NAME

POSIX - Perl interface to IEEE Std 1003.1


SYNOPSIS

    use POSIX;
    use POSIX qw(setsid);
    use POSIX qw(:errno_h :fcntl_h);

    printf "EINTR is %d\n", EINTR;

    $sess_id = POSIX::setsid();

    $fd = POSIX::open($path, O_CREAT|O_EXCL|O_WRONLY, 0644);
	# note: that's a filedescriptor, *NOT* a filehandle


DESCRIPTION

The POSIX module permits you to access all (or nearly all) the standard POSIX 1003.1 identifiers. Many of these identifiers have been given Perl-ish interfaces. Things which are #defines in C, like EINTR or O_NDELAY, are automatically exported into your namespace. All functions are only exported if you ask for them explicitly. Most likely people will prefer to use the fully-qualified function names.

This document gives a condensed list of the features available in the POSIX module. Consult your operating system's manpages for general information on most features. Consult the perlfunc manpage for functions which are noted as being identical to Perl's builtin functions.

The first section describes POSIX functions from the 1003.1 specification. The second section describes some classes for signal objects, TTY objects, and other miscellaneous objects. The remaining sections list various constants and macros in an organization which roughly follows IEEE Std 1003.1b-1993.


NOTE

The POSIX module is probably the most complex Perl module supplied with the standard distribution. It incorporates autoloading, namespace games, and dynamic loading of code that's in Perl, C, or both. It's a great source of wisdom.


CAVEATS

A few functions are not implemented because they are C specific. If you attempt to call these, they will print a message telling you that they aren't implemented, and suggest using the Perl equivalent should one exist. For example, trying to access the setjmp call will elicit the message ``setjmp() is C-specific: use eval {} instead''.

Furthermore, some evil vendors will claim 1003.1 compliance, but in fact are not so: they will not pass the PCTS (POSIX Compliance Test Suites). For example, one vendor may not define EDEADLK, or the semantics of the errno values set by open might not be quite right. Perl does not attempt to verify POSIX compliance. That means you can currently successfully say ``use POSIX'', and then later in your program you find that your vendor has been lax and there's no usable ICANON macro after all. This could be construed to be a bug.


FUNCTIONS

_exit
This is identical to the C function _exit.

abort
This is identical to the C function abort.

abs
This is identical to Perl's builtin abs function.

access
Determines the accessibility of a file.

	if( POSIX::access( "/", &POSIX::R_OK ) ){
		print "have read permission\n";
	}

Returns undef on failure.

acos
This is identical to the C function acos.

alarm
This is identical to Perl's builtin alarm function.

asctime
This is identical to the C function asctime.

asin
This is identical to the C function asin.

assert
Unimplemented.

atan
This is identical to the C function atan.

atan2
This is identical to Perl's builtin atan2 function.

atexit
atexit is C-specific: use END {} instead.

atof
atof is C-specific.

atoi
atoi is C-specific.

atol
atol is C-specific.

bsearch
bsearch not supplied.

calloc
calloc is C-specific.

ceil
This is identical to the C function ceil.

chdir
This is identical to Perl's builtin chdir function.

chmod
This is identical to Perl's builtin chmod function.

chown
This is identical to Perl's builtin chown function.

clearerr
Use method IO::Handle::clearerr instead.

clock
This is identical to the C function clock.

close
Close the file. This uses file descriptors such as those obtained by calling POSIX::open.

	$fd = POSIX::open( "foo", &POSIX::O_RDONLY );
	POSIX::close( $fd );

Returns undef on failure.

closedir
This is identical to Perl's builtin closedir function.

cos
This is identical to Perl's builtin cos function.

cosh
This is identical to the C function cosh.

creat
Create a new file. This returns a file descriptor like the ones returned by POSIX::open. Use POSIX::close to close the file.

	$fd = POSIX::creat( "foo", 0611 );
	POSIX::close( $fd );

ctermid
Generates the path name for the controlling terminal.

	$path = POSIX::ctermid();

ctime
This is identical to the C function ctime.

cuserid
Get the character login name of the user.

	$name = POSIX::cuserid();

difftime
This is identical to the C function difftime.

div
div is C-specific.

dup
This is similar to the C function dup.

This uses file descriptors such as those obtained by calling POSIX::open.

Returns undef on failure.

dup2
This is similar to the C function dup2.

This uses file descriptors such as those obtained by calling POSIX::open.

Returns undef on failure.

errno
Returns the value of errno.

	$errno = POSIX::errno();

execl
execl is C-specific.

execle
execle is C-specific.

execlp
execlp is C-specific.

execv
execv is C-specific.

execve
execve is C-specific.

execvp
execvp is C-specific.

exit
This is identical to Perl's builtin exit function.

exp
This is identical to Perl's builtin exp function.

fabs
This is identical to Perl's builtin abs function.

fclose
Use method IO::Handle::close instead.

fcntl
This is identical to Perl's builtin fcntl function.

fdopen
Use method IO::Handle::new_from_fd instead.

feof
Use method IO::Handle::eof instead.

ferror
Use method IO::Handle::error instead.

fflush
Use method IO::Handle::flush instead.

fgetc
Use method IO::Handle::getc instead.

fgetpos
Use method IO::Seekable::getpos instead.

fgets
Use method IO::Handle::gets instead.

fileno
Use method IO::Handle::fileno instead.

floor
This is identical to the C function floor.

fmod
This is identical to the C function fmod.

fopen
Use method IO::File::open instead.

fork
This is identical to Perl's builtin fork function.

fpathconf
Retrieves the value of a configurable limit on a file or directory. This uses file descriptors such as those obtained by calling POSIX::open.

The following will determine the maximum length of the longest allowable pathname on the filesystem which holds /tmp/foo.

	$fd = POSIX::open( "/tmp/foo", &POSIX::O_RDONLY );
	$path_max = POSIX::fpathconf( $fd, &POSIX::_PC_PATH_MAX );

Returns undef on failure.

fprintf
fprintf is C-specific--use printf instead.

fputc
fputc is C-specific--use print instead.

fputs
fputs is C-specific--use print instead.

fread
fread is C-specific--use read instead.

free
free is C-specific.

freopen
freopen is C-specific--use open instead.

frexp
Return the mantissa and exponent of a floating-point number.

	($mantissa, $exponent) = POSIX::frexp( 3.14 );

fscanf
fscanf is C-specific--use <> and regular expressions instead.

fseek
Use method IO::Seekable::seek instead.

fsetpos
Use method IO::Seekable::setpos instead.

fstat
Get file status. This uses file descriptors such as those obtained by calling POSIX::open. The data returned is identical to the data from Perl's builtin stat function.

	$fd = POSIX::open( "foo", &POSIX::O_RDONLY );
	@stats = POSIX::fstat( $fd );

ftell
Use method IO::Seekable::tell instead.

fwrite
fwrite is C-specific--use print instead.

getc
This is identical to Perl's builtin getc function.

getchar
Returns one character from STDIN.

getcwd
Returns the name of the current working directory.

getegid
Returns the effective group id.

getenv
Returns the value of the specified enironment variable.

geteuid
Returns the effective user id.

getgid
Returns the user's real group id.

getgrgid
This is identical to Perl's builtin getgrgid function.

getgrnam
This is identical to Perl's builtin getgrnam function.

getgroups
Returns the ids of the user's supplementary groups.

getlogin
This is identical to Perl's builtin getlogin function.

getpgrp
This is identical to Perl's builtin getpgrp function.

getpid
Returns the process's id.

getppid
This is identical to Perl's builtin getppid function.

getpwnam
This is identical to Perl's builtin getpwnam function.

getpwuid
This is identical to Perl's builtin getpwuid function.

gets
Returns one line from STDIN.

getuid
Returns the user's id.

gmtime
This is identical to Perl's builtin gmtime function.

isalnum
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

isalpha
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

isatty
Returns a boolean indicating whether the specified filehandle is connected to a tty.

iscntrl
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

isdigit
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

isgraph
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

islower
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

isprint
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

ispunct
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

isspace
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

isupper
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

isxdigit
This is identical to the C function, except that it can apply to a single character or to a whole string.

kill
This is identical to Perl's builtin kill function.

labs
labs is C-specific, use abs instead.

ldexp
This is identical to the C function ldexp.

ldiv
ldiv is C-specific, use / and int instead.

link
This is identical to Perl's builtin link function.

localeconv
Get numeric formatting information. Returns a reference to a hash containing the current locale formatting values.

The database for the de (Deutsch or German) locale.

	$loc = POSIX::setlocale( &POSIX::LC_ALL, "de" );
	print "Locale = $loc\n";
	$lconv = POSIX::localeconv();
	print "decimal_point	= ", $lconv->{decimal_point},	"\n";
	print "thousands_sep	= ", $lconv->{thousands_sep},	"\n";
	print "grouping	= ", $lconv->{grouping},	"\n";
	print "int_curr_symbol	= ", $lconv->{int_curr_symbol},	"\n";
	print "currency_symbol	= ", $lconv->{currency_symbol},	"\n";
	print "mon_decimal_point = ", $lconv->{mon_decimal_point}, "\n";
	print "mon_thousands_sep = ", $lconv->{mon_thousands_sep}, "\n";
	print "mon_grouping	= ", $lconv->{mon_grouping},	"\n";
	print "positive_sign	= ", $lconv->{positive_sign},	"\n";
	print "negative_sign	= ", $lconv->{negative_sign},	"\n";
	print "int_frac_digits	= ", $lconv->{int_frac_digits},	"\n";
	print "frac_digits	= ", $lconv->{frac_digits},	"\n";
	print "p_cs_precedes	= ", $lconv->{p_cs_precedes},	"\n";
	print "p_sep_by_space	= ", $lconv->{p_sep_by_space},	"\n";
	print "n_cs_precedes	= ", $lconv->{n_cs_precedes},	"\n";
	print "n_sep_by_space	= ", $lconv->{n_sep_by_space},	"\n";
	print "p_sign_posn	= ", $lconv->{p_sign_posn},	"\n";
	print "n_sign_posn	= ", $lconv->{n_sign_posn},	"\n";

localtime
This is identical to Perl's builtin localtime function.

log
This is identical to Perl's builtin log function.

log10
This is identical to the C function log10.

longjmp
longjmp is C-specific: use die instead.

lseek
Move the read/write file pointer. This uses file descriptors such as those obtained by calling POSIX::open.

	$fd = POSIX::open( "foo", &POSIX::O_RDONLY );
	$off_t = POSIX::lseek( $fd, 0, &POSIX::SEEK_SET );

Returns undef on failure.

malloc
malloc is C-specific.

mblen
This is identical to the C function mblen.

mbstowcs
This is identical to the C function mbstowcs.

mbtowc
This is identical to the C function mbtowc.

memchr
memchr is C-specific, use index instead.

memcmp
memcmp is C-specific, use eq instead.

memcpy
memcpy is C-specific, use = instead.

memmove
memmove is C-specific, use = instead.

memset
memset is C-specific, use x instead.

mkdir
This is identical to Perl's builtin mkdir function.

mkfifo
This is similar to the C function mkfifo.

Returns undef on failure.

mktime
Convert date/time info to a calendar time.

Synopsis:

	mktime(sec, min, hour, mday, mon, year, wday = 0, yday = 0, isdst = 0)

The month (mon), weekday (wday), and yearday (yday) begin at zero. I.e. January is 0, not 1; Sunday is 0, not 1; January 1st is 0, not 1. The year (year) is given in years since 1900. I.e. The year 1995 is 95; the year 2001 is 101. Consult your system's mktime manpage for details about these and the other arguments.

Calendar time for December 12, 1995, at 10:30 am.

	$time_t = POSIX::mktime( 0, 30, 10, 12, 11, 95 );
	print "Date = ", POSIX::ctime($time_t);

Returns undef on failure.

modf
Return the integral and fractional parts of a floating-point number.

	($fractional, $integral) = POSIX::modf( 3.14 );

nice
This is similar to the C function nice.

Returns undef on failure.

offsetof
offsetof is C-specific.

open
Open a file for reading for writing. This returns file descriptors, not Perl filehandles. Use POSIX::close to close the file.

Open a file read-only with mode 0666.

	$fd = POSIX::open( "foo" );

Open a file for read and write.

	$fd = POSIX::open( "foo", &POSIX::O_RDWR );

Open a file for write, with truncation.

	$fd = POSIX::open( "foo", &POSIX::O_WRONLY | &POSIX::O_TRUNC );

Create a new file with mode 0640. Set up the file for writing.

	$fd = POSIX::open( "foo", &POSIX::O_CREAT | &POSIX::O_WRONLY, 0640 );

Returns undef on failure.

opendir
Open a directory for reading.

	$dir = POSIX::opendir( "/tmp" );
	@files = POSIX::readdir( $dir );
	POSIX::closedir( $dir );

Returns undef on failure.

pathconf
Retrieves the value of a configurable limit on a file or directory.

The following will determine the maximum length of the longest allowable pathname on the filesystem which holds /tmp.

	$path_max = POSIX::pathconf( "/tmp", &POSIX::_PC_PATH_MAX );

Returns undef on failure.

pause
This is similar to the C function pause.

Returns undef on failure.

perror
This is identical to the C function perror.

pipe
Create an interprocess channel. This returns file descriptors like those returned by POSIX::open.

	($fd0, $fd1) = POSIX::pipe();
	POSIX::write( $fd0, "hello", 5 );
	POSIX::read( $fd1, $buf, 5 );

pow
Computes $x raised to the power $exponent.

	$ret = POSIX::pow( $x, $exponent );

printf
Prints the specified arguments to STDOUT.

putc
putc is C-specific--use print instead.

putchar
putchar is C-specific--use print instead.

puts
puts is C-specific--use print instead.

qsort
qsort is C-specific, use sort instead.

raise
Sends the specified signal to the current process.

rand
rand is non-portable, use Perl's rand instead.

read
Read from a file. This uses file descriptors such as those obtained by calling POSIX::open. If the buffer $buf is not large enough for the read then Perl will extend it to make room for the request.

	$fd = POSIX::open( "foo", &POSIX::O_RDONLY );
	$bytes = POSIX::read( $fd, $buf, 3 );

Returns undef on failure.

readdir
This is identical to Perl's builtin readdir function.

realloc
realloc is C-specific.

remove
This is identical to Perl's builtin unlink function.

rename
This is identical to Perl's builtin rename function.

rewind
Seeks to the beginning of the file.

rewinddir
This is identical to Perl's builtin rewinddir function.

rmdir
This is identical to Perl's builtin rmdir function.

scanf
scanf is C-specific--use <> and regular expressions instead.

setgid
Sets the real group id for this process.

setjmp
setjmp is C-specific: use eval {} instead.

setlocale
Modifies and queries program's locale.

The following will set the traditional UNIX system locale behavior (the second argument "C").

	$loc = POSIX::setlocale( &POSIX::LC_ALL, "C" );

The following will query (the missing second argument) the current LC_CTYPE category.

	$loc = POSIX::setlocale( &POSIX::LC_CTYPE);

The following will set the LC_CTYPE behaviour according to the locale environment variables (the second argument ""). Please see your systems setlocale(3) documentation for the locale environment variables' meaning or consult the perllocale manpage.

	$loc = POSIX::setlocale( &POSIX::LC_CTYPE, "");

The following will set the LC_COLLATE behaviour to Argentinian Spanish. NOTE: The naming and availability of locales depends on your operating system. Please consult the perllocale manpage for how to find out which locales are available in your system.

	$loc = POSIX::setlocale( &POSIX::LC_ALL, "es_AR.ISO8859-1" );

setpgid
This is similar to the C function setpgid.

Returns undef on failure.

setsid
This is identical to the C function setsid.

setuid
Sets the real user id for this process.

sigaction
Detailed signal management. This uses POSIX::SigAction objects for the action and oldaction arguments. Consult your system's sigaction manpage for details.

Synopsis:

	sigaction(sig, action, oldaction = 0)

Returns undef on failure.

siglongjmp
siglongjmp is C-specific: use die instead.

sigpending
Examine signals that are blocked and pending. This uses POSIX::SigSet objects for the sigset argument. Consult your system's sigpending manpage for details.

Synopsis:

	sigpending(sigset)

Returns undef on failure.

sigprocmask
Change and/or examine calling process's signal mask. This uses POSIX::SigSet objects for the sigset and oldsigset arguments. Consult your system's sigprocmask manpage for details.

Synopsis:

	sigprocmask(how, sigset, oldsigset = 0)

Returns undef on failure.

sigsetjmp
sigsetjmp is C-specific: use eval {} instead.

sigsuspend
Install a signal mask and suspend process until signal arrives. This uses POSIX::SigSet objects for the signal_mask argument. Consult your system's sigsuspend manpage for details.

Synopsis:

	sigsuspend(signal_mask)

Returns undef on failure.

sin
This is identical to Perl's builtin sin function.

sinh
This is identical to the C function sinh.

sleep
This is identical to Perl's builtin sleep function.

sprintf
This is identical to Perl's builtin sprintf function.

sqrt
This is identical to Perl's builtin sqrt function.

srand
srand.

sscanf
sscanf is C-specific--use regular expressions instead.

stat
This is identical to Perl's builtin stat function.

strcat
strcat is C-specific, use .= instead.

strchr
strchr is C-specific, use index instead.

strcmp
strcmp is C-specific, use eq instead.

strcoll
This is identical to the C function strcoll.

strcpy
strcpy is C-specific, use = instead.

strcspn
strcspn is C-specific, use regular expressions instead.

strerror
Returns the error string for the specified errno.

strftime
Convert date and time information to string. Returns the string.

Synopsis:

	strftime(fmt, sec, min, hour, mday, mon, year, wday = 0, yday = 0, isdst = 0)

The month (mon), weekday (wday), and yearday (yday) begin at zero. I.e. January is 0, not 1; Sunday is 0, not 1; January 1st is 0, not 1. The year (year) is given in years since 1900. I.e. The year 1995 is 95; the year 2001 is 101. Consult your system's strftime manpage for details about these and the other arguments.

The string for Tuesday, December 12, 1995.

	$str = POSIX::strftime( "%A, %B %d, %Y", 0, 0, 0, 12, 11, 95, 2 );
	print "$str\n";

strlen
strlen is C-specific, use length instead.

strncat
strncat is C-specific, use .= instead.

strncmp
strncmp is C-specific, use eq instead.

strncpy
strncpy is C-specific, use = instead.

stroul
stroul is C-specific.

strpbrk
strpbrk is C-specific.

strrchr
strrchr is C-specific, use rindex instead.

strspn
strspn is C-specific.

strstr
This is identical to Perl's builtin index function.

strtod
String to double translation. Returns the parsed number and the number of characters in the unparsed portion of the string. Truly POSIX-compliant systems set $! ($ERRNO) to indicate a translation error, so clear $! before calling strtod. However, non-POSIX systems may not check for overflow, and therefore will never set $!.

strtod should respect any POSIX setlocale() settings.

To parse a string $str as a floating point number use

    $! = 0;
    ($num, $n_unparsed) = POSIX::strtod($str);

The second returned item and $! can be used to check for valid input:

    if (($str eq '') || ($n_unparsed != 0) || !$!) {
        die "Non-numeric input $str" . $! ? ": $!\n" : "\n";
    }

When called in a scalar context strtod returns the parsed number.

strtok
strtok is C-specific.

strtol
String to (long) integer translation. Returns the parsed number and the number of characters in the unparsed portion of the string. Truly POSIX-compliant systems set $! ($ERRNO) to indicate a translation error, so clear $! before calling strtol. However, non-POSIX systems may not check for overflow, and therefore will never set $!.

strtol should respect any POSIX setlocale() settings.

To parse a string $str as a number in some base $base use

    $! = 0;
    ($num, $n_unparsed) = POSIX::strtol($str, $base);

The base should be zero or between 2 and 36, inclusive. When the base is zero or omitted strtol will use the string itself to determine the base: a leading ``0x'' or ``0X'' means hexadecimal; a leading ``0'' means octal; any other leading characters mean decimal. Thus, ``1234'' is parsed as a decimal number, ``01234'' as an octal number, and ``0x1234'' as a hexadecimal number.

The second returned item and $! can be used to check for valid input:

    if (($str eq '') || ($n_unparsed != 0) || !$!) {
        die "Non-numeric input $str" . $! ? ": $!\n" : "\n";
    }

When called in a scalar context strtol returns the parsed number.

strtoul
String to unsigned (long) integer translation. strtoul is identical to strtol except that strtoul only parses unsigned integers. See strtol for details.

Note: Some vendors supply strtod and strtol but not strtoul. Other vendors that do suply strtoul parse ``-1'' as a valid value.

strxfrm
String transformation. Returns the transformed string.

	$dst = POSIX::strxfrm( $src );

sysconf
Retrieves values of system configurable variables.

The following will get the machine's clock speed.

	$clock_ticks = POSIX::sysconf( &POSIX::_SC_CLK_TCK );

Returns undef on failure.

system
This is identical to Perl's builtin system function.

tan
This is identical to the C function tan.

tanh
This is identical to the C function tanh.

tcdrain
This is similar to the C function tcdrain.

Returns undef on failure.

tcflow
This is similar to the C function tcflow.

Returns undef on failure.

tcflush
This is similar to the C function tcflush.

Returns undef on failure.

tcgetpgrp
This is identical to the C function tcgetpgrp.

tcsendbreak
This is similar to the C function tcsendbreak.

Returns undef on failure.

tcsetpgrp
This is similar to the C function tcsetpgrp.

Returns undef on failure.

time
This is identical to Perl's builtin time function.

times
The times function returns elapsed realtime since some point in the past (such as system startup), user and system times for this process, and user and system times used by child processes. All times are returned in clock ticks.

    ($realtime, $user, $system, $cuser, $csystem) = POSIX::times();

Note: Perl's builtin times function returns four values, measured in seconds.

tmpfile
Use method IO::File::new_tmpfile instead.

tmpnam
Returns a name for a temporary file.

	$tmpfile = POSIX::tmpnam();

tolower
This is identical to Perl's builtin lc function.

toupper
This is identical to Perl's builtin uc function.

ttyname
This is identical to the C function ttyname.

tzname
Retrieves the time conversion information from the tzname variable.

	POSIX::tzset();
	($std, $dst) = POSIX::tzname();

tzset
This is identical to the C function tzset.

umask
This is identical to Perl's builtin umask function.

uname
Get name of current operating system.

	($sysname, $nodename, $release, $version, $machine ) = POSIX::uname();

ungetc
Use method IO::Handle::ungetc instead.

unlink
This is identical to Perl's builtin unlink function.

utime
This is identical to Perl's builtin utime function.

vfprintf
vfprintf is C-specific.

vprintf
vprintf is C-specific.

vsprintf
vsprintf is C-specific.

wait
This is identical to Perl's builtin wait function.

waitpid
Wait for a child process to change state. This is identical to Perl's builtin waitpid function.

	$pid = POSIX::waitpid( -1, &POSIX::WNOHANG );
	print "status = ", ($? / 256), "\n";

wcstombs
This is identical to the C function wcstombs.

wctomb
This is identical to the C function wctomb.

write
Write to a file. This uses file descriptors such as those obtained by calling POSIX::open.

	$fd = POSIX::open( "foo", &POSIX::O_WRONLY );
	$buf = "hello";
	$bytes = POSIX::write( $b, $buf, 5 );

Returns undef on failure.


CLASSES


POSIX::SigAction

new
Creates a new POSIX::SigAction object which corresponds to the C struct sigaction. This object will be destroyed automatically when it is no longer needed. The first parameter is the fully-qualified name of a sub which is a signal-handler. The second parameter is a POSIX::SigSet object, it defaults to the empty set. The third parameter contains the sa_flags, it defaults to 0.

	$sigset = POSIX::SigSet->new(SIGINT, SIGQUIT);
	$sigaction = POSIX::SigAction->new( 'main::handler', $sigset, &POSIX::SA_NOCLDSTOP );

This POSIX::SigAction object should be used with the POSIX::sigaction function.


POSIX::SigSet

new
Create a new SigSet object. This object will be destroyed automatically when it is no longer needed. Arguments may be supplied to initialize the set.

Create an empty set.

	$sigset = POSIX::SigSet->new;

Create a set with SIGUSR1.

	$sigset = POSIX::SigSet->new( &POSIX::SIGUSR1 );

addset
Add a signal to a SigSet object.

	$sigset->addset( &POSIX::SIGUSR2 );

Returns undef on failure.

delset
Remove a signal from the SigSet object.

	$sigset->delset( &POSIX::SIGUSR2 );

Returns undef on failure.

emptyset
Initialize the SigSet object to be empty.

	$sigset->emptyset();

Returns undef on failure.

fillset
Initialize the SigSet object to include all signals.

	$sigset->fillset();

Returns undef on failure.

ismember
Tests the SigSet object to see if it contains a specific signal.

	if( $sigset->ismember( &POSIX::SIGUSR1 ) ){
		print "contains SIGUSR1\n";
	}


POSIX::Termios

new
Create a new Termios object. This object will be destroyed automatically when it is no longer needed.

	$termios = POSIX::Termios->new;

getattr
Get terminal control attributes.

Obtain the attributes for stdin.

	$termios->getattr()

Obtain the attributes for stdout.

	$termios->getattr( 1 )

Returns undef on failure.

getcc
Retrieve a value from the c_cc field of a termios object. The c_cc field is an array so an index must be specified.

	$c_cc[1] = $termios->getcc(1);

getcflag
Retrieve the c_cflag field of a termios object.

	$c_cflag = $termios->getcflag;

getiflag
Retrieve the c_iflag field of a termios object.

	$c_iflag = $termios->getiflag;

getispeed
Retrieve the input baud rate.

	$ispeed = $termios->getispeed;

getlflag
Retrieve the c_lflag field of a termios object.

	$c_lflag = $termios->getlflag;

getoflag
Retrieve the c_oflag field of a termios object.

	$c_oflag = $termios->getoflag;

getospeed
Retrieve the output baud rate.

	$ospeed = $termios->getospeed;

setattr
Set terminal control attributes.

Set attributes immediately for stdout.

	$termios->setattr( 1, &POSIX::TCSANOW );

Returns undef on failure.

setcc
Set a value in the c_cc field of a termios object. The c_cc field is an array so an index must be specified.

	$termios->setcc( &POSIX::VEOF, 1 );

setcflag
Set the c_cflag field of a termios object.

	$termios->setcflag( &POSIX::CLOCAL );

setiflag
Set the c_iflag field of a termios object.

	$termios->setiflag( &POSIX::BRKINT );

setispeed
Set the input baud rate.

	$termios->setispeed( &POSIX::B9600 );

Returns undef on failure.

setlflag
Set the c_lflag field of a termios object.

	$termios->setlflag( &POSIX::ECHO );

setoflag
Set the c_oflag field of a termios object.

	$termios->setoflag( &POSIX::OPOST );

setospeed
Set the output baud rate.

	$termios->setospeed( &POSIX::B9600 );

Returns undef on failure.

Baud rate values
B38400 B75 B200 B134 B300 B1800 B150 B0 B19200 B1200 B9600 B600 B4800 B50 B2400 B110

Terminal interface values
TCSADRAIN TCSANOW TCOON TCIOFLUSH TCOFLUSH TCION TCIFLUSH TCSAFLUSH TCIOFF TCOOFF

c_cc field values
VEOF VEOL VERASE VINTR VKILL VQUIT VSUSP VSTART VSTOP VMIN VTIME NCCS

c_cflag field values
CLOCAL CREAD CSIZE CS5 CS6 CS7 CS8 CSTOPB HUPCL PARENB PARODD

c_iflag field values
BRKINT ICRNL IGNBRK IGNCR IGNPAR INLCR INPCK ISTRIP IXOFF IXON PARMRK

c_lflag field values
ECHO ECHOE ECHOK ECHONL ICANON IEXTEN ISIG NOFLSH TOSTOP

c_oflag field values
OPOST


PATHNAME CONSTANTS

Constants
_PC_CHOWN_RESTRICTED _PC_LINK_MAX _PC_MAX_CANON _PC_MAX_INPUT _PC_NAME_MAX _PC_NO_TRUNC _PC_PATH_MAX _PC_PIPE_BUF _PC_VDISABLE


POSIX CONSTANTS

Constants
_POSIX_ARG_MAX _POSIX_CHILD_MAX _POSIX_CHOWN_RESTRICTED _POSIX_JOB_CONTROL _POSIX_LINK_MAX _POSIX_MAX_CANON _POSIX_MAX_INPUT _POSIX_NAME_MAX _POSIX_NGROUPS_MAX _POSIX_NO_TRUNC _POSIX_OPEN_MAX _POSIX_PATH_MAX _POSIX_PIPE_BUF _POSIX_SAVED_IDS _POSIX_SSIZE_MAX _POSIX_STREAM_MAX _POSIX_TZNAME_MAX _POSIX_VDISABLE _POSIX_VERSION


SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Constants
_SC_ARG_MAX _SC_CHILD_MAX _SC_CLK_TCK _SC_JOB_CONTROL _SC_NGROUPS_MAX _SC_OPEN_MAX _SC_SAVED_IDS _SC_STREAM_MAX _SC_TZNAME_MAX _SC_VERSION


ERRNO

Constants
E2BIG EACCES EADDRINUSE EADDRNOTAVAIL EAFNOSUPPORT EAGAIN EALREADY EBADF EBUSY ECHILD ECONNABORTED ECONNREFUSED ECONNRESET EDEADLK EDESTADDRREQ EDOM EDQUOT EEXIST EFAULT EFBIG EHOSTDOWN EHOSTUNREACH EINPROGRESS EINTR EINVAL EIO EISCONN EISDIR ELOOP EMFILE EMLINK EMSGSIZE ENAMETOOLONG ENETDOWN ENETRESET ENETUNREACH ENFILE ENOBUFS ENODEV ENOENT ENOEXEC ENOLCK ENOMEM ENOPROTOOPT ENOSPC ENOSYS ENOTBLK ENOTCONN ENOTDIR ENOTEMPTY ENOTSOCK ENOTTY ENXIO EOPNOTSUPP EPERM EPFNOSUPPORT EPIPE EPROCLIM EPROTONOSUPPORT EPROTOTYPE ERANGE EREMOTE ERESTART EROFS ESHUTDOWN ESOCKTNOSUPPORT ESPIPE ESRCH ESTALE ETIMEDOUT ETOOMANYREFS ETXTBSY EUSERS EWOULDBLOCK EXDEV


FCNTL

Constants
FD_CLOEXEC F_DUPFD F_GETFD F_GETFL F_GETLK F_OK F_RDLCK F_SETFD F_SETFL F_SETLK F_SETLKW F_UNLCK F_WRLCK O_ACCMODE O_APPEND O_CREAT O_EXCL O_NOCTTY O_NONBLOCK O_RDONLY O_RDWR O_TRUNC O_WRONLY


FLOAT

Constants
DBL_DIG DBL_EPSILON DBL_MANT_DIG DBL_MAX DBL_MAX_10_EXP DBL_MAX_EXP DBL_MIN DBL_MIN_10_EXP DBL_MIN_EXP FLT_DIG FLT_EPSILON FLT_MANT_DIG FLT_MAX FLT_MAX_10_EXP FLT_MAX_EXP FLT_MIN FLT_MIN_10_EXP FLT_MIN_EXP FLT_RADIX FLT_ROUNDS LDBL_DIG LDBL_EPSILON LDBL_MANT_DIG LDBL_MAX LDBL_MAX_10_EXP LDBL_MAX_EXP LDBL_MIN LDBL_MIN_10_EXP LDBL_MIN_EXP


LIMITS

Constants
ARG_MAX CHAR_BIT CHAR_MAX CHAR_MIN CHILD_MAX INT_MAX INT_MIN LINK_MAX LONG_MAX LONG_MIN MAX_CANON MAX_INPUT MB_LEN_MAX NAME_MAX NGROUPS_MAX OPEN_MAX PATH_MAX PIPE_BUF SCHAR_MAX SCHAR_MIN SHRT_MAX SHRT_MIN SSIZE_MAX STREAM_MAX TZNAME_MAX UCHAR_MAX UINT_MAX ULONG_MAX USHRT_MAX


LOCALE

Constants
LC_ALL LC_COLLATE LC_CTYPE LC_MONETARY LC_NUMERIC LC_TIME


MATH

Constants
HUGE_VAL


SIGNAL

Constants
SA_NOCLDSTOP SA_NOCLDWAIT SA_NODEFER SA_ONSTACK SA_RESETHAND SA_RESTART SA_SIGINFO SIGABRT SIGALRM SIGCHLD SIGCONT SIGFPE SIGHUP SIGILL SIGINT SIGKILL SIGPIPE SIGQUIT SIGSEGV SIGSTOP SIGTERM SIGTSTP SIGTTIN SIGTTOU SIGUSR1 SIGUSR2 SIG_BLOCK SIG_DFL SIG_ERR SIG_IGN SIG_SETMASK SIG_UNBLOCK


STAT

Constants
S_IRGRP S_IROTH S_IRUSR S_IRWXG S_IRWXO S_IRWXU S_ISGID S_ISUID S_IWGRP S_IWOTH S_IWUSR S_IXGRP S_IXOTH S_IXUSR

Macros
S_ISBLK S_ISCHR S_ISDIR S_ISFIFO S_ISREG


STDLIB

Constants
EXIT_FAILURE EXIT_SUCCESS MB_CUR_MAX RAND_MAX


STDIO

Constants
BUFSIZ EOF FILENAME_MAX L_ctermid L_cuserid L_tmpname TMP_MAX


TIME

Constants
CLK_TCK CLOCKS_PER_SEC


UNISTD

Constants
R_OK SEEK_CUR SEEK_END SEEK_SET STDIN_FILENO STDOUT_FILENO STRERR_FILENO W_OK X_OK


WAIT

Constants
WNOHANG WUNTRACED

Macros
WIFEXITED WEXITSTATUS WIFSIGNALED WTERMSIG WIFSTOPPED WSTOPSIG


CREATION

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