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1. Commands

1M. Maintenance Commands

2. System Calls

3. Subroutines and Libraries

3C. C Library

3G. Graphics Library

Section 3G"

3I. Instrument Support Library

3M. Math Library

3S. Standard I/O Library

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

4. File Formats

5. Miscellaneous Facilities

7. Device Special Files

Manual — HPUX 5.20/S500

665 entries

1. Commands (intro)

acctcomsearch and print process accounting file(s)
adjustsimple text formatter
admincreate and administer SCCS files
ararchive and library maintainer for portable archives
arcvconvert archives to new format
asassembler
asainterpret ASA carriage control characters
atexecute commands at a later time[ at, batch ]
atermgeneral purpose asynchronous terminal emulation
awktext pattern scanning and processing language
bannermake posters in large letters
basenameextract portions of path names[ basename, dirname ]
basicTechnical BASIC interpreter
bcarbitrary-precision arithmetic language
bdiffbig diff
bfsbig file scanner
bifchmodchange mode of a BIF file
bifchownchange file owner or group[ bifchown, bifchgrp ]
bifcpcopy to or from BIF files
biffindfind files in a BIF system
biflslist contents of BIF directories
bifmkdirmake a BIF directory
bifrmremove BIF files or directories[ bifrm, bifrmdir ]
bsa compiler/interpreter for modest-sized programs
calprint calendar
calendarreminder service
catconcatenate, copy, and print files
cbC program beautifier, formatter
ccC compiler
cdchange working directory
cdbC, FORTRAN, Pascal symbolic debugger[ cdb, fdb, pdb ]
cdcchange the delta commentary of an SCCS delta
cflowgenerate C flow graph
chatrchange program’s internal attributes
chmodchange mode
chownchange file owner or group[ chown, chgrp ]
chshchange default login shell
clearclear terminal screen
cmpcompare two files
colfilter reverse line-feeds and backspaces
combcombine SCCS deltas
commselect or reject lines common to two sorted files
compactcompress and uncompress files, and cat them[ compact, uncompact, ccat ]
compresscompress and expand data[ compress, uncompress, zcat ]
cpcopy, link or move files[ cp, ln, mv ]
cpiocopy file archives in and out
cppthe C language preprocessor
crontabuser crontab file
cryptencode/decode files
csha shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
ctspawn getty to a remote terminal (call terminal)
ctagscreate a tags file
cucall another (UNIX) system; terminal emulator
cutcut out selected fields of each line of a file
cxrefgenerate C program cross-reference
dateprint and set the date
dcdesk calculator
ddconvert, reblock, translate, and copy a (tape) file
deltamake a delta (change) to an SCCS file
deroffremove nroff/troff, tbl, and eqn constructs
diffdifferential file comparator[ diff, diffh ]
diff33-way differential file comparison
diffmkmark differences between files
dircmpdirectory comparison
dusummarize disk usage
echoecho (print) arguments
edtext editor[ ed, red ]
edittext editor (variant of ex for casual users)
enableenable/disable LP printers[ enable, disable ]
envset environment for command execution
errreport error information on last failure
extext editor
expandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa[ expand, unexpand ]
exprevaluate arguments as an expression
f77FORTRAN 77 compiler[ f77, fc ]
factorfactor a number, generate large primes[ factor, primes ]
filedetermine file type
findfind files
findmsgcreate message catalog file for modification[ findmsg, dumpmsg ]
findstrfind strings for inclusion in message catalogs
fixmanfix manual pages for faster viewing with man(1)
foldfold long lines for finite width output device
fromwho is my mail from? 
ftiofaster tape I/O
gencatgenerate a formatted message catalog file
getget a version of an SCCS file
getoptparse command options
grepsearch a file for a pattern[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
headgive first few lines
helpask for help
hostnameset or print name of current host system
hphandle special functions of HP 2640 and 2621-series terminals
hyphenfind hyphenated words
idprint user and group IDs and names
insertmsguse findstr(1) output to insert calls to getmsg(3C)
introintroduction to command utilities and application programs
ipcrmremove a message queue, semaphore set or shared memory id
ipcsreport inter-process communication facilities status
joinrelational database operator
kermitKERMIT-protocol file transfer program
killterminate a process
lastindicate last logins of users and teletypes[ last, lastb ]
ldlink editor
leaveremind you when you have to leave
lexgenerate programs for lexical analysis of text
lifcpcopy to or from LIF files
lifinitwrite LIF volume header on file
liflslist contents of a LIF directory
lifrenamerename LIF files
lifrmremove a LIF file
lineread one line from user input
linkinfoobject file link information utility
linta C program checker/verifier
lockreserve a terminal
loginsign on
lognameget login name
lorderfind ordering relation for an object library
lpsend/cancel requests to an LP line printer[ lp, cancel ]
lpstatprint LP status information
lslist contents of directories[ ls, l, ll, lsf, lsr, lsx ]
lsdevlist device drivers in the system
m4macro processor
machidprovide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
mailsend mail to users or read mail[ mail, rmail ]
mailxinteractive message processing system
makemaintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs
makekeygenerate encryption key
manfind manual information by keywords; print out the manual
mesgpermit or deny messages to terminal
mkdirmake a directory
mkstrextract error messages from C source into a file
mmprint/check documents formatted with the MM macros[ mm, osdd ]
morefile perusal filter for crt viewing[ more, page ]
mtmagnetic tape manipulating program
neqnformat mathematical text for nroff
newformchange or reformat a text file
newgrplog in to a new group
newsprint news items
nicerun a command at low priority
nlline numbering filter
nmprint name list (symbol table) of object file
nohuprun a command immune to hangups, logouts, and quits
nroffformat text
odoctal and hexadecimal dump[ od, xd ]
packcompress and expand files[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
passwdchange login password
pastemerge same lines of several files or subsequent lines of one file
pathaliaselectronic address router
pcPascal compiler
pgfile perusal filter for soft-copy terminals
prprint files
preallocpreallocate disk storage
prmailprint out mail in the post office
prsprint and summarize an SCCS file
psreport process status
ptxpermuted index
pwdworking directory name
queryinteractive IMAGE database access
ratforrational Fortran dialect
revreverse lines of a file
revisionget HP-UX revision information
rmremove files or directories[ rm, rmdir ]
rmdelremove a delta from an SCCS file
rmnlremove extra new-line characters from file
rtprioexecute process with realtime priority
sactprint current SCCS file editing activity
sccsdiffcompare two versions of an SCCS file
sdbsymbolic debugger
sdiffside-by-side difference program
sedstream text editor
sendsubmit RJE jobs
shshell, the standard/restricted command programming language[ sh, rsh ]
shlshell layer manager
sizeprint section sizes of object files
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
sortsort and/or merge files
spellfind spelling errors[ spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck ]
splitsplit a file into pieces
sspremove multiple line-feeds from output
stringsfind the printable strings in an object, or other binary, file
sttyset the options for a terminal port
subecome super-user or another user
sumprint checksum and block count of a file
tabsset tabs on a terminal
taildeliver the last part of a file
tartape file archiver
tblformat tables for nroff
tcioCommand Set 80 Cartridge Tape Utility
teepipe fitting
testcondition evaluation command
timetime a command
touchupdate access, modification, and/or change times of file
tputquery terminfo database
trtranslate characters
trueprovide truth values[ true, false ]
tsetterminal dependent initialization
tsorttopological sort
ttyget the name of the terminal[ tty, pty ]
uldo underlining
umaskset file-creation mode mask
umodemXMODEM-protocol file transfer program
unameprint name of current HP-UX version
ungetundo a previous get of an SCCS file
uniqreport repeated lines in a file
unitsconversion program
upmunpack cpio archives from HP media
uucpUNIX system to UNIX system copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uustatuucp status inquiry and job control
uutopublic UNIX system to UNIX system file copy[ uuto, uupick ]
uuxUNIX system to UNIX system command execution
valvalidate SCCS file
vcversion control
viscreen-oriented (visual) display editor based on ex
vismake unprintable characters in a file visible or invisible[ vis, inv ]
vstatcollect virtual memory performance statistics
vtlogin to another system over lan
waitawait completion of process
wcword, line, and character count
whatidentify files for SCCS information
whereislocate source, binary, and/or manual for program
whichlocate a program file including aliases and paths
whowho is on the system
whoamiprint effective current user id
writeinteractively write (talk) to another user
xargsconstruct argument list(s) and execute command
yaccyet another compiler-compiler

1M. Maintenance Commands (intro)

acceptallow/prevent LP requests[ accept, reject ]
acctoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
acctcmscommand summary from per-process accounting records
acctconconnect-time accounting[ acctcon1, acctcon2 ]
acctmergmerge or add total accounting files
acctprcprocess accounting[ acctprc1, acctprc2 ]
acctshshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
autobkupbackup or archive file system
backupbackup or archive file system
bifdfreport number of free disk blocks
biffsckBell file system consistency check and interactive repair
biffsdbBell file system debugger
bifmkfsconstruct a Bell file system
brcsystem initialization shell scripts[ brc, bcheckrc, rc, powerfail ]
captoinfoconvert a termcap description into a terminfo description
catmancreate the cat files for the manual
chrootchange root directory for a command
chsyschange to different operating system or version
clrsvcclear x25 switched virtual circuit
cpsetinstall object files in binary directories
cronclock daemon
devnmdevice name
dfreport number of free disk blocks
diskusggenerate disk accounting data by user ID
fsckfile system consistency check and interactive repair
fsdbexamine/modify file system
fwtmpmanipulate connect accounting records[ fwtmp, wtmpfix ]
gettyset terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline
initprocess control initialization[ init, telinit ]
installinstall commands
introintroduction to system maintenance commands and application programs
killallkill all active processes
linkexercise link and unlink system calls[ link, unlink ]
lpadminconfigure the LP spooling system
lpschedstart/stop the LP request scheduler and move requests[ lpsched, lpshut, lpmove ]
mkdevmake device files
mklpconfigure the LP spooler subsystem
mknodcreate special and fifo files
mkrsconstruct a recovery system
mountmount and dismount file system[ mount, umount ]
mvdevsmove mass storage device files to /dev subdirectories
mvdirmove a directory
osckcheck integrity of OS in SDF boot area(s)
oscpcopy, create, append to, split operating system
osmarkmark SDF volume boot area as loadable/non-loadable
osmgroperating system manager package description
pwckpassword/group file checkers[ pwck, grpck ]
revckcheck internal revision numbers of HP-UX files
rootmarkmark/unmark volume as HP-UX root volume
runacctrun daily accounting
sdfinitinitialize Structured Directory Format volume
setmntestablish mount table mnttab
shutdownterminate all processing
stopsysstop operating system with optional reboot
syncupdate the super block
syncerperiodically sync for file system integrity
sysrmremove optional HP-UX products
ticterminfo compiler
uconfigsystem reconfiguration
unticterminfo de-compiler
updateupdate optional HP-UX products
uucicouucp copy in and copy out
uucleanuucp spool directory clean-up
uulslist spooled uucp transactions grouped by transaction
uusnapshow snapshot of the UUCP system
uusubmonitor uucp network
uuxqtuucp command execution
vtdaemonrespond to vt requests
wallwrite to all users
whodowhich users are doing what

2. System Calls (intro)

accessdetermine accessibility of a file
acctenable or disable process accounting
alarmset a process’s alarm clock
brkchange data segment space allocation[ brk, sbrk ]
chdirchange working directory
chmodchange access mode of file[ chmod, fchmod ]
chownchange owner and group of a file[ chown, fchown ]
chrootchange root directory
closeclose a file descriptor
creatcreate a new file or rewrite an existing one
dupduplicate an open file descriptor
dup2duplicate an open file descriptor to a specific slot
emsExtended Memory System
errinfoerror indicator
errnoerror indicator for system calls
execexecute a file[ execl, execv, execle, execve, execlp, execvp ]
exitterminate process[ exit, _exit ]
fcntlfile control
forkcreate a new process
fsyncsynchronize a file’s in-core state with its state on disk
gethostnameget name of current host
getitimerget/set value of interval timer[ getitimer, setitimer ]
getpidget process, process group, and parent process ID[ getpid, getpgrp, getppid, getpgrp2 ]
gettimeofdaget/set date and time[ gettimeofday, settimeofday ]
getuidget real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs[ getuid, geteuid, getgid, getegid ]
introintroduction to system calls
ioctlcontrol device
killsend a signal to a process or a group of processes
linklink to a file
lockfprovide semaphores and record locking on files
lseekmove read/write file pointer; seek
memadviseadvise OS about segment reference patterns
memallcallocate and free address space[ memallc, memfree ]
memchmdchange memory segment access modes
memlcklock/unlock process address space or segment[ memlck, memulck ]
memvarymodify segment length
mkdirmake a directory file
mknodmake a directory, or a special or ordinary file
mountmount a file system
msgctlmessage control operations
msggetget message queue
msgopmessage operations
nicechange priority of a process
openopen file for reading or writing
pausesuspend process until signal
pipecreate an interprocess channel
plocklock process, text, or data in memory
preallocpreallocate fast disk storage
readread input[ read, readv ]
rmdirremove a directory file
rtpriochange or read realtime priority
selectsynchronous I/O multiplexing
semctlsemaphore control operations
semgetget set of semaphores
semopsemaphore operations
sethostnameset name of host cpu
setpgrpset process group ID[ setpgrp, setpgrp2 ]
setuidset user and group IDs[ setuid, setgid ]
shmctlshared memory control operations
shmgetget shared memory segment
shmopshared memory operations
sigblockblock signals
signalspecify what to do upon receipt of a signal
sigpauseatomically release blocked signals and wait for interrupt
sigsetmaskset current signal mask
sigspaceassure sufficient signal stack space
sigvectorsoftware signal facilities
statget file status[ stat, fstat ]
stimeset time and date
sttycontrol device[ stty, gtty ]
syncupdate super-block
timeget time
timesget process and child process times
trapnohardware trap numbers
truncatetruncate a file to a specified length[ truncate, ftruncate ]
ulimitget and set user limits
umaskset and get file creation mask
umountunmount a file system
unameget name of current HP-UX system
unlinkremove directory entry; delete file
ustatget file system statistics
utimeset file access and modification times
vforkspawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way
vsadvadvise system about backing store usage
vsonadvise OS about backing store devices[ vson, vsoff ]
waitwait for child process to stop or terminate
writewrite on a file[ write, writev ]

3. Subroutines and Libraries (intro)

introintroduction to subroutines and libraries

3C. C Library

a64lconvert between long integer and base-64 ASCII string[ a64l, l64a ]
abortgenerate an IOT fault
absreturn integer absolute value
bsearchbinary search a sorted table
catreadMPE/RTE-style message catalog support
clockreport CPU time used
convtranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
cryptgenerate hashing encryption[ crypt, setkey, encrypt ]
ctimeconvert date and time to string[ ctime, nl_ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, nl_asctime, timezone, daylight, tzname, tzset ]
ctypeclassify characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii ]
dialestablish an out-going terminal line connection[ dial, undial ]
directorydirectory operations[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
drand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
ecvtconvert floating-point number to string[ ecvt, fcvt, gcvt, nl_gcvt ]
endlast locations in program[ end, etext, edata ]
frexpsplit floating-point into mantissa and exponent[ frexp, ldexp, modf ]
ftwwalk a file tree
getcwdget path-name of current working directory
getenvreturn value for environment name
getgrentget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent, fgetgrent ]
getloginget login name
getmsgget message from a catalog
getoptget option letter from argument vector[ getopt, optarg, optind, opterr ]
getpassread a password
getpwget name from UID
getpwentget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, fgetpwent ]
getutaccess utmp file entry[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
hsearchmanage hash search tables[ hsearch, hcreate, hdestroy ]
initgroupsinitialize group access list
l3tolconvert between 3-byte integers and long integers[ l3tol, ltol3 ]
langinfoinformation on user’s native language as given by NLS[ langinfo, langtoid, idtolang, currlangid ]
lsearchlinear search and update[ lsearch, lfind ]
mallocmain memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc ]
memorymemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
mktempmake a unique file name
nl_convtranslate characters for use with NLS[ nl_toupper, nl_tolower ]
nl_ctypeclassify characters for use with NLS[ nl_isalpha, nl_isupper, nl_islower, nl_isalnum, nl_ispunct, nl_isprint, nl_isgraph ]
nl_stringnon-ASCII string collation[ strcmp8, strncmp8, strcmp16, strncmp16 ]
nl_tools_16tools to process 16-bit characters
perrorsystem error messages[ perror, errno, sys_errlist, sys_nerr ]
printmsgprint formatted output with numbered arguments[ printmsg, fprintmsg, sprintmsg ]
putenvchange or add value to environment
putpwentwrite password file entry
qsortquicker sort
randsimple random-number generator[ rand, srand ]
setjmpnon-local goto[ setjmp, longjmp ]
sleepsuspend execution for interval
ssignalsoftware signals[ ssignal, gsignal ]
stdipcstandard interprocess communication package[ ftok ]
stringcharacter string operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strtodconvert string to double-precision number[ strtod, atof, nl_strtod, nl_atof ]
strtolconvert string to integer[ strtol, atol, atoi ]
swabswap bytes
tsearchmanage binary search trees[ tsearch, tfind, tdelete, twalk ]
ttynamefind name of a terminal[ ttyname, isatty ]
ttyslotfind the slot in the utmp file of the current user

3G. Graphics Library

await_eventwait for an event to occur and be buffered, then return the class of that event (LOCATOR or CHOICE). 
await_retrawaits 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_reada frame buffer to main memory block transfer procedure. 
block_writethis is a main memory to frame buffer block transfer procedure. 
buffer_modeset the buffering mode for output primitives. 
character_eset the character cell height to width ratio. [ character_expansion_factor ]
character_hset character height. [ character_height ]
character_sspecify the slant of characters. [ character_slant ]
character_wspecify character width. [ character_width ]
clear_contrselect 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_depthdefines the front and back clipping planes. 
clip_indicaenable/disable clipping to clip rectangle and Virtual Device Coordinate extent. [ clip_indicator ]
clip_rectandefines the current clip rectangle boundaries. [ clip_rectangle ]
concat_matrmultiply two matrices and return the resulting matrix. [ concat_matrix ]
concat_tranpre-concatenate or post-concatenate a transformation matrix with the current transformation matrix. [ concat_transformation ]
dc_to_vdctransform a device coordinate point into a Virtual Device Coordinate point using the inverse of the current vdc to device coordinate transformation. 
define_coloset the color values in the device color table. [ define_color_table ]
define_rastdefine a raster echo to be used on an output device. [ define_raster_echo ]
depth_indicenable/disable clipping to front and back clipping planes. [ depth_indicator ]
designate_cassociate a G-set with a character set. [ designate_character_set ]
disable_evedisable the queuing of events from the specified graphic input device. [ disable_events ]
display_enaselect which planes of a raster device are to be displayed. [ display_enable ]
drawdraw a line from the current pen position to the specified pen position. [ draw2d, draw3d, dcdraw ]
drawing_modselect the pixel replacement rules for subsequent raster operations and output primitives. [ drawing_mode ]
echo_typechange the type of echo being used on an output device. 
echo_updatechange the position of the output device’s echo. 
enable_evenenable the queuing of events from the named input device. [ enable_events ]
fill_colorset the color table index or color value for subsequent filled (polygon) areas on raster devices. 
flush_matriremove 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 ]
gcloseclose the I/O path to the specified graphics device and release all resources assigned to that device. 
gerr_controcontrol the handling of a graphics error. [ gerr_control ]
gescapeinput or output to a device in a device dependent manner. 
gopenopen an I/O path to a graphics device, create the environment for that device, and optionally perform device initialization. 
initiate_restart a request process without waiting the result. [ initiate_request ]
inquire_colreturn the current color table settings for the specified graphic device. [ inquire_color_table ]
inquire_gerreturn information on the most recent graphic error. [ inquire_gerror ]
inquire_idreturn a unique device identifier and device dependent information. 
inquire_inpinquire the capabilities of the physical input device specified by fildes. [ inquire_input_capabilities ]
inquire_reqinquire status of a request to an input device. [ inquire_request_status ]
inquire_sizreturn the device’s physical limits, resolution, (p1,p2) and color map size. [ inquire_sizes ]
inquire_texreturn the coordinates of the text extent rectangle. [ inquire_text_extent ]
interior_stselect the fill type and boundary visibility for subsequent filled area primitives. [ interior_style ]
intra_charaspecify the spacing between character cells. [ intra_character_space ]
line_colorselects the color index or color value for subsequent line primitives. 
line_repeatdetermines the size of line type patterns for line primitives. [ line_repeat_length ]
line_typeselect a line type for all subsequent line primitives. 
make_picturdisplay any previous primitives that are not yet displayed due to device or driver buffering. [ make_picture_current ]
mapping_moddefines whether the mapping of the vdc extent to the viewport is isotropic (not distorted) or anisotropic (distorted). [ mapping_mode ]
marker_coloselect the color for subsequent polymarker primitives. [ marker_color ]
marker_oriedetermines the orientation of symbols drawn with marker primitives. [ marker_orientation ]
marker_sizeselect the size of polymarkers. 
marker_typeselect a type of marker for subsequent marker primitives. 
moveupdates the Current Pen Position and moves the physical pen to the point specified. 
partial_poldefines a group of polygon vertices that begins as a subpolygon or a non-edged boundary. [ partial_polygon ]
perimeter_cselects the color index or color value for subsequent polygon perimeters. [ perimeter_color ]
perimeter_rdetermines the size of line type patterns for polygon perimeters. [ perimeter_repeat_length ]
perimeter_tselect a line type for subsequent polygon perimeters. [ perimeter_type ]
polygondefines a polygonal region to be filled and/or edged. 
polylinemoves/draws between specified points. 
polymarkerdraw the current marker symbol centered at each endpoint specified in the clist array. 
pop_matrixremove matrix from the top of the matrix stack. 
push_matrixpush a matrix onto the top of the matrix stack. 
push_vdcpush the vdc-to-device units transformation matrix onto the top of the matrix stack. [ push_vdc_matrix ]
read_choiceread a choice event from the top of the event queue. [ read_choice_event ]
read_locatoread a locator event from the top of the event queue. [ read_locator_event ]
rectangledefines a rectangular region to be filled and/or edged. 
replace_matreplace the current transformation matrix with a specified matrix. [ replace_matrix ]
request_chowait for a measure to be triggered, then return the measured value. [ request_choice ]
request_locwait for a measure to be triggered, then return the measured value. [ request_locator ]
sample_choireturns the current choice value. [ sample_choice ]
sample_locareturns the current locator value. [ sample_locator ]
set_locatorset locator value. 
set_p1_p2sets physical device limits. 
set_signalsdisable or enable the signal function of the specified device. 
starbaseStarbase Graphics Library description[ STARBASE ]
textoutput a string of characters. 
text_alignmset the alignment of text lines relative to the starting point of each line. [ text_alignment ]
text_colorselect the color for subsequent text operations. 
text_font_iselect the character font for subsequent text primitives. [ text_font_index ]
text_line_pdefine the relative position between successive lines of text. [ text_line_path ]
text_line_sset the spacing between lines for subsequent text procedures. [ text_line_space ]
text_orientspecify text orientation. [ text_orientation ]
text_pathselects the direction of subsequently drawn text characters. 
text_precisselect how text will be drawn. [ text_precision ]
text_switchselects the mode of designation and invocation of text character sets. [ text_switching_mode ]
trackasynchronously echo an input device’s locator position on an output device. 
track_offstop asynchronous tracking. 
transform_ptransform points to device coordinate points using the current transformation matrix. [ transform_points ]
vdc_extentdefines the logical region of interest (window) for subsequent output primitives. 
vdc_to_dctransform a Virtual Device Coordinate point to a device coordinate point using the current vdc-to-device coordinate transformation. 
vdc_to_wctransform a Virtual Device Coordinate point to a World Coordinate point using the inverse of the current transformation matrix. 
viewport_jucontrol exact placement of the viewport within the physical region specified by set_p1_p2 when mapping_mode is isotropic. [ viewport_justification ]
wc_to_vdctransform a World Coordinate point into a Virtual Device Coordinate point using the current transformation matrix. 
write_enablselect which planes of a frame buffer device are modifiable. [ write_enable ]

Section 3G"

block_moveA frame buffer to frame buffer copy procedure. 

3I. Instrument Support Library

gpio_get_streturn status lines of GPIO card[ gpio_get_status ]
gpio_set_ctset control lines on GPIO card[ gpio_set_ctl ]
hpib_abortstop activity on specified HP-IB bus
hpib_bus_streturn status of HP-IB interface[ hpib_bus_status ]
hpib_card_pcontrol response to parallel poll on HP-IB[ hpib_card_ppoll_resp ]
hpib_eoi_ctcontrol EOI mode for HP-IB file[ hpib_eoi_ctl ]
hpib_ioperform I/O with an HP-IB channel from buffers
hpib_pass_cchange active controllers on HP-IB[ hpib_pass_ctl ]
hpib_ppollconduct parallel poll on HP-IB bus
hpib_ppoll_Define interface parallel poll response[ hpib_ppoll_resp_ctl ]
hpib_ren_ctcontrol the Remote Enable line on HP-IB[ hpib_ren_ctl ]
hpib_rqst_sallow interface to enable SRQ line on HP-IB[ hpib_rqst_srvce ]
hpib_send_csend command bytes over HP-IB[ hpib_send_cmnd ]
hpib_spollconduct a serial poll on HP-IB bus
hpib_statuswait until the requested status condition becomes true[ hpib_status_wait ]
hpib_wait_owait until a particular parallel poll value occurs[ hpib_wait_on_ppoll ]
io_eol_ctlset up read termination character on special file
io_get_termdetermine how last read terminated[ io_get_term_reason ]
io_interrupenable/disable interrupts for the associated eid[ io_interrupt_ctl ]
io_locklock and unlock an interface[ io_lock, io_unlock ]
io_on_interdevice interrupt (fault) control[ io_on_interrupt ]
io_resetreset an I/O interface
io_speed_ctinform system of required transfer speed[ io_speed_ctl ]
io_timeout_establish a time limit for I/O operations[ io_timeout_ctl ]
io_width_ctset width of data path[ io_width_ctl ]

3M. Math Library

besselBessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
erferror function and complementary error function[ erf, erfc ]
expexponential, logarithm, power, square root functions[ exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt ]
floorfloor, ceiling, remainder, absolute value functions[ floor, ceil, fmod, fabs ]
gammalog gamma function[ gamma, signgam ]
hypotEuclidean distance function
intrapoffdisable/enable integer trap handler[ intrapoff, intrapon ]
matherrerror-handling function
sinhhyperbolic functions[ sinh, cosh, tanh ]
trigtrigonometric functions[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]

3S. Standard I/O Library

ctermidgenerate file name for terminal
cuseridget character login name of the user
fcloseclose or flush a stream[ fclose, fflush ]
ferrorstream status inquiries[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
fopenopen or re-open a stream file; convert file to stream[ fopen, freopen, fdopen ]
freadbuffered binary input/output to a stream file[ fread, fwrite ]
fseekreposition a file pointer in a stream[ fseek, rewind, ftell ]
getcget character or word from a stream file[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
getsget a string from a stream[ gets, fgets ]
popeninitiate pipe I/O to/from a process[ popen, pclose ]
printfprint formatted output[ printf, fprintf, sprintf ]
putcput character or word on a stream[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
putsput a string on a stream[ puts, fputs ]
scanfformatted input conversion, read from stream file[ scanf, fscanf, sscanf ]
setbufassign buffering to a stream file[ setbuf, setvbuf ]
stdiostandard buffered input/output stream file package
systemissue a shell command
tmpfilecreate a temporary file
tmpnamcreate a name for a temporary file[ tmpnam, tempnam ]
ungetcpush character back into input stream
vprintfprint formatted output of a varargs argument list[ vprintf, vfprintf, vsprintf ]

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

assertverify program assertion
cursesCRT screen handling and optimization package
getfsentget file system descriptor file entry[ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ]
lognamereturn login name of user
mallocfast main memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo ]
regcmpcompile and execute regular expression[ regcmp, regex ]
sputlaccess long integer data in a machine-independent fashion[ sputl, sgetl ]
termcapemulate /etc/termcap access routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]

4. File Formats (intro)

a.outexecutable linker output file
acctper-process accounting file format
arcommon archive file format
bifbell interchange format utilities
checkliststatic information about the file systems
col_seq_8collating sequence table for languages with 8-bit character sets
coreformat of core image file
cpioformat of cpio archive
dialupsdialup security control[ dialups, d_passwd ]
dirformat of directories
errfilesystem error logging file
fsformat of system volume
fspecformat specification in text files
gettydefsspeed and terminal settings used by getty
groupgroup file, grp.h
inittabscript for the init process
inodeformat of an i-node
introintroduction to file formats
issueissue identification file
liflogical interchange format description
magicmagic numbers for HP-UX implementations
mknodcreate a special file entry
mnttabmounted file system table
modelHP-UX machine identification
passwdpassword file, pwd.h
profileset up user’s environment at login time
ranlibarchive symbol table format for object libraries
sccsfileformat of SCCS file
termformat of compiled term file
terminfoterminal capability data base
ttytypedata base of terminal types by port
tztabtime zone adjustment table for date(1) and ctime(3C)
utmputmp, wtmp, btmp entry format[ utmp, wtmp, btmp ]

5. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

asciimap of ASCII character set
environuser environment
fcntlfile control options
hierfile system hierarchy
hpnlsHP Native Language Support (NLS) Model
introintroduction to miscellany
ioctlgeneric device control commands
kana8map of KANA8 character set used by NLS
langidlanguage identification variable
manmacros for formatting entries in this manual
mathmath functions and constants
mmthe MM macro package for formatting documents
regexpregular expression compile and match routines[ INIT, GETC, PEEKC, UNGETC, RETURN, ERROR, compile, step, advance ]
roman8map of ROMAN8 character set used by NLS
statdata returned by stat/fstat system call
termconventional names for terminals
typesprimitive system data types
valuesmachine-dependent values
varargshandle variable argument list

7. Device Special Files (intro)

consolesystem console interface
ctcartridge tape access
diskdirect disk access
introintroduction to special files
lpline printer
modemasynchronous serial modem line control
mtmagnetic tape interface and controls
nullnull file
ptypseudo terminal driver
sttyV6terminal interface for Version 6/PWB compatibility[ stty ]
termiogeneral terminal interface
ttycontrolling terminal interface

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