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ngettext(3) -- message handling functions
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The gettext(), dgettext(), and dcgettext() functions attempt to retrieve a target string based on the specified msgid argument within the context of a specific domain and the current locale. The lengt... |
nice(3) -- set program scheduling priority
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This interface is obsoleted by setpriority(2). The nice() function obtains the scheduling priority of the process from the system and sets it to the priority value specified in incr. The priority is a... |
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nlist(3) -- retrieve symbol table name list from an executable file
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The nlist() function retrieves name list entries from the symbol table of an executable file. (See a.out(5).) The argument nl is set to reference the beginning of the list. The list is preened of bina... |
nl_langinfo(3) -- get locale information
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The nl_langinfo() function returns a pointer to a string containing information set by the program's locale. The names and values of item are defined in . |
nrand48(3) -- pseudo random number generators and initialization routines
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The rand48() family of functions generates pseudo-random numbers using a linear congruential algorithm working on integers 48 bits in size. The particular formula employed is r(n+1) = (a * r(n) + c) m... |
ns(3) -- Xerox NS(tm) address conversion routines
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The routine ns_addr() interprets character strings representing XNS addresses, returning binary information suitable for use in system calls. The routine ns_ntoa() takes XNS addresses and returns ASCI... |
nsdispatch(3) -- name-service switch dispatcher routine
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The nsdispatch() function invokes the callback functions specified in dtab in the order given in /etc/nsswitch.conf for the database database until a successful entry is found. retval is passed to eac... |
ns_addr(3) -- Xerox NS(tm) address conversion routines
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The routine ns_addr() interprets character strings representing XNS addresses, returning binary information suitable for use in system calls. The routine ns_ntoa() takes XNS addresses and returns ASCI... |
ns_ntoa(3) -- Xerox NS(tm) address conversion routines
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The routine ns_addr() interprets character strings representing XNS addresses, returning binary information suitable for use in system calls. The routine ns_ntoa() takes XNS addresses and returns ASCI... |
ntoa(3) -- Internet address manipulation routines
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The routines inet_aton(), inet_addr() and inet_network() interpret character strings representing numbers expressed in the Internet standard "dotted quad" notation. The inet_pton() function converts... |
ntohl(3) -- convert values between host and network byte order
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These routines convert 16 and 32 bit quantities between network byte order and host byte order. The types in_addr_t and in_port_t are defined by X/Open as: typedef u_int32_t in_addr_t; typedef u_int16... |
ntohs(3) -- convert values between host and network byte order
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These routines convert 16 and 32 bit quantities between network byte order and host byte order. The types in_addr_t and in_port_t are defined by X/Open as: typedef u_int32_t in_addr_t; typedef u_int16... |
opendir(3) -- directory operations
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The opendir() function opens the directory named by filename, associates a directory stream with it and returns a pointer to be used to identify the directory stream in subsequent operations. The poin... |
opendisk(3) -- open a disk partition
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opendisk() opens path, for reading and/or writing as specified by the argument flags using open(2), and the file descriptor is returned to the caller. buf is used to store the resultant filename. bufl... |
openlog(3) -- control system log
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The syslog() function writes message to the system message logger. The message is then written to the system console, log files, logged-in users, or forwarded to other machines as appropriate (See sys... |