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1. Commands

1X. X11 Commands

1c. Communication Commands

1g. Graphics Commands

1yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Commands

2. System Calls

2nfs. NFS Calls

2yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Calls

3. Library Functions

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

3f. FORTRAN Library

3m. Math Library

3n. Network Support Libraries

3s. Standard I/O Library

3x. Miscellaneous Libraries

3yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Library

4. Special Files

4f. Network Protocol Families

4n. Networking Facilities

4p. Network Protocols

5. File Formats

5nfs. NFS File Formats

5yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) File Formats

7. Miscellaneous Facilities

8. Maintenance Procedures

8C. Network Services

8X. DECwindows Maintenance Tools

8c. Network Services

8nfs. NFS Services

8ufs. UFS Maintenance Commands

8v. Maintenance Procedures

8yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Maintenance Commands

Manual — Ultrix WS 1.1

1216 entries

1. Commands (intro)

2780espooler for the IBM 2780 emulator
3780espooler for the IBM 3780 emulator
adbinteractive C program debugger
addbibcreate or extend bibliographic database
adminSCCS file administrator
applyapply a command to a set of arguments
aproposlocate commands by keyword lookup
ararchive and library maintainer
asassembler
atexecute commands at a later time
awkpattern scanning and processing language
basenamestrip directory names from pathname
bcinteractive arithmetic language processor
bdiffbig file differential comparator
biffbe notified if mail arrives and who it is from
binmailsend or receive mail among users
calprint calendar
calendarcalendar reminder service
catconcatenate and print data
cbC program beautifier
ccC compiler
compact, uncompact, ccatcompress and uncompress files, and cat them
cdchange current directory
cdcchange delta
cflowgenerate C flow graph
checknrcheck nroff/troff files
chfnchange system finger entry
chgrpchange file group
chmodchange file mode
chshchange login shell
clearclear terminal screen
cmpcompare file data
colfilter reverse line feeds
colcrtfilter nroff output for CRT previewing
colrmremove columns from a file
combcombine delta versions of SCCS file
commcompare sorted data
uncompact, ccat, compactcompress and uncompress files, and cat them
cpcopy file data
cpiocopy file archives in and out
cshC shell Command Interpreter
ctagscreate a tags file
ctraceC program debugger
cutcut out selected fields of each line of a file
cxrefgenerate C program cross reference
dateprint date and time
dbxdebugger
dcdesktop calculator
ddcopy and convert data
deltacreate new SCCS delta to save changes
deroffremove formatting codes from text
dfdisplay free and used disk space
explain, dictionprint wordy sentences; thesaurus for diction
diffdifferential file comparator
diff33-way differential file comparison
diffmkmark differences between files
duprint amount of disk usage
echoecho arguments
red, edtext editor
ex, edittext editor
grep, fgrep, egrepsearch file for regular expression
erroranalyze and disperse compiler error messages
edit, extext editor
unexpand, expandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa
exprevaluate expressions
eyaccmodified yacc allowing much improved error recovery
f77Fortran 77 compiler
true, falsetest for status
grep, egrep, fgrepsearch file for regular expression
filedetermine a file’s type
findfind files
fingerprint user finger information
fmtsimple text formatter
foldfold long lines for finite width output device
fromidentifies sender of mail
fsplitsplit a multi-routine Fortran file into individual files
gcoreget core images of running processes
getget a copy of SCCS file
gprofdisplay call graph profile data
egrep, fgrep, grepsearch file for regular expression
groupsshow group memberships
headgive first few lines
hostidset or print identifier of current host system
hostnameprint system name
indentindent and format C program source
lookbib, indxbibbuild inverted index for a bibliography, lookup bibliographic references
installinstall binaries
introintroduction to commands
iostatreport I/O statistics
ipcrmremove a message queue, semaphore set
ipcsreport interprocess communication facilities status
joinjoin files
killsend a signal to a process
lastindicate last logins of users and teletypes
lastcommshow last commands executed in reverse order
ldC program loader
learncomputer aided instruction about UNIX
leaveremind you when you have to leave
lexgenerate lexical analyzer
lintcheck C code
lklink editor
lnlink to a file
lockreserve a terminal
loginlog in to a system
lookfind lines in sorted data
indxbib, lookbibbuild inverted index for a bibliography, lookup bibliographic references
lorderdetermine relation for an object library
lpqspool queue examination program
lproff line print
lprmremove jobs from line printer queue
lslist and generate statisitcs for files
ltflabeled tape facility
m4macro processor
mailsend or read mail
makemaintain program groups
manprint manual pages
mdtarmultivolume archiver
mesgallow or disallow messages
mkdirmake a new directory
mkstrcreate an error message file
page, moredisplay file data at your terminal
mtmagnetic tape manipulating program
mvmove or rename files
netstatshow network status
newaliasesrebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
nohup, niceexecute a command at a lower priority
nmprint program’s name list
nice, nohupexecute a command at a lower priority
nroffformat text
odcreate file octal dump
more, pagedisplay file data at your terminal
pagesizeprint system page size
passwdchange your login password
pastemerge file data
pcPascal compiler
pdxpascal debugger
piPascal interpreter code translator
pikapixrecolor an X window snapshot
pixPascal interpreter and executor
pmergepascal file merger
prprint and paginate file data
printpr to the line printer
printenvdisplay value of a shell variable
prmailprint out mail in the post office
profprofile an object file
prsdisplay information from an SCCS file
psprint process status statistics
ptxcreate permuted index
pwdprint working directory
pxPascal code executor
pxpPascal execution profiler
pxrefPascal cross-reference program
quotadisplay disc usage and limits
ranlibconvert archives to random libraries
ed, redtext editor
referfind and format bibliographic references
resetreset terminal mode
revreverse character positions in file data
rmdir, rmremove (unlink) files or directories
rmailroute mail to users on remote systems
rmdelremove a delta from an SCCS file
rm, rmdirremove (unlink) files or directories
rmmremove messages
roffbibrun off bibliographic database
sh5, rsh5shell, the standard/restricted command programming language
make, s5makemaintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs
sccsSource Code Control System
sccsdiffcompare and display SCCS delta differences
sccshelpdisplay SCCS help information
scriptgenerate script of your terminal session
sedstream text editor
for, case, if, while, :, ., break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, read, readonly, set, shift, times, trap, umask, wait, shcommand language
rsh5, sh5shell, the standard/restricted command programming language
sizeprint program’s sizes
sleepsuspend execution for a time
soelimeliminate nroff source directives from nroff input
sortsort file data
sortbibsort bibliographic database
sortmsort messages
spellin, spellout, spellcheck text for spelling errors
spell, spellout, spellincheck text for spelling errors
spell, spellin, spelloutcheck text for spelling errors
splitsplit file into smaller files
stringsprint ASCII strings in program
stripremove symbol table and relocation bits
sttyset terminal options
styleanalyze surface characteristics of a document
susubstitute a user ID
sumprint object file’s checksum
symorderrearrange name list
syncupdate the super block
tabsset tabs
tailprint lines from file
talktalk to another user
tarmultivolume archiver
tblformat tables for nroff or troff
teepipe output to terminal and file
testtest conditional expression
timetime a command
touchupdate file modification date
trtranslate characters
tracetrace system calls of programs
false, truetest for status
tsetset terminal mode
tsortcreate topological sort
ttyprint current terminal name
ulprocess underscores for terminal
compact, ccat, uncompactcompress and uncompress files, and cat them
expand, unexpandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa
ungetundo a previous get of an SCCS file
uniqreport repeated lines in a file
uptimedisplay system status
usersprint names of users who are logged in
valvalidate SCCS file
vcversion control program
vccVAX C compiler
vitext editor
vmstatreport virtual memory statistics
wdisplay who is logged in and what they are doing
waitwait for process completion
wallwrite to all users
wccount words, lines, and characters
whatdisplay ID keywords from SCCS file
whatisdisplay command description
whereislocate source, binary, and or manual for program
whichlocate program file
whoprint who and where users are logged in
whoamiprint your current login name
writewrite message to another user
xcolorsX window system color database display
xdemodemonstration program for X window system
xdprdump an X window directly to the printer
xdviDVI Previewer for the X Window System
ximpvImprint (Impress) Previewer for the X Window System
xinitX window system initializer
xnwmX window system manager process
xprprint X window dump
xrefreshrefresh all windows on the screen. 
xshellX Window System, key/button command exec
xstrextract strings from C program
xwdX Window System, window image dumper. 
xwmX Window System, window manager process
xwudX Window System, window image undumper
yaccyet another compiler-compiler
yesbe repetitively affirmative

1X. X11 Commands

XA network-transparent Window System
bitmapX Window System bitmap editor
icomposecompose two images into one
icropcrop an image
ihelpdisplay information about an image
irotaterotate an image
iscalescale an image
keycompX Window System keyboard mapping file compiler
resimgrestore image
resizereset TERMCAP with the current window size
savimgsave screen image
twmX Window System terminal-based window manager
uwmX Window System window manager
xclockX Window System analog or digital clock
xeditX Toolkit-based text editor
xfdX Window System font displayer
xhostX Window System access control program
xloadX Window System load average display
xmhX Toolkit-based interface to the mh Mail Handler
xsetset parameters for the X Window System server
xtermX Window System terminal emulator
xwininfoX Window System window information summarizer

1c. Communication Commands

tip, cuconnect to a remote system
dgatelog in to a DECnet remote system through an intermediate ULTRIX DECnet host (gateway system)
ftpfile transfer program
rcpremote file copy
rloginremote login
rshremote shell
ruptimeshow host status of local machines
rwhowho’s logged in on local machines
telnetuser interface to the TELNET protocol
tftptrivial file transfer program
cu, tipconnect to a remote system
uulog, uuname, uucpunix to unix copy
uuencode, uudecodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail
uudecode, uuencodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail
uucp, uuname, uulogunix to unix copy
uucp, uulog, uunameunix to unix copy
uusendsend a file to a remote host
uustatuucp status inquiry and job control
uuxunix to unix command execution

1g. Graphics Commands

graphdraw a graph
plotgraphics filters
splineinterpolate smooth curve

1yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Commands

domainnamedisplay or set the name of the current domain for this system
ypcatprint values from a YP data base
ypmatchprint the value of one or more keys from a yp map
yppasswdchange login password in yellow pages map. 
ypwhichdetermine which host is the current YP server or map master. 

2. System Calls (intro)

_exitterminate a process
acceptaccept a connection on a socket
accessdetermine accessibility of file
acctturn accounting on or off
adjtimecorrect the time to allow synchronization of the system clock
bindbind a name to a socket
sbrk, brkchange core allocation
chdirchange working directory
fchmod, chmodchange mode of file
fchown, chownchange owner and group of a file
chrootchange root directory
closedelete a descriptor
connectinitiate a connection on a socket
creatcreate a new file
dup2, dupduplicate an open file descriptor
dup, dup2duplicate an open file descriptor
errnointroduction error numbers
execveexecute a file
_exit, exitterminate a process
chmod, fchmodchange mode of file
chown, fchownchange owner and group of a file
fcntlfile control
flockapply or remove an advisory lock on an open file
forkcreate a new process
stat, lstat, fstatget file status
fsyncsynchronize a file’s in-core state with that on disk
truncate, ftruncatetruncate a file to a specified length
getdirentriesgets directory entries in a generic directory format
getdtablesizeget descriptor table size
getgid, getegidget group identity
getuid, geteuidget user identity
getegid, getgidget group identity
getgroupsget group access list
sethostid, gethostidget/set unique identifier of current host
sethostname, gethostnameget/set name of current host
setitimer, getitimerget/set value of interval timer
getmntget information about mounted file systems
getpagesizeget system page size
getpeernameget name of connected peer
getpgrpget process group
getppid, getpidget process identification
getpid, getppidget process identification
setpriority, getpriorityget/set program scheduling priority
setrlimit, getrlimitcontrol maximum system resource consumption
getrusageget information about resource utilization
getsocknameget socket name
setsockopt, getsockoptget and set options on sockets
settimeofday, gettimeofdayget/set date and time
geteuid, getuidget user identity
introintroduction to system calls
ioctlcontrol device
killsend signal to a process
killpgsend signal to process or process group
linklink to a file
listenlisten for connections on a socket
tell, lseekmove read/write pointer
stat, fstat, lstatget file status
mkdirmake a directory file
mknodmake a directory or a special file
umount, mountmount or unmount a file system
mprotectmemory protection control
msgctlmessage control operations
msggetget message queue
msgsnd, msgrcv, msgopmessage operations, msgsnd and msgrcv
msgsnd, msgrcvmessage operations, msgsnd and msgrcv
msgrcv, msgsndmessage operations, msgsnd and msgrcv
openopen for reading or writing
pipecreate an interprocess channel
plocklock process, text, or data in memory
profilexecution time profile
ptraceprocess trace
quotamanipulate disk quotas
readv, readread from a file
readlinkread value of a symbolic link
read, readvread from a file
rebootreboot system or halt processor
recvfrom, recvmsg, recvreceive a message from a socket
recv, recvmsg, recvfromreceive a message from a socket
recv, recvfrom, recvmsgreceive a message from a socket
renamechange the name of a file
rmdirremove a directory file
brk, sbrkchange core allocation
selectsynchronous I/O multiplexing
semctlsemaphore control operations
semgetget set of semaphores
semopsemaphore operations
sendto, sendmsg, sendsend a message from a socket
send, sendto, sendmsgsend a message from a socket
send, sendmsg, sendtosend a message from a socket
setgroupsset group access list
gethostid, sethostidget/set unique identifier of current host
gethostname, sethostnameget/set name of current host
getitimer, setitimerget/set value of interval timer
setpgrpset process group
getpriority, setpriorityget/set program scheduling priority
setquotaenable/disable quotas on a file system
setregidset real and effective group ID
setreuidset real and effective user ID’s
getrlimit, setrlimitcontrol maximum system resource consumption
getsockopt, setsockoptget and set options on sockets
gettimeofday, settimeofdayget/set date and time
shmop, shmdt, shmatshared memory operations
shmctlshared memory control operations
shmop, shmat, shmdtshared memory operations
shmgetget shared memory segment
shmat, shmdt, shmopshared memory operations
shutdownshut down full-duplex connection
sigblockblock signals
sigpauseatomically release blocked signals and wait for interrupt
sigsetmaskset current signal mask
sigstackset and/or get signal stack context
sigvecsoftware signal facilities
socketcreate an endpoint for communication
socketpaircreate a pair of connected sockets
lstat, fstat, statget file status
stimeset time
swaponadd a swap device for interleaved paging/swapping
symlinkmake symbolic link to a file
syncupdate super-block
syscallindirect system call
lseek, tellmove read/write pointer
ftruncate, truncatetruncate a file to a specified length
ulimitget and set user limits
umaskset file creation mask
mount, umountmount or unmount a file system
unameget name of current system
unlinkremove directory entry
ustatget file system statistics
utimeset file times
utimesset file times
vforkspawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way
vhangupvirtually hang up the current control terminal
wait3, waitwait for process to terminate
wait, wait3wait for process to terminate
writev, writewrite on a file
write, writevwrite on a file

2nfs. NFS Calls

exportfsexports an NFS file system
umount, mountmount or remove an NFS file system
nfs_svc, nfs_async_daemonInvoke NFS daemons
nfs_async_daemon, nfs_svcInvoke NFS daemons
mount, umountmount or remove an NFS file system

2yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Calls

setdomainname, getdomainnameget or set name of current domain
getdomainname, setdomainnameget or set name of current domain

3. Library Functions (intro)

toupper, tolower, _toupper, toascii, _tolowertranslate characters
toupper, tolower, _tolower, toascii, _touppertranslate characters
l64a, a64lconvert long integer and base-64 ASCII string
abortgenerate an IOT fault
absinteger absolute value
alarmschedule signal after specified time
malloc, free, realloc, calloc, allocamemory allocator
ctime, localtime, gmtime, timezone, tzset, asctimeconvert date and time to string
atoi, atol, strtol, strtod, atofconvert ASCII to numbers
atof, atol, strtol, strtod, atoiconvert ASCII to numbers
atof, atoi, strtol, strtod, atolconvert ASCII to numbers
bcopy, bzero, ffs, bcmpbit and byte string operations
bcmp, bzero, ffs, bcopybit and byte string operations
bsearchbinary search a sorted table
bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs, bstringbit and byte string operations
bcopy, bcmp, ffs, bzerobit and byte string operations
malloc, free, realloc, alloca, callocmemory allocator
clockreport CPU time used
opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedirdirectory operations
syslog, openlog, closelogcontrol system log
toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii, convtranslate characters
encrypt, cryptpassword encryption routine
localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, tzset, ctimeconvert date and time to string
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, ctypecharacter classification macros
opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir, directorydirectory operations
erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48, drand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers
fcvt, gcvt, ecvtoutput conversion
end, etext, edatalast locations in program
crypt, encryptpassword encryption routine
etext, edata, endlast locations in program
getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrentget group file entry
getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwentget password file entry
getttyent, getttynam, setttyent, endttyentget ttys file entry
execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exect, environexecute a file
drand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48, erand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers
end, edata, etextlast locations in program
execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exect, environ, execlexecute a file
execl, execv, execlp, execvp, exect, environ, execleexecute a file
execl, execv, execle, execvp, exect, environ, execlpexecute a file
execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, environ, exectexecute a file
execl, execle, execlp, execvp, exect, environ, execvexecute a file
execl, execv, execle, execlp, exect, environ, execvpexecute a file
exitterminate a process after flushing any pending output
ecvt, gcvt, fcvtoutput conversion
bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffsbit and byte string operations
malloc, realloc, calloc, alloca, freememory allocator
ldexp, modf, frexpsplit into mantissa and exponent
time, ftimeget date and time
ftokstandard interprocess communication package
ftwwalk a file tree
ecvt, fcvt, gcvtoutput conversion
getcwdget pathname of working directory
getenvget value for environment name
getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent, getgrentget group file entry
getgrent, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent, getgrgidget group file entry
getgrent, getgrgid, setgrent, endgrent, getgrnamget group file entry
getloginget login name
getmountentget information about mounted file systems without blocking
getoptget option letter from argument vector
getpassread a password
getpwget name from uid
getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, getpwentget password file entry
getpwent, getpwuid, setpwent, endpwent, getpwnamget password file entry
getpwent, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, getpwuidget password file entry
getttynam, setttyent, endttyent, getttyentget ttys file entry
getttyent, setttyent, endttyent, getttynamget ttys file entry
getwdget current working directory pathname
ctime, localtime, asctime, timezone, tzset, gmtimeconvert date and time to string
stty, gttyset and get terminal state
hsearch, hdestroy, hcreatemanage hash search tables
hsearch, hcreate, hdestroymanage hash search tables
hcreate, hdestroy, hsearchmanage hash search tables
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, rindex, indexstring operations
random, srandom, setstate, initstatebetter random number generator; routines for changing generators
remque, insqueinsert/remove element from a queue
introintroduction to library functions
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, isalnumcharacter classification macros
isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, isalphacharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, toascii, isasciicharacter classification macros
ttyname, ttyslot, isattyfind terminal name
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, isascii, toascii, iscntrlcharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, isdigitcharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, isgraphcharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, islowercharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, isprintcharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, ispunctcharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, isspacecharacter classification macros
isalpha, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, isuppercharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toascii, isxdigitcharacter classification macros
drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48, jrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers
ltol3, l3tolconvert between 3-byte integers and long integers
a64l, l64aconvert long integer and base-64 ASCII string
drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers
frexp, modf, ldexpsplit into mantissa and exponent
lsearch, lfindlinear search and update
ctime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, tzset, localtimeconvert date and time to string
lockfrecord locking on files
setjmp, longjmpnonlocal goto
drand48, erand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48, lrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers
lfind, lsearchlinear search and update
l3tol, ltol3convert between 3-byte integers and long integers
free, realloc, calloc, alloca, mallocmemory allocator
memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset, memccpymemory operations
memccpy, memcmp, memcpy, memset, memchrmemory operations
memccpy, memchr, memcpy, memset, memcmpmemory operations
memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memset, memcpymemory operations
memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memset, memorymemory operations
memccpy, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memsetmemory operations
mktempmake a unique file name
frexp, ldexp, modfsplit into mantissa and exponent
monitor, monstartup, moncontrolprepare execution profile
monstartup, moncontrol, monitorprepare execution profile
monitor, moncontrol, monstartupprepare execution profile
drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48, mrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers
niceset program priority
nlistget entries from name list
drand48, erand48, lrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, seed48, lcong48, nrand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers
readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir, opendirdirectory operations
syslog, closelog, openlogcontrol system log
pausestop until signal
popen, pcloseinitiate I/O to/from a process
sys_errlist, sys_nerr, perrorsystem error messages
pclose, popeninitiate I/O to/from a process
sys_siglist, psignalsystem signal messages
putenvchange or add value to environment
putpwentwrite password file entry
qsortquicker Fortran sort
srand, randrandom number generator
srandom, initstate, setstate, randombetter random number generator; routines for changing generators
re_exec, re_compregular expression handler
re_comp, re_execregular expression handler
opendir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir, readdirdirectory operations
malloc, free, calloc, alloca, reallocmemory allocator
re_comp, re_exec, regexregular expression handler
insque, remqueinsert/remove element from a queue
opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, closedir, rewinddirdirectory operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindexstring operations
scandirscan a directory
drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, srand48, lcong48, seed48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers
opendir, readdir, telldir, rewinddir, closedir, seekdirdirectory operations
setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setrgid, setegidset user and group ID
setuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid, seteuidset user and group ID
setuid, seteuid, setruid, setegid, setrgid, setgidset user and group ID
getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, endgrent, setgrentget group file entry
longjmp, setjmpnonlocal goto
getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, endpwent, setpwentget password file entry
setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgidset user and group ID
setuid, seteuid, setgid, setegid, setrgid, setruidset user and group ID
random, srandom, initstate, setstatebetter random number generator; routines for changing generators
getttyent, getttynam, endttyent, setttyentget ttys file entry
seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid, setuidset user and group ID
siginterruptallow signals to interrupt system calls
signalsimplified software signal facilities
sleepsuspend execution for interval
rand, srandrandom number generator
drand48, erand48, lrand48, nrand48, mrand48, jrand48, seed48, lcong48, srand48generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random numbers
random, initstate, setstate, srandombetter random number generator; routines for changing generators
statfsget file system statistics
strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strcatstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strchrstring operations
strcat, strncat, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strcmpstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strcpystring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strtok, index, rindex, strcspnstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, stringstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strlenstring operations
strcat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strncatstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strncmpstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strncpystring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strpbrkstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strrchrstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strcspn, strtok, index, rindex, strspnstring operations
atof, atoi, atol, strtol, strtodconvert ASCII to numbers
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, strchr, strrchr, strpbrk, strspn, strcspn, index, rindex, strtokstring operations
atof, atoi, atol, strtod, strtolconvert ASCII to numbers
gtty, sttyset and get terminal state
swabswap bytes
perror, sys_nerr, sys_errlistsystem error messages
perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerrsystem error messages
psignal, sys_siglistsystem signal messages
openlog, closelog, syslogcontrol system log
systemissue a shell command
tsearch, tfind, twalk, tdeletemanage binary search trees
opendir, readdir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir, telldirdirectory operations
tsearch, tdelete, twalk, tfindmanage binary search trees
ftime, timeget date and time
timesget process times
ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, tzset, timezoneconvert date and time to string
toupper, tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toasciitranslate characters
toupper, _toupper, _tolower, toascii, tolowertranslate characters
tolower, _toupper, _tolower, toascii, touppertranslate characters
tfind, tdelete, twalk, tsearchmanage binary search trees
isatty, ttyslot, ttynamefind terminal name
ttyname, isatty, ttyslotfind terminal name
tsearch, tfind, tdelete, twalkmanage binary search trees
ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, tzsetconvert date and time to string
utimeset file times
vallocaligned memory allocator
varargsvariable argument list
vlimitcontrol maximum system resource consumption
vtimesget information about resource utilization

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

XMenuX Deck of cards Menu System
XlibC Language X Window System Interface Library
Xtext, xtextroutines to provide simple text output windows
Xtty, xttyroutines to provide terminal emulator windows

3f. FORTRAN Library (intro)

abortterminate abruptly with memory image
accessdetermine accessibility of a file
alarmexecute a subroutine after a specified time
bit, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift, andbitwise functions
bessel functions, besselof two kinds for integer orders
and, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift, bitbitwise functions
chdirchange default directory
chmodchange mode of a file
time, ltime, gmtime, ctimereturn system time
flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, inmax, dffracreturn extreme values
flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dffrac, inmax, dflmaxreturn extreme values
flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmax, dffrac, inmax, dflminreturn extreme values
rand, irand, drandreturn random values
etime, dtimereturn elapsed execution time
dtime, etimereturn elapsed execution time
exitterminate process with status
fdatereturn date and time in an ASCII string
flmin, flmax, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax, ffracreturn extreme values
getc, fgetcget a character from a logical unit
flmin, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax, flmaxreturn extreme values
flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax, flminreturn extreme values
flushflush output to a logical unit
forkcreate a copy of this process
trpfpe, fpecnttrap and repair floating point faults
putc, fputcwrite a character to a Fortran logical unit
ftell, fseekreposition a file on a logical unit
stat, lstat, fstatget file status
fseek, ftellreposition a file on a logical unit
bessel functions, functionsof two kinds for integer orders
perror, ierrno, gerrorget system error messages
iargc, getargreturn command line arguments
fgetc, getcget a character from a logical unit
getcwdget pathname of current working directory
getenvget value of environment variables
getuid, getgidget user or group ID of the caller
getlogget user’s login name
getpidget process ID
getgid, getuidget user or group ID of the caller
time, ctime, ltime, gmtimereturn system time
hostnmget name of current host
getarg, iargcreturn command line arguments
itime, idatereturn date or time in numerical form
perror, gerror, ierrnoget system error messages
rindex, lnblnk, len, indextell about character objects
flmin, flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmaxreturn extreme values
introintroduction to Fortran library functions
ioinitchange f77 I/O initialization
rand, drand, irandreturn random values
ttynam, isattyfind name of a terminal port
idate, itimereturn date or time in numerical form
killsend a signal to a process
index, rindex, lnblnk, lentell about character objects
symlink, linkmake a link to an existing file
index, rindex, len, lnblnktell about character objects
locreturn the address of an object
short, longinteger object conversion
bit, and, or, xor, not, rshift, lshiftbitwise functions
stat, fstat, lstatget file status
time, ctime, gmtime, ltimereturn system time
bit, and, or, xor, rshift, lshift, notbitwise functions
bit, and, xor, not, rshift, lshift, orbitwise functions
gerror, ierrno, perrorget system error messages
fputc, putcwrite a character to a Fortran logical unit
qsortquick sort
drand, irand, randreturn random values
renamerename a file
index, lnblnk, len, rindextell about character objects
bit, and, or, xor, not, lshift, rshiftbitwise functions
long, shortinteger object conversion
signalchange the action for a signal
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
lstat, fstat, statget file status
link, symlinkmake a link to an existing file
systemexecute an ULTRIX command
topen, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate, tclosef77 tape I/O
ctime, ltime, gmtime, timereturn system time
tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate, topenf77 tape I/O
trapertrap arithmetic errors
trapovtrap and repair floating point overflow
topen, tclose, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate, treadf77 tape I/O
topen, tclose, tread, twrite, tskipf, tstate, trewinf77 tape I/O
fpecnt, trpfpetrap and repair floating point faults
topen, tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tstate, tskipff77 tape I/O
topen, tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstatef77 tape I/O
isatty, ttynamfind name of a terminal port
topen, tclose, tread, trewin, tskipf, tstate, twritef77 tape I/O
unlinkremove a directory entry
waitwait for a process to terminate
bit, and, or, not, rshift, lshift, xorbitwise functions

3m. Math Library (intro)

sin, cos, tan, asin, atan, atan2, acostrigonometric functions
asinh, atanh, acoshinverse hyperbolic functions
sin, cos, tan, acos, atan, atan2, asintrigonometric functions
acosh, atanh, asinhinverse hyperbolic functions
sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan2, atantrigonometric functions
sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2trigonometric functions
asinh, acosh, atanhinverse hyperbolic functions
j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn, besselbessel functions
hypot, cabsEuclidean distance
fabs, floor, rint, ceilabsolute value, floor, ceiling, and round-to-nearest functions
sin, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2, costrigonometric functions
sinh, tanh, coshhyperbolic functions
erfc, erferror function and complementary error function
erf, erfcerror function and complementary error function
expm1, log, log10, log1p, pow, sqrt, expexponential, logarithm, power, square root
exp, log, log10, log1p, pow, sqrt, expm1exponential, logarithm, power, square root
floor, ceil, rint, fabsabsolute value, floor, ceiling, and round-to-nearest functions
fabs, ceil, rint, floorabsolute value, floor, ceiling, and round-to-nearest functions
gammalog gamma function
cabs, hypotEuclidean distance
introintroduction to mathematical library functions
j1, jn, y0, y1, yn, j0bessel functions
j0, jn, y0, y1, yn, j1bessel functions
j0, j1, y0, y1, yn, jnbessel functions
exp, expm1, log10, log1p, pow, sqrt, logexponential, logarithm, power, square root
exp, expm1, log, log1p, pow, sqrt, log10exponential, logarithm, power, square root
exp, expm1, log, log10, pow, sqrt, log1pexponential, logarithm, power, square root
matherrerror-handling function for System V math library
exp, expm1, log, log10, log1p, sqrt, powexponential, logarithm, power, square root
fabs, floor, ceil, rintabsolute value, floor, ceiling, and round-to-nearest functions
cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2, sintrigonometric functions
cosh, tanh, sinhhyperbolic functions
exp, expm1, log, log10, log1p, pow, sqrtexponential, logarithm, power, square root
sin, cos, asin, acos, atan, atan2, tantrigonometric functions
sinh, cosh, tanhhyperbolic functions
j0, j1, jn, y1, yn, y0bessel functions
j0, j1, jn, y0, yn, y1bessel functions
j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, ynbessel functions

3n. Network Support Libraries (intro)

htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs, byteorderconvert values between host and network byte order
gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostentget network host entry
getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetentget network entry
getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoentget protocol entry
getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endserventget service entry
gethostent, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent, gethostbyaddrget network host entry
gethostent, gethostbyaddr, sethostent, endhostent, gethostbynameget network host entry
gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent, gethostentget network host entry
getnetent, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent, getnetbyaddrget network entry
getnetent, getnetbyaddr, setnetent, endnetent, getnetbynameget network entry
getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent, getnetentget network entry
getprotoent, getprotobynumber, setprotoent, endprotoent, getprotobynameget protocol entry
getprotoent, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent, getprotobynumberget protocol entry
getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent, getprotoentget protocol entry
getservent, getservbyport, setservent, endservent, getservbynameget service entry
getservent, getservbyname, setservent, endservent, getservbyportget service entry
getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent, getserventget service entry
htons, ntohl, ntohs, htonlconvert values between host and network byte order
htonl, ntohl, ntohs, htonsconvert values between host and network byte order
inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, inetInternet address manipulation routines
inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, inet_addrInternet address manipulation routines
inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_netof, inet_lnaofInternet address manipulation routines
inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, inet_makeaddrInternet address manipulation routines
inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netofInternet address manipulation routines
inet_addr, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, inet_networkInternet address manipulation routines
inet_addr, inet_network, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, inet_ntoaInternet address manipulation routines
introintroduction to network library functions
htonl, htons, ntohs, ntohlconvert values between host and network byte order
htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohsconvert values between host and network byte order
gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, endhostent, sethostentget network host entry
getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, endnetent, setnetentget network entry
getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, endprotoent, setprotoentget protocol entry
getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, endservent, setserventget service entry

3s. Standard I/O Library (intro)

ferror, feof, fileno, clearerrstream status inquiries
ctermidgenerate file name for terminal
cuseridget character login name of the user
fflush, fcloseclose or flush a stream
fopen, freopen, fdopenopen a stream
ferror, clearerr, fileno, feofstream status inquiries
feof, clearerr, fileno, ferrorstream status inquiries
fclose, fflushclose or flush a stream
getc, getchar, getw, fgetcget character or word from stream
gets, fgetsget a string from a stream
ferror, feof, clearerr, filenostream status inquiries
freopen, fdopen, fopenopen a stream
printf, sprintf, fprintfformatted output conversion
putc, putchar, putw, fputcput character or word on a stream
puts, fputsput a string on a stream
fwrite, freadbuffered binary input/output
fopen, fdopen, freopenopen a stream
scanf, sscanf, fscanfconvert formatted input
ftell, rewind, fseekreposition a file pointer in a stream
fseek, rewind, ftellreposition a file pointer in a stream
fread, fwritebuffered binary input/output
getchar, fgetc, getw, getcget character or word from stream
getc, fgetc, getw, getcharget character or word from stream
fgets, getsget a string from a stream
getc, getchar, fgetc, getwget character or word from stream
stdio, introstandard buffered input/output package
fprintf, sprintf, printfformatted output conversion
putchar, fputc, putw, putcput character or word on a stream
putc, fputc, putw, putcharput character or word on a stream
fputs, putsput a string on a stream
putc, putchar, fputc, putwput character or word on a stream
fseek, ftell, rewindreposition a file pointer in a stream
fscanf, sscanf, scanfconvert formatted input
setbuffer, setlinebuf, setvbuf, setbufassign buffering to a stream
setbuf, setlinebuf, setvbuf, setbufferassign buffering to a stream
setbuf, setbuffer, setvbuf, setlinebufassign buffering to a stream
setbuf, setbuffer, setlinebuf, setvbufassign buffering to a stream
printf, fprintf, sprintfformatted output conversion
scanf, fscanf, sscanfconvert formatted input
stdiostandard buffered input/output package
tmpnam, tempnamcreate a name for a temporary file
tmpfilecreate a temporary file
tempnam, tmpnamcreate a name for a temporary file
ungetcpush character back into input stream
vprintf, vsprintf, vfprintfprint formatted output of a varargs argument list
vfprintf, vsprintf, vprintfprint formatted output of a varargs argument list
vprintf, vfprintf, vsprintfprint formatted output of a varargs argument list

3x. Miscellaneous Libraries (intro)

openpl, erase, label, line, circle, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, arcgraphics interface
assertprogram verification
malloc, free, realloc, mallopt, mallinfo, callocfast main memory allocator
openpl, erase, label, line, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, circlegraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closeplgraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, point, linemod, space, closepl, contgraphics interface
cursesscreen functions with “optimal” cursor motion
dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey, dbmdata base subroutines
fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey, dbminitdata base subroutines
dbminit, fetch, store, firstkey, nextkey, deletedata base subroutines
getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsentget file system descriptor file entry
openpl, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, erasegraphics interface
dbminit, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey, fetchdata base subroutines
dbminit, fetch, store, delete, nextkey, firstkeydata base subroutines
malloc, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo, freefast main memory allocator
getdiskbynameget disk description by its name
getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent, getfsentget file system descriptor file entry
getfsent, getfsspec, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent, getfsfileget file system descriptor file entry
getfsent, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent, getfsspecget file system descriptor file entry
getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, setfsent, endfsent, getfstypeget file system descriptor file entry
initgroupsinitialize group access list
introintroduction to miscellaneous library functions
openpl, erase, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, labelgraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, linegraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, space, closepl, linemodgraphics interface
malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfofast main memory allocator
free, realloc, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo, mallocfast main memory allocator
malloc, free, realloc, calloc, mallinfo, malloptfast main memory allocator
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, movegraphics interface
dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkeydata base subroutines
erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, openplgraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, plotgraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, linemod, space, closepl, pointgraphics interface
rresvport, ruserok, rcmdroutines for returning a stream to a remote command
malloc, free, calloc, mallopt, mallinfo, reallocfast main memory allocator
rexecreturn stream to a remote command
rcmd, ruserok, rresvportroutines for returning a stream to a remote command
rcmd, rresvport, ruserokroutines for returning a stream to a remote command
getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, endfsent, setfsentget file system descriptor file entry
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, closepl, spacegraphics interface
dbminit, fetch, delete, firstkey, nextkey, storedata base subroutines
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs, termcapterminal independent operation routines
tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs, tgetentterminal independent operation routines
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs, tgetflagterminal independent operation routines
tgetent, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs, tgetnumterminal independent operation routines
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgoto, tputs, tgetstrterminal independent operation routines
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tputs, tgototerminal independent operation routines
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputsterminal independent operation routines

3yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Library (intro)

getnetgrent, setnetgrent, innetgr, endnetgrentget network group entry
setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr, getnetgrentget network group entry
getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgrget network group entry
introintroduction to Yellow Pages (YP) library functions
getnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr, setnetgrentget network group entry
yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err, yp_allYellow Pages client package
yp_get_default_domain, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err, yp_bindYellow Pages client package
yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err, yp_firstYellow Pages client package
yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err, yp_get_default_domainYellow Pages client package
yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yperr_string, ypprot_err, yp_masterYellow Pages client package
yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err, yp_matchYellow Pages client package
yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err, yp_nextYellow Pages client package
yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err, yp_orderYellow Pages client package
yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err, yp_unbindYellow Pages client package
yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_err, ypclntYellow Pages client package
yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, ypprot_err, yperr_stringYellow Pages client package
yppasswdupdate user password in yellow pages password map. 
yp_get_default_domain, yp_bind, yp_unbind, yp_match, yp_first, yp_next, yp_all, yp_order, yp_master, yperr_string, ypprot_errYellow Pages client package

4. Special Files (intro)

autoconfdiagnostics from the autoconfiguration code
cflRX01 console interface
consoleconsole interface
crlRL02 console interface
csRX50 console interface
ctuTU58 console interface
ctyextra serial line interface
cxaCXA16 communications interface
cxbCXB16 communications interface
cxyCXY08 communications interface
deDEUNA/DELUA Ethernet interface
deviodevice interface
dfaDFA01 communications interface
dhqDHQ11 communications interface
dhuDHU11 communications interface
dhvDHV11 communications interface
dkiodisk interface
dmbDMB32 communications multiplexor
dmbspDMB32 serial printer interface
dmcDMC11/DMR11 communications interface
dmfDMF32 communications interface
dmfspDMF32 serial printer
dmvDMV11 communications interface
dmzDMZ32 communications interface
dpvdpv data communications interface
drumpaging device
dupBISYNC data communications interface
dzDZ11/DZ32 communications interface
dzqDZQ11 communications interface
dzvDZV11 communications interface
errlogerror logging interface
hpMASSBUS disk interface
imp1822 network interface
introintroduction to special files and hardware support
kUmemUNIBUS/Q-bus virtual memory interface
kmemvirtual main memory image
loloop network interface
lpLP11 line printer interface
ltalta pseudoterminal interface
memphysical main memory image
mtiomagnetic tape interface
muTM78/TU78/9 magnetic tape interface
nbufselect multiple-buffer operation to a raw device
niBVP DEBNT/NI interface
nulldata sink
ptypseudoterminal driver
qdVCB02 (QDSS) video subsystem
qeDEQNA/DELQA Ethernet interface
qvVCB01 (QVSS) video subsystem
raMSCP disk interface
rbIDC/RL02 disk interface
rdRD31, RD32, RD53, RD54 Small VAX Winchester disks
rkRK711/RK07 disk interface
rlRL211/RL02 disk interface
rxRX33 Small VAX floppy disk drive
sdcRD31, RD32, RD53, RD54, RX33 Small VAX disk interface
seDESVA Ethernet interface
sgSmall VAX color video subsystem
shSmall VAX DHT32 serial line interface
smSmall VAX monochrome video subsystem
ssSmall VAX serial line interface
stcTZK50 (VAXstation TK50) magnetic tape interface
tmsTMSP magnetic tape interface
tracesystem call tracing interface
tsTS11/TS05/TU80 magnetic tape interface
ttygeneral terminal interface
tuTM03/TE16/TU45/TU77 magnetic tape interface
urxDEC RX02 floppy disk interface

4f. Network Protocol Families

inetInternet protocol family

4n. Networking Facilities (intro)

networking, introintroduction to networking facilities
networkingintroduction to networking facilities

4p. Network Protocols

arpAddress Resolution Protocol
impIMP raw socket interface
ipInternet Protocol
tcpInternet Transmission Control Protocol
udpInternet User Datagram Protocol

5. File Formats (intro)

L-devicesdevices used to connect to remote systems
L-dialcodesdial code abbreviations
L.cmdsallowable remote execution commands
L.sysinformation needed to connect to a system
USERFILEdefines uucp security
a.outassembler and link editor output
acctexecution accounting file
acucapAutomatic call unit capabilities file
aliasesaliases file for sendmail
ararchive (library) file format
coreformat of memory image file
cpioformat of cpio archive
dgatewayname of the intermediate host (DECnet gateway)
dirformat of directories
disktabdisk description file
dumprestor, dumpdates, dumpincremental dump format
dumprestor, dumpdatesincremental dump format
dumpdates, dumprestorincremental dump format
elcsd.conferror logging configuration file
fstabfile containing static information about known file systems
gettytabterminal configuration data base
gfsiThe Generic File System Interface
groupgroup file
hostshost name data base
inetd.confInternet daemon configuration data base
introintroduction to file formats
ltflabeled tape facility
tar, mdtartape archive file format
netrc.netrc file for Berknet information
networksnetwork name data base
passwdpassword file
phonesremote host phone number data base
plotgraphics interface
printcapprinter capability data base
protocolsprotocol name data base
remoteremote host description file
sccsfileformat of SCCS file
servicesservice name data base
stabsymbol table types
mdtar, tartape archive file format
termterminal driving tables for nroff
termcapterminal capability data base
tracesystem call tracer device
ttysterminal initialization data
typesprimitive system data types
ufsULTRIX local file system
wtmp, utmplogin records
uuencodeformat of an encoded uuencode file
utmp, wtmplogin records

5nfs. NFS File Formats

exportsdefines NFS file systems to be exported
nfsNetwork File System
rmtabtable of local file systems mounted by remote NFS clients

5yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) File Formats

groupgroup file in a Yellow Pages environment
hosts.equivlist of trusted hosts
netgrouplist of network groups
passwdpassword file description with the Yellow Pages service implemented
ypfilesYellow Pages data base and directory structure

7. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

asciimap of ASCII character set
environuser environment
hierfile system hierarchy
intromiscellaneous useful information pages
mailaddrmail addressing description
manmacros to typeset manual
memacros for formatting papers
mstext formatting macros
termconventional names for terminals

8. Maintenance Procedures (intro)

2780dIBM 2780/3780 RJE emulator daemon
MAKEDEVmakes system special files
XapolloX window system Apollo implementation notes
XnestRecursive X window system implementation
XqvssX window system QVSS implementation notes
XsunX window system Sun workstation implementation notes
Xvs100X window system VS100 implementation notes
aclogin accounting
sa, acctonprint process accounting statistics
adduser, removeuser, addgroupadd and remove user accounts
addnodeadd or change an entry in the nodes database
removeuser, addgroup, adduseradd and remove user accounts
arcvconvert archives to new format
bad144read/write dec standard 144 bad sector information
badsectcreate files to contain bad sectors
catmancreate the cat files for the manual
ccrremote console carrier requester
chownchange owner
chptchange a disk partition table
clriclear inodes
cmxgeneric communication exerciser
configbuild system configuration files
cronclock daemon
dcheckcheck directory consistency
dgatedProvide daemon login service via Decnet
diskpartcalculate default disk partition sizes
dmsdiskless management services utility
doconfiga program to aid system configuration
drteststandalone disk test program
dskxgeneric disk exerciser
dumpcreate file system dump
dumpfsdump file system information
edquotaedit user quotas
elcsderror logging daemon
elierror log initialization program
fsckcheck and repair file system
fsxfile system exerciser
fverifyverify software subsets
getnodedisplay one or more entries from the nodes database
gettyset terminal mode
haltstop the processor
htableconvert NIC standard format host tables
icheckcheck inode consistency
initprocess control initialization
introintroduction to system maintenance and operation commands
kgmongenerate a dump of the operating system’s profile buffers
lcpLocal Area Transport server (LAT) control program
loaddown-line load software to a target node
lpcline printer control program
lpdline printer daemon
lprsetupline printer spooler set up program
lpxline printer exerciser
makekeygenerate encryption key
memxmemory exerciser
mkconsolea program to build or update boot console command files
mkfsconstruct a file system
mklost+foundmake a lost+found directory for fsck
mknodmake special file
mkprotoconstruct a prototype file system
mop_momMOP down-line/up-line load listener
umount, mountmount or unmount file systems
mtxGeneric Magtape Exerciser
ncheckgenerate names from i-numbers
netsetupnetwork set up program
netxTCP/IP net exerciser
newfsconstruct a new file system
opserinteractive program for system maintenance
pacprinter/plotter accounting information
pstatprint system facts
quotsummarize file system ownership
quotacheckfile system quota consistency checker
quotaon, quotaoffturn file system quotas on and off
quotaoff, quotaonturn file system quotas on and off
radiskDSA disk maintenance
rccommand script for auto-reboot and daemons
rebootULTRIX bootstrapping procedures
remnoderemove one or more entries from the nodes database
adduser, addgroup, removeuseradd and remove user accounts
renicealter priority of running processes
repquotasummarize quotas for a file system
restoreincremental file system restore
risremote installation services utility
accton, saprint process accounting statistics
savecoresave a core dump of the operating system
sendmailsend mail over the Internet
 setld, setldsystem software subset utility
shmxshared memory exerciser
shutdownclose down the system at a given time
sizera program that sizes system hardware
snapcopycopy VAX 8600/8650 snapshot files
stickyexecutable files with persistent text
swaponspecify additional device for paging and swapping
syscriptdialogue for running system exercisers
sysloglog systems messages
triggertrigger a target node to request a down-line load
tunefstune up an existing file system
uerfULTRIX error report formatter
mount, umountmount or unmount file systems
updateperiodically update the super block
uucpsetupuucp set up program
vipwedit the password file

8C. Network Services

XX window system server
XisX window system Integrated Solutions Optimum V WorkStation implementation notes

8X. DECwindows Maintenance Tools

xconsredirect console output to login window

8c. Network Services

arpaddress resolution display and control
comsatbiff server
ftpdDARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
gettableget NIC format host tables from a host
ifconfigconfigure network interface parameters
implogIMP log interpreter
implogdIMP logger process
inetdinternet service daemon
miscdmiscellaneous services daemon
rdatenetwork date client
rdumpfile system dump across the network
rexecdremote execution server
rlogindremote login server
rmtremote mass storage device protocol module
routemanually manipulate the routing tables
routednetwork routing daemon
rrestorerestore a file system dump across the network
rshdremote shell server
rwalldnetwork rwall server
rwhodsystem status server
setifaddrset network interface address
talkdinter-terminal communications server
telnetdDARPA TELNET protocol server
tftpdDARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
trpttransliterate protocol trace
uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool, uuaidsuucp administrative utilities
uucleanuucp spool directory clean-up
uumkspool, uurespool, uucompactuucp administrative utilities
uucompact, uurespool, uumkspooluucp administrative utilities
uumonitormonitor the UUCP system
uucompact, uumkspool, uurespooluucp administrative utilities

8nfs. NFS Services

biodStart NFS asynchronous block I/O daemons
fsirandinstall random inode generation numbers
umount, mountmount and unmount a Network File System (NFS)
mountdNFS mount request server. 
nfsdNFS server daemon
nfssetupset up network file system (NFS)
nfsstatdisplay Network File System statistics
portmapDARPA internet port to RPC program number mapper
rpcinforeport RPC information
showmountshow remotely-mounted file systems
mount, umountmount and unmount a Network File System (NFS)

8ufs. UFS Maintenance Commands

mountmount the local ULTRIX File System (UFS)

8v. Maintenance Procedures

arffarchiver for RT-11 format devices
crashwhat happens when the system crashes
flcopycopier for floppy
formathow to format disk packs
rxformatformat floppy disks

8yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Maintenance Commands

makedbmmake a Yellow Pages dbm file
ypmakerebuild yellow pages database using the make command
yppasswddserver daemon for modifying the Yellow Pages password file
yppolldetermine which version of a YP map is at a master YP server host. 
yppushforce propagation of a changed YP map
ypservYellow Pages server and binder processes
ypsetupset up the Yellow Pages (YP) environment
ypxfrtransfer a YP map from a YP server to the local host. 

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