The Standard ML Basis Library

The Posix structure

This optional structure contains several substructures that are useful for interfacing to POSIX operating systems. For more complete information on the semantics of the types and functions provided in Posix, see the POSIX standard 1003.1,1996 [CITE]document/.

Synopsis

signature POSIX
structure Posix : POSIX


Interface

structure Error : POSIX_ERROR
structure Signal : POSIX_SIGNAL
structure Process : POSIX_PROCESS
structure ProcEnv : POSIX_PROC_ENV
structure FileSys : POSIX_FILE_SYS
structure IO : POSIX_IO
structure SysDB : POSIX_SYS_DB
structure TTY : POSIX_TTY


Description

structure Error

Errors and their descriptions.

structure Signal

Signal values and their associated numbers.

structure Process

Processes: fork, exec, wait, exit, kill, alarm, pause, sleep.

structure ProcEnv

User and group ID's, process times, environment, etc.

structure FileSys

File system: open, chdir, chmod, directories, etc.

structure IO

Input/output: read, write, pipe, dup, close, lock, seek, sync, etc.

structure SysDB

Password database, group database, etc.

structure TTY

Teletype (TTY) control: speed, attributes, drain, flush, etc.

See Also

Posix.Error, Posix.Signal, Posix.Process, Posix.ProcEnv, Posix.FileSys, Posix.IO, Posix.SysDB, Posix.TTY

Last Modified October 4, 1997
Comments to John Reppy.
Copyright © 1997 Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies