Guardian Native C Library Calls Reference Manual (G06.29+, H06.08+, J06.03+)

Guardian Native C Library Calls Reference Manual

Document Usage

This manual is built from the online manual reference (man) pages that are part of the HP

NonStop Open System Services (OSS) product. The reference pages document the

behavior of C run-time library calls made from:

• Programs compiled for the Guardian environment that run as native processes.

• Programs compiled for the OSS environment that run as native processes.

For programs compiled for the Guardian environment that run as TNS or accelerated

processes, refer to the Guardian TNS C Library Calls Reference Manual.

The references pages are available online with the OSS man command on systems with

OSS installed.

The RELATED INFORMATION heading for some reference pages lists functions,

ﬁles, commands, and topics available nly in the OSS environment. Such items are not

included in this manual.

Reference Page Format

The reference pages in this manual use the following format. If a heading has no

contents for a particular reference page, it is omitted.

NAME Function name and purpose.

LIBRARY Library containing the function. The library is identiﬁed in terms of the

run-time environment in which the compiled application must run. For

example, an "H-series native Guardian process" must use the speciﬁed

library when the c89 -Wtarget=TNS/E and -Wsystype=guar dian ﬂags

are speciﬁed or used by default.

SYNOPSIS Appropriate syntax, including header ﬁles to be included and all

parameter types. Some header ﬁles are required for POSIX.1-compliant

applications but are optional for applications conforming to other

standards. These header ﬁles are noted as "optional except for

POSIX.1."

PARAMETERS Descriptions of the parameters listed under the SYNOPSIS heading.

DESCRIPTION For function topics, how the function works, including the conditions

or permissions required to use it successfully, the set of values for all

parameters, and the effect of the function on the state of processes or

ﬁles.

EXAMPLES Compilable C language program excerpts using the function call

described in the reference page.

NOTES Any supplementary information that is peripheral to the actual operation

of the function described.

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