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3. Library Functions
4. Hardware Devices
5. Configuration Files
6. Games
7. Overviews
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9. n Commands

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SaveResult
SetErrno
SetRecLmt - set maximum allowable nesting depth in interpreter
SetResult
SetVar
Sleep - delay execution for a given number of milliseconds
SourceRCFile - source the Tcl rc file
SplitList
SplitPath
StaticPkg - make a statically linked package available via the load command
StrMatch
StringObj
__setfpucw - set fpu control word on i386 architecture (obsolete)
scandir
scanf
seed48
seekdir - set the position of the next readdir() call in the directory
setbuf
setbuffer
setenv - change or add an environment variable
setfsent
setgrent
sethostent
setjmp
setkey - Encrypt 64 bits messages
setlinebuf
setlocale - set the current locale.
setlogmask - set log priority mask
setmntent
setnetent
setprotoent
setpwent
setrpcent
setservent
setstate
setttyent
setusershell
setutent
setutxent
setvbuf
shadow - encrypted password file routines
shm_open
sigaddset
sigdelset
sigemptyset
sigfillset
siginterrupt - allow signals to interrupt system calls
sigismember
siglongjmp
signbit - test sign of a real floating point number
sigsetjmp
sigsetops
sin - sine function
sinh - hyperbolic sine function
sleep - Sleep for the specified number of seconds
snprintf
sprintf
sqrt - square root function
srand
srand48
srandom
sscanf
ssignal
stdarg - variable argument lists
stderr
stdin
stdio - standard input/output library functions
stdio_ext
stdout
stpcpy - copy a string returning a pointer to its end
stpncpy - copy a fixed-size string, returning a pointer to its end
strcasecmp
strcat
strchr
strcmp
strcoll - compare two strings using the current locale
strcpy
strcspn
strdup
strdupa
strerror
strerror_r
strfmon - convert monetary value to a string
strfry - randomize a string
strftime - format date and time
string
strlen - calculate the length of a string
strncasecmp
strncat
strncmp
strncpy
strndup
strndupa
strnlen - determine the length of a fixed-size string
strpbrk - search a string for any of a set of characters
strptime - convert a string representation of time to a time tm structure
strrchr
strsep - extract token from string
strsignal - return string describing signal
strspn
strstr - locate a substring
strtod
strtof
strtok
strtok_r
strtol
strtold
strtoll
strtoq
strtoul
strtoull
strtouq
strverscmp - compare two version strings
strxfrm - string transformation
svc_destroy - library routines for remote procedure calls
svc_freeargs - library routines for remote procedure calls
svc_getargs - library routines for remote procedure calls
svc_getcaller - library routines for remote procedure calls
svc_getreq - library routines for remote procedure calls
svc_getreqset - library routines for remote procedure calls
svc_register - library routines for remote procedure calls
svc_run - library routines for remote procedure calls
svc_sendreply - library routines for remote procedure calls
svc_unregister - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcerr_auth - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcerr_decode - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcerr_noproc - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcerr_noprog - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcerr_progvers - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcerr_systemerr - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcerr_weakauth - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcfd_create - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcraw_create - library routines for remote procedure calls
svctcp_create - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcudp_bufcreate - library routines for remote procedure calls
svcudp_create - library routines for remote procedure calls
swab - swap adjacent bytes
swapcontext
swprintf
sysconf - Get configuration information at runtime
syslog
system - execute a shell command

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