man pages section 2: System Calls
    
A
 
 access -- determine accessibility of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 Access Control List ( Index Term Link )
 
 access permission mode of file, change -- chmod ( Index Term Link )
 
 accounting, enable or disable process accounting -- acct ( Index Term Link )
 
 accreditation range ( Index Term Link )
 
 acct -- enable or disable process accounting ( Index Term Link )
 
 acl -- get or set a file's Access Control List (ACL) ( Index Term Link )
 
 ACL ( Index Term Link )
 
 ACL Mask ( Index Term Link )
 
 adjtime -- correct the time to allow synchronization of the system clock ( Index Term Link )
 
 audit -- write an audit record ( Index Term Link )
 
 auditon -- manipulate auditing ( Index Term Link )
 
 auditsvc -- write audit log to specified file descriptor ( Index Term Link )
    
B
 
 bind LWPs to a processor -- processor_bind ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
C
 
 change
  CMW label of file -- setcmwlabel ( Index Term Link )
  view of a host state between labeled and unlabeled -- chstate ( Index Term Link )
 
 chdir -- change working directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 chmod -- change access permission mode of file ( Index Term Link )
 
 chown -- change owner and group of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 chroot -- change root directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 chstate -- change the view of a host state between labeled and unlabeled ( Index Term Link )
 
 classification ( Index Term Link )
 
 clearance ( Index Term Link )
 
 CMW label ( Index Term Link )
 
 CMW label of file
  -- fgetcmwlabel ( Index Term Link )
  -- getcmwlabel ( Index Term Link )
  -- lgetcmwlabel ( Index Term Link )
 
 compartment ( Index Term Link )
 
 creat -- create a new file or rewrite an existing one ( Index Term Link )
 
 create a new process -- fork ( Index Term Link )
  fork1 ( Index Term Link )
    
D
 
 DAC ( Index Term Link )
 
 determine accessibility of a file -- access ( Index Term Link )
 
 device objects ( Index Term Link )
 
 devpolicy -- get/set device driver policy table ( Index Term Link )
 
 directories
  change working directory -- chdir ( Index Term Link )
  create a new one -- mknod ( Index Term Link )
  get configurable pathname variables -- pathconf ( Index Term Link )
  make a new one -- mkdir ( Index Term Link )
  read directory entries and put in a file system independent format -- getdents ( Index Term Link )
  remove -- rmdir ( Index Term Link )
 
 discretionary access control ( Index Term Link )
 
 disjoint ( Index Term Link )
 
 dominance ( Index Term Link )
 
 dominate ( Index Term Link )
    
E
 
 effective group ID, set -- setregid ( Index Term Link )
 
 effective user IDs, set -- setreuid ( Index Term Link )
 
 exec -- execute a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 execl -- execute a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 execle -- execute a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 execlp -- execute a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 execv -- execute a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 execve -- execute a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 execvp -- execute a file ( Index Term Link )
    
F
 
 facl -- get or set a file's Access Control List (ACL) ( Index Term Link )
 
 fchdir -- change working directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 fchmod -- change access permission mode of file ( Index Term Link )
 
 fchown -- change owner and group of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 fcntl -- file control ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetcmwfsrange -- get file system sensitivity label range ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetcmwlabel -- get file CMW label ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetfattrflag -- get the security attribute flags of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetfpriv -- return a privilege set associated with a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetfsattr -- get file system security attributes ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetmldadorn -- get file system MLD adornment ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetsldname -- obtain file system SLD name ( Index Term Link )
 
 file access ( Index Term Link )
 
 file control -- fcntl ( Index Term Link )
 
 file label
  fgetcmwlabel ( Index Term Link )
  getcmwlabel ( Index Term Link )
  lgetcmwlabel ( Index Term Link )
 
 file pointer, read/write
  move -- lseek ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 file privilege sets ( Index Term Link )
 
 file status, get -- stat, lstat, fstat ( Index Term Link )
 
 file system
  get information -- statvfs, fstatvfs ( Index Term Link )
  make a symbolic link to a file -- symlink ( Index Term Link )
  MLD adornment -- fgetmldadorn, getmldadorn ( Index Term Link )
  remove link -- unlink ( Index Term Link )
  security attributes -- fgetfsattr, getfsattr ( Index Term Link )
  sensitivity label range -- fgetcmwfsrange, getcmwfsrange ( Index Term Link )
  set label -- fsetcmwlabel ( Index Term Link )
  set label -- lsetcmwlabel ( Index Term Link )
  set label-- setcmwlabel ( Index Term Link )
  SLD name -- fgetsldname, getsldname ( Index Term Link )
  unmount -- umount ( Index Term Link )
 
 file system objects ( Index Term Link )
 
 files
  change access permission mode of file -- chmod ( Index Term Link )
  change owner and group of a file -- chown ( Index Term Link )
  change the name of a file -- rename ( Index Term Link )
  create a new file or rewrite an existing one -- creat ( Index Term Link )
  execute -- exec ( Index Term Link )
  get configurable pathname variables -- pathconf ( Index Term Link )
  link to a file -- link ( Index Term Link )
  move read/write file pointer -- lseek ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  set security flags of a file -- setfattrflag ( Index Term Link )
 
 fork -- create a new process ( Index Term Link )
 
 fork, spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way -- vfork ( Index Term Link )
 
 fork1 -- create a new process ( Index Term Link )
 
 fpathconf -- get configurable pathname variables ( Index Term Link )
 
 fsetcmwlabel -- set CMW label of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 fsetfattrflag -- set security flags of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 fsetfpriv -- set a privilege set associated with a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 fstat -- get status on open file known by file descriptor ( Index Term Link )
 
 fstatvfs -- get file system information ( Index Term Link )
    
G
 
 get and set process limits -- ulimit ( Index Term Link )
 
 get or change processor operational status -- p_online ( Index Term Link )
 
 get or set a file's Access Control List (ACL)
  -- acl ( Index Term Link )
  -- facl ( Index Term Link )
 
 get security configuration information -- secconf ( Index Term Link )
 
 getaudit -- get process audit information ( Index Term Link )
 
 getclearance -- obtain process clearance ( Index Term Link )
 
 getcmwfsrange -- get file system sensitivity label range ( Index Term Link )
 
 getcmwlabel -- get file CMW label ( Index Term Link )
 
 getcmwplabel -- get process CMW label ( Index Term Link )
 
 getdents -- read directory entries and put in a file system independent format ( Index Term Link )
 
 getfattrflag -- get the security attribute flags of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 getfpriv -- return a privilege set associated with a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 getfsattr -- get file system security attributes ( Index Term Link )
 
 getgroups -- get supplementary group access list IDs ( Index Term Link )
 
 getmldadorn -- get file system MLD adornment ( Index Term Link )
 
 getmsgqcmwlabel -- get the CMW labels associated with System V IPC structures ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpattr -- get process attribute flags ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpgid -- get process group IDs ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpgrp -- get process group IDs ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpid -- get process IDs ( Index Term Link )
 
 getppid -- get parent process IDs ( Index Term Link )
 
 getppriv -- return a privilege set associated with the invoking process ( Index Term Link )
 
 getrlimit -- control maximum system resource consumption ( Index Term Link )
 
 getsemcmwlabel -- get the CMW labels associated with System V IPC structures ( Index Term Link )
 
 getshmcmwlabel -- get the CMW labels associated with System V IPC structures ( Index Term Link )
 
 getsid -- get session ID ( Index Term Link )
 
 getsldname -- get file system SLD name ( Index Term Link )
 
 group ID, set real and effective -- setregid ( Index Term Link )
 
 group IDs
  set -- setgid ( Index Term Link )
  supplementary group access list IDs -- getgroups, setgroups ( Index Term Link )
    
H
 
 halt system -- uadmin ( Index Term Link )
    
I
 
 I/O, audit -- audit ( Index Term Link )
 
 inheritable privileges ( Index Term Link )
    
K
 
 kill -- send a signal to a process or a group of processes ( Index Term Link )
    
L
 
 label ( Index Term Link )
 
 label range ( Index Term Link )
 
 label translation flags ( Index Term Link )
 
 label view flags ( Index Term Link )
 
 lchown -- change owner and group of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 lgetcmwlabel -- get file CMW label ( Index Term Link )
 
 link -- link to a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 link, remove -- unlink ( Index Term Link )
 
 link, symbolic, make one to a file -- symlink ( Index Term Link )
 
 lseek -- move extended read/write file pointer ( Index Term Link )
 
 llseek -- move extended read/write file pointer ( Index Term Link )
 
 lseek -- move read/write file pointer ( Index Term Link )
 
 lsetcmwlabel -- set CMW label of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 lstat -- get status on symbolic link file ( Index Term Link )
 
 LWP, scheduler control -- priocntl ( Index Term Link )
    
M
 
 MAC ( Index Term Link )
 
 make a directory, or a special or ordinary file -- mknod ( Index Term Link )
 
 mandatory access control ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate auditing -- auditon ( Index Term Link )
 
 memory, shared
  control operations -- shmctl ( Index Term Link )
  get segment identifier -- shmget ( Index Term Link )
  operations -- shmop ( Index Term Link )
 
 message control operations, -- msgctl ( Index Term Link )
 
 message queue
  get -- msgget ( Index Term Link )
  get -- msggetl ( Index Term Link )
 
 message receive operation -- msgrcv ( Index Term Link )
 
 message send operation -- msgsnd ( Index Term Link )
 
 mkdir -- make a directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 mknod -- make a directory, or a special or ordinary file ( Index Term Link )
 
 MLD ( Index Term Link )
 
 MLD adornment of file system, fgetmldadorn, getmldadorn ( Index Term Link )
 
 mldgetfattrflag -- get the security attribute flags of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 mldsetfattrflag -- set security flags of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 mount -- mount a file system ( Index Term Link )
 
 mount a file system -- mount ( Index Term Link )
 
 msgctl -- message control operations ( Index Term Link )
 
 msgget -- get message queue ( Index Term Link )
 
 msggetl -- get message queue at a certain label ( Index Term Link )
 
 msgrcv -- message receive operation ( Index Term Link )
 
 msgsnd -- message send operation ( Index Term Link )
 
 multilevel directory ( Index Term Link )
    
N
 
 network endpoint objects ( Index Term Link )
 
 nice -- change priority of a time-sharing process ( Index Term Link )
    
O
 
 object ( Index Term Link )
 
 open -- open a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 open a file -- open ( Index Term Link )
 
 owner of file, change -- chown ( Index Term Link )
    
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 )
 
 pread -- read from a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 preadl -- read from a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 priocntl -- process scheduler control ( Index Term Link )
 
 priocntlset -- generalized process scheduler control ( Index Term Link )
 
 privilege debugging flag ( Index Term Link )
 
 process, time-sharing, change priority -- nice ( Index Term Link )
 
 process accounting, enable or disable -- acct ( Index Term Link )
 
 process attribute flags ( Index Term Link )
  get -- getpattr ( Index Term Link )
  set -- setpattr ( Index Term Link )
 
 process audit information, set process audit information -- setaudit ( Index Term Link )
 
 process CMW label -- getcmwplabel ( Index Term Link )
 
 process objects ( Index Term Link )
 
 process privilege sets ( Index Term Link )
 
 process scheduler
  control -- priocntl ( Index Term Link )
  generalized control -- priocntlset ( Index Term Link )
 
 process security attribute ( Index Term Link )
 
 processes
  change priority of a time-sharing process -- nice ( Index Term Link )
  create a new one -- fork ( Index Term Link )
  execute a file -- exec ( Index Term Link )
  generalized scheduler control -- priocntlset ( Index Term Link )
  get identification -- getpid, getpgrp, getppid, getpgid ( Index Term Link )
  get or set session ID -- getsid, setsid ( Index Term Link )
  read from a 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 )
  spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way -- vfork ( Index Term Link )
  supplementary group access list IDs -- getgroups, setgroups ( Index Term Link )
 
 processes and protection
  set group IDs -- setregid ( Index Term Link )
  set user IDs -- setreuid ( Index Term Link )
 
 processor_bind -- bind LWPs to a processor ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 pwrite -- write on a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 pwritel -- write on a file ( Index Term Link )
    
R
 
 read from a file, pread, preadl, read, readv, readvl ( Index Term Link )
 
 read -- read from a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 read the contents of a symbolic link -- readlink ( Index Term Link )
 
 read/write file pointer
  move -- lseek ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 readl -- read from a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 readlink -- read the contents of a symbolic link ( Index Term Link )
 
 readv -- read from a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 readvl -- read from a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 real group ID, set -- setregid ( Index Term Link )
 
 real user IDs, set -- setreuid ( Index Term Link )
 
 reboot system, -- uadmin ( Index Term Link )
 
 remount root file system, -- uadmin ( Index Term Link )
 
 rename -- change the name of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 rmdir -- remove a directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 root directory, change -- chroot ( Index Term Link )
    
S
 
 secconf -- get security configuration information ( Index Term Link )
 
 security attribute ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 security attributes of file system, -- fgetfsattr, getfsattr ( Index Term Link )
 
 security flags of a file, set -- setfattrflag ( Index Term Link )
 
 security policy ( Index Term Link )
 
 semaphore operations -- semop ( Index Term Link )
 
 semaphore operations -- semtimedop ( Index Term Link )
 
 semaphores
  control operations -- semctl ( Index Term Link )
  get a set -- semget ( Index Term Link )
  get a set with labels -- semgetl ( Index Term Link )
 
 semctl -- semaphore control operations ( Index Term Link )
 
 semget -- get set of semaphores ( Index Term Link )
 
 semgetl -- get set of labeled semaphores ( Index Term Link )
 
 semop -- semaphore operations ( Index Term Link )
 
 semtimedop -- semaphore operations ( Index Term Link )
 
 sensitivity label ( Index Term Link )
 
 sensitivity label of file system
  -- fgetcmwfsrange ( Index Term Link )
  -- getcmwfsrange ( Index Term Link )
 
 session ID, get or set -- getsid, setsid ( Index Term Link )
 
 set file access and modification times -- utimes ( Index Term Link )
 
 set process CMW label -- setcmwplabel ( Index Term Link )
 
 setaudit -- set process audit information ( Index Term Link )
 
 setclearance -- set process clearance ( Index Term Link )
 
 setcmwlabel -- set CMW label of a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 setcmwplabel -- set process CMW label ( Index Term Link )
 
 setegid -- set effective group ID ( Index Term Link )
 
 seteuid -- set effective user ID ( Index Term Link )
 
 setfattrflag -- set security flags of file ( Index Term Link )
 
 setfpriv -- set a privilege set associated with a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 setgid -- set group ID ( Index Term Link )
 
 setgroups -- set supplementary group access list IDs ( Index Term Link )
 
 setpattr -- set process attribute flags ( Index Term Link )
 
 setppriv -- assign a privilege set associated with the invoking process ( Index Term Link )
 
 setregid -- set real and effective group ID ( Index Term Link )
 
 setreuid -- set real and effective user IDs ( Index Term Link )
 
 setrlimit -- control maximum system resource consumption ( Index Term Link )
 
 setsid -- set session ID ( Index Term Link )
 
 setuid -- set user ID ( Index Term Link )
 
 shared memory
  control operations -- shmctl ( Index Term Link )
  get segment identifier -- shmget ( Index Term Link )
  operations -- shmop ( Index Term Link )
 
 shmctl -- shared memory control operations ( Index Term Link )
 
 shmget -- get shared memory segment identifier ( Index Term Link )
 
 shmgetl -- get shared memory segment identifier ( Index Term Link )
 
 shmop -- shared memory operations ( Index Term Link )
 
 shutdown, -- uadmin ( Index Term Link )
 
 sigsend -- send a signal to a process or a group of processes ( Index Term Link )
 
 sigsendset -- provides an alternate interface to sigsend for sending signals to sets of processes ( Index Term Link )
 
 single-level directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 SLD ( Index Term Link )
 
 SLD name of file system
  -- fgetsldname ( Index Term Link )
  -- getsldname ( Index Term Link )
 
 special files, create a new one -- mknod ( Index Term Link )
 
 stat -- get file status ( Index Term Link )
 
 statvfs -- get file system information ( Index Term Link )
 
 stime -- set system time and date ( Index Term Link )
 
 strictly dominate ( Index Term Link )
 
 swap space, manage -- swapctl ( Index Term Link )
 
 swapctl -- manage swap space ( Index Term Link )
 
 symbolic link, make one to a file -- symlink ( Index Term Link )
 
 symlink -- make a symbolic link to a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 sysinfo -- get and set system information strings ( Index Term Link )
 
 system accreditation range ( Index Term Link )
 
 system administration, administrative control -- uadmin ( Index Term Link )
 
 system clock, synchronization -- adjtime ( Index Term Link )
 
 system information, get and set strings -- sysinfo ( Index Term Link )
 
 system resources, control maximum system resource consumption -- getrlimit, setrlimit ( Index Term Link )
    
T
 
 time
  correct the time to allow synchronization of the system clock -- adjtime ( Index Term Link )
  set system time and date -- stime ( Index Term Link )
 
 tokmapper -- manipulates kernel token mapping caches ( Index Term Link )
 
 trusted path flag ( Index Term Link )
    
U
 
 uadmin -- administrative control ( Index Term Link )
 
 ulimit -- get and set process limits ( Index Term Link )
 
 umount -- unmount a file system ( Index Term Link )
 
 unlink -- remove directory entry ( Index Term Link )
 
 unmount a file system -- umount ( Index Term Link )
 
 user audit identity, get process audit information -- getaudit ( Index Term Link )
 
 user IDs
  set -- setuid ( Index Term Link )
  set real and effective -- setreuid ( Index Term Link )
 
 utimes -- set file access and modification times ( Index Term Link )
    
V
 
 vfork -- spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way ( Index Term Link )
    
W
 
 write -- write on a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 write on a file, -- pwrite, pwritel, write, writel, writev, writevl ( Index Term Link )
 
 writel -- write on a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 writev -- write on a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 writevl -- write on a file ( Index Term Link )