optional parts of the POSIX standard NAME posixoptions - optional parts of the POSIX standard DESCRIPTION The POSIX standard (the information below is from POSIX.1-2001) describes …Native POSIX Threads Library NAME nptl - Native POSIX Threads Library DESCRIPTION NPTL (Native POSIX Threads Library) is the GNU C library POSIX threads implementation that is used…POSIX threads NAME pthreads - POSIX threads DESCRIPTION POSIX.1 specifies a set of interfaces (functions, header files) for threaded programming commonly known as POSIX threads, or…async-signal-safe functions NAME signal-safety - async-signal-safe functions DESCRIPTION An async-signal-safe function is one that can be safely called from within a signal handler…overview of signals NAME signal - overview of signals DESCRIPTION Linux supports both POSIX reliable signals (hereinafter "standard signals") and POSIX real-time signals. Signal di…POSIX safety concepts NAME attributes - POSIX safety concepts DESCRIPTION Note : the text of this man page is based on the material taken from the "POSIX Safety Concepts" section o…auditing API for the dynamic linker NAME rtld-audit - auditing API for the dynamic linker SYNOPSIS #define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */ #include <link.h> DESCRIPTIO…define a new operator class NAME CREATE_OPERATOR_CLASS - define a new operator class SYNOPSIS CREATE OPERATOR CLASS name [ DEFAULT ] FOR TYPE data_type USING index_method [ FAMILY …feature test macros NAME feature_test_macros - feature test macros DESCRIPTION Feature test macros allow the programmer to control the definitions that are exposed by system header…feature test macros NAME feature_test_macros - feature test macros DESCRIPTION Feature test macros allow the programmer to control the definitions that are exposed by system header…symbolic link handling NAME symlink - symbolic link handling DESCRIPTION Symbolic links are files that act as pointers to other files. To understand their behavior, you must first …empty a table or set of tables NAME TRUNCATE - empty a table or set of tables SYNOPSIS TRUNCATE [ TABLE ] [ ONLY ] name [ * ] [, ... ] [ RESTART IDENTITY | CONTINUE IDENTITY ] [ CA…overview of CPU scheduling NAME sched - overview of CPU scheduling DESCRIPTION Since Linux 2.6.23, the default scheduler is CFS, the "Completely Fair Scheduler". The CFS scheduler …overview of POSIX semaphores NAME sem_overview - overview of POSIX semaphores DESCRIPTION POSIX semaphores allow processes and threads to synchronize their actions. A semaphore is …change the definition of an operator family NAME ALTER_OPERATOR_FAMILY - change the definition of an operator family SYNOPSIS ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY name USING index_method ADD { OP…overview of Linux time namespaces NAME time_namespaces - overview of Linux time namespaces DESCRIPTION Time namespaces virtualize the values of two system clocks: • CLOCK_MONOTONIC…overview of time and timers NAME time - overview of time and timers DESCRIPTION Real time and process time Real time is defined as time measured from some fixed point, either from …conventions for writing Linux man pages NAME man-pages - conventions for writing Linux man pages SYNOPSIS man [ section ] title DESCRIPTION This page describes the conventions that…define a new foreign table NAME CREATE_FOREIGN_TABLE - define a new foreign table SYNOPSIS CREATE FOREIGN TABLE [ IF NOT EXISTS ] table_name ( [ { column_name data_type [ OPTIONS (…POSIX asynchronous I/O overview NAME aio - POSIX asynchronous I/O overview DESCRIPTION The POSIX asynchronous I/O (AIO) interface allows applications to initiate one or more I/O op…