man pages section 3: Basic Library Functions
    
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 fattach - attach a STREAMS-based file descriptor to an object in the file system name space ( Index Term Link )
 
 fclose - close a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fconvert -- convert number to ASCII ( Index Term Link )
 
 FD_CLR -- synchronous I/O multiplexing ( Index Term Link )
 
 FD_ISSET -- synchronous I/O multiplexing ( Index Term Link )
 
 FD_SET -- synchronous I/O multiplexing ( Index Term Link )
 
 FD_ZERO -- synchronous I/O multiplexing ( Index Term Link )
 
 fdetach - detach a name from a STREAMS-based file descriptor ( Index Term Link )
 
 fdopen - associate a stream with a file descriptor ( Index Term Link )
 
 fetch -- data base subroutines ( Index Term Link )
 
 fflush - flush a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 ffs - find first set bit ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetc -- get a byte from a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetgrent -- group database entry functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetgrent_r -- group database entry functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetpos - get current file position information ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetpwent -- get password entry from a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetpwent_r -- get password entry from a file ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetspent -- get shadow password database entry ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetspent_r -- get shadow password database entry(reentrant) ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetwc - get a wide-character code from a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fgetws -- get a wide-character string from a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 FIFO, create a new one - mkfifo ( Index Term Link )
 
 file descriptor
  duplicate an open one - dup2 ( Index Term Link )
  STREAMS-based, attach to an object in file system name space - fattach ( Index Term Link )
  test for a STREAMS file - isastream ( Index Term Link )
 
 file descriptors, apply or remove advisory lock on open file - flock ( Index Term Link )
 
 file name, make a unique one - mktemp ( Index Term Link )
 
 make a unique file name - mkstemp ( Index Term Link )
 
 file pointer in a stream, reposition - fsetpos, fgetpos ( Index Term Link )
 
 file_to_decimal -- decimal record from character stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 file tree
  recursively descend -- ftw ( Index Term Link )
  recursively descend -- nftw ( Index Term Link )
 
 files
  allows sections of file to be locked - lockf ( Index Term Link )
  optimizing usage of files - directio ( Index Term Link )
  - remove ( Index Term Link )
  report parent directory of file path name - dirname ( Index Term Link )
  set a file to a specified length -- truncate ( Index Term Link )
  synchronize a file's in-memory state with that on the physical medium - fsync ( Index Term Link )
 
 find a wide-character in memory - wmemchr ( Index Term Link )
 
 find a wide-character substring - wcsstr ( Index Term Link )
 
 find pathname of a terminal
  -- ttyname ( Index Term Link )
  -- ttyname_r ( Index Term Link )
 
 firstkey -- data base subroutines ( Index Term Link )
 
 floating-point number, convert to string -- ecvt ( Index Term Link )
 
 floating-point number, determine type
  -- finite ( Index Term Link )
  -- fpclass ( Index Term Link )
  -- isnan ( Index Term Link )
  -- isnand ( Index Term Link )
  -- isnanf ( Index Term Link )
  -- unordered ( Index Term Link )
 
 flock - apply or remove an advisory lock on an open file ( Index Term Link )
 
 flockfile -- acquire and release stream lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 flush a stream - fflush ( Index Term Link )
 
 flush non-transmitted output data, non-read input data or both - tcflush ( Index Term Link )
 
 _flushlbf -- interfaces to stdio FILE structure ( Index Term Link )
 
 fmtmsg - display a message on stderr or system console ( Index Term Link )
 
 fnmatch - match filename or path name ( Index Term Link )
 
 fopen -- open stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fopen - open a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 formatted input conversion - wsscanf ( Index Term Link )
 
 formatted output conversion
  -- fprintf ( Index Term Link )
  -- printf ( Index Term Link )
  -- sprintf ( Index Term Link )
  -- vfprintf ( Index Term Link )
  -- vprintf ( Index Term Link )
  -- vsprintf ( Index Term Link )
 
 fpgetmask -- IEEE floating-point environment control ( Index Term Link )
 
 fpgetround -- IEEE floating-point environment control ( Index Term Link )
 
 fpgetsticky -- IEEE floating-point environment control ( Index Term Link )
 
 fprintf -- formatted output conversion ( Index Term Link )
 
 fprintf -- print formatted output ( Index Term Link )
 
 fpsetmask -- IEEE floating-point environment control ( Index Term Link )
 
 fpsetround -- IEEE floating-point environment control ( Index Term Link )
 
 fpsetsticky --IEEE floating-point environment control ( Index Term Link )
 
 fputc -- put a byte on a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fputws - put wide character string on a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 free - memory allocator ( Index Term Link )
 
 freopen -- open stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 freopen - open a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 frexp - extract mantissa and exponent from double precision number ( Index Term Link )
 
 fscanf -- convert formatted input ( Index Term Link )
 
 fseek -- reposition a file-position indicator in a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fseeko -- reposition a file-position indicator in a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fsetpos - reposition a file pointer in a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fsync - synchronize a file's in-memory state with that on the physical medium ( Index Term Link )
 
 ftell -- return a file offset in a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 ftello -- return a file offset in a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 ftime - get date and time ( Index Term Link )
 
 ftruncate -- set a file to a specified length ( Index Term Link )
 
 ftw -- walk a file tree ( Index Term Link )
 
 func_to_decimal -- decimal record from character function ( Index Term Link )
 
 funlockfile -- acquire and release stream lock ( Index Term Link )
 
 fwide - set stream orientation ( Index Term Link )
 
 fwprintf -- print formatted wide-character output ( Index Term Link )
 
 fwscanf -- convert formatted wide-character input ( Index Term Link )