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Manual pages provide reference for a number of BSD and POSIX functions and tools. This document is organized by manual page section.

These manual pages include both Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server manual pages, along with manual pages for the Developer Tools and CHUD. Not all of these commands are installed on a stock Mac OS X (client) installation. Pages from outside sources are noted on the individual pages.

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Man Pages

Section Index

 

3 | A-AB | AC-AN | AP-AR | AS-AS | AT-AT | AU-AZ | B-BC | BE-BG | BI-BL | BN-BZ | C-C9 | CA-CB | CC-CG | CH-CK | CL-CM | CO-CP | CR-CT | CU-CZ | D-D2 | DA-DA | DB-DD | DE-DG | DH-DH | DI-DI | DL-DM | DN-DN | DO-DR | DS-DT | DU-DW | DY-DZ | E-EM | EN-EQ | ER-EU | EV-EV | EX-EZ | F-FH | FI-FN | FO-FP | FR-FR | FS-FS | FT-FZ | G-GD | GE-GI | GL-GP | GR-GZ | H-HS | HT-HZ | I-I1 | I2-IL | IM-IM | IN-IN | IO-IR | IS-IT | IW-IZ | J | K | L-LC | LD-LH | LI-LN | LO-LZ | M-M4 | MA-MC | MD-MD | ME-ME | MI-MN | MO-MO | MP-MU | MV-MV | MY-MZ | N-ND | NE-NN | NO-NS | NT-NZ | O-OR | OS-OZ | P-PA | PB-PB | PC-PC | PD-PD | PE-PE | PF-PF | PG-PG | PH-PH | PI-PI | PK-PK | PL-PL | PM-PM | PN-PN | PO-PO | PP-PP | PR-PR | PS-PS | PT-PT | PU-PU | PW-PW | PY-PZ | Q | R-RA | RC-RC | RD-RD | RE-RE | RI-RI | RL-RL | RM-RM | RN-RN | RO-RO | RP-RP | RR-RR | RS-RS | RT-RT | RU-RU | RV-RV | RW-RZ | S-S2 | SA-SB | SC-SD | SE-SG | SH-SH | SI-SI | SL-SM | SN-SR | SS-SS | ST-SU | SV-SW | SY-SZ | T-TB | TC-TD | TE-TH | TI-TI | TK-TN | TO-TP | TR-TZ | U-UM | UN-UZ | V-VE | VF-VZ | W-W( | WA-WB | WC-WZ | X-XC | XD-XL | XM-XP | XS-XZ | Y | Z | [ | _
3DBorder(3tcl)
  a.out(5)
  a2p(1)
a64l(3)
  ab(8)
  ab-1.3(8)
abort(3)
  abs(3)
  ac(8)
Accelerate(7)
  accept(2)
  accept(8)
access(2)
  Access(3tcl)
  access(5)
acct(2)
  acct(5)
  accton(8)
acct_users(5)
  acid(1)
  acl(3)
aclocal(1)
  aclocal-1.10(1)
  acl_add_flag_np(3)
acl_add_perm(3)
  acl_clear_flags_np(3)
  acl_clear_perms(3)
acl_copy_entry(3)
  acl_create_entry(3)
  acl_create_entry_np(3)
acl_delete_entry(3)
  acl_delete_flag_np(3)
  acl_delete_perm(3)
acl_dup(3)
  acl_free(3)
  acl_from_text(3)
acl_get(3)
  acl_get_entry(3)
  acl_get_fd(3)
acl_get_fd_np(3)
  acl_get_file(3)
  acl_get_flagset_np(3)
acl_get_link_np(3)
  acl_get_permset(3)
  acl_get_perm_np(3)
acl_get_qualifier(3)
  acl_get_tag_type(3)
  acl_init(3)
acl_set(3)
  acl_set_fd(3)
  acl_set_fd_np(3)
acl_set_file(3)
  acl_set_flagset_np(3)
  acl_set_link(3)
acl_set_permset(3)
  acl_set_qualifier(3)
  acl_set_tag_type(3)
acl_to_text(3)
  acl_valid(3)
  acl_valid_fd_np(3)
acl_valid_file_np(3)
  acl_valid_link_np(3)
  acos(3)
acosf(3)
  acosh(3)
  acoshf(3)
acoshl(3)
  acosl(3)
  addch(3x)
addchnstr(3x)
  addchstr(3x)
  AddErrInfo(3tcl)
addftinfo(1)
  addnstr(3x)
  addnwstr(3x)
AddOption(3tcl)
  addr(3)
  addr2ascii(3)
addstr(3x)
  addwstr(3x)
  add_mibdir(3)
add_module_replacement(3)
  add_wch(3x)
  add_wchnstr(3x)
add_wchstr(3x)
  adjtime(2)
  adler(n)
af.plist(5)
  afconvert(1)
  afctl(8)
afinfo(1)
  afmtodit(1)
  afplay(1)
after(ntcl)
  agvtool(8)
  aio(4)
aio_cancel(2)
  aio_error(2)
  aio_read(2)
aio_return(2)
  aio_suspend(2)
  aio_write(2)
airportd(8)
  alarm(3)
  Algorithm::Annotate(3pm)
Algorithm::Diff(3pm)
  Algorithm::DiffOld(3pm)
  alias(1)
aliases(5)
  Alien::wxWidgets(3pm)
  Alien::wxWidgets::Utility(3pm)
alloc(1)
  Alloc(3tcl)
  alloca(3)
AllowExc(3tcl)
  alphasort(3)
  Altivec(7)
amavisd(8)
  amavisd-agent(8)
  amavisd-nanny(8)
amavisd-release(8)
  amber(1)
  amlint(1)
amsmailtool(8)
  ant(1)
  anvil(8)
AnyDBM_File(3pm)
  Apache(3pm)
  Apache2::Access(3pm)
Apache2::Build(3pm)
  Apache2::CmdParms(3pm)
  Apache2::Command(3pm)
Apache2::compat(3pm)
  Apache2::Connection(3pm)
  Apache2::Const(3pm)
Apache2::Directive(3pm)
  Apache2::Filter(3pm)
  Apache2::FilterRec(3pm)
Apache2::HookRun(3pm)
  Apache2::Log(3pm)
  Apache2::Module(3pm)
Apache2::MPM(3pm)
  Apache2::PerlSections(3pm)
  Apache2::porting(3pm)
Apache2::Process(3pm)
  Apache2::Reload(3pm)
  Apache2::RequestIO(3pm)
Apache2::RequestRec(3pm)
  Apache2::RequestUtil(3pm)
  Apache2::Resource(3pm)
Apache2::Response(3pm)
  Apache2::ServerRec(3pm)
  Apache2::ServerUtil(3pm)
Apache2::SizeLimit(3pm)
  Apache2::Status(3pm)
  Apache2::SubProcess(3pm)
Apache2::SubRequest(3pm)
  Apache2::URI(3pm)
  Apache2::Util(3pm)
Apache::Constants(3pm)
  Apache::Debug(3pm)
  Apache::ExtUtils(3pm)
Apache::FakeRequest(3pm)
  Apache::File(3pm)
  Apache::httpd_conf(3pm)
Apache::Include(3pm)
  Apache::Leak(3pm)
  Apache::Log(3pm)
Apache::MyConfig(3pm)
  Apache::Options(3pm)
  Apache::PerlRun(3pm)
Apache::PerlRunXS(3pm)
  Apache::PerlSections(3pm)
  Apache::RedirectLogFix(3pm)
Apache::Registry(3pm)
  Apache::RegistryLoader(3pm)
  Apache::Resource(3pm)
Apache::SIG(3pm)
  Apache::SizeLimit(3pm)
  Apache::src(3pm)
Apache::StatINC(3pm)
  Apache::Status(3pm)
  Apache::Symbol(3pm)
Apache::Symdump(3pm)
  Apache::Table(3pm)
  Apache::Test(3pm)
Apache::TestConfig(3pm)
  Apache::TestMB(3pm)
  Apache::TestMM(3pm)
Apache::testold(3pm)
  Apache::TestReport(3pm)
  Apache::TestRequest(3pm)
Apache::TestRun(3pm)
  Apache::TestRunPerl(3pm)
  Apache::TestRunPHP(3pm)
Apache::TestSmoke(3pm)
  Apache::TestTrace(3pm)
  Apache::TestUtil(3pm)
Apache::URI(3pm)
  Apache::Util(3pm)
  apachectl(8)
apachectl-1.3(8)
  App::CLI(3pm)
  App::CLI::Command(3pm)
append(ntcl)
  AppInit(3tcl)
  AppleFileServer(1)
applemysqlcheckcnf(8)
  appleping(1)
  applesingle(1)
appletalk(8)
  appletalk.cfg(5)
  appletviewer(1)
apply(1)
  APR(3pm)
  APR::Base64(3pm)
APR::Brigade(3pm)
  APR::Bucket(3pm)
  APR::BucketAlloc(3pm)
APR::BucketType(3pm)
  APR::Const(3pm)
  APR::Date(3pm)
APR::Error(3pm)
  APR::Finfo(3pm)
  APR::IpSubnet(3pm)
APR::OS(3pm)
  APR::PerlIO(3pm)
  APR::Pool(3pm)
APR::SockAddr(3pm)
  APR::Socket(3pm)
  APR::Status(3pm)
APR::String(3pm)
  APR::Table(3pm)
  APR::ThreadMutex(3pm)
APR::URI(3pm)
  APR::Util(3pm)
  APR::UUID(3pm)
apropos(1)
  apt(1)
  apxs(8)
apxs-1.3(8)
  ar(1)
  ar(5)
arbitron(8)
  arc4random(3)
  arc4random_addrandom(3)
arc4random_stir(3)
  arch(1)
  arch(3)
Archetype(n)
  Archive::Tar(3pm)
  Archive::Tar::File(3pm)
Archive::Zip(3pm)
  Archive::Zip::FAQ(3pm)
  Archive::Zip::MemberRead(3pm)
Archive::Zip::Tree(3pm)
  arp(4)
  arp(8)
arp4(4)
  array(ntcl)
  as(1)
asa(1)
  ascii(7)
  ascii2addr(3)
ascii85(n)
  asctime(3)
  asctime_r(3)
asin(3)
  asinf(3)
  asinh(3)
asinhf(3)
  asinhl(3)
  asinl(3)
asl(3)
  asl.conf(5)
  aslresponse_free(3)
aslresponse_next(3)
  asl_add_log_file(3)
  asl_close(3)
asl_free(3)
  asl_get(3)
  asl_key(3)
asl_log(3)
  asl_new(3)
  asl_open(3)
asl_remove_log_file(3)
  asl_search(3)
  asl_send(3)
asl_set(3)
  asl_set_filter(3)
  asl_set_query(3)
asl_unset(3)
  asl_vlog(3)
  asn1parse(1ssl)
ASN1_OBJECT_free(3ssl)
  ASN1_OBJECT_new(3ssl)
  ASN1_STRING_cmp(3ssl)
ASN1_STRING_data(3ssl)
  ASN1_STRING_dup(3ssl)
  ASN1_STRING_free(3ssl)
ASN1_STRING_length(3ssl)
  ASN1_STRING_length_set(3ssl)
  ASN1_STRING_new(3ssl)
ASN1_STRING_print_ex(3ssl)
  ASN1_STRING_print_ex_fp(3ssl)
  ASN1_STRING_set(3ssl)
ASN1_STRING_type(3ssl)
  ASN1_STRING_type_new(3ssl)
  asprintf(3)
asprintf_l(3)
  asr(8)
  assert(3)
AssocData(3tcl)
  assume_default_colors(3x)
  Async(3tcl)
at(1)
  atan(3)
  atan2(3)
atan2f(3)
  atan2l(3)
  atanf(3)
atanh(3)
  atanhf(3)
  atanhl(3)
atanl(3)
  atexit(3)
  atlookup(1)
atof(3)
  atof_l(3)
  atoi(3)
atoi_l(3)
  atol(3)
  atoll(3)
atoll_l(3)
  atol_l(3)
  atomic(3)
atos(1)
  atprint(1)
  atprintd(8)
atq(1)
  atrm(1)
  atrun(8)
ATSServer(8)
  atstatus(1)
  atsutil(8)
attemptckalloc(3tcl)
  attemptckrealloc(3tcl)
  Attribute::Handlers(3pm)
attributes(3pm)
  attroff(3x)
  attron(3x)
attrs(3pm)
  attrset(3x)
  attr_get(3x)
attr_off(3x)
  attr_on(3x)
  attr_set(3x)
at_cho_prn(8)
  audit(2)
  auditctl(2)
auditon(2)
  Authen::SASL(3pm)
  Authen::SASL::Perl(3pm)
Authen::SASL::Perl::ANONYMOUS(3pm)
  Authen::SASL::Perl::CRAM_MD5(3pm)
  Authen::SASL::Perl::DIGEST_MD5(3pm)
Authen::SASL::Perl::EXTERNAL(3pm)
  Authen::SASL::Perl::GSSAPI(3pm)
  Authen::SASL::Perl::LOGIN(3pm)
Authen::SASL::Perl::PLAIN(3pm)
  authnone_create(3)
  authopen(1)
authunix_create(3)
  authunix_create_default(3)
  auth_destroy(3)
autobind(8)
  autoconf(1)
  autodiskmount(8)
autofs.conf(5)
  autofsd(8)
  autoheader(1)
AutoLoader(3pm)
  autom4te(1)
  automake(1)
automake-1.10(1)
  automator(1)
  automount(8)
automountd(8)
  autoreconf(1)
  autoscan(1)
autoscroll(n)
  AutoSplit(3pm)
  autoupdate(1)
autouse(3pm)
  auto_execok(ntcl)
  auto_import(ntcl)
auto_load(ntcl)
  auto_master(5)
  auto_mkindex(ntcl)
auto_mkindex_old(ntcl)
  auto_qualify(ntcl)
  auto_reset(ntcl)
auval(1)
  auvaltool(1)
  awk(1)
B(3pm)
  B::Asmdata(3pm)
  B::Assembler(3pm)
B::Bblock(3pm)
  B::Bytecode(3pm)
  B::C(3pm)
B::CC(3pm)
  B::Concise(3pm)
  B::Debug(3pm)
B::Deparse(3pm)
  B::Disassembler(3pm)
  B::Lint(3pm)
B::Showlex(3pm)
  B::Stackobj(3pm)
  B::Stash(3pm)
B::Terse(3pm)
  B::Xref(3pm)
  backend(7)
BackgdErr(3tcl)
  Backslash(3tcl)
  backtrace(3)
backtrace_symbols(3)
  backtrace_symbols_fd(3)
  banner(6)
barrier(3)
  base(3pm)
  base64(n)
basename(1)
  basename(3)
  bash(1)
bashbug(1)
  batch(1)
  baudrate(3x)
bc(1)
  bcmp(3)
  bcopy(3)
beep(3x)
  bell(ntcl)
  Benchmark(3pm)
BerkeleyDB(3pm)
  ber_alloc_t(3)
  ber_bvarray_add(3)
ber_bvarray_free(3)
  ber_bvdup(3)
  ber_bvecadd(3)
ber_bvecfree(3)
  ber_bvfree(3)
  ber_bvstr(3)
ber_bvstrdup(3)
  ber_dupbv(3)
  ber_first_element(3)
ber_flush(3)
  ber_free(3)
  ber_get_bitstring(3)
ber_get_boolean(3)
  ber_get_enum(3)
  ber_get_int(3)
ber_get_next(3)
  ber_get_null(3)
  ber_get_stringa(3)
ber_get_stringb(3)
  ber_next_element(3)
  ber_peek_tag(3)
ber_printf(3)
  ber_put_enum(3)
  ber_put_int(3)
ber_put_null(3)
  ber_put_ostring(3)
  ber_put_seq(3)
ber_put_set(3)
  ber_put_string(3)
  ber_scanf(3)
ber_skip_tag(3)
  ber_start_set(3)
  ber_str2bv(3)
BF_cbc_encrypt(3ssl)
  BF_cfb64_encrypt(3ssl)
  BF_decrypt(3ssl)
BF_ecb_encrypt(3ssl)
  BF_encrypt(3ssl)
  BF_ofb64_encrypt(3ssl)
BF_options(3ssl)
  BF_set_key(3ssl)
  bg(1)
bgerror(ntcl)
  biff(1)
  big5(5)
bigint(3pm)
  bignum(3pm)
  bigrat(3pm)
bin(n)
  binary(ntcl)
  bind(1)
bind(2)
  bind(ntcl)
  bindkey(1)
bindresvport(3)
  BindTable(3tcl)
  bindtags(ntcl)
binhex(1)
  bio(3ssl)
  BIO_append_filename(3ssl)
BIO_callback_ctrl(3ssl)
  BIO_ctrl(3ssl)
  BIO_ctrl_get_read_request(3ssl)
BIO_ctrl_get_write_guarantee(3ssl)
  BIO_ctrl_pending(3ssl)
  BIO_ctrl_reset_read_request(3ssl)
BIO_ctrl_wpending(3ssl)
  BIO_debug_callback(3ssl)
  BIO_destroy_bio_pair(3ssl)
BIO_do_accept(3ssl)
  BIO_do_connect(3ssl)
  BIO_eof(3ssl)
BIO_find_type(3ssl)
  BIO_flush(3ssl)
  BIO_free(3ssl)
BIO_free_all(3ssl)
  BIO_f_base64(3ssl)
  BIO_f_buffer(3ssl)
BIO_f_cipher(3ssl)
  BIO_f_md(3ssl)
  BIO_f_null(3ssl)
BIO_f_ssl(3ssl)
  BIO_gets(3ssl)
  BIO_get_accept_port(3ssl)
BIO_get_bind_mode(3ssl)
  BIO_get_callback(3ssl)
  BIO_get_callback_arg(3ssl)
BIO_get_cipher_ctx(3ssl)
  BIO_get_cipher_status(3ssl)
  BIO_get_close(3ssl)
BIO_get_conn_hostname(3ssl)
  BIO_get_conn_int_port(3ssl)
  BIO_get_conn_ip(3ssl)
BIO_get_conn_port(3ssl)
  BIO_get_fd(3ssl)
  BIO_get_fp(3ssl)
BIO_get_info_callback(3ssl)
  BIO_get_md(3ssl)
  BIO_get_md_ctx(3ssl)
BIO_get_mem_data(3ssl)
  BIO_get_mem_ptr(3ssl)
  BIO_get_num_renegotiates(3ssl)
BIO_get_read_request(3ssl)
  BIO_get_retry_BIO(3ssl)
  BIO_get_retry_reason(3ssl)
BIO_get_ssl(3ssl)
  BIO_get_write_buf_size(3ssl)
  BIO_get_write_guarantee(3ssl)
BIO_int_ctrl(3ssl)
  BIO_make_bio_pair(3ssl)
  BIO_new(3ssl)
BIO_new_bio_pair(3ssl)
  BIO_new_buffer_ssl_connect(3ssl)
  BIO_new_fd(3ssl)
BIO_new_file(3ssl)
  BIO_new_fp(3ssl)
  BIO_new_mem_buf(3ssl)
BIO_new_socket(3ssl)
  BIO_new_ssl(3ssl)
  BIO_new_ssl_connect(3ssl)
BIO_next(3ssl)
  BIO_pending(3ssl)
  BIO_pop(3ssl)
BIO_ptr_ctrl(3ssl)
  BIO_push(3ssl)
  BIO_puts(3ssl)
BIO_read(3ssl)
  BIO_read_filename(3ssl)
  BIO_reset(3ssl)
BIO_retry_type(3ssl)
  BIO_rw_filename(3ssl)
  BIO_seek(3ssl)
BIO_set(3ssl)
  BIO_set_accept_bios(3ssl)
  BIO_set_accept_port(3ssl)
BIO_set_bind_mode(3ssl)
  BIO_set_callback(3ssl)
  BIO_set_callback_arg(3ssl)
BIO_set_cipher(3ssl)
  BIO_set_close(3ssl)
  BIO_set_conn_hostname(3ssl)
BIO_set_conn_int_port(3ssl)
  BIO_set_conn_ip(3ssl)
  BIO_set_conn_port(3ssl)
BIO_set_fd(3ssl)
  BIO_set_fp(3ssl)
  BIO_set_info_callback(3ssl)
BIO_set_md(3ssl)
  BIO_set_mem_buf(3ssl)
  BIO_set_mem_eof_return(3ssl)
BIO_set_nbio(3ssl)
  BIO_set_nbio_accept(3ssl)
  BIO_set_ssl(3ssl)
BIO_set_ssl_mode(3ssl)
  BIO_set_ssl_renegotiate_bytes(3ssl)
  BIO_set_ssl_renegotiate_timeout(3ssl)
BIO_set_write_buf_size(3ssl)
  BIO_should_io_special(3ssl)
  BIO_should_read(3ssl)
BIO_should_retry(3ssl)
  BIO_should_write(3ssl)
  BIO_shutdown_wr(3ssl)
BIO_ssl_copy_session_id(3ssl)
  BIO_ssl_shutdown(3ssl)
  BIO_s_accept(3ssl)
BIO_s_bio(3ssl)
  BIO_s_connect(3ssl)
  BIO_s_fd(3ssl)
BIO_s_file(3ssl)
  BIO_s_mem(3ssl)
  BIO_s_null(3ssl)
BIO_s_socket(3ssl)
  BIO_tell(3ssl)
  BIO_vfree(3ssl)
BIO_wpending(3ssl)
  BIO_write(3ssl)
  BIO_write_filename(3ssl)
bison(1)
  Bit::Vector(3pm)
  Bit::Vector::Overload(3pm)
Bit::Vector::String(3pm)
  bitesize.d(1m)
  bitmap(ntcl)
bitstring(3)
  bitstr_size(3)
  bit_alloc(3)
bit_clear(3)
  bit_decl(3)
  bit_ffs(3)
bit_nclear(3)
  bit_nset(3)
  bit_set(3)
bit_test(3)
  bkgd(3x)
  bkgdset(3x)
bkgrnd(3x)
  bkgrndset(3x)
  BLAS(7)
bless(8)
  blib(3pm)
  blowfish(3ssl)
blued(8)
  bn(3ssl)
  BN_add(3ssl)
BN_add_word(3ssl)
  BN_bin2bn(3ssl)
  BN_bn2bin(3ssl)
BN_bn2dec(3ssl)
  BN_bn2hex(3ssl)
  BN_bn2mpi(3ssl)
BN_clear(3ssl)
  BN_clear_bit(3ssl)
  BN_clear_free(3ssl)
BN_cmp(3ssl)
  BN_copy(3ssl)
  BN_CTX_end(3ssl)
BN_CTX_free(3ssl)
  BN_CTX_get(3ssl)
  BN_CTX_init(3ssl)
BN_CTX_new(3ssl)
  BN_CTX_start(3ssl)
  BN_dec2bn(3ssl)
BN_div(3ssl)
  BN_div_recp(3ssl)
  BN_div_word(3ssl)
BN_dup(3ssl)
  BN_exp(3ssl)
  BN_free(3ssl)
BN_from_montgomery(3ssl)
  BN_gcd(3ssl)
  BN_generate_prime(3ssl)
BN_get_word(3ssl)
  BN_hex2bn(3ssl)
  BN_init(3ssl)
bn_internal(3ssl)
  BN_is_bit_set(3ssl)
  BN_is_odd(3ssl)
BN_is_one(3ssl)
  BN_is_prime(3ssl)
  BN_is_prime_fasttest(3ssl)
BN_is_word(3ssl)
  BN_is_zero(3ssl)
  BN_lshift(3ssl)
BN_lshift1(3ssl)
  BN_mask_bits(3ssl)
  BN_mod(3ssl)
BN_mod_add(3ssl)
  BN_mod_exp(3ssl)
  BN_mod_inverse(3ssl)
BN_mod_mul(3ssl)
  BN_mod_mul_montgomery(3ssl)
  BN_mod_mul_reciprocal(3ssl)
BN_mod_sqr(3ssl)
  BN_mod_sub(3ssl)
  BN_mod_word(3ssl)
BN_MONT_CTX_copy(3ssl)
  BN_MONT_CTX_free(3ssl)
  BN_MONT_CTX_init(3ssl)
BN_MONT_CTX_new(3ssl)
  BN_MONT_CTX_set(3ssl)
  BN_mpi2bn(3ssl)
BN_mul(3ssl)
  BN_mul_word(3ssl)
  BN_new(3ssl)
BN_nnmod(3ssl)
  BN_num_bits(3ssl)