...lashes. Two processes can operate on the same named semaphore by passing the same name to sem_open (3). The sem_open (3) function creates a new named semaphore or opens an exist…pseudoterminal interfaces NAME pty - pseudoterminal interfaces DESCRIPTION A pseudoterminal (sometimes abbreviated "pty") is a pair of virtual character devices that provide a bidi…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…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…...following functions are present: sem_close () sem_destroy () sem_getvalue () sem_init () sem_open () sem_post () sem_trywait () sem_unlink () sem_wait () SHM - _POSIX_SHARED_MEM…overview of POSIX shared memory NAME shm_overview - overview of POSIX shared memory DESCRIPTION The POSIX shared memory API allows processes to communicate information by sharing a…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…async-signal-safe functions NAME signal-safety - async-signal-safe functions DESCRIPTION An async-signal-safe function is one that can be safely called from within a signal handler…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 Linux IPC namespaces NAME ipc_namespaces - overview of Linux IPC namespaces DESCRIPTION IPC namespaces isolate certain IPC resources, namely, System V IPC objects (see …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 …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…SPU filesystem NAME spufs - SPU filesystem DESCRIPTION The SPU filesystem is used on PowerPC machines that implement the Cell Broadband Engine Architecture in order to access Syner…