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Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands

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On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 18:10:57 +0000, owl wrote:

> In comp.os.linux.advocacy 7
> <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> wrote:
>> List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands
>> ------------------------------------------------
> 
>> http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/dir_all_alphabetic.html
> 
>> Whoa! Unbelievable. All documented including which header files to use
>> when calling functions, and the data types of the functions.
> 
>> Developers can use this to make ANY new computing system or distro.
> 
>> May be a new banking device, or a TV device, or a gaming device,
>> or a robot gadget, or a Internet of Things product, or a new tablet, or
>> a  new smart watch, or a new 3D printer,
>> or a new digital camera, or a new digital telescope, or a new security
>> camera, etc etc etc.
> 
>> Also documented are all the common commands that may be run from bash
>> console such as ls, date, cp, etc.
>> These functions are easy enough to call from C program to make
>> exceptionally light work of very complex operatons without having to
>> write all that in C.
> 
>> Many of these commands are immensely useful in fault finding roles.
> 
> Why don't you just read the man pages in an xterm like everybody else?

and/or use 'apropos' of you're not sure of the command's name.

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List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2015-01-24 16:58 +0000
  Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-01-24 18:10 +0000
    Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-01-24 13:30 -0500
      Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 03:44 +0000
        Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-01-25 06:42 -0500
          Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-25 09:24 -0500
          Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 16:42 +0000
            Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-01-25 14:14 -0600
        Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-01-25 12:41 +0000
        Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-01-25 11:28 -0500
          Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-01-25 11:37 -0500
          Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-25 16:54 +0000
            Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-26 07:12 -0600
              Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands BurfordTJustice <Burford@hub.dub> - 2015-01-26 08:19 -0500
              Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-01-26 09:22 -0600
    Re: List of 6000 Linux C function calls and commands Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-01-24 22:20 +0000
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