POSIX threads NAME pthreads - POSIX threads DESCRIPTION POSIX.1 specifies a set of interfaces (functions, header files) for threaded programming commonly known as POSIX threads, or…pseudoterminal interfaces NAME pty - pseudoterminal interfaces DESCRIPTION A pseudoterminal (sometimes abbreviated "pty") is a pair of virtual character devices that provide a bidi…...), etc.), but provides similar functionality. Message queues are created and opened using mq_open (3); this function returns a message queue descriptor ( mqd_t ), which is used …POSIX asynchronous I/O overview NAME aio - POSIX asynchronous I/O overview DESCRIPTION The POSIX asynchronous I/O (AIO) interface allows applications to initiate one or more I/O op…...> is present. The following functions are present: mq_close () mq_getattr () mq_notify () mq_open () mq_receive () mq_send () mq_setattr () mq_unlink () MON - _POSIX_MONOTONIC_C…first-in first-out special file, named pipe NAME fifo - first-in first-out special file, named pipe DESCRIPTION A FIFO special file (a named pipe) is similar to a pipe, except that…semantic markup language for formatting manual pages NAME mdoc — semantic markup language for formatting manual pages DESCRIPTION The mdoc language supports authoring of manual pag…overview of Linux IPC namespaces NAME ipc_namespaces - overview of Linux IPC namespaces DESCRIPTION IPC namespaces isolate certain IPC resources, namely, System V IPC objects (see …overview of Linux namespaces NAME namespaces - overview of Linux namespaces DESCRIPTION A namespace wraps a global system resource in an abstraction that makes it appear to the pro…overview of pipes and FIFOs NAME pipe - overview of pipes and FIFOs DESCRIPTION Pipes and FIFOs (also known as named pipes) provide a unidirectional interprocess communication chan…overview of signals NAME signal - overview of signals DESCRIPTION Linux supports both POSIX reliable signals (hereinafter "standard signals") and POSIX real-time signals. Signal di…overview of POSIX semaphores NAME sem_overview - overview of POSIX semaphores DESCRIPTION POSIX semaphores allow processes and threads to synchronize their actions. A semaphore is …how a pathname is resolved to a file NAME path_resolution - how a pathname is resolved to a file DESCRIPTION Some UNIX/Linux system calls have as parameter one or more filenames. A…unprivileged access-control NAME Landlock - unprivileged access-control DESCRIPTION Landlock is an access-control system that enables any processes to securely restrict themselves …symbolic link handling NAME symlink - symbolic link handling DESCRIPTION Symbolic links are files that act as pointers to other files. To understand their behavior, you must first …overview of Linux user namespaces NAME user_namespaces - overview of Linux user namespaces DESCRIPTION For an overview of namespaces, see namespaces (7). User namespaces isolate se…System V interprocess communication mechanisms NAME sysvipc - System V interprocess communication mechanisms DESCRIPTION System V IPC is the name given to three interprocess commun…System V interprocess communication mechanisms NAME sysvipc - System V interprocess communication mechanisms DESCRIPTION System V IPC is the name given to three interprocess commun…C and UNIX Standards NAME standards - C and UNIX Standards DESCRIPTION The STANDARDS section that appears in many manual pages identifies various standards to which the documented …monitoring filesystem events NAME fanotify - monitoring filesystem events DESCRIPTION The fanotify API provides notification and interception of filesystem events. Use cases includ…