man pages section 2: System Calls


A

	access — determine accessibility of a file ( )

	Access Control List ( )

	access permission mode of file, change — chmod ( )

	accounting, enable or disable process accounting — acct ( )

	accreditation range ( )

	acct — enable or disable process accounting ( )

	acl — get or set a file's Access Control List (ACL) ( )

	ACL ( )

	ACL Mask ( )

	adjtime — correct the time to allow synchronization of the system clock ( )

	audit — write an audit record ( )

	auditon — manipulate auditing ( )

	auditsvc — write audit log to specified file descriptor ( )


B

	bind LWPs to a processor — processor_bind ( ) ( )


C

	change
		CMW label of file — setcmwlabel ( )
		view of a host state between labeled and unlabeled — chstate ( )

	chdir — change working directory ( )

	chmod — change access permission mode of file ( )

	chown — change owner and group of a file ( )

	chroot — change root directory ( )

	chstate — change the view of a host state between labeled and unlabeled ( )

	classification ( )

	clearance ( )

	CMW label ( )

	CMW label of file
		— fgetcmwlabel ( )
		— getcmwlabel ( )
		— lgetcmwlabel ( )

	compartment ( )

	creat — create a new file or rewrite an existing one ( )

	create a new process — fork ( )
		fork1 ( )


D

	DAC ( )

	determine accessibility of a file — access ( )

	device objects ( )

	devpolicy — get/set device driver policy table ( )

	directories
		change working directory — chdir ( )
		create a new one — mknod ( )
		get configurable pathname variables — pathconf ( )
		make a new one — mkdir ( )
		read directory entries and put in a file system independent format — getdents ( )
		remove — rmdir ( )

	discretionary access control ( )

	disjoint ( )

	dominance ( )

	dominate ( )


E

	effective group ID, set — setregid ( )

	effective user IDs, set — setreuid ( )

	exec — execute a file ( )

	execl — execute a file ( )

	execle — execute a file ( )

	execlp — execute a file ( )

	execv — execute a file ( )

	execve — execute a file ( )

	execvp — execute a file ( )


F

	facl — get or set a file's Access Control List (ACL) ( )

	fchdir — change working directory ( )

	fchmod — change access permission mode of file ( )

	fchown — change owner and group of a file ( )

	fcntl — file control ( )

	fgetcmwfsrange — get file system sensitivity label range ( )

	fgetcmwlabel — get file CMW label ( )

	fgetfattrflag — get the security attribute flags of a file ( )

	fgetfpriv — return a privilege set associated with a file ( )

	fgetfsattr — get file system security attributes ( )

	fgetmldadorn — get file system MLD adornment ( )

	fgetsldname — obtain file system SLD name ( )

	file access ( )

	file control — fcntl ( )

	file label
		fgetcmwlabel ( )
		getcmwlabel ( )
		lgetcmwlabel ( )

	file pointer, read/write
		move — lseek ( ) ( )

	file privilege sets ( )

	file status, get — stat, lstat, fstat ( )

	file system
		get information — statvfs, fstatvfs ( )
		make a symbolic link to a file — symlink ( )
		MLD adornment — fgetmldadorn, getmldadorn ( )
		remove link — unlink ( )
		security attributes — fgetfsattr, getfsattr ( )
		sensitivity label range — fgetcmwfsrange, getcmwfsrange ( )
		set label — fsetcmwlabel ( )
		set label — lsetcmwlabel ( )
		set label— setcmwlabel ( )
		SLD name — fgetsldname, getsldname ( )
		unmount — umount ( )

	file system objects ( )

	files
		change access permission mode of file — chmod ( )
		change owner and group of a file — chown ( )
		change the name of a file — rename ( )
		create a new file or rewrite an existing one — creat ( )
		execute — exec ( )
		get configurable pathname variables — pathconf ( )
		link to a file — link ( )
		move read/write file pointer — lseek ( ) ( )
		set security flags of a file — setfattrflag ( )

	fork — create a new process ( )

	fork, spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way — vfork ( )

	fork1 — create a new process ( )

	fpathconf — get configurable pathname variables ( )

	fsetcmwlabel — set CMW label of a file ( )

	fsetfattrflag — set security flags of a file ( )

	fsetfpriv — set a privilege set associated with a file ( )

	fstat — get status on open file known by file descriptor ( )

	fstatvfs — get file system information ( )


G

	get and set process limits — ulimit ( )

	get or change processor operational status — p_online ( )

	get or set a file's Access Control List (ACL)
		— acl ( )
		— facl ( )

	get security configuration information — secconf ( )

	getaudit — get process audit information ( )

	getclearance — obtain process clearance ( )

	getcmwfsrange — get file system sensitivity label range ( )

	getcmwlabel — get file CMW label ( )

	getcmwplabel — get process CMW label ( )

	getdents — read directory entries and put in a file system independent format ( )

	getfattrflag — get the security attribute flags of a file ( )

	getfpriv — return a privilege set associated with a file ( )

	getfsattr — get file system security attributes ( )

	getgroups — get supplementary group access list IDs ( )

	getmldadorn — get file system MLD adornment ( )

	getmsgqcmwlabel — get the CMW labels associated with System V IPC structures ( )

	getpattr — get process attribute flags ( )

	getpgid — get process group IDs ( )

	getpgrp — get process group IDs ( )

	getpid — get process IDs ( )

	getppid — get parent process IDs ( )

	getppriv — return a privilege set associated with the invoking process ( )

	getrlimit — control maximum system resource consumption ( )

	getsemcmwlabel — get the CMW labels associated with System V IPC structures ( )

	getshmcmwlabel — get the CMW labels associated with System V IPC structures ( )

	getsid — get session ID ( )

	getsldname — get file system SLD name ( )

	group ID, set real and effective — setregid ( )

	group IDs
		set — setgid ( )
		supplementary group access list IDs — getgroups, setgroups ( )


H

	halt system — uadmin ( )


I

	I/O, audit — audit ( )

	inheritable privileges ( )


K

	kill — send a signal to a process or a group of processes ( )


L

	label ( )

	label range ( )

	label translation flags ( )

	label view flags ( )

	lchown — change owner and group of a file ( )

	lgetcmwlabel — get file CMW label ( )

	link — link to a file ( )

	link, remove — unlink ( )

	link, symbolic, make one to a file — symlink ( )

	lseek — move extended read/write file pointer ( )

	llseek — move extended read/write file pointer ( )

	lseek — move read/write file pointer ( )

	lsetcmwlabel — set CMW label of a file ( )

	lstat — get status on symbolic link file ( )

	LWP, scheduler control — priocntl ( )


M

	MAC ( )

	make a directory, or a special or ordinary file — mknod ( )

	mandatory access control ( )

	manipulate auditing — auditon ( )

	memory, shared
		control operations — shmctl ( )
		get segment identifier — shmget ( )
		operations — shmop ( )

	message control operations, — msgctl ( )

	message queue
		get — msgget ( )
		get — msggetl ( )

	message receive operation — msgrcv ( )

	message send operation — msgsnd ( )

	mkdir — make a directory ( )

	mknod — make a directory, or a special or ordinary file ( )

	MLD ( )

	MLD adornment of file system, fgetmldadorn, getmldadorn ( )

	mldgetfattrflag — get the security attribute flags of a file ( )

	mldsetfattrflag — set security flags of a file ( )

	mount — mount a file system ( )

	mount a file system — mount ( )

	msgctl — message control operations ( )

	msgget — get message queue ( )

	msggetl — get message queue at a certain label ( )

	msgrcv — message receive operation ( )

	msgsnd — message send operation ( )

	multilevel directory ( )


N

	network endpoint objects ( )

	nice — change priority of a time-sharing process ( )


O

	object ( )

	open — open a file ( )

	open a file — open ( )

	owner of file, change — chown ( )


P

	p_online — get or change processor operational status ( )

	pathconf — get configurable pathname variables ( )

	pathname, get configurable variables — pathconf ( )

	pread — read from a file ( )

	preadl — read from a file ( )

	priocntl — process scheduler control ( )

	priocntlset — generalized process scheduler control ( )

	privilege debugging flag ( )

	process, time-sharing, change priority — nice ( )

	process accounting, enable or disable — acct ( )

	process attribute flags ( )
		get — getpattr ( )
		set — setpattr ( )

	process audit information, set process audit information — setaudit ( )

	process CMW label — getcmwplabel ( )

	process objects ( )

	process privilege sets ( )

	process scheduler
		control — priocntl ( )
		generalized control — priocntlset ( )

	process security attribute ( )

	processes
		change priority of a time-sharing process — nice ( )
		create a new one — fork ( )
		execute a file — exec ( )
		generalized scheduler control — priocntlset ( )
		get identification — getpid, getpgrp, getppid, getpgid ( )
		get or set session ID — getsid, setsid ( )
		read from a file — read ( )
		read directory entries and put in a file system independent format — getdents ( )
		send a signal to a process or a group of processes — kill ( )
		spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way — vfork ( )
		supplementary group access list IDs — getgroups, setgroups ( )

	processes and protection
		set group IDs — setregid ( )
		set user IDs — setreuid ( )

	processor_bind — bind LWPs to a processor ( ) ( )

	pwrite — write on a file ( )

	pwritel — write on a file ( )


R

	read from a file, pread, preadl, read, readv, readvl ( )

	read — read from a file ( )

	read the contents of a symbolic link — readlink ( )

	read/write file pointer
		move — lseek ( ) ( )

	readl — read from a file ( )

	readlink — read the contents of a symbolic link ( )

	readv — read from a file ( )

	readvl — read from a file ( )

	real group ID, set — setregid ( )

	real user IDs, set — setreuid ( )

	reboot system, — uadmin ( )

	remount root file system, — uadmin ( )

	rename — change the name of a file ( )

	rmdir — remove a directory ( )

	root directory, change — chroot ( )


S

	secconf — get security configuration information ( )

	security attribute ( ) ( )

	security attributes of file system, — fgetfsattr, getfsattr ( )

	security flags of a file, set — setfattrflag ( )

	security policy ( )

	semaphore operations — semop ( )

	semaphore operations — semtimedop ( )

	semaphores
		control operations — semctl ( )
		get a set — semget ( )
		get a set with labels — semgetl ( )

	semctl — semaphore control operations ( )

	semget — get set of semaphores ( )

	semgetl — get set of labeled semaphores ( )

	semop — semaphore operations ( )

	semtimedop — semaphore operations ( )

	sensitivity label ( )

	sensitivity label of file system
		— fgetcmwfsrange ( )
		— getcmwfsrange ( )

	session ID, get or set — getsid, setsid ( )

	set file access and modification times — utimes ( )

	set process CMW label — setcmwplabel ( )

	setaudit — set process audit information ( )

	setclearance — set process clearance ( )

	setcmwlabel — set CMW label of a file ( )

	setcmwplabel — set process CMW label ( )

	setegid — set effective group ID ( )

	seteuid — set effective user ID ( )

	setfattrflag — set security flags of file ( )

	setfpriv — set a privilege set associated with a file ( )

	setgid — set group ID ( )

	setgroups — set supplementary group access list IDs ( )

	setpattr — set process attribute flags ( )

	setppriv — assign a privilege set associated with the invoking process ( )

	setregid — set real and effective group ID ( )

	setreuid — set real and effective user IDs ( )

	setrlimit — control maximum system resource consumption ( )

	setsid — set session ID ( )

	setuid — set user ID ( )

	shared memory
		control operations — shmctl ( )
		get segment identifier — shmget ( )
		operations — shmop ( )

	shmctl — shared memory control operations ( )

	shmget — get shared memory segment identifier ( )

	shmgetl — get shared memory segment identifier ( )

	shmop — shared memory operations ( )

	shutdown, — uadmin ( )

	sigsend — send a signal to a process or a group of processes ( )

	sigsendset — provides an alternate interface to sigsend for sending signals to sets of processes ( )

	single-level directory ( )

	SLD ( )

	SLD name of file system
		— fgetsldname ( )
		— getsldname ( )

	special files, create a new one — mknod ( )

	stat — get file status ( )

	statvfs — get file system information ( )

	stime — set system time and date ( )

	strictly dominate ( )

	swap space, manage — swapctl ( )

	swapctl — manage swap space ( )

	symbolic link, make one to a file — symlink ( )

	symlink — make a symbolic link to a file ( )

	sysinfo — get and set system information strings ( )

	system accreditation range ( )

	system administration, administrative control — uadmin ( )

	system clock, synchronization — adjtime ( )

	system information, get and set strings — sysinfo ( )

	system resources, control maximum system resource consumption — getrlimit, setrlimit ( )


T

	time
		correct the time to allow synchronization of the system clock — adjtime ( )
		set system time and date — stime ( )

	tokmapper — manipulates kernel token mapping caches ( )

	trusted path flag ( )


U

	uadmin — administrative control ( )

	ulimit — get and set process limits ( )

	umount — unmount a file system ( )

	unlink — remove directory entry ( )

	unmount a file system — umount ( )

	user audit identity, get process audit information — getaudit ( )

	user IDs
		set — setuid ( )
		set real and effective — setreuid ( )

	utimes — set file access and modification times ( )


V

	vfork — spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way ( )


W

	write — write on a file ( )

	write on a file, — pwrite, pwritel, write, writel, writev, writevl ( )

	writel — write on a file ( )

	writev — write on a file ( )

	writevl — write on a file ( )