LAM_RFPOSIX (2)

DESCRIPTION

The remote file daemon, filed, provides POSIX file access for any client process in the LAM multicomputer. Some services are LAM specific (see lam_rfrmfd(2))). Most of services mirror local POSIX services and these are listed below.

1.5i 2.5i
open(2) open file
close(2)        close file descriptor
read(2) read input
write(2)        write output
lseek(2)        set or increment position in file
access(2)       check permissions and/or existance of a file
mkdir(2)        create a directory
chdir(2)        change current working directory
fstat(2)        get status on a file descriptor
stat(2) get status on a file name
dup(2)  duplicate a file descriptor
dup2(2) duplicate a file descriptor to a specific handle
system(3)       issue a command to sh(1)
rmdir(2)        remove a directory
unlink(2)       remove a file
getwd(3)        get name of current working directory
ftruncate(2)    set open file to specified length
truncate(2)     set named file to specified length