Manual — HPUX 5.00

1. Commands (intro)

acctcom	search and print process accounting file(s)
adjust	simple text formatter
admin	create and administer SCCS files
ar	archive and library maintainer for portable archives
arcv	convert archives to new format
asa	interpret ASA carriage control characters
at	execute commands at a later time	[ at, batch ]
awk	text pattern scanning and processing language
banner	make posters in large letters
basename
bc	arbitrary-precision arithmetic language
bdiff	big diff
bfs	big file scanner
bifchmod	change mode of a BIF file
bifchown	change file owner or group	[ bifchown, bifchgrp ]
bifcp	copy to or from BIF files
bifdf	report number of free disk blocks
biffind	find files in a BIF system
biffsck	Bell file system consistency check and interactive repair
biffsdb	Bell file system debugger
bifls	list contents of BIF directories
bifmkdir	make a bif directory
bifmkfs	construct a Bell file system
bifrm	remove BIF files or directories	[ bifrm, bifrmdir ]
bs	a compiler/interpreter for modest-sized programs
cal	print calendar
calendar	reminder service
cat	concatenate, copy, and print files
cb	C program beautifier, formatter
cc	C compiler
cd	change working directory
cdb	C, FORTRAN, Pascal symbolic debugger	[ cdb, fdb, pdb ]
cdc	change the delta commentary of an SCCS delta
cflow	generate C flow graph
chatr	change program’s internal attributes
chmod	change mode
chown	change file owner or group	[ chown, chgrp ]
chsh	change default login shell
clear	clear terminal screen
cmp	compare two files
col	filter reverse line-feeds and backspaces
comm	select or reject lines common to two sorted files
compact	compress and uncompress files, and cat them	[ compact, uncompact, ccat ]
cp	copy, link or move files	[ cp, ln, mv ]
cpio	copy file archives in and out
cpp	C language preprocessor
crontab	user crontab file
csh	a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
ctags	create a tags file
cut	cut out selected fields of each line of a file
cxref	generate C program cross-reference
date	print and set the date
dc	desk calculator
dd	convert, reblock, translate, and copy a (tape) file
delta	make a delta (change) to an SCCS file
deroff	remove nroff/troff, tbl, and eqn constructs
diff	differential file comparator	[ diff, diffh ]
diff3	3-way differential file comparison
diffmk	mark differences between files
dircmp	directory comparison
du	summarize disk usage
echo	echo (print) arguments
ed	text editor	[ ed, red ]
edit	text editor (variant of ex for casual users)
enable	enable/disable LP printers	[ enable, disable ]
env	set environment for command execution
err	report error information on last failure
ex	text editor
expand	expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa	[ expand, unexpand ]
expr	evaluate arguments as an expression
factor	factor a number, generate large primes	[ factor, primes ]
fc	FORTRAN 77 compiler	[ fc, f77 ]
file	determine file type
find	find files
findmsg	create message catalog file for modification	[ findmsg, dumpmsg ]
findstr	find strings for inclusion in message catalogs
fixman	fix manual pages for faster viewing with man(1)
fold	fold long lines for finite width output device
gencat	generate a formatted message catalog file
get	get a version of an SCCS file
getopt	parse command options
getprivgrp	get special attributes for group
grep	search an ASCII file for a pattern	[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
head	give first few lines
help	ask for help
hostname	set or print name of current host system
hp	handle special functions of HP 2640 and 2621-series terminals
hyphen	find hyphenated words
id	print user and group IDs and names
insertmsg	use findstring output to insert calls to getmsg
intro	introduction to commands and application programs
ipcrm	remove a message queue, semaphore set or shared memory id
ipcs	report inter-process communication facilities status
join	relational database operator
kill	terminate a process
last	indicate last logins of users and teletypes
ld	link editor
leave	remind you when you have to leave
lex	generate programs for lexical analysis of text
lifcp	copy to or from LIF files
lifinit	write LIF volume header on file
lifls	list contents of a LIF directory
lifrename	rename LIF files
lifrm	remove a LIF file
line	read one line from user input
linkinfo	object file link information utility
lint	a C program checker/verifier
lock	reserve a terminal
login	sign on
logname	get login name
lorder	find ordering relation for an object library
lp	send/cancel requests to an LP line printer	[ lp, cancel ]
lpstat	print LP status information
ls	list contents of directories	[ ls, l, ll, lsf, lsr, lsx ]
lsdev	list device drivers in the system
m4	macro processor
machid	provide truth value about your processor type	[ hp9000s200, hp9000s500, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
mail	send mail to users or read mail	[ mail, rmail ]
mailx	interactive message processing system
make	maintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs
man	find manual information by keywords; print out the manual
mesg	permit or deny messages to terminal
mkdir	make a directory
mkstr	extract error messages from C source into a file
mm	print/check documents formatted with the MM macros	[ mm, osdd, checkmm ]
more	file perusal filter for crt viewing
mt	magnetic tape manipulating program
newgrp	log in to a new group
news	print news items
nice	run a command at low priority
nl	line numbering filter
nm	print name list (symbol table) of object file
nohup	run a command immune to hangups, logouts, and quits
nroff	format text
od	octal and hexadecimal dump	[ od, xd ]
pack	compress and expand files	[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
passwd	change login password
paste	merge same lines of several files or subsequent lines of one file
pc	Pascal compiler
pr	print files
prealloc	preallocate disk storage
prs	print and summarize an SCCS file
ps	report process status
ptx	permuted index
pwd	working directory name
query	interactive IMAGE database access
ratfor	rational Fortran dialect
rev	reverse lines of a file
revision	get HP-UX revision information
rm	remove files or directories	[ rm, rmdir ]
rmdel	remove a delta from an SCCS file
rmnl	remove extra new-line characters from file
rtprio	execute process with realtime priority
sact	print current SCCS file editing activity
sccsdiff	compare two versions of an SCCS file
sed	stream text editor
sh	shell, the standard/restricted command programming language	[ sh, rsh ]
size	print section sizes of common object files
sleep	suspend execution for an interval
sort	sort and/or merge files
spell	find spelling errors	[ spell, spellin, spellout ]
split	split a file into pieces
ssp	remove multiple line-feeds from output
strings	find the printable strings in a object, or other binary, file
strip	remove symbols and debug information
stty	set the options for a terminal port
su	become super-user or another user
sum	print checksum and block count of a file
sync	update the super block
tabs	set tabs on a terminal
tail	deliver the last part of a file
tar	tape file archiver
tbl	format tables for nroff
tcio	Command Set 80 Cartridge Tape Utility
tee	pipe fitting
test	condition evaluation command	[ test, [ ]
time	time a command
touch	update access, modification, and/or change times of file
tput	query terminfo database
tr	translate characters
true	provide truth values	[ true, false ]
tset	terminal dependent initialization
tsort	topological sort
tty	get the name of the terminal
ul	do underlining
umask	set file-creation mode mask
uname	print name of current HP-UX version
unget	undo a previous get of an SCCS file
uniq	report repeated lines in a file
units	conversion program
upm	unpack cpio archives from HP media
uuls	list spooled uucp transactions grouped by transaction
uusnap	show snapshot of the UUCP system
val	validate SCCS file
vi	screen-oriented (visual) display editor based on ex
vis	make unprintable characters in a file visible or invisible	[ vis, inv ]
wait	await completion of process
wc	word, line, and character count
what	identify files for SCCS information
whereis	locate source, binary, and/or manual for program
who	who is on the system
whoami	print effective current user id
write	interactively write (talk) to another user
xargs	construct argument list(s) and execute command
yacc	yet another compiler-compiler

Section 1C

aterm	general purpose asynchronous terminal emulation
cu	call another (HP-UX) system; terminal emulator
uucp	HP-UX system to HP-UX system copy	[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uustat	uucp status inquiry and job control
uuto	public HP-UX-to-HP-UX system file copy	[ uuto, uupick ]
uux	HP-UX-to-HP-UX system command execution

1M. Maintenance Commands (intro)

accept	allow/prevent LP requests	[ accept, reject ]
acct	overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands	[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
acctcms	command summary from per-process accounting records
acctcon	connect-time accounting	[ acctcon1, acctcon2 ]
acctmerg	merge or add total accounting files
acctprc	process accounting	[ acctprc1, acctprc2 ]
acctsh	shell procedures for accounting	[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
backup	backup or archive file system
brc	system initialization shell scripts	[ brc, bcheckrc, rc, powerfail ]
catman	create the cat files for the manual
chroot	change root directory for a command
chsys	change to different operating system or version
clrsvc	clear x25 switched virtual circuit
cpset	install object files in binary directories
cron	clock daemon
devnm	device name
df	report number of free disk blocks
diskusg	generate disk accounting data by user ID
fsck	file system consistency check and interactive repair
fsdb	examine/modify file system
fwtmp	manipulate connect accounting records	[ fwtmp, wtmpfix ]
getty	set terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline
getx25	get x25 line
init	process control initialization	[ init, telinit ]
install	install commands
intro	introduction to system maintenance commands and application programs
kermit	KERMIT protocol file transfer program
killall	kill all active processes
link	exercise link and unlink system calls	[ link, unlink ]
lpadmin	configure the LP spooling system
lpsched	start/stop the LP request scheduler and move requests	[ lpsched, lpshut, lpmove ]
makekey	generate encryption key
mkdev	make device files
mklp	configure the LP spooler subsystem
mknod	build special file
mount	mount and dismount file system	[ mount, umount ]
mvdir	move a directory
opx25	execute HALGOL programs
osck	check integrity of OS in SDF boot area(s)
oscp	copy, create, append to, split operating system
osmark	mark SDF volume boot area as loadable/non-loadable
osmgr	operating system manager package description
pwck	password/group file checkers	[ pwck, grpck ]
revck	check internal revision numbers of HP-UX files
rootmark	mark/unmark volume as HP-UX root volume
runacct	run daily accounting
sdfinit	initialize Structured Directory Format volume
setmnt	establish mount table mnttab
shutdown	terminate all processing
stopsys	stop operating system with optional reboot
tic	terminfo compiler
uconfig	system reconfiguration
umodem	XMODEM protocol file transfer program
uucico	uucp copy in and copy out
uuclean	uucp spool directory clean-up
uusub	monitor uucp network
uuxqt	uucp command execution
wall	write to all users
whodo	which users are doing what

2. System Calls (intro)

access	determine accessibility of a file
acct	enable or disable process accounting
alarm	set a process’s alarm clock
brk	change data segment space allocation	[ brk, sbrk ]
chdir	change working directory
chmod	change access mode of file	[ chmod, fchmod ]
chown	change owner and group of a file	[ chown, fchown ]
chroot	change root directory
close	close a file descriptor
creat	create a new file or rewrite an existing one
dup	duplicate an open file descriptor
ems	Extended Memory System
errinfo	error indicator
errno	error indicator for system calls
exec	execute a file	[ execl, execv, execle, execve, execlp, execvp ]
exit	terminate process	[ exit, _exit ]
fcntl	file control
fork	create a new process
fsync	synchronize a file’s in-core state with its state on disk
gethost	get name of current host	[ gethostname ]
getitimer	get/set value of interval timer	[ getitimer, setitimer ]
getpid	get process, process group, and parent process IDs	[ getpid, getpgrp, getppid ]
gettimeofday	get/set date and time	[ gettimeofday, settimeofday ]
getuid	get real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs	[ getuid, geteuid, getgid, getegid ]
intro	introduction to system calls
ioctl	control device
kill	send a signal to a process or a group of processes
link	link to a file
lockf	provide semaphores and record locking on files
lseek	move read/write file pointer; seek
memadvise	advise OS about segment reference patterns
memallc	allocate and free address space	[ memallc, memfree ]
memchmd	change memory segment access modes
memlck	lock/unlock process address space or segment	[ memlck, memulck ]
memvary	modify segment length
mkdir	make a directory file
mknod	make a directory, or a special or ordinary file
mount	mount a file system
msgctl	message control operations
msgget	get message queue
msgop	message operations
nice	change priority of a process
open	open file for reading or writing
pause	suspend process until signal
pipe	create an interprocess channel
plock	lock process, text, or data in memory
prealloc	preallocate fast disk storage
read	read input	[ read, readv ]
rmdir	remove a directory file
rtprio	change or read realtime priority
select	synchronous I/O multiplexing
semctl	semaphore control operations
semget	get set of semaphores
semop	semaphore operations
sethost	set name of host cpu	[ sethostname ]
setpgrp	set process group ID
setuid	set user and group IDs	[ setuid, setgid ]
shmctl	shared memory control operations
shmget	get shared memory segment
shmop	shared memory operations
sigblock	block signals
signal	specify what to do upon receipt of a signal
sigpause	atomically release blocked signals and wait for interrupt
sigsetmask	set current signal mask
sigspace	assure sufficient signal stack space.
sigvector	software signal facilities
stat	get file status	[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
stime	set time and date
stty	control device	[ stty, gtty ]
sync	update super-block
time	get time
times	get process and child process times
trapno	hardware trap numbers
truncate	truncate a file to a specified length
ulimit	get and set user limits
umask	set and get file creation mask
umount	unmount a file system
uname	get name of current HP-UX system
unlink	remove directory entry; delete file
ustat	get file system statistics
utime	set file access and modification times
vfork	spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way
vsadv	advise system about backing store usage
vson	advise OS about backing store devices	[ vson, vsoff ]
wait	wait for child process to stop or terminate
write	write on a file	[ write, writev ]

3. Subroutines and Libraries (intro)

intro

introduction to subroutines and libraries

3C. C Library

a64l	convert between long integer and base-64 ASCII string	[ a64l, l64a ]
abort	generate an IOT fault
abs	return integer absolute value
bsearch	binary search a sorted table
catread	MPE/RTE-style message catalog support
clock	report CPU time used
conv	translate characters	[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
crypt	generate password encryption
ctime	convert date and time to string	[ ctime, nl_ctime, daylight, localtime, gmtime, asctime, nl_asctime, timezone, tzset, tzname ]
ctype	classify characters	[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii ]
dial	establish an out-going terminal line connection
directory	directory operations	[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
drand48	generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers	[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
ecvt	convert floating-point number to string	[ ecvt, fcvt, gcvt, nl_gcvt ]
end	last locations in program	[ end, etext, edata ]
frexp	split floating-point into mantissa and exponent	[ frexp, ldexp, modf ]
ftw	walk a file tree
getcwd	get path-name of current working directory
getenv	return value for environment name
getgrent	get group file entry	[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent, fgetgrent ]
getlogin	get login name
getmsg	get message from a catalog
getopt	get option letter from argument vector	[ getopt, optarg, optind, opterr ]
getpass	read a password
getpw	get name from UID
getpwent	get password file entry	[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, fgetpwent ]
getut	access utmp file entry	[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
hsearch	manage hash search tables	[ hsearch, hcreate, hdestroy ]
l3tol	convert between 3-byte integers and long integers	[ l3tol, ltol3 ]
langinfo	information on user’s native language as given by NLS	[ langinfo, langtoid, idtolang, currlangid ]
lsearch	linear search and update	[ lsearch, lfind ]
malloc	main memory allocator	[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc ]
memory	memory operations	[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
mktemp	make a unique file name
nl_conv	translate characters for use with NLS	[ nl_toupper, nl_tolower ]
nl_ctype	classify characters for use with NLS	[ nl_isalpha, nl_isupper, nl_islower, nl_isalnum, nl_ispunct, nl_isprint, nl_isgraph ]
nl_string	non ASCII string collation used by NLS	[ strcmp8, strncmp8, strcpm16, strncmp16 ]
nlist	get entries from name list
perror	system error messages	[ perror, errno, sys_errlist, sys_nerr ]
printmsg	print formatted output with numbered arguments	[ printmsg, fprintmsg, sprintmsg ]
putenv	change or add value to environment
putpwent	write password file entry
qsort	quicker sort
rand	simple random-number generator	[ rand, srand ]
setjmp	non-local goto	[ setjmp, longjmp ]
sleep	suspend execution for interval
ssignal	software signals	[ ssignal, gsignal ]
stdipc	standard interprocess communication package	[ ftok ]
string	character string operations	[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strtod	convert string to double-precision number	[ strtod, atof, nl_strtod, nl_atof ]
strtol	convert string to integer	[ strtol, atol, atoi ]
swab	swap bytes
tsearch	manage binary search trees	[ tsearch, tfind, tdelete, twalk ]
ttyname	find name of a terminal	[ ttyname, isatty ]
ttyslot	find the slot in the utmp file of the current user

3D. Instrument Support Library

gpio_get_st	return status lines of GPIO card	[ gpio_get_status ]
gpio_set_ct	set control lines on GPIO card	[ gpio_set_ctl ]
hpib_abort	stop activity on specified HP-IB bus
hpib_bus_st	return status of HP-IB interface	[ hpib_bus_status ]
hpib_card_p	control response to parallel poll on HP-IB	[ hpib_card_ppoll_resp ]
hpib_eoi_ct	control EOI mode for HP-IB file	[ hpib_eoi_ctl ]
hpib_io	perform I/O with an HP-IB channel from buffers
hpib_pass_c	change active controllers on HP-IB	[ hpib_pass_ctl ]
hpib_ppoll	conduct parallel poll on HP-IB bus
hpib_ppoll_	Define interface parallel poll response	[ hpib_ppoll_resp_ctl ]
hpib_ren_ct	control the Remote Enable line on HP-IB	[ hpib_ren_ctl ]
hpib_rqst_s	allow interface to enable SRQ line on HP-IB	[ hpib_rqst_srvce ]
hpib_send_c	send command bytes over HP-IB	[ hpib_send_cmnd ]
hpib_spoll	conduct a serial poll on HP-IB bus
hpib_status	wait until the requested status condition becomes true	[ hpib_status_wait ]
hpib_wait_o	wait until a particular parallel poll value occurs	[ hpib_wait_on_ppoll ]
io_eol_ctl	set up read termination character on special file
io_get_term	determine how last read terminated	[ io_get_term_reason ]
io_interrup	enable/disable interrupts for the associated eid.	[ io_interrupt_ctl ]
io_on_inter	device interrupt (fault) control	[ io_on_interrupt ]
io_reset	reset an I/O interface
io_speed_ct	inform system of required transfer speed	[ io_speed_ctl ]
io_timeout_	establish a time limit for I/O operations	[ io_timeout_ctl ]
io_width_ct	set width of data path	[ io_width_ctl ]

3G. Graphics Library

await_event	wait for an event to occur and be buffered, then return the class of that event (LOCATOR or CHOICE).
await_retra	waits for vertical retrace on raster scanning devices.	[ await_retrace ]
background_	set the background color by color table index or color value. Background color is painted by clear_view_surface.	[ background_color ]
block_read	a frame buffer to main memory block transfer procedure.
block_write	this is a main memory to frame buffer block transfer procedure.
buffer_mode	set the buffering mode for output primitives.
character_e	set the character cell height to width ratio.	[ character_expansion_factor ]
character_h	set character height.	[ character_height ]
character_s	specify the slant of characters.	[ character_slant ]
character_w	specify character width.	[ character_width ]
clear_contr	select the type of clearing for subsequent clear_view_surface procedures.	[ clear_control ]
clear_view_	all, or a portion of, the physical view surface is set to the background_color.	[ clear_view_surface ]
clip_depth	defines the front and back clipping planes.
clip_indica	enable/disable clipping to clip rectangle and Virtual Device Coordinate extent.	[ clip_indicator ]
clip_rectan	defines the current clip rectangle boundaries.	[ clip_rectangle ]
concat_matr	multiply two matrices and return the resulting matrix.	[ concat_matrix ]
concat_tran	pre-concatenate or post-concatenate a transformation matrix with the current transformation matrix.	[ concat_transformation ]
dc_to_vdc	transform a device coordinate point into a Virtual Device Coordinate point using the inverse of the current vdc to device coordinate transformation.
define_colo	set the color values in the device color table.	[ define_color_table ]
define_rast	define a raster echo to be used on an output device.	[ define_raster_echo ]
depth_indic	enable/disable clipping to front and back clipping planes.	[ depth_indicator ]
designate_c	associate a G-set with a character set.	[ designate_character_set ]
disable_eve	disable the queuing of events from the specified graphic input device.	[ disable_events ]
display_ena	select which planes of a raster device are to be displayed.	[ display_enable ]
draw	draw a line from the current pen position to the specified pen position.	[ draw2d, draw3d, dcdraw ]
drawing_mod	select the pixel replacement rules for subsequent raster operations and output primitives.	[ drawing_mode ]
echo_type	change the type of echo being used on an output device.
echo_update	change the position of the output device’s echo.
enable_even	enable the queuing of events from the named input device.	[ enable_events ]
fill_color	set the color table index or color value for subsequent filled (polygon) areas on raster devices.
flush_matri	remove all matrices, except the vdc-to-device matrix, from the matrix stack. The current transformation matrix is then the vdc-to-device matrix.	[ flush_matrices ]
gclose	close the I/O path to the specified graphics device and release all resources assigned to that device.
gerr_contro	control the handling of a graphics error.	[ gerr_control ]
gescape	input or output to a device in a device dependent manner.
gopen	open an I/O path to a graphics device, create the environment for that device, and optionally perform device initialization.
initiate_re	start a request process without waiting the result.	[ initiate_request ]
inquire_col	return the current color table settings for the specified graphic device.	[ inquire_color_table ]
inquire_ger	return information on the most recent graphic error.	[ inquire_gerror ]
inquire_id	return a unique device identifier and device dependent information.
inquire_inp	inquire the capabilities of the physical input device specified by fildes.	[ inquire_input_capabilities ]
inquire_req	inquire status of a request to an input device.	[ inquire_request_status ]
inquire_siz	return the device’s physical limits, resolution, (p1,p2) and color map size.	[ inquire_sizes ]
inquire_tex	return the coordinates of the text extent rectangle.	[ inquire_text_extent ]
interior_st	select the fill type and boundary visibility for subsequent filled area primitives.	[ interior_style ]
intra_chara	specify the spacing between character cells.	[ intra_character_space ]
line_color	selects the color index or color value for subsequent line primitives.
line_repeat	determines the size of line type patterns for line primitives.	[ line_repeat_length ]
line_type	select a line type for all subsequent line primitives.
make_pictur	display any previous primitives that are not yet displayed due to device or driver buffering.	[ make_picture_current ]
mapping_mod	defines whether the mapping of the vdc extent to the viewport is isotropic (not distorted) or anisotropic (distorted).	[ mapping_mode ]
marker_colo	select the color for subsequent polymarker primitives.	[ marker_color ]
marker_orie	determines the orientation of symbols drawn with marker primitives.	[ marker_orientation ]
marker_size	select the size of polymarkers.
marker_type	select a type of marker for subsequent marker primitives.
move	updates the Current Pen Position and moves the physical pen to the point specified.
partial_pol	defines a group of polygon vertices that begins as a subpolygon or a non-edged boundary.	[ partial_polygon ]
perimeter_c	selects the color index or color value for subsequent polygon perimeters.	[ perimeter_color ]
perimeter_r	determines the size of line type patterns for polygon perimeters.	[ perimeter_repeat_length ]
perimeter_t	select a line type for subsequent polygon perimeters.	[ perimeter_type ]
polygon	defines a polygonal region to be filled and/or edged.
polyline	moves/draws between specified points.
polymarker	draw the current marker symbol centered at each endpoint specified in the clist array.
pop_matrix	remove matrix from the top of the matrix stack.
push_matrix	push a matrix onto the top of the matrix stack.
push_vdc	push the vdc-to-device units transformation matrix onto the top of the matrix stack.	[ push_vdc_matrix ]
read_choice	read a choice event from the top of the event queue.	[ read_choice_event ]
read_locato	read a locator event from the top of the event queue.	[ read_locator_event ]
rectangle	defines a rectangular region to be filled and/or edged.
replace_mat	replace the current transformation matrix with a specified matrix.	[ replace_matrix ]
request_cho	wait for a measure to be triggered, then return the measured value.	[ request_choice ]
request_loc	wait for a measure to be triggered, then return the measured value.	[ request_locator ]
sample_choi	returns the current choice value.	[ sample_choice ]
sample_loca	returns the current locator value.	[ sample_locator ]
set_locator	set locator value.
set_p1_p2	sets physical device limits.
set_signals	disable or enable the signal function of the specified device.
starbase	Starbase Graphics Library description	[ STARBASE ]
text	output a string of characters.
text_alignm	set the alignment of text lines relative to the starting point of each line.	[ text_alignment ]
text_color	select the color for subsequent text operations.
text_font_i	select the character font for subsequent text primitives.	[ text_font_index ]
text_line_p	define the relative position between successive lines of text.	[ text_line_path ]
text_line_s	set the spacing between lines for subsequent text procedures.	[ text_line_space ]
text_orient	specify text orientation.	[ text_orientation ]
text_path	selects the direction of subsequently drawn text characters.
text_precis	select how text will be drawn.	[ text_precision ]
text_switch	selects the mode of designation and invocation of text character sets.	[ text_switching_mode ]
track	asynchronously echo an input device’s locator position on an output device.
track_off	stop asynchronous tracking.
transform_p	transform points to device coordinate points using the current transformation matrix.	[ transform_points ]
vdc_extent	defines the logical region of interest (window) for subsequent output primitives.
vdc_to_dc	transform a Virtual Device Coordinate point to a device coordinate point using the current vdc-to-device coordinate transformation.
vdc_to_wc	transform a Virtual Device Coordinate point to a World Coordinate point using the inverse of the current transformation matrix.
viewport_ju	control exact placement of the viewport within the physical region specified by set_p1_p2 when mapping_mode is isotropic.	[ viewport_justification ]
wc_to_vdc	transform a World Coordinate point into a Virtual Device Coordinate point using the current transformation matrix.
write_enabl	select which planes of a frame buffer device are modifiable.	[ write_enable ]

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block_move

A frame buffer to frame buffer copy procedure.

3M. Math Library

bessel	Bessel functions	[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
erf	error function and complementary error function	[ erf, erfc ]
exp	exponential, logarithm, power, square root functions	[ exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt ]
floor	floor, ceiling, remainder, absolute value functions	[ floor, ceil, fmod, fabs ]
gamma	log gamma function	[ gamma, signgam ]
hypot	Euclidean distance function
intrapoff	disable/enable integer trap handler	[ intrapoff, intrapon ]
matherr	error-handling function
sinh	hyperbolic functions	[ sinh, cosh, tanh ]
trig	trigonometric functions	[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]

3S. Standard I/O Library

ctermid	generate file name for terminal
cuserid	get character login name of the user
fclose	close or flush a stream	[ fclose, fflush ]
ferror	stream status inquiries	[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
fopen	open or re-open a stream file; convert file to stream	[ fopen, freopen, fdopen ]
fread	buffered binary input/output to a stream file	[ fread, fwrite ]
fseek	reposition a file pointer in a stream	[ fseek, rewind, ftell ]
getc	get character or word from a stream file	[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
gets	get a string from a stream	[ gets, fgets ]
popen	initiate pipe I/O to/from a process	[ popen, pclose ]
printf	print formatted output	[ printf, fprintf, sprintf ]
putc	put character or word on a stream	[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
puts	put a string on a stream	[ puts, fputs ]
scanf	formatted input conversion, read from stream file	[ scanf, fscanf, sscanf ]
setbuf	assign buffering to a stream file	[ setbuf, setvbuf ]
stdio	standard buffered input/output stream file package
system	issue a shell command
tmpfile	create a temporary file
tmpnam	create a name for a temporary file	[ tmpnam, tempnam ]
ungetc	push character back into input stream
vprintf	print formatted output of a varargs argument list	[ vprintf, vfprintf, vsprintf ]

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

assert	verify program assertion
curses	CRT screen handling and optimization package
getfsent	get file system descriptor file entry	[ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ]
logname	return login name of user
malloc	fast main memory allocator	[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo ]
regcmp	compile and execute regular expression	[ regcmp, regex ]
sputl	access long integer data in a machine-independent fashion.	[ sputl, sgetl ]
termcap	emulate /etc/termcap access routines	[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]

4. File Formats (intro)

ct	cartridge tape access
disc	direct disc access
hpib	hpib interface information
intro	introduction to special files
lp	line printer
mem	core memory	[ mem, kmem ]
modem	asynchronous serial modem line control
mt	magnetic tape interface and controls	[ magtape ]
null	null file ("bit bucket")
pty	pseudo terminal driver
sttyv6	terminal interface for Version 6/PWB compatability	[ stty ]
termio	general terminal interface
tty	controlling terminal interface

5. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

a.out	executable linker output file
acct	per-process accounting file format
ar	common archive file format
bif	Bell Interchange Format utilities	[ BIF ]
checklist	static information about the file systems.
col_seq_16	collating sequence table for languages with 16-bit character sets.
col_seq_8	Collating sequence table for languages with 8-bit character sets
cpio	format of cpio archive
dialup	dialup security control	[ dialup, d_passwd ]
dir	format of directories
disktab	disc description file
errfile	system error logging file
fs	format of system volume
fspec	format specification in text files
gettydefs	speed and terminal settings used by getty
group	group file, grp.h
inittab	script for the init process
inode	format of an i-node
intro	introduction to file formats
issue	issue identification file
lif	Logical Interchange Format description	[ LIF ]
magic	magic numbers for HP-UX implementations
mknod	create a special file entry
mnttab	mounted file system table
model	HP-UX machine identification
passwd	password file, pwd.h
profile	set up user’s environment at login time
ranlib	archive symbol table format for object libraries
sccsfile	format of SCCS file
term	format of compiled term file.
terminfo	terminal capability data base
ttytype	data base of terminal types by port
utmp	utmp, wtmp, btmp entry format	[ utmp, wtmp, btmp ]

7. Device Special Files (intro)

ascii	map of ASCII character set
environ	user environment
fcntl	file control options
hier	file system hierarchy
hpnls	HP Native Language Support (NLS) Model
intro	introduction to miscellany
kana8	map of KANA8 character set used by NLS
langid	language identification variable used with NLS
man	macros for formatting entries in this manual
math	math functions and constants
mm	the MM macro package for formatting documents
regexp	regular expression compile and match routines	[ INIT, GETC, PEEKC, UNGETC, RETURN, ERROR, compile, step, advance ]
roman8	map of ROMAN8 character set used by NLS
stat	data returned by stat/fstat system call
term	conventional names for terminals
types	primitive system data types
values	machine-dependent values
varargs	handle variable argument list