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 )
 
 fdopendir -- open directory ( Index Term Link )
 
 fdwalk -- close or iterate over open file descriptors ( 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 )
 
 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 )
 
 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 a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fopen -- open 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 )
 
 fputwc -- put wide-character code on a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fputws -- put wide character string on a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 fread -- binary input ( Index Term Link )
 
 free -- memory allocator ( Index Term Link )
 
 freopen -- open a stream ( Index Term Link )
 
 freopen -- open 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 changes to a file ( 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 )
 
 fwrite -- binary output ( Index Term Link )
 
 fwscanf -- convert formatted wide-character input ( Index Term Link )