System Calls

• Intro(2) - introduction to system calls and error numbers
•   A
  • access(2) - determine accessibility of a file
  • acct(2) - enable or disable process accounting
  • acl(2) - get or set a file's Access Control List (ACL)
  • adjtime(2) - correct the time to allow synchronization of the system clock
  • alarm(2) - set a process alarm clock
  • audit(2) - write a record to the audit log
  • auditon(2) - manipulate auditing
  • auditsvc(2) - write audit log to specified file descriptor
•   B
  • brk(2) - change the amount of space allocated for the calling process's data segment
•   C
  • chdir(2) - change working directory
  • chmod(2) - change access permission mode of file
  • chown(2) - change owner and group of a file
  • chroot(2) - change root directory
  • close(2) - close a file descriptor
  • creat(2) - create a new file or rewrite an existing one
•   D
  • dup(2) - duplicate an open file descriptor
•   E
  • exec(2) - execute a file
  • execl(2) - execute a file
  • execle(2) - execute a file
  • execlp(2) - execute a file
  • execv(2) - execute a file
  • execve(2) - execute a file
  • execvp(2) - execute a file
  • _exit(2) - terminate process
  • exit(2) - terminate process
•   F
  • facl(2) - get or set a file's Access Control List (ACL)
  • fchdir(2) - change working directory
  • fchmod(2) - change access permission mode of file
  • fchown(2) - change owner and group of a file
  • fchroot(2) - change root directory
  • fcntl(2) - file control
  • fork1(2) - create a new process
  • fork(2) - create a new process
  • fpathconf(2) - get configurable pathname variables
  • fstat(2) - get file status
  • fstatvfs(2) - get file system information
•   G
  • getaudit(2) - get and set process audit information
  • getaudit_addr(2) - get and set process audit information
  • getauid(2) - get and set user audit identity
  • getcontext(2) - get and set current user context
  • getdents(2) - read directory entries and put in a file system independent format
  • getegid(2) - get real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs
  • geteuid(2) - get real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs
  • getgid(2) - get real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs
  • getgroups(2) - get or set supplementary group access list IDs
  • getitimer(2) - get or set value of interval timer
  • getmsg(2) - get next message off a stream
  • getpgid(2) - get process, process group, and parent process IDs
  • getpgrp(2) - get process, process group, and parent process IDs
  • getpid(2) - get process, process group, and parent process IDs
  • getpmsg(2) - get next message off a stream
  • getppid(2) - get process, process group, and parent process IDs
  • getrlimit(2) - control maximum system resource consumption
  • getsid(2) - get process group ID of session leader
  • getuid(2) - get real user, effective user, real group, and effective group IDs
•   H
•   I
  • ioctl(2) - control device
•   J
•   K
  • kill(2) - send a signal to a process or a group of processes
•   L
  • lchown(2) - change owner and group of a file
  • link(2) - link to a file
  • llseek(2) - move extended read/write file pointer
  • lseek(2) - move read/write file pointer
  • lstat(2) - get file status
  • _lwp_cond_broadcast(2) - signal a condition variable
  • _lwp_cond_signal(2) - signal a condition variable
  • _lwp_cond_timedwait(2) - wait on a condition variable
  • _lwp_cond_wait(2) - wait on a condition variable
  • _lwp_continue(2) - continue or suspend LWP execution
  • _lwp_create(2) - create a new light-weight process
  • _lwp_exit(2) - terminate the calling LWP
  • _lwp_getprivate(2) - set or get LWP specific storage
  • _lwp_info(2) - return the time-accounting information of a single LWP
  • _lwp_kill(2) - send a signal to a LWP
  • _lwp_makecontext(2) - initialize an LWP context
  • _lwp_mutex_lock(2) - mutual exclusion
  • _lwp_mutex_trylock(2) - mutual exclusion
  • _lwp_mutex_unlock(2) - mutual exclusion
  • _lwp_self(2) - get LWP identifier
  • _lwp_sema_init(2) - semaphore operations
  • _lwp_sema_post(2) - semaphore operations
  • _lwp_sema_trywait(2) - semaphore operations
  • _lwp_sema_wait(2) - semaphore operations
  • _lwp_setprivate(2) - set or get LWP specific storage
  • _lwp_sigredirect(2) - deliver process signals to specific LWPs
  • _lwp_suspend(2) - continue or suspend LWP execution
  • _lwp_wait(2) - wait for a LWP to terminate
•   M
  • memcntl(2) - memory management control
  • mincore(2) - determine residency of memory pages
  • mkdir(2) - make a directory
  • mknod(2) - make a directory, or a special or ordinary file
  • mmap(2) - map pages of memory
  • mount(2) - mount a file system
  • mprotect(2) - set protection of memory mapping
  • msgctl(2) - message control operations
  • msgget(2) - get message queue
  • msgrcv(2) - message receive operation
  • msgsnd(2) - message send operation
  • munmap(2) - unmap pages of memory
•   N
  • nice(2) - change priority of a process
  • ntp_adjtime(2) - adjust local clock parameters
  • ntp_gettime(2) - get local clock values
•   O
  • open(2) - open a file
•   P
  • pathconf(2) - get configurable pathname variables
  • pause(2) - suspend process until signal
  • pcsample(2) - program execution time profile
  • pipe(2) - create an interprocess channel
  • poll(2) - input/output multiplexing
  • p_online(2) - return or change processor operational status
  • pread(2) - read from file
  • priocntl(2) - process scheduler control
  • priocntlset(2) - generalized process scheduler control
  • processor_bind(2) - bind LWPs to a processor
  • processor_info(2) - determine type and status of a processor
  • profil(2) - execution time profile
  • pset_assign(2) - manage sets of processors
  • pset_bind(2) - bind LWPs to a set of processors
  • pset_create(2) - manage sets of processors
  • pset_destroy(2) - manage sets of processors
  • pset_info(2) - get information about a processor set
  • ptrace(2) - allows a parent process to control the execution of a child process
  • putmsg(2) - send a message on a stream
  • putpmsg(2) - send a message on a stream
  • pwrite(2) - write on a file
•   Q
•   R
  • read(2) - read from file
  • readlink(2) - read the contents of a symbolic link
  • readv(2) - read from file
  • rename(2) - change the name of a file
  • resolvepath(2) - resolve all symbolic links of a path name
  • rmdir(2) - remove a directory
•   S
  • sbrk(2) - change the amount of space allocated for the calling process's data segment
  • semctl(2) - semaphore control operations
  • semget(2) - get set of semaphores
  • semop(2) - semaphore operations
  • setaudit(2) - get and set process audit information
  • setaudit_addr(2) - get and set process audit information
  • setauid(2) - get and set user audit identity
  • setcontext(2) - get and set current user context
  • setegid(2) - set user and group IDs
  • seteuid(2) - set user and group IDs
  • setgid(2) - set user and group IDs
  • setgroups(2) - get or set supplementary group access list IDs
  • setitimer(2) - get or set value of interval timer
  • setpgid(2) - set process group ID
  • setpgrp(2) - set process group ID
  • setregid(2) - set real and effective group IDs
  • setreuid(2) - set real and effective user IDs
  • setrlimit(2) - control maximum system resource consumption
  • setsid(2) - create session and set process group ID
  • setuid(2) - set user and group IDs
  • shmat(2) - shared memory operations
  • shmctl(2) - shared memory control operations
  • shmdt(2) - shared memory operations
  • shmget(2) - get shared memory segment identifier
  • shmop(2) - shared memory operations
  • sigaction(2) - detailed signal management
  • sigaltstack(2) - set or get signal alternate stack context
  • _signotifywait(2) - deliver process signals to specific LWPs
  • sigpending(2) - examine signals that are blocked and pending
  • sigprocmask(2) - change and/or examine caller's signal mask
  • sigsend(2) - send a signal to a process or a group of processes
  • sigsendset(2) - send a signal to a process or a group of processes
  • sigsuspend(2) - install a signal mask and suspend caller until signal
  • sigwait(2) - wait until a signal is posted
  • __sparc_utrap_install(2) - install a SPARC V9 user trap handler
  • stat(2) - get file status
  • statvfs(2) - get file system information
  • stime(2) - set system time and date
  • swapctl(2) - manage swap space
  • symlink(2) - make a symbolic link to a file
  • sync(2) - update super block
  • sysfs(2) - get file system type information
  • sysinfo(2) - get and set system information strings
•   T
  • time(2) - get time
  • times(2) - get process and child process times
•   U
  • uadmin(2) - administrative control
  • ulimit(2) - get and set process limits
  • umask(2) - set and get file creation mask
  • umount(2) - unmount a file system
  • umount2(2) - unmount a file system
  • uname(2) - get name of current operating system
  • unlink(2) - remove directory entry
  • ustat(2) - get 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 in a virtual memory efficient way
  • vhangup(2) - virtually "hangup" the current controlling terminal
•   W
  • wait(2) - wait for child process to stop or terminate
  • waitid(2) - wait for child process to change state
  • waitpid(2) - wait for child process to change state
  • write(2) - write on a file
  • writev(2) - write on a file
•   X
•   Y
  • yield(2) - yield execution to another lightweight process
•   Z