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 alarm clock, set - alarm ( 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 a process alarm clock - alarm ( 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 )
 
 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_info - get information about a processor set ( Index Term Link )
 
 ptrace - allows a parent process to control the execution of a child process ( 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 )