syscall(3)         UNIX System V(BSD Compatibility Package)          syscall(3)


NAME
      syscall - indirect system call

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

      #include <sys/syscall.h>

      int syscall(number, arg, ...)

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

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

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

































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