man pages section 3: Basic Library Functions
    
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 gconvert -- convert number to ASCII ( Index Term Link )
 
 general terminal interface, - termios ( Index Term Link )
 
 generate path name for controlling terminal
  -- ctermid ( Index Term Link )
  -- ctermid_r ( Index Term Link )
 
 generate path names matching a pattern
  -- glob ( Index Term Link )
  -- globfree ( Index Term Link )
 
 get a wide-character string from a stream -- fgetws ( Index Term Link )
 
 get a wide-character string from a stream -- getws ( Index Term Link )
 
 get mnttab file information -- getextmntent ( Index Term Link )
 
 get mnttab file information -- getmntany ( Index Term Link )
 
 get mnttab file information -- getmntent ( Index Term Link )
 
 get mnttab file information -- hasmntopt ( Index Term Link )
 
 get mnttab file information -- putmntent ( Index Term Link )
 
 get mnttab file information -- resetmnttab ( Index Term Link )
 
 get a byte from a stream
  -- fgetc ( Index Term Link )
  -- getc ( Index Term Link )
  -- getc_unlocked ( Index Term Link )
  -- getchar ( Index Term Link )
  -- getchar_unlocked ( Index Term Link )
  -- getw ( Index Term Link )
 
 get a wide-character code from a stream - fgetwc ( Index Term Link )
 
 get address of symbol in shared object or executable - dlsym ( Index Term Link )
 
 get configurable variables - confstr ( Index Term Link )
 
 get current file position information - fgetpos ( Index Term Link )
 
 get diagnostic information - dlerror ( Index Term Link )
 
 get foreground process group ID - tcgetpgrp ( Index Term Link )
 
 get input baud rate, -- cfgetispeed ( Index Term Link )
 
 get name of signal - strsignal ( Index Term Link )
 
 get number of bytes in a character - mblen ( Index Term Link )
 
 get number of bytes in a character (restartable) - mbrlen ( Index Term Link )
 
 get or set process scheduling priority
  -- getpriority ( Index Term Link )
  -- setpriority ( Index Term Link )
 
 get output baud rate, -- cfgetospeed ( Index Term Link )
 
 get process group ID for session leader for controlling terminal - tcgetsid ( Index Term Link )
 
 get system load averages - getloadavg ( Index Term Link )
 
 get the parameters associated with the terminal - tcgetattr ( Index Term Link )
 
 get wide character from a stream - getwc ( Index Term Link )
 
 get wide character from stdin stream - getwchar ( Index Term Link )
 
 getc -- get a byte from a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 getc_unlocked -- get a byte from a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 getchar -- get a byte from a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 getchar_unlocked -- get a byte from a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 getcwd - get pathname of current working directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 getdate - convert user format date and time ( Index Term Link )
  General Specifications ( Index Term Link )
  Internal Format Conversion ( Index Term Link )
  Modified Conversion Specifications ( Index Term Link )
 
 getenv - return value for environment name ( Index Term Link )
 
 getexecname - return pathname of executable ( Index Term Link )
 
 getextmntent -- get mnttab file information ( Index Term Link )
 
 getgrent -- group database entry functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getgrent_r -- group database entry functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getgrgid -- group database entry functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getgrgid_r -- group database entry functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getgrnam -- group database entry functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getgrnam_r -- group database entry functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 gethostid - get unique identifier of current host ( Index Term Link )
 
 gethostname -- get name of current host ( Index Term Link )
 
 gethrtime -- get high resolution real time ( Index Term Link )
 
 gethrvtime -- get high resolution virtual time ( Index Term Link )
 
 getloadavg - get system load averages ( Index Term Link )
 
 getlogin -- get login name ( Index Term Link )
 
 getlogin_r -- get login name ( Index Term Link )
 
 getmntany -- get mnttab file information ( Index Term Link )
 
 getmntent -- get mnttab file information ( Index Term Link )
 
 getopt - get option letter from argument vector ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpagesize - get system page size ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpass -- read a string of characters without echo ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpassphrase -- read a string of characters without echo ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpriority -- get or set process scheduling priority ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpw - get passwd entry from UID ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpwent -- get password entry from user database ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpwent_r -- get password entry from user database ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpwnam -- get password entry from user database ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpwnam_r -- get password entry from user database ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpwuid -- get password entry from user database ( Index Term Link )
 
 getpwuid_r -- get password entry from user database ( Index Term Link )
 
 getrusage - get information about resource utilization ( Index Term Link )
 
 getspent -- get shadow password database entry ( Index Term Link )
 
 getspent_r -- get shadow password database entry (reentrant) ( Index Term Link )
 
 getspnam -- get shadow password database entry ( Index Term Link )
 
 getspnam_r -- get shadow password database entry (reentrant) ( Index Term Link )
 
 getsubopt - parse suboptions from a string ( Index Term Link )
 
 gettext -- message handling function ( Index Term Link )
 
 gettimeofday -- get date and time ( Index Term Link )
 
 gettimeofday -- get system's notion of current Greenwich time ( Index Term Link )
 
 gettxt - retrieve a text string ( Index Term Link )
 
 getusershell() -- get legal user shells ( Index Term Link )
 
 getutent -- user accounting database functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getutid -- user accounting database functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getutline -- user accounting database functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getutmp -- user accounting database functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getutmpx -- user accounting database functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getutxent -- user accounting database functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getutxid -- user accounting database functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getutxline -- user accounting database functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 getvfsany -- get vfstab file entry ( Index Term Link )
 
 getvfsent -- get vfstab file entry ( Index Term Link )
 
 getvfsfile -- get vfstab file entry ( Index Term Link )
 
 getvfsspec -- get vfstab file entry ( Index Term Link )
 
 getw -- get a byte from a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 getwc - get wide character from a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 getwchar - get wide character from stdin stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 getwd - get current working directory pathname ( Index Term Link )
 
 getwidth - get codeset information ( Index Term Link )
 
 getws -- get a wide-character string from a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 glob -- generate path names matching a pattern ( Index Term Link )
 
 globfree -- generate path names matching a pattern ( Index Term Link )
 
 grantpt - grant access to the slave pseudo-terminal device ( Index Term Link )
 
 group database entry functions -- endgrent ( Index Term Link )
 
 group database entry functions -- fgetgrent ( Index Term Link )
 
 group database entry functions -- fgetgrent_r ( Index Term Link )
 
 group database entry functions -- getgrent ( Index Term Link )
 
 group database entry functions -- getgrent_r ( Index Term Link )
 
 group database entry functions -- getgrgid ( Index Term Link )
 
 group database entry functions -- getgrgid_r ( Index Term Link )
 
 group database entry functions -- getgrnam ( Index Term Link )
 
 group database entry functions -- getgrnam_r ( Index Term Link )
 
 group database entry functions -- setgrent ( Index Term Link )
 
 group IDs, supplementary, initialize - initgroups ( Index Term Link )