Section 7: conventions and miscellany - Linux man pages

abort(7)
abort current transaction
alter_aggregate(7)
change definition of aggregate function
alter_conversion(7)
change definition of conversion
alter_database(7)
change database
alter_domain(7)
change definition of domain
alter_function(7)
change definition of function
alter_group(7)
change role name/membership
alter_index(7)
change definition of index
alter_language(7)
change definition of procedural
alter_operator(7)
change definition of operator
alter_operator_class(7)
change definition of operator class
alter_role(7)
change database role
alter_schema(7)
change definition of schema
alter_sequence(7)
change definition of sequence generator
alter_table(7)
change definition of table
alter_tablespace(7)
change definition of tablespace
alter_trigger(7)
change definition of trigger
alter_type(7)
change definition of type
alter_user(7)
change database role
amt-howto(7)
analyze(7)
collect statistics about database
arp(7)
ARP kernel module
ascii(7)
ASCII char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
atl1(7)
authcram(7)
Courier Authentication Library
authdaemon(7)
Courier Authentication Library
authdaemond(7)
Courier Authentication Library
authldap(7)
Courier Authentication Library
authlib(7)
Courier Authentication Library
authmysql(7)
Courier Authentication Library
authpam(7)
Courier Authentication Library
authpwd(7)
Courier Authentication Library
authshadow(7)
Courier Authentication Library
authuserdb(7)
Courier Authentication Library
authvchkpw(7)
Courier Authentication Library
backend(7)
cups backend transmission interfaces
backend-spec(7)
interface between jw/its backends
begin(7)
start transaction block
boot(7)
General description of boot sequence
bootparam(7)
Introduction to boot time parameters of kernel
capabilities(7)
overview of capabilities
ccs(7)
Cluster config System
cg-ref(7)
Cogito quick reference
charsets(7)
programmer's view of char sets/internationalization
checkpoint(7)
force transaction log checkpoint
climmcmds(7)
interactive commands
close(7)
close cursor
cluster(7)
cluster table according to index
cogito(7)
version control system
comment(7)
define/change comment of object
commit(7)
commit current transaction
commit_prepared(7)
commit transaction that was earlier prepared for
complex(7)
basics of complex mathematics
consortium(7)
X Consortium info
copy(7)
copy data between file/table
create_aggregate(7)
define new aggregate function
create_cast(7)
define new cast
create_constraint_trigger(7)
define new constraint trigger
create_conversion(7)
define new encoding conversion
create_database(7)
create new database
create_domain(7)
define new domain
create_function(7)
define new function
create_group(7)
define new database role
create_index(7)
define new index
create_language(7)
define new procedural
create_operator(7)
define new operator
create_operator_class(7)
define new operator class
create_role(7)
define new database role
create_rule(7)
define new rewrite rule
create_schema(7)
define new schema
create_sequence(7)
define new sequence generator
create_table(7)
define new table
create_table_as(7)
define new table from results of query
create_tablespace(7)
define new tablespace
create_trigger(7)
define new trigger
create_type(7)
define new data type
create_user(7)
define new database role
create_view(7)
define new view
credentials(7)
process identifiers
crossroads.conf(7)
Crossroads config
cw(7)
international Morse code
ddp(7)
AppleTalk protocol implementation
deallocate(7)
deallocate prepared statement
declare(7)
define cursor
delete(7)
delete rows of table
des(7)
variants of DES/other crypto algorithms of OpenSSL
des_modes(7)
variants of DES/other crypto algorithms of OpenSSL
ditroff(7)
classical device independent roff
drop_aggregate(7)
remove aggregate function
drop_cast(7)
remove cast
drop_conversion(7)
remove conversion
drop_database(7)
remove database
drop_domain(7)
remove domain
drop_function(7)
remove function
drop_group(7)
remove database role
drop_index(7)
remove index
drop_language(7)
remove procedural
drop_operator(7)
remove operator
drop_operator_class(7)
remove operator class
drop_owned(7)
remove database objects owned by database role
drop_role(7)
remove database role
drop_rule(7)
remove rewrite rule
drop_schema(7)
remove schema
drop_sequence(7)
remove sequence
drop_table(7)
remove table
drop_tablespace(7)
remove tablespace
drop_trigger(7)
remove trigger
drop_type(7)
remove data type
drop_user(7)
remove database role
drop_view(7)
remove view
e2tools(7)
utilities to change files in ext2/ext3 filesystem
ecryptfs(7)
enterprise-class cryptographic filesystem for
elektra(7)
framework to store config atoms hierarchically Library Linkage Architecture.PP Elektra library has 2 layers: public methods and backend access, according to ...
end(7)
commit current transaction
environ(7)
user environment
epoll(7)
I/O event notification facility
execute(7)
execute prepared statement
explain(7)
execution plan of statement
feature_test_macros(7)
feature test macros
fetch(7)
rows from query using cursor
fifo(7)
first-in first-out special file, named pipe
filter(7)
cups file conversion filter interface
filter-key(7)
filter-keytrans(7)
filter-mouse(7)
filter-save(7)
filter-tcp(7)
forgeries(7)
how easy it is to forge mail
frontend-spec(7)
interface between jw/its frontends
futex(7)
Fast Userspace Locking
ggz(7)
GGZ Gaming Zone
gimpprint-color(7)
Gimp-Print color balancing
gimpprint-dithers(7)
Gimp-Print dither algorithms
gimpprint-imagetypes(7)
Gimp-Print image types
gimpprint-inktypes(7)
Gimp-Print inkset types
gimpprint-mediasizes(7)
Gimp-Print media sizes
gimpprint-mediasources(7)
Gimp-Print media sources
gimpprint-mediatypes(7)
Gimp-Print media types
gimpprint-models(7)
Gimp-Print printer drivers
gimpprint-resolutions(7)
Gimp-Print print resolutions
git(7)
stupid content tracker
glob(7)
Globbing pathnames
gnome-options(7)
Standard Options for GNOME 2 Programs
gnupg(7)
GNU Privacy Guard suite of programs
gpm-types(7)
grant(7)
define access privileges
graphviz(7)
rich set of graph drawing tools
groff(7)
short reference for GNU roff language
groff_char(7)
groff char names
groff_diff(7)
diff between GNU troff/classical troff
groff_man(7)
groff 'man' macros to support generation of man pages
groff_mdoc(7)
groff_me(7)
troff macros for formatting papers
groff_mm(7)
groff mm macros
groff_mmse(7)
groff_mom(7)
groff 'mom' macros
groff_ms(7)
groff ms macros
groff_trace(7)
groff macro package trace.tmac
groff_www(7)
groff macros for authoring web pages
gvpe.protocol(7)
hier(7)
Description of file system hierarchy
hypervisor_mode(7)
allows you to run simultaneously many virtual router instances, and to simulate ATM, Ethernet or Frame-Relay networks
icmp(7)
IPv4 ICMP kernel module
inotify(7)
monitoring file system events
input-directx(7)
input-file(7)
input-linux-evdev(7)
input-linux-kbd(7)
input-linux-mouse(7)
input-lk201(7)
input-mouse(7)
input-quartz(7)
input-tcp(7)
input-x(7)
insert(7)
create new rows in table
intro(7)
Introduction to overview, conventions, and miscellany section
ip(7)
IPv4 protocol implementation
ipmi_cmdlang(7)
command language interface to IPMI library
ipv6(7)
IPv6 protocol implementation
irda(7)
-IrDA protocol stack
isdn_cause(7)
Description of ISDN cause messages
iso-8859-1(7)
ISO 8859-1 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso-8859-15(7)
ISO 8859-15 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso-8859-16(7)
ISO 8859-16 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso-8859-2(7)
ISO 8859-2 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso-8859-7(7)
ISO 8859-7 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso-8859-9(7)
ISO 8859-9 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859-1(7)
ISO 8859-1 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859-15(7)
ISO 8859-15 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859-16(7)
ISO 8859-16 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859-2(7)
ISO 8859-2 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859-7(7)
ISO 8859-7 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859-9(7)
ISO 8859-9 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859_1(7)
ISO 8859-1 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859_15(7)
ISO 8859-15 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859_16(7)
ISO 8859-16 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859_2(7)
ISO 8859-2 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859_7(7)
ISO 8859-7 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
iso_8859_9(7)
ISO 8859-9 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
kdeoptions(7)
Common commandline options for all applications based on KDE libraries
kgrantpty(7)
konsole uses this to securely open slave pty
koi8-r(7)
Russian Net char Set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
kpac_dhcp_helper(7)
provides Proxy Auto config to KDE
lam(7)
LAM/MPI implementation
lamssi(7)
introduction to LAM System Services Interface
lamssi_boot(7)
overview of LAM's boot SSI modules
lamssi_coll(7)
overview of LAM's MPI collective SSI modules
lamssi_cr(7)
overview of LAM's MPI checkpoint/restart SSI modules
lamssi_rpi(7)
overview of LAM's RPI SSI modules
latin1(7)
ISO 8859-1 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
latin10(7)
ISO 8859-16 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
latin2(7)
ISO 8859-2 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
latin5(7)
ISO 8859-9 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
latin9(7)
ISO 8859-15 char set encoded in octal, decimal, and hexadecimal
layingsiege(7)
ldp(7)
Intro to Documentation Project, with help, guides and documents
libbind-hostname(7)
libgg(7)
libgii(7)
libmpi(7)
LAM/MPI implementation
libpolyxmass(7)
library package for GNU polyxmass project
libsmbclient(7)
extension library for browsers/that can be used as generic browsing API
listen(7)
listen for notification
load(7)
load/reload shared library file
locale(7)
Description of multi-language support
lock(7)
lock table
mailaddr(7)
mail addressing description
maildirquota(7)
voluntary Maildir quotas
man(7)
macros to format man pages
man-pages(7)
conventions for writing man pages
mdoc(7)
mdoc.samples(7)
micq(7)
interactive commands
mimedefang-notify(7)
Conventions used by mimedefang-multiplexor to notify external program of state changes
mimedefang-protocol(7)
Conventions used by mimedefang to communicate with filter programs
modes(7)
variants of DES/other crypto algorithms of OpenSSL
modes_of_des(7)
variants of DES/other crypto algorithms of OpenSSL
move(7)
position cursor
mozplugger(7)
streaming multimedia plugin for UNIX mozilla
mpi(7)
LAM/MPI implementation
mq_overview(7)
Overview of POSIX message queues
netdevice(7)
Low level access to network devices
netlink(7)
Communication between kernel/userspace
nfsd(7)
special filesystem for controlling NFS server
notify(7)
make notification
nss-icmp(7)
nameservice hostname module for ICMP
of(7)
variants of DES/other crypto algorithms of OpenSSL
openhpi(7)
implementation of SA Forum's Hardware Platform Interface
openipmi_conparms(7)
Connection parmeters for OpenIPMI
operator(7)
packet(7)
packet interface on device level
pam_winbind(7)
PAM module for Winbind
path_resolution(7)
find file referred to by filename
pbs_job_attributes(7)
pbs job attribs
pbs_queue_attributes(7)
pbs queue attribs
pbs_resources(7)
pbs resources on
pbs_resources_aix4(7)
pbs Resources on IBM AIX 4
pbs_resources_aix5(7)
pbs Resources on IBM AIX 5
pbs_resources_darwin(7)
pbs resources on Darwin
pbs_resources_digitalunix(7)
pbs resources on DEC Unix
pbs_resources_freebsd(7)
pbs resources on FreeBSD
pbs_resources_fujitsu(7)
pbs resources on Fujitsu UXP/V
pbs_resources_hpux10(7)
pbs resources on HP UX
pbs_resources_hpux11(7)
pbs resources on HP UX
pbs_resources_irix5(7)
pbs resources on SGI Irix
pbs_resources_irix6(7)
pbs resources on SGI Irix
pbs_resources_irix6array(7)
pbs resources on SGI Irix
pbs_resources_linux(7)
pbs resources on
pbs_resources_netbsd(7)
pbs resources on NetBSD
pbs_resources_solaris5(7)
pbs resources on SUN Solaris
pbs_resources_solaris7(7)
pbs resources on SUN Solaris
pbs_resources_sp2(7)
pbs resources on IBM SP-2
pbs_resources_sunos4(7)
pbs resources on SunOS 4
pbs_resources_unicos8(7)
pbs resources under Unicos
pbs_resources_unicosmk2(7)
pbs resources under Unicos MK2
pbs_server_attributes(7)
pbs server attribs
pg_conndefaults(7)
connection options/their defaults
pg_connect(7)
open connection to server
pg_disconnect(7)
close connection to server
pg_exec(7)
send command to server
pg_execute(7)
send query/loop over results
pg_listen(7)
set/change callback for asynchronous notification
pg_lo_close(7)
close large object
pg_lo_creat(7)
create large object
pg_lo_export(7)
export large object to file
pg_lo_import(7)
import large object from file
pg_lo_lseek(7)
seek to position of large object
pg_lo_open(7)
open large object
pg_lo_read(7)
read from large object
pg_lo_tell(7)
return current seek position of large object
pg_lo_unlink(7)
delete large object
pg_lo_write(7)
to large object
pg_on_connection_loss(7)
set/change callback for unexpected connection
pg_result(7)
command result
pg_select(7)
loop over result of query
pilot-link(7)
suite of tools for communicating with Palm handhelds, such as those made from Palm, Handspring, Handera, TRGPro, Sony or other Palm Compatible Handheld PDA ...
pipe(7)
overview of pipes/FIFOs
po4a(7)
framework to translate documentation/other materials
posixoptions(7)
optional parts of POSIX standard
powerman-devices(7)
prepare(7)
prepare statement for execution
prepare_transaction(7)
prepare current transaction for two-phase
pthreads(7)
POSIX threads
pty(7)
pseudo-terminal interfaces
qmail(7)
overview of qmail documentation
qmail-limits(7)
artificial limits in qmail system
qos(7)
Quality of Service specification
qtoptions(7)
Common commandline options for all applications based on Qt toolkit
raw(7)
IPv4 raw sockets
rdma_cm(7)
RDMA communication manager
reassign_owned(7)
change ownership of database objects owned by
regex(7)
POSIX.2 regex
reindex(7)
rebuild indexes
release_savepoint(7)
destroy previously defined savepoint
reset(7)
restore value of run-time parameter to default value
revoke(7)
remove access privileges
roff(7)
concepts/history of roff typesetting
rollback(7)
abort current transaction
rollback_prepared(7)
cancel transaction that was earlier prepared
rollback_to_savepoint(7)
roll back to savepoint
rtnetlink(7)
IPv4 routing socket
samba(7)
Windows SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIX
sane(7)
Scanner Access Now Easy: API for accessing scanners
sap(7)
Service Access Point specification
savepoint(7)
define new savepoint within current transaction
scrollkeeper(7)
open document cataloging/metadata management system
sctp(7)
SCTP protocol
security(7)
X display access control
select(7)
rows from table/view
select_into(7)
define new table from results of query
sem_overview(7)
Overview of POSIX semaphores
set(7)
change run-time parameter
set_constraints(7)
set constraint checking modes for current transaction
set_role(7)
set current user identifier of current session
set_session_authorization(7)
set session user identifier/
set_transaction(7)
set characteristics of current transaction
sfs(7)
Self Certifying Filesystem
show(7)
value of run-time parameter
signal(7)
available signals
socket(7)
socket interface
soxexam(7)
spi_connect(7)
connect procedure to SPI manager
spi_copytuple(7)
make copy of row in upper executor context
spi_copytupledesc(7)
make copy of row descriptor in upper executor
spi_copytupleintoslot(7)
make copy of row/descriptor in
spi_cursor_close(7)
close cursor
spi_cursor_fetch(7)
fetch some rows from cursor
spi_cursor_find(7)
find existing cursor by name
spi_cursor_move(7)
move cursor
spi_cursor_open(7)
set up cursor using plan created with SPI_prepare
spi_exec(7)
execute read/write command
spi_execp(7)
execute plan in read/write mode
spi_execute(7)
execute command
spi_execute_plan(7)
execute plan prepared by SPI_prepare
spi_finish(7)
disconnect procedure from SPI manager
spi_fname(7)
determine column name for specified column number
spi_fnumber(7)
determine column number for specified column
spi_freeplan(7)
free previously saved plan
spi_freetuple(7)
free row allocated in upper executor context
spi_freetuptable(7)
free row set created by SPI_execute/similar function
spi_getargcount(7)
return number of arguments needed by plan
spi_getargtypeid(7)
return data type OID for argument of plan
spi_getbinval(7)
return binary value of specified column
spi_getnspname(7)
return namespace of specified relation
spi_getrelname(7)
return name of specified relation
spi_gettype(7)
return data type name of specified column
spi_gettypeid(7)
return data type OID of specified column
spi_getvalue(7)
return string value of specified column
spi_is_cursor_plan(7)
return true if plan prepared by SPI_prepare can be used with SPI_cursor_open
spi_modifytuple(7)
create row by replacing selected fields of given
spi_palloc(7)
allocate memory in upper executor context
spi_pfree(7)
free memory in upper executor context
spi_pop(7)
pop SPI stack to return from recursive SPI usage
spi_prepare(7)
prepare plan for command, without executing it yet
spi_push(7)
push SPI stack to allow recursive SPI usage
spi_repalloc(7)
reallocate memory in upper executor context
spi_returntuple(7)
prepare to return tuple as Datum
spi_saveplan(7)
save plan
spufs(7)
SPU file system
standards(7)
C/UNIX Standards
start_transaction(7)
start transaction block
suffixes(7)
file suffixes
svgalib(7)
low level graphics library for
svgalib.chips(7)
info for Chips/Technologies Users
svgalib.et4000(7)
info for Tseng ET4000 users
svgalib.faq(7)
frequently asked questions about svgalib
svgalib.mach32(7)
info on Mach32 chipset driver
svipc(7)
System V interprocess communication mechanisms
synce(7)
project for connecting to devices running Microsoft Windows Mobile
sysconftool(7)
format of config files installed by sysconftool
tags(7)
tagged files used for clustering extensions
tcp(7)
TCP protocol
term(7)
conventions for naming terminal types
termio(7)
System V terminal driver interface
threedkit(7)
set of functions for 3D support
time(7)
overview of time
tracker-services(7)
service types of trackerd
truncate(7)
empty table/set of tables
udev(7)
dynamic device management
udp(7)
User Datagram Protocol for IPv4
unicode(7)
Universal char Set
units(7)
decimal/binary prefixes
unix(7)
Sockets for local interprocess communication
unlisten(7)
stop listening for notification
update(7)
update rows of table
uri(7)
uniform resource identifier , including URL or URN
url(7)
uniform resource identifier , including URL or URN
urn(7)
uniform resource identifier , including URL or URN
urxvt(7)
FAQ, command sequences and other background info
utf-8(7)
ASCII compatible multi-byte Unicode encoding
utf8(7)
ASCII compatible multi-byte Unicode encoding
vacuum(7)
garbage-collect/analyze database
values(7)
compute set of rows
vcl(7)
vgagl(7)
fast framebuffer-level graphics library based ion svgalib
vpe.protocol(7)
wireless(7)
Wireless Tools/Wireless Extensions
x(7)
portable, network-transparent window system
x.org(7)
X.Org Group info
x25(7)
ITU-T X.25/ISO-8208 protocol interface
xautomation(7)
control X from , and find things on screen
xconsortium(7)
X Consortium info
xorgfoundation(7)
X.Org Foundation info
xprojectteam(7)
X.Org Group info
xsecurity(7)
X display access control
xstandards(7)
X Window System Standards/Specifications
yasm_arch(7)
Yasm Supported Target Architectures
yasm_dbgfmts(7)
Yasm Supported Debugging Formats
yasm_objfmts(7)
Yasm Supported Object Formats
yasm_parsers(7)
Yasm Supported Parsers
yaz(7)
Z39.50 toolkit
yaz-log(7)
Log handling in all yaz-based programs