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MAN 3

abort - generate a fault
abs - integer absolute value
alarm - schedule signal after specified time
alias_setent, alias_getent, alias_getbyname, alias_end - get mail alias database entries
NXGetAllArchInfos, NXGetLocalArchInfo, NXGetArchInfoFromName, -
asinh, acosh, atanh - inverse hyperbolic functions
assert - program verification
atof, atoi, atol - convert strings to numbers
bindresvport - bind a socket to a privileged IP port
bootparam - bootparam protocol
bsearch - perform a binary search
bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs - bit and byte string operations
htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs - convert values between host and network byte order
cfgetispeed, cfgetospeed, cfsetispeed, cfsetospeed - (POSIX only) get and set input
.nf -
crypt, setkey, encrypt - DES encryption
ctermid - (POSIX only) generate the pathname associated with a terminal
ctime, asctime, localtime, gmtime, mktime, strftime, tzset - convert date and time to ASCII
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, toupper, tolower - character classification macros
curses - screen functions with ``optimal'' cursor motion
db - introduction to the hashed database library functions
dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey - data base subroutines
opendir, readdir, rewinddir, closedir - directory operations
dyld - programatic interface to the dynamic link editor
dyld debug - programmatic interface for debugging a task using the dynamic link editor
ecvt, fcvt, gcvt - output conversion
erf, erfc - error functions
ethers, ether_ntoa, ether_aton, ether_ntohost, ether_hostton, ether_line - Ethernet address mapping operations
execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, environ - execute a file
exit - terminate a process after flushing any pending output
exp, log, log10, pow, expm1, log1p - exponential, logarithm, power
exportent, getexportent, setexportent, addexportent, remexportent, endexportent, getexportopt - get exported file system information
fclose, fflush - close or flush a stream
ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno - stream status inquiries
fabs, floor, ceil - absolute value, floor, and ceiling functions
fmod - floating point remainder
fopen, freopen, fdopen - open a stream
fread, fwrite - buffered binary input/output
frexp, ldexp, modf - split into mantissa and exponent
fseek, ftell, rewind, fgetpos, fsetpos - reposition a stream
get_end, get_etext, get_edata - get values of UNIX link editor defined symbols
getc, getchar, fgetc - get character from stream
getcwd - (POSIX only) get current working directory pathname
getdiskbyname - get disk description by its name
getenv - value for environment name
getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent - get file system descriptor file entry
getgrgid, getgrnam, getgrent, setgrent, endgrent - group database access
gethostbyname, gethostbyaddr, gethostent, sethostent, endhostent, herror - get network host entry
getlogin - get login name
getmachheaders - get the Mach headers for the executable
getmntent, setmntent, addmntent, endmntent, hasmntopt - get file system descriptor file entry
getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent - get network entry
getopt - get option letter from argv
getpass - read a password
getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent - get protocol entry
getpw - get name from uid
getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, setpwfile - get password file entry
getpwuid, getpwnam, getpwent, setpwent, endpwent, setpwfile - user database access
getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber - get RPC entry
getrpcport - get RPC port number
gets, fgets - get a string from a stream
getsectbyname, getsectdata - get the section information for the named section
getsegbyname - get the segment command for the named segment
getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent - get service entry
getttyent, getttynam, setttyent, endttyent - get ttys file entry
getusershell, setusershell, endusershell - get legal user shells
getwd - (BSD) get current working directory pathname
hypot, cabs - Euclidean distance, complex absolute value
copysign, drem, finite, logb, scalb - copysign, remainder,
inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof - Internet address manipulation routines
initgroups - initialize group access list
insque, remque - insert/remove element from a queue
.rs -
intro - introduction to RPC service library functions
j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn - bessel functions
lgamma - log gamma function
lib2648 - subroutines for the HP 2648 graphics terminal
lockf - advisory record locking on files
malloc, free, realloc, calloc, cfree, valloc, vfree, malloc_size, malloc_good_size, malloc_error, malloc_debug, malloc_singlethreaded, mstats, alloca - memory allocator
math - introduction to mathematical library functions
mktemp - make a unique file name
monitor, monstartup, moncontrol, moninit, monreset, monoutput, monaddition, moncount - prepare execution profile
mount - keep track of remotely mounted filesystems
madd, msub, mult, mdiv, pow, gcd, invert, rpow, msqrt, mcmp, -
dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr - data base subroutines
netinfo - library routines for NetInfo calls
nice - set program priority
nlist - get entries from name list
pause - stop until signal
perror, strerror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr - system error messages
popen, pclose - initiate I/O to/from a process
prdb_set, prdb_get, prdb_getbyname, prdb_end - get printer database entry
printf, fprintf, sprintf - formatted output conversion
psignal, sys_siglist - system signal messages
putc, putchar, fputc - put character on a stream
putpwpasswd - change password
puts, fputs - put a string on a stream
qsort - quicker sort
rand, srand - random number generator
random, srandom, initstate, setstate - better random number generator; routines for changing generators
rcmd, rresvport, ruserok - routines for returning a stream to a remote command
regex, re_comp, re_exec, recmp, re_compile, re_match - regular expression handler
remove - remove directory entry
res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand - resolver routines
rex - remote execution protocol
rexec - return stream to a remote command
rld_load, rld_load_from_memory, rld_unload, rld_lookup, rld_forget_symbol, rld_unload_all, rld_load_basefile, rld_address_func - programmatically link edit and load object files
rnusers, rusers - return information about users on remote machines
rpc - library routines for remote procedure calls
rwall - write to specified remote machines
scandir, alphasort - scan a directory
scanf, fscanf, sscanf - formatted input conversion
setbuf, setvbuf, setbuffer, setlinebuf - assign buffering to a stream
setjmp, longjmp, sigsetjmp, siglongjmp - non-local goto
setuid, setgid - set user and group ID
siginterrupt - allow signals to interrupt system calls
signal - simplified software signal facilities
sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember - (POSIX only) manipulate signal sets.
sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 - trigonometric functions
sinh, cosh, tanh - hyperbolic functions
sleep - suspend execution for interval
sqrt, cbrt - square root, cube root
stdio - standard buffered input/output package
index, rindex, strcasecmp, strcat, strncasecmp, strncat, -
stty, gtty - set and get terminal state (defunct)
swab - swap bytes
syslog, openlog, closelog, setlogmask - control system log
system - issue a shell command
tcdrain, tcflow, tcflush, tcsendbreak - line control functions
tcgetattr, tcsetattr - get and set terminal attributes
tcgetpgrp, tcsetpgrp - get and set foreground process group ID
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs - terminal independent operation routines
C - Threads - support for concurrent programming in C under MACH
time - get system time
times - get process times
tmpfile - create a file to hold data temporarily
tmpnam - generate unique file name
ttyname, isatty - find name of a terminal
ualarm - schedule signal after specified time
ungetc - push character back into input stream
usleep - suspend execution for interval
utime - set file times
varargs - variable argument list
vlimit - control maximum system resource consumption
vfprintf, vprintf, vsprintf - formatted output conversion
vtimes - get information about resource utilization
xdr - library routines for external data representation
ypclnt, yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err - yellow pages client interface
yppasswd - update user password in yellow pages