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 named pipe, create a new one -- mkfifo ( Index Term Link )
 
 nanosleep -- high resolution sleep ( Index Term Link )
 
 napms -- sleep process for a specified length of time ( Index Term Link )
 
 natural logarithm function -- log ( Index Term Link )
 
 netdir -- generic transport name-to-address translation ( Index Term Link )
 
 netdir_free -- generic transport name-to-address translation ( Index Term Link )
 
 netdir_getbyaddr -- generic transport name-to-address translation ( Index Term Link )
 
 netdir_getbyname -- generic transport name-to-address translation ( Index Term Link )
 
 netdir_mergeaddr -- generic transport name-to-address translation ( Index Term Link )
 
 netdir_options -- generic transport name-to-address translation ( Index Term Link )
 
 netdir_perror -- generic transport name-to-address translation ( Index Term Link )
 
 netdir_sperror -- generic transport name-to-address translation ( Index Term Link )
 
 network configuration database entry
  -- endnetconfig ( Index Term Link )
  -- freenetconfigent ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetconfig ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetconfigent ( Index Term Link )
  -- nc_perror ( Index Term Link )
  -- nc_sperror ( Index Term Link )
  -- setnetconfig ( Index Term Link )
 
 network configuration entry corresponding to NETPATH
  -- endnetpath ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetpath ( Index Term Link )
  -- setnetpath ( Index Term Link )
 
 network entry
  -- endnetent ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetbyaddr ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetbyaddr_r ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetbyname ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetbyname_r ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetent ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetent_r ( Index Term Link )
  -- setnetent ( Index Term Link )
 
 network group entry
  -- endnetgrent ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetgrent ( Index Term Link )
  -- getnetgrent_r ( Index Term Link )
  -- innetgr ( Index Term Link )
  -- setnetgrent ( Index Term Link )
 
 network host entry
  -- endhostent ( Index Term Link )
  -- gethostbyaddr ( Index Term Link )
  -- gethostbyaddr_r ( Index Term Link )
  -- gethostbyname ( Index Term Link )
  -- gethostbyname_r ( Index Term Link )
  -- gethostent ( Index Term Link )
  -- gethostent_r ( Index Term Link )
  -- sethostent ( Index Term Link )
 
 network listener service
  format and send listener service request message -- nlsrequest ( Index Term Link )
  get client's data passed via the listener -- nlsgetcall ( Index Term Link )
  get name of transport provider -- nlsprovider ( Index Term Link )
 
 network protocol entry
  -- endprotoent ( Index Term Link )
  -- getprotobyname ( Index Term Link )
  -- getprotobyname_r ( Index Term Link )
  -- getprotobynumber ( Index Term Link )
  -- getprotobynumber_r ( Index Term Link )
  -- getprotoent ( Index Term Link )
  -- getprotoent_r ( Index Term Link )
  -- setprotoent ( Index Term Link )
 
 newpad -- create and display curses pads ( Index Term Link )
 
 newpad -- create or refresh a pad or subpad ( Index Term Link )
 
 newterm -- screen initialization functions ( Index Term Link )
 
 newwin -- create a new window or subwindow ( Index Term Link )
 
 next representable double-precision floating-point number -- nextafter ( Index Term Link )
 
 nextafter -- next representable double-precision floating-point number ( Index Term Link )
 
 nextkey -- data base subroutines ( Index Term Link )
 
 nftw -- walk a file tree ( Index Term Link )
 
 nice -- change priority of a process ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ table functions -- nis_tables
  nis_first_entry ( Index Term Link )
  nis_modify_entry ( Index Term Link )
  nis_next_entry ( Index Term Link )
  nis_remove_entry ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS, change information, -- yp_update ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ database functions
  -- db_add_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_checkpoint ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_create_table ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_destroy_table ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_first_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_free_result ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_initialize ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_list_entries ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_next_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_remove_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_reset_next_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_standby ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_table_exists ( Index Term Link )
  -- db_unload_table ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_db ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ error messages
  nis_error ( Index Term Link )
  nis_lerror ( Index Term Link )
  nis_perror ( Index Term Link )
  nis_sperrno ( Index Term Link )
  nis_sperror ( Index Term Link )
  nis_sperror_r ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ group manipulation functions
  -- nis_addmember ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_creategroup ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_destroygroup ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_groups ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_ismember ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_print_group_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_removemember ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_verifygroup ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ local names
  -- nis_freenames ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_getnames ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_local_directory ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_local_group ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_local_host ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_local_names ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_local_principal ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ log administration functions
  -- nis_checkpoint ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_ping ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ miscellaneous functions
  -- nis_freeservelist ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_freetags ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_getservlist ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_mkdir ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_rmdir ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_server ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_servstate ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_stats ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ namespace functions
  -- nis_add ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_freeresult ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_lookup ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_modify ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_names ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_remove ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ object formats, -- nis_objects ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ subroutines
  -- nis_clone_object ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_destroy_object ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_dir_cmp ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_domain_of ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_leaf_of ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_name_of ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_print_object ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_subr ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ table functions
  -- nis_add_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_first_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_list ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_modify_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_next_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_remove_entry ( Index Term Link )
  -- nis_tables ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS client interface
  -- yp_all ( Index Term Link )
  -- yp_bind ( Index Term Link )
  -- yp_first ( Index Term Link )
  -- yp_get_default_domain ( Index Term Link )
  -- yp_master ( Index Term Link )
  -- yp_match ( Index Term Link )
  -- yp_next ( Index Term Link )
  -- yp_order ( Index Term Link )
  -- yp_unbind ( Index Term Link )
  -- ypclnt ( Index Term Link )
  -- yperr_string ( Index Term Link )
  -- ypprot_err ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_tables -- NIS+ table functions ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 nl -- enable/disable newline control ( Index Term Link )
 
 nl_langinfo -- language information ( Index Term Link )
 
 nlist -- get entries from symbol table ( Index Term Link )
 
 nocbreak -- set input mode controls ( Index Term Link )
 
 nodelay -- set blocking or non-blocking read ( Index Term Link )
 
 noecho -- enable/disable terminal echo ( Index Term Link )
 
 non-local goto -- setjmp ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  _longjmp ( Index Term Link )
  longjmp ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  _setjmp ( Index Term Link )
  siglongjmp ( Index Term Link )
  sigsetjmp ( Index Term Link )
 
 non-local goto
  -- _longjmp ( Index Term Link )
  -- _setjmp ( Index Term Link )
 
 nonl -- enable/disable newline control ( Index Term Link )
 
 noqiflush -- control flush of input and output on interrupt ( Index Term Link )
 
 noraw -- set input mode controls ( Index Term Link )
 
 NOTE -- annotate source code with info for tools ( Index Term Link )
 
 _NOTE -- annotate source code with info for tools ( Index Term Link )
 
 NOTE -- annotate source code with info for tools
  NOTE vs _NOTE ( Index Term Link )
  NoteInfo Argument ( Index Term Link )
 
 notimeout -- set timed blocking or non-blocking read ( Index Term Link )
 
 numbers, convert to strings -- econvert ( Index Term Link )