syscall(3)              (BSD Compatibility Package)              syscall(3)


   NAME
         syscall - indirect system call

   SYNOPSIS
         cc [ flag... ] file ... -lucb

         #include <sys/syscall.h>

         int syscall(number, arg, ...)

   DESCRIPTION
         syscall performs the system call whose assembly language interface
         has the specified number, and arguments arg ....  Symbolic constants
         for system calls can be found in the header file
         /usr/include/sys/syscall.h.

   RETURN VALUE
         When the C-bit is set, syscall returns -1 and sets the external
         variable errno (see intro(2)).

   SEE ALSO
         intro(2), pipe(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.































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