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A

a.out, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
absolute path name, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
accept() - accept connection on a socket, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
access, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
access and modification times
set for files, CHANGE HISTORY
access control list (ACL) information
get, SEE ALSO
set, SEE ALSO
access groups, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
access list
get group, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
set group, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
access mode, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
access permissions
change file mode, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
access protections
modify memory mapping, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
access rights to a file
get a user's effective, SEE ALSO
access times
set or update file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
access() - determine accessibility of a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
accessibility of a file
determine, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
accounting: enable or disable process accounting, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
acct() - enable or disable process accounting, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
acl - set a file's ACL information, SEE ALSO
add swap device for interleaved paging and swapping, SEE ALSO
address, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
get socket, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
address of connected peer
get, SEE ALSO
address space, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
address to a socket
bind, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
adjtime() - correct the time to synchronize the system clock, SEE ALSO
advise system of process's expected paging behavior, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
affiliation, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
aio_cancel() - cancel asynchronous I/O operation , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
aio_error() - return error status of asynchronous I/O operation , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
aio_fsync() - bring asynchronous I/O operations to synchronized state, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
aio_read() - start asynchronous read operation , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
aio_return() - return asynchronous I/O operation status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
aio_suspend() - suspend for asynchronous I/O completion, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
aio_suspend() - wait for asynchronous I/O completion, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
aio_write() - start asynchronous write operation , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
alarm clock
set a process's, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
alarm() - set a process's alarm clock, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
allocation
change data segment space, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
allow signals to interrupt functions, CHANGE HISTORY
alternate stack context
set/get signal alternate stack context, CHANGE HISTORY
anonymous memory region
initialize semaphore in mapped file or, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
anonymous region
remove semaphore in mapped file or, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
appropriate privileges, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
archive, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
ASCII, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
asynchronous
cancel I/O, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
start read , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
asynchronous I/O
error status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
initiate list of operations , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
start write, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
status, return, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
suspend for completion, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
synchronize, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
wait for completion, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
attach shared memory to data segment, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
attributes associated with a message queue
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
audctl() - start or halt auditing system; set or get audit files, SEE ALSO
audit files
set or get, SEE ALSO
audit ID (aid())
set for current process, SEE ALSO
audit ID (aid()) for current process
get, SEE ALSO
audit process flag for calling process
get, SEE ALSO
audit record
write for self-auditing process, SEE ALSO
audit: get events and system calls currently being audited, SEE ALSO
audit: set current events and system calls to be audited, SEE ALSO
audit: set or clear auditing on calling process, SEE ALSO
audit: set or get audit files, SEE ALSO
audit: start or halt auditing system, SEE ALSO
auditing
set or clear on calling process, SEE ALSO
suspend or resume on current process, SEE ALSO
auditing system
start or halt, SEE ALSO
audswitch() - suspend or resume auditing on current process, SEE ALSO
audwrite() - write audit record for self-auditing process, SEE ALSO

B

background process group, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
backup, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
behavior
advise system of process's expected paging, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
bind() - bind an address to a socket, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
block, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
block signals, SEE ALSO
block special file, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
blocked signals
examine and change, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
blocking status of a message queue associated with a descriptor
set, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
boot, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
boot area, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
boot ROM, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
boot the system, SEE ALSO
boot-up, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
break value and file size limits
get or set, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
brk()
sbrk() - change data segment space allocation, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
BSD-4.2-compatible kill()
and signal() system calls, SEE ALSO
buffers
flush to disk, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
bus address, GLOSSARY ENTRIES

C

calling process
get audit process flag for, SEE ALSO
set or clear auditing on, SEE ALSO
calls
system, BSD-4.2-compatible kill(), and signal(), SEE ALSO
cancel a notification request with a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
cancel asynchronous I/O, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
change data segment space allocation, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
change file mode access permissions, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
change global search path for dynamically loadable kernel modules, SEE ALSO
change or examine blocked signals, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
change or examine signal action, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
change owner and group of a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
change priority of a process, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
change real-time priority, SEE ALSO
change root directory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
change state
wait for child process to, SEE ALSO, CHANGE HISTORY
change the name of a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
change working directory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
channel
create an interprocess, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
character, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
character device special file
control, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
character set, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
character special file, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
chdir() - change working directory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
check if system has been converted to a trusted system, FILES
child process, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
wait to change state, CHANGE HISTORY
child process and process times
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
child process to change state
wait for, SEE ALSO
child process to stop or terminate
wait for, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
chmod() - change file mode access permissions, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
chown() - change owner and group of a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
chroot() - change root directory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
clear or set auditing on calling process, SEE ALSO
clock
correct the time to synchronize the system, SEE ALSO
clock date and time
get system, SEE ALSO
clock operations, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
clock resolution
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
clock tick, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
clock time value
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
set, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
clock_getres() - get clock resolution, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
clock_gettime() - get clock time value, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
clock_settime() - set clock time value, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
clocks - clock operations, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
close a message queue descriptor, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
close a named semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
close() - close a file descriptor, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
coded character set, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
collating element, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
collation, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
collation sequence, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
command, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
command interpreter, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
Command Set 1980, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
communication
create an endpoint for, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
composite graphic symbol, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
computer system
set node name, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
computer system information
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
configurable path name variables
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
configurable system variables
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
configure system crash dumps, SEE ALSO
connect() - initiate connection on socket, SEE ALSO
connected peer
get address of, SEE ALSO
connected sockets
create a pair, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
connection on a socket
accept, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
initiate, SEE ALSO
connections on a socket
listen for, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
consumption limit
get or set system resource, CHANGE HISTORY
context
signal stack, set and/or get, SEE ALSO
context-dependent file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
control
file system, SEE ALSO
multiprocessor, SEE ALSO
control character, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
control character device special file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
control operations
message, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
shared memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
control routines for open-files, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
control system resource consumption limit, CHANGE HISTORY
control terminal device (Bell Version 6 compatibility), SEE ALSO
controlling process, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
controlling terminal, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
converted trusted system
check if, FILES
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), GLOSSARY ENTRIES
correct the time to synchronize the system clock, SEE ALSO
cpu
set name of host, SEE ALSO
crash, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
crash dumps
configure system, SEE ALSO
crashconf() - configure system crash dumps, SEE ALSO
creat() - create a new file or rewrite an existing one, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
creat64() - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
create a directory
special, or ordinary file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create a directory file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create a new file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create a new file or rewrite an existing one, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create a new process, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create a pair of connected sockets, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create a socket, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create an endpoint for communication, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create an interprocess channel, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create session and set process group ID, SEE ALSO, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create/open a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
create/open a shared memory object, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
CS-80, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
CS/80, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
current directory, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
current events and system calls to be audited, SEE ALSO
current host
get an identifier for, CHANGE HISTORY
get name of, SEE ALSO
current page size
get, CHANGE HISTORY
current process
get audit ID (aid()) for, SEE ALSO
set audit ID (aid()) for, SEE ALSO
suspend or resume auditing on, SEE ALSO
current user context
get and set, CHANGE HISTORY
current working directory, GLOSSARY ENTRIES

D

daemon, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
data
lock in memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
data encryption, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
data from a file
read, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
data segment and shared memory
attach or detach, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
data segment space allocation
change, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
data to a file
write, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
date
get system clock, SEE ALSO
set, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
date and time
get more precisely (Version 7 compatibility only), STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
default search path, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
define additional signal stack space, SEE ALSO
define what to do upon receipt of a signal, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
delete allocated signal stack space, SEE ALSO
delete file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
delta, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
demon, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
description of common HP-UX terms, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
descriptor
close a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
destroy an unnamed semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
detach shared memory from data segment, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
determine accessibility of a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
determine current signal stack space, SEE ALSO
device, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
control terminal (Bell Version 6 compatibility), SEE ALSO
device address, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
device file, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
device for interleaved paging and swapping
add swap, SEE ALSO
device special file
control character, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
directory, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
get entries in a file-system-independent format, SEE ALSO
directory file
make, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
remove a, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
directory: change root directory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
directory: change working directory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
directory: make a directory file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
directory: remove entry, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
disable or enable process accounting, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
disk
flush buffers to, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
synchronize a file's in-core state with its state on, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
disk quotas
manipulate, SEE ALSO
disk storage
preallocate fast, SEE ALSO
domain
get or set name of current NIS, SEE ALSO
dot, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
dot-dot, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
dot-oh, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
dot-oh file, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
dot-oh format, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
downshifting, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
dup() - duplicate an open file descriptor, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
dup2() - duplicate an open file descriptor to a specific slot, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
duplicate an open file descriptor, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
duplicate an open file descriptor to a specific slot, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
dynamic file system swapping, SEE ALSO
dynamic loader, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
dynamically loadable kernel modules
change global search path, SEE ALSO
dynamically loaded kernel module
get information, SEE ALSO

E

effective
real, and/or saved user or group IDs, set, SEE ALSO
effective access rights to a file
get a user's, SEE ALSO
effective and real user IDs
set, CHANGE HISTORY
effective group ID, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
effective or real user or group ID
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
effective user ID, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
enable or disable process accounting, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
end-of-file, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
endpoint for communication
create an, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
entries from a directory
get in a file-system-independent format, SEE ALSO
environment, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
EOF, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
Epoch, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
errno() - error indicator for system calls, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
error indicator for system calls, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
error status
asynchronous I/O, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
events and system calls currently being audited
get, SEE ALSO
events and system calls to be audited, SEE ALSO
examine and change blocked signals, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
examine and change signal action, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
examine pending signals, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
execl()
execle(), execlp(), execv(), execve(), execvp() - execute a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
execute a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
executing program
send signal, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
execution
suspend for an interval, CHANGE HISTORY
execution time profile, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
existing file
truncate to zero for rewriting, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
exit()
_exit() - terminate process, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

F

facilities
software signal, SEE ALSO
fast disk storage
preallocate, SEE ALSO
fchdir() - change working directory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
fchmod() - change file mode access permissions, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
fchown() - change owner and group of a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
fcntl() - open-file control, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
fgetacl() - get access control list (ACL) information, SEE ALSO
FIFO scheduling policy, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
FIFO special file, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
change file mode access permissions, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
context-dependent, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
determine accessibility, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
directory, remove, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get a user's effective access rights to a, SEE ALSO
get file status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, SEE ALSO
hidden, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
link additional name to an existing, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
make a directory, special, or ordinary, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
make a symbolic link, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
open for reading or writing, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
read data from, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
send the contents of a file through a socket, SEE ALSO, SEE ALSO
synchronize a mapped, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
write data, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file access and modification times
set, CHANGE HISTORY
set or update, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file access mode, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file access permissions, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file creation (permissions) mask
set and get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file descriptor, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file descriptor: duplicate an open file descriptor, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file descriptor: duplicate an open file descriptor to a specific slot, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file group class, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file hierarchy, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file locking
provide semaphores and record locking on files, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file mode
change access permissions, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file name, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file name portability, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file offset, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file on remote node
get file handle for, SEE ALSO
file or anonymous memory region
initialize semaphore in mapped, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file or anonymous region
remove semaphore in mapped, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file other class, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file owner class, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file permission bits, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file pointer, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file pointer: move read/write file pointer, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file serial number, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file size limits and break value
get or set, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file status
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file status flags, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file system, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
get mounted file system statistics, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mount, SEE ALSO, SEE ALSO
file system APIs to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
file system control, SEE ALSO
file system statistics
get, SEE ALSO
file system swapping, SEE ALSO
file system type info
get, EXAMPLE
file system: unmount a file system, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file times update, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
file's in-core state with its state on disk
synchronize a, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file: change owner and group, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file: change the name of a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file: close a file descriptor, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file: create a new file or rewrite an existing one, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file: delete, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file: execute a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file: open-file control routines, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file: receive next message from a STREAMS file, SEE ALSO
file: rewrite an existing file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file: truncate a file to a specified length, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
file: truncate an existing file to zero for rewriting, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
files
audit, set or get, SEE ALSO
files: get status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
filter, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
flag for calling process
get audit process, SEE ALSO
flush buffers to disk, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
force process to relinquish processor, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
force target process to run serially with other processes, SEE ALSO
foreground process group, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
foreground process group ID, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
fork, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
fork() - create a new process, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
fpathconf() - get configurable path name variables, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
fsctl() - file system control, SEE ALSO
fsetacl() - set access control list (ACL) information, SEE ALSO
fstat() - get file status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
fstat64() - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
fstatfs()
statfs() - get file system statistics, SEE ALSO
fstatvfs()
(statvfs()) - get open file status, SEE ALSO
fstatvfs64() - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
fsync()
fdatasync() - synchronize a file's in-core state with its state on disk, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
ftime() - get date and time more precisely (Version 7 compatibility only), STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
ftruncate() - truncate a file to a specified length, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
function number, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
functions
allow signals to interrupt, CHANGE HISTORY

G

get
file status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
symbolic link status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get a user's effective access rights to a file, SEE ALSO
get access control list (ACL) information, SEE ALSO
get address of connected peer, SEE ALSO
get an identifier for the current host, CHANGE HISTORY
get and set current user context, CHANGE HISTORY
get and/or set signal stack context, SEE ALSO
get audit ID (aid()) for current process, SEE ALSO
get audit process flag for calling process, SEE ALSO
get configurable path name variables, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get configurable system variables, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get entries from a directory in a file-system-independent format, SEE ALSO
get events and system calls currently being audited, SEE ALSO
get file handle for file on remote node, SEE ALSO
get, SEE ALSO
get file status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, SEE ALSO
get file system statistics, SEE ALSO
get file system type info, EXAMPLE
get information about computer system, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get information about resource utilization, SEE ALSO
get information for a dynamically loaded kernel module, SEE ALSO
get information for a global kernel symbol, SEE ALSO
get mounted file system statistics, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get name of current NIS domain, SEE ALSO
get or set audit files, SEE ALSO
get process
process group, or parent process ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get process priority, SEE ALSO
get signal alternate stack context, CHANGE HISTORY
get socket address, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get special attributes for group, SEE ALSO
get status information and attributes associated with a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get system clock date and time, SEE ALSO
get system resource consumption limit, CHANGE HISTORY
get the current page size, CHANGE HISTORY
get: date and time more precisely (Version 7 compatibility only), STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get: file size limits and break value
get or set, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get: message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get: name of current host, SEE ALSO
get: process and child process times, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get: real or effective user or group ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get: set of semaphores, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get: shared memory segment, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get: time, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get: value of process interval timer, SEE ALSO
getaccess() - get a user's effective access rights to a file, SEE ALSO
getacl()
fgetacl() - get access control list (ACL) information, SEE ALSO
getaudid() - get audit ID (aid()) for current process, SEE ALSO
getaudproc() - get audit process flag for calling process, SEE ALSO
getcontext() - get and set current user context, CHANGE HISTORY
getdirentries() - get entries from a directory in a file-system-independent format, SEE ALSO
getdomainname() - get name of current NIS domain, SEE ALSO
getegid() - get effective group ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
geteuid() - get effective user ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
getevent() - get events and system calls currently being audited, SEE ALSO
getfh() - get file handle for file on remote node, SEE ALSO
getgid() - get real group ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
getgroups() - get group access list, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
gethostid() - get an identifier for the current host, CHANGE HISTORY
gethostname() - get name of current host, SEE ALSO
getitimer() - get value of process interval timer, SEE ALSO
getksym() - get information for a global kernel symbol, SEE ALSO
getmsg() - receive next message from a STREAMS file, SEE ALSO
getpagesize() - get the current page size, CHANGE HISTORY
getpeername() - get address of connected peer, SEE ALSO
getpgid() - get process group ID of specified process, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
getpgrp() - get process group ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
getpgrp2() - get process group ID of specified process, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
getpid() - get process ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
getpmsg() - receive next message from a STREAMS file in a priority order, SEE ALSO
getppid() - get parent process ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
getpriority() - get process priority, SEE ALSO
getprivgrp() - get special attributes for group, SEE ALSO
getrlimit() - get system resource consumption limit, CHANGE HISTORY
getrlimit64() - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
getrusage() - get information about resource utilization, SEE ALSO
getsid() - get session ID, SEE ALSO
getsockname() - get socket address, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
getsockopt() - get options on sockets, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
gettimeofday() - get system clock date and time, SEE ALSO
gettune() - get value of a kernel tunable parameter, SEE ALSO
getuid() - get real user ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
global kernel symbol
get information for, SEE ALSO
global search path for dynamically loadable kernel modules
change, SEE ALSO
glossary - a description of common HP-UX terms, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
graphic character, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
group, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
get or set special attributes, SEE ALSO
group access list, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
group access list: get group access list, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
group access list: set group access list, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
group and owner of a file
change, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
group ID, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
create session and set process, SEE ALSO, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
set process group ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
group ID for job control
set process, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
group ID: get real or effective group ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
group ID: set group ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
group ID: set real
effective, and/or saved group or user IDs, SEE ALSO
group of processes
send signal, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
gtty() - control terminal device (Bell Version 6 compatibility), SEE ALSO

H

halt or start auditing system, SEE ALSO
hidden file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
hierarchical directory, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
high resolution sleep, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
hold signal upon receipt, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
home directory, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
host
current, get name of, SEE ALSO
host cpu
set name of, SEE ALSO
host name, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
HP-UX terms
glossary of, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
HPUX scheduling policy, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

I

I/O
asynchronous synchronize, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
asynchronous write, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
asynchronous, error status , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
asynchronous, start list of operations , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
cancel asynchronous, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
control character device special file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
read asynchronous, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
return asynchronous status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
suspend for asynchronous completion, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
wait for asynchronous completion, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
I/O multiplexing
synchronous, SEE ALSO
I/O redirection, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
ID
create session and set process group, SEE ALSO, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get real or effective user or group, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get session, SEE ALSO
set process group ID, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
set user or group, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
ID for job control
set process group, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
identifier
get for the current host, CHANGE HISTORY
IDs
set real and effective user IDs, CHANGE HISTORY
ignorable signals mask
set current, SEE ALSO
ignore signal, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
ignore signals, SEE ALSO
image, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
in-core state with its state on disk
synchronize a file's, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
increase data segment space allocation, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
information about resource utilization
get, SEE ALSO
information for a dynamically loaded kernel module
get, SEE ALSO
information for a global kernel symbol
get, SEE ALSO
init, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
initialize an unnamed semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
initialize semaphore in mapped file or anonymous memory region, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
initiate connection on a socket, SEE ALSO
inode, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
inode number, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
interleave factor, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
interleaved paging and swapping
add swap device for, SEE ALSO
Internal Terminal Emulator (ITE), GLOSSARY ENTRIES
internationalization, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
interprocess channel
create an, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
interrupt functions
allowing signals to, CHANGE HISTORY
interrupt signal, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
interval
suspend execution for an interval, CHANGE HISTORY
interval timer
set, CHANGE HISTORY
set or get value of process, SEE ALSO
intrinsic, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
introduction to system calls, SEE ALSO
ioctl() - control character device special file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
iscomsec - check if system has been converted to a trusted system, FILES
ITE (Internal Terminal Emulator), GLOSSARY ENTRIES

J

job control, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
set process group ID for, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

K

kernel, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
global symbol, get information for, SEE ALSO
kernel module
get information for a dynamically loaded, SEE ALSO
unload on demand, SEE ALSO
kernel modules
change global search path for dynamically loadable, SEE ALSO
load on demand, SEE ALSO
kernel tunable parameter
get value, SEE ALSO
retrieve information, SEE ALSO
set value, SEE ALSO
kill() - send signal to process or group of processes, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
kill() system call
4.2 BSD-compatible, SEE ALSO
killpg() - 4.2 BSD-compatible kill() system call, SEE ALSO

L

LANG, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
library, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
license level of operating system
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
LIF, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
limit
get or set system resource consumption, CHANGE HISTORY
line, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
link, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
symbolic, read value of, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
link count, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
link to a file
make a symbolic, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
link() - link additional name to an existing file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
linker, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
lio_listio() - start a list of asynchronous I/O operations , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
list
get group access, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
set group access, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
listen for connections on a socket, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
listen() - listen for connections on a socket, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
load kernel modules on demand, SEE ALSO
local customs, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
localization, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
lock a POSIX semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock a POSIX semaphore without blocking, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock a semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock process
text, or data in memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock process address space , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock segment in memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lockf() - provide semaphores and record locking on files, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lockf64() - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
locking on files
provide semaphores and record, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
Logical Interchange Format, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
login, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
login directory, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
lseek() - move read/write file pointer; seek, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lseek64() - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
lstat() - get symbolic link status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lstat64() - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE

M

machine identification
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
machine number
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
madvise() - advise system of process's expected paging behavior, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
magic number, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
major number, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
make a directory
special, or ordinary file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
make a directory file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
make a symbolic link to a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
makecontext() - manipulate user contexts, CHANGE HISTORY
management
signal (sighold(), sigrelse(), sigignore()), STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
manipulate disk quotas, SEE ALSO
manipulate user contexts, CHANGE HISTORY
map object into virtual memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mapped file
synchronize a, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mapped file or anonymous memory region
initialize semaphore in, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mapped file or anonymous region
remove semaphore in, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mapped region
unmap a, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mapping access protections
modify memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mask
set current ignorable signals, SEE ALSO
mask for file creation
set and get permissions, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
memory
lock process address space in, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock process, text, data, stack, or shared library in, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock segment in, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
map object into virtual, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
unlock segment , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
unlock virtual address space, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
memory control operations
shared, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
memory mapping access protections
modify, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
memory region
initialize semaphore in mapped file or anonymous, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
memory segment
get shared, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
message
send a message on a stream, SEE ALSO
send or receive message queue message, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
send to a socket, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
message catalog, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
message control operations, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
message from a socket
receive, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
message operation permissions, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
message operations, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
message queue
create/open, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
receive a message, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
register/cancel a notification request with a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
send a message, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
set the blocking status, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
unlink, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
message queue descriptor
close, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
message queue identifier (msqid), GLOSSARY ENTRIES
metacharacter, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
minor number, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
mkdir() - make a directory file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mknod() - make directory
special, or ordinary file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mlock() - lock segment of process address space in memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mlockall() - lock all process address space in memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mmap() - map object into virtual memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mmap64() - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
mode, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
change file access permissions, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
modification times
set or update file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
modify memory mapping access protections, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
modload() - load kernel modules on demand, SEE ALSO
modpath() - change global search path for dynamically loadable kernel modules, SEE ALSO
modstat() - get information for a dynamically loaded kernel module, SEE ALSO
moduload() - unload a kernel module on demand, SEE ALSO
monitor I/O conditions on multiple file descriptors, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mount a file system, SEE ALSO
mount() - mount a file system, SEE ALSO
mountable file system, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
mounted file system statistics
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
move read/write file pointer; seek, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mpctl() - multiprocessor control, SEE ALSO
mprotect - modify memory mapping access protections, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mq_close() - close a message queue descriptor, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mq_getattr() - get status information and attributes associated with a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mq_notify() - register/cancel a notification request with a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mq_open() - create/open a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mq_receive() - receive a message from a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mq_send() - send a message to a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mq_setattr() - set the blocking status of a message queue associated with descriptor, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
mq_unlink() - unlink a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
msem_init() - initialize semaphore in mapped file or anonymous memory region, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
msem_lock - lock a semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
msem_remove - remove semaphore in mapped file or anonymous region, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
msem_unlock - unlock a semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
msgctl() - message control operations, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
msgget() - get message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
msgrcv() - receive message from message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
msgsnd() - send message to message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
msqid (message queue identifier), GLOSSARY ENTRIES
msync - synchronize a mapped file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
multiplexing
synchronous I/O, SEE ALSO
multiprocessor control, SEE ALSO
multithreaded process trace, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
multiuser state, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
munlock() - unlock segment of process virtual address space , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
munlockall() - unlock entire process virtual address space , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
munmap() - unmap a mapped region, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

N

name of current NIS domain
get or set, SEE ALSO
name of operating system
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
name: change the name of a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
name: get name of current host, SEE ALSO
name: set the name of host cpu, SEE ALSO
nanosleep() - high resolution sleep, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
native language, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
Native Language Support (NLS), GLOSSARY ENTRIES
new file
create, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
new process
create a, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
newline character, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
nice() - change priority of a process, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
NIS domain
get or set name of current, SEE ALSO
NLS (Native Language Support), GLOSSARY ENTRIES
NLSPATH, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
node name, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
get/set, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
nonspacing characters, GLOSSARY ENTRIES

O

O_LARGEFILE - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
object into virtual memory
map, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
object-code file
execute, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
open a message queue, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
open file, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
open file description, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
open file descriptor
duplicate an, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
open file descriptor to a specific slot
duplicate an, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
open() - open file for reading or writing, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
open-file control, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
open/create a named semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
open64() - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
operating system information
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
operating system name
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
operations
clock, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
message control, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
real-time scheduling, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
semaphore control, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
shared memory control, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
timer, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
options on sockets
get or set, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
ordinary file, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
make, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
orphan process, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
orphaned process group, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
OTHER scheduling policy, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
owner, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
owner and group of a file
change, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

P

page size
get the current, CHANGE HISTORY
paging
add swap device for interleaved, SEE ALSO
paging behavior
advise system of process's expected, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
parameter
get value of kernel tunable parameter, SEE ALSO
set value of kernel tunable parameter, SEE ALSO
parameters
retrieve information of kernel tunable parameters, SEE ALSO
parent directory, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
parent process, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
parent process ID, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
password, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
path name, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
path name resolution, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
path name variables
get configurable, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
path prefix, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
pathconf() - get configurable path name variables, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
pause() - suspend process until signal, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
peer
get address of connected, SEE ALSO
pending signals
examine, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
permission bits, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
permissions
change file mode access, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
permissions mask for file creation
set and get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
PIC, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
pipe, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
pipe() - create an interprocess channel, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
plock() - lock process
text, data, stack, or shared library in memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
pointer
file, move read/write, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
poll() - monitor I/O conditions on multiple file descriptors, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
portable file name character set, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
position-independent code (PIC), GLOSSARY ENTRIES
POSIX realtime extensions, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
POSIX semaphore
close a named semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
destroy an unnamed semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
initialize an unnamed semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock a semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock a semaphore without blocking, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
open/create a named semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
read, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
unlink a named semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
unlock a semaphore, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
pread() - read contiguous data from a position in a file, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
pread64() - file system API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
prealloc() - preallocate fast disk storage, SEE ALSO
prealloc64() - file sysmmaptem API to support large files, APPLICATION USAGE
preallocate fast disk storage, SEE ALSO
PRI_HPUX_TO_POSIX() - return POSIX process priority, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
PRI_POSIX_TO_HPUX() - return HP-UX process priority, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
priority
get or set process, SEE ALSO
priority of a process
change, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
privilege group
get or set special attributes, SEE ALSO
privileged groups, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
PRM, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
process, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
calling, set or clear auditing on, SEE ALSO
change priority of a, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
child, wait to change state, SEE ALSO, CHANGE HISTORY
create a new, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
force target to run serially with other processes, SEE ALSO
get audit ID (aid()) for current, SEE ALSO
get audit process flag for calling, SEE ALSO
lock address space in memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock in memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
lock segment in memory, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
queue a signal to a, SEE ALSO
self-auditing, write audit record for, SEE ALSO
set audit ID (aid()) for current, SEE ALSO
spawn new (use fork() instead), SEE ALSO
suspend or resume auditing on current, SEE ALSO
suspend until signal, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
terminate, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
unlock memory segment , STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
unlock virtual address space, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
process 1, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
process accounting
enable or disable, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
process and child process times
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
process group, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
process group ID, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
create session and set, SEE ALSO, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
get, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
set, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
process group ID for job control
set, STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
process group leader, GLOSSARY ENTRIES
process group lifetime, GLOSSARY ENTRIES