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<H1><A NAME="SECTION001200000000000000000">11 Systemcalls in alphabetical order</A></H1>
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_exit - like exit but with fewer actions (m+c)
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accept - accept a connection on a socket (m+c!)
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access - check user's permissions for a file (m+c)
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acct - not yet implemented (mc)
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adjtimex - set/get kernel time variables (-c)
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afs_syscall - reserved andrew filesystem call (-)
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alarm - send SIGALRM at a specified time (m+c)
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bdflush - flush dirty buffers to disk (-c)
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bind - name a socket for interprocess communication (m!c)
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break - not yet implemented (-)
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brk - change data segment size (mc)
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chdir - change working directory (m+c)
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chmod - change file attributes (m+c)
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chown - change ownership of a file (m+c)
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chroot - set a new root directory (mc)
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clone - see fork (m-)
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close - close a file by reference (m+c)
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connect - link 2 sockets (m!c)
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creat - create a file (m+c)
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create_module - allocate space for a loadable kernel module (-)
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delete_module - unload a kernel module (-)
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dup - create a file descriptor duplicate (m+c)
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dup2 - duplicate a file descriptor (m+c)
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execl, execlp, execle, ... - see execve (m+!c)
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execve - execute a file (m+c)
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exit - terminate a program (m+c)
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fchdir - change working directory by reference ()
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fchmod - see chmod (mc)
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fchown - change ownership of a file (mc)
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fclose - close a file by reference (m+!c)
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fcntl - file/filedescriptor control (m+c)
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flock - change file locking (m!c)
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fork - create a child process (m+c)
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fpathconf - get info about a file by reference (m+!c)
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fread - read array of binary data from stream (m+!c)
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fstat - get file status (m+c)
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fstatfs - get filesystem status by reference (mc)
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fsync - write file cache to disk (mc)
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ftime - get timezone+seconds since 1.1.1970 (m!c)
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ftruncate - change file size (mc)
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fwrite - write array of binary datas to stream (m+!c)
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get_kernel_syms - get kernel symbol table or its size (-)
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getdomainname - get system's domainname (m!c)
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getdtablesize - get filedescriptor table size (m!c)
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getegid - get effective group id (m+c)
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geteuid - get effective user id (m+c)
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getgid - get real group id (m+c)
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getgroups - get supplemental groups (m+c)
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gethostid - get unique host identifier (m!c)
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gethostname - get system's hostname (m!c)
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getitimer - get value of interval timer (mc)
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getpagesize - get size of a system page (m-!c)
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getpeername - get address of a connected peer socket (m!c)
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getpgid - get parent group id of a process (+c)
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getpgrp - get parent group id of current process (m+c)
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getpid - get process id of current process (m+c)
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getppid - get process id of the parent process (m+c)
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getpriority - get a process/group/user priority (mc)
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getrlimit - get resource limits (mc)
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getrusage - get usage of resources (m)
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getsockname - get the adress of a socket (m!c)
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getsockopt - get option settings of a socket (m!c)
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gettimeofday - get timezone+seconds since 1.1.1970 (mc)
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getuid - get real uid (m+c)
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gtty - not yet implemented ()
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idle - make a process a candidate for swap (mc)
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init_module - insert a loadable kernel module (-)
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ioctl - manipulate a character device (mc)
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ioperm - set some i/o port's permissions (m-c)
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iopl - set all i/o port's permissions (m-c)
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ipc - interprocess communication (-c)
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kill - send a signal to a process (m+c)
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killpg - send a signal to a process group (mc!)
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klog - see syslog (-!)
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link - create a hardlink for an existing file (m+c)
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listen - listen for socket connections (m!c)
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llseek - lseek for large files (-)
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lock - not implemented yet ()
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lseek - change the position ptr of a file descriptor (m+c)
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lstat - get file status (mc)
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mkdir - create a directory (m+c)
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mknod - create a device (mc)
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mmap - map a file into memory (mc)
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modify_ldt - read or write local descriptor table (-)
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mount - mount a filesystem (mc)
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mprotect - read, write or execute protect memory (-)
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mpx - not implemented yet ()
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msgctl - ipc message control (m!c)
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msgget - get an ipc message queue id (m!c)
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msgrcv - receive an ipc message (m!c)
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msgsnd - send an ipc message (m!c)
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munmap - unmap a file from memory (mc)
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nice - change process priority (mc)
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oldfstat - no longer existing
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oldlstat - no longer existing
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oldolduname - no longer existing
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oldstat - no longer existing
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olduname - no longer existing
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open - open a file (m+c)
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pathconf - get information about a file (m+!c)
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pause - sleep until signal (m+c)
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personality - change current execution domain for ibcs (-)
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phys - not implemented yet (m)
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pipe - create a pipe (m+c)
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prof - not yet implemented ()
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profil - execution time profile (m!c)
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ptrace - trace a child process (mc)
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quotactl - not implemented yet ()
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read - read data from a file (m+c)
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readv - read datablocks from a file (m!c)
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readdir - read a directory (m+c)
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readlink - get content of a symbolic link (mc)
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reboot - reboot or toggle vulcan death grip (-mc)
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recv - receive a message from a connected socket (m!c)
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recvfrom - receive a message from a socket (m!c)
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rename - move/rename a file (m+c)
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rmdir - delete an empty directory (m+c)
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sbrk - see brk (mc!)
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select - sleep until action on a filedescriptor (mc)
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semctl - ipc semaphore control (m!c)
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semget - ipc get a semaphore set identifier (m!c)
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semop - ipc operation on semaphore set members (m!c)
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send - send a message to a connected socket (m!c)
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sendto - send a message to a socket (m!c)
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setdomainname - set system's domainname (mc)
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setfsgid - set filesystem group id ()
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setfsuid - set filesystem user id ()
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setgid - set real group id (m+c)
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setgroups - set supplemental groups (mc)
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sethostid - set unique host identifier (mc)
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sethostname - set the system's hostname (mc)
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setitimer - set interval timer (mc)
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setpgid - set process group id (m+c)
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setpgrp - has no effect (mc!)
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setpriority - set a process/group/user priority (mc)
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setregid - set real and effective group id (mc)
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setreuid - set real and effective user id (mc)
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setrlimit - set resource limit (mc)
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setsid - create a session (+c)
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setsockopt - change options of a socket (mc)
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settimeofday - set timezone+seconds since 1.1.1970 (mc)
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setuid - set real user id (m+c)
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setup - initialize devices and mount root (-)
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sgetmask - see siggetmask (m)
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shmat - attach shared memory to data segment (m!c)
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shmctl - ipc manipulate shared memory (m!c)
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shmdt - detach shared memory from data segment (m!c)
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shmget - get/create shared memory segment (m!c)
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shutdown - shutdown a socket (m!c)
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sigaction - set/get signal handler (m+c)
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sigblock - block signals (m!c)
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siggetmask - get signal blocking of current process (!c)
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signal - setup a signal handler (mc)
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sigpause - use a new signal mask until a signal (mc)
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sigpending - get pending, but blocked signals (m+c)
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sigprocmask - set/get signal blocking of current process (+c)
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sigreturn - not yet used ()
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sigsetmask - set signal blocking of current process (c!)
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sigsuspend - replacement for sigpause (m+c)
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sigvec - see sigaction (m!)
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socket - create a socket communication endpoint (m!c)
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socketcall - socket call multiplexer (-)
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socketpair - create 2 connected sockets (m!c)
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ssetmask - see sigsetmask (m)
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stat - get file status (m+c)
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statfs - get filesystem status (mc)
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stime - set seconds since 1.1.1970 (mc)
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stty - not yet implemented ()
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swapoff - stop swapping to a file/device (m-c)
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swapon - start swapping to a file/device (m-c)
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symlink - create a symbolic link to a file (m+c)
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sync - sync memory and disk buffers (mc)
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syscall - execute a systemcall by number (-!c)
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sysconf - get value of a system variable (m+!c)
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sysfs - get infos about configured filesystems ()
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sysinfo - get Linux system infos (m-)
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syslog - manipulate system logging (m-c)
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system - execute a shell command (m!c)
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time - get seconds since 1.1.1970 (m+c)
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times - get process times (m+c)
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truncate - change file size (mc)
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ulimit - get/set file limits (c!)
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umask - set file creation mask (m+c)
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umount - unmount a filesystem (mc)
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uname - get system information (m+c)
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unlink - remove a file when not busy (m+c)
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uselib - use a shared library (m-c)
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ustat - not yet implemented (c)
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utime - modify inode time entries (m+c)
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utimes - see utime (m!c)
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vfork - see fork (m!c)
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vhangup - virtually hang up current tty (m-c)
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vm86 - enter virtual 8086 mode (m-c)
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wait - wait for process termination (m+!c)
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wait3 - bsd wait for a specified process (m!c)
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wait4 - bsd wait for a specified process (mc)
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waitpid - wait for a specified process (m+c)
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write - write data to a file (m+c)
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writev - write datablocks to a file (m!c)
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(m) manual page exists. <BR>
(+) POSIX compliant. <BR>
(-) Linux specific. <BR>
(c) in libc. <BR>
(!) not a sole system call.uses a different system call. <BR>
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