=over =item getpwnam NAME X<getpwnam> X<getgrnam> X<gethostbyname> X<getnetbyname> X<getprotobyname> X<getpwuid> X<getgrgid> X<getservbyname> X<gethostbyaddr> X<getnetbyaddr> X<getprotobynumber> X<...

=over =item getpwnam NAME X<getpwnam> X<getgrnam> X<gethostbyname> X<getnetbyname> X<getprotobyname> X<getpwuid> X<getgrgid> X<getservbyname> X<gethostbyaddr> X<getnetbyaddr> X<getprotobynumber> X<...

=over =item tie VARIABLE,CLASSNAME,LIST X<tie> This function binds a variable to a package class that will provide the implementation for the variable. VARIABLE is the name of the variable to be en...

=over =item formline PICTURE,LIST X<formline> This is an internal function used by L<C<format>|/format>s, though you may call it, too. It formats (see L<perlform>) a list of values according to the...

=over =item pipe READHANDLE,WRITEHANDLE X<pipe> Opens a pair of connected pipes like the corresponding system call. Note that if you set up a loop of piped processes, deadlock can occur unless you ...

=over =item semop KEY,OPSTRING X<semop> Calls the System V IPC function L<semop(2)> for semaphore operations such as signalling and waiting. OPSTRING must be a packed array of semop structures. Eac...

=over =item wait X<wait> Behaves like L<wait(2)> on your system: it waits for a child process to terminate and returns the pid of the deceased process, or C<-1> if there are no child processes. The...

=over =item socket SOCKET,DOMAIN,TYPE,PROTOCOL X<socket> Opens a socket of the specified kind and attaches it to filehandle SOCKET. DOMAIN, TYPE, and PROTOCOL are specified the same as for the sysc...

=over =item shmget KEY,SIZE,FLAGS X<shmget> Calls the System V IPC function shmget. Returns the shared memory segment id, or L<C<undef>|/undef EXPR> on error. See also L<perlipc/"SysV IPC"> and the...

=over =item getpwnam NAME X<getpwnam> X<getgrnam> X<gethostbyname> X<getnetbyname> X<getprotobyname> X<getpwuid> X<getgrgid> X<getservbyname> X<gethostbyaddr> X<getnetbyaddr> X<getprotobynumber> X<...