LIST OF COMMANDS

Name Appears on Page Description
_exitexit(2)terminate process
_lwp_cond_broadcast_lwp_cond_signal(2) signal a condition variable
_lwp_cond_signal_lwp_cond_signal(2) signal a condition variable
_lwp_cond_timedwait_lwp_cond_wait(2) wait on a condition variable
_lwp_cond_wait_lwp_cond_wait(2)wait on a condition variable
_lwp_continue_lwp_suspend(2)continue or suspend LWP execution
_lwp_create_lwp_create(2)create a new light-weight process
_lwp_exit_lwp_exit(2)terminate the calling LWP
_lwp_getprivate_lwp_setprivate(2)set/get LWP specific
_lwp_kill_lwp_kill(2)send a signal to a LWP
_lwp_makecontext_lwp_makecontext(2) initialize an LWP context
_lwp_mutex_lock_lwp_mutex_lock(2) mutual exclusion
_lwp_mutex_trylock_lwp_mutex_lock(2) mutual exclusion
_lwp_mutex_unlock_lwp_mutex_lock(2) mutual exclusion
_lwp_self_lwp_selfget LWP identifier
_lwp_sema_init_lwp_sema_wait(2)semaphore operations
_lwp_sema_post_lwp_sema_wait(2)semaphore operations
_lwp_sema_wait_lwp_sema_wait(2)semaphore operations
_lwp_setprivate_lwp_setprivate(2)set/get LWP specific
_lwp_suspend_lwp_suspend(2)continue or suspend LWP execution
_lwp_wait_lwp_wait(2)wait for a LWP to terminate
accessaccess(2)determine accessibility of a file
acctacct(2)enable or disable process accounting
adjtimeadjtime(2)correct the time to allow
synchronization of the system clock
alarmalarm(2)set a process alarm clock
brkbrk(2)change space allocated for calling
process’s data segment
chdirchdir(2)change working directory
chmodchmod(2)change access permission mode of file
chownchown(2)change owner and group of a file
chrootchroot(2)change root directory
closeclose(2)close a file descriptor
creatcreat(2)create a new file or rewrite an
existing one
dupdup(2)duplicate an open file descriptor
execexec(2)execute a file
execlexec(2)execute a file
execleexec(2)execute a file
execlpexec(2)execute a file
execvexec(2)execute a file
execveexec(2)execute a file
execvpexec(2)execute a file
exitexit(2)terminate process
fchdirchdir(2)change working directory
fchmodchmod(2)change access permission mode of file
fchownchown(2)change owner and group of a file
fchrootchroot(2)change root directory
fcntlfcntl(2)file control
forkfork(2)create a new process
fpathconffpathconf(2)get configurable pathname variables
fstatstat(2)get file status
fstatvfsstatvfs(2)get file system information
fsyncfsync(2)synchronize file’s in-memory state
with physical medium
getcontextgetcontext(2)get and set current user context
getdentsgetdents(2)read and put directory entries in
file system independent format
getegidgetuid(2)get real user, effective user, real group,
and effective group IDs
geteuidgetuid(2)get real user, effective user, real group,
and effective group IDs
getgidgetuid(2)get real user, effective user, real group,
and effective group IDs
getgroupsgetgroups(2)get or set supplementary group access
list IDs
getitimergetitimer(2)get or set value of interval timer
getmsggetmsg(2)get next message off a stream
getpgidgetpid(2)get process, process group, and parent
process IDs
getpgrpgetpid(2)get process, process group, and parent
process IDs
getpidgetpid(2)get process, process group, and parent
process IDs
getpmsggetmsg(2)get next message off a stream
getppidgetpid(2)get process, process group, and parent
process IDs
getrlimitgetrlimit(2)control maximum system resource
consumption
getsidgetsid(2)get or set session ID
getuidgetuid(2)get real user, effective user, real group,
and effective group IDs
ioctlioctl(2)control device
killkill(2)send a signal to a process or a group
of processes
lchownchown(2)change owner and group of a file
linklink(2)link to a file
llseekllseek(2)move extended read/write file pointer
lseeklseek(2)move read/write file pointer
lstatstat(2)get file status
mincoremincore(2)determine residency of memory pages
mkdirmkdir(2)make a directory
mknodmknod(2)make a directory, or a special or
ordinary file
mmapmmap(2)map pages of memory
mountmount(2)mount a file system
mprotectmprotect(2)set protection of memory mapping
msgctlmsgctl(2)message control operations
msggetmsgget(2)get message queue
msgopmsgop(2)message operations
msgrcvmsgop(2)message operations
msgsndmsgop(2)message operations
munmapmunmap(2)unmap pages of memory
nicenice(2)change priority of a time-sharing
process
openopen(2)open for reading or writing
p_onlinep_online(2)change processor online or
offline status
pathconffpathconf(2)get configurable pathname variables
pausepause(2)suspend process until signal
pipepipe(2)create an interprocess channel
plockplock(2)lock or unlock into memory process,
text, or data
pollpoll(2)input/output multiplexing
preadread(2)read from file
priocntlpriocntl(2)process scheduler control
priocntlsetpriocntlset(2)generalized process scheduler control
processor_bindprocessor_bind(2)bind LWPs to a processor
processor_infoprocessor_info(2)determine type and status of
a processor
profilprofil(2)execution time profile
ptraceptrace(2)allows parent process to control
execution of a child process
putmsgputmsg(2)send a message on a stream
putpmsgputmsg(2)send a message on a stream
pwritewrite(2)write on a file
readread(2)read from file
readlinkreadlink(2)read the value of a symbolic link
readvread(2)read from file
renamerename(2)change the name of a file
rmdirrmdir(2)remove a directory
sbrkbrk(2)change space allocated for calling
process’s data segment
semctlsemctl(2)semaphore control operations
semgetsemget(2)get set of semaphores
semopsemop(2)semaphore operations
setcontextgetcontext(2)get and set current user context
setegidsetuid(2)set user and group IDs
seteuidsetuid(2)set user and group IDs
setgidsetuid(2)set user and group IDs
setgroupsgetgroups(2)get or set supplementary group access
list IDs
setitimergetitimer(2)get or set value of interval timer
setpgidsetpgid(2)set process group ID
setpgrpsetpgrp(2)set process group ID
setrlimitgetrlimit(2)control maximum system resource
consumption
setsidgetsid(2)get or set session ID
setuidsetuid(2)set user and group IDs
shmatshmop(2)shared memory operations
shmctlshmctl(2)shared memory control operations
shmdtshmop(2)shared memory operations
shmgetshmget(2)get shared memory segment identifier
shmopshmop(2)shared memory operations
sigactionsigaction(2)detailed signal management
sigaltstacksigaltstack(2)set or get signal alternate stack
context
sigholdsignal(2)simplified signal management for
application processes
sigignoresignal(2)simplified signal management for
application processes
signalsignal(2)simplified signal management for
application processes
sigpausesignal(2)simplified signal management for
application processes
sigpendingsigpending(2)examine signals that are blocked
and pending
sigprocmasksigprocmask(2)change and/or examine calling
process’s signal mask
sigrelsesignal(2)simplified signal management for
application processes
sigsendsigsend(2)send a signal to a process or a group
of processes
sigsendsetsigsend(2)send a signal to a process or a group
of processes
sigsetsignal(2)simplified signal management for
application processes
sigsuspendsigsuspend(2)install a signal mask and suspend
process until signal
sigwaitsigwait(2)wait until a signal is posted
statstat(2)get file status
statvfsstatvfs(2)get file system information
stimestime(2)set system time and date
swapctlswapctl(2)manage swap space
symlinksymlink(2)make a symbolic link to a file
syncsync(2)update super block
sysfssysfs(2)get file system type information
sysinfosysinfo(2)get and set system information strings
timetime(2)get time
timestimes(2)get process and child process times
uadminuadmin(2)administrative control
ulimitulimit(2)get and set process limits
umaskumask(2)set and get file creation mask
umountumount(2)unmount a file system
unameuname(2)get name of current operating system
unlinkunlink(2)remove directory entry
ustatustat(2)get file system statistics
utimeutime(2)set file access and modification times
utimesutimes(2)set file times
vforkvfork(2)spawn new process in a virtual
memory efficient way
vhangupvhangup(2)virtually “hangup” the current controlling
terminal
waitwait(2)wait for child process to stop
or terminate
waitidwaitid(2)wait for child process to change state
waitpidwaitpid(2)wait for child process to change state
writewrite(2)write on a file
writevwrite(2)write on a file

SunOS 5.2