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1 \chapter{Generic Operating System Services}
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3 The modules described in this chapter provide interfaces to operating
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5 such as files and a clock. The interfaces are generally modelled
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7 systems as well. Here's an overview:
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9 \begin{description}
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11 \item[os]
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12 --- Miscellaneous OS interfaces.
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14 \item[time]
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15 --- Time access and conversions.
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17 \item[getopt]
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18 --- Parser for command line options.
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20 \item[tempfile]
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21 --- Generate temporary file names.
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24 --- Standard errno system symbols.
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26 \item[glob]
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27 --- Unix shell style pathname pattern expansion.
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30 --- Unix shell style pathname pattern matching.
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32 \end{description}