Summary of Commands, Functions, and Daemons

The following summary is a list of the commands, functions and daemons.

Each is followed by a abbreviation in ( ) which identifies the chapter in which it is found, a brief description and the Chapter-Page number. The meaning of the abbreviations is shown below:

ABBREVIATION	FOUND IN CHAPTER
cmd	Inferno Command Line Utilities
daemon	Inferno Daemons
dev	Inferno Devices
draw	Limbo Draw Module
format	Inferno Format Specifications
hostOS	Inferno Host O/S Utilities
math	Limbo Math Module
misc	Limbo Miscellaneous Modules
prefam	Limbo Prefab Module
sec	Inferno Security Modules and Utilities
styx	Inferno File Protocol, Styx
sys	Limbo System Module
tk	Limbo Toolkit- Graphic Interface Module

A

announce (sys) - make network connections, 8-15

append (misc) - string operation, 15-37

ASCII (format) - character set and form, A-13

asm (hostOS) - Dis assembler, 4-2

attach (styx) - messages to initiate activity, 3-13

audio (dev) - interface to audio devices, 2-7

auth (sec) - authenticate a connection, 9-15

B

b64toip (sec) - 'infinite' precision integer utility function, 9-32

bind (cmd) - change name space, 5-3

bind (sys) - change file name space, 8-8

bits (sec) - 'infinite' precision integer utility function, 9-32

bufio (misc) - buffered input/output module, 15-3

byte2char (sys) - convert between bytes and characters, 8-12

C

cat (cmd) - concatenate files, 5-12

cd (cmd) - change working directory, 5-13

certtostr (sec) - encryption key conversion functions, 9-17

changelogin (sec) - command to create/update the password file, 9-19

char2byte (sys) - convert between bytes and characters, 8-12

chdir (sys) - change working directory, 8-14

chmod (cmd) - change file mode (permissions), 5-14

clone (styx) - duplicate a fid, 3-15

clunk (styx) - forget about a fid, 3-16

cmd (dev) - interface to host operating system commands, 2-13

cmp (cmd) - compare files, 5-16

compound (prefab) - windows for ITV toolkit, 12-3

cons (dev) - console device, 2-17

context (draw) - graphics environment, 11-6

countersigner (sec) - daemon for set-top box authentication, 9-46

cp (cmd) - copy files, 5-18

cp (cmd)- copy files, 5-18

create (styx) - prepare a fid for I/O on an existing or new file, 3-20

create (sys) - open/create a file for reading or writing, 8-28

createsignerkey (sec) - command to create signer key on authentication server, 9-23

cs (cmd) - start connection server daemon, 5-20

cs (daemon) - connection server daemon, 6-2

D

date (cmd) - print the date, 5-22

db (format) - connection service database, A-2

devpointer (misc) - I/O interface for the pointer device, 15-11

dhparams (sec) - generate k, 9-24

dial (sys) - make network connections, 8-15

dialog (tk) - Tk user interface function, 13-22

diff (cmd) - differential file comparator, 5-23

dirread (sys) - read directory, 8-21

display (draw) - connection to draw device, 11-9

draw (dev) - graphics device, 2-23

draw example (draw) - simple program illustrating image primitives, 11-12

drop (misc) - string operation, 15-37

dup (sys) - duplicate an open file descriptor, 8-22

E

echo (cmd) - print arguments, 5-28

elem (math) - elementary functions of applied mathematics, 14-3

element (prefab) - menu and display elements for ITV toolkit, 12-8

emu (hostOS) - Inferno emulator, 4-3

environ (prefab) - environment for ITV toolkit to provide a graphics framework for a item collections, 12-16

eq (sec) - 'infinite' precision integer utility function, 9-32

error (styx) - return an error, 3-17

expand (misc) - file pattern matching, 15-13

expmod (sec) - 'infinite' precision integer utility function, 9-32

export (sys) - make network connections, 8-15

F

fds (misc) - get read/write file pair for a pipe, 15-26

file2chan (sys) - create file connected to Limbo channel, 8-23

files (misc) - get read/write file pair for a pipe, 15-26

filet (misc) - time conversion, 15-8

flush (styx) - abort a message, 3-18

font (draw) - character images for Unicode text, 11-15

font (format) - external format for character fonts and subfonts, A-4

fp (math) - floating point operations, 14-5

fprint (sys) - print formatted output, 8-34

fstat (sys) - get and put file status, 8-44

fwstat (sys) - get and put file status, 8-44

G

genSK (sec) - generate keys, 9-24

genSKfromPK (sec) - generate keys, 9-24

getauthinfo (sec) - get an Authinfo adt from a certificate authority, 9-34

getbytearray (sec) - delimited I/O, 9-30

getstring (sec) - delimited I/O, 9-30

getstring (tk) - Tk user interface function, 13-22

gmt (misc) - time conversion, 15-8

grep (cmd) - search file(s) for a pattern, 5-29

H

httpd (daemon) - HTTP server, 6-5

I

Image (draw) - pictures and drawing, 11-17

image (format) - external format for images, A-7

imagefile (misc) - processing external image file formats, 15-15

in (misc) - string operation, 15-37

ip (dev) - TCP, UDP network protocols over IP, 2-25

IPint adt (sec) - "infinite" precision integer utility functions, 9-32

iptob64 (sec) - 'infinite' precision integer utility function, 9-32

iptobytes (sec) - 'infinite' precision integer utility function, 9-32

ir (misc) - infrared remote control, 15-17

is_err (tk) - Tk user interface function, 13-22

K

kill (cmd) - terminate process(es), 5-31

L

limbo (cmd) - Limbo compiler, 5-32

limbo (hostOS) - Limbo compiler, 4-6

linalg (math) - linear algebra primitives, 14-9

listen - make network connections, 8-15

local (misc) - time conversion, 15-8

login (sec) - get an Authinfo adt from a certificate authority, 9-34

login module, 9-34

logind (sec) - log in daemon, 9-38

ls (cmd) - list contents of directory, 5-33

M

manufacture (sec) - command to emulate set-top-box-id in ROM, 9-40

match (misc) - file pattern matching, 15-13

mathcalc (cmd) - interface to a TclLib calculator module, 5-36

md5 (sec) - cryptographic digests and digital signatures, 9-44

millisec (sys) - millisecond timer, 8-27

mkdir (cmd) - make a directory, 5-37

mktabs (tk) - Tk user interface function, 13-22

mount (cmd) - change name space, 5-3

mount (sys) - change file name space, 8-8

mpeg (misc) - interface to the mpeg device driver, 15-22

mv - rename/move files, 5-38

mv (cmd) - rename/move files, 5-38

N

newns (misc) - build a new name space from a description file, 15-24

nop (styx) - messages to initiate activity, 3-13

notice (tk) - Tk user interface function, 13-22

now (misc) - time conversion, 15-8

nsbuild (cmd) - build Inferno name space, 5-41

O

open (styx) - prepare a fid for I/O on an existing or new file, 3-20

open (sys) - open/create a file for reading or writing, 8-28

os (cmd) - interface OS commands (non-native Inferno only), 5-42

P

p (cmd) - paginate, 5-43

password

get (sec) - read password entries in the password file, 9-26

put (sec) - write password entries in the password file, 9-26

password module (sec module), 9-26

pctl (sys) - process control, 8-31

pktostr (sec) - encryption key conversion functions, 9-17

point (draw) - coordinate position, 11-27

pointer (draw) - state of a pointer device such as a mouse, 11-29

prefix (misc) - string operation, 15-37

print (sys) - print formatted output, 8-34

prog (dev) - interface to running programs, 2-29

ps (cmd) - thread status, 5-44

putbytearray (sec) - delimited I/O, 9-30

puterror (sec) - delimited I/O, 9-30

putstring (sec) - delimited I/O, 9-30

pwd (cmd) - print working directory, 5-45

R

random, 9-41

random (sec) - 'infinite' precision integer utility function, 9-32

randombuf (sec) - interface to random number device, 9-41

rcmd (cmd) - remote command execution, 5-46

read (styx)- transfer data from and to a file, 3-24

read (sys) - read file, 8-38

readauthinfo (sec) - authenticate a connection, 9-15

readdir (misc) - read directory and sort files, 15-28

rectangle (draw) - rectangular portion of the plane, 11-30

regex (misc) - regular expression recognizer, 15-30

register (sec) - command to register set-top-box identity with signer, 9-42

remove (styx) - remove a file from a server, 3-26

remove (sys) - remove a file, 8-40

rgbv (format) - color map, A-10

rm (cmd) - remove file(s), 5-47

root (dev) - the root file system, 2-35

S

screen (draw) - type to define the abstract data structures for the windows on a display, or subwindows within a window, 11-32

secret (sec) - module interface to the Secure Sockets Layer device, 9-21

seek (sys) - change file offset, 8-41

sh (cmd) - command line interface to the Inferno system, 5-48

sh (misc) - command interface, 15-33

sha (sec) - cryptographic digests and digital signatures, 9-44

sign (sec) - cryptographic digests and digital signatures, 9-44

signer (sec) - daemon for set-top box authentication, 9-46

sktopk (sec) - generate ke, 9-24

sktostr (sec) - encryption key conversion functions, 9-17

sleep (cmd) - suspend execution for an interval, 5-55

sleep (sys) - delay execution, 8-43

splitr (misc) - string operation, 15-37

splitstrl (misc) - string operation, 15-37

splitstrr (misc) - string operation, 15-37

sprint (sys) - print formatted output, 8-34

srv (daemon) - start server daemons, 6-7

srv (misc) - miscellaneous services from the host operating system, 15-35

SSL

connect (sec) - module interface to the Secure Sockets Layer device, 9-21

ssl (dev) - secure sockets layer device, 2-36

SSL interface, 9-21

stat (styx) - inquire or change file attributes, 3-27

stat (sys) - get and put file status, 8-44

stream (sys) - stream file, 8-38

strtocert (sec) - encryption key conversion functions, 9-17

strtocert function, 9-17

strtopk (sec) - encryption key conversion functions, 9-17

strtopk function, 9-17

strtosk (sec) - encryption key conversion functions, 9-17

strtosk function, 9-17

style (prefab) - fonts and colors for ITV toolkit, 12-18

subfont (format) - external format for character fonts and subfonts, A-4

T

tabsctl (tk) - Tk user interface functio, 13-22

take (misc) - string operation, 15-37

text (misc) - time conversions, 15-8

time (cmd) - time command execution, 5-56

time (misc) - time conversion, 15-8

Tk (tk) - graphics toolkit, 13-19

tkcmds (tk) - Tk user interface function, 13-22

tkquote (tk) - Tk user interface function, 13-22

tm2epoch (misc) - time conversion, 15-8

toint (misc) - string operation, 15-37

tokenize (sys) - split string into words, 8-48

tolower (misc) - string operation, 15-37

toupper (misc) - string operation, 15-37

U

unicode (cmd) - interpret Unicode characters, 5-57

unicode (format) - character set and format, A-13

unmount (cmd) - change name space, 5-3

unmount (sys) - change file name space, 8-8

UTF (format) - character set and format, A-13

utfbytes (sys) - compute the Unicode length of a UTF byte sequence, 8-49

V

verify (sec) - command to authenticate receiver of blinded certificate, 9-49

verify (sec) - cryptographic digests and digital signatures, 9-44

virgild (daemon) - connection service for remote clients, 6-10

volume (misc) - volume control for an infrared interface, 15-39

W

walk (styx) - descend a directory hierarchy, 3-30

wc (cmd) - word (and other things) counter, 5-59

wish (cmd) - interface to the Tk graphics toolkit, 5-61

wmlib (misc) - window manager toolkit, 15-41

workdir (misc) - discover the name of the current working director, 15-45

write (styx) - transfer data from and to a file, 3-24

write (sys) - write file, 8-38

writeauthinfo (sec) - authenticate a connecti, 9-15

wstat (styx) - inquire or change file attributes, 3-27

wstat (sys) - get and put file status, 8-44