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1. Commands

1c. Communication Commands

1g. Graphics Commands

1int. Internationalization Commands

1mh. RAND Message Handler Commands

1sh5. SVR2 Shell Commands

1yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Commands

2. System Calls

2nfs. NFS Calls

2yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Calls

3. Library Functions

Section 3c

3cur. X/Open Curses Library

3f. FORTRAN Library

3int. International Suboutines

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

5int. International File Formats

5mh. RAND Message Handler File Formats

5nfs. NFS File Formats

5yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) File Formats

6. Games and Demos

7. Miscellaneous Facilities

8. Maintenance Procedures

8c. Network Services

8mh. RAND Mail Handler Maintenance Commands

8nfs. NFS Services

8ufs. UFS Maintenance Commands

8v. Maintenance Procedures

8yp. Yellow Pages (NIS) Maintenance Commands

Manual — Ultrix WS 2.0 VAX

1525 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
batch, atexecute commands at a later time
awkpattern scanning and processing language
basenamestrip directory names from pathname
at, batchexecute commands at a later time
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
capsarprepares a DOTS or DDIF document for transport in the Mail system
catconcatenate and print data
cbC program beautifier
ccC compiler
compact, uncompact, ccatcompress and uncompress files, and cat them
cdchange current directory
cdcchange delta
cdocCompound document converter
cflowgenerate C flow graph
checknrcheck nroff/troff files
chfnchange system finger entry
chgrpchange file group
chmodchange file mode
chshchange login shell
cicheck in RCS revisions
clearclear terminal screen
cmpcompare file data
cocheck out RCS revisions
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
uncompress, zcat, compresscompress and expand data
cpcopy file data
cpiocopy file archives in and out
cppthe C language preprocessor
cshC shell Command Interpreter
csplitcontext split
ctagscreate a tags file
ctodcombine DDIS objects into DOTS format
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
dircmpdirectory comparison
dirnamedeliver directory names from pathname
dtocunpack objects from a DOTS file
duprint amount of disk usage
echoecho arguments
red, edtext editor
ex, edittext editor
eflExtended Fortran Language
grep, fgrep, egrepsearch file for regular expression
neqn, checkeq, eqntypeset mathematics
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
fedfont editor
grep, egrep, fgrepsearch file for regular expression
filedetermine file type
findfind files
fingerprint user finger information
fmtsimple text formatter
foldfold long lines for finite width output device
fpFunctional Programming language compiler/interpreter
fprprint Fortran file
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
getoptparse command options
gprofdisplay call graph profile data
egrep, fgrep, grepsearch file for regular expression
groupsshow group memberships
headgive first few lines
helptips on getting started with ULTRIX
hostidset or print identifier of current host system
hostnameprint system name
iconccompile and link Icon programs
iconttranslate Icon programs for interpretive execution
idprint user and group IDs and names
identidentify files
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
ldlink editor
learncomputer aided instruction about UNIX
leaveremind you when you have to leave
lexgenerate lexical analyzer
lineread one line
lintcheck C code
lisplisp interpreter
lisztcompile a Franz Lisp program
lklink editor
lnlink to a file
lockreserve a terminal
loginlog in to a system
lognameget login name
lookfind lines in sorted data
indxbib, lookbibbuild inverted index for a bibliography, lookup bibliographic references
lorderdetermine relation for an object library
lpsend requests to an LP line printer
lpqspool queue examination program
lproff line print
lprmremove jobs from line printer queue
lslist and generate statistics for files
ltflabeled tape facility
lxreflisp cross reference program
m4macro processor
mailsend or read mail
makemaintain program groups
mandisplays manual pages online
mdtarmultivolume archiver
mergethree-way file merge
mesgallow or disallow messages
mkdirmake a new directory
mkstrcreate an error message file
modModula-2 compiler
page, moredisplay file data at your terminal
msgssystem messages and junk mail program
mtmagnetic tape manipulating program
mvmove or rename files
netstatshow network status
newaliasesrebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
newcshcommand line edit csh
nohup, niceexecute a command at a lower priority
nlline numbering filter
nmprint program’s name list
nice, nohupexecute a command at a lower priority
nroffformat text
nslookupquery BIND servers interactively
nsqueryname server query
odcreate file octal dump
pcat, unpack, packcompress and expand files
more, pagedisplay file data at your terminal
pagesizeprint system page size
passwdchange your login password
pastemerge file data
pcPascal compiler
pack, unpack, pcatcompress and expand files
pdxpascal debugger
pgfile perusal filter for soft-copy terminals
piPascal interpreter code translator
pixPascal interpreter and executor
pmergepascal file merger
prprint files
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
ptiphototypesetter interpreter
ptocPascal to C language translator
ptxcreate permuted index
pwdprint working directory
pxPascal code executor
pxpPascal execution profiler
pxrefPascal cross-reference program
quotadisplay disk usage and limits
ranlibconvert archives to random libraries
ratforrational Fortran dialect
rcschange RCS file attributes
rcsdiffcompare RCS revisions
rcsintrointroduction to RCS commands
rcsmergemerge RCS revisions
ed, redtext editor
referfind and format bibliographic references
resetreset terminal mode
revreverse character positions in file data
rlogprint log messages and other information about RCS files
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
roffbibrun off bibliographic database
sh5, rsh5shell, the standard/restricted command programming language
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
sort5internationalized System 5 sort and/or merge files
sortbibsort bibliographic database
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
structstructure Fortran programs
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
syslinedisplay system status on status line of a terminal
tabsset tabs
tailprint lines from file
talktalk to another user
tarmultivolume archiver
tblformat tables for nroff or troff
tcphotoypesetter simulator
teepipe output to terminal and file
testtest conditional expression
timetime a command
tkpaginator for the Tektronix 4014
touchupdate access and modification times of a file
tpmanipulate tape archive
trtranslate characters
tracetrace system calls of programs
trmantranslate version 6 manual macros to version 7 macros
trofftext formatting and typesetting
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
compress, zcat, uncompresscompress and expand data
expand, unexpandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa
ungetundo a previous get of an SCCS file
uniqreport repeated lines in a file
unitsconversion program
pack, pcat, unpackcompress and expand files
uptimedisplay system status
usersprint names of users who are logged in
valvalidate SCCS file
vcversion control program
vccVAX C compiler
vdocCompound document viewer
vfontinfoinspect and print out information about UNIX fonts
vgrindgrind nice listings of programs
vitext editor
vlpFormat Lisp programs to be printed with nroff, vtroff, or troff
vmstatreport virtual memory statistics
vprm, vpq, vprint, vprraster printer/plotter spooler
vtrofftroff to a raster plotter
vwidthmake troff width table for a font
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
xargsconstruct argument list and execute command
xstrextract strings from C program
yaccyet another compiler-compiler
yesbe repetitively affirmative
compress, uncompress, zcatcompress and expand data

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 is 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

1int. Internationalization Commands

extractinteractive string extract and replace
gencatgenerate a formatted message catalog
iccompiler for language support database
internatintroduction to internationalization operations
strextractbatch string extraction
strmergebatch string replacement
transtranslation tool for use with message source files

1mh. RAND Message Handler Commands

alilist mail aliases
annoannotate messages
burstexplode digests into messages
compcompose a message
distredistribute a message to additional addresses
folderset folder or display current foldername
folderslist folders and contents
forwforward messages
incincorporate new mail
markmark messages
mhMessage Handler
mhlproduce formatted listings of MH messages
mhmailsend or read mail
mhpathprint full pathnames of MH messages and folders
msgchkcheck for messages
mshMH shell
nextshow the next message
packfcompress a folder into a single file
pickselect messages by content
prevshow the previous message
prompterprompting editor front-end
rcvstoreincorporate new mail asynchronously
refilefile message in other folders
replreply to a message
rmfremove folder
rmmremove messages
scanproduce a one-line-per-message scan listing
sendsend a message
showshow (list) messages
slocalMH receive-mail hooks
sortmsort messages
whatnowprompting front-end for send
whomreport to whom a message would go

1sh5. SVR2 Shell Commands

echoecho arguments
testcondition evaluation command

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 the 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
getsysinfoget system information
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
setsidPOSIX create session and set process group ID
getsockopt, setsockoptget and set options on sockets
setsysinfoset system information
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
sigpendingexamine pending signals
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, waitpid, waitwait for process to terminate
wait, waitpid, wait3wait for process to terminate
wait, wait3, waitpidwait 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_biodInvoke NFS daemons
nfs_biod, 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 illegal instruction 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
res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_expand, dn_compresolver routines
res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expandresolver routines
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
pathconf, fpathconfget configurable pathname variables (POSIX)
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
mkfifomake a FIFO special file
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
fpathconf, pathconfget configurable pathname variables (POSIX)
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 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
res_mkquery, res_send, dn_comp, dn_expand, res_initresolver routines
res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, res_mkqueryresolver routines
res_mkquery, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, res_sendresolver routines
res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, resolverresolver routines
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
setpgidset process group (POSIX)
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
sigactionsoftware signal facilities (POSIX)
sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigdelset, sigismember, sigaddsetmanipulate signal sets (POSIX)
sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigismember, sigdelsetmanipulate signal sets (POSIX)
sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember, sigemptysetmanipulate signal sets (POSIX)
sigemptyset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember, sigfillsetmanipulate signal sets (POSIX)
siginterruptallow signals to interrupt system calls
sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismembermanipulate signal sets (POSIX)
signalsimplified software signal facilities
sigprocmaskexamine and change blocked signals (POSIX)
sigemptyset, sigfillset, sigaddset, sigdelset, sigismember, sigsetopsmanipulate signal sets (POSIX)
sigsuspendwait for signal (POSIX)
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
sysconfget configurable system variables (POSIX)
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

Section 3c

dialestablish an out-going terminal line connection

3cur. X/Open Curses Library (intro)

waddch, mvaddch, mvwaddch, addchadd character to window
waddstr, mvaddstr, mvwaddstr, addstradd string to window
attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset, attroffattribute manipulation
attroff, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset, attronattribute manipulation
attroff, attron, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset, attrsetattribute manipulation
baudratereturn terminal baudrate
flash, beepgenerate audiovisual alarm
boxdraw box
nocbreak, cbreakset/clear cbreak mode
wclear, clearclear window
clearokenable screen clearing
wclrtobot, clrtobotclear to end of screen
wclrtoeol, clrtoeolclear to end of line
def_shell_mode, def_prog_modesave terminal modes
def_prog_mode, def_shell_modesave terminal modes
delay_outputcause short delay
mvdelch, mvwdelch, wdelch, delchremove character from window
wdeleteln, deletelnremove line from window
delwindelete window
wnoutrefresh, doupdatedo efficient refresh
drainowait for output to drain
noecho, echoenable/disable terminal echo
endwinrestore initial terminal environment
werase, erasecopy blanks into window
erasecharreturn current ERASE character
beep, flashgenerate audiovisual alarm
flushinpdiscard typeahead
mvgetch, mvwgetch, wgetch, getchread character
mvgetstr, mvwgetstr, wgetstr, getstrread string
getyxget cursor position
has_icdetermine whether insert/delete character available
has_ildetermine whether insert/delete line is available
idlokenable use of insert/delete line
mvinch, mvwinch, winch, inchreturn character from window
initscrinitialize terminal environment
mvinsch, mvwinsch, winsch, inschinsert character
winsertln, insertlninsert line
intrflushenable flush on interrupt
introintroduction to the Curses Package, which optimizes terminal screen handling and updating
keypadenable keypad
killcharreturn current kill character
leaveokenable non-tracking cursor
longnamereturn full terminal type name
metaforce the number of significant bits on input
wmove, movemove cursor in window
addch, waddch, mvwaddch, mvaddchadd character to window
addstr, waddstr, mvwaddstr, mvaddstradd string to window
mvcurlow-level cursor movement
delch, mvwdelch, wdelch, mvdelchremove character from window
getch, mvwgetch, wgetch, mvgetchread character
getstr, mvwgetstr, wgetstr, mvgetstrread string
inch, mvwinch, winch, mvinchreturn character from window
insch, mvwinsch, winsch, mvinschinsert character
printw, mvwprintw, wprintw, mvprintwformatted write to a window
scanw, mvwscanw, wscanw, mvscanwformatted read from window
addch, waddch, mvaddch, mvwaddchadd character to window
addstr, waddstr, mvaddstr, mvwaddstradd string to window
delch, mvdelch, wdelch, mvwdelchremove character from window
getch, mvgetch, wgetch, mvwgetchread character
getstr, mvgetstr, wgetstr, mvwgetstrread string
mvwinmove window
inch, mvinch, winch, mvwinchreturn character from window
insch, mvinsch, winsch, mvwinschinsert character
printw, mvprintw, wprintw, mvwprintwformatted write to a window
scanw, mvscanw, wscanw, mvwscanwformatted read from window
napmssleep
newpadcreate new pad
newtermopen new terminal
newwincreate new window
nonl, nlenable/disable newline control
cbreak, nocbreakset/clear cbreak mode
nodelaydisable block during read
echo, noechoenable/disable terminal echo
nl, nonlenable/disable newline control
raw, norawenable/disable raw mode
overwrite, overlayoverlay windows
overlay, overwriteoverlay windows
prefresh, pnoutrefreshrefresh pad
pnoutrefresh, prefreshrefresh pad
mvprintw, mvwprintw, wprintw, printwformatted write to a window
putppad and output a string
noraw, rawenable/disable raw mode
wrefresh, refreshrefresh window
reset_shell_mode, reset_prog_moderestore terminal mode
reset_prog_mode, reset_shell_moderestore terminal mode
savetty, resettyrestore/save terminal modes
restarttermrestart terminal for curses application
resetty, savettyrestore/save terminal modes
mvscanw, mvwscanw, wscanw, scanwformatted read from window
scrollscroll window
scrollokenable screen scrolling
set_termswitch between terminals
wsetscrreg, setscrregset scrolling region
setuptermperform low level terminal setup
attroff, attron, attrset, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset, standendattribute manipulation
attroff, attron, attrset, standend, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset, standoutattribute manipulation
subwincreate subwindow
tgetnum, tgoto, tgetstr, tgetflag, tgetentemulate termcap for old programs
tgetent, tgetnum, tgoto, tgetstr, tgetflagemulate termcap for old programs
tgetent, tgoto, tgetstr, tgetflag, tgetnumemulate termcap for old programs
tgetent, tgetnum, tgoto, tgetflag, tgetstremulate termcap for old programs
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetstr, tgetflag, tgotoemulate termcap for old programs
touchwintouch window
tparminstantiate a string
tputspad and output string
traceon, traceoffenable or disable debug trace output
traceoff, traceonenable or disable debug trace output
typeaheadcheck for typeahead
unctrlconvert character to printable form
vidputs, vidattroutput a string that sets terminal display
vidattr, vidputsoutput a string that sets terminal display
addch, mvaddch, mvwaddch, waddchadd character to window
addstr, mvaddstr, mvwaddstr, waddstradd string to window
attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattron, wattrset, wattroffattribute manipulation
attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattrset, wattronattribute manipulation
attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrsetattribute manipulation
clear, wclearclear window
clrtobot, wclrtobotclear to end of screen
clrtoeol, wclrtoeolclear to end of line
delch, mvdelch, mvwdelch, wdelchremove character from window
deleteln, wdeletelnremove line from window
erase, werasecopy blanks into window
getch, mvgetch, mvwgetch, wgetchread character
getstr, mvgetstr, mvwgetstr, wgetstrread string
inch, mvinch, mvwinch, winchreturn character from window
insch, mvinsch, mvwinsch, winschinsert character
insertln, winsertlninsert line
move, wmovemove cursor in window
doupdate, wnoutrefreshdo efficient refresh
printw, mvprintw, mvwprintw, wprintwformatted write to a window
refresh, wrefreshrefresh window
scanw, mvscanw, mvwscanw, wscanwformatted read from window
setscrreg, wsetscrregset scrolling region
attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandout, wattroff, wattron, wattrset, wstandendattribute manipulation
attroff, attron, attrset, standend, standout, wstandend, wattroff, wattron, wattrset, wstandoutattribute manipulation

3f. FORTRAN Library (intro)

abortterminate abruptly with memory image
accessdetermine accessibility of a file
alarmexecute a subroutine after a specified time
bessel functions, besselof two kinds for integer orders
and, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift, bitbitwise functions
chdirchange default directory
chmodchange mode of a file
dtime, etimereturn elapsed execution time
exitterminate process with status
fdatereturn date and time in an ASCII string
flmax, ffrac, dflmin, dflmax, dffrac, inmax, flminreturn extreme values
flushflush output to a logical unit
forkcreate a copy of this process
ftell, fseekreposition a file on a logical unit
iargc, getargreturn command line arguments
fgetc, getcget a character from a logical unit
getcwdget pathname of current working directory
getenvget value of environment variables
getlogget user’s login name
getpidget process ID
getgid, getuidget user or group ID of the caller
hostnmget name of current host
itime, idatereturn date or time in numerical form
rindex, lnblnk, len, indextell about character objects
introintroduction to Fortran library functions
ioinitchange f77 I/O initialization
killsend a signal to a process
symlink, linkmake a link to an existing file
locreturn the address of an object
short, longinteger object conversion
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
signalchange the action for a signal
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
lstat, fstat, statget file status
systemexecute an ULTRIX command
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
fpecnt, trpfpetrap and repair floating point faults
isatty, ttynamfind name of a terminal port
unlinkremove a directory entry
waitwait for a process to terminate

3int. International Suboutines (intro)

catopen, catcloseopen/close a message catalog
catgetmsgget message from a message catalog
catgetsread a program message
catclose, catopenopen/close a message catalog
introintroduction to internationalization subroutines
nl_printf, nl_sprintf, nl_fprintfprint formatted output
nl_scanf, nl_sscanf, nl_fscanfconvert formatted input
nl_langinfolanguage information
nl_fprintf, nl_sprintf, nl_printfprint formatted output
nl_fscanf, nl_sscanf, nl_scanfconvert formatted input
nl_printf, nl_fprintf, nl_sprintfprint formatted output
nl_scanf, nl_fscanf, nl_sscanfconvert formatted input
setlocaleset localization for internationalized program
strcollstring collation comparison
strftimeconvert time and date to string
strxfrmstring transformation

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, box, color, dot, arcgraphics interface
assertprogram verification
malloc, free, realloc, mallopt, mallinfo, callocfast main memory allocator
openpl, erase, label, line, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot, circlegraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, box, color, dot, closeplgraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot, 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, box, color, dot, 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, box, color, dot, labelgraphics interface
lib2648subroutines for the HP 2648 graphics terminal
openpl, erase, label, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot, linegraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, space, closepl, box, color, dot, 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, box, color, dot, movegraphics interface
dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkeydata base subroutines
erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot, openplgraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot, plotgraphics interface
openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, linemod, space, closepl, box, color, dot, 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, box, color, dot, 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)

accACC LH/DH IMP interface
adData Translation A/D converter
autoconfdiagnostics from the autoconfiguration code
bkline discipline for machine-machine communication (obsolete)
cflRX01 console interface
consoleconsole interface
crlRL02 console interface
csRX50 console interface
cssDEC IMP-11A LH/DH IMP interface
ctphototypesetter 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
dhDH-11/DM-11 communications multiplexer
dhbDHB32 communications multiplexor
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
dnDN-11 autocall unit interface
dpvdpv data communications interface
drumpaging device
dupBISYNC data communications interface
dzDZ11/DZ32 communications interface
dzqDZQ11 communications interface
dzvDZV11 communications interface
ec3Com 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
enXerox 3 Mb/s Ethernet interface
errlogerror logging interface
hpMASSBUS disk interface
hyNetwork Systems Hyperchannel interface
ikIkonas frame buffer, graphics device interface
ilInterlan 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
imp1822 network interface
introintroduction to special files and hardware support
kUmemUNIBUS/Q-bus virtual memory interface
kgKL-11/DL-11W line clock
kmemvirtual main memory image
la75ofLA75 dot matrix printer filter
lg02ofLG02 Matrix Line Printer
ln01ofLN01(S) laser printer filter
ln01ppLN01(S) print filter
ln03ofLN03(S) laser printer filter
ln03rofLN03R ASCII to PostScript translation filter
loloop network interface
lpLP11 line printer interface
lpfgeneral purpose line printer filter
lpvLPV11 parallel line printer
lqfgeneral purpose letter quality filter
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
pclDEC CSS PCL-11 B Network Interface
psEvans and Sutherland Picture System 2 graphics device interface
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/RX23 Small VAX floppy disk drive
scsSystems Communications Services network interface. 
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
termioSystem V terminal interface
termiosPOSIX terminal interface
tmTM-11/TE-10 magtape interface
tmsTMSCP magnetic tape interface
tracesystem call tracing interface
tsTS11/TS05/TU80 magnetic tape interface
ttygeneral terminal interface
tuTM03/TE16/TU45/TU77 magnetic tape interface
unUngermann-Bass interface
upunibus storage module controller/drives
urxDEC RX02 floppy disk interface
utUNIBUS TU45 tri-density tape drive interface
uuTU58/DECtape II UNIBUS cassette interface
vaBenson-Varian interface
vpVersatec interface
vvProteon proNET 10 Megabit ring
xftransparent filter

4f. Network Protocol Families

inetInternet protocol family
pupXerox PUP-I 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
pupraw PUP socket interface
tcpInternet Transmission Control Protocol
udpInternet User Datagram Protocol

5. File Formats (intro)

DDIFDigital Document Interchange Format (DDIF) files
DDISDigital Data Interchange Syntax / ISO ASN.1 (DDIS/ASN.1) files
DOTSData Object Transport Syntax (DOTS) files
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
statmon, current, state, backupstatd directory and file structures
coreformat of memory image file
cpioformat of cpio archive
crontabclock daemon table file
statmon, backup, state, currentstatd directory and file structures
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
inode, fsformat of file system volume
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
fs, inodeformat of file system volume
introintroduction to file formats
ltflabeled tape facility
tar, mdtartape archive file format
netrcBerknet information file (.netrc)
networksnetwork name data base
passwdpassword file
phonesremote host phone number data base
plotgraphics interface
printcapprinter capability data base
protocolsprotocol name data base
rcsfileformat of RCS file
remoteremote host description file
resolv.confresolver configuration file
resolv.conf, resolverresolver configuration file
sccsfileformat of SCCS file
servicesservice name data base
sliphostsinformation about Serial Line Internetcol Protocol hosts
stabsymbol table types
statmon, current, backup, statestatd directory and file structures
current, backup, state, statmonstatd directory and file structures
svcorderdesignate the order and selection of services
mdtar, tartape archive file format
termterminal driving tables for nroff
termcapterminal capability data base
tpDEC/mag tape formats
tracesystem call tracer device
ttysterminal initialization data
typesprimitive system data types
ufsULTRIX local file system
wtmp, utmplogin records
uuencodeformat of an encoded uuencode file
vfontfont formats for the Benson-Varian or Versatec
vgrindefsvgrind’s language definition data base
utmp, wtmplogin records

5int. International File Formats

environNLS environment variables
langlanguage names
nl_typeslanguage support database data types
patternspatterns for use with internationalization tools

5mh. RAND Message Handler File Formats

mh-aliasalias file for MH message system
mh-formatformat file for MH message system
mh-mailmessage format for MH message system
mh-tailorsystem customization for MH message system
mh_profileuser customization for MH message system

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

6. Games and Demos

aardvarkyet another exploration game
adventurean exploration game
arithmeticprovide drill in number facts
backgammonthe game
bannerprint large banner on printer
bcdconvert to antique media
boggleplay the game of boggle
cfscores, canfieldthe solitaire card game canfield
chessthe game of chess
chingthe book of changes and other cookies
cribbagethe card game cribbage
doctorinteract with a psychoanalyst
fishplay the card game Fish
fortuneprint a random, hopefully interesting, adage
hangmanComputer version of the game hangman
milleplay Mille Bournes
monopMonopoly game
numberconvert Arabic numerals to English
quiztest your knowledge
rainanimated raindrops display
rogueExploring The Dungeons of Doom
snscore, snakedisplay chase game
trektrekkie game
wormPlay the growing worm game
wormsanimate worms on a display terminal
wumpthe game of hunt-the-wumpus
zorkthe game of dungeon

7. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

asciimap of ASCII character set
environuser environment
eqncharspecial character definitions for eqn
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
timetime a command

8. Maintenance Procedures (intro)

2780dIBM 2780/3780 RJE emulator daemon
MAKEDEVmakes system special files
MAKEHOSTSmake symbolic links to hosts
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
bindsetupset up the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) service
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
namedInternet domain name server daemon
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
pingsend ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
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
rdtread diagnostic tape
rebootautomatic reboot 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
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
uucicouucp file transfer daemon
uucpsetupuucp set up program
vipwedit the password file

8c. Network Services

arpaddress resolution display and control
comsatbiff server
fingerdremote user information 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
lockdnetwork lock daemon
miscdmiscellaneous services daemon
ntalkdremote user communication server
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
slattachattach serial lines
statdnetwork status monitor daemon
talkdinter-terminal communications server
telnetdDARPA TELNET protocol server
tftpdDARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
trpttransliterate protocol trace
uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool, uupoll, uuaidsuucp utilities
uucleanuucp spool directory clean-up
uumkspool, uurespool, uupoll, uucompactuucp utilities
uucompact, uurespool, uupoll, uumkspooluucp utilities
uumonitormonitor the UUCP system
uucompact, uumkspool, uurespool, uupolluucp utilities
uucompact, uumkspool, uupoll, uurespooluucp utilities

8mh. RAND Mail Handler Maintenance Commands

apparse addresses RFC 822-style
conflictsearch for alias/password conflicts
dpparse dates RFC 822-style
install-mhinitialize the MH environment
postdeliver a message

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 daemon
nfsdNFS server daemon
nfsportmonturn on or off the port monitor
nfssetlockturn on or off the NFS locking service
nfssetupset up the 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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