man2 - System Calls

Intro(2): Intro, intro - introduction to system calls and error numbers
__sparc_utrap_install(2): __sparc_utrap_install - install a SPARC V9 user trap handler
_lwp_cond_signal(2): _lwp_cond_signal, _lwp_cond_broadcast - signal a condition variable
_lwp_cond_wait(2): _lwp_cond_wait, _lwp_cond_timedwait, _lwp_cond_reltimedwait - wait on a condition variable
_lwp_info(2): _lwp_info - return the time-accounting information of a single LWP
_lwp_kill(2): _lwp_kill - send a signal to a LWP
_lwp_mutex_lock(2): _lwp_mutex_lock, _lwp_mutex_unlock, _lwp_mutex_trylock - mutual exclusion
_lwp_self(2): _lwp_self - get LWP identifier
_lwp_sema_wait(2): _lwp_sema_wait, _lwp_sema_trywait, _lwp_sema_init, _lwp_sema_post - semaphore operations
_lwp_suspend(2): _lwp_suspend, _lwp_continue - continue or suspend LWP execution
access(2): access, faccessat - determine accessibility of a file
acct(2): acct - enable or disable process accounting
acl(2): acl, facl - get or set a file's Access Control List (ACL)
adjtime(2): adjtime - correct the time to allow synchronization of the system clock
alarm(2): alarm - schedule an alarm signal
audit(2): audit - write a record to the audit log
auditon(2): auditon - manipulate auditing
brk(2): brk, sbrk - change the amount of space allocated for the calling process's data segment
chdir(2): chdir, fchdir - change working directory
chmod(2): chmod, fchmod, fchmodat - change access permission mode of file
chown(2): chown, lchown, fchown, fchownat — change owner and group of a file
chroot(2): chroot, fchroot - change root directory
close(2): close — close a file descriptor
creat(2): creat - create a new file or rewrite an existing one
dup(2): dup - duplicate an open file descriptor
exec(2): exec, execl, execle, execlp, execv, execve, execvp, execvpe, fexecve — execute a file
execvex(2): execvex — execute a file with flags
exit(2): exit, _Exit, _exit - terminate process
fcntl(2): fcntl - file control
fork(2): fork, fork1, forkall, forkx, forkallx - create a new process
fpathconf(2): fpathconf, pathconf - get configurable pathname variables
getacct(2): getacct, putacct, wracct - get, put, or write extended accounting data
getaudit(2): getaudit, setaudit, getaudit_addr, setaudit_addr - get or set process audit information
getauid(2): getauid, setauid - get or set user audit identity
getcontext(2): getcontext, getcontext_extd, setcontext — get and set current user context
getdents(2): getdents - read directory entries and put in a file system independent format
getgroups(2): getgroups, setgroups - get or set supplementary group access list IDs
getisax(2): getisax - extract valid instruction set extensions
getitimer(2): getitimer, setitimer - get or set value of interval timer
getmsg(2): getmsg, getpmsg - get next message off a stream
getpflags(2): getpflags, setpflags - get or set process flags
getpid(2): getpid, getpgrp, getppid, getpgid - get process, process group, and parent process IDs
getppriv(2): getppriv, setppriv - get or set a privilege set
getrandom(2): getrandom — get random numbers
getrlimit(2): getrlimit, setrlimit - control maximum system resource consumption
getsid(2): getsid - get process group ID of session leader
getuid(2): getuid, geteuid, getgid, getegid - get real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs
getustack(2): getustack, setustack - retrieve or change the address of per-LWP stack boundary information
ioctl(2): ioctl - control device
issetugid(2): issetugid - determine if current executable is running setuid or setgid
kill(2): kill - send a signal to a process or a group of processes
link(2): link, linkat - link to a file
llseek(2): llseek - move extended read/write file pointer
lseek(2): lseek - move read/write file pointer
memcntl(2): memcntl — memory management control
meminfo(2): meminfo - provide information about memory
mincore(2): mincore - determine residency of memory pages
mkdir(2): mkdir, mkdirat - make a directory
mknod(2): mknod, mknodat - make a directory, a special file, or a regular file
mmap(2): mmap - map pages of memory
mmapobj(2): mmapobj - map a file object in the appropriate manner
mount(2): mount - mount a file system
mprotect(2): mprotect - set protection of memory mapping
msgctl(2): msgctl - message control operations
msgget(2): msgget - get message queue
msgids(2): msgids - discover all message queue identifiers
msgrcv(2): msgrcv - message receive operation
msgsnap(2): msgsnap - message queue snapshot operation
msgsnd(2): msgsnd - message send operation
munmap(2): munmap - unmap pages of memory
nice(2): nice - change priority of a process
ntp_adjtime(2): ntp_adjtime - adjust local clock parameters
ntp_gettime(2): ntp_gettime - get local clock values
open(2): open, openat — open a file
p_online(2): p_online - return or change processor operational status
pause(2): pause - suspend process until signal
pcsample(2): pcsample - program execution time profile
pipe(2): pipe - create an interprocess channel
poll(2): poll - input/output multiplexing
priocntl(2): priocntl - process scheduler control
priocntlset(2): priocntlset - generalized process scheduler control
processor_bind(2): processor_bind - bind LWPs to a processor
processor_info(2): processor_info - determine type and status of a processor
profil(2): profil - execution time profile
pset_bind(2): pset_bind - bind LWPs to a set of processors
pset_create(2): pset_create, pset_destroy, pset_assign - manage sets of processors
pset_info(2): pset_info - get information about a processor set
pset_list(2): pset_list - get list of processor sets
pset_setattr(2): pset_setattr, pset_getattr - set or get processor set attributes
putmsg(2): putmsg, putpmsg - send a message on a stream
read(2): read, readv, pread, preadv - read from file
readlink(2): readlink - read the contents of a symbolic link
rename(2): rename, renameat - change the name of a file
resolvepath(2): resolvepath - resolve all symbolic links of a path name
rmdir(2): rmdir - remove a directory
semctl(2): semctl - semaphore control operations
semget(2): semget - get set of semaphores
semids(2): semids - discover all semaphore identifiers
semop(2): semop, semtimedop - semaphore operations
setpgid(2): setpgid - set process group ID
setpgrp(2): setpgrp - set process group ID
setrctl(2): setrctl, getrctl - set or get resource control values
setregid(2): setregid - set real and effective group IDs
setreuid(2): setreuid - set real and effective user IDs
setsid(2): setsid - create session and set process group ID
settaskid(2): settaskid, gettaskid, getprojid - set or get task or project IDs
setuid(2): setuid, setegid, seteuid, setgid - set user and group IDs
shmctl(2): shmctl - shared memory control operations
shmget(2): shmget - get shared memory segment identifier
shmids(2): shmids - discover all shared memory identifiers
shmop(2): shmop, shmat, shmdt - shared memory operations
sigaction(2): sigaction - detailed signal management
sigaltstack(2): sigaltstack - set or get signal alternate stack context
sigpending(2): sigpending - examine signals that are blocked and pending
sigprocmask(2): sigprocmask - change or examine caller's signal mask
sigsend(2): sigsend, sigsendset - send a signal to a process or a group of processes
sigsuspend(2): sigsuspend - install a signal mask and suspend caller until signal
sigwait(2): sigwait - wait until a signal is posted
stat(2): stat, lstat, fstat, fstatat - get file status
statvfs(2): statvfs, fstatvfs - get file system information
stime(2): stime - set system time and date
swapctl(2): swapctl - manage swap space
symlink(2): symlink - make a symbolic link to a file
sync(2): sync — update super block
sysfs(2): sysfs - get file system type information
sysinfo(2): sysinfo - get and set system information strings
time(2): time - get time
times(2): times - get process and child process times
uadmin(2): uadmin - administrative control
ulimit(2): ulimit - get and set process limits
umask(2): umask - set and get file creation mask
umount(2): umount, umount2 - unmount a file system
uname(2): uname - get name of current operating system
unlink(2): unlink, unlinkat - remove directory entry
upanic(2): upanic — user process panic
ustat(2): ustat - get file system statistics
utime(2): utime - set file access and modification times
utimes(2): utimes, lutimes, futimes, futimesat, futimens, utimensat - set file access and modification times
uucopy(2): uucopy - no-fault memory-to-memory copy
vfork(2): vfork, vforkx — spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way
vhangup(2): vhangup - virtually "hangup" the current controlling terminal
waitid(2): waitid - wait for child process to change state
write(2): write, pwrite, writev, pwritev- write on a file
yield(2): yield - yield execution to another lightweight process