man pages section 2: System Calls
    
P
 
 p_online -- get or change processor operational status ( Index Term Link )
 
 pathconf -- get configurable pathname variables ( Index Term Link )
 
 pathname, get configurable variables -- pathconf ( Index Term Link )
 
 pause -- suspend process until signal ( Index Term Link )
 
 pipe -- create an interprocess channel ( Index Term Link )
 
 poll -- input/output multiplexing ( Index Term Link )
 
 pread -- read from file ( Index Term Link )
 
 priocntl -- process scheduler control ( Index Term Link )
 
 priocntlset -- generalized process scheduler control ( Index Term Link )
 
 process, time-sharing, change priority -- nice ( Index Term Link )
 
 process accounting, enable or disable -- acct ( Index Term Link )
 
 process group ID
  set -- setpgid ( Index Term Link )
  set -- setpgrp ( Index Term Link )
 
 process scheduler
  control -- priocntl ( Index Term Link )
  generalized control -- priocntlset ( Index Term Link )
 
 process statistics, process execution time profile -- profil ( Index Term Link )
 
 processes
  allows a parent process to control the execution of a child process -- ptrace ( Index Term Link )
  change priority of a time-sharing process -- nice ( Index Term Link )
  create a new one -- fork ( Index Term Link )
  create an interprocess channel -- pipe ( Index Term Link )
  execute a file -- exec ( Index Term Link )
  execution time profile -- profil ( Index Term Link )
  generalized scheduler control -- priocntlset ( Index Term Link )
  get identification -- getpid, getpgrp, getppid, getpgid ( Index Term Link )
  get next message off a stream -- getmsg ( Index Term Link )
  get or set value of interval timer -- getitimer, setitimer ( Index Term Link )
  get real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs -- getuid, geteuid, getgid, getegid ( Index Term Link )
  get time -- times ( Index Term Link )
  read from file -- read ( Index Term Link )
  read directory entries and put in a file system independent format -- getdents ( Index Term Link )
  send a signal to a process or a group of processes -- kill ( Index Term Link )
  set and get file creation mask -- umask ( Index Term Link )
  set process group ID -- setpgid ( Index Term Link )
  set process group ID -- setpgrp ( Index Term Link )
  spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way -- vfork ( Index Term Link )
  supplementary group access list IDs -- getgroups, setgroups ( Index Term Link )
  suspend process until signal -- pause ( Index Term Link )
  the current controlling terminal -- vhangup ( Index Term Link )
  wait for child process to change state -- waitid ( Index Term Link )
  wait for child process to change state -- waitpid ( Index Term Link )
  wait for child process to stop or terminate -- wait ( Index Term Link )
 
 processes and protection
  -- setregid() ( Index Term Link )
  -- setreuid() ( Index Term Link )
 
 processor_bind -- bind LWPs to a processor ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 processor_info -- determine type and status of a processor ( Index Term Link )
 
 profil -- process execution time profile ( Index Term Link )
 
 profiling utilities, execution time profile -- profil ( Index Term Link )
 
 provide information about memory -- meminfo ( Index Term Link )
 
 pset_assign -- manage sets of processors ( Index Term Link )
 
 pset_bind -- bind LWPs to a set of processors ( Index Term Link )
 
 pset_create -- manage sets of processors ( Index Term Link )
 
 pset_destroy -- manage sets of processors ( Index Term Link )
 
 pset_getattr -- set or get processor set attributes ( Index Term Link )
 
 pset_info -- get information about a processor set ( Index Term Link )
 
 pset_list -- get list of processor sets ( Index Term Link )
 
 pset_setattr -- set or get processor set attributes ( Index Term Link )
 
 ptrace -- allows a parent process to control the execution of a child process ( Index Term Link )
 
 putacct -- get, put, or write extended accounting data ( Index Term Link )
 
 putmsg -- send a message on a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 putpmsg -- send a message on a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 pwrite -- write on a file ( Index Term Link )