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1. Commands

1C. Communications Commands

1D. IRIS GL Demos

1G. Graphics Commands

1M. Maintenance Commands

2. System Calls

3. Subroutines and Libraries

3C. C Library

3G. IRIX GL Library

3M. Math Library

3N. Network Support Library

3S. Standard I/O Library

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

3g. IRIX GL Library

4. Special Files

5. File Formats

6. Games and Demos

7. Miscellaneous Facilities

8. Maintenance Procedures

Section Preliminary 2.0

Manual — GL2 W2.3

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1. Commands (intro)

300handle special functions of DASI 300 and 300s terminals[ 300, 300s ]
300shandle special functions of DASI 300 and 300s terminals[ 300, 300s ]
4014paginator for the Tektronix 4014 terminal
450handle special functions of the DASI 450 terminal
Mailsend and receive mail
acctcomsearch and print process accounting file(s)
adbdebugger
addbibcreate or extend bibliographic database
admincreate and administer SCCS files
applyapply a command to a set of arguments
ararchive and library maintainer
asassembler
asainterpret ASA carriage control characters
atexecute commands at a later time
awkpattern scanning and processing language
bannermake posters
banner7print large banner on printer
basenamedeliver portions of path names[ basename, dirname ]
bcarbitrary-precision arithmetic language
bcatcatenate and print (Berkeley cat)
bdiffbig diff
bfsbig file scanner
bsa compiler/interpreter for modest-sized programs
calprint calendar
calendarreminder service
cancelsend/cancel requests to an LP line printer[ lp, cancel ]
catconcatenate and print files
cbC program beautifier
ccC, Pascal and FORTRAN compilers for the 68000[ cc, pc, f77 ]
cdchange working directory
cdcchange the delta commentary of an SCCS delta
checkcheck RCS status of a file
checkcwverifies constant-width text prepared by cw(1) for troff
checkeqformat mathematical text for nroff or troff[ eqn, neqn, checkeq ]
checkmmprint/check documents formatted with the MM macros[ mm, osdd, checkmm ]
chgrpchange owner or group[ chown, chgrp ]
chmodchange mode
chownchange owner or group[ chown, chgrp ]
cicheck in RCS revisions
clearclear terminal screen
cmpcompare two files
cocheck out RCS revisions
colfilter reverse line-feeds
colordTektronix 4692 color printer daemon and spooler
combcombine SCCS deltas
commselect or reject lines common to two sorted files
cpcopy, link or move files[ cp, ln, mv ]
cpiocopy file archives in and out
cppthe C language preprocessor
cryptencode/decode
csha shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
csplitcontext split
ctagsmaintain a tags file for a C program
cutcut out selected fields of each line of a file
cwprepare constant-width text for troff[ cw, checkcw ]
cxrefgenerate C program cross reference
dateprint and set the date
dbgdebug a FORTRAN or Pascal program
dbxdebugger
dcdesk calculator
ddconvert and copy a file
deltamake a delta (change) to an SCCS file
deroffremove nroff/troff, tbl, and eqn constructs
dictionprint wordy sentences; thesaurus for diction[ diction, explain ]
diffdifferential file comparator
diff33-way differential file comparison
diffmkmark differences between files
dircmpdirectory comparison
dirnamedeliver portions of path names[ basename, dirname ]
disableenable/disable LP printers[ enable, disable ]
dusummarize disk usage
dumpdump selected parts of an object file
echoecho arguments
edtext editor[ ed, red ]
edittext editor[ ex, edit ]
egrepsearch a file for a pattern[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
enableenable/disable LP printers[ enable, disable ]
envset environment for command execution
eqnformat mathematical text for nroff or troff[ eqn, neqn, checkeq ]
erroranalyze and disperse compiler error messages
extext editor[ ex, edit ]
exprevaluate arguments as an expression
extcentryextract FORTRAN-callable entry points from a C file
f77FORTRAN compiler for the 68000
factorfactor a number
falseprovide truth values[ true, false ]
fgrepsearch a file for a pattern[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
filedetermine file type
findfind files
floadinitialize the Sky floating point processor
flpfloppy formatter
fmtsimple text formatter
foldfold long lines for finite width output device
freqreport on character frequencies in a file
fsplitsplit fortran, ratfor, or efl files
gclearclear IRIS graphics screen
getget a version of an SCCS file
getoptparse command options
greekselect terminal filter
grepsearch a file for a pattern[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
hashcheckfind spelling errors[ spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck ]
hashmakefind spelling errors[ spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck ]
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
identidentify files
iibinitialize ib driver
introintroduction to commands and application programs
iostatreport I/O statistics
joinrelational database operator
killterminate a process
lastindicate last logins of users and teletypes
lavshow load average
ldlink editor
lexgenerate programs for simple lexical tasks
librarycreate a library of FORTRAN and Pascal objects
lineread one line
linta C program checker
lncopy, link or move files[ cp, ln, mv ]
loginsign on
lognameget login name
lookbibbuild inverted index for a bibliography, find references in a bibliography[ indxbib, lookbib ]
lorderfind ordering relation for an object library
lpsend/cancel requests to an LP line printer[ lp, cancel ]
lprline printer spooler
lpstatprint LP status information
lslist contents of directory (enhanced Berkeley version)
m4macro processor
machidprovide truth value about your processor type[ m68000, m68k, pdp11, u3b, vax ]
mailsend mail to users or read mail[ mail, rmail ]
makemaintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs
makekeygenerate encryption key
manprint entries in this manual[ man, manprog ]
mergethree-way file merge
mesgpermit or deny messages
mexstart the window manager
mkdirmake a directory
mkf2cgenerate C-FORTRAN interface routines[ mkf2c, mkc2f ]
mkstrcreate an error message file by massaging C source
mmprint/check documents formatted with the MM macros[ mm, osdd, checkmm ]
mmttypeset documents, view graphs, and slides[ mmt, mvt ]
morefile perusal filter for crt viewing
mtmagnetic tape manipulating program
mvcopy, link or move files[ cp, ln, mv ]
neqnformat mathematical text for nroff or troff[ eqn, neqn, checkeq ]
newformchange the format of a text file
newgrplog in to a new group
newsprint news items
nicerun a command at low priority
nlline numbering filter
nmprint name list
nohuprun a command immune to hangups (sh only)
nroffformat text
odoctal dump
osddprint/check documents formatted with the MM macros[ mm, osdd, checkmm ]
packcompress and expand files[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
passwdchange login password
pastemerge same lines of several files or subsequent lines of one file
pcPascal compiler for the 68000[  pc ]
pcatcompress and expand files[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
pdp11provide truth value about your processor type[ m68000, m68k, pdp11, u3b, vax ]
prprint files
printenvprint out the environment
profdisplay profile data
prsprint an SCCS file
psprocess status
ptxpermuted index
pwdworking directory name
ranlibconvert archives to random libraries
ratforrational Fortran dialect
rcschange RCS file attributes
rcsdiffcompare RCS revisions
rcsintrointroduction to RCS commands
rcsmergemerge RCS revisions
redtext editor[ ed, red ]
referfind and insert literature references in documents
regcmpregular expression compile
resetreset the teletype bits to a sensible state
reshapereshape the console textport
rlogprint log messages and other information about RCS files
rmremove files or directories[ rm, rmdir ]
rmailsend mail to users or read mail[ mail, rmail ]
rmdelremove a delta from an SCCS file
rmdirremove files or directories[ rm, rmdir ]
roffbibrun off bibliographic database
sactprint current SCCS file editing activity
sadpdisk access profiler
sarsystem activity reporter
sccsdiffcompare two versions of an SCCS file
scriptmake typescript of terminal session
sdiffside-by-side difference program
sedstream editor
seesee what a file has in it
sgilabelprint the SGI disk label from a drive
shshell, the standard/restricted command programming language[ sh, rsh ]
sizesize of an object file
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
smtstreaming magnetic tape manipulation program
snoSNOBOL interpreter
sortsort and/or merge files
sortbibsort bibliographic database
spellfind spelling errors[ spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck ]
spellinfind spelling errors[ spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck ]
splitsplit a file into pieces
sspmake output single spaced
stringsfind the printable strings in an object, or other binary file
stripremove symbols and relocation bits
sttyset the options for a terminal
styleanalyze surface characteristics of a document
subecome super-user or another user
sumprint checksum and block count of a file
syncupdate the super block
tabsset tabs on a terminal
taildeliver the last part of a file
tartape archiver
tblformat tables for nroff or troff
tcphototypesetter simulator
teepipe fitting
testcondition evaluation command
timetime a command
timextime a command; report process data and system activity
touchupdate access and modification times of a file
tpmanipulate tape archive
tpblankprohibits the system from updating the textport
tponturn on the console textport
trtranslate characters
trofftypeset text
trueprovide truth values[ true, false ]
tsetset or reset the teletype bits to a sensible state[ tset, reset ]
tsorttopological sort
ttyget the terminal’s name
u3bprovide truth value about your processor type[ m68000, m68k, pdp11, u3b, vax ]
uldo underlining
umaskset file-creation mode mask
unameprint system name and version information
ungetundo a previous get of an SCCS file
uniqreport repeated lines in a file
unitsconversion program
unpackcompress and expand files[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
uptimeshow how long system has been up
valvalidate SCCS file
vaxprovide truth value about your processor type[ m68000, m68k, pdp11, u3b, vax ]
vcversion control
viscreen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex[ vi, view ]
viewscreen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex[ vi, view ]
vmstatreport virtual memory statistics
wwho is on and what they are doing
waitawait completion of process
wcword count
whatidentify SCCS files
whereislocate source, binary, and or manual for program
whowho is on the system
whoamiprint effective current user id
writewrite to another user
wsirisemulate an IRIS terminal on an IRIS workstation
xargsconstruct argument list(s) and execute command
xstrextract strings from C programs to implement shared strings
yaccyet another compiler-compiler

1C. Communications Commands

ctspawn getty to a remote terminal
cucall another UNIX System
ftpfile transfer program
rcpremote file copy
rloginremote login
rshremote shell
telnetuser interface to the TELNET protocol
uucpunix to unix copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uudecodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail[ uuencode, uudecode ]
uuencodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail[ uuencode, uudecode ]
uulogunix to unix copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uunameunix to unix copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uupickpublic UNIX System-to-UNIX System file copy[ uuto, uupick ]
uustatuucp status inquiry and job control
uutopublic UNIX System-to-UNIX System file copy[ uuto, uupick ]
uuxunix to unix command execution
xcpremote file copy
xloginremote login
xxremote shell

1D. IRIS GL Demos

archdisplay a simulated architectural model
cardisplay of car body in wireframe & surface form
colordemosdisplay the color map[ showmap ]
cubereal-time display of famous cube puzzle
curvefast interactive cubic curve display
dogcooperative or competitive flight simulator using the ethernet
flightsimulate the flight of any of several aircraft
flowdisplay of complex scientific data base
hemthree dimensional display of the Cytochrome P450 protein molecule
jetdepthcued wireframe model of F−18 jet fighter
radararmchair pilot’s view of the ethernet dogfight. 
robotcontrol a robot arm
shuttledepthcued wireframe model of the space shuttle
surfcarsurface editor and rendering driver
zshadecar

1G. Graphics Commands

capturedump screen images to file or hard copy device. 
graphdraw a graph
graphicsaccess graphical and numerical commands
gutilgraphical utilities
sagsystem activity graph
splineinterpolate smooth curve
tplotgraphics filters

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 ]
acctcon1connect-time accounting[ acctcon1, acctcon2 ]
acctcon2connect-time accounting[ acctcon1, acctcon2 ]
acctdiskoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
acctdusgoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
acctmergmerge or add total accounting files
acctonoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
acctprcprocess accounting[ acctprc1, acctprc2 ]
acctprc1process accounting[ acctprc1, acctprc2 ]
acctprc2process accounting[ acctprc1, acctprc2 ]
acctshshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
acctwtmpoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
backupinteractive backup program for SGI IRIS workstation
bcopyinteractive block copy
brcsystem initialization shell scripts[ brc, bcheckrc, rc, powerfail ]
chargefeeshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
checkallfaster file system checking procedure
chrootchange root directory for a command
ckpacctshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
clriclear i-node
cronclock daemon
devnmdevice name
dfreport number of free disk blocks
fflist file names and statistics for a file system
filesavedaily/weekly UNIX file system backup[ filesave, tapesave ]
fincfast incremental backup
frecrecover files from a backup tape
fsckfile system consistency check and interactive repair[ fsck, dfsck ]
fsdbfile system debugger
ftpdDARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
fuseridentify processes using a file or file structure
fwtmpmanipulate connect accounting records[ fwtmp, wtmpfix ]
gettyset terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline
grpckpassword/group file checkers[ pwck, grpck ]
initprocess control initialization[ init, telinit ]
installinstall commands
introintroduction to system maintenance commands and application programs
killallkill all active processes
labelitcopy file systems with label checking[ volcopy, labelit ]
linkexercise link and unlink system calls[ link, unlink ]
lpadminconfigure the LP spooling system
lpmovestart/stop the LP request scheduler and move requests[ lpsched, lpshut, lpmove ]
lpschedstart/stop the LP request scheduler and move requests[ lpsched, lpshut, lpmove ]
lpshutstart/stop the LP request scheduler and move requests[ lpsched, lpshut, lpmove ]
mkbootmake a “bootable” tape for system restoration
mkfsconstruct a file system
mknodbuild special file
monacctshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
mountmount and dismount file system[ mount, umount ]
multiswitch the system to multi-user mode
mvdirmove a directory
ncheckgenerate names from i-numbers
netloadload networking code into Excelan front-end board (IP/TCP)
newfscreate a new file system
nulladmshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
prctmpshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
prdailyshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
prfdcoperating system profiler[ prfld, prfstat, prfdc, prfsnap, prfpr ]
prfldoperating system profiler[ prfld, prfstat, prfdc, prfsnap, prfpr ]
prfproperating system profiler[ prfld, prfstat, prfdc, prfsnap, prfpr ]
prfsnapoperating system profiler[ prfld, prfstat, prfdc, prfsnap, prfpr ]
prfstatoperating system profiler[ prfld, prfstat, prfdc, prfsnap, prfpr ]
profileroperating system profiler[ prfld, prfstat, prfdc, prfsnap, prfpr ]
prtacctshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
pwckpassword/group file checkers[ pwck, grpck ]
rebootUNIX bootstrapping procedures
rejectallow/prevent LP requests[ accept, reject ]
rlogindremote login server
rshdremote shell server
runacctrun daily accounting
sa1system activity report package[ sa1, sa2, sadc ]
sa2system activity report package[ sa1, sa2, sadc ]
sadcsystem activity report package[ sa1, sa2, sadc ]
sarsystem activity report package[ sa1, sa2, sadc ]
setmntestablish mount table
sgbootprovide network boot service
sgbounceprovide network name service
shutacctshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
shutdownterminate all processing
singleswitch the system to single-user mode
startupshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
tapesavedaily/weekly UNIX file system backup[ filesave, tapesave ]
telinitprocess control initialization[ init, telinit ]
telnetdDARPA TELNET protocol server
turnacctshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
umountmount and dismount file system[ mount, umount ]
unlinkexercise link and unlink system calls[ link, unlink ]
updateperiodically update the super block
uucleanuucp spool directory clean-up
uusubmonitor uucp network
volcopycopy file systems with label checking[ volcopy, labelit ]
wallwrite to all users
whodowho is doing what
xnsdnetwork utility daemon

2. System Calls (intro)

_exitterminate process[ exit, _exit ]
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 mode of file
chownchange owner and group of a file
chrootchange root directory
closeclose a file descriptor
creatcreate a new file or rewrite an existing one
dupduplicate an open file descriptor
execexecute a file[ execl, execv, execle, execve, execlp, execvp ]
exitterminate process[ exit, _exit ]
fcntlfile control
forkcreate a new process
fstatget file status[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
getegidget real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs[ getuid, geteuid, getgid, getegid ]
geteuidget real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs[ getuid, geteuid, getgid, getegid ]
getgidget real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs[ getuid, geteuid, getgid, getegid ]
gethostnameget name of current host
getpgrpget process, process group, and parent process IDs[ getpid, getpgrp, getppid ]
getpidget process, process group, and parent process IDs[ getpid, getpgrp, getppid ]
getppidget process, process group, and parent process IDs[ getpid, getpgrp, getppid ]
getuidget real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs[ getuid, geteuid, getgid, getegid ]
getversionget version information from the operating system
introintroduction to system calls and error numbers
ioctlcontrol device
killsend a signal to a process or a group of processes
linklink to a file
lseekmove read/write file pointer
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 for reading or writing
pausesuspend process until signal
physallow a process to access physical addresses
pipecreate an interprocess channel
plocklock process, text, or data in memory
profilexecution time profile
ptraceprocess trace
readread from file
readlinkread value of a symbolic link
rebootreboot the system
sbrkchange data segment space allocation[ brk, sbrk ]
semctlsemaphore control operations
semgetget set of semaphores
semopsemaphore operations
setgidset user and group IDs[ setuid, setgid ]
sethostnameset name of host cpu
setpgrpset process group ID
setuidset user and group IDs[ setuid, setgid ]
signalspecify what to do upon receipt of a signal
statget file status[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
stimeset time
symlinkmake symbolic link to a file
syncupdate super-block
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 UNIX system
unlinkremove directory entry
ustatget file system statistics
utimeset file access and modification times
uvarreturns system-specific configuration information
waitwait for child process to stop or terminate
writewrite on a file

3. Subroutines and Libraries (intro)

bltblock transfer data[ blt, blt512 ]
coloropenopen a file for color image output colorwrite − write a record for color image output colorclose − close an opened file for color image output and print it
directorydirectory operations[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
getwdget current working directory pathname
introintroduction to subroutines and libraries
newtagcreates a new tag in an object
nlistget entries from name list
patchprecissets precision at which curves are drawn[ patchprecision ]
termcapterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
termlib
tgetentterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tgetflagterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tgetnumterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tgetstrterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tgototerminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]
tputsterminal independent operation routines[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]

3C. C Library

a64lconvert between long integer and base-64 ASCII string[ a64l, l64a ]
abortgenerate an IOT fault
absreturn integer absolute value
asctimeconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, tzset ]
atofconvert ASCII string to floating-point number[ atof, _latof ]
atoiconvert string to integer[ strtol, atol, atoi ]
atolconvert string to integer[ strtol, atol, atoi ]
bsearchbinary search
callocmain memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc ]
clockreport CPU time used
convtranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
cryptgenerate DES encryption[ crypt, setkey, encrypt ]
ctimeconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, tzset ]
ctypeclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
dialestablish an out-going terminal line connection
drand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
ecvtconvert single precision floating-point number to string _d_ecvt, _d_fcvt, _d_gcvt − convert double precision floating point number to string[ ecvt, fcvt, gcvt ]
edatalast locations in program[ end, etext, edata ]
encryptgenerate DES encryption[ crypt, setkey, encrypt ]
endlast locations in program[ end, etext, edata ]
endgrentget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
endpwentget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
endutentaccess utmp file entry[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
erand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
errnosystem error messages[ perror, errno, sys_errlist, sys_nerr ]
etextlast locations in program[ end, etext, edata ]
fcvtconvert single precision floating-point number to string _d_ecvt, _d_fcvt, _d_gcvt − convert double precision floating point number to string[ ecvt, fcvt, gcvt ]
fpsignalfloating point exception handling system. 
freemain memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc ]
frexpmanipulate parts of floating-point numbers[ frexp, _lfrexp, ldexp, _lldexp, modf, _lmodf ]
ftwwalk a file tree
gcvtconvert single precision floating-point number to string _d_ecvt, _d_fcvt, _d_gcvt − convert double precision floating point number to string[ ecvt, fcvt, gcvt ]
getcwdget pathname of current working directory
getenvreturn value for environment name
getgrentget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
getgrgidget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
getgrnamget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
getloginget login name
getoptget option letter from argument vector
getpassread a password
getpwget name from UID
getpwentget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
getpwnamget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
getpwuidget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
getutaccess utmp file entry[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
getutentaccess utmp file entry[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
getutidaccess utmp file entry[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
getutlineaccess utmp file entry[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
gmtimeconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, tzset ]
gsignalsoftware signals[ ssignal, gsignal ]
hcreatemanage hash search tables[ hsearch, hcreate, hdestroy ]
hdestroymanage hash search tables[ hsearch, hcreate, hdestroy ]
hsearchmanage hash search tables[ hsearch, hcreate, hdestroy ]
isalnumclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
isalphaclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
isasciiclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
isattyfind name of a terminal[ ttyname, isatty ]
iscntrlclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
isdigitclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
isgraphclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
islowerclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
isprintclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
ispunctclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
isspaceclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
isupperclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
isxdigitclassify or translate characters[ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii ]
jrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
l3tolconvert between 3-byte integers and long integers[ l3tol, ltol3 ]
l64aconvert between long integer and base-64 ASCII string[ a64l, l64a ]
lcong48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
ldexpmanipulate parts of floating-point numbers[ frexp, _lfrexp, ldexp, _lldexp, modf, _lmodf ]
localtimeconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, tzset ]
longjmpnon-local goto[ setjmp, longjmp ]
lrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
lsearchlinear search and update
ltol3convert between 3-byte integers and long integers[ l3tol, ltol3 ]
mallocmain memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc ]
memccpymemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
memchrmemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
memcmpmemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
memcpymemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
memorymemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
memsetmemory operations[ memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset ]
mktempmake a unique file name
modfmanipulate parts of floating-point numbers[ frexp, _lfrexp, ldexp, _lldexp, modf, _lmodf ]
monitorprepare execution profile
mrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
nrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
perrorsystem error messages[ perror, errno, sys_errlist, sys_nerr ]
putpwentwrite password file entry
pututlineaccess utmp file entry[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
qsortquicker sort
randsimple random-number generator[ rand, srand ]
reallocmain memory allocator[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc ]
seed48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
setgrentget group file entry[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
setjmpnon-local goto[ setjmp, longjmp ]
setkeygenerate DES encryption[ crypt, setkey, encrypt ]
setpwentget password file entry[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
setutentaccess utmp file entry[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]
sleepsuspend execution for interval
srandsimple random-number generator[ rand, srand ]
srand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers[ drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48 ]
ssignalsoftware signals[ ssignal, gsignal ]
stdipcstandard interprocess communication package
strcatstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strchrstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strcmpstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strcpystring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strcspnstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
stringstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strlenstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strncatstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strncmpstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strncpystring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strpbrkstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strrchrstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strspnstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strtokstring operations[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok ]
strtolconvert string to integer[ strtol, atol, atoi ]
swabswap bytes
sys_errlistsystem error messages[ perror, errno, sys_errlist, sys_nerr ]
sys_nerrsystem error messages[ perror, errno, sys_errlist, sys_nerr ]
tdeletemanage binary search trees[ tsearch, tdelete, twalk ]
toasciitranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
tolowertranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
touppertranslate characters[ toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii ]
tsearchmanage binary search trees[ tsearch, tdelete, twalk ]
ttynamefind name of a terminal[ ttyname, isatty ]
ttyslotfind the slot in the utmp file of the current user
twalkmanage binary search trees[ tsearch, tdelete, twalk ]
tzsetconvert date and time to string[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, tzset ]
utmpnameaccess utmp file entry[ getutent, getutid, getutline, pututline, setutent, endutent, utmpname ]

3G. IRIX GL Library

template[ name - ]

3M. Math Library

acostrigonometric functions[ sin (_lsin), cos (_lcos), tan (_ltan), asin (_latan), acos (_lacos), atan (_latan), atan2 (_latan2) ]
asintrigonometric functions[ sin (_lsin), cos (_lcos), tan (_ltan), asin (_latan), acos (_lacos), atan (_latan), atan2 (_latan2) ]
atantrigonometric functions[ sin (_lsin), cos (_lcos), tan (_ltan), asin (_latan), acos (_lacos), atan (_latan), atan2 (_latan2) ]
atan2trigonometric functions[ sin (_lsin), cos (_lcos), tan (_ltan), asin (_latan), acos (_lacos), atan (_latan), atan2 (_latan2) ]
besselBessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
ceilfloor, ceiling, remainder, absolute value functions[ floor, _lfloor, ceil, _lceil, fmod, _lfmod, fabs, _lfabs ]
costrigonometric functions[ sin (_lsin), cos (_lcos), tan (_ltan), asin (_latan), acos (_lacos), atan (_latan), atan2 (_latan2) ]
coshhyperbolic functions[ sinh, cosh, tanh ]
erferror function and complementary error function[ erf, erfc ]
erfcerror function and complementary error function[ erf, erfc ]
expexponential, logarithm, power, square root functions[ exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt ]
fabsfloor, ceiling, remainder, absolute value functions[ floor, _lfloor, ceil, _lceil, fmod, _lfmod, fabs, _lfabs ]
floorfloor, ceiling, remainder, absolute value functions[ floor, _lfloor, ceil, _lceil, fmod, _lfmod, fabs, _lfabs ]
fmodfloor, ceiling, remainder, absolute value functions[ floor, _lfloor, ceil, _lceil, fmod, _lfmod, fabs, _lfabs ]
gammalog gamma function
hypotEuclidean distance function
j0Bessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
j1Bessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
jnBessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
logexponential, logarithm, power, square root functions[ exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt ]
log10exponential, logarithm, power, square root functions[ exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt ]
matherrerror-handling function
powexponential, logarithm, power, square root functions[ exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt ]
sintrigonometric functions[ sin (_lsin), cos (_lcos), tan (_ltan), asin (_latan), acos (_lacos), atan (_latan), atan2 (_latan2) ]
sinhhyperbolic functions[ sinh, cosh, tanh ]
sqrtexponential, logarithm, power, square root functions[ exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt ]
tantrigonometric functions[ sin (_lsin), cos (_lcos), tan (_ltan), asin (_latan), acos (_lacos), atan (_latan), atan2 (_latan2) ]
tanhhyperbolic functions[ sinh, cosh, tanh ]
trigtrigonometric functions[ sin (_lsin), cos (_lcos), tan (_ltan), asin (_latan), acos (_lacos), atan (_latan), atan2 (_latan2) ]
y0Bessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
y1Bessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
ynBessel functions[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]

3N. Network Support Library

acceptaccept a connection on a socket
byteorderconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
connectinitiate a connection on a socket
ibtabpackage for dealing with ibtab files
rcmdroutines for returning a stream to a remote command[ rcmd, rresvport, ruserok ]
receivereceive message from a socket
rhostlook up internet hosts by name or address[ rhost, raddr ]
selectsynchronous I/O multiplexing
sendsend message to a socket
socketcreate an endpoint for communication
socketaddrreturn socket address
utmpmake /etc/utmp entry rmutmp − remove /etc/utmp entry[ mkutmp ]
xcmdexecute a remote command via XNS xsh − start a shell via XNS
xconnectmake XNS connection
xnsfilefind an available network special file xnspathname − return a pathname of a special file
xnsioctlioctls for XNS and Ethernet
xnswritewrite to XNS connection

3S. Standard I/O Library

clearerrstream status inquiries[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
ctermidgenerate file name for terminal
cuseridget character login name of the user
fcloseclose or flush a stream[ fclose, fflush ]
fdopenopen a stream[ fopen, freopen, fdopen ]
feofstream status inquiries[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
ferrorstream status inquiries[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
fflushclose or flush a stream[ fclose, fflush ]
fgetcget character or word from stream[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
fgetsget a string from a stream[ gets, fgets ]
filenostream status inquiries[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
fopenopen a stream[ fopen, freopen, fdopen ]
fprintfprint formatted output[ printf, fprintf, sprintf ]
fputcput character or word on a stream[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
fputsput a string on a stream[ puts, fputs ]
freadbinary input/output[ fread, fwrite ]
freopenopen a stream[ fopen, freopen, fdopen ]
fscanfconvert formatted input[ scanf, fscanf, sscanf ]
fseekreposition a file pointer in a stream[ fseek, rewind, ftell ]
ftellreposition a file pointer in a stream[ fseek, rewind, ftell ]
fwritebinary input/output[ fread, fwrite ]
getcget character or word from stream[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
getcharget character or word from stream[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
getsget a string from a stream[ gets, fgets ]
getwget character or word from stream[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
pcloseinitiate pipe to/from a process[ popen, pclose ]
popeninitiate pipe to/from a process[ popen, pclose ]
printfprint formatted output[ printf, fprintf, sprintf ]
putcput character or word on a stream[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
putcharput character or word on a stream[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
putsput a string on a stream[ puts, fputs ]
putwput character or word on a stream[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
rewindreposition a file pointer in a stream[ fseek, rewind, ftell ]
scanfconvert formatted input[ scanf, fscanf, sscanf ]
setbufassign buffering to a stream
sprintfprint formatted output[ printf, fprintf, sprintf ]
sscanfconvert formatted input[ scanf, fscanf, sscanf ]
stdiostandard buffered input/output package
systemissue a shell command
tempnamcreate a name for a temporary file[ tmpnam, tempnam ]
tmpfilecreate a temporary file
tmpnamcreate a name for a temporary file[ tmpnam, tempnam ]
ungetcpush character back into input stream

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

assertverify program assertion
cursesscreen functions with “optimal” cursor motion
lognamereturn login name of user
plotgraphics interface subroutines
regcmpcompile and execute regular expression[ regcmp, regex ]
regexcompile and execute regular expression[ regcmp, regex ]
sgetlaccess long numeric data in a machine independent fashion. [ sputl, sgetl ]
sputlaccess long numeric data in a machine independent fashion. [ sputl, sgetl ]

3g. IRIX GL Library (intro)

RGBcolorsets the current color in RGB mode
RGBcursorsets the characteristics of the cursor in RGB mode
RGBmodesets a display mode that bypasses the color map
RGBwritemasgrants write access to a subset of the available bitplanes[ RGBwritemask ]
arcdraws a circular arc
arcfdraws a filled circular arc
attachcursoattaches the cursor to two valuators[ attachcursor ]
backbufferenables updating in the back buffer
backfaceturns on and off backfacing polygon removal
bbox2specifies bounding box and minimum pixel radius for drawing commands
blankscreenturns off screen refresh
blinkchanges the color map entry at a selectable rate
blkqreadreads multiple entries from the queue
callfunccalls a function from within an object
callobjdraws an instance of an object
capturedumps screen images to file or hard copy device[ capture, rcapture ]
charstrdraws a string of raster characters on the screen
chunksizespecifies minimum object size in memory
circoutlines a circular region
circfdraws a filled circle
clearclears the viewport
clearhitcodsets the system hitcode to zero[ clearhitcode ]
clkoffturns off the keyboard click
clkonturns on the keyboard click
closeobjcloses an object
cmovchanges the current character position
colorsets the color attribute
compactifycompacts the memory storage of an object
crvdraws a curve
crvndraws a series of curves segments
curoriginsets the origin of a cursor
cursoffturns the cursor off
cursonturns the cursor on
curvebasissets the basis matrix used in drawing curves
curveitdraws a curve segment
curveprecissets the number of line segments comprising a curve segment[ curveprecision ]
cyclemapcycles through color maps at a selected rate
dbtextsets the dial and switch box text
defbasisdefines a basis matrix
defcursordefines a cursor glyph
deflinestyldefines a linestyle[ deflinestyle ]
defpatterndefines a texture pattern
defrasterfodefines a raster font[ defrasterfont ]
delobjdeletes an object
deltagdeletes tags from objects
depthcueturns on and off depth-cue mode
doublebuffesets the display mode to double buffer mode[ doublebuffer ]
drawdraws a line
editobjopens an object for editing
endfeedbackturns off feedback mode
endpickturns off picking mode
endselectturns off selecting mode
feedbackturns on feedback mode
finishwaits until the terminal command queue and Geometry Pipeline are empty
fontselects a raster font for drawing text strings
foregroundrequests that a process not be put in the background by getport while using the window manager
frontbufferenables updating in the front buffer
fudgespecifies fudge values to be added to a graphport when it is resized
gRGBcolorreturns the current RGB value
gRGBcursorreturns the characteristics of the cursor in RGB mode
gRGBmaskreturns the current RGB writemask
gbegininitializes the IRIS without altering the color map
gconfigreconfigures the IRIS
genobjreturns a unique integer for use as an object name
gentagreturns a unique integer for use as a tag
getbufferindicates which buffers are enabled for writing
getbuttongets the state (up/down) of a button
getcmmodereturns the current color map mode
getcolorreturns the current color
getcposreturns the current character position
getcursorreturns the cursor characteristics
getdcmindicates whether depth-cue mode is on or off
getdepthreturns the parameters of setdepth
getdisplaymreturns the current display mode[ getdisplaymode ]
getfontreturns the current raster font number
getgposreturns the current graphics position
getheightreturns the maximum height of the characters in the current raster font
gethitcodereturns the current system hitcode
getlsbackupreturns the status of the linestyle backup mode
getlsrepeatreturns the linestyle repeat count
getlstylereturns the current linestyle
getlwidthreturns the current linewidth
getmapreturns the number of the currently selected color map
getmatrixreturns the current transformation matrix
getmcolorreturns a color map entry
getmemreturns amount of available memory
getmonitorreturns the display monitor mode
getopenobjindicates if an object is currently open for editing
getoriginreturns the position of a graphport in the window manager
getpatternreturns the index of the currently selected pattern
getplanesreturns the number of available bitplanes
getportcreates a graphport in the window manager
getresetlsreturns the status of resetls
getscrmaskreturns the current screenmask
getsizereturns the size of a graphport in the window manager
gettpreturns the location of the current textport
getvaluatorreturns the current state of a valuator
getviewportreturns the current viewport
getwritemasreturns the current writemask[ getwritemask ]
getzbufferindicates whether z-buffering is on or off
gexitterminates an IRIS program
gflushforces all unsent commands down the network to the Geometry Pipeline
ginitinitializes the IRIS
gresetresets all global attributes to their initial values
gsyncwaits for a vertical retrace period
imakebackgrmakes a process in charge of drawing the background of the window manager screen[ imakebackground ]
initnamesinitializes the name stack
intro
isobjindicates whether a given object name identifies an object
istagindicates whether a given tag is in use within the currently open object
keepaspectspecifies the aspect ratio of a graphport
lampoffturns off display lights on the keyboard
lamponturns on display lights on the keyboard
linewidthspecifies the linewidth
loadmatrixloads a transformation matrix
loadnamereplaces the name on the top of the name stack
lookatdefines a viewing transformation
lsbackupcontrols whether the last two pixels of a line are colored
lsrepeatsets repeat factor for linestyle
makeobjcreates an object
maketagnames the command in the display list
mapcolorchanges a color map entry
mapwmaps a point on the screen into a line in 3D world coordinates
mapw2maps a point on the screen into 2D world coordinates
maxsizespecifies a maximum size for a graphport in the window manager
minsizespecifies a minimum size for a graphport in the window manager
movemoves to a specified point
multimaputilizes the color map as sixteen small maps
multmatrixpre-multiplies the current transformation matrix
noisefilters valuator motion
noportspecifies that a program does not require a graphport
objdeletedeletes commands from an object
objinsertinserts commands in an object at the chosen location
objreplaceoverwrites existing display list commands with new ones
onemaporganizes the color map as one large map
orthodefines an orthographic projection transformation
pagecolorsets the color of the textport background
pagewritemasets the writemask for the textport background[ pagewritemask ]
passthroughpasses a single token through the Geometry Pipeline
patchdraws a surface patch
patchbasissets current basis matrices
patchcurvessets number of curves used to represent a patch
pclospolygon close
pdrpolygon draw
perspectivedefines a perspective projection transformation
pickputs the system in picking mode
picksizesets the dimensions of the picking window
pmvpolygon move
pntdraws a point
polarviewdefines the viewer’s position in polar coordinates
polfdraws a filled polygon
polyoutlines a polygon
popattributpops the attribute stack[ popattributes ]
popmatrixpops the transformation matrix stack
popnamepops a name off the name stack
popviewportrestores the viewport, screenmask, and setdepth parameters
prefsizespecifies the preferred size of a graphport in the window manager
pushattribupushes attributes on a stack[ pushattributes ]
pushmatrixpushes down the transformation matrix stack
pushnamepushes a new name on the name stack
pushviewporsave the current viewport, screenmask, and setdepth parameters[ pushviewport ]
qdevicequeues a device (keyboard, button, or valuator)
qentercreates an event queue entry
qreadreads the first entry in the event queue
qresetempties the event queue
qtestchecks the contents of the event queue
rdrrelative draw
readRGBreturns values of specific pixels
readpixelsreturns values of specific pixels
rectoutlines a rectangular region
rectcopycopies a rectangle of pixels on the IRIS screen
rectffills a rectangular area
resetlscontrols the continuity of linestyles
reshapeviewsets the viewport to the current dimensions of the graphport in the window manager[ reshapeviewport ]
ringbellrings the keyboard bell
rmvrelative move
rotaterotates graphical primitives
rpdrrelative polygon draw
rpmvrelative polygon move
scalescales and mirrors objects
screenspaceputs a program in screen space under the window manager
scrmaskdefines a clipping mask for the screen
selectputs the IRIS in selecting mode
setbellsets the duration of the keyboard bell
setcursorsets the cursor characteristics
setdblightssets the lights on the dial and button box
setdepthsets up a 3D viewport
setlinestylselects a linestyle[ setlinestyle ]
setmapchooses one of the sixteen small color maps
setmonitorsets the monitor type
setpatternselects a texture pattern for filling polygons, rectangles, and curves
setshadesets the current polygon shade
setvaluatorassigns an initial value to a valuator
shaderangesets range of color indices
singlebuffewrites and displays all the bitplanes[ singlebuffer ]
spclosdraws currently open polygon
splfdraws a shaded filled polygon
stepunitspecifies that a graphport should change size in discrete steps
strwidthreturns the width of the specified text string
swapbuffersswaps the front and back buffers in double buffer mode
swapintervadefines a minimum time between buffer swaps[ swapinterval ]
textcolorsets the color of text drawn in the textport
textinitinitializes the textport
textportallocates an area of the screen for the textport
textwritemagrants write permission for the textport[ textwritemask ]
tieties two valuators to a button
tpoffturns off the textport
tponturns on textport
translatetranslates graphical primitives
unqdeviceunqueues a device from the event queue
viewportallocates an area of the screen for an image
windowdefines a perspective projection transformation
writeRGBpaints a row of pixels on the screen
writemaskgrants write permission to available bitplanes
writepixelspaints a row of pixels on the screen
xfpttransforms points
zbufferstarts or ends z-buffer operation
zclearinitializes the z-buffer to largest possible integer

4. Special Files (intro)

TZlocal time zone
a.outassembler and link editor output
acctper-process accounting file format
aliasesaliases file for Mail and rmail
ararchive (library) file format
checklistlist of file systems processed by fsck
coreformat of core image file
cpioformat of cpio archive
cshrccsh system-wide .login file
dirformat of directories
downloadEXOS 8010 download device
environuser environment
errlogreroute EXOS 8010 messages
filehdrfile header for common object files
fsformat of system volume[ file system ]
fspecformat specification in text files
gettydefsspeed and terminal settings used by getty
gpsgraphical primitive string, format of graphical files
groupgroup file
holidaysholidays of the year
hosts.equivhostnames for shared accounts
hostshost name data base
ibIEEE 488 interface
inittabscript for the init process
inodeformat of an inode
introintroduction to file formats
issueissue identification file
ldfcncommon object file access routines
linenumline number entries in a common object file
loginsetting up a C Shell environment[ login, cshrc ]
mnttabmounted file system table
motdmessage of the day
passwdpassword file
plotgraphics interface
pnchfile format for card images
profilesetting up a Bourne Shell environment at login time
sccsfileformat of SCCS file
scnhdrsection header for a common object file
socketEXOS communications end point
stabsymbol table types
sys_idsystem identification
tpmagnetic tape format
ttytypedata base of terminal types by port
tzlocal time zone
utmputmp and wtmp entry formats[ utmp, wtmp ]
wtmputmp and wtmp entry formats[ utmp, wtmp ]

5. File Formats (intro)

asciimap of ASCII character set
environuser environment
eqncharspecial character definitions for eqn and neqn
fcntlfile control options
greekgraphics for the extended TTY-37 type-box
ibtabformat of ibtab file
introintroduction to miscellany
manmacros for formatting entries in this manual
memacros for formatting papers
mmthe MM macro package for formatting documents
mosdthe OSDD adapter macro package for formatting documents
mptxthe macro package for formatting a permuted index
mstext formatting macros
mva troff macro package for typesetting view graphs and slides
rcsfileformat of RCS file
regexpregular expression compile and match routines
statdata returned by stat system call
termconventional names for terminals
termcapterminal capability data base
typesprimitive system data types

6. Games and Demos (intro)

adventurean exploration game
aliensthe alien invaders attack the earth
arithmeticprovide drill in number facts
autorobotsescape from the automatic robots
backthe game of backgammon
bcdconvert to antique media
bjthe game of black jack
chasetry to escape the killer robots
crapsthe game of craps
cribbagethe card game cribbage
fishplay “Go Fish”
fortuneprint a random, hopefully interesting, adage
hangmanguess the word
introintroduction to games
lifeplay the game of life
mastermind
mazegenerate a maze
mooguessing game
numberconvert Arabic numerals to English
quiztest your knowledge
rainanimated raindrops display
robotsescape from the robots
rogueexploring the Dungeons of Doom
trektrekkie game
ttttic-tac-toe[ ttt, cubic ]
twinkletwinkle stars on the screen
wormplay the growing worm game
wormsanimate worms on a display terminal
wumpthe game of hunt-the-wumpus

7. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

arpAddress Resolution Protocol
autoconfdiagnostics from the autoconfiguration code
drumpaging device
dsdQualogy 5217 st-506 disk/tape/floppy controller
duarton board serial ports
floppyQualogy 5217 st-506 disk/tape/floppy controller
inetInternet Protocol family
introintroduction to special files
ipInternet Protocol
iphInterphase 2190 smd disk controller
kmemmain memory[ mem, kmem ]
losoftware loopback interface[ loop ]
memmain memory[ mem, kmem ]
mtTM78/TU-78 MASSBUS magtape interface
netintroduction to EXOS 8010 networking facilities
nulldata sink
ptypseudo terminal driver
qicQualogy 5217 st-506 disk/tape controller
smtioUNIX streaming magnetic tape interface
tcpInternet Transmission Control Protocol
tekTektronix 4692 color graphics printer device
termiogeneral terminal interface
ttycontrolling terminal interface
udpInternet User Datagram Protocol

8. Maintenance Procedures (intro)

bootstartup procedures
cibib driver control program
crashwhat to do when the system crashes
introintroduction to system maintenance procedures

Section Preliminary 2.0

prefpositiospecifies the preferred location and size of a graphport[ prefposition ]

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