man Pages(3): Library Routines


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	madvise -- provide advice to VM system ( )

	maillock -- functions to manage lockfile(s) for user's mailbox ( )

	mailunlock -- functions to manage lockfile(s) for user's mailbox ( )

	make modified instructions executable -- sync_instruction_memory ( )

	makecontext -- manipulate user contexts ( )

	malloc -- memory allocator ( )

	manage thread signals for libthread_db
		-- td_thr_setsigpending ( )
		-- td_thr_sigsetmask ( )

	manage thread-specific data
		-- pthread_getspecific ( )
		-- pthread_setspecific ( )

	Management Interface database administration functions
		-- DmiAddComponent ( )
		-- DmiAddGroup ( )
		-- DmiAddLanguage ( )
		-- DmiDeleteComponent ( )
		-- DmiDeleteGroup ( )
		-- DmiDeleteLanguage ( )

	Management Interface initialization functions
		-- DmiGetConfig ( )
		-- DmiGetVersion ( )
		-- DmiRegister ( )
		-- DmiSetConfig ( )
		-- DmiUnregister ( )

	Management Interface listing functions
		-- DmiListAttributes ( )
		-- DmiListClassNames ( )
		-- DmiListComponents ( )
		-- DmiListComponentsByClass ( )
		-- DmiListGroups ( )
		-- DmiListLanguages ( )

	Management Interface operation functions
		-- DmiAddRow ( )
		-- DmiDeleteRow ( )
		-- DmiGetAttribute ( )
		-- DmiGetMultiple ( )
		-- DmiSetAttribute ( )
		-- DmiSetMultiple ( )

	manipulate sets of signals -- sigsetops ( )
		sigaddset ( )
		sigdelset ( )
		sigemptyset ( )
		sigfillset ( )
		sigismember ( )

	manipulate color information
		-- can_change_color ( )
		-- color_content ( )
		-- COLOR_PAIR ( )
		-- has_colors ( )
		-- init_color ( )
		-- init_pair ( )
		-- pair_content ( )
		-- PAIR_NUMBER ( )
		-- start_color ( )

	manipulate soft labels
		-- slk_attr_off ( )
		-- slk_attr_on ( )
		-- slk_attr_set ( )
		-- slk_attroff ( )
		-- slk_attron ( )
		-- slk_attrset ( )
		-- slk_clear ( )
		-- slk_color ( )
		-- slk_init ( )
		-- slk_label ( )
		-- slk_noutrefresh ( )
		-- slk_refresh ( )
		-- slk_restore ( )
		-- slk_set ( )
		-- slk_touch ( )
		-- slk_wset ( )

	map a tnfctl error code to a string -- tnfctl_strerror ( )

	map area of parent window to subwindow -- mvderwin ( )

	map ASCII mechanism to OID
		-- rpc_gss_mech_to_oid ( ) ( )

	map ASCII qop to number
		-- rpc_gss_qop_to_num ( ) ( )

	match filename or path name -- fnmatch ( )

	math library exception-handling -- matherr ( )

	mathematical functions
		-- gamma ( )
		-- gamma_r ( )
		-- lgamma ( )
		-- lgamma_r ( )

	matherr -- math library exception-handling ( )

	mblen -- get number of bytes in a character ( )

	mbrlen -- get number of bytes in a character (restartable) ( )

	mbrtowc -- convert a character to a wide-character code (restartable) ( )

	mbsinit -- determine conversion object status ( )

	mbsrtowcs -- convert a character string to a wide-character string (restartable) ( )

	mbstowcs -- convert a character string to a wide-character string ( )

	mbtowc -- convert a character to a wide-character code ( )

	mctl -- memory management control ( )

	media_findname -- convert a supplied name into an absolute pathname that can be used to access removable media ( )

	media_getattr -- get and set media attributes ( )

	media_setattr -- get and set media attributes ( )

	memory -- memory operations ( )

	memory, optimizing usage of user mapped memory -- madvise ( )

	memory allocator -- bsdmalloc ( )

	memory allocator
		-- alloca ( )
		-- calloc ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	memory allocator -- bsdmalloc
		free ( )

	memory allocator
		-- free ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		-- mallinfo ( )

	memory allocator -- bsdmalloc
		malloc ( )

	memory allocator
		-- malloc ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		-- mallopt ( )
		-- memalign ( )

	memory allocator -- bsdmalloc
		realloc ( )

	memory allocator
		-- realloc ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		-- valloc ( )

	memory lock or unlock, calling process -- plock ( )

	memory management -- mctl ( )

	memory management
		copy a file into memory -- copylist ( )
		get system page size -- getpagesize ( )
		lock address space -- mlockall ( )
		lock pages in memory -- mlock ( )
		synchronize memory with physical storage -- msync ( )
		unlock address space -- munlockall ( )
		unlock pages in memory -- munlock ( )

	memory object, shared
		open -- shm_open ( )
		remove -- shm_unlink ( )

	memory operations
		-- memccpy ( )
		-- memchr ( )
		-- memcmp ( )
		-- memcpy ( )
		-- memmove ( )
		-- memory ( )
		-- memset ( )

	menu library
		See also curses library

	menus -- character based menus package ( )

	menus, application-specific routines
		-- item_init ( )
		-- item_term ( )
		-- menu_hook ( )
		-- menu_init ( )
		-- menu_term ( )
		-- set_item_init ( )
		-- set_item_term ( )
		-- set_menu_init ( )
		-- set_menu_term ( )

	menus, associate application data
		-- menu_userptr ( )
		-- set_menu_userptr ( )

	menus, create and destroy
		-- free_menu ( )
		-- menu_new ( )
		-- new_menu ( )

	menus, rows and columns
		-- menu_format ( )
		-- set_menu_format ( )

	menus cursor
		-- menu_cursor ( )
		-- pos_menu_cursor ( )

	menus display attributes
		-- menu_attributes ( )
		-- menu_back ( )
		-- menu_fore ( )
		-- menu_grey ( )
		-- menu_pad ( )
		-- set_menu_back ( )
		-- set_menu_fore ( )
		-- set_menu_grey ( )
		-- set_menu_pad ( )

	menus from associated subwindows, write/erase
		-- menu_post ( )
		-- post_menu ( )
		-- unpost_menu ( )

	menus item, visibility
		-- item_visible ( )
		-- menu_item_visible ( )

	menus item name and description
		-- item_description ( )
		-- item_name ( )
		-- menu_item_name ( )

	menus item options routines
		-- item_opts ( )
		-- item_opts_off ( )
		-- item_opts_on ( )
		-- menu_item_opts ( )
		-- set_item_opts ( )

	menus item values, set and get
		-- item_value ( )
		-- menu_item_value ( )
		-- set_item_value ( )

	menus items, associate application data
		-- item_userptr ( )
		-- menu_item_userptr ( )
		-- set_item_userptr ( )

	menus items, connect and disconnect
		-- item_count ( )
		-- menu_items ( )
		-- set_menu_items ( )

	menus items, create and destroy
		-- free_item ( )
		-- menu_item_new ( )
		-- new_item ( )

	menus items, get and set
		-- current_item ( )
		-- item_index ( )
		-- menu_item_current ( )
		-- set_current_item ( )
		-- set_top_row ( )
		-- top_row ( )

	menus mark string routines
		-- menu_mark ( )
		-- set_menu_mark ( )

	menus options routines
		-- menu_opts ( )
		-- menu_opts_off ( )
		-- menu_opts_on ( )
		-- set_menu_opts ( )

	menus pattern match buffer
		-- menu_pattern ( )
		-- set_menu_pattern ( )

	menus subsystem, command processor, -- menu_driver ( )

	menus window and subwindow association routines
		-- menu_sub ( )
		-- menu_win ( )
		-- scale_menu ( )
		-- set_menu_sub ( )
		-- set_menu_win ( )

	message catalog
		open/catalog -- catopen, catclose ( )
		read a program message -- catgets ( )

	message handling functions
		-- bindtextdomain ( )
		-- dcgettext ( )
		-- dgettext ( )
		-- gettext ( )
		-- textdomain ( )

	message queue
		close -- mq_close ( )
		notify process (or thread) -- mq_notify ( )
		open -- mq_open ( )
		receive a message from -- mq_receive ( )
		remove -- mq_unlink ( )
		send message to -- mq_send ( )
		set attributes -- mq_setattr ( )

	messages
		display a message on stderr or system console -- fmtmsg ( )
		print system error messages -- perror ( )
		system signal messages -- psignal ( )

	meta -- enable/disable meta keys ( )

	mkdirp -- create directories in a path ( )

	mkfifo -- create a new FIFO ( )

	mkstemp -- make a unique file name ( )

	mktemp -- make a unique file name ( )

	mktime -- converts a tm structure to a calendar time ( )

	mnttab file
		-- getmntany ( )
		-- getmntent ( )
		-- hasmntopt ( )
		-- putmntent ( )

	modf -- decompose floating-point number ( )

	modff -- decompose floating-point number ( )

	modify/delete user credentials for an authentication service -- pam_setcred ( )

	modify LDAP entry RDN
		-- ldap_modrdn ( )
		-- ldap_modrdn2 ( )
		-- ldap_modrdn2_s ( )
		-- ldap_modrdn_s ( )
		-- ldap_rename ( )
		-- ldap_rename_s ( )

	modify multiple attributes associated with named object -- fn_attr_multi_modify ( )

	modify specified attribute associated with name -- fn_attr_modify ( )

	monitor -- prepare process execution profile ( )

	move -- graphics interface ( )

	move -- move cursor in window ( )

	move cursor in window
		-- move ( )
		-- wmove ( )

	move the cursor -- mvcur ( )

	move window -- mvwin ( )

	movenextch -- moving the cursor by character ( )

	moveprevch -- moving the cursor by character ( )

	mp -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_gcd -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_itom -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_madd -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_mcmp -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_mdiv -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_mfree -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_min -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_mout -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_msub -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_mtox -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_mult -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_pow -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_rpow -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mp_xtom -- multiple precision integer arithmetic ( )

	mq_close -- close a message queue ( )

	mq_getattr -- get message queue attributes ( )

	mq_notify -- notify process (or thread) that a message is available on a queue ( )

	mq_open -- open a message queue ( )

	mq_receive -- receive a message from a message queue ( )

	mq_send -- send a message to a message queue ( )

	mq_setattr -- set/get message queue attributes ( )

	mq_unlink -- remove a message queue ( )

	msync -- synchronize memory with physical storage ( )

	multiple precision integer arithmetic
		-- mp ( )
		-- mp_gcd ( )
		-- mp_itom ( )
		-- mp_madd ( )
		-- mp_mcmp ( )
		-- mp_mdiv ( )
		-- mp_mfree ( )
		-- mp_min ( )
		-- mp_mout ( )
		-- mp_msub ( )
		-- mp_mtox ( )
		-- mp_mult ( )
		-- mp_pow ( )
		-- mp_rpow ( )
		-- mp_xtom ( )

	mutex -- concepts relating to mutual exclusion locks ( )
		Caveats ( )
		Initialization ( )

	mutex_destroy -- mutual exclusion locks ( )

	mutex_init -- mutual exclusion locks ( )
		Destroy ( )
		Dynamically Allocated Mutexes ( )
		Initialize ( )
		Interprocess Locking ( )
		Lock and Unlock ( )
		Multiple Instruction Single Data ( )
		Single Gate ( )
		Solaris Interprocess Robust Locking ( )

	mutex_lock -- mutual exclusion locks ( )

	mutex_trylock -- mutual exclusion locks ( )

	mutex_unlock -- mutual exclusion locks ( )

	mutual exclusion locks
		-- mutex_destroy ( )
		-- mutex_init ( )
		-- mutex_lock ( )
		-- mutex_trylock ( )
		-- mutex_unlock ( )

	mvadd_wch -- add a complex character (with rendition) to a window ( )

	mvadd_wchnstr -- copy a string of complex characters (with renditions) to a window ( )

	mvadd_wchstr -- copy a string of complex characters (with renditions) to a window ( )

	mvaddch -- add a character (with rendition) to a window ( )

	mvaddchnstr -- copy a character string (with renditions) to a window ( )

	mvaddchstr -- copy a character string (with renditions) to a window ( )

	mvaddnstr -- add a multi-byte character string (without rendition) to a window ( )

	mvaddnwstr -- add a string of wchar_t characters to a curses window and advance cursor ( )

	mvaddnwstr -- add a wide-character string to a window ( )

	mvaddstr -- add a multi-byte character string (without rendition) to a window ( )

	mvaddwch -- add a wchar_t character (with attributes) to a curses window and advance cursor ( )

	mvaddwchnstr -- add string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) to a curses window ( )

	mvaddwchstr -- add string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) to a curses window ( )

	mvaddwstr -- add a string of wchar_t characters to a curses window and advance cursor ( )

	mvaddwstr -- add a wide-character string to a window ( )

	mvchgat -- change the rendition of characters in a window ( )

	mvcur -- move the cursor ( )

	mvdelch -- remove a character ( )

	mvderwin -- map area of parent window to subwindow ( )

	mvget_wch -- get a wide character from terminal ( )

	mvget_wstr -- get a wide character string from terminal ( )

	mvgetch -- get a single-byte character from terminal ( )

	mvgetn_wstr -- get a wide character string from terminal ( )

	mvgetnstr -- get a multibyte character string from terminal ( )

	mvgetnwstr -- get wchar_t character strings from curses terminal keyboard ( )

	mvgetstr -- get a multibyte character string from terminal ( )

	mvgetwch -- get (or push back) wchar_t characters from curses terminal keyboard ( )

	mvgetwstr -- get wchar_t character strings from curses terminal keyboard ( )

	mvhline -- use single-byte characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( )

	mvhline_set -- use complex characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( )

	mvin_wch -- retrieve a complex character (with rendition) ( )

	mvin_wchnstr -- retrieve complex character string (with rendition) ( )

	mvin_wchstr -- retrieve complex character string (with rendition) ( )

	mvinch -- return a single-byte character (with rendition) ( )

	mvinchnstr -- retrieve a single-byte character string (with rendition) ( )

	mvinchstr -- retrieve a single-byte character string (with rendition) ( )

	mvinnstr -- retrieve a multibyte character string (without rendition) ( )

	mvinnwstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters from a curses window ( )

	mvinnwstr -- retrieve a wide character string (without rendition) ( )

	mvins_nwstr -- insert a wide character string ( )

	mvins_wch -- insert a complex character ( )

	mvins_wstr -- insert a wide character string ( )

	mvinsch -- insert a character ( )

	mvinsnstr -- insert a multibyte character string ( )

	mvinsnwstr -- insert wchar_t string before character under the cursor in a curses window ( )

	mvinsstr -- insert a multibyte character string ( )

	mvinstr -- retrieve a multibyte character string (without rendition) ( )

	mvinswch -- insert a wchar_t character before the character under the cursor in a curses window ( )

	mvinswstr -- insert wchar_t string before character under the cursor in a curses window ( )

	mvinwch -- get a wchar_t character and its attributes from a curses window ( )

	mvinwchnstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) from a curses window ( )

	mvinwchstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) from a curses window ( )

	mvinwstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters from a curses window ( )

	mvinwstr -- retrieve a wide character string (without rendition) ( )

	mvprintw -- write formatted output to window ( )

	mvscanw -- read formatted input from window ( )

	mvvline -- use single-byte characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( )

	mvvline_set -- use complex characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( )

	mvwadd_wch -- add a complex character (with rendition) to a window ( )

	mvwadd_wchnstr -- copy a string of complex characters (with renditions) to a window ( )

	mvwadd_wchstr -- copy a string of complex characters (with renditions) to a window ( )

	mvwaddch -- add a character (with rendition) to a window ( )

	mvwaddchnstr -- copy a character string (with renditions) to a window ( )

	mvwaddchstr -- copy a character string (with renditions) to a window ( )

	mvwaddnwstr -- add a string of wchar_t characters to a curses window and advance cursor ( )

	mvwaddnwstr -- add a wide-character string to a window ( )

	mvwaddstr -- add a multi-byte character string (without rendition) to a window ( )

	mvwaddwch -- add a wchar_t character (with attributes) to a curses window and advance cursor ( )

	mvwaddwchnstr -- add string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) to a curses window ( )

	mvwaddwchstr -- add string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) to a curses window ( )

	mvwaddwstr -- add a string of wchar_t characters to a curses window and advance cursor ( )

	mvwaddwstr -- add a wide-character string to a window ( )

	mvwchgat -- change the rendition of characters in a window ( )

	mvwdelch -- remove a character ( )

	mvwget_wch -- get a wide character from terminal ( )

	mvwget_wstr -- get a wide character string from terminal ( )

	mvwgetch -- get a single-byte character from terminal ( )

	mvwgetn_wstr -- get a wide character string from terminal ( )

	mvwgetnstr -- get a multibyte character string from terminal ( )

	mvwgetnwstr -- get wchar_t character strings from curses terminal keyboard ( )

	mvwgetstr -- get a multibyte character string from terminal ( )

	mvwgetwch -- get (or push back) wchar_t characters from curses terminal keyboard ( )

	mvwgetwstr -- get wchar_t character strings from curses terminal keyboard ( )

	mvwhline -- use single-byte characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( )

	mvwhline_set -- use complex characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( )

	mvwin -- move window ( )

	mvwin_wch -- retrieve a complex character (with rendition) ( )

	mvwin_wchnstr -- retrieve complex character string (with rendition) ( )

	mvwin_wchstr -- retrieve complex character string (with rendition) ( )

	mvwinch -- return a single-byte character (with rendition) ( )

	mvwinchnstr -- retrieve a single-byte character string (with rendition) ( )

	mvwinchstr -- retrieve a single-byte character string (with rendition) ( )

	mvwinnstr -- retrieve a multibyte character string (without rendition) ( )

	mvwinnwstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters from a curses window ( )

	mvwinnwstr -- retrieve a wide character string (without rendition) ( )

	mvwins_nstr -- insert a wide character string ( )

	mvwins_nwstr -- insert a wide character string ( )

	mvwins_wch -- insert a complex character ( )

	mvwinsch -- insert a character ( )

	mvwinsnstr -- insert a multibyte character string ( )

	mvwinsnwstr -- insert wchar_t string before character under the cursor in a curses window ( )

	mvwinsstr -- insert a multibyte character string ( )

	mvwinstr -- retrieve a multibyte character string (without rendition) ( )

	mvwinswch -- insert a wchar_t character before the character under the cursor in a curses window ( )

	mvwinswstr -- insert wchar_t string before character under the cursor in a curses window ( )

	mvwinwch -- get a wchar_t character and its attributes from a curses window ( )

	mvwinwchnstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) from a curses window ( )

	mvwinwchstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) from a curses window ( )

	mvwinwstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters from a curses window ( )

	mvwinwstr -- retrieve a wide character string (without rendition) ( )

	mvwprintw -- write formatted output to window ( )

	mvwscanw -- read formatted input from window ( )

	mvwvline -- use single-byte characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( )

	mvwvline_set -- use complex characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( )

	mwwaddnstr -- add a multi-byte character string (without rendition) to a window ( )