get_kernel_syms(2): retrieve exported kernel and module symbols
getdents(2): get directory entries
getdomainname(2): get/set domain name
getdtablesize(2): get descriptor table size
getegid(2): get group identity
geteuid(2): get user identity
getgid(2): get group identity
getgroups(2): get/set list of supplementary group IDs
gethostid(2): get or set the unique identifier of the current host
gethostname(2): get/set host name
getitimer(2): get or set value of an interval timer
getpagesize(2): get system page size
getpeername(2): get name of connected peer
getpgid(2): set/get process group
getpgrp(2): set/get process group
getpid(2): get process identification
getppid(2): get process identification
getpriority(2): get/set program scheduling priority
getresgid(2): get real, effective and saved user or group ID
getresuid(2): get real, effective and saved user or group ID
getrlimit(2): get/set resource limits and usage
getrusage(2): get/set resource limits and usage
getsid(2): get session ID
getsockname(2): get socket name
getsockopt(2): get and set options on sockets
gettimeofday(2): get / set time
getuid(2): get user identity
glutSolidIcosahedron(3xglut): render a solid or wireframe icosahedron (20-sided regular solid) respectively.
glutWireIcosahedron(3xglut): render a solid or wireframe icosahedron (20-sided regular solid) respectively.
gtty(2): unimplemented system calls

H

hp+-diag(8): Diagnostic program for HP PC LAN+ (27247B and 27252A) ethernet cards

I

idle(2): make process 0 idle
inb(2): port output
init_module(2): initialize a loadable module entry
intro(2): Introduction to system calls
ioctl(2): control device
ioctl_list(2): list of ioctl calls in Linux/i386 kernel
ioperm(2): set port input/output permissions
iopl(2): change I/O privilege level
ipc(2): System V IPC system calls

K

kill(2): send signal to a process
killpg(2): send signal to a process group

L

lchown(2): change ownership of a file
link(2): make a new name for a file
listen(2): listen for connections on a socket
_llseek(2): reposition read/write file offset
llseek(2): reposition read/write file offset
lock(2): unimplemented system calls
lseek(2): reposition read/write file offset
lstat(2): get file status

M

madvise(2): give advice about use of memory
mincore(2): get information on whether pages are in core
mkdir(2): create a directory
mknod(2): create a special or ordinary file
mlock(2): disable paging for some parts of memory
mlockall(2): disable paging for calling process
mmap(2): map or unmap files or devices into memory
modify_ldt(2): get or set ldt
mount(2): mount and unmount filesystems.
mprotect(2): control allowable accesses to a region of memory
mpx(2): unimplemented system calls
mremap(2): re-map a virtual memory address
msgctl(2): message control operations
msgget(2): get a message queue identifier
msgop(2): message operations
msgrcv(2): message operations
msgsnd(2): message operations
msync(2): synchronize a file with a memory map
munlock(2): reenable paging for some parts of memory
munlockall(2): reenable paging for calling process
munmap(2): map or unmap files or devices into memory

N

nanosleep(2): pause execution for a specified time
_newselect(2): synchronous I/O multiplexing
nfsservctl(2): syscall interface to kernel nfs daemon
nice(2): change process priority
none(2): list of all system calls

O

obsolete(2): obsolete system calls
oldfstat(2): obsolete system calls
oldlstat(2): obsolete system calls
oldolduname(2): obsolete system calls
oldstat(2): obsolete system calls
olduname(2): obsolete system calls
open(2): open and possibly create a file or device
outb(2): port output
outb_p(2): port output
outl(2): port output
outsb(2): port output
outsl(2): port output
outsw(2): port output
outw(2): port output

P

pause(2): wait for signal
people(2fun): fetch a structure containing all ttys, whose owner behaves like a human
personality(2): set the process execution domain
phys(2): unimplemented system calls
pipe(2): create pipe
pivot_root(2): change the root file system
poll(2): wait for some event on a file descriptor
prctl(2): operations on a process
pread(2): read from or write to a file descriptor at a given offset
prof(2): unimplemented system calls
profil(2): unimplemented system calls
pselect(2): synchronous I/O multiplexing
ptrace(2): process trace
pwrite(2): read from or write to a file descriptor at a given offset

Q

query_module(2): query the kernel for various bits pertaining to modules.
quotactl(2): manipulate disk quotas

R

read(2): read from a file descriptor
readdir(2): read directory entry
readlink(2): read value of a symbolic link
readv(2): read or write a vector
reboot(2): reboot or enable/disable Ctrl-Alt-Del
recv(2): receive a message from a socket
recvfrom(2): receive a message from a socket
recvmsg(2): receive a message from a socket
rename(2): change the name or location of a file
rmdir(2): delete a directory

S

sbrk(2): change data segment size
sched_get_priority_max(2): get static priority range
sched_get_priority_min(2): get static priority range
sched_getparam(2): set and get scheduling parameters
sched_getscheduler(2): set and get scheduling algorithm/parameters
sched_rr_get_interval(2): get the SCHED_RR interval for the named process
sched_setparam(2): set and get scheduling parameters
sched_setscheduler(2): set and get scheduling algorithm/parameters
sched_yield(2): yield the processor
select(2): synchronous I/O multiplexing
semctl(2): semaphore control operations
semget(2): get a semaphore set identifier
semop(2): semaphore operations
send(2): send a message from a socket
sendfile(2): transfer data between file descriptors
sendmsg(2): send a message from a socket
sendto(2): send a message from a socket
setdomainname(2): get/set domain name
setegid(2): set effective user or group ID
seteuid(2): set effective user or group ID
setfsgid(2): set group identity used for file system checks
setfsuid(2): set user identity used for file system checks
setgid(2): set group identity
setgroups(2): get/set list of supplementary group IDs
sethostid(2): get or set the unique identifier of the current host
sethostname(2): get/set host name
setitimer(2): get or set value of an interval timer
setpgid(2): set/get process group
setpgrp(2): set/get process group
setpriority(2): get/set program scheduling priority
setregid(2): set real and/or effective user or group ID
setresgid(2): set real, effective and saved user or group ID
setresuid(2): set real, effective and saved user or group ID
setreuid(2): set real and/or effective user or group ID
setrlimit(2): get/set resource limits and usage
setsid(2): creates a session and sets the process group ID
setsockopt(2): get and set options on sockets
settimeofday(2): get / set time
setuid(2): set user identity
setup(2): setup devices and file systems, mount root file system
sgetmask(2): ANSI C signal handling
shmat(2): shared memory operations
shmctl(2): shared memory control
shmdt(2): shared memory operations
shmget(2): allocates a shared memory segment
shmop(2): shared memory operations
shutdown(2): shut down part of a full-duplex connection
sigaction(2): POSIX signal handling functions.
sigblock(2): manipulate the signal mask
siggetmask(2): manipulate the signal mask
sigmask(2): manipulate the signal mask
signal(2): ANSI C signal handling
sigpause(2): atomically release blocked signals and wait for interrupt
sigpending(2): POSIX signal handling functions.
sigprocmask(2): POSIX signal handling functions.
sigreturn(2): return from signal handler and cleanup stack frame
sigsetmask(2): manipulate the signal mask
sigsuspend(2): POSIX signal handling functions.
sigvec(2): BSD software signal facilities
socket(2): create an endpoint for communication
socketcall(2): socket system calls
socketpair(2): create a pair of connected sockets
ssetmask(2): ANSI C signal handling
stat(2): get file status
statfs(2): get file system statistics
stime(2): set time
stty(2): unimplemented system calls
swapoff(2): start/stop swapping to file/device
swapon(2): start/stop swapping to file/device
symlink(2): make a new name for a file
sync(2): commit buffer cache to disk.
syscalls(2): list of all system calls
_sysctl(2): read/write system parameters
sysctl(2): read/write system parameters
sysfs(2): get file system type information
sysinfo(2): returns information on overall system statistics
syslog(2): read and/or clear kernel message ring buffer; set console_loglevel

T

time(2): get time in seconds
times(2): get process times
truncate(2): truncate a file to a specified length

U

ulimit(2): unimplemented system calls
umask(2): set file creation mask
umount(2): mount and unmount filesystems.
uname(2): get name and information about current kernel
unimplemented(2): unimplemented system calls
unlink(2): delete a name and possibly the file it refers to
uselib(2): select shared library
ustat(2): get file system statistics
utime(2): change access and/or modification times of an inode
utimes(2): change access and/or modification times of an inode

V

vfork(2): create a child process and block parent
vhangup(2): virtually hangup the current tty
vm86(2): enter virtual 8086 mode
vm86old(2): enter virtual 8086 mode

W

wait(2): wait for process termination
wait3(2): wait for process termination, BSD style
wait4(2): wait for process termination, BSD style
waitpid(2): wait for process termination
write(2): write to a file descriptor
writev(2): read or write a vector

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