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1. Commands

1M. Maintenance Commands

2. System Calls

3. Subroutines and Libraries

3C. C Library

3I. Instrument Support Library

3M. Math Library

3N. Network Support Libraries

3S. Standard I/O Library

3W. HP Windows Routines

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

4. File Formats

5. Miscellaneous Facilities

7. Device Special Files

Manual — HPUX 6.00

829 entries

1. Commands (intro)

acctcomsearch and print process accounting file(s)
adbabsolute debugger
adjustsimple text formatter
admincreate and administer SCCS files
ararchive and library maintainer for portable archives
asassembler for MC68000, MC68010, and MC68020
asainterpret ASA carriage control characters
astrntranslate assembly language
atexecute commands at a later time[ at, batch ]
atranstranslate assembly language
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
cnodesdisplay information about specified cluster nodes
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
cpsreport cluster wide process status
crontabuser crontab file
cryptencode/decode files
csha shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
csplitcontext split
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, tbl, and eqn constructs
diffdifferential file comparator[ diff, diffh ]
diff33-way differential file comparison
diffmkmark differences between files
dircmpdirectory comparison
domainnameset or display the name of the Yellow Pages             domain
dos2uxconvert ASCII file format[ dos2ux, ux2dos ]
doschmodchange attributes of a DOS file
doscpcopy to or from DOS files
dosdfreport number of free disk clusters
doslslist contents of DOS directories[ dosls, dosll ]
dosmkdirmake a DOS directory
dosrmremove DOS files or directories[ dosrm, dosrmdir ]
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
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 catalogue 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 catalogue file
getget a version of an SCCS file
getcontextdisplay current context
getoptparse command options
getprivgrpget special attributes for group
gprofdisplay call graph profile data
grepsearch a file for a pattern[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
groupsshow group memberships
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 catgets(3C)
introintroduction to command utilities and application programs
ipcrmremove a message queue, semaphore set or shared memory id
ipcsreport inter-process communication facilities status
isqlALLBASE/HP-UX interactive SQL interface
joinrelational database operator
kermitKERMIT-protocol file transfer program
killterminate a process
ksh
lastindicate last logins of users and teletypes[ last, lastb ]
lastcommshow last commands executed in reverse order
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
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 ]
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 a manual page
mediainitinitialize hard disk, flexible disk, or cartridge tape media
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
nliocontrol Native Language I/O
nlioenvset Native Language I/O environment
nmprint name list 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 ]
pamPersonal Applications Manager, a visual shell
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
profdisplay profile data
prsprint and summarize an SCCS file
psreport process status
psqlcALLBASE/HP-UX preprocessors for C, Pascal and FORTRAN[ psqlc, psqlpas, psqlfor ]
ptxpermuted index
pwdworking directory name
pwgetget password and group information[ pwget, grget ]
ratforrational Fortran dialect
revreverse lines of a file
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
rupshow host status of local machines (RPC version)
rusersdetermine who is logged onto machines on the local network
sactprint current SCCS file editing activity
sccsdiffcompare two versions of an SCCS file
scriptmake typescript of terminal session
sdfchmodchange mode of an SDF file
sdfchownchange owner or group of an SDF file[ sdfchown, sdfchgrp ]
sdfcpcopy, link, or move files to/from an SDF volume[ sdfcp, sdfln, sdfmv ]
sdffindfind files in an SDF system
sdflslist contents of SDF directories[ sdfls, sdfll ]
sdfmkdirmake an SDF directory
sdfrmremove SDF files or directories[ sdfrm, sdfrmdir ]
sdiffside-by-side difference program
sedstream text editor
shshell, the standard/restricted command programming language[ sh, rsh ]
sharmake a shell archive package
shlshell layer manager
showcdfshow the actual path name matched for a CDF
sizeprint section sizes of object files
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
slpset the options for a printer
sortsort and/or merge files
spellfind spelling errors[ spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck ]
splitsplit a file into pieces
sqlutilALLBASE/HP-UX DBCore utilities
sspremove multiple line-feeds from output
stringsfind the printable strings in an object, or other binary, file
stripstrip symbol and line number information from an object 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
uptimeshow how long system has been up
userscompact list of users who are on the system
uucpUNIX system to UNIX system copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uupathaccess and manage the pathalias database[ uupath, mkuupath ]
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 ]
vtlogin to another system over lan
waitawait completion of process
wbordercontrol window border style, color, label
wcword, line, and character count
wcreatecreate one or more new windows
wdeditedit Native Language I/O word dictionary
wdestroydestroy one or more windows or set autodestroy attributes
wdispchange displayability of windows
wdutilmanipulate Native Language I/O word dictionary
wfontload and activate fonts
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
windowswindow system concepts and commands
wlistlist status of windows or fonts
wmovemove one or more windows or their icons
wmreadytell if window manager is awake and ready
wmstartstart the window system on one display
wmstopstop the window system on one display
writeinteractively write (talk) to another user
wselectconnect a window to the keyboard
wshcreate new shells in new or existing windows
wsizechange sizes of one or more windows
xargsconstruct argument list(s) and execute command
yaccyet another compiler-compiler
ypcatprint all values in a Yellow Pages map
ypmatchprint the values of selected keys in a Yellow          Pages map
yppasswdchange login password in Yellow Pages
ypwhichlists which host is the Yellow Pages server          or map master

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 ]
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
ccckcluster configuration file checker
cfuseridentify cluster-wide process using a file or file structure
chrootchange root directory for a command
clriclear inode
clrsvcclear x25 switched virtual circuit
clusterallocate resources for clustered operation
configconfigure an HP-UX system
cpsetinstall object files in binary directories
cronclock daemon
cspcreate cluster server processes
devnmdevice name
dfreport number of free disk blocks
diskusggenerate disk accounting data by user ID
dmesgcollect system diagnostic messages to form error log
dumpincremental file system dump
fsckfile system consistency check and interactive repair
fscleandetermine shutdown status of specified file system
fsdbfile system debugger
fsirandinstall random inode generation numbers
fstomntconvert file system checklist file to new format
fuseridentify processes using a file or file structure
fwtmpmanipulate connect accounting records[ fwtmp, wtmpfix ]
gettyset terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline
getx25get x25 line
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 ]
lsdevlist device drivers in the system
makecdfcreate context dependent files
makedbmmake a Yellow Pages database
mkdevmake device files
mkfsconstruct a file system
mklost+founmake a lost+found directory for fsck[ mklost+found ]
mklpconfigure the LP spooler subsystem
mknodcreate special and fifo files
mkrsconstruct a recovery system
mountmount and dismount file system[ mount, umount ]
mountdNFS mount request server
mvdirmove a directory
ncheckgenerate names from i-numbers
newfsconstruct a new file system
nfsdNFS daemons[ nfsd, biod ]
nfsstatNetwork File System statistics
nlioinitinitialize Native Language I/O
opx25execute HALGOL programs
pcnfsdPC-NFS daemon
portmapDARPA port to RPC program number mapper
pwckpassword/group file checkers[ pwck, grpck ]
rbootdremote boot server
rebootreboot the system
reconfigconfigure an HP-UX system
restorerestore file system incrementally
revckcheck internal revision numbers of HP-UX files
rpcinforeport RPC information
rstatdkernel statistics server
runacctrun daily accounting
rusersdnetwork username server
rwallwrite to all users over a network
rwalldnetwork rwall server
sdfdfreport number of free SDF disk blocks
sdffsckSDF file system consistency check, interactive repair
sdffsdbexamine/modify an SDF file system
setmntestablish mount table /etc/mnttab
setprivgrpset special attributes for group
showmountshow all remote mounts
shutdownterminate all processing
sprayspray packets
spraydspray server
swaponenable additional device for paging and swapping
syncupdate the super block
syncerperiodically sync for file system integrity
sysrmremove optional HP-UX products
ticterminfo compiler
tunefstune up an existing file system
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
vipwedit the password file
vtdaemonrespond to vt requests
wallwrite to all users
whodowhich users are doing what
ypinitbuild and install Yellow Pages databases
ypmakecreate or rebuild Yellow Pages databases
yppasswdddaemon for modifying Yellow Pages passwd            database
yppollquery a Yellow Pages server for information about         a Yellow Pages map
yppushforce propagation of a Yellow Pages database
ypservYellow Pages server and binder processes[ ypserv, ypbind ]
ypsetbind to a particular Yellow Pages server
ypxfrtransfer a Yellow Pages database from a Yellow Pages     server to the local node[ ypxfr, ypxfr_1perday, ypxfr_1perhour, ypxfr_2perday ]

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 ]
bsdproc4.2 BSD-compatible process control facilities
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
cnodeidget the cnode ID of the local machine
cnodesget a list of active nodes in cluster
creatcreate a new file or rewrite an existing one
dupduplicate an open file descriptor
dup2duplicate an open file descriptor to a specific slot
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
ftimeget date and time more precisely
getcontextreturn the process context for context dependent file search
getdirentriget entries from a directory in a filesystem-independent format[ getdirentries ]
getdomainnaget/set name of current Yellow Pages domain[ getdomainname, setdomainname ]
getfhreturns a file handle for a file on a remote node. 
getgroupsget group access list
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 ]
getprivgrpget and set special attributes for group[ getprivgrp, setprivgrp ]
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
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
nfssvcNFS daemons[ nfssvc, async_daemon ]
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
profilexecution time profile
ptraceprocess trace
readread input[ read, readv ]
readlinkread value of a symbolic link
rebootboot the system
renamechange the name of a file
rmdirremove a directory file
rtpriochange or read realtime priority
selectsynchronous I/O multiplexing
semctlsemaphore control operations
semgetget set of semaphores
semopsemaphore operations
setgroupsset group access list
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, lstat, fstat ]
statfsget file system statistics[ statfs, fstatfs ]
stimeset time and date
sttycontrol device[ stty, gtty ]
swaponadd a swap device for interleaved paging/swapping
symlinkmake symbolic link to a file
syncupdate super-block[ sync, lsync ]
timeget time
timesget process and child process times
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
vfsmountmount a file system
waitwait for child or traced process to stop or terminate
writewrite on a file[ write, writev ]

3. Subroutines and Libraries (intro)

crt0execution startup routines[ crt0.o, mcrt0.o, frt0.o, mfrt0.o ]
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
catgetmsgget message from a message catalogue
catgetsget a program message
catopenopen and close a message catalogue for reading[ catopen, catclose ]
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_cxtime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, nl_ascxtime, timezone, daylight, tzname, tzset, nl_ctime, nl_asctime ]
ctypeclassify characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii ]
cvtnumconvert string to floating point number
datalocklock process into memory, after allocating data and stack space
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[ ftw, ftwh ]
getccentget cluster configuration entry[ getccent, getcccid, getccnam, setccent, endccent, fgetccent ]
getcdfreturn the expanded path that matches a path name
getcwdget path-name of current working directory[ getcwd, gethcwd ]
getenvreturn value for environment name
getgrentget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent, fgetgrent ]
getloginget login name
getmsgget message from a catalogue
getnetgrentget network group entry[ getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr ]
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 ]
getrpcentget rpc entry[ getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber ]
getutaccess utmp file entry[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
hsearchmanage hash search tables[ hsearch, hcreate, hdestroy ]
initgroupsinitialize group access list
is_hw_presecheck for presence of hardware capabilities[ is_68010_present, is_68881_present, is_98635A_present, is_98248A_present ]
l3tolconvert between 3-byte integers and long integers[ l3tol, ltol3 ]
langinfoNLS information about native languages[ nl_langinfo, 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
monitorprepare execution profile
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_isdigit, nl_isxdigit, nl_isalnum, nl_space, nl_ispunct, nl_isprint, nl_isgraph, nl_iscntrl ]
nl_initinitialize the NLS environment of a program[ nl_init, langinit ]
nl_stringnon-ASCII string collation[ strcmp8, strncmp8, strcmp16, strncmp16 ]
nl_tools_16tools to process 16-bit characters[ firstof2, secof2, byte_status, FIRSTof2, SECof2, BYTE_STATUS, CHARAT, ADVANCE, CHARADV, PCHAR, PCHARADV ]
nlistget entries from name list
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 ]
rpclibrary routines for remote procedure calls
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, nl_strcmp, nl_strncmp ]
strordconvert string data order
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
xdrlibrary routines for external data representation
ypclntYellow Pages client interface[ ypclnt yp_all yp_bind yp_first yp_get_default_domain yp_master yp_match yp_next yp_order yp_unbind yperr_string ypprot_err ]

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_burstperform low-overhead I/O on an HP-IB/GPIO channel
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
matherrerror-handling function
sinhhyperbolic functions[ sinh, cosh, tanh ]
trigtrigonometric functions[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]

3N. Network Support Libraries

getrpcportget RPC port number
mountkeep track of remotely mounted filesystems
rnusersreturn information about users on remote machines[ rnusers, rusers ]
rstatget performance data from remote kernel[ rstat, havedisk ]
rwallwrite to specified remote machines
sprayscatter data in order to check the network
yppasswdupdate user password in Yellow Pages

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, nl_printf, fprintf, nl_fprintf, sprintf, nl_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, nl_scanf, nl_fscanf, nl_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 ]

3W. HP Windows Routines

altfont_terset or inquire the Term0 alternate font[ altfont_term0 ]
basefont_teset or inquire the Term0 base font[ basefont_term0 ]
fasummary of fast alpha library routines
faclearclear the window area specified by the given rectangle
facolorsset the fast alpha font foreground and background colors
facursorcontrol the displayed cursor
fafontactivactivate a fast alpha font[ fafontactivate ]
fafontloadload a font into the user’s font cache and prepare it for activation
fafontremovremove a font from the user’s font cache[ fafontremove ]
fagetinfoget information about the fast alpha environment
fainitprepare a fast alpha window device for output, and set up all defaults
farectwritefill an area of the window with the specified character
farollroll a portion of the window
fasetinfoset information about the fast alpha environment
faterminateterminate the current fast alpha environment
fawritewrite a line of characters with their enhancements
fm_activatemake a font active
fm_clipflagset clipping flag
fm_cliplimset clip limits
fm_colorsset active font’s foreground and background colors
fm_fileinforeturn the size of cells in a font file
fm_fontdirset character direction
fm_getnametranslate font id to filename
fm_loadload a font into memory
fm_optoptimize character generation if possible
fm_rasterinreturn the size of cells in a font[ fm_rasterinfo ]
fm_removeremove a font
fm_str_lendetermine the pixel length of a character string
fm_styleinfreturn style information about a font[ fm_styleinto ]
fm_writewrite characters to the screen
fontgetid_tinquire the ID of a Term0 font[ fontgetid_term0 ]
fontgetnameinquire the name of a Term0 font[ fontgetname_term0 ]
fontload_teload a Term0 font[ fontload_term0 ]
fontmsummary of font manager library routines
fontreplacereplace the current base font and alternate font[ fontreplaceall_term0 ]
fontsize_teTerm0 font size[ fontsize_size0 ]
fontswap_tereplace a Term0 font[ fontswap_term0 ]
fromxy_termconvert from Term0 pixel units to characters[ fromxy_term0 ]
toxy_term0convert Term0 character units to pixels
wautodestroautodestroy a window[ wautodestroy ]
wautoselectautoselect a window
wautotopautotop a window
wbannerinquire about or control a window’s border
wbottombottom window
wconcealconceal window
wcreate_gracreate a graphics window type[ wcreate_graphics ]
wcreate_tercreate Term0 window[ wcreate_term0 ]
wdestroydestroy a window
wdfltposdefault window/icon position
weventclearclear window locator events
weventpollpoll for window locator events
wgetbcolorget window border colors
wgetbcoordsget border coordinates
wgetcoordsget window coordinates
wgetechoget echo
wgeticonposget current icon position
wgetlocatorget window echo/locator parameter
wgetnameget path name
wgetrastereget raster echo[ wgetrasterecho ]
wgetscreenget screen information. 
wgetsigmaskget window SIGWINDOW interrupt mask. 
wgskbdset keyboard mode for graphics window type
whotspot_crcreate a hotspot[ whotspot_create ]
whotspot_dedelete a hotspot[ whotspot_delete ]
whotspot_geget hotspot data[ whotspot_get ]
whotspot_seset hotspot data[ whotspot_set ]
wiconicchange a window to/from an icon
windowsummary of window library routines
winitinitialize window device
winput_confread/set configuration of window input channel
winput_getrdetermine window input routing path[ winput_getroute ]
winput_readread from window input channel
winput_setrroutes input and events to another window[ winput_setroute ]
winput_widpget path name for a window id[ winput_widpath ]
wmenu_activactivate a menu[ wmenu_activate ]
wmenu_creatcreate a menu[ wmenu_create ]
wmenu_deletdelete a menu[ wmenu_delete ]
wmenu_eventread the menu event[ wmenu_eventread ]
wmenu_itemspecify or change a menu item
wminquireget a window manager environment variable
wmkill
wmovemove the location of a window
wmpathmakebuild a path name using an environment variable
wmrepaintrepaint the desk top
wpanpan the window
wpauseoutpupause output to a window[ wpauseoutput ]
wrecoverrecover a window
wscrn_spritset full-screen sprite control mode[ wscrn_sprite_mode ]
wscroll_getinterrogate scroll bar information
wscroll_setcontrol of window scroll bar elevators and arrows
wselectattach a keyboard to the specified window
wsetbcolor
wsetechoset echo
wseticonset icon
wseticonposset icon position
wsetlabelset label in window border
wsetlocatorset window locator position
wsetrastereset raster echo[ wsetrasterecho ]
wsetsigmaskset window SIGWINDOW interrupt mask
wsfk_modeswitch to soft key mode
wsfk_progset programmable soft keys
wshuffleshuffle windows’ relative locations within display stack
wsizechange the size of a window
wterminaterelease window resources
wtopmove the window to the top of the window stack

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

assertverify program assertion
cursesCRT screen handling and optimization package
dbmdata base subroutines[ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey, dbmclose ]
getfsentget file system descriptor file entry[ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ]
getmntentget file system descriptor file entry[ setmntent, getmntent, addmntent, endmntent, hasmntopt ]
lognamereturn login name of user
mallocfast main memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo ]
ndbmdata base subroutines[ dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr ]
regcmpcompile and execute regular expression[ regcmp, regex ]
regexpregular expression compile and match routines[ compile, step, advance ]
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.outassembler and link editor output
acctper-process accounting file format
arcommon archive file format
bifbell interchange format utilities
cdfcontext dependent files
checkliststatic information about the file systems
clusterconfcluster configuration file, cluster.h
collate8collating 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
disktabdisk description file
dosifDOS Interchange Format description[ DOSIF ]
exportsNFS file systems being exported
fsformat of file 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 inode
introintroduction to file formats
issueissue identification file
liflogical interchange format description
magicmagic numbers for HP-UX implementations
mastermaster device information table
mknodcreate a special file entry
mnttabmounted file system table
modelHP-UX machine identification
netgrouplist of network groups
nlistnlist structure format
passwdpassword file, pwd.h
privgrpformat of privileged values
profileset up user’s environment at login time
ranlibarchive symbol table format for object libraries
rmtablocal file system mount statistics
rpcrpc program number data base
sccsfileformat of SCCS file
sdfstructured directory format description
symlinksymbolic link
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 ]
ypfilesthe Yellow Pages database and directory structure

5. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

asciimap of ASCII character set
contextprocess context
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
langidNLS language identification variable
manmacros for formatting entries in this manual
mathmath functions and constants
mmthe MM macro package for formatting documents
roman8map of ROMAN8 character set used by NLS
statdata returned by stat/fstat/lstat 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
graphicsinformation for CRT graphics devices[ CRT graphics ]
introintroduction to special files
iomapphysical address mapping
lpline printer
memmain memory[ mem, kmem ]
modemasynchronous serial modem line control
mtmagnetic tape interface and controls
nfsnetwork file system[ nfs, NFS ]
nlioNative Language I/O server
nullnull file
ptypseudo terminal driver
sttyV6terminal interface for Version 6/PWB compatibility[ stty ]
termiogeneral terminal interface
ttycontrolling terminal interface

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