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NAME [Toc] [Back]
intro - introduction to system calls
DESCRIPTION [Toc] [Back]
This section describes all of the system calls. All of these calls
return a function result. This result indicates the status of the
call. Typically, a zero or positive result indicates that the call
completed successfully, and -1 indicates an error. The individual
descriptions specify the details. An error number is also made
available in the external variable errno (see errno(2)). Note: errno
is not cleared on successful calls. Therefore, it should be tested
only after an error has been indicated.
SEE ALSO [Toc] [Back]
intro(3), errno(2), hier(5), introduction(9).
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