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1. Commands

1c. Communication Commands

1g. Graphics Commands

1int. Internationalization Commands

1mh. RAND Message Handler Commands

1sh5. SVR2 Shell Commands

1yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Commands

2. System Calls

2nfs. NFS Calls

2yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Calls

3. Library Functions

Section 3c

3cur. X/Open Curses Library

3f. FORTRAN Library

3int. International Suboutines

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

5int. International File Formats

5mh. RAND Message Handler File Formats

5nfs. NFS File Formats

5yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) File Formats

6. Games and Demos

7. Miscellaneous Facilities

8. Maintenance Procedures

8c. Network Services

8mh. RAND Mail Handler Maintenance Commands

8nfs. NFS Services

8ufs. UFS Maintenance Commands

8v. Maintenance Procedures

8yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Maintenance Commands

Manual — Ultrix WS-2.0/VAX

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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[ at, batch ]
awkpattern scanning and processing language
basenamestrip directory names from pathname
batchexecute commands at a later time[ at, batch ]
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
capsarprepares a DOTS or DDIF document for transport in the Mail system
catconcatenate and print data
cbC program beautifier
ccC compiler
ccatcompress and uncompress files, and cat them[ compact, uncompact, ccat ]
cdchange current directory
cdcchange delta
cdocCompound document converter
cflowgenerate C flow graph
checknrcheck nroff/troff files
chfnchange system finger entry
chgrpchange file group
chmodchange file mode
chshchange login shell
cicheck in RCS revisions
clearclear terminal screen
cmpcompare file data
cocheck out RCS revisions
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 ]
compresscompress and expand data[ compress, uncompress, zcat ]
cpcopy file data
cpiocopy file archives in and out
cppthe C language preprocessor
cshC shell Command Interpreter
csplitcontext split
ctagscreate a tags file
ctodcombine DDIS objects into DOTS format
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
dircmpdirectory comparison
dirnamedeliver directory names from pathname
dtocunpack objects from a DOTS file
duprint amount of disk usage
echoecho arguments
edtext editor[ ed, red ]
edittext editor[ ex, edit ]
eflExtended Fortran Language
egrepsearch file for regular expression[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
eqntypeset mathematics[ eqn, neqn, checkeq ]
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 ]
fedfont editor
fgrepsearch file for regular expression[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
filedetermine file type
findfind files
fingerprint user finger information
fmtsimple text formatter
foldfold long lines for finite width output device
fpFunctional Programming language compiler/interpreter
fprprint Fortran file
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
getoptparse command options
gprofdisplay call graph profile data
grepsearch file for regular expression[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
groupsshow group memberships
headgive first few lines
helptips on getting started with ULTRIX
hostidset or print identifier of current host system
hostnameprint system name
iconccompile and link Icon programs
iconttranslate Icon programs for interpretive execution
idprint user and group IDs and names
identidentify files
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
ldlink editor
learncomputer aided instruction about UNIX
leaveremind you when you have to leave
lexgenerate lexical analyzer
lineread one line
lintcheck C code
lisplisp interpreter
lisztcompile a Franz Lisp program
lklink editor
lnlink to a file
lockreserve a terminal
loginlog in to a system
lognameget login name
lookfind lines in sorted data
lookbibbuild inverted index for a bibliography, lookup bibliographic references[ indxbib, lookbib ]
lorderdetermine relation for an object library
lpsend requests to an LP line printer
lpqspool queue examination program
lproff line print
lprmremove jobs from line printer queue
lslist and generate statistics for files
ltflabeled tape facility
lxreflisp cross reference program
m4macro processor
mailsend or read mail
makemaintain program groups
mandisplays manual pages online
mdtarmultivolume archiver
mergethree-way file merge
mesgallow or disallow messages
mkdirmake a new directory
mkstrcreate an error message file
modModula-2 compiler
moredisplay file data at your terminal[ more, page ]
msgssystem messages and junk mail program
mtmagnetic tape manipulating program
mvmove or rename files
netstatshow network status
newaliasesrebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
newcshcommand line edit csh
niceexecute a command at a lower priority[ nice, nohup ]
nlline numbering filter
nmprint program’s name list
nohupexecute a command at a lower priority[ nice, nohup ]
nroffformat text
nslookupquery BIND servers interactively
nsqueryname server query
odcreate file octal dump
packcompress and expand files[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
pagedisplay file data at your terminal[ more, page ]
pagesizeprint system page size
passwdchange your login password
pastemerge file data
pcPascal compiler
pcatcompress and expand files[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
pdxpascal debugger
pgfile perusal filter for soft-copy terminals
piPascal interpreter code translator
pixPascal interpreter and executor
pmergepascal file merger
prprint files
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
ptiphototypesetter interpreter
ptocPascal to C language translator
ptxcreate permuted index
pwdprint working directory
pxPascal code executor
pxpPascal execution profiler
pxrefPascal cross-reference program
quotadisplay disk usage and limits
ranlibconvert archives to random libraries
ratforrational Fortran dialect
rcschange RCS file attributes
rcsdiffcompare RCS revisions
rcsintrointroduction to RCS commands
rcsmergemerge RCS revisions
redtext editor[ ed, red ]
referfind and format bibliographic references
resetreset terminal mode
revreverse character positions in file data
rlogprint log messages and other information about RCS files
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 ]
roffbibrun off bibliographic database
rsh5shell, the standard/restricted command programming language[ sh5, rsh5 ]
s5makemaintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs
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
sort5internationalized System 5 sort and/or merge files
sortbibsort bibliographic database
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
structstructure Fortran programs
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
syslinedisplay system status on status line of a terminal
tabsset tabs
tailprint lines from file
talktalk to another user
tarmultivolume archiver
tblformat tables for nroff or troff
tcphotoypesetter simulator
teepipe output to terminal and file
testtest conditional expression
timetime a command
tkpaginator for the Tektronix 4014
touchupdate access and modification times of a file
tpmanipulate tape archive
trtranslate characters
tracetrace system calls of programs
trmantranslate version 6 manual macros to version 7 macros
trofftext formatting and typesetting
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 ]
uncompresscompress and expand data[ compress, uncompress, zcat ]
unexpandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa[ expand, unexpand ]
ungetundo a previous get of an SCCS file
uniqreport repeated lines in a file
unitsconversion program
unpackcompress and expand files[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
uptimedisplay system status
usersprint names of users who are logged in
valvalidate SCCS file
vcversion control program
vccVAX C compiler
vdocCompound document viewer
vfontinfoinspect and print out information about UNIX fonts
vgrindgrind nice listings of programs
vitext editor
vlpFormat Lisp programs to be printed with nroff, vtroff, or troff
vmstatreport virtual memory statistics
vprraster printer/plotter spooler[ vpr, vprm, vpq, vprint ]
vtrofftroff to a raster plotter
vwidthmake troff width table for a font
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
xargsconstruct argument list and execute command
xstrextract strings from C program
yaccyet another compiler-compiler
yesbe repetitively affirmative
zcatcompress and expand data[ compress, uncompress, zcat ]

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 is 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

1int. Internationalization Commands

extractinteractive string extract and replace
gencatgenerate a formatted message catalog
iccompiler for language support database
internatintroduction to internationalization operations
strextractbatch string extraction
strmergebatch string replacement
transtranslation tool for use with message source files

1mh. RAND Message Handler Commands

alilist mail aliases
annoannotate messages
burstexplode digests into messages
compcompose a message
distredistribute a message to additional addresses
folderset folder or display current foldername
folderslist folders and contents
forwforward messages
incincorporate new mail
markmark messages
mhMessage Handler
mhlproduce formatted listings of MH messages
mhmailsend or read mail
mhpathprint full pathnames of MH messages and folders
msgchkcheck for messages
mshMH shell
nextshow the next message
packfcompress a folder into a single file
pickselect messages by content
prevshow the previous message
prompterprompting editor front-end
rcvstoreincorporate new mail asynchronously
refilefile message in other folders
replreply to a message
rmfremove folder
rmmremove messages
scanproduce a one-line-per-message scan listing
sendsend a message
showshow (list) messages
slocalMH receive-mail hooks
sortmsort messages
whatnowprompting front-end for send
whomreport to whom a message would go

1sh5. SVR2 Shell Commands

echoecho arguments
testcondition evaluation command

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 the 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 ]
getsysinfoget system information
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 ]
setsidPOSIX create session and set process group ID
setsockoptget and set options on sockets[ getsockopt, setsockopt ]
setsysinfoset system information
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
sigpendingexamine pending signals
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, waitpid ]
wait3wait for process to terminate[ wait, wait3, waitpid ]
waitpidwait for process to terminate[ wait, wait3, waitpid ]
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_biodInvoke NFS daemons[ nfs_svc, nfs_biod ]
nfs_svcInvoke NFS daemons[ nfs_svc, nfs_biod ]
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 illegal instruction 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 ]
dn_compresolver routines[ res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand ]
dn_expandresolver routines[ res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand ]
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 ]
fpathconfget configurable pathname variables (POSIX)[ pathconf, fpathconf ]
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 ]
mkfifomake a FIFO special file
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 ]
pathconfget configurable pathname variables (POSIX)[ pathconf, fpathconf ]
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 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 ]
res_initresolver routines[ res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand ]
res_mkqueryresolver routines[ res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand ]
res_sendresolver routines[ res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand ]
resolverresolver routines[ res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand ]
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 ]
setpgidset process group (POSIX)
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 ]
sigactionsoftware signal facilities (POSIX)
sigaddsetmanipulate signal sets (POSIX)[ sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember ]
sigdelsetmanipulate signal sets (POSIX)[ sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember ]
sigemptysetmanipulate signal sets (POSIX)[ sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember ]
sigfillsetmanipulate signal sets (POSIX)[ sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember ]
siginterruptallow signals to interrupt system calls
sigismembermanipulate signal sets (POSIX)[ sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember ]
signalsimplified software signal facilities
sigprocmaskexamine and change blocked signals (POSIX)
sigsetopsmanipulate signal sets (POSIX)[ sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember ]
sigsuspendwait for signal (POSIX)
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 ]
sysconfget configurable system variables (POSIX)
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

Section 3c

dialestablish an out-going terminal line connection

3cur. X/Open Curses Library (intro)

addchadd character to window[ addch, waddch, mvaddch, mvwaddch ]
addstradd string to window[ addstr, waddstr, mvaddstr, mvwaddstr ]
attroffattribute manipulation[ attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset ]
attronattribute manipulation[ attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset ]
attrsetattribute manipulation[ attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset ]
baudratereturn terminal baudrate
beepgenerate audiovisual alarm[ beep, flash ]
boxdraw box
cbreakset/clear cbreak mode[ cbreak, nocbreak ]
clearclear window[ clear, wclear ]
clearokenable screen clearing
clrtobotclear to end of screen[ clrtobot, wclrtobot ]
clrtoeolclear to end of line[ clrtoeol, wclrtoeol ]
def_prog_modesave terminal modes[ def_prog_mode, def_shell_mode ]
def_shell_modesave terminal modes[ def_prog_mode, def_shell_mode ]
delay_outputcause short delay
delchremove character from window[ delch, mvdelch, mvwdelch, wdelch ]
deletelnremove line from window[ deleteln, wdeleteln ]
delwindelete window
doupdatedo efficient refresh[ wnoutrefresh, doupdate ]
drainowait for output to drain
echoenable/disable terminal echo[ echo, noecho ]
endwinrestore initial terminal environment
erasecopy blanks into window[ erase, werase ]
erasecharreturn current ERASE character
flashgenerate audiovisual alarm[ beep, flash ]
flushinpdiscard typeahead
getchread character[ getch, mvgetch, mvwgetch, wgetch ]
getstrread string[ getstr, mvgetstr, mvwgetstr, wgetstr ]
getyxget cursor position
has_icdetermine whether insert/delete character available
has_ildetermine whether insert/delete line is available
idlokenable use of insert/delete line
inchreturn character from window[ inch, mvinch, mvwinch, winch ]
initscrinitialize terminal environment
inschinsert character[ insch, mvinsch, mvwinsch, winsch ]
insertlninsert line[ insertln, winsertln ]
intrflushenable flush on interrupt
introintroduction to the Curses Package, which optimizes terminal screen handling and updating
keypadenable keypad
killcharreturn current kill character
leaveokenable non-tracking cursor
longnamereturn full terminal type name
metaforce the number of significant bits on input
movemove cursor in window[ move, wmove ]
mvaddchadd character to window[ addch, waddch, mvaddch, mvwaddch ]
mvaddstradd string to window[ addstr, waddstr, mvaddstr, mvwaddstr ]
mvcurlow-level cursor movement
mvdelchremove character from window[ delch, mvdelch, mvwdelch, wdelch ]
mvgetchread character[ getch, mvgetch, mvwgetch, wgetch ]
mvgetstrread string[ getstr, mvgetstr, mvwgetstr, wgetstr ]
mvinchreturn character from window[ inch, mvinch, mvwinch, winch ]
mvinschinsert character[ insch, mvinsch, mvwinsch, winsch ]
mvprintwformatted write to a window[ printw, mvprintw, mvwprintw, wprintw ]
mvscanwformatted read from window[ scanw, mvscanw, mvwscanw, wscanw ]
mvwaddchadd character to window[ addch, waddch, mvaddch, mvwaddch ]
mvwaddstradd string to window[ addstr, waddstr, mvaddstr, mvwaddstr ]
mvwdelchremove character from window[ delch, mvdelch, mvwdelch, wdelch ]
mvwgetchread character[ getch, mvgetch, mvwgetch, wgetch ]
mvwgetstrread string[ getstr, mvgetstr, mvwgetstr, wgetstr ]
mvwinmove window
mvwinchreturn character from window[ inch, mvinch, mvwinch, winch ]
mvwinschinsert character[ insch, mvinsch, mvwinsch, winsch ]
mvwprintwformatted write to a window[ printw, mvprintw, mvwprintw, wprintw ]
mvwscanwformatted read from window[ scanw, mvscanw, mvwscanw, wscanw ]
napmssleep
newpadcreate new pad
newtermopen new terminal
newwincreate new window
nlenable/disable newline control[ nl, nonl ]
nocbreakset/clear cbreak mode[ cbreak, nocbreak ]
nodelaydisable block during read
noechoenable/disable terminal echo[ echo, noecho ]
nonlenable/disable newline control[ nl, nonl ]
norawenable/disable raw mode[ raw, noraw ]
overlayoverlay windows[ overlay, overwrite ]
overwriteoverlay windows[ overlay, overwrite ]
pnoutrefreshrefresh pad[ prefresh, pnoutrefresh ]
prefreshrefresh pad[ prefresh, pnoutrefresh ]
printwformatted write to a window[ printw, mvprintw, mvwprintw, wprintw ]
putppad and output a string
rawenable/disable raw mode[ raw, noraw ]
refreshrefresh window[ refresh, wrefresh ]
reset_prog_moderestore terminal mode[ reset_prog_mode, reset_shell_mode ]
reset_shell_moderestore terminal mode[ reset_prog_mode, reset_shell_mode ]
resettyrestore/save terminal modes[ resetty, savetty ]
restarttermrestart terminal for curses application
savettyrestore/save terminal modes[ resetty, savetty ]
scanwformatted read from window[ scanw, mvscanw, mvwscanw, wscanw ]
scrollscroll window
scrollokenable screen scrolling
set_termswitch between terminals
setscrregset scrolling region[ setscrreg, wsetscrreg ]
setuptermperform low level terminal setup
standendattribute manipulation[ attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset ]
standoutattribute manipulation[ attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset ]
subwincreate subwindow
tgetentemulate termcap for old programs[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgoto, tgetstr, tgetflag ]
tgetflagemulate termcap for old programs[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgoto, tgetstr, tgetflag ]
tgetnumemulate termcap for old programs[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgoto, tgetstr, tgetflag ]
tgetstremulate termcap for old programs[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgoto, tgetstr, tgetflag ]
tgotoemulate termcap for old programs[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgoto, tgetstr, tgetflag ]
touchwintouch window
tparminstantiate a string
tputspad and output string
traceoffenable or disable debug trace output[ traceon, traceoff ]
traceonenable or disable debug trace output[ traceon, traceoff ]
typeaheadcheck for typeahead
unctrlconvert character to printable form
vidattroutput a string that sets terminal display[ vidattr, vidputs ]
vidputsoutput a string that sets terminal display[ vidattr, vidputs ]
waddchadd character to window[ addch, waddch, mvaddch, mvwaddch ]
waddstradd string to window[ addstr, waddstr, mvaddstr, mvwaddstr ]
wattroffattribute manipulation[ attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset ]
wattronattribute manipulation[ attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset ]
wattrsetattribute manipulation[ attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset ]
wclearclear window[ clear, wclear ]
wclrtobotclear to end of screen[ clrtobot, wclrtobot ]
wclrtoeolclear to end of line[ clrtoeol, wclrtoeol ]
wdelchremove character from window[ delch, mvdelch, mvwdelch, wdelch ]
wdeletelnremove line from window[ deleteln, wdeleteln ]
werasecopy blanks into window[ erase, werase ]
wgetchread character[ getch, mvgetch, mvwgetch, wgetch ]
wgetstrread string[ getstr, mvgetstr, mvwgetstr, wgetstr ]
winchreturn character from window[ inch, mvinch, mvwinch, winch ]
winschinsert character[ insch, mvinsch, mvwinsch, winsch ]
winsertlninsert line[ insertln, winsertln ]
wmovemove cursor in window[ move, wmove ]
wnoutrefreshdo efficient refresh[ wnoutrefresh, doupdate ]
wprintwformatted write to a window[ printw, mvprintw, mvwprintw, wprintw ]
wrefreshrefresh window[ refresh, wrefresh ]
wscanwformatted read from window[ scanw, mvscanw, mvwscanw, wscanw ]
wsetscrregset scrolling region[ setscrreg, wsetscrreg ]
wstandendattribute manipulation[ attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset ]
wstandoutattribute manipulation[ attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset ]

3f. FORTRAN Library (intro)

abortterminate abruptly with memory image
accessdetermine accessibility of a file
alarmexecute a subroutine after a specified time
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
etimereturn elapsed execution time[ etime, dtime ]
exitterminate process with status
fdatereturn date and time in an ASCII string
flminreturn extreme values[ flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax ]
flushflush output to a logical unit
forkcreate a copy of this process
fseekreposition a file on a logical unit[ fseek, ftell ]
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
getlogget user’s login name
getpidget process ID
getuidget user or group ID of the caller[ getuid, getgid ]
hostnmget name of current host
idatereturn date or time in numerical form[ idate, itime ]
indextell about character objects[ index, rindex, lnblnk, len ]
introintroduction to Fortran library functions
ioinitchange f77 I/O initialization
killsend a signal to a process
linkmake a link to an existing file[ link, symlink ]
locreturn the address of an object
longinteger object conversion[ long, short ]
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
signalchange the action for a signal
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
statget file status[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
systemexecute an ULTRIX command
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
trpfpetrap and repair floating point faults[ trpfpe, fpecnt ]
ttynamfind name of a terminal port[ ttynam, isatty ]
unlinkremove a directory entry
waitwait for a process to terminate

3int. International Suboutines (intro)

catcloseopen/close a message catalog[ catopen, catclose ]
catgetmsgget message from a message catalog
catgetsread a program message
catopenopen/close a message catalog[ catopen, catclose ]
introintroduction to internationalization subroutines
nl_fprintfprint formatted output[ nl_printf, nl_fprintf, nl_sprintf ]
nl_fscanfconvert formatted input[ nl_scanf, nl_fscanf, nl_sscanf ]
nl_langinfolanguage information
nl_printfprint formatted output[ nl_printf, nl_fprintf, nl_sprintf ]
nl_scanfconvert formatted input[ nl_scanf, nl_fscanf, nl_sscanf ]
nl_sprintfprint formatted output[ nl_printf, nl_fprintf, nl_sprintf ]
nl_sscanfconvert formatted input[ nl_scanf, nl_fscanf, nl_sscanf ]
setlocaleset localization for internationalized program
strcollstring collation comparison
strftimeconvert time and date to string
strxfrmstring transformation

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, box, color, dot ]
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, box, color, dot ]
closeplgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot ]
contgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot ]
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, box, color, dot ]
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, box, color, dot ]
lib2648subroutines for the HP 2648 graphics terminal
linegraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot ]
linemodgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot ]
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, box, color, dot ]
nextkeydata base subroutines[ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey ]
openplgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot ]
plotgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot ]
pointgraphics interface[ openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot ]
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, box, color, dot ]
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)

accACC LH/DH IMP interface
adData Translation A/D converter
autoconfdiagnostics from the autoconfiguration code
bkline discipline for machine-machine communication (obsolete)
cflRX01 console interface
consoleconsole interface
crlRL02 console interface
csRX50 console interface
cssDEC IMP-11A LH/DH IMP interface
ctphototypesetter 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
dhDH-11/DM-11 communications multiplexer
dhbDHB32 communications multiplexor
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
dnDN-11 autocall unit interface
dpvdpv data communications interface
drumpaging device
dupBISYNC data communications interface
dzDZ11/DZ32 communications interface
dzqDZQ11 communications interface
dzvDZV11 communications interface
ec3Com 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
enXerox 3 Mb/s Ethernet interface
errlogerror logging interface
hpMASSBUS disk interface
hyNetwork Systems Hyperchannel interface
ikIkonas frame buffer, graphics device interface
ilInterlan 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
imp1822 network interface
introintroduction to special files and hardware support
kUmemUNIBUS/Q-bus virtual memory interface
kgKL-11/DL-11W line clock
kmemvirtual main memory image
la75ofLA75 dot matrix printer filter
lg02ofLG02 Matrix Line Printer
ln01ofLN01(S) laser printer filter
ln01ppLN01(S) print filter
ln03ofLN03(S) laser printer filter
ln03rofLN03R ASCII to PostScript translation filter
loloop network interface
lpLP11 line printer interface
lpfgeneral purpose line printer filter
lpvLPV11 parallel line printer
lqfgeneral purpose letter quality filter
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
pclDEC CSS PCL-11 B Network Interface
psEvans and Sutherland Picture System 2 graphics device interface
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/RX23 Small VAX floppy disk drive
scsSystems Communications Services network interface. 
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
termioSystem V terminal interface
termiosPOSIX terminal interface
tmTM-11/TE-10 magtape interface
tmsTMSCP magnetic tape interface
tracesystem call tracing interface
tsTS11/TS05/TU80 magnetic tape interface
ttygeneral terminal interface
tuTM03/TE16/TU45/TU77 magnetic tape interface
unUngermann-Bass interface
upunibus storage module controller/drives
urxDEC RX02 floppy disk interface
utUNIBUS TU45 tri-density tape drive interface
uuTU58/DECtape II UNIBUS cassette interface
vaBenson-Varian interface
vpVersatec interface
vvProteon proNET 10 Megabit ring
xftransparent filter

4f. Network Protocol Families

inetInternet protocol family
pupXerox PUP-I 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
pupraw PUP socket interface
tcpInternet Transmission Control Protocol
udpInternet User Datagram Protocol

5. File Formats (intro)

DDIFDigital Document Interchange Format (DDIF) files
DDISDigital Data Interchange Syntax / ISO ASN.1 (DDIS/ASN.1) files
DOTSData Object Transport Syntax (DOTS) files
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
backupstatd directory and file structures[ statmon, current, backup, state ]
coreformat of memory image file
cpioformat of cpio archive
crontabclock daemon table file
currentstatd directory and file structures[ statmon, current, backup, state ]
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
fsformat of file system volume[ fs, inode ]
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
inodeformat of file system volume[ fs, inode ]
introintroduction to file formats
ltflabeled tape facility
mdtartape archive file format[ tar, mdtar ]
netrcBerknet information file (.netrc)
networksnetwork name data base
passwdpassword file
phonesremote host phone number data base
plotgraphics interface
printcapprinter capability data base
protocolsprotocol name data base
rcsfileformat of RCS file
remoteremote host description file
resolv.confresolver configuration file
resolverresolver configuration file[ resolv.conf ]
sccsfileformat of SCCS file
servicesservice name data base
sliphostsinformation about Serial Line Internetcol Protocol hosts
stabsymbol table types
statestatd directory and file structures[ statmon, current, backup, state ]
statmonstatd directory and file structures[ statmon, current, backup, state ]
svcorderdesignate the order and selection of services
tartape archive file format[ tar, mdtar ]
termterminal driving tables for nroff
termcapterminal capability data base
tpDEC/mag tape formats
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
vfontfont formats for the Benson-Varian or Versatec
vgrindefsvgrind’s language definition data base
wtmplogin records[ utmp, wtmp ]

5int. International File Formats

environNLS environment variables
langlanguage names
nl_typeslanguage support database data types
patternspatterns for use with internationalization tools

5mh. RAND Message Handler File Formats

mh-aliasalias file for MH message system
mh-formatformat file for MH message system
mh-mailmessage format for MH message system
mh-tailorsystem customization for MH message system
mh_profileuser customization for MH message system

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

6. Games and Demos

aardvarkyet another exploration game
adventurean exploration game
arithmeticprovide drill in number facts
backgammonthe game
bannerprint large banner on printer
bcdconvert to antique media
boggleplay the game of boggle
canfieldthe solitaire card game canfield[ canfield, cfscores ]
chessthe game of chess
chingthe book of changes and other cookies
cribbagethe card game cribbage
doctorinteract with a psychoanalyst
fishplay the card game Fish
fortuneprint a random, hopefully interesting, adage
hangmanComputer version of the game hangman
milleplay Mille Bournes
monopMonopoly game
numberconvert Arabic numerals to English
quiztest your knowledge
rainanimated raindrops display
rogueExploring The Dungeons of Doom
snakedisplay chase game[ snake, snscore ]
trektrekkie game
wormPlay the growing worm game
wormsanimate worms on a display terminal
wumpthe game of hunt-the-wumpus
zorkthe game of dungeon

7. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

asciimap of ASCII character set
environuser environment
eqncharspecial character definitions for eqn
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
timetime a command

8. Maintenance Procedures (intro)

2780dIBM 2780/3780 RJE emulator daemon
MAKEDEVmakes system special files
MAKEHOSTSmake symbolic links to hosts
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
bindsetupset up the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) service
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
namedInternet domain name server daemon
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
pingsend ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
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
rdtread diagnostic tape
rebootautomatic reboot 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
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
uucicouucp file transfer daemon
uucpsetupuucp set up program
vipwedit the password file

8c. Network Services

arpaddress resolution display and control
comsatbiff server
fingerdremote user information 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
lockdnetwork lock daemon
miscdmiscellaneous services daemon
ntalkdremote user communication server
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
slattachattach serial lines
statdnetwork status monitor daemon
talkdinter-terminal communications server
telnetdDARPA TELNET protocol server
tftpdDARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
trpttransliterate protocol trace
uuaidsuucp utilities[ uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool, uupoll ]
uucleanuucp spool directory clean-up
uucompactuucp utilities[ uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool, uupoll ]
uumkspooluucp utilities[ uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool, uupoll ]
uumonitormonitor the UUCP system
uupolluucp utilities[ uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool, uupoll ]
uurespooluucp utilities[ uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool, uupoll ]

8mh. RAND Mail Handler Maintenance Commands

apparse addresses RFC 822-style
conflictsearch for alias/password conflicts
dpparse dates RFC 822-style
install-mhinitialize the MH environment
postdeliver a message

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 daemon
nfsdNFS server daemon
nfsportmonturn on or off the port monitor
nfssetlockturn on or off the NFS locking service
nfssetupset up the 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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