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DESCRIPTION
Discusses the function and behavior of each entry.
EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
Information under this heading pertains to programming for various spoken languages. Typical
entries indicate support for single- or multibyte characters, the effect of language-related environ-
ment variables on system behavior, and other related information.
NETWORKING FEATURES
Information under this heading is applicable only if you are using the network feature described
there (such as NFS).
RETURN VALUE
Describes the values returned by function calls or in the return code by commands.
DIAGNOSTICS
Describes diagnostic information that may be produced. Self-explanatory messages are not listed.
ERRORS
Lists function error conditions (set in
errno
) and their corresponding error messages.
EXAMPLES
Provides examples of typical usage.
WARNINGS
Describes potential problems and deficiencies.
DEPENDENCIES
Describes variations in HP-UX operation that are related to the use of specific hardware or combi-
nations of hardware.
AUTHOR
Indicates the origin of the software documented by the manpage. Unless noted otherwise, the
source of an entry is System V.
FILES
Lists file names that are used or affected by the program or command.
SEE ALSO
Provides pointers to related manpages and other documentation.
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
For each command or subroutine entry point addressed by one or more of the following industry
standards, this section lists the standard specifications to which that HP-UX component conforms.
The various standards are:
AES OSF Application Environment Specification
ANSI C ANSI X3.159-1989
POSIX.1 IEEE Standard 1003.1-1988 (IEEE Computer Society) (Portable Operating System
Interface for Computer Environments)
POSIX.2 IEEE Standard 1003.2-1990 (IEEE Computer Society) (Portable Operating System
Interface for Computer Environments)
POSIX.4 IEEE Standard 1003.1b-1993 (IEEE Computer Society) (Portable Operating System
Interface for Computer Environments)
FIPS 151-1 Federal Information Processing Standard 151-1 (National Institute of Standards and
Technology)
FIPS 151-2 Federal Information Processing Standard 151-2 (National Institute of Standards and
Technology)
SVID2 System V Interface Definition Issue 2
SVID3 System V Interface Definition Issue 3
XPG2 X/Open Portability Guide Issue 2 (X/Open, Ltd.)
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