NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     util - system utilities library

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The util library is the system utilities library and contains various
     system-dependent utility routines mostly related to pseudo-terminals and
     login accounting.  These routines are NetBSD-specific and are not
     portable.  Their use should be restricted.  Declarations for these functions
 may be obtained from the include file <util.h>.

LIST OF FUNCTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Name/Page           Description
     disklabel_dkcksum.3 compute the checksum of a disklabel
     disklabel_scan.3    scan a buffer for a valid disklabel
     forkpty.3           tty utility function
     fparseln.3          return the next logical line from a stream
     getbootfile.3       get the name of the booted kernel file
     getmaxpartitions.3  get the maximum number of partitions allowed per disk
     getrawpartition.3   get the system ``raw'' partition
     login.3             login utility function
     login_close.3       query login.conf database about a user class
     login_getcapbool.3  query login.conf database about a user class
     login_getcapnum.3   query login.conf database about a user class
     login_getcapsize.3  query login.conf database about a user class
     login_getcapstr.3   query login.conf database about a user class
     login_getcaptime.3  query login.conf database about a user class
     login_getclass.3    query login.conf database about a user class
     login_tty.3         tty utility function
     logout.3            login utility function
     logwtmp.3           login utility function
     opendisk.3          open a disk's ``raw'' partition
     openpty.3           tty utility function
     pidfile.3           write a daemon pid file
     pidlock.3           locks based on files containing PIDs
     pw_abort.3          passwd file update function
     pw_copy.3           utility function for interactive passwd file updates
     pw_edit.3           utility function for interactive passwd file updates
     pw_error.3          utility function for interactive passwd file updates
     pw_getconf.3        password encryption configuration access function
     pw_getprefix.3      passwd file update function
     pw_init.3           utility function for interactive passwd file updates
     pw_lock.3           passwd file update function
     pw_mkdb.3           passwd file update function
     pw_prompt.3         utility function for interactive passwd file updates
     pw_scan.3           utility function for interactive passwd file updates
     pw_setprefix.3      passwd file update function
     secure_path.3       determine if a file appears to be ``secure''
     setclasscontext.3   query login.conf database about a user class
     setusercontext.3    query login.conf database about a user class
     ttyaction.3         ttyaction utility function
     ttylock.3           locks based on files containing PIDs
     ttymsg.3            ttymsg utility function
     ttyunlock.3         locks based on files containing PIDs

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/lib/libutil.a    static util library
     /usr/lib/libutil.so   dynamic util library
     /usr/lib/libutil_p.a  static util library compiled for profiling

BSD                            November 23, 2001                           BSD