execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exect, environ ]
execleexecute a file[ execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exect, environ ]
execlpexecute a file[ execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exect, environ ]
exectexecute a file[ execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exect, environ ]
execvexecute a file[ execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exect, environ ]
execvpexecute a file[ execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exect, environ ]
exitterminate a process after flushing any pending output
fcvtoutput conversion[ ecvt, fcvt, gcvt ]
ffsbit and byte string operations[ bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs ]
freememory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, alloca ]
frexpsplit into mantissa and exponent[ frexp, ldexp, modf ]
ftimeget date and time[ time, ftime ]
ftokstandard interprocess communication package
ftwwalk a file tree
gcvtoutput conversion[ ecvt, fcvt, gcvt ]
getcwdget pathname of working directory
getenvget value for environment name
getgrentget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
getgrgidget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
getgrnamget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
getloginget login name
getmountentget information about mounted file systems without blocking
getoptget option letter from argument vector
getpassread a password
getpwget name from uid
getpwentget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
getpwnamget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
getpwuidget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
getttyentget ttys file entry[ getttyent, getttynam, setttyent, endttyent ]
getttynamget ttys file entry[ getttyent, getttynam, setttyent, endttyent ]
getwdget current working directory pathname
gmtimeconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, tzset ]
gttyset and get terminal state[ stty, gtty ]
hcreatemanage hash search tables[ hsearch, hcreate, hdestroy ]
hdestroymanage hash search tables[ hsearch, hcreate, hdestroy ]
hsearchmanage hash search tables[ hsearch, hcreate, hdestroy ]
indexstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
initstatebetter random number generator; routines for changing generators[ random, srandom, initstate, setstate ]
insqueinsert/remove element from a queue[ insque, remque ]
introintroduction to library functions
isalnumcharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
isalphacharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
isasciicharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
isattyfind terminal name[ ttyname, isatty, ttyslot ]
iscntrlcharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
isdigitcharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
isgraphcharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
islowercharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
isprintcharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
ispunctcharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
isspacecharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
isuppercharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
isxdigitcharacter classification macros[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii ]
jrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
l3tolconvert between 3-byte integers and long integers[ l3tol, ltol3 ]
l64aconvert long integer and base-64 ASCII string[ a64l, l64a ]
lcong48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
ldexpsplit into mantissa and exponent[ frexp, ldexp, modf ]
lfindlinear search and update[ lsearch, lfind ]
localtimeconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, tzset ]
lockfrecord locking on files
longjmpnonlocal goto[ setjmp, longjmp ]
lrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
lsearchlinear search and update[ lsearch, lfind ]
ltol3convert between 3-byte integers and long integers[ l3tol, ltol3 ]
mallocmemory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, alloca ]
memccpymemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
memchrmemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
memcmpmemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
memcpymemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
memorymemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
memsetmemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
mktempmake a unique file name
modfsplit into mantissa and exponent[ frexp, ldexp, modf ]
moncontrolprepare execution profile[ monitor, monstartup, moncontrol ]
monitorprepare execution profile[ monitor, monstartup, moncontrol ]
monstartupprepare execution profile[ monitor, monstartup, moncontrol ]
mrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
niceset program priority
nlistget entries from name list
nrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
opendirdirectory operations[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
openlogcontrol system log[ syslog, openlog, closelog ]
pausestop until signal
pcloseinitiate I/O to/from a process[ popen, pclose ]
perrorsystem error messages[ perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr ]
popeninitiate I/O to/from a process[ popen, pclose ]
psignalsystem signal messages[ psignal, sys_siglist ]
putenvchange or add value to environment
putpwentwrite password file entry
qsortquicker Fortran sort
randrandom number generator[ rand, srand ]
randombetter random number generator; routines for changing generators[ random, srandom, initstate, setstate ]
re_compregular expression handler[ re_comp, re_exec ]
re_execregular expression handler[ re_comp, re_exec ]
readdirdirectory operations[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
reallocmemory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, alloca ]
regexregular expression handler[ re_comp, re_exec ]
remqueinsert/remove element from a queue[ insque, remque ]
rewinddirdirectory operations[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
rindexstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
scandirscan a directory
seed48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
seekdirdirectory operations[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
setegidset user and group ID[ setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid ]
seteuidset user and group ID[ setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid ]
setgidset user and group ID[ setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid ]
setgrentget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
setjmpnonlocal goto[ setjmp, longjmp ]
setpwentget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
setrgidset user and group ID[ setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid ]
setruidset user and group ID[ setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid ]
setstatebetter random number generator; routines for changing generators[ random, srandom, initstate, setstate ]
setttyentget ttys file entry[ getttyent, getttynam, setttyent, endttyent ]
setuidset user and group ID[ setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid ]
siginterruptallow signals to interrupt system calls
signalsimplified software signal facilities
sleepsuspend execution for interval
srandrandom number generator[ rand, srand ]
srand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
srandombetter random number generator; routines for changing generators[ random, srandom, initstate, setstate ]
statfsget file system statistics
strcatstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strchrstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strcmpstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strcpystring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strcspnstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
stringstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strlenstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strncatstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strncmpstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strncpystring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strpbrkstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strrchrstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strspnstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strtodconvert ASCII to numbers[ atof, atoi, atol, strtol, strtod ]
strtokstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex ]
strtolconvert ASCII to numbers[ atof, atoi, atol, strtol, strtod ]
sttyset and get terminal state[ stty, gtty ]
swabswap bytes
sys_errlistsystem error messages[ perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr ]
sys_nerrsystem error messages[ perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr ]
sys_siglistsystem signal messages[ psignal, sys_siglist ]
syslogcontrol system log[ syslog, openlog, closelog ]
systemissue a shell command
tdeletemanage binary search trees[ tsearch, tfind, tdelete, twalk ]
telldirdirectory operations[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
tfindmanage binary search trees[ tsearch, tfind, tdelete, twalk ]
timeget date and time[ time, ftime ]
timesget process times
timezoneconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, tzset ]
toasciitranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
tolowertranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
touppertranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
tsearchmanage binary search trees[ tsearch, tfind, tdelete, twalk ]
ttynamefind terminal name[ ttyname, isatty, ttyslot ]
ttyslotfind terminal name[ ttyname, isatty, ttyslot ]
twalkmanage binary search trees[ tsearch, tfind, tdelete, twalk ]
tzsetconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, tzset ]
utimeset file times
vallocaligned memory allocator
varargsvariable argument list
vlimitcontrol maximum system resource consumption
vtimesget information about resource utilization

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

XMenuX Deck of cards Menu System
XlibC Language X Window System Interface Library
xtextroutines to provide simple text output windows[ Xtext ]
xttyroutines to provide terminal emulator windows[ Xtty ]

3f. FORTRAN Library (intro)

abortterminate abruptly with memory image
accessdetermine accessibility of a file
alarmexecute a subroutine after a specified time
andbitwise functions[ bit, and, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift ]
besselof two kinds for integer orders[ bessel functions ]
bitbitwise functions[ bit, and, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift ]
chdirchange default directory
chmodchange mode of a file
ctimereturn system time[ time, ctime, ltime, gmtime ]
dffracreturn extreme values[ flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax ]
dflmaxreturn extreme values[ flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax ]
dflminreturn extreme values[ flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax ]
drandreturn random values[ rand, drand, irand ]
dtimereturn elapsed execution time[ etime, dtime ]
etimereturn elapsed execution time[ etime, dtime ]
exitterminate process with status
fdatereturn date and time in an ASCII string
ffracreturn extreme values[ flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax ]
fgetcget a character from a logical unit[ getc, fgetc ]
flmaxreturn extreme values[ flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax ]
flminreturn extreme values[ flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax ]
flushflush output to a logical unit
forkcreate a copy of this process
fpecnttrap and repair floating point faults[ trpfpe, fpecnt ]
fputcwrite a character to a Fortran logical unit[ putc, fputc ]
fseekreposition a file on a logical unit[ fseek, ftell ]
fstatget file status[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
ftellreposition a file on a logical unit[ fseek, ftell ]
functionsof two kinds for integer orders[ bessel functions ]
gerrorget system error messages[ perror, gerror, ierrno ]
getargreturn command line arguments[ getarg, iargc ]
getcget a character from a logical unit[ getc, fgetc ]
getcwdget pathname of current working directory
getenvget value of environment variables
getgidget user or group ID of the caller[ getuid, getgid ]
getlogget user’s login name
getpidget process ID
getuidget user or group ID of the caller[ getuid, getgid ]
gmtimereturn system time[ time, ctime, ltime, gmtime ]
hostnmget name of current host
iargcreturn command line arguments[ getarg, iargc ]
idatereturn date or time in numerical form[ idate, itime ]
ierrnoget system error messages[ perror, gerror, ierrno ]
indextell about character objects[ index, rindex, lnblnk, len ]
inmaxreturn extreme values[ flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax ]
introintroduction to Fortran library functions
ioinitchange f77 I/O initialization
irandreturn random values[ rand, drand, irand ]
isattyfind name of a terminal port[ ttynam, isatty ]
itimereturn date or time in numerical form[ idate, itime ]
killsend a signal to a process
lentell about character objects[ index, rindex, lnblnk, len ]
linkmake a link to an existing file[ link, symlink ]
lnblnktell about character objects[ index, rindex, lnblnk, len ]
locreturn the address of an object
longinteger object conversion[ long, short ]
lshiftbitwise functions[ bit, and, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift ]
lstatget file status[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
ltimereturn system time[ time, ctime, ltime, gmtime ]
notbitwise functions[ bit, and, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift ]
orbitwise functions[ bit, and, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift ]
perrorget system error messages[ perror, gerror, ierrno ]
putcwrite a character to a Fortran logical unit[ putc, fputc ]
qsortquick sort
randreturn random values[ rand, drand, irand ]
renamerename a file
rindextell about character objects[ index, rindex, lnblnk, len ]
rshiftbitwise functions[ bit, and, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift ]
shortinteger object conversion[ long, short ]
signalchange the action for a signal
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
statget file status[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
symlinkmake a link to an existing file[ link, symlink ]
systemexecute an ULTRIX command
tclosef77 tape I/O[ topen, tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate ]
timereturn system time[ time, ctime, ltime, gmtime ]
topenf77 tape I/O[ topen, tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate ]
trapertrap arithmetic errors
trapovtrap and repair floating point overflow
treadf77 tape I/O[ topen, tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate ]
trewinf77 tape I/O[ topen, tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate ]
trpfpetrap and repair floating point faults[ trpfpe, fpecnt ]
tskipff77 tape I/O[ topen, tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate ]
tstatef77 tape I/O[ topen, tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate ]
ttynamfind name of a terminal port[ ttynam, isatty ]
twritef77 tape I/O[ topen, tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate ]
unlinkremove a directory entry
waitwait for a process to terminate
xorbitwise functions[ bit, and, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift ]

3m. Math Library (intro)

acostrigonometric functions[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]
acoshinverse hyperbolic functions[ asinh, acosh, atanh ]
asintrigonometric functions[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]
asinhinverse hyperbolic functions[ asinh, acosh, atanh ]
atantrigonometric functions[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]
atan2trigonometric functions[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]
atanhinverse hyperbolic functions[ asinh, acosh, atanh ]
besselbessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
cabsEuclidean distance[ hypot, cabs ]
ceilabsolute value, floor, ceiling, and round-to-nearest functions[ fabs, floor, ceil, rint ]
costrigonometric functions[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]
coshhyperbolic functions[ sinh, cosh, tanh ]
erferror function and complementary error function[ erf, erfc ]
erfcerror function and complementary error function[ erf, erfc ]
expexponential, logarithm, power, square root[ exp, expm1, log, log10, log1p, pow, sqrt ]
expm1exponential, logarithm, power, square root[ exp, expm1, log, log10, log1p, pow, sqrt ]
fabsabsolute value, floor, ceiling, and round-to-nearest functions[ fabs, floor, ceil, rint ]
floorabsolute value, floor, ceiling, and round-to-nearest functions[ fabs, floor, ceil, rint ]
gammalog gamma function
hypotEuclidean distance[ hypot, cabs ]
introintroduction to mathematical library functions
j0bessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
j1bessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
jnbessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
logexponential, logarithm, power, square root[ exp, expm1, log, log10, log1p, pow, sqrt ]
log10exponential, logarithm, power, square root[ exp, expm1, log, log10, log1p, pow, sqrt ]
log1pexponential, logarithm, power, square root[ exp, expm1, log, log10, log1p, pow, sqrt ]
matherrerror-handling function for System V math library
powexponential, logarithm, power, square root[ exp, expm1, log, log10, log1p, pow, sqrt ]
rintabsolute value, floor, ceiling, and round-to-nearest functions[ fabs, floor, ceil, rint ]
sintrigonometric functions[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]
sinhhyperbolic functions[ sinh, cosh, tanh ]
sqrtexponential, logarithm, power, square root[ exp, expm1, log, log10, log1p, pow, sqrt ]
tantrigonometric functions[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]
tanhhyperbolic functions[ sinh, cosh, tanh ]
y0bessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
y1bessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
ynbessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]

3n. Network Support Libraries (intro)

byteorderconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
endhostentget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
endnetentget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
endprotoentget protocol entry[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
endserventget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
gethostbyaddrget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
gethostbynameget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
gethostentget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
getnetbyaddrget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
getnetbynameget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
getnetentget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
getprotobynameget protocol entry[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
getprotobynumberget protocol entry[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
getprotoentget protocol entry[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
getservbynameget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
getservbyportget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
getserventget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
htonlconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
htonsconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
inetInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_addrInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_lnaofInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_makeaddrInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_netofInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_networkInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_ntoaInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
introintroduction to network library functions
ntohlconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
ntohsconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
sethostentget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
setnetentget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
setprotoentget protocol entry[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
setserventget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]

3s. Standard I/O Library (intro)

clearerrstream status inquiries[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
ctermidgenerate file name for terminal
cuseridget character login name of the user
fcloseclose or flush a stream[ fclose, fflush ]
fdopenopen a stream[ fopen, freopen, fdopen ]
feofstream status inquiries[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
ferrorstream status inquiries[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
fflushclose or flush a stream[ fclose, fflush ]
fgetcget character or word from stream[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
fgetsget a string from a stream[ gets, fgets ]
filenostream status inquiries[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
fopenopen a stream[ fopen, freopen, fdopen ]
fprintfformatted output conversion[ printf, fprintf, sprintf ]
fputcput character or word on a stream[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
fputsput a string on a stream[ puts, fputs ]
freadbuffered binary input/output[ fread, fwrite ]
freopenopen a stream[ fopen, freopen, fdopen ]
fscanfconvert formatted input[ scanf, fscanf, sscanf ]
fseekreposition a file pointer in a stream[ fseek, ftell, rewind ]
ftellreposition a file pointer in a stream[ fseek, ftell, rewind ]
fwritebuffered binary input/output[ fread, fwrite ]
getcget character or word from stream[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
getcharget character or word from stream[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
getsget a string from a stream[ gets, fgets ]
getwget character or word from stream[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
introstandard buffered input/output package[ stdio ]
printfformatted output conversion[ printf, fprintf, sprintf ]
putcput character or word on a stream[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
putcharput character or word on a stream[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
putsput a string on a stream[ puts, fputs ]
putwput character or word on a stream[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
rewindreposition a file pointer in a stream[ fseek, ftell, rewind ]
scanfconvert formatted input[ scanf, fscanf, sscanf ]
setbufassign buffering to a stream[ setbuf, setbuffer, setlinebuf, setvbuf ]
setbufferassign buffering to a stream[ setbuf, setbuffer, setlinebuf, setvbuf ]
setlinebufassign buffering to a stream[ setbuf, setbuffer, setlinebuf, setvbuf ]
setvbufassign buffering to a stream[ setbuf, setbuffer, setlinebuf, setvbuf ]
sprintfformatted output conversion[ printf, fprintf, sprintf ]
sscanfconvert formatted input[ scanf, fscanf, sscanf ]
stdiostandard buffered input/output package
tempnamcreate a name for a temporary file[ tmpnam, tempnam ]
tmpfilecreate a temporary file
tmpnamcreate a name for a temporary file[ tmpnam, tempnam ]
ungetcpush character back into input stream
vfprintfprint formatted output of a varargs argument list[ vprintf, vfprintf, vsprintf ]
vprintfprint formatted output of a varargs argument list[ vprintf, vfprintf, vsprintf ]
vsprintfprint formatted output of a varargs argument list[ vprintf, vfprintf, vsprintf ]

3x. Miscellaneous Libraries (intro)

arcgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
assertprogram verification
callocfast main memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo ]
circlegraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
closeplgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
contgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
cursesscreen functions with “optimal” cursor motion
dbmdata base subroutines[ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey ]
dbminitdata base subroutines[ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey ]
deletedata base subroutines[ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey ]
endfsentget file system descriptor file entry[ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ]
erasegraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
fetchdata base subroutines[ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey ]
firstkeydata base subroutines[ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey ]
freefast main memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo ]
getdiskbynameget disk description by its name
getfsentget file system descriptor file entry[ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ]
getfsfileget file system descriptor file entry[ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ]
getfsspecget file system descriptor file entry[ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ]
getfstypeget file system descriptor file entry[ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ]
initgroupsinitialize group access list
introintroduction to miscellaneous library functions
labelgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
linegraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
linemodgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
mallinfofast main memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo ]
mallocfast main memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo ]
malloptfast main memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo ]
movegraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
nextkeydata base subroutines[ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey ]
openplgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
plotgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
pointgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
rcmdroutines for returning a stream to a remote command[ rcmd, rresvport, ruserok ]
reallocfast main memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo ]
rexecreturn stream to a remote command
rresvportroutines for returning a stream to a remote command[ rcmd, rresvport, ruserok ]
ruserokroutines for returning a stream to a remote command[ rcmd, rresvport, ruserok ]
setfsentget file system descriptor file entry[ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ]
spacegraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
storedata base subroutines[ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey ]
termcapterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tgetentterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tgetflagterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tgetnumterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tgetstrterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tgototerminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tputsterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]

3yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Library (intro)

endnetgrentget network group entry[ getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr ]
getnetgrentget network group entry[ getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr ]
innetgrget network group entry[ getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr ]
introintroduction to Yellow Pages (YP) library functions
setnetgrentget network group entry[ getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr ]
yp_allYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_bindYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_firstYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_get_default_domainYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_masterYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_matchYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_nextYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_orderYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_unbindYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
ypclntYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yperr_stringYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yppasswdupdate user password in yellow pages password map. 
ypprot_errYellow Pages client package[ yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]

4. Special Files (intro)

autoconfdiagnostics from the autoconfiguration code
cflRX01 console interface
consoleconsole interface
crlRL02 console interface
csRX50 console interface
ctuTU58 console interface
ctyextra serial line interface
cxaCXA16 communications interface
cxbCXB16 communications interface
cxyCXY08 communications interface
deDEUNA/DELUA Ethernet interface
deviodevice interface
dfaDFA01 communications interface
dhqDHQ11 communications interface
dhuDHU11 communications interface
dhvDHV11 communications interface
dkiodisk interface
dmbDMB32 communications multiplexor
dmbspDMB32 serial printer interface
dmcDMC11/DMR11 communications interface
dmfDMF32 communications interface
dmfspDMF32 serial printer
dmvDMV11 communications interface
dmzDMZ32 communications interface
dpvdpv data communications interface
drumpaging device
dupBISYNC data communications interface
dzDZ11/DZ32 communications interface
dzqDZQ11 communications interface
dzvDZV11 communications interface
errlogerror logging interface
hpMASSBUS disk interface
imp1822 network interface
introintroduction to special files and hardware support
kUmemUNIBUS/Q-bus virtual memory interface
kmemvirtual main memory image
loloop network interface
lpLP11 line printer interface
ltalta pseudoterminal interface
memphysical main memory image
mtiomagnetic tape interface
muTM78/TU78/9 magnetic tape interface
nbufselect multiple-buffer operation to a raw device
niBVP DEBNT/NI interface
nulldata sink
ptypseudoterminal driver
qdVCB02 (QDSS) video subsystem
qeDEQNA/DELQA Ethernet interface
qvVCB01 (QVSS) video subsystem
raMSCP disk interface
rbIDC/RL02 disk interface
rdRD31, RD32, RD53, RD54 Small VAX Winchester disks
rkRK711/RK07 disk interface
rlRL211/RL02 disk interface
rxRX33 Small VAX floppy disk drive
sdcRD31, RD32, RD53, RD54, RX33 Small VAX disk interface
seDESVA Ethernet interface
sgSmall VAX color video subsystem
shSmall VAX DHT32 serial line interface
smSmall VAX monochrome video subsystem
ssSmall VAX serial line interface
stcTZK50 (VAXstation TK50) magnetic tape interface
tmsTMSP magnetic tape interface
tracesystem call tracing interface
tsTS11/TS05/TU80 magnetic tape interface
ttygeneral terminal interface
tuTM03/TE16/TU45/TU77 magnetic tape interface
urxDEC RX02 floppy disk interface

4f. Network Protocol Families

inetInternet protocol family

4n. Networking Facilities (intro)

introintroduction to networking facilities[ networking ]
networkingintroduction to networking facilities

4p. Network Protocols

arpAddress Resolution Protocol
impIMP raw socket interface
ipInternet Protocol
tcpInternet Transmission Control Protocol
udpInternet User Datagram Protocol

5. File Formats (intro)

L-devicesdevices used to connect to remote systems
L-dialcodesdial code abbreviations
L.cmdsallowable remote execution commands
L.sysinformation needed to connect to a system
USERFILEdefines uucp security
a.outassembler and link editor output
acctexecution accounting file
acucapAutomatic call unit capabilities file
aliasesaliases file for sendmail
ararchive (library) file format
coreformat of memory image file
cpioformat of cpio archive
dgatewayname of the intermediate host (DECnet gateway)
dirformat of directories
disktabdisk description file
dumpincremental dump format[ dumprestor, dumpdates ]
dumpdatesincremental dump format[ dumprestor, dumpdates ]
dumprestorincremental dump format[ dumprestor, dumpdates ]
elcsd.conferror logging configuration file
fstabfile containing static information about known file systems
gettytabterminal configuration data base
gfsiThe Generic File System Interface
groupgroup file
hostshost name data base
inetd.confInternet daemon configuration data base
introintroduction to file formats
ltflabeled tape facility
mdtartape archive file format[ tar, mdtar ]
netrc.netrc file for Berknet information
networksnetwork name data base
passwdpassword file
phonesremote host phone number data base
plotgraphics interface
printcapprinter capability data base
protocolsprotocol name data base
remoteremote host description file
sccsfileformat of SCCS file
servicesservice name data base
stabsymbol table types
tartape archive file format[ tar, mdtar ]
termterminal driving tables for nroff
termcapterminal capability data base
tracesystem call tracer device
ttysterminal initialization data
typesprimitive system data types
ufsULTRIX local file system
utmplogin records[ utmp, wtmp ]
uuencodeformat of an encoded uuencode file
wtmplogin records[ utmp, wtmp ]

5nfs. NFS File Formats

exportsdefines NFS file systems to be exported
nfsNetwork File System
rmtabtable of local file systems mounted by remote NFS clients

5yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) File Formats

groupgroup file in a Yellow Pages environment
hosts.equivlist of trusted hosts
netgrouplist of network groups
passwdpassword file description with the Yellow Pages service implemented
ypfilesYellow Pages data base and directory structure

7. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

asciimap of ASCII character set
environuser environment
hierfile system hierarchy
intromiscellaneous useful information pages
mailaddrmail addressing description
manmacros to typeset manual
memacros for formatting papers
mstext formatting macros
termconventional names for terminals

8. Maintenance Procedures (intro)

2780dIBM 2780/3780 RJE emulator daemon
MAKEDEVmakes system special files
XapolloX window system Apollo implementation notes
XnestRecursive X window system implementation
XqvssX window system QVSS implementation notes
XsunX window system Sun workstation implementation notes
Xvs100X window system VS100 implementation notes
aclogin accounting
acctonprint process accounting statistics[ sa, accton ]
addgroupadd and remove user accounts[ adduser, removeuser, addgroup ]
addnodeadd or change an entry in the nodes database
adduseradd and remove user accounts[ adduser, removeuser, addgroup ]
arcvconvert archives to new format
bad144read/write dec standard 144 bad sector information
badsectcreate files to contain bad sectors
catmancreate the cat files for the manual
ccrremote console carrier requester
chownchange owner
chptchange a disk partition table
clriclear inodes
cmxgeneric communication exerciser
configbuild system configuration files
cronclock daemon
dcheckcheck directory consistency
dgatedProvide daemon login service via Decnet
diskpartcalculate default disk partition sizes
dmsdiskless management services utility
doconfiga program to aid system configuration
drteststandalone disk test program
dskxgeneric disk exerciser
dumpcreate file system dump
dumpfsdump file system information
edquotaedit user quotas
elcsderror logging daemon
elierror log initialization program
fsckcheck and repair file system
fsxfile system exerciser
fverifyverify software subsets
getnodedisplay one or more entries from the nodes database
gettyset terminal mode
haltstop the processor
htableconvert NIC standard format host tables
icheckcheck inode consistency
initprocess control initialization
introintroduction to system maintenance and operation commands
kgmongenerate a dump of the operating system’s profile buffers
lcpLocal Area Transport server (LAT) control program
loaddown-line load software to a target node
lpcline printer control program
lpdline printer daemon
lprsetupline printer spooler set up program
lpxline printer exerciser
makekeygenerate encryption key
memxmemory exerciser
mkconsolea program to build or update boot console command files
mkfsconstruct a file system
mklost+foundmake a lost+found directory for fsck
mknodmake special file
mkprotoconstruct a prototype file system
mop_momMOP down-line/up-line load listener
mountmount or unmount file systems[ mount, umount ]
mtxGeneric Magtape Exerciser
ncheckgenerate names from i-numbers
netsetupnetwork set up program
netxTCP/IP net exerciser
newfsconstruct a new file system
opserinteractive program for system maintenance
pacprinter/plotter accounting information
pstatprint system facts
quotsummarize file system ownership
quotacheckfile system quota consistency checker
quotaoffturn file system quotas on and off[ quotaon, quotaoff ]
quotaonturn file system quotas on and off[ quotaon, quotaoff ]
radiskDSA disk maintenance
rccommand script for auto-reboot and daemons
rebootULTRIX bootstrapping procedures
remnoderemove one or more entries from the nodes database
removeuseradd and remove user accounts[ adduser, removeuser, addgroup ]
renicealter priority of running processes
repquotasummarize quotas for a file system
restoreincremental file system restore
risremote installation services utility
saprint process accounting statistics[ sa, accton ]
savecoresave a core dump of the operating system
sendmailsend mail over the Internet
setldsystem software subset utility[  setld ]
shmxshared memory exerciser
shutdownclose down the system at a given time
sizera program that sizes system hardware
snapcopycopy VAX 8600/8650 snapshot files
stickyexecutable files with persistent text
swaponspecify additional device for paging and swapping
syscriptdialogue for running system exercisers
sysloglog systems messages
triggertrigger a target node to request a down-line load
tunefstune up an existing file system
uerfULTRIX error report formatter
umountmount or unmount file systems[ mount, umount ]
updateperiodically update the super block
uucpsetupuucp set up program
vipwedit the password file

8C. Network Services

XX window system server
XisX window system Integrated Solutions Optimum V WorkStation implementation notes

8X. DECwindows Maintenance Tools

xconsredirect console output to login window

8c. Network Services

arpaddress resolution display and control
comsatbiff server
ftpdDARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
gettableget NIC format host tables from a host
ifconfigconfigure network interface parameters
implogIMP log interpreter
implogdIMP logger process
inetdinternet service daemon
miscdmiscellaneous services daemon
rdatenetwork date client
rdumpfile system dump across the network
rexecdremote execution server
rlogindremote login server
rmtremote mass storage device protocol module
routemanually manipulate the routing tables
routednetwork routing daemon
rrestorerestore a file system dump across the network
rshdremote shell server
rwalldnetwork rwall server
rwhodsystem status server
setifaddrset network interface address
talkdinter-terminal communications server
telnetdDARPA TELNET protocol server
tftpdDARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
trpttransliterate protocol trace
uuaidsuucp administrative utilities[ uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool ]
uucleanuucp spool directory clean-up
uucompactuucp administrative utilities[ uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool ]
uumkspooluucp administrative utilities[ uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool ]
uumonitormonitor the UUCP system
uurespooluucp administrative utilities[ uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool ]

8nfs. NFS Services

biodStart NFS asynchronous block I/O daemons
fsirandinstall random inode generation numbers
mountmount and unmount a Network File System (NFS)[ mount, umount ]
mountdNFS mount request server. 
nfsdNFS server daemon
nfssetupset up network file system (NFS)
nfsstatdisplay Network File System statistics
portmapDARPA internet port to RPC program number mapper
rpcinforeport RPC information
showmountshow remotely-mounted file systems
umountmount and unmount a Network File System (NFS)[ mount, umount ]

8ufs. UFS Maintenance Commands

mountmount the local ULTRIX File System (UFS)

8v. Maintenance Procedures

arffarchiver for RT-11 format devices
crashwhat happens when the system crashes
flcopycopier for floppy
formathow to format disk packs
rxformatformat floppy disks

8yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Maintenance Commands

makedbmmake a Yellow Pages dbm file
ypmakerebuild yellow pages database using the make command
yppasswddserver daemon for modifying the Yellow Pages password file
yppolldetermine which version of a YP map is at a master YP server host. 
yppushforce propagation of a changed YP map
ypservYellow Pages server and binder processes
ypsetupset up the Yellow Pages (YP) environment
ypxfrtransfer a YP map from a YP server to the local host. 

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