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fpathconf(2) -- get configurable pathname variables
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The pathconf() and fpathconf() system calls provide a method for applications to determine the current value of a configurable system limit or option variable associated with a pathname or file descri... |
fstat(2) -- get file status
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The stat() system call obtains information about the file pointed to by path. Read, write or execute permission of the named file is not required, but all directories listed in the path name leading t... |
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fstatfs(2) -- get file system statistics
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The statfs() system call returns information about a mounted file system. The path argument is the path name of any file within the mounted file system. The buf argument is a pointer to a statfs struc... |
fsync(2) -- synchronise changes to a file
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The fsync() system call causes all modified data and attributes of fd to be moved to a permanent storage device. This normally results in all incore modified copies of buffers for the associated file ... |
ftruncate(2) -- truncate or extend a file to a specified length
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The truncate() system call causes the file named by path or referenced by fd to be truncated or extended to length bytes in size. If the file was larger than this size, the extra data is lost. If the ... |
futimes(2) -- set file access and modification times
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The access and modification times of the file named by path or referenced by fd are changed as specified by the argument times. If times is NULL, the access and modification times are set to the curre... |
getdents(2) -- get directory entries in a file system independent format
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The getdirentries() and getdents() system calls read directory entries from the directory referenced by the file descriptor fd into the buffer pointed to by buf, in a file system independent format. U... |
getdirentries(2) -- get directory entries in a file system independent format
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The getdirentries() and getdents() system calls read directory entries from the directory referenced by the file descriptor fd into the buffer pointed to by buf, in a file system independent format. U... |
getdtablesize(2) -- get descriptor table size
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Each process has a fixed size descriptor table, which is guaranteed to have at least 20 slots. The entries in the descriptor table are numbered with small integers starting at 0. The getdtablesize() s... |
getegid(2) -- get group process identification
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The getgid() system call returns the real group ID of the calling process, getegid() returns the effective group ID of the calling process. The real group ID is specified at login time. The real group... |
geteuid(2) -- get user identification
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The getuid() system call returns the real user ID of the calling process. The geteuid() system call returns the effective user ID of the calling process. The real user ID is that of the user who has i... |
getfh(2) -- get file handle
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The getfh() system call returns a file handle for the specified file or directory in the file handle pointed to by fhp. This system call is restricted to the superuser. |
getfsstat(2) -- get list of all mounted file systems
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The getfsstat() system call returns information about all mounted file systems. The buf argument is a pointer to statfs structures, as described in statfs(2). Fields that are undefined for a particula... |
getgid(2) -- get group process identification
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The getgid() system call returns the real group ID of the calling process, getegid() returns the effective group ID of the calling process. The real group ID is specified at login time. The real group... |
getgroups(2) -- get group access list
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The getgroups() system call gets the current group access list of the user process and stores it in the array gidset. The gidsetlen argument indicates the number of entries that may be placed in gidse... |