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             MatchAllAuths Compare authorizations. MatchAllAuths Compare authorizations.
 MatchAllAuthsList Compare authorizations. MatchAllAuthsList Compare authorizations.
 MatchAnyAuths Compare authorizations. MatchAnyAuths Compare authorizations.
 MatchAnyAuthsList Compare authorizations. MatchAnyAuthsList Compare authorizations.
 m_in Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. m_in Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 m_out Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. m_out Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 madd Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. madd Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 madvise Advises the system of expected paging behavior. madvise Advises the system of expected paging behavior.
 makecontext Modifies the context specified by ucp. makecontext Modifies the context specified by ucp.
 makenew Creates a new window buffer and returns a pointer. makenew Creates a new window buffer and returns a pointer.
 mallinfo Provides a memory allocator. mallinfo Provides a memory allocator.
 mallinfo_heap Provides a memory allocator. mallinfo_heap Provides a memory allocator.
 malloc Provides a memory allocator. malloc Provides a memory allocator.
 mallopt Provides a memory allocator. mallopt Provides a memory allocator.
 matherr Math error handling function. matherr Math error handling function.
 mblen Determines the length in bytes of a multibyte character. mblen Determines the length in bytes of a multibyte character.
 mbrlen Get number of bytes in a character (restartable). mbrlen Get number of bytes in a character (restartable).
 mbrtowc Convert a character to a wide-character code (restartable) mbrtowc Convert a character to a wide-character code (restartable)
 mbsadvance Advances to the next multibyte character.  Note The mbsadvance subroutine is specific to the manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability. mbsadvance Advances to the next multibyte character.  Note The mbsadvance subroutine is specific to the manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability.
 mbscat Performs operations on multibyte character strings. mbscat Performs operations on multibyte character strings.
 mbschr Locates a character in a multibyte character string. mbschr Locates a character in a multibyte character string.
 mbscmp Performs operations on multibyte character strings. mbscmp Performs operations on multibyte character strings.
 mbscpy Performs operations on multibyte character strings. mbscpy Performs operations on multibyte character strings.
 mbsinit Determine conversion object status. mbsinit Determine conversion object status.
 mbsinvalid Validates characters of multibyte character strings.  Note The mbsinvalid subroutine is specific to the manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability. mbsinvalid Validates characters of multibyte character strings.  Note The mbsinvalid subroutine is specific to the manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability.
 mbslen Determines the number of characters (code points) in a multibyte character string.  Note The mbslen subroutine is specific to the manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability. mbslen Determines the number of characters (code points) in a multibyte character string.  Note The mbslen subroutine is specific to the manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability.
 mbsncat Performs operations on a specified number of null-terminated multibyte characters.  Note These subroutines are specific to the manufacturer. They are not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of these subroutines may affect portability. mbsncat Performs operations on a specified number of null-terminated multibyte characters.  Note These subroutines are specific to the manufacturer. They are not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of these subroutines may affect portability.
 mbsncmp Performs operations on a specified number of null-terminated multibyte characters.  Note These subroutines are specific to the manufacturer. They are not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of these subroutines may affect portability. mbsncmp Performs operations on a specified number of null-terminated multibyte characters.  Note These subroutines are specific to the manufacturer. They are not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of these subroutines may affect portability.
 mbsncpy Performs operations on a specified number of null-terminated multibyte characters.  Note These subroutines are specific to the manufacturer. They are not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of these subroutines may affect portability. mbsncpy Performs operations on a specified number of null-terminated multibyte characters.  Note These subroutines are specific to the manufacturer. They are not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of these subroutines may affect portability.
 mbspbrk Locates the first occurrence of multibyte characters or code points in a string.  Note The mbspbrk subroutine is specific to the manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability. mbspbrk Locates the first occurrence of multibyte characters or code points in a string.  Note The mbspbrk subroutine is specific to the manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability.
 mbsrchr Locates a character or code point in a multibyte character string. mbsrchr Locates a character or code point in a multibyte character string.
 mbsrtowcs Convert a character string to a wide-character string (restartable). mbsrtowcs Convert a character string to a wide-character string (restartable).
 mbstomb Extracts a multibyte character from a multibyte character string.  Note The mbstomb subroutine is specific to the manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability. mbstomb Extracts a multibyte character from a multibyte character string.  Note The mbstomb subroutine is specific to the manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability.
 mbstowcs Converts a multibyte character string to a wide character string. mbstowcs Converts a multibyte character string to a wide character string.
 mbswidth Determines the number of multibyte character string display columns.  Note The mbswidth subroutine is specific to this manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability. mbswidth Determines the number of multibyte character string display columns.  Note The mbswidth subroutine is specific to this manufacturer. It is not defined in the POSIX, ANSI, or X/Open standards. Use of this subroutine may affect portability.
 mbtowc Converts a multibyte character to a wide character. mbtowc Converts a multibyte character to a wide character.
 mcmp Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. mcmp Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 mdiv Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. mdiv Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 memccpy Performs memory operations. memccpy Performs memory operations.
 memchr Performs memory operations. memchr Performs memory operations.
 memcmp Performs memory operations. memcmp Performs memory operations.
 memcpy Performs memory operations. memcpy Performs memory operations.
 memmove Performs memory operations. memmove Performs memory operations.
 memset Performs memory operations. memset Performs memory operations.
 meta Enables/disables meta-keys. meta Enables/disables meta-keys.
 mi_bufcall Provides a reliable alternative to the bufcall utility. mi_bufcall Provides a reliable alternative to the bufcall utility.
 mi_close_comm Performs housekeeping during STREAMS driver or module close operations. mi_close_comm Performs housekeeping during STREAMS driver or module close operations.
 mi_next_ptr Traverses a STREAMS module's linked list of open streams. mi_next_ptr Traverses a STREAMS module's linked list of open streams.
 mi_open_comm Performs housekeeping during STREAMS driver or module open operations. mi_open_comm Performs housekeeping during STREAMS driver or module open operations.
 min Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. min Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 mincore Determines residency of memory pages. mincore Determines residency of memory pages.
 mkdir Creates a directory. mkdir Creates a directory.
 mkfifo Creates an ordinary file, first-in-first-out (FIFO), or special file. mkfifo Creates an ordinary file, first-in-first-out (FIFO), or special file.
 mknod Creates an ordinary file, first-in-first-out (FIFO), or special file. mknod Creates an ordinary file, first-in-first-out (FIFO), or special file.
 mkstemp Constructs a unique file name. mkstemp Constructs a unique file name.
 mktemp Constructs a unique file name. mktemp Constructs a unique file name.
 mktime Converts the formats of date and time representations. mktime Converts the formats of date and time representations.
 mmap Maps a file-system object into virtual memory. mmap Maps a file-system object into virtual memory.
 mmap64 Maps a file-system object into virtual memory. mmap64 Maps a file-system object into virtual memory.
 mntctl Returns information about the mount status of the system. mntctl Returns information about the mount status of the system.
 modf Decomposes a floating-point number. modf Decomposes a floating-point number.
 modff Decomposes a floating-point number. modff Decomposes a floating-point number.
 modfl Decomposes a floating-point number. modfl Decomposes a floating-point number.
 moncontrol Starts and stops execution profiling after initialization by the monitor subroutine. moncontrol Starts and stops execution profiling after initialization by the monitor subroutine.
 monitor Starts and stops execution profiling using data areas defined in the function parameters. monitor Starts and stops execution profiling using data areas defined in the function parameters.
 monstartup Starts and stops execution profiling using  default-sized data areas. monstartup Starts and stops execution profiling using  default-sized data areas.
 mount Makes a file system available for use. mount Makes a file system available for use.
 mout Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. mout Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 move Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. move Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 mprotect Modifies access protections for memory mapping. mprotect Modifies access protections for memory mapping.
 mrand48 Generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random number sequences. mrand48 Generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random number sequences.
 mrand48_r Generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random number sequences. mrand48_r Generate uniformly distributed pseudo-random number sequences.
 msem_init Initializes a semaphore in a mapped file or shared memory region. msem_init Initializes a semaphore in a mapped file or shared memory region.
 msem_lock Locks a semaphore. msem_lock Locks a semaphore.
 msem_remove Removes a semaphore. msem_remove Removes a semaphore.
 msem_unlock Unlocks a semaphore. msem_unlock Unlocks a semaphore.
 msgctl Provides message control operations. msgctl Provides message control operations.
 msgdsize Gets the number of data bytes in a message. msgdsize Gets the number of data bytes in a message.
 msgget Gets a message queue identifier. msgget Gets a message queue identifier.
 msgrcv Reads a message from a queue. msgrcv Reads a message from a queue.
 msgsnd Sends a message. msgsnd Sends a message.
 msgxrcv Receives an extended message. msgxrcv Receives an extended message.
 msleep Puts a process to sleep when a semaphore is busy. msleep Puts a process to sleep when a semaphore is busy.
 msqrt Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. msqrt Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 msub Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. msub Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 msync Synchronizes a mapped file. msync Synchronizes a mapped file.
 mt_trce Dumps traceback information into a lightweight core file. mt_trce Dumps traceback information into a lightweight core file.
 mult Multiple-precision integer arithmetic. mult Multiple-precision integer arithmetic.
 munmap Unmaps a mapped region. munmap Unmaps a mapped region.
 mvaddch Adds a single-byte character and rendition to a window and advances the cursor. mvaddch Adds a single-byte character and rendition to a window and advances the cursor.
 mvaddnstr Adds a string of multi-byte characters without rendition to a window and advances the cursor. mvaddnstr Adds a string of multi-byte characters without rendition to a window and advances the cursor.
 mvaddstr Adds a string of multi-byte characters without rendition to a window and advances the cursor. mvaddstr Adds a string of multi-byte characters without rendition to a window and advances the cursor.
 mvcur Output cursor movement commands to the terminal. mvcur Output cursor movement commands to the terminal.
 mvdelch Deletes the character from a window. mvdelch Deletes the character from a window.
 mvgetch Gets a single-byte character from the terminal. mvgetch Gets a single-byte character from the terminal.
 mvgetnstr Gets a multi-byte character string from the terminal. mvgetnstr Gets a multi-byte character string from the terminal.
 mvgetstr Gets a multi-byte character string from the terminal. mvgetstr Gets a multi-byte character string from the terminal.
 mvinch Inputs a single-byte character and rendition from a window. mvinch Inputs a single-byte character and rendition from a window.
 mvinsch Inserts a single-byte character and rendition in a window. mvinsch Inserts a single-byte character and rendition in a window.
 mvprintw Performs a printf command on a window using the specified format control string. mvprintw Performs a printf command on a window using the specified format control string.
 mvscanw Calls the wgetstr subroutine on a window and uses the resulting line as input for a scan. mvscanw Calls the wgetstr subroutine on a window and uses the resulting line as input for a scan.
 mvwaddch Adds a single-byte character and rendition to a window and advances the cursor. mvwaddch Adds a single-byte character and rendition to a window and advances the cursor.
 mvwaddnstr Adds a string of multi-byte characters without rendition to a window and advances the cursor. mvwaddnstr Adds a string of multi-byte characters without rendition to a window and advances the cursor.
 mvwaddstr Adds a string of multi-byte characters without rendition to a window and advances the cursor. mvwaddstr Adds a string of multi-byte characters without rendition to a window and advances the cursor.
 mvwdelch Deletes the character from a window. mvwdelch Deletes the character from a window.
 mvwgetch Gets a single-byte character from the terminal. mvwgetch Gets a single-byte character from the terminal.
 mvwgetnstr Gets a multi-byte character string from the terminal. mvwgetnstr Gets a multi-byte character string from the terminal.
 mvwgetstr Gets a multi-byte character string from the terminal. mvwgetstr Gets a multi-byte character string from the terminal.
 mvwin Moves a window or subwindow to the specified coordinates. mvwin Moves a window or subwindow to the specified coordinates.
 mvwinch Inputs a single-byte character and rendition from a window. mvwinch Inputs a single-byte character and rendition from a window.
 mvwinsch Inserts a single-byte character and rendition in a window. mvwinsch Inserts a single-byte character and rendition in a window.
 mvwprintw Performs a printf command on a window using the specified format control string. mvwprintw Performs a printf command on a window using the specified format control string.
 mvwscanw Calls the wgetstr subroutine on a window and uses the resulting line as input for a scan. mvwscanw Calls the wgetstr subroutine on a window and uses the resulting line as input for a scan.
 mwakeup Wakes up a process that is waiting on a semaphore. mwakeup Wakes up a process that is waiting on a semaphore.