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1. Commands

1C. Communications Commands

1G. Graphics Commands

2. System Calls

3. C Library

3C. Compatibility Routines

3F. FORTRAN Library

3G. Graphics Suboutines

3M. Math Library

3N. Network Support Library

3R. RPC Library

3S. Standard I/O Library

3X. Miscellaneous Functions

4. Special Files and Hardware Support

4F. Network Protocol Families

4N. Network Facilities

4P. Network Protocols

5. File Formats

6. Games

7. Miscellaneous Facilities

8. Maintenance Commands

8C. Network Services

8R. Hardware Maintenance Commands

8V. VAX Compatibility Commands

8c. Network Services

8r. Hardware Maintenance Commands

Manual — AOS 4.3

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1. Commands (intro)

Xa portable, network transparent window system
XibmX Window System (version 11) Server for IBM equipment
X, XserverX Window System server
adbdebugger
addbibcreate or extend bibliographic database
aedjournaldisplay commands in a log file
aedrunnerexecute graphics commands in a log file
afs_passwdchange an Andrew File System login password (AFS only)
afscopybackup facility (AFS only)
andrewstart Xibm, cwm, console, and typescript
applyapply a command to a set of arguments
aproposlocate commands by keyword lookup
ararchive and library maintainer
asassembler
atexecute commands at a later time
atqprint the queue of jobs waiting to be run
atrmremove jobs spooled by at
notes, readnotes, autoseqa news system
awkpattern scanning and processing language
basenamestrip filename affixes
bcarbitrary-precision arithmetic language
bf77FORTRAN 77 compiler
biffbe notified if mail arrives and who it is from
binmailsend or receive mail among users
bitmapbitmap editor for X  
bitprtcapture the image on a bitmap display and print it on an IBM printer
bits4216
calprint calendar
calendarreminder service
sh, for, if, while, :, ., break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, read, readonly, set, shift, times, trap, umask, wait, casecommand language
catcatenate and print
cbC program beautifier
ccdefault C compiler
cdchange working directory
eqn, neqn, checkeqtypeset mathematics
checknotescheck for new notesfile articles
checknrcheck nroff/troff files
chsh, passwd, chfnchange password file information (includes NFS extentions)
chgrpchange group
chmodchange mode (includes AFS extensions)
chfn, passwd, chshchange password file information (includes NFS extentions)
clearclear terminal screen
cmpcompare two files
colfilter reverse line feeds
colcrtfilter nroff output for CRT previewing
colprocolumn filter for IBM 4201 Proprinter
colrmremove columns from a file
commselect or reject lines common to two sorted files
uncompress, zcat, compresscompress and expand data
cpcopy
cryptencode/decode
csha shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
ctagscreate a tags file
dateprint and set the date
dbxdebugger
dcdesk calculator
ddconvert and copy a file
deroffremove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs
dfreport free disk space on file systems (includes NFS extensions)
explain, dictionprint wordy sentences; thesaurus for diction
diffdifferential file and directory comparator
diff33-way differential file comparison
diff, diffhdifferential file and directory comparator
domainnameset or display name of current domain system (NFS only)
dosread, dosdelread, write, dir, delete on PC-DOS diskette
dosread, dosdirread, write, dir, delete on PC-DOS diskette
dosreadread, write, dir, delete on PC-DOS diskette
dosread, doswriteread, write, dir, delete on PC-DOS diskette
dusummarize disk usage
dumpaeddump aed display memory as a binary file
dumpapa16dump apa16 display memory as a binary file
dumpapa8dump apa8 display memory as a binary file
dumpapa8cdump apa8c display memory as a binary file
echoecho arguments
edtext editor
ex, edittext editor
eflExtended Fortran Language
grep, fgrep, egrepsearch a file for a pattern
xsend, xget, enrollsecret mail
neqn, checkeq, eqntypeset mathematics
erroranalyze and disperse compiler error messages
edit, extext editor
unexpand, expandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa
diction, explainprint wordy sentences; thesaurus for diction
exprevaluate arguments as an expression
f77Default FORTRAN 77 compiler
true, falseprovide truth values
grep, egrep, fgrepsearch a file for a pattern
filedetermine file type
findfind files
fingeruser information lookup program
fmtsimple text formatter
foldfold long lines for finite width output device
sh, case, if, while, :, ., break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, read, readonly, set, shift, times, trap, umask, wait, forcommand language
fpFunctional Programming language compiler/interpreter
fprprint Fortran file
fromwho is my mail from? 
fsfile system program (AFS only)
fsplitsplit a multi-routine Fortran file into individual files
ftcFast Tape Copy
gcoreget core images of running processes
gprofdisplay call graph profile data
egrep, fgrep, grepsearch a file for a pattern
groupsshow group memberships
hcOptimizing High C compiler
headgive first few lines
hf77Optimizing FORTRAN 77 compiler
hostidset or print identifier of current host system
hostnameset or print name of current host system
icoanimate an icosahedron or other polyhedron
sh, for, case, while, :, ., break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, read, readonly, set, shift, times, trap, umask, wait, ifcommand language
indentindent and format C program source
lookbib, indxbibbuild inverted index for a bibliography, find references in a bibliography
installinstall binaries
introintroduction to commands
iostatreport I/O statistics
joinrelational database operator
kbdlocklock the keyboard of the IBM RT PC
killterminate a process with extreme prejudice
lastindicate last logins of users and teletypes
lastcommshow last commands executed in reverse order
ldlink editor
learncomputer-aided instruction about the UNIX operating system
leaveremind you when you have to leave
lexgenerator of lexical analysis programs
linta C program verifier
lisplisp interpreter
lisztcompile a Franz Lisp program
lnmake links
loadafscopy files into the Andrew File System (AFS only)
lockreserve a terminal
logtell the Andrew Cache Manager about your password (AFS only)
loggermake entries in the system log
loginsign on (includes AFS extensions)
lookfind lines in a sorted list
indxbib, lookbibbuild inverted index for a bibliography, find references in a bibliography
lorderfind ordering relation for an object library
lpqspool queue examination program
lproff line print
lprmremove jobs from the line printer spooling queue
lptestgenerate lineprinter ripple pattern
lslist contents of directory
lxreflisp cross reference program
m4macro processor
mailsend and receive mail
makemaintain program groups
manfind manual information by keywords; print out the manual
mesgpermit or deny messages
mkdirmake a directory
mkstrcreate an error message file by massaging C source
page, morefile perusal filter for crt viewing
msetretrieve ASCII to IBM 3270 keyboard map
msgssystem messages and junk mail program
mtmagnetic tape manipulating program
muncherdraw interesting patterns in an X window
mvmove or rename files
eqn, checkeq, neqntypeset mathematics
netstatshow network status
newaliasesrebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
nfpipeInsert articles into a notesfile
nfprintPrint the contents of a notesfile
nfstatsPrint statistics about Notesfiles
nohup, nicerun a command at low priority (sh only)
nmprint name list
nice, nohuprun a command at low priority (sh only)
autoseq, readnotes, notesa news system
nrofftext formatting
odoctal, decimal, hex, ascii dump
more, pagefile perusal filter for crt viewing
pagesizeprint system page size
chfn, chsh, passwdchange password file information (includes NFS extentions)
patcha program for applying a diff file to an original
pcPascal compiler
pccpcc-based C compiler
pdxpascal debugger
pfset keyboard program-function keys
piPascal interpreter code translator
pictroff preprocessor for drawing simple pictures
pixPascal interpreter and executor
plaidpaint some plaid-like patterns in an X window
pmergepascal file merger
pprintprint text files on IBM 3812 Pageprinter
prprint file
prflIBM 4201 Proprinter/IBM 5152 Graphics Printer nroff post-processing filter
printenvprint out the environment
profdisplay profile data
proffnroff for the IBM 4201 Proprinter and IBM 5152 Graphics Printer
psprocess status
ptroffprint troff files on IBM 3812 Pageprinter
ptxpermuted index
puzzle15-puzzle game for X
pwdworking directory name
pxPascal interpreter
pxpPascal execution profiler
pxrefPascal cross-reference program
quotadisplay disk usage and limits (includes NFS extensions)
ranlibconvert archives to random libraries
ratforrational Fortran dialect
rdistremote file distribution program
notes, autoseq, readnotesa news system
referfind and insert literature references in documents
tset, resetterminal dependent initialization
revreverse lines of a file
rmdir, rmremove (unlink) files or directories
rmailhandle remote mail received via uucp
rm, rmdirremove (unlink) directories or files
roffbibrun off bibliographic database
rpcgenan RPC protocol compiler (NFS only)
scaleresize a bitmap image
sccsfront end for the SCCS subsystem
scriptmake typescript of terminal session
sedstream editor
sendbugmail a system bug report to 4bsd-bugs
for, case, if, while, :, ., break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, read, readonly, set, shift, times, trap, umask, wait, shcommand language
bits4216, showpsPostScript preview utilities
sizesize of an object file
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
soelimeliminate .so’s from nroff input
sortsort or merge files
sortbibsort bibliographic database
spellin, spellout, spellfind spelling errors
spell, spellout, spellinfind spelling errors
spell, spellin, spelloutfind spelling errors
splitsplit a file into pieces
stringsfind the printable strings in a object, or other binary, file
stripremove symbols and relocation bits
structstructure Fortran programs
sttyset terminal options
styleanalyze surface characteristics of a document
susubstitute user id temporarily (includes AFS and NFS extensions)
sumsum and count blocks in a file
supporthardware and software support information
symorderrearrange name list
syslinedisplay system status on status line of a terminal
systatdisplay system statistics on a crt (includes NFS extensions)
tabsset terminal tabs
taildeliver the last part of a file
talktalk to another user
tartape archiver
tblformat tables for nroff or troff
tcphotoypesetter simulator
tcopycopy a mag tape
teepipe fitting
testcondition command
timetime a command
tkpaginator for the Tektronix 4014
tn3270full-screen remote login to IBM VM/CMS
touchupdate date last modified of a file
tpmanipulate tape archive
trtranslate characters
nroff, trofftext formatting and typesetting
false, trueprovide truth values
tsetterminal dependent initialization
tsorttopological sort
ttyget terminal name
uldo underlining
compress, zcat, uncompresscompress and expand data
expand, unexpandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa
unifdefremove ifdef’ed lines
uniqreport repeated lines in a file
unitsconversion program
unixstart IBM/4.3 running on RISC Coprocessor
unlognotify Andrew Cache Manager when the user is done using AFS (AFS only)
down, upclient Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) utilities
uptimeshow how long system has been up
userscompact list of users who are on the system
uwma window manager for X
vacationreturn “I am on vacation” indication
vgrindgrind nice listings of programs for the IBM 3812 Pageprinter
viscreen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex
viceupbackup facility (AFS only)
vlpFormat Lisp programs to be printed with nroff, vtroff, or troff
vmstatreport virtual memory statistics (includes NFS extensions)
vwidthmake troff width table for a font
wwho is on and what they are doing
waitawait completion of process
wallwrite to all users
wcword count
whatshow what versions of object modules were used to construct a file
whatisdescribe what a command is
whereislocate source, binary, and or manual for program
whichlocate a program file including aliases and paths (csh only)
sh, for, case, if, :, ., break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, read, readonly, set, shift, times, trap, umask, wait, whilecommand language
whowho is on the system
whoamiprint effective current user id
whoisDARPA Internet user name directory service
windowwindow environment
wma simple real-estate-driven window manager
writewrite to another user
x10tox11X version 10 to version 11 protocol converter
xbiffmailbox flag for X
xcalcscientific calculator for X
xclockanalog / digital clock for X
xdprdump an X window directly to the printer
xeditsimple text editor for X
xfdfont displayer for X
xsend, enroll, xgetsecret mail
xhostserver access control program for X
xinitX Window System initializer
xloadload average display for X
xlogoX Window System logo
xlsfontsserver font list displayer for X
xmhX window interface to the mh Mail Handler
xprkbd, xmodmapkeyboard modifier utilities for X
xprprint an X window dump
xmodmap, xprkbdX Window System keyboard modifier utilities
xpropproperty displayer for X
xrdbX server resource database utility
xrefreshrefresh all or part of an X screen
xget, enroll, xsendsecret mail
xsetuser preference utility for X
xsetrootroot window parameter setting utility for X
xstrextract strings from C programs to implement shared strings
xtermterminal emulator for X
xwddump an image of an X window
xwindowsstart Xibm, uwm window manager, two xterms, and xclock
xwininfowindow information utility for X
xwudimage displayer for X
yaccyet another compiler-compiler
yesbe repetitively affirmative
ypcatprint values in a yellow pages data base (NFS only)
ypmatchprint the value of one or more keys from a yellow pages map (NFS only)
yppasswdchange login password in yellow pages (NFS only)
ypwhichwhich host is the yellow pages server or map master? (NFS only)
compress, uncompress, zcatcompress and expand data

1C. Communications Commands

tip, cuconnect to a remote system
ftpARPANET file transfer program
onexecute a command remotely (NFS only)
rcpremote file copy  (includes NFS and AFS extensions)
rloginremote login (includes AFS extensions)
rshremote shell (includes AFS extensions)
rupshow host status of local machines (RPC version) (NFS only)
ruptimeshow host status of local machines
ruserswho’s logged in on local machines (RPC version) (NFS only)
rwallwrite to all users over a network (RPC version) (NFS only)
rwhowho’s logged in on local machines
telnetuser interface to the TELNET protocol
tftptrivial file transfer program
cu, tipconnect to a remote system
uucpunix to unix copy
uuencode, uudecodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail
uudecode, uuencodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail
uulogdisplay UUCP log files
uunamelist names of UUCP hosts
uusendsend a file to a remote host
uuxunix to unix command execution

1G. Graphics Commands

graphdraw a graph
plotgraphics filters
splineinterpolate smooth curve

2. System Calls (intro)

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
nfssvc, async_daemonNFS daemons (NFS only)
bindbind a name to a socket
sbrk, brkchange data segment size
chdirchange current working directory
fchmod, chmodchange mode of file (includes AFS extensions)
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 a descriptor
dup, dup2duplicate a descriptor
execveexecute a file
_exit, exitterminate a process
chmod, fchmodchange mode of file (includes AFS extensions)
chown, fchownchange owner and group of a file
fcntlfile control (includes NFS extensions)
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 filesystem independent format (NFS only)
setdomainname, getdomainnameget/set name of current domain (NFS only)
getdtablesizeget descriptor table size
getgid, getegidget group identity
getuid, geteuidget user identity
getfloatstatereturn machine and process floating point state
getfpemulatorreturn address of the floating-point emulator
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
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 and error numbers
ioctlcontrol device
killsend signal to a process
killpgsend signal to a process group
linkmake a hard link to a file
listenlisten for connections on a socket
lseekmove read/write pointer
stat, fstat, lstatget file status
mkdirmake a directory file
mknodmake a special file
umount, mountmount or remove file system
async_daemon, nfssvcNFS daemons (NFS only)
openopen a file for reading or writing, or create a new file
pipecreate an interprocess communication channel
profilexecution time profile
ptraceprocess trace
quotamanipulate disk quotas
quotactlmanipulate disk quotas (NFS only)
readv, readread input
readlinkread value of a symbolic link
read, readvread input
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 data segment size
selectsynchronous I/O multiplexing
sendto, sendmsg, sendsend a message from a socket
send, sendto, sendmsgsend a message from a socket
send, sendmsg, sendtosend a message from a socket
getdomainname, setdomainnameget/set name of current domain (NFS only)
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
setpagset process authentication group (AFS only)
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
shutdownshut down part of a full-duplex connection
sigblockblock signals
sigpauseatomically release blocked signals and wait for interrupt
sigreturnreturn from signal
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
statfsget file system statistics (NFS only)
swaponadd a swap device for interleaved paging/swapping
symlinkmake symbolic link to a file
syncupdate super-block
syscallindirect system call
ftruncate, truncatetruncate a file to a specified length
umaskset file creation mode mask
mount, umountmount or remove file system
unlinkremove directory entry
utimesset file times
vdspind, vdspinspin up or spin down a Remote Virtual Disk (RVD)
vdstatsacquire client Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) statistics
vforkspawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way
vhangupvirtually “hangup” the current control terminal
wait3, waitwait for process to terminate
wait, wait3wait for process to terminate
writev, writewrite output
write, writevwrite output

3. C Library (intro)

setjmp, longjmp, _longjmpnon-local goto
setjmp, longjmp, _setjmpnon-local goto
abortgenerate a fault
absinteger absolute value
malloc, free, realloc, calloc, allocamemory allocator
scandir, alphasortscan a directory
ctime, localtime, gmtime, timezone, asctimeconvert date and time to ASCII
assertprogram verification
atoi, atol, atofconvert ASCII to numbers
atof, atol, atoiconvert ASCII to numbers
atof, atoi, atolconvert ASCII to numbers
bcopy, bzero, ffs, bcmpbit and byte string operations
bcmp, bzero, ffs, bcopybit and byte string operations
bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs, bstringbit and byte string operations
bcopy, bcmp, ffs, bzerobit and byte string operations
malloc, free, realloc, alloca, callocmemory allocator
opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedirdirectory operations
syslog, openlog, setlogmask, closelogcontrol system log
re_comp, re_exec, compregular expression handler
setkey, encrypt, cryptDES encryption
localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, ctimeconvert date and time to ASCII
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, ctypecharacter classification macros
dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerrdata base subroutines
dbm_open, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr, dbm_closedata base subroutines
dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr, dbm_deletedata base subroutines
dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_clearerr, dbm_errordata base subroutines
dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr, dbm_fetchdata base subroutines
dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr, dbm_firstkeydata base subroutines
dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr, dbm_nextkeydata base subroutines
dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr, dbm_opendata base subroutines
dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr, dbm_storedata base subroutines
opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir, directorydirectory operations
fcvt, gcvt, ecvtoutput conversion
end, etext, edatalast locations in program
crypt, setkey, encryptDES encryption
etext, edata, endlast locations in program
getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsentget file system descriptor file entry
getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrentget group file entry
getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, setpwfile, endpwentget password file entry
getttyent, getttynam, setttyent, endttyentget ttys file entry
getusershell, setusershell, endusershellget legal user shells
execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exec, execve, exect, environexecute a file
perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr, errlistsystem error messages
end, edata, etextlast locations in program
execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exec, execve, exect, environ, execlexecute a file
execl, execv, execlp, execvp, exec, execve, exect, environ, execleexecute a file
execl, execv, execle, execvp, exec, execve, exect, environ, execlpexecute a file
execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exec, execve, environ, exectexecute a file
execl, execle, execlp, execvp, exec, execve, exect, environ, execvexecute a file
execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exec, exect, environ, execveexecute a file
execl, execv, execle, execlp, exec, execve, 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
ecvt, fcvt, gcvtoutput conversion
getdiskbyname, getdiskget disk description by its name
getdiskbynameget disk description by its name
getenvvalue for environment 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
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
setmntent, addmntent, endmntent, hasmntopt, getmntentget file system descriptor file entry (NFS only)
getoptget option letter from argv
getpassread a password
getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, setpwfile, getpwentget password file entry
getpwent, getpwuid, setpwent, endpwent, setpwfile, getpwnamget password file entry
getpwent, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, setpwfile, getpwuidget password file entry
getttynam, setttyent, endttyent, getttyentget ttys file entry
getttyent, setttyent, endttyent, getttynamget ttys file entry
setusershell, endusershell, getusershellget legal user shells
getwdget current working directory pathname
ctime, localtime, asctime, timezone, gmtimeconvert date and time to ASCII
copysign, drem, logb, scalb, rint, classdouble, classfloat, isnan, unordered, finite, infinity, nextdouble, nextfloat, fptestround, fpsetround, swapround, fptestflag, fpsetflag, fpclrflag, swapfpflag, fptesttrap, fpsettrap, fpclrtrap, swapfptrap, ieeeieee arithmetic support functions
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, rindex, indexstring operations
initgroupsinitialize group access list
random, srandom, setstate, initstatebetter random number generator; routines for changing generators
remque, insqueinsert/remove element from a queue
introintroduction to C library functions
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, isalnumcharacter classification macros
isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, isalphacharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, toupper, tolower, toascii, isasciicharacter classification macros
ttyname, ttyslot, isattyfind name of a terminal
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, iscntrlcharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, isdigitcharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, islowercharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, isprintcharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, ispunctcharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, isspacecharacter classification macros
isalpha, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, isuppercharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toascii, isxdigitcharacter classification macros
frexp, modf, ldexpsplit into mantissa and exponent
ctime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, localtimeconvert date and time to ASCII
lockfadvisory record locking on files (NFS only)
setjmp, longjmpnon-local goto
free, realloc, calloc, alloca, mallocmemory allocator
mktemp, mkstempmake a unique file name
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
dbm_open, dbm_close, dbm_fetch, dbm_store, dbm_delete, dbm_firstkey, dbm_nextkey, dbm_error, dbm_clearerr, ndbmdata base subroutines
nfabortdump core and log it in a notesfile
nfcommenta user interface to the notesfile system
nlistget entries from name list
readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir, opendirdirectory operations
syslog, closelog, setlogmask, openlogcontrol system log
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
qsortquicker sort
srandom, initstate, setstate, randombetter random number generator; routines for changing generators
rresvport, ruserok, rcmdroutines for returning a stream to a remote command
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, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, resolverresolver routines
opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, closedir, rewinddirdirectory operations
rexecreturn stream to a remote command
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, index, rindexstring operations
copysign, drem, logb, scalb, classdouble, classfloat, isnan, unordered, finite, infinity, nextdouble, nextfloat, fptestround, fpsetround, swapround, fptestflag, fpsetflag, fpclrflag, swapfpflag, fptesttrap, fpsettrap, fpclrtrap, swapfptrap, rintieee arithmetic support functions
rcmd, ruserok, rresvportroutines for returning a stream to a remote command
rcmd, rresvport, ruserokroutines for returning a stream to a remote command
alphasort, scandirscan a directory
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
getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, endfsent, setfsentget file system descriptor file entry
setuid, seteuid, setruid, setegid, setrgid, setgidset user and group ID
getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, endgrent, setgrentget group file entry
longjmp, setjmpnon-local goto
crypt, encrypt, setkeyDES encryption
syslog, openlog, closelog, setlogmaskcontrol system log
getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, endpwent, setpwfile, setpwentget password file entry
getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, setpwfileget 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
getusershell, endusershell, setusershellget legal user shells
siginterruptallow signals to interrupt system calls
sleepsuspend execution for interval
random, initstate, setstate, srandombetter random number generator; routines for changing generators
strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, index, rindex, strcatstring operations
strcat, strncat, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, index, rindex, strcmpstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strncpy, strlen, index, rindex, strcpystring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, index, rindex, stringstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, index, rindex, strlenstring operations
strcat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, index, rindex, strncatstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, index, rindex, strncmpstring operations
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strlen, index, rindex, strncpystring operations
swabswap bytes
perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr, syssystem error messages
perror, sys_nerr, sys_errlistsystem error messages
perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerrsystem error messages
psignal, sys_siglistsystem signal messages
openlog, closelog, setlogmask, syslogcontrol system log
systemissue a shell command
opendir, readdir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir, telldirdirectory operations
ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezoneconvert date and time to ASCII
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, tolower, toasciicharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, toupper, toascii, tolowercharacter classification macros
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, isgraph, iscntrl, isascii, tolower, toascii, touppercharacter classification macros
isatty, ttyslot, ttynamefind name of a terminal
ttyname, isatty, ttyslotfind name of a terminal
ualarmschedule signal after specified time
usleepsuspend execution for interval
varargsvariable argument list

3C. Compatibility Routines

alarmschedule signal after specified time
time, ftimeget date and time
getpwget name from uid
stty, gttyset and get terminal state (defunct)
niceset program priority
pausestop until signal
srand, randrandom number generator
signalsimplified software signal facilities
rand, srandrandom number generator
gtty, sttyset and get terminal state (defunct)
ftime, timeget date and time
timesget process times
utimeset file times
vallocaligned memory allocator
vlimitcontrol maximum system resource consumption
vtimesget information about resource utilization

3F. FORTRAN Library (intro)

abortterminate abruptly with memory image
accessdetermine accessibility of a file
alarmexecute a subroutine after a specified time
bit, andand, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift bitwise functions
plot: openpl et al., arcf77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
Bessel functions, besj0of two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, besj1of two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, besjnof two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, besselof two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, besy0of two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, besy1of two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, besynof two kinds for integer orders
bitand, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift bitwise functions
plot: openpl et al., boxf77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
chdirchange default directory
chmodchange mode of a file
plot: openpl et al., circlef77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
plot: openpl et al., closplf77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
plot: openpl et al., contf77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
time, ltime, gmtime, ctimereturn system time
Bessel functions, dbesj0of two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, dbesj1of two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, dbesjnof two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, dbesy0of two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, dbesy1of two kinds for integer orders
Bessel functions, dbesynof two kinds for integer orders
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
random, irandm, drandmbetter random number generator
etime, dtimereturn elapsed execution time
plot: openpl et al., erasef77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
dtime, etimereturn elapsed execution time
exitterminate process with status
malloc, free, fallocmemory allocator
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
intro, fortranintroduction to FORTRAN library functions
trpfpe, fpecnttrap and repair floating point faults
putc, fputcwrite a character to a fortran logical unit
malloc, falloc, freememory allocator
ftell, fseekreposition a file on a logical unit
stat, lstat, fstatget file status
fseek, ftellreposition a file on a logical unit
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
random, drandm, irandmbetter random number generator
ttynam, isattyfind name of a terminal port
idate, itimereturn date or time in numerical form
killsend a signal to a process
plot: openpl et al., labelf77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
index, rindex, lnblnk, lentell about character objects
plot: openpl et al., linef77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
plot: openpl et al., linemdf77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
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, lshiftand, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift bitwise functions
stat, fstat, lstatget file status
time, ctime, gmtime, ltimereturn system time
free, falloc, mallocmemory allocator
plot: openpl et al., movef77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
bit, notand, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift bitwise functions
plot: openpl et al., openplf77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
bit, orand, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift bitwise functions
gerror, ierrno, perrorget system error messages
plot: openpl et al., plotf77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
plot: openpl et al., pointf77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
fputc, putcwrite a character to a fortran logical unit
qsortquick sort
drand, irand, randreturn random values
drandm, irandm, randombetter random number generator
renamerename a file
index, lnblnk, len, rindextell about character objects
bit, rshiftand, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift bitwise functions
long, shortinteger object conversion
signalchange the action for a signal
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
plot: openpl et al., spacef77 library interface to plot (3X) libraries. 
lstat, fstat, statget file status
link, symlnkmake a link to an existing file
systemexecute a UNIX 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, xorand, or, xor, not, rshift, lshift bitwise functions

3G. Graphics Suboutines (intro)

VI_Circle, circledraw a circle
VI_Clip, clipset clipping window
VI_Color, colorchange screen color
VI_Copy, copycopy an area
VI_MDefnCur, VI_FDefnCur, VI_EnCur, VI_DisCur, VI_PosnCur, cursorcontrol the display cursor
VI_Dash, dashset line dash pattern
VI_Font, VI_GetFont, VI_DropFont, fontselect and manipulate fonts
VI_Force, forceforce output of graphics orders
VI_MImage, VI_FImage, imagedraw an image
VI_Init, VI_Term, initinitialize and terminate the subroutine interface
introintroduction to display graphics subroutines
VI_ALine, VI_RLine, linedraw a line
VI_Login, VI_Logout, logbegin logging subroutine calls and close a log file
VI_Merge, mergeset merge mode
VI_AMove, VI_RMove, movemove the current point
VI_QClip, VI_QColor, VI_QDash, VI_QFont, VI_QMerge, VI_QPoint, VI_QWidth, queryquery graphics parameters
VI_MRead, VI_FRead, readread display data
VI_Run, runprocess a log file
VI_String, stringdraw a string
VI_Tile, tiletile a rectangle
VI_Width, widthset line width

3M. Math Library

sin, cos, tan, asin, atan, atan2, acostrigonometric functions and their inverses
asinh, atanh, acoshinverse hyperbolic functions
sin, cos, tan, acos, atan, atan2, asintrigonometric functions and their inverses
acosh, atanh, asinhinverse hyperbolic functions
sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan2, atantrigonometric functions and their inverses
sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2trigonometric functions and their inverses
asinh, acosh, atanhinverse hyperbolic functions
hypot, cabsEuclidean distance, complex absolute value
sqrt, cbrtcube root, square root
fabs, floor, ceilabsolute value, floor, ceiling functions
drem, finite, logb, scalb, copysigncopysign, remainder, exponent manipulations
sin, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2, costrigonometric functions and their inverses
sinh, tanh, coshhyperbolic functions
copysign, finite, logb, scalb, dremcopysign, remainder, exponent manipulations
erfc, erferror functions
erf, erfcerror functions
expm1, log, log10, log1p, pow, expexponential, logarithm, power
exp, log, log10, log1p, pow, expm1exponential, logarithm, power
floor, ceil, fabsabsolute value, floor, ceiling functions
copysign, drem, logb, scalb, finitecopysign, remainder, exponent manipulations
fabs, ceil, floorabsolute value, floor, ceiling functions
lgamma, gammalog gamma function
cabs, hypotEuclidean distance, complex absolute value
copysign, drem, finite, logb, scalb, ieeecopysign, remainder, exponent manipulations
infnansignals invalid floating-point operations on a VAX (temporary)
j1, jn, y0, y1, yn, j0Bessel functions
j0, jn, y0, y1, yn, j1Bessel functions
j0, j1, y0, y1, yn, jnBessel functions
lgammalog gamma function
exp, expm1, log10, log1p, pow, logexponential, logarithm, power
exp, expm1, log, log1p, pow, log10exponential, logarithm, power
exp, expm1, log, log10, pow, log1pexponential, logarithm, power
copysign, drem, finite, scalb, logbcopysign, remainder, exponent manipulations
mathintroduction to mathematical library functions
exp, expm1, log, log10, log1p, powexponential, logarithm, power
copysign, drem, finite, logb, scalbcopysign, remainder, exponent manipulations
cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2, sintrigonometric functions and their inverses
cosh, tanh, sinhhyperbolic functions
cbrt, sqrtcube root, square root
sin, cos, asin, acos, atan, atan2, tantrigonometric functions and their inverses
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 Library

inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, addrInternet address manipulation routines
htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs, byteorderconvert values between host and network byte order
gethostbyname, gethostbyaddr, gethostent, 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
ether_ntoa, ether_aton, ether_ntohost, ether_hostton, ether_line, ethersEthernet address mapping operations (NFS only)
gethostbyname, gethostent, sethostent, endhostent, gethostbyaddrget network host entry
gethostbyaddr, gethostent, sethostent, endhostent, gethostbynameget network host entry
gethostbyname, gethostbyaddr, 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
getrpcent, getrpcbynumber, getrpcbynameget RPC entry (NFS only)
getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumberget RPC entry (NFS only)
getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber, getrpcentget RPC entry (NFS only)
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
inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, networkInternet address manipulation routines
ns_addr, ns_ntoa, nsXerox NS(tm)  address conversion routines
ns_ntoa, ns_addrXerox NS(tm)  address conversion routines
ns_addr, ns_ntoaXerox NS(tm)  address conversion routines
inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, ntoaInternet address manipulation routines
htonl, htons, ntohs, ntohlconvert values between host and network byte order
htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohsconvert values between host and network byte order
rpclibrary routines for remote procedure calls (NFS only)
gethostbyname, gethostbyaddr, gethostent, endhostent, sethostentget network host entry
gethostbyname, gethostbyaddr, gethostent, sethostent, endhostent, sethostfileget network host entry
getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, endnetent, setnetentget network entry
getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, endprotoent, setprotoentget protocol entry
getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, endservent, setserventget service entry
xdrlibrary routines for external data representation (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)
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 interface (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)
ypclnt, 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 interface (NFS only)

3R. RPC Library (intro)

getrpcportget RPC port number (NFS only)
introintroduction to RPC service library functions (NFS only)
mountrpcremote mount protocol (NFS only)
rexremote execution protocol (NFS only)
rusers, rnusersremote users protocol (NFS only)
rquotaremote quota protocol (NFS only)
rnusers, rusersremote users protocol (NFS only)
rwallremote write protocol (NFS only)
yppasswdupdate user password in yellow pages (NFS only)

3S. Standard I/O Library

ferror, feof, fileno, clearerrstream status inquiries
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, fscanfformatted input conversion
ftell, rewind, fseekreposition a stream
fseek, rewind, ftellreposition 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
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 stream
fscanf, sscanf, scanfformatted input conversion
setbuffer, setlinebuf, setbufassign buffering to a stream
setbuf, setlinebuf, setbufferassign buffering to a stream
setbuf, setbuffer, setlinebufassign buffering to a stream
printf, fprintf, sprintfformatted output conversion
scanf, fscanf, sscanfformatted input conversion
stdiostandard buffered input/output package
ungetcpush character back into input stream

3X. Miscellaneous Functions

XAddHosts, XListHosts, XRemoveHost, XRemoveHosts, XSetAccessControl, XEnableAccessControl, XDisableAccessContro, XAddHostcontrol host access
XAllocColor, XAllocNamedColor, XAllocColorCells, XAllocColorPlanes, XFreeColors, XAllColorallocate and free colors
XAllowEvents, XAllEventscontinue frozen event processing
XChangeKeyboardControl, XGetKeyboardControl, XAutoRepeatOn, XAutoRepeatOff, XBell, XQueryKeymap, XCKControlmanipulate keyboard settings
XChangeKeyboardMapping, XGetKeyboardMapping, XSetModifierMapping, XGetModifierMapping, XNewModifierMap, XInsertModifiermapEntry, XDeleteModifiermapEntry, XFreeModifierMap, XCKMappingmanipulate keyboard encoding
XChangePointerControl, XGetPointerControl, XCPControlcontrol pointer
XChangeSaveSet, XAddToSaveSet, XRemoveFromSaveSet, XCSSetchange a client’s save set
XChangeWindowAttributes, XSetWindowBackground, XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap, XSetWindowBorder, XSetWindowBorderPixmap, XCWAttribchange window attributes
XClearWindow, XClearAreaclear windows
XConfigureWindow, XMoveWindow, XResizeWindow, XMoveResizeWindow, XSetWindowBorderWidth, XConfigWinconfigure windows
XCopyPlane, XCopyAreacopy areas
XCreateColormap, XCopyColormapAndFree, XFreeColormap, XSetWindowColormap, XCreCmapcreate, copy, or destroy colormaps
XCreateFontCursor, XCreatePixmapCursor, XCreateGlyphCursor, XCreFCurcreate cursors
XCreateGC, XCopyGC, XChangeGC, XFreeGC, XCreGCcreate and free graphics contexts
XCreateImage, XGetPixel, XPutPixel, XSubImage, XAddPixel, XDestroyImage, XCreImageimage utilities
XCreatePixmap, XFreePixmap, XCrePmapcreate and destroy pixmaps
XCreateRegion, XSetRegion, XDestroyRegion, XCreRegcreate and destroy regions
XCreateWindow, XCreateSimpleWindow, XCreWincreate windows
XDefineCursor, XUndefineCursor, XDefCurdefine cursors
XDestroyWindow, XDestroySubwindows, XDesWindestroy windows
XDrawArc, XDrawArcs, XDrArcdraw arcs
XDrawImageString, XDrawImageString16, XDrIStringdraw image text
XDrawLine, XDrawLines, XDrawSegments, XDrLinedraw lines and polygons
XDrawPoint, XDrawPoints, XDrPointdraw points
XDrawRectangle, XDrawRectangles, XDrRectdraw rectyangles
XDrawString, XDrawString16, XDrStringdraw text characters
XDrawText, XDrawText16, XDrTextdraw polytext text
XEmptyRegion, XEqualRegion, XERegiondetermine if regions are empty or equal
XFillRectangle, XFillRectangles, XFillPolygon, XFillArc, XFillArcs, XFillRectfill rectangles, polygons, or arcs
XSync, XEventsQueued, XPending, XNextEvent, XPeekEvent, XFlushbasic error handling
XNoOp, XFreefree client data
XGetDefault, XGetDefget X program defaults
XrmGetResource, XrmQGetResource, XrmQGetSearchList, XrmQGetSearchResource, XGetResretrieve database resources and search lists
XGetVisualInfo, XMatchVisualInfo, XGetVInfoobtain visual information
XGetWindowAttributes, XGetGeometry, XGetWAttrget current window attribute or geometry
XGetWindowProperty, XListProperties, XChangeProperty, XRotateWindowProperties, XDeleteProperty, XGetWPropobtain and change window properties
XGrabButton, XUngrabButton, XGrButtonmanipulate the pointer
XGrabKey, XUngrabKey, XGrKeymanipulate the keyboard
XGrabKeyboard, XUngrabKeyboard, XGrKeybrdmanipulate the keyboard
XGrabPointer, XUngrabPointer, XChangeActivePointerGrab, XGrPntrmanipulate the pointer
XGrabServer, XUngrabServer, XGrServermanipulate the keyboard
XCheckIfEvent, XPeekIfEvent, XIfEventcheck the event queue
XrmInitialize, XrmParseCommand, XInitialinitialize the Resource Manager and parse the command line
XInstallColormap, XUninstallColormap, XListInstalledColormaps, XInstCmapinstall colormaps
XIntersectRegion, XUnionRegion, XUnionRectWithRegion, XSubtractRegion, XXorRegion, XOffsetRegion, XShrinkRegion, XPointInRegion, XRectInRegion, XInterRegregion arthmetic
XInternAtom, XGetAtomName, XInternAcreate and return atom names
XListFonts, XFreeFontNames, XListFontobtain and free font names
XQueryFont, XListFontsWithInfo, XFreeFontInfo, XLoadQueryFont, XFreeFont, XGetFontProperty, XUnloadFont, XGContextFromGC, XLoadFontmanipulate fonts
XLookupKeysym, XRefreshKeyboardMapping, XLookupString, XRebindKeySym, XLookKsymhandle keyboard input events
XrmMergeDatabases, XrmGetFileDatabase, XrmPutFileDatabase, XrmGetStringDatabase, XMDBasesmanipulate resource databases
XMapWinow, XMapRaised, XMapSubwindows, XMapWinmap windows
XOpenDisplay, XCloseDisplay, XNoOp, XOpDsplyconnect or disconnect to X server
XParseGeometry, XGeometry, XParseColor, XParGeomparse window geometry and color
XPolygonRegion, XClipBox, XPolyReggenerate regions
XPutBackEvent, XPutBEvntput events back on the queue
XGetImage, XGetSubImage, XPutImagetransfer images
XrmPutResource, XrmQPutResource, XrmPutStringResource, XrmQPutStringResource, XrmPutLineResource, XPutResstore database resources
XQueryBestSize, XQueryBestTile, XQueryBestStipple, XQBSizedetermine efficient sizes
XQueryColor, XQueryColors, XLookupColor, XQColorobtain color values
XQueryPointer, XQPointerget pointer coordinates
XQueryTree, XQTreequery window tree information
XRaiseWindow, XLowerWindow, XCirculateSubwindows, XCirculateSubwindowsUp, XCirculateSubwindowsDown, XRestackWindows, XRaiseWinchange window stacking order
XReadBitmapFile, XWriteBitmapFile, XCreatePixmapFromBitmapData, XCreateBitmapFromData, XReadBFmanipulate bitmaps
XRecolorCursor, XFreeCursor, XQueryBestCursor, XRecCurmanipulate cursors
XReparentWindow, XReparWinreparent windows
XSaveContext, XFindContext, XDeleteContext, XUniqueContext, XSContextmanipulate the context manager
XSelectInput, XSInputselect input events
XSetArcMode, XSetSubwindowMode, XSetGraphicsExposure, XSeArcModGC convience routines
XSetClassHint, XGetClassHint, XSeClassHsset or get class hint
XSetClipOrigin, XSetClipMask, XSetClipRectangles, XSeClipOGC convience routines
XSetCloseDownMode, XKillClient, XSeClosDMcontrol clients
XSetCommand, XSeCommndset command atom
XSetErrorHandler, XGetErrorText, XGetErrorDatabaseText, XDisplayName, XSetIOErrorHandler, XSeErrHandefault error handlers
XSetFillStyle, XSetFillRule, XSeFillSGC convience routines
XSetFont, XSeFontGC convience routines
XSetFontPath, XGetFontPath, XFreeFontPath, XSeFontPset, get, or free the font search path
XSetIconName, XGetIconName, XSeIcNameset or get icon names
XSetIconSizes, XGetIconSizes, XSeIconSHsset or get icon size hints
XSetInputFocus, XGetInputFocus, XSeInFocuscontrol input focus
XSetLineAttribute, XSetDashes, XSeLAttrGC convience routines
XSetNormalHints, XGetNormalHints, XSeNormHsset or get normal state hints
XSetPointerMapping, XGetPointerMapping, XSePMapmanipulate pointer settings
XSetScreenSaver, XForceScreenSaver, XActivateScreenSaver, XResetScreenSaver, XGetScreenSaver, XSeScSavmanipulate the screen saver
XSetSelectionOwner, XGetSelectionOwner, XConvertSelection, XSeSelOwnmanipulate window selection
XSetSizeHints, XGetSizeHints, XSeSizeHsset or get window size hints
XSetStandardColormap, XGetStandardColormap, XSeStandCset or get standard colormaps
XSetStandardProperties, XSeStandPset standard window manager properties
XSetState, XSetFunction, XSetPlanemask, XSetForeground, XSetBackground, XSeStateGC convience routines
XSetTile, XSetStipple, XSetTSOrigin, XSeTileGC convience routines
XSetTransientForHint, XGetTransientForHint, XSeTransHsset or get transient for hint
XSetWMHints, XGetWMHints, XSeWMHsset or get window manager hints
XSetZoomHints, XGetZoomHints, XSeZoomHsset or get zoom state hints
XStoreBytes, XStoreBuffer, XFetchBytes, XFetchBuffer, XRotateBuffers, XStBytesmanipulate cut and paste buffers
XStoreColors, XStoreColor, XStoreNamedColor, XStColorsset colors
XStoreName, XFetchName, XStNameset or get window names
XStringToKeysym, XKeysymToString, XKeycodeToKeysym, XKeysymToKeycode, XStTKeysymconvert keysyms
XSynchronize, XSetAfterFunction, XSyncenable or diable synchronization
XTextExtents, XTextExtents16, XQueryTextExtents, XQueryTextExtents16, XTextExtcompute or query text extents
XTextWidth, XTextWidth16, XTextWidcompute text width
XTranslateCoordinates, XTranWCotranslate window coordinates
XrmUniqueQuark, XrmStringToQuark, XrmQuarkToString, XrmStringToQuarkList, XrmStringToBindingQuarkList, XUQuarkmanipulate resource quarks
XUnmapWindow, XUnmapSubwindows, XUnmapWinunmap windows
XWarpPointer, XWarpPntrcontrol input focus
XWindowEvent, XCheckWindowEvent, XMaskEvent, XCheckMaskEvent, XCheckTypedEvent, XCheckTypedWindowEvent, XGetMotionEvents, XSendEvent, XWinEventselect event types
plot: openpl, erase, label, line, circle, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, arcgraphics interface
plot: openpl, erase, label, line, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, circlegraphics interface
plot: 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
plot: 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
fpadirect interface to floating point accelerator
plot: openpl, erase, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, labelgraphics interface
lib2648subroutines for the HP 2648 graphics terminal
plot: openpl, erase, label, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, linegraphics interface
plot: openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, space, closepl, linemodgraphics interface
plot: openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, movegraphics interface
madd, msub, mult, mdiv, pow, gcd, invert, rpow, msqrt, mcmp, move, min, omin, fmin, m_in, mout, omout, fmout, m_out, sdiv, itom, mpmultiple precision integer arithmetic
dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkeydata base subroutines
plot: openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, openplgraphics interface
plot: openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, plotgraphics interface
plot: openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, linemod, space, closepl, pointgraphics interface
plot: 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

4. Special Files and Hardware Support (intro)

accACC LH/DH IMP interface
adData Translation A/D converter
aedemulgraphics interfaces for the IBM Academic Information Systems experimental display
apasynchronous data mode protocol line discipline
asymulti-port asynchronous communications RS232C interface
autoconfdiagnostics from the autoconfiguration code
bkline discipline for machine-machine communication (obsolete)
bufemulkernel buffering emulator
buscontrol of access to the system I/O bus
conskeyboard and console display interface
crlVAX 8600 console RL02 interface
cssDEC IMP-11A LH/DH IMP interface
ctphototypesetter interface
ddnDDN Standard Mode X.25 IMP interface
deDEC DEUNA 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
dfsdos file system
dhuDHU-11 communications multiplexer
diskformat of reserved areas of the hard disk
dmcDEC DMC-11/DMR-11 point-to-point communications device
dmzDMZ-32 terminal multiplexor
dnDN-11 autocall unit interface
drumpaging device
ec3Com 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
enXerox 3 Mb/s Ethernet interface
exExcelan 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
fddiskette interface
flconsole floppy interface
hdhard disk interface
hdhACC IF-11/HDH IMP interface
hkRK6-11/RK06 and RK07 moving head disk
hpMASSBUS disk interface
htTM-03/TE-16,TU-45,TU-77 MASSBUS magtape interface
hyNetwork Systems Hyperchannel interface
mpel, ibm5081IBM 5081 Display with MegaPel adapter interface
mono, ibm5151IBM 5151 Monochrome Display interface
ega, ibm5154IBM 5154 Enhanced Graphics Display interface
apa8, ibm6153IBM 6153 Advanced Monochrome Graphics Display interface
apa8c, ibm6154IBM 6154 Advanced Color Graphics Display interface
apa16, ibm6155IBM 6155 Extended Monochrome Graphics Display interface
ibm8514IBM 8514/A Display adapter for the ibm8514, ibm8604, ibm85xx
aed, ibmaedIBM Academic Information Systems experimental display interface
ibmemulIBM 3101 emulator
ikIkonas frame buffer, graphics device interface
ilInterlan NI1010 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
imp1822 network interface
introintroduction to special files and hardware support
ixInterlan Np100 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
kbdemuldefault keyboard emulator
kgKL-11/DL-11W line clock
mem, kmem1, kmem2, kmem4, ros, afpamem, pcmem, pc0a, rpc0a, kmemmemory devices
lanIBM RT PC Token-Ring Adapter
losoftware loopback network interface
lpline printer
kmem, kmem1, kmem2, kmem4, ros, afpamem, pcmem, pc0a, rpc0a, memmemory devices
mousemouse interface
mtTM78/TU-78 MASSBUS magtape interface
mtiomagtape interface
npInterlan Np100 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
nsipsoftware network interface encapsulating ns packets in ip packets. 
nulldata sink
pclDEC CSS PCL-11 B Network Interface
psPostScript printer
pspplanar serial port RS232C interface
ptypseudo terminal driver
qeDEC DEQNA Q-bus 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
rxDEC RX02 floppy disk interface
scIBM 9332 disks using the IBM Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Adapter
speakerconsole speaker interface
ststreaming-tape interface
stdemulstandard output emulator
tbline discipline for digitizing devices
tmTM-11/TE-10 magtape interface
tmscpDEC TMSCP magtape interface
tsTS-11 magtape interface
ttygeneral terminal interface
tuVAX-11/730 and VAX-11/750 TU58 console cassette interface
udaUDA-50 disk controller interface
unIBM RT PC Baseband Adapter for use with Ethernet
upunibus storage module controller/drives
utUNIBUS TU45 tri-density tape drive interface
uuTU58/DECtape II UNIBUS cassette interface
vaBenson-Varian interface
vgaIBM Video Graphics Array planar adapter device driver for the IBM 8503, IBM 8513, IBM 8514, IBM 8604, IBM 85xx
vpVersatec interface
vvProteon proNET 10 Megabit ring
xemulX input emulator for queuing keyboard and mouse events

4F. Network Protocol Families

inetInternet protocol family
nsXerox Network Systems(tm) protocol family

4N. Network Facilities (intro)

ifgeneral properties of network interfaces (NFS only)
networking, introintroduction to networking facilities
networkingintroduction to networking facilities

4P. Network Protocols

arpAddress Resolution Protocol
icmpInternet Control Message Protocol
idpXerox Internet Datagram Protocol
impIMP raw socket interface
ipInternet Protocol
NFS, nfsnetwork file system (NFS only)
rvdRemote Virtual Disk protocol
sppXerox Sequenced Packet Protocol
tcpInternet Transmission Control Protocol
udpInternet User Datagram Protocol

5. File Formats

L-devicesUUCP device description file
L-dialcodesUUCP phone number index file
L.aliasesUUCP hostname alias file
L.cmdsUUCP remote command permissions file
L.sysUUCP remote host description file
USERFILEUUCP pathname permissions file
a.outassembler and link editor output
acctexecution accounting file
aliasesaliases file for sendmail
ararchive (library) file format
consolesutility data base of display screens
coreformat of memory image file
dbxdbx symbol table information
dirformat of directories
disktabdisk description file
dumpdates, dumpincremental dump format
dump, dumpdatesincremental dump format
exportsNFS file systems being exported (NFS only)
font3812font structures for 3812 fonts
inode, fsformat of file system volume
fstabstatic information about the filesystems (includes NFS extensions)
gettytabterminal configuration data base
groupgroup file (includes NFS extentions)
hosts.equivlist of trusted hosts (with NFS extensions)
hostshost name data base
fs, inodeformat of file system volume
keyboard_codeskeyboard scancode table
map3270data base for mapping ASCII keystrokes into IBM 3270 keys
mntentstatic information about filesystems (NFS and AFS)
mtabmounted file system table (includes NFS extensions)
netgrouplist of network groups (NFS only)
networksnetwork name data base
passwdpassword file (includes NFS extensions)
phonesremote host phone number data base
plotgraphics interface
printcapprinter capability data base
printer3812IBM 3812 Pageprinter status information
protocolsprotocol name data base
rc.configconfiguration file for startup scripts (includes AFS and NFS extensions)
remoteremote host description file
resolver configuration file, resolver
rmtablocal file system mount statistics (NFS only)
rpcrpc program number data base (NFS only)
rvddbRemote Virtual Disk (RVD) server configuration table
/etc/rvd/rvdtab, rvdtabinformation about client Remote Virtual Disks (RVDs)
servicesservice name data base
stabsymbol table types
current, backup, state, statmonstatd directory and file structures (NFS only)
tartape archive file format
termcapterminal capability data base
tpDEC/mag tape formats
ttysterminal initialization data
typesprimitive system data types
wtmp, utmplogin records
uuencodeformat of an encoded uuencode file
vfontfont formats for the Benson-Varian or Versatec
vgrindefsvgrind’s language definition data base
ypfilesthe yellowpages database and directory structure (NFS only)

6. Games

aardvarkyet another exploration game
adventurean exploration game
arithmeticprovide drill in number facts
backgammonthe game
bannerprint large banner on printer
battlestara tropical adventure game
bcdconvert to antique media
boggleplay the game of boggle
cfscores, canfieldthe solitaire card game canfield
canfield, cfscoresthe solitaire card game canfield
chessthe game of chess
chingthe book of changes and other cookies
cribbagethe card game cribbage
doctorinteract with a psychoanalyst
fishplay “Go Fish”
fortuneprint a random, hopefully interesting, adage
hangmanComputer version of the game hangman
hunta multi-player multi-terminal game
milleplay Mille Bournes
monopMonopoly game
numberconvert Arabic numerals to English
quiztest your knowledge
rainanimated raindrops display
robotsfight off villainous robots
rogueExploring The Dungeons of Doom
sailmulti-user wooden ships and iron men
snscore, snakedisplay chase game
snake, snscoredisplay 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
miscellaneous, intromiscellaneous useful information pages
mailaddrmail addressing description
manmacros to typeset manual
memacros for formatting papers
miscellaneousmiscellaneous useful information pages
mstext formatting macros
termconventional names for terminals

8. Maintenance Commands (intro)

aclogin accounting
sa, acctonsystem accounting
adduserprocedure for adding new users
aedtestIBM Academic Information Systems experimental display self-tests
bad144read/write dec standard 144 bad sector information
badsectcreate files to contain bad sectors
nfsd, biodNFS daemons (NFS only)
bugfilerfile bug reports in folders automatically
catmancreate the cat files for the manual
chownchange owner
clriclear i-node
configbuild system configuration files
cronclock daemon
cvt20to12, cvt00to12, cvt3812convert IBM 3820 and IBM 3800 fonts for use with the IBM 3812 Pageprinter
cvtsymconvert symbol table
dcheckfile system directory consistency check
debugdebugger for the IBM RT PC
diskpartcalculate default disk partition sizes
dmesgcollect system diagnostic messages to form error log
drteststandalone disk test program
dumpincremental file system dump
dumpfsdump file system information
edquotaedit user quotas
fasthalt, fastbootreboot/halt the system without checking the disks
fastboot, fasthaltreboot/halt the system without checking the disks
fdiskboot record partition table maintenance utility
fsckfile system consistency check and interactive repair
fsirandinstall random inode generation numbers (NFS only)
gettyset terminal mode
haltstop the processor
htableconvert NIC standard format host tables
ibm3812ppIBM 3812 Pageprinter server
icheckfile system storage consistency check
inetdinternet “super−server” (includes NFS extensions)
initprocess control initialization
introintroduction to system maintenance and operation commands
kgmongenerate a dump of the operating system’s profile buffers
landumpdump IBM Token-Ring Personal Computer Adapter
ldfnt4216 Personal Pageprinter font loader
ldps4216 Personal Pageprinter program loader
lpcline printer control program
lpdline printer daemon
makedbmmake a yellow pages dbm file (NFS only)
makedevmake system special files
makekeygenerate encryption key
makesymmake debugger symbol table
mkfsconstruct a file system
mkhostsgenerate hashed host table
mklost+foundmake a lost+found directory for fsck
rmnf, mknfcreate and delete notesfiles
mknodbuild special file
mkpasswdgenerate hashed password table
mkprotoconstruct a prototype file system
umount, mountmount and dismount filesystems (includes NFS extensions)
namedInternet domain name server
ncheckgenerate names from i-numbers
newfsconstruct a new file system
newsoutput, newsinputnotes-news gateway programs
newsinput, newsoutputnotes-news gateway programs
newvdcreate a new filesystem on a Remote Virtual Disk (RVD)
nfaccessAdd access rights to a set of Notesfiles
nfarchivearchive notesfiles
nfload, nfdumpnotesfile dump/load programs
nfdump, nfloadnotesfile dump/load programs
nfmailaccept mail for a notesfile
nfxmit, nfrcvnotesfile networking programs
biod, nfsdNFS daemons (NFS only)
nfsstatNetwork File System statistics (NFS only)
nfrcv, nfxmitnotesfile networking programs
mknf, rmnf, nfxmit, nfrcv, nfarchive, newsinput, newsoutput, notesnotesfile utility programs
omergemerge object files
pacprinter/plotter accounting information
pingsend ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
pptspooling system filter for the IBM 3812 Pageprinter
pstatprint system facts
ptfinstallinstall a Program Temporary Fix (PTF)
quotsummarize file system ownership (with NFS extensions)
quotacheckfile system quota consistency checker (includes NFS extensions)
quotaon, quotaoffturn file system quotas on and off (NFS only)
quotaoff, quotaonturn file system quotas on and off (NFS only)
rccommand script for auto-reboot and daemons
rebootbootstrapping procedures
renicealter priority of running processes
repquotasummarize quotas for a file system
restoreincremental file system restore
restore.net, restore.tapeinstall system from tape or over network
mknf, rmnfcreate and delete notesfiles
rpcinforeport RPC information (NFS only)
rvdchlogchange logging level of Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) server
rvdcopycopy contents of one RVD disk pack to another
rvddownforce spindown of a Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) pack
rvdexchexchange names of two Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) packs
rvdflushspindown client’s Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) packs
rvdgetmget operations message from Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) server
rvdhostsprint a list of RVD servers
rvdlogcause Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) server to log statistics
rvdsendsend control stream to Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) server
rvdsetmset operations message on Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) server
rvdshowshow connections to Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) server
rvdshutforce shutdown of Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) server
rvdsrvRemote Virtual Disk (RVD) server daemon
accton, sasystem accounting
savecoresave a core dump of the operating system
zaprvd, savephys, savervdback up and restore Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) packs to and from tape
sendaparsend APAR
sendmailsend mail over the internet
setidset user and group IDs
setscreencontrol display screen access
showmountshow all remote mounts (NFS only)
shutdownclose down the system at a given time (includes NFS extensions)
spindown, spinupspin up/down Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) pack
startvenusstart venus (8V) from parameters in /etc/vstab  (AFS only)
stickypersistent text and append-only directories
suspendsuspend unix and return to DOS (6152 only)
swaponspecify additional device for paging and swapping
syncupdate the super block
syscallsystem call interface program
syslogdlog systems messages
tailorworkstation customizing assistance
timedtime server daemon
timedctimed control program
tunefstune up an existing file system
mount, umountmount and dismount filesystems (includes NFS extensions)
updateperiodically update the super block
vdabortabort and spin down a drive
vddbRemote Virtual Disk (RVD) data base manager
vdstatslist client Remote Virtual Disk (RVD) statistics
venusvice file system workstation process
vicedStart up Andrew File System Daemon (venus2)
vipwedit the password file
whichfpaprints floating point unit in use to standard output
width3812build width tables for IBM 3812 Pageprinter fonts
ypserv, ypbindyellow pages server and binder processes (NFS only)
ypinitbuild and install yellow pages database (NFS only)
ypmakerebuild yellow pages database (NFS only)
yppollwhat version of a YP map is at a YP server host (NFS only)
yppushforce propagation of a changed YP map (NFS only)
ypbind, ypservyellow pages server and binder processes (NFS only)
ypsetpoint ypbind to a particular server (NFS only)
ypwhichtells which machine is the YP server (NFS only)
ypxfr_1perday, ypxfr_1perhour, ypxfr_2perday, ypxfrtransfer a YP map from some YP server to here (NFS only)
ypxfr, ypxfr_1perhour, ypxfr_2perday, ypxfr_1perdaytransfer a YP map from some YP server to here (NFS only)
ypxfr, ypxfr_1perday, ypxfr_2perday, ypxfr_1perhourtransfer a YP map from some YP server to here (NFS only)
ypxfr, ypxfr_1perday, ypxfr_1perhour, ypxfr_2perdaytransfer a YP map from some YP server to here (NFS only)

8C. Network Services

XNSroutedNS Routing Information Protocol daemon
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
lockdnetwork lock daemon (NFS only)
mountdNFS mount request server (NFS only)
portmapDARPA port to RPC program number mapper (NFS only)
rdumpfile system dump across the network
rexdRPC-based remote execution server (NFS only)
rexecdremote execution server
rlogindremote login server (includes AFS extensions)
rmtremote magtape protocol module
routemanually manipulate the routing tables
routednetwork routing daemon
rrestorerestore a file system dump across the network
rshdremote shell server (includes AFS extensions)
rstatdkernel statistics server (NFS only)
rusersdnetwork username server (NFS only)
rwalldnetwork rwall server (NFS only)
rwhodsystem status server
scsiformatformat the IBM 9332 disk unit
slattachattach serial lines as network interfaces
sprayspray packets (NFS only)
spraydspray server (NFS only)
statdnetwork status monitor (NFS only)
talkdremote user communication server
telnetdDARPA TELNET protocol server
tftpdDARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
tnamedDARPA Trivial name server (NFS only)
trpttransliterate protocol trace
uucpd, uucicotransfer files queued by uucp or uux
uucleanuucp spool directory clean-up
uucico, uucpdtransfer files queued by uucp or uux
uupollpoll a remote UUCP site
uusnapshow snapshot of the UUCP system
uuxqtUUCP execution file interpreter
yppasswddserver for modifying yellow pages password file (NFS only)

8R. Hardware Maintenance Commands

afpacodeload, test, and bring online the Advanced Floating Point Accelerator
crashwhat happens when the system crashes
fdformatformat diskettes
flcopycopier for diskettes
formatformat hard disks
landumpdump IBM Token-Ring Personal Computer Adapter
ibmbit, ibmgra, ibmpro, lpfilteroutput filters for the IBM 4201 Proprinter and IBM 5152 Graphics Printer
minidiskminidisk maintenance utility
pps, pstextoutput filters for the IBM 4216 Personal Pageprinter
sautilstandalone utility package

8V. VAX Compatibility Commands

flcopy, arffarchiver and copier for floppy
crashwhat happens when the system crashes
arff, flcopyarchiver and copier for floppy
formathow to format disk packs
rxformatformat floppy disks

8c. Network Services

trsptransliterate sequenced packet protocol trace

8r. Hardware Maintenance Commands

pps

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