ChorusOS man pages section 2POSIX: POSIX System Calls

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A

	accept -- accept a connection on a socket ( )

	access -- check access permissions of a file or pathname ( )


B

	bind -- bind a name to a socket ( )


C

	chdir -- change current directory ( )

	chflags -- set file flags ( )

	chmod -- change mode of file ( )

	chown -- change owner and group of a file ( )

	chroot -- change the root directory ( )

	close -- close a file descriptor ( )

	connect -- initiate a connection on a socket ( )

	creat -- create a new file ( )


D

	dup2 -- duplicate an open file descriptor ( )

	dup -- duplicate an open file descriptor ( )


E

	execve -- execute a file ( )


F

	fchdir -- change current directory ( )

	fchflags -- set file flags ( )

	fchmod -- change mode of file ( )

	fcntl -- file control ( )

	flock -- apply or remove an advisory lock on an open file ( )

	fork -- create a new process ( )

	fpathconf -- get configurable pathname variables ( )

	fstat -- get file status ( )

	fstatfs -- get file system statistics ( )

	fsync -- synchronize a file's in-memory state with that on the physical medium ( )

	ftruncate -- truncate a file to a specified length ( )


G

	getdirentries -- get directory entries in a filesystem--independent format ( )

	getdomainname -- get domainname of the current host ( )

	getegid -- get group process identification ( )

	geteuid -- get user identification ( )

	getfh -- get file handle ( )

	getfsstat -- get list of all mounted filesystems ( )

	getgid -- get group process identification ( )

	gethostname -- get or set the name of the machine ( )

	getpeername -- get name of connected peer ( )

	getpgid -- get process group ( )

	getpgrp -- get process group ( )

	getpid -- get calling process identification ( )

	getppid -- get parent process identification ( )

	getrlimit -- control maximum system resource consumption ( )

	getsid -- get process session ( )

	getsockname -- get socket name ( )

	getsockopt -- get and set options on sockets ( )

	gettimeofday -- get/set date and time ( )

	getuid -- get user identification ( )


H

	hostname -- get or set the name of the machine ( )


I

	intro -- introduction to POSIX compliant system calls ( )

	ioctl -- control device ( )

	issetugid -- is current process tainted by uid or gid changes ( )


K

	kill -- send signal to a process ( )


L

	link -- make a hard file link ( )

	listen -- listen for connections on a socket ( )

	lseek -- move a read/write file pointer ( )

	lstat -- get file status ( )


M

	mkdir -- make a directory file ( )

	mkfifo -- make a fifo file ( )

	mknod -- make a special file node ( )

	mmap -- map process addresses to a shared memory object ( )

	mount -- mount or unmount a filesystem ( )

	mq_close -- close a message queue ( )

	mq_getattr -- retrieve message queue attributes ( )

	mq_open -- open a message queue ( )

	mq_receive -- receive a message from a message queue ( )

	mq_send -- send a message to a message queue ( )

	mq_setattr -- set message queue attributes ( )

	mq_unlink -- unlink a message queue ( )

	munmap -- unmap a previously mapped address ( )


N

	nfssvc -- NFS services ( )

	nvramapi-- Non-volatile memory API ( )


O

	open -- open for reading or writing ( )


P

	pathconf -- get configurable pathname variables ( )

	pipe -- create descriptor a pair for interprocess communication ( )

	poll -- synchronous I/O multiplexing ( )

	posix_spawn -- create a new child process from a process image ( )

	posix_spawnp -- create a new child process from a process image ( )


R

	read -- read input ( )

	readlink -- read value of a symbolic link ( )

	readv -- read input ( )

	recv -- receive a message from a socket ( )

	recvfrom -- receive a message from a socket ( )

	recvmsg -- receive a message from a socket ( )

	rename -- change the name of a file ( )

	rmdir -- remove a directory file ( )


S

	select -- synchronous I/O multiplexing ( )

	send -- send a message from a socket ( )

	sendmsg -- send a message from a socket ( )

	sendto -- send a message from a socket ( )

	setdomainname -- set domainname of the current host ( )

	setegid -- set group ID ( )

	seteuid -- set user ID ( )

	setgid -- set group ID ( )

	sethostname -- get or set the name of the machine ( )

	setpgid -- set process group ( )

	setpgrp -- set process group ( )

	setrlimit -- control maximum system resource consumption ( )

	setsid -- create session and set process group ID ( )

	setsockopt -- get and set options on sockets ( )

	settimeofday -- get/set date and time ( )

	setuid -- set user ID ( )

	shm_open -- open a shared memory object ( )

	shm_unlink -- unlink a shared memory object ( )

	shutdown -- shut down part of a full-duplex connection ( )

	sigaction -- software signal facilities ( )

	signal
		queue one to a process -- sigqueue ( )
		wait for queued signals -- sigwaitinfo, sigtimedwait ( )

	sigpending -- get pending signals ( )

	sigprocmask -- manipulate current signal mask ( )

	sigqueue -- queue a signal to a process ( ) ( )

	sigsuspend -- atomically release blocked signals and wait for interrupt ( )

	sigtimedwait -- wait for queued signals ( ) ( )

	sigwait -- wait for queued signals ( )

	sigwaitinfo -- wait for queued signals ( ) ( )

	socket -- create an endpoint for communication ( )

	socketpair -- create a pair of connected sockets ( )

	stat -- get file status ( )

	statfs -- get file system statistics ( )

	swapon -- add a swap device for swapping ( )

	symlink -- make a symbolic link to a file ( )

	sync -- synchronize the disk block in-core status with that on disk ( )


T

	truncate -- truncate a file to a specified length ( )


U

	umask -- set file creation mode mask ( )

	unlink -- remove a directory entry ( )

	unmount -- mount or unmount a filesystem ( )

	utimes -- set file access and modification times ( )


W

	wait -- wait for process termination ( )

	waitpid -- wait for process termination ( )

	write -- write output ( )

	writev -- write output ( )

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