HP-UX Reference Volume 3 of 5

Table of Contents

I Section 2: System Calls

intro(2) - introduction to system calls

a

accept(2) - accept a connection on a socket

access(2) - determine accessibility of a file

acct(2) - enable or disable process accounting

adjtime(2) - correct the time to synchronize the system clock

aio_cancel(2) - cancel an asynchronous I/O operation

aio_error(2) - return error status of an asynchronous I/O operation

aio_fsync(2) - force outstanding asynchronous operations on a file to the synchronized state

aio_read(2) - start an asynchronous read operation

aio_return(2) - return status of an asynchronous I/O operation

aio_suspend(2) - wait for an asynchronous I/O operation to complete

aio_write(2) - start asynchronous write operation

alarm(2) - set a process's alarm clock

audctl(2) - start or halt the auditing system and set or get audit files

audswitch(2) - suspend or resume auditing on the current process

audwrite(2) - write an audit record for a self-auditing process

b

bind(2) - bind an address to a socket

brk(2) - change data segment space allocation

c

chdir(2) - change working directory

chmod(2) - change file mode access permissions

chown(2) - change owner and group of a file

chroot(2) - change root directory

clocks(2) - clock operations

close(2) - close a file descriptor

connect(2) - initiate a connection on a socket

crashconf(2) - configure system crash dumps

creat(2) - create a new file or rewrite an existing one

creat64(2) - non-POSIX standard API interfaces to support large files.

d

dup(2) - duplicate an open file descriptor

dup2(2) - duplicate an open file descriptor to a specific slot

e

errno(2) - error indicator for function calls

exec(2) - execute a file

exit(2) - terminate process

f

fcntl(2) - file control

fork(2) - create a new process

fsctl(2) - file system control

fstat(2) - get file status

fsync(2) - synchronize a file's in-core and on-disk states

ftime(2) - get date and time more precisely

g

getaccess(2) - get a user's effective access rights to a file

getacl(2) - get access control list (ACL) information (HFS File Systems only)

getaudid(2) - get the audit ID (aid) for the current process

getaudproc(2) - get the audit process flag for the calling process

getcontext(2) - get and set current user context

getdirentries(2) - get entries from a directory in a file-system-independent format

getdomainname(2) - get/set name of current Network Information Service domain

getevent(2) - get events and system calls that are currently being audited

getfh(2) - return file handle for file on remote node

getgroups(2) - get group access list

gethostid(2) - get an identifier for the current host

gethostname(2) - get name of current host

getitimer(2) - get/set value of interval timer

getksym(2) - get information for a global kernel symbol

getmsg(2) - receive next message from a STREAMS file

getpagesize(2) - get the current page size

getpeername(2) - get address of connected peer

getpid(2) - get process, process group and parent process ID.

getpriority(2) - get or set process priority

getprivgrp(2) - get and set special attributes for group

getrlimit(2) - control maximum resource consumption

getrusage(2) - get information about resource utilization

getsid(2) - get session ID

getsockname(2) - get socket address

getsockopt(2) - get and set options on sockets

gettimeofday(2) - get the date and time

getuid(2) - get real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs

i

ioctl(2) - control device

iscomsec(2) - check if the system has been converted to a trusted system.

k

kill(2) - send a signal to a process or a group of processes

killpg(2) - 4.2 BSD-compatible process control facilities

l

link(2) - link to a file

lio_listio(2) - start a list of asynchronous I/O operations

listen(2) - listen for connections on a socket

lockf(2) - provide semaphores and record locking on files

lseek(2) - move read/write file pointer; seek

lstat(2) - get symbolic link status

m

madvise(2) - advise the system of a process's expected paging behavior

makecontext(2) - manipulate user contexts

mkdir(2) - make a directory file

mknod(2) - make directory, special, or ordinary file

mlock(2) - lock a segment of the process virtual address space in memory

mlockall(2) - lock a process virtual address space in memory

mmap(2) - map pages of memory

modload(2) - load kernel modules on demand

modpath(2) - change global search path for dynamically loadable kernel modules

modstat(2) - get information for a dynamically loaded kernel module

moduload(2) - unload a kernel module on demand

mount(2) - mount a file system

mpctl(2) - multiprocessor control

mprotect(2) - set protection of memory mapping

mq_close(2) - close a message queue descriptor

mq_getattr(2) - get status information and attributes associated with a message queue

mq_notify(2) - register/cancel a notification request with a message queue

mq_open(2) - create/open a message queue

mq_receive(2) - receive a message from a message queue

mq_send(2) - send a message to a message queue

mq_setattr(2) - set the blocking status of a message queue associated with a descriptor

mq_unlink(2) - unlink a message queue

msem_init(2) - initialize a semaphore in a mapped file or anonymous memory region

msem_lock(2) - lock a semaphore

msem_remove(2) - remove a semaphore in mapped file or anonymous region

msem_unlock(2) - unlock a semaphore

msgctl(2) - message control operations

msgget(2) - get message queue

msgop(2) - message operations

msync(2) - synchronize memory with physical storage

munlock(2) - unlock a segment of the process virtual address space

munlockall(2) - unlock the entire virtual address space of a process

munmap(2) - unmap pages of memory

n

nanosleep(2) - high resolution sleep

nice(2) - change priority of a process

o

open(2) - open file for reading or writing

p

pathconf(2) - get configurable path name variables

pause(2) - suspend process until signal

pipe(2) - create an interprocess channel

plock(2) - lock process, text, data, stack, or shared library in memory

poll(2) - monitor I/O conditions on multiple file descriptors

prealloc(2) - preallocate fast disk storage

profil(2) - execution time profile

pstat(2) - get system information

ptrace(2) - process trace

putmsg(2) - send a message on a stream

q

quotactl(2) - manipulate disk quotas

r

read(2) - read from file

readlink(2) - read the contents of a symbolic link

reboot(2) - boot the system

recv(2) - receive a message from a socket

rename(2) - change the name of a file

rmdir(2) - remove a directory file

rtprio(2) - change or read real-time priority

rtsched(2) - real-time scheduling operations

s

select(2) - synchronous I/O multiplexing

sem_close(2) - close a named POSIX semaphore

sem_destroy(2) - destroy an unnamed POSIX semaphore

sem_getvalue(2) - get the value of a POSIX semaphore

sem_init(2) - initialize an unnamed POSIX semaphore

sem_open(2) - create/open a named POSIX semaphore

sem_post(2) - unlock a POSIX semaphore

sem_unlink(2) - unlink a named POSIX semaphore

sem_wait(2) - lock a POSIX semaphore

semctl(2) - semaphore control operations

semget(2) - get set of semaphores

semop(2) - semaphore operations

send(2) - send a message from a socket

sendfile(2) - send the contents of a file through a socket

serialize(2) - force target process to run serially with other processes

setacl(2) - set access control list (ACL) information

setaudid(2) - set the audit ID (aid) for the current process

setaudproc(2) - controls process level auditing for the current process and its decendents

setevent(2) - set current events and system calls which are to be audited

setgroups(2) - set group access list

sethostname(2) - set name of host cpu

setpgid(2) - set process group ID for job control

setpgrp(2) - set process group ID

setresuid(2) - set real, effective, and saved user and group IDs

setreuid(2) - set real and effective user IDs

setsid(2) - create session and set process group ID

setuid(2) - set user and group IDs

shm_open(2) - create/open a shared memory object

shm_unlink(2) - unlink a shared memory object

shmctl(2) - shared memory control operations

shmget(2) - get shared memory segment

shmop(2) - shared memory operations

shutdown(2) - shut down a socket

sigaction(2) - examine and change signal action

sigaltstack(2) - set and/or get signal alternate stack context.

sigblock(2) - block signals

sighold(2V) - signal management

siginterrupt(2) - allow signals to interrupt functions

signal(2) - signal management

sigpending(2) - examine pending signals

sigprocmask(2) - examine and change blocked signals

sigqueue(2) - queue a signal to a process

sigsend(2) - send a signal to a process or a group of processes

sigsetmask(2) - set current signal mask

sigspace(2) - assure sufficient signal stack space

sigstack(2) - set and/or get signal stack context

sigsuspend(2) - wait for a signal

sigvector(2) - software signal facilities

sigwait(2) - synchronously accept a signal

socket(2) - create an endpoint for communication

socketpair(2) - create a pair of connected sockets

stat(2) - get file status

statfs(2) - get file system statistics

statvfs(2) - get file system information

stime(2) - set time and date

stream(2) - STREAMS enhancements to standard system calls

stty(2) - control terminal device (Bell Version 6 compatibility)

swapon(2) - add swap space for interleaved paging/swapping

symlink(2) - make symbolic link to a file

sync(2) - update disk

sysconf(2) - get configurable system variables

sysfs(2) - get file system type information

t

time(2) - get time

timers(2) - timer operations

times(2) - get process and child process times

truncate(2) - truncate a file to a specified length

ttrace(2) - tracing facility for multithreaded processes

ttrace_wait(2) - wait for ttrace event

u

ualarm(2) - set the interval timer

ulimit(2) - get and set user limits

umask(2) - set and get file creation mask

umount(2) - unmount a file system

uname(2) - get information about computer system; set node name (system name)

unlink(2) - remove directory entry; delete file

usleep(2) - suspend execution for an interval

ustat(2) - get mounted file system statistics

utime(2) - set file access and modification times

utimes(2) - set file access and modification times

v

vfork(2) - spawn new process; share virtual memory

vfsmount(2) - mount a file system

w

wait(2) - wait for child process to stop or terminate

wait3(2) - wait for child process to change state

waitid(2) - wait for child process to change state

write(2) - write on a file

II Section 4: File Formats

intro(4) - introduction to file formats

a

a.out(4) - assembler and link editor output

acct(4) - per-process accounting file format

ar(4) - common archive file format

arraytab(4) - disk array configuration table

audeventstab(4) - define and describe audit system events

audit(4) - file format and other information for auditing

authcap(4) - security databases for trusted systems

b

bootconf(4) - boot device configuration table

c

cdnode(4) - format of a CDFS cdnode

cdrom(4) - CD-ROM background information

charmap(4) - symbolic translation file for localedef scripts

core(4) - format of core image file

cpio(4) - format of cpio archive

d

default(4) - system default database file for a trusted system

devassign(4) - device assignment database file for a trusted system

devices(4) - file of driver information for insf, mksf, lssf

dialups(4) - dialup security control

dir(4) - format of directories on short-name HFS file systems

disktab(4) - disk description file

dosif(4) - DOS Interchange Format description

dp(4) - dedicated ports file used by DDFA software and Telnet port identification feature

e

exports(4) - directories to export to NFS clients

f

fs(4) - format of file system volume

fs_vxfs(4) - format of VxFS file system volume

fspec(4) - format specification in text files

fstab(4) - static information about the file systems

ftpusers(4) - security file for

g

gated.conf(4) - GateDaemon Configuration Guide

gettydefs(4) - speed and terminal settings used by getty

group(4) - group file, grp.h

h

hosts(4) - host name data base

hosts.equiv(4) - security files authorizing access by remote hosts and users on local host

i

inetd.conf(4) - configuration file for inetd

inetd.sec(4) - optional security file for inetd

inetsvcs.conf(4) - configuration file for secure internet services

info(4) - diskless client configuration information file

inittab(4) - script for the boot

inode(4) - format of an inode

inode_vxfs(4) - format of a VxFS inode

ioconfig(4) - ioconfig entry format

issue(4) - issue identification file

l

lif(4) - logical interchange format description

loadmods(4) - loadable modules to load into the running kernel during boot

localedef(4) - format and semantics of locale definition file

lvmpvg(4) - LVM physical volume group information file

m

magic(4) - magic numbers for HP-UX implementations

master(4) - master kernel configuration information

mnttab(4) - mounted file system table

model(4) - HP-UX machine identification

n

netconfig(4) - network configuration database

netgroup(4) - list of network groups

netrc(4) - login information for

nettlgen.conf(4) - network tracing and logging configuration file

networks(4) - network name data base

nisfiles(4) - NIS+ database files and directory structure

nlist(4) - nlist and nlist64 structure formats, respectively

nsswitch.conf(4) - configuration file for the name-service switch

p

pam.conf(4) - configuration file for pluggable authentication modules

pam_user.conf(4) - users configuration file for pluggable authentication modules

passwd(4) - password file, pwd.h

pcf(4) - port configuration file used by DDFA software

pdf(4) - Product Description File

pdgwcfg.conf(4) - HPDPS gateway printer configuration file

pfs(4) - portable file system

ppp.Auth(4) - PPP authentication file format

ppp.Devices(4) - PPP physical device description file format

ppp.Dialers(4) - PPP dialer description file format

ppp.Filter(4) - PPP packet filter specification file format

ppp.Keys(4) - PPP encryption keys file format

ppp.Systems(4) - PPP neighboring systems description file format

privgrp(4) - format of privileged values

profile(4) - set up user's environment at login time

proto(4) - prototype job file for

protocols(4) - protocol name data base

prpwd(4) - protected password authentication database files used for trusted systems

publickey(4) - public key database

q

queuedefs(4) - queue description file for at, batch, and crontab

r

rc.config(4) - files containing system configuration information

rcsfile(4) - format of RCS files

resolver(4) - resolver configuration file

rmtab(4) - local file system mount statistics

rpc(4) - rpc program number data base

s

sccsfile(4) - format of SCCS file

sd(4) - all objects that Software Distributor (SD) uses, their attributes and storage formats

securenets(4) - NIS map security file

services(4) - service name data base

shells(4) - list of allowed login shells

sm(4) - statd directory and file structures

snmpd.conf(4) - configuration file for the SNMP agent

softkeys(4) - keysh softkey file format

swpackage(4) - product specification file (PSF) format

symlink(4) - symbolic link

t

tar(4) - format of tar tape archive

term(4) - format of compiled term file

term_c(4) - terminal capabilities

terminfo(4) - printer, terminal, and modem capability database

ttys(4) - terminal control database file, for trusted systems

ttytype(4) - data base of terminal types by port

tun(4) - IP network tunnel driver

tztab(4) - time zone adjustment table for date(1) and ctime(3C)

u

ups_conf(4) - HP PowerTrust Uninterruptible Power System (UPS) monitor configuration file

utmp(4) - utmp, wtmp, btmp entry format

utmpx(4) - utmpx database storage file

uuencode(4) - format of an encoded uuencode file

v

vhe_list(4) - information file for the Virtual Home Environment

y

ypfiles(4) - Network Information Service database and directory structure

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