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ioctl(2) -- control device
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ioctl() performs a variety of functions on character special files (devices), or regular files and directories on VxFS file systems. The write-ups of various devices in Section (7) discuss how ioctl() applies to them. The type of arg is dependent on the specific ioctl() call, as described in Section (7). request is made up of several fields which encode the size and direction of the argument (refe... |
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