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                    1. I N T R O D U C T I O N 

The   purpose  of  this  manual  is  to  describe  the  use   and
installation of the Portable C Subroutine Library.   This library
is  a collection of modules written in the C language  (Reference
[2]),  that  is  capable  of  equivalent  operation  in  multiple
environments.   The  library  is  available in  source  form  for
compilation  and integration into a system library to replace the
host  vendor C library.   Listings of the portable C library  are
contained in a separate document (Reference [15]).

The  content of the library consists of functions which  minimize
the visibility of system-specific I/O formats,  the use of system
commands,  and the reliance on specific system  resources.   Some
customization   is  necessary,   however,   to  accommodate   the
ideosyncracies of each new host. Some of these ideosyncracies can
be  removed  by proper definition of parameters in  header  files
included  when  the portable library is recompiled.   Others  may
require  a small amount of code alteration.   A later section  of
this  document contains information and procedures  for  adapting
the portable C library in such cases.

The  system  I/O interface is restricted to the  functions  sbrk,
close,  creat,  exit,  lseek,  open,  read,  unlink,  and  write,
supplied by the host C language vendor.   These are assumed to be
compatible with UNIXtm conventions.   Another function ,  rename,
is  assumed,  either  added  by the C language vendor or  by  the
installer of this library.  The floating point arithmetic  system
interface consists of only a few functions, such as chrstc, fint,
ldexp,  astof,  and  ftoa,  that  require some alteration of  the
source code.   The remainder of the library utilizes the standard
Kernighan and Ritchie (Reference [2]) C language features.

As  many  of the UNIX library functions as were  deemed  portable
were  included in the portable C library.   These bear  the  same
names  here  as they do in the parent library.   Other  functions
have been added for greater utility.

Descriptions  in this manual follow the UNIX Programmer's  Manual
format;  in fact,  the descriptions of the common functions  were
adapted from the parent manual.  The text is collected into a set
of subsections, which appear when applicable:

     The  heading of each entry gives a very short description of
     the purpose of the functions in that entry.

     The  name subsection lists the exact names of the header  or
     subroutines covered under the entry.





*UNIX is a Trademark of Bell Laboratories.

     The  synopsis  summarizes  the use  of  the  function  being
     described,  including required include statements,  formats,
     and passed parameters.  A few conventions are used:

          Boldface words are considered literals,  and are  typed
          just as they appear.

          Square  brackets  [ ] around an argument indicate  that
          the argument is optional.  When an argument is given as
          'name', it always refers to a file name.

          Ellipses  '...'  are  used to show  that  the  previous
          argument-prototype may be repeated.

          A final convention is used by the commands  themselves.
          An  argument  beginning with a minus sign '-' is  often
          taken  to mean some sort of option-specifying  argument
          even  if  it appears in a position where  a  file  name
          could  appear.   Therefore,  it is unwise to have files
          whose names begin  with '-'.

     The  description subsection discusses in detail the  subject
     at hand.

     A see also subsection gives pointers to related information.

     A   diagnostics   subsection   discusses   the    diagnostic
     indications  which  may  be produced.   Messages  which  are
     intended to be self-explanatory are not listed.

     The   bugs   subsection  gives  known  bugs  and   sometimes
     deficiencies.    Occasionally  the  suggested  fix  is  also
     described.
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                   2. H E A D E R   L I B R A R Y 


This  chapter  describes  each of the portable  library  standard
header files,  which contain definitions of constants and  macros
to   be  used  when  compiling  user  programs,   and  also  when
recompiling the portable library itself.   In addition,  global.h
and stdio.h define global data structures;  global.h is  required
for  each main segment,  and stdio.h is required for all programs
which use buffered i/o.

Generally,  all macros and constants defined in header files  are
captalized,  so  that the user may know that they are such.   The
exceptions  are  the global variables  errno  and  progname,  and
definitions of stdin, stdout, stderr, tiny, and utiny.

Generally,   all   system-dependent  constants  or  switches  are
contained  in these header files.   Thus customization for a  new
system   primarily  involves  changing  only  the  header   files
(stdio.h, mathcons.h).  However some subroutines may also require
modification.    See   the   customization  notes   for   further
information concerning this subject.

The portable library standard header files are:

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     ctype.h        standard character-type macros

     defs.h         standard definitions and selectors file

     errno.h        standard error number definition file

     global.h       standard global variable header file

     mathcons.h     constant file for math functions

     mathtyp.h      header file to declare math functions

     scrnio.h       terminal display data file

     stdio.h        standard buffered i/o definition package

     stdtyp.h       standard defined-types file
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.hectype.h                                                   ctype.h

                 Standard Character-Type Macros

NAME
     ctype.h

SYNOPSIS
     #include <ctype.h>

     BOOL ISALPHA(c)
     int c;
     . . .

DESCRIPTION
     These  macros  classify ASCII-coded integer values by  table
     lookup.   Each  is a predicate returning nonzero  for  TRUE,
     zero  for FALSE.   ISASCII is defined on all integer values;
     the  rest are defined only where ISASCII is TRUE and on  the
     single  non-ASCII value EOF (see stdio.h).   The  conditions
     for TRUE are:

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     ISALNUM(c)      c is an alphanumeric character.

     ISALPHA(c)      c is a letter.

     ISASCII(c)      c is an ASCII character, code less than 0x80.

     ISCNTRL(c)      c is a delete character (0x7f)  or  ordinary
                       control character (less than 0x20).

     ISDIGIT(c)      c is a digit.

     ISLOWER(c)      c is a lower case letter.

     ISOCTAL(c)      c is an octal character.

     ISPRINT(c)      c is  a  printing    character,   code   0x20
                       (space) through 0x7e (tilde).

     ISPUNCT(c)      c is a punctuation character (neither control
                       nor alphanumeric).

     ISSPACE(c)      c is a space,  tab, carriage return, newline,
                       or formfeed.

     ISUPPER(c)      c is an upper case letter.
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     The following use the ISUPPER and ISLOWER macros, and return
     a character:

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     TOLOWER(c)      returns the lower case of c,  or c if it  is
                     lower case.

     TOUPPER(c)      returns upper case of c.
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SEE ALSO
     corresponding list of functions.

BUGS
     Because  these are implemented as macros,  side effects  may
     not  be  handled  correctly;  e.g.   ISALPHA(*s++)  may  not
     produce the intended result.  Use the function form of these
     macros in such cases.
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.hedefs.h                                                     defs.h

             Standard Definitions and Selectors File

NAME
     defs.h

SYNOPSIS
     #include <defs.h>

     MAX(a, b)
     ...

DESCRIPTION
     The following operators are defined in defs.h:

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     AND            replacement  for  '&&',   the  logical  'and'
                    operator.

     FOREVER        same as 'for (;;)',  causes an infinite loop.

     IS             replaces   '==',   the  logical   equivalence
                    operator.

     ISNT           acts as the  non-equivalence operator,  '!='.

     NOT            substitute  for  '!',  the  logical  negation
                    operator.

     OR             replaces  '||',   the  logical   inclusive-or
                    operator.


     The standard constants defined in defs.h are the following:

     EOF            (-1)

     FAIL           1

     FALSE          0

     NO             0

     NULL           0

     SUCCESS        0

     TRUE           1

     YES            1


     Also in defs.h are several macros:

     ABS(x)         returns the absolute value of x.

     GZ(x)          returns x if x is greater than zero.  If not,
                    it returns zero.

     LURSHIFT(n, b) returns the value of long n after an unsigned
                    right shift of b bits.

     MAX(x, y)      returns the larger of x and y.

     MIN(x, y)      returns the lesser of x and y.

     SGN(x)         returns +1 if x is positive,  -1 if negative,
                    or 0 if 0.

     URSHIFT(n, b)  returns  the value of int n  bits  after  an
                    unsigned right shift of b bits.


     Examples:

           if (statement1 AND statement2) ...
           x = GZ(x);
           FOREVER ...
           if (op1 IS op2) ...
           if (op1 ISNT op2) ...
           while (NOT x) ...
           while (statement1 OR statement2) ...
           large = MAX(x, y);
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SEE ALSO
     list of corresponding functions.

BUGS
     Because ABS,  GZ,  MAX,  MIN, SGN are implemented as macros,
     side  effects  may not be handled  properly.   For  example,
     ABS(i++) may be incorrect.   Use the function forms of these
     macros in such cases.
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.heerrno.h                                                   errno.h

              Standard Error Number Definition File

NAME
     errno.h

SYNOPSIS
     #include <errno.h>

DESCRIPTION
     errno.h  defines error number values.  The only two used  in
     the portable math library are:

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     ERANGE    computed math value is out of computable range.
     EDOM      function argument is not in defined domain.
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     Other  values of errno may be returned by system  calls  and
     buffered i/o functions. Typical errno values returned by the
     system calls used by the portable library are:
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     ENOENT    file does not exist
     E2BIG     argument list too long
     EBADF     bad file descriptor
     ENOMEM    not enough memory for requested operation
     EEXIST    file already exists on create request
     EINVAL    invalid argument
     ENFILE    exceeded maximum number of disk files
     EMFILE    exceeded maximum number of file descriptors
     ENOTTY    not a terminal or device to which calls apply
     EACCES    invalid access request
     EIO       i/o error during read or write
     ENXIO     no such device or address
     EPERM     modification forbidden except to owner, superuser
     EFAULT    bad address
     EXDEV     cross-device link attempted
     ENODEV    no such device
     EFBIG     file too large
     ENOSPC    no space left on device
     EROFS     read-only file system
     EMLINK    too many links to a file
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SEE ALSO
     global.h
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.heglobal.h                                                 global.h

              Standard Global Variable Header File

NAME
     global.h

SYNOPSIS
     #include <global.h>

     main(argc, argv)
     STRING *argv;

DESCRIPTION
     This  header  declares a global variable errno and a  global
     variable  string  progname to be used in  those  cases  when
     argv[0]  does not contain the program name.   The programmer
     may   use   this   variable   to   record   the   name,   as

          strcpy(progname, "<program name>");

     If arg[0] does contain the name of the invoked program, then
     the same effect is obtained via

          strcpy(progname, argv[0]);

     This  file also contains outrow[] and outcol[] which contain
     the row and column values of all output channels, indexed by
     unit  number.    For  buffered  i/o,   these  are  given  by
     fp->_unit;  for unbuffered i/o, the unit numbers are STDOUT,
     STDERR, and file descriptors returned by open.
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.hemathcons.h                                             mathcons.h

                Constant File for Math Functions

NAME
     mathcons.h

SYNOPSIS
     #include <mathcons.h>

DESCRIPTION
     This  header  file  contains  the values  of  the  following
     machine-dependent constants:

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           BIG10X            10^(2^(BIG10X-1)) < INFINITY
           BIGX             16 * log2(INFINITY) - 1
           DPRECISION         (int) PRECISION
           INFINITY         machine infinity, 2(MAXEXP-1)
           INFINLEG         INFINITY / sqrt(2)
           LEAST         least double representable
           LOGINFINITY         largest log argument
           LOGLEAST         smallest log argument
           MAXEXP         largest characteristic
           MAXEXPG         MAXEXP - 3 guard bits
           MINEXP         smallest characteristic
           MINEXPG         MINEXP + 3 guard bits
           PRECISION         -log10 of WASHOUT
           RTHLFINF         sqrt(INFINITY / 2)
           SMALLX           16 * log2(LEAST) + 1
           SYMLEAST         symmetric least (has inverse)
           TANHXBIG         (sig. bits + 2) * ln(2) / 2
           WASHOUT         1.0 + (x < WASHOUT) = 1.0
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     mathcons.h  also contains the following  machine-independent
     constants:

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           CBRTFOUR         cube root of 4
           CBRTTWO         cube root of 2
           FADEOUT           Taylor series fadeout term
           FOURTHLOG2         log(2)/4
           HALFLOG2e         log2(e)/2
           INVPI         1 / pi
           LOG2             log of 2 base e
           LOG2e         log of e base 2
           LOGe1         log of 10 base e
           LOG10e         log of e base 10
           LOG10two         log of 2 base 10
           MAXANGLE         int(pi * 225)
           PI             pi
           PIover2         pi / 2
           PIover3         pi / 3
           PIover4         pi / 4
           PIover6         pi / 6
           ROOTHALF         square root of 1/2
           ROOTTWO          square root of 2
           SQRT3         sqrt(3)
           SQRT3m1              sqrt(3) - 1
           TWOLOG2e         2 * log2(e)
           TWOmSQRT3         2 - sqrt(3)
           TWOoverPI         2 / pi
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.hemathtyp.h                                               mathtyp.h

              Header File to Declare Math Functions

NAME
     mathtyp.h

SYNOPSIS
     #include <mathtyp.h>

DESCRIPTION
     This  contains  type declarations which define the types  of
     all  double  math functions in  this  library.   Using  this
     header  deletes the necessity to declare each math  function
     separately in user programs.  Included are:

          acos      cotan     fmin      modf      sgn
          asin      erf       frexp     ntail     simpson
          atan      erfc      hypot     nprob     sin
          atan2     exp       inverf    pow       sinh
          atof      fabs      inverfc   randexp   sqrt
          cbrt      fint      ldexp     randnorm  tan
          ceil      floor     log       random    tanh
          cos       frac      log10     ratfun
          cosh      fmax      log2      round
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.hescrnio.h                                                 scrnio.h

                    Screen Function Data File

NAME
     scrnio.h

SYNOPSIS
     #include <scrnio.h>

DESCRIPTION
     scrnio.h  is  the data file which declares all  global  data
     necessary  for the use of these terminal display  functions.
     It contains the values of the following constants:

          ALT_SCRN[7]         alternate intensity on

          BKCURSOR[9]         cursor back

          CB4R                boolean: column before row?

          CLEARSCREEN[9]      clear screen and home cursor

          COFFSET             column value offset

          DNCURSOR[9]         cursor down

          EREOLN[7]           erase to end-of-line

          EREOPG[9]           erase to end of page

          FWCURSOR[9]         cursor forward

          HEIGHT              lines per screen

          HOMER[9]            home the cursor

          LEADIN[9]           cursor lead-in sequence

          LINDELETE[7]        delete line

          LININSERT[9]        insert line

          NORM_SCRN[7]        normal intensity on

          RCSEPARATOR[5]      row-column separator

          RCENDER[5]          lead-in termination

          ROFFSET             row value offset

          SCRNINI[9]          initialize terminal

          SCRNUNI[9]          un-initialize terminal

          SCRNWRAP            boolean: screen wrap-around?

          TERMINAL[20]        name of terminal

          UPCURSOR[9]         cursor up

          USELAST             boolean: use last screen character?

          WIDTH               columns per screen

          XLT2ASCII           boolean: translate to ASCII?

SEE ALSO
     scrnio  in Section 4.
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.hestdio.h                                                   stdio.h

        Standard Buffered Input/Output Definition Package

NAME
     stdio.h

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     FILE *stdin;
     FILE *stdout;
     FILE *stderr;

DESCRIPTION
     In  the user-level frameworking scheme,  the functions  getc
     and  putc handle characters in both buffered and  unbuffered
     modes.   The  higher  level  routines  gets,  fgets,  scanf,
     fscanf,  fread, puts, fputs, printf, fprintf, fwrite all use
     getc and putc; they can be freely intermixed.

     A file with associated buffering is called a stream,  and is
     declared  to  be a pointer to a defined  type  FILE.   fopen
     creates certain descriptive data for a stream and returns  a
     pointer to designate the stream in all further transactions.
     There are three normally open streams with constant pointers
     declared  in  the  include  file  and  associated  with  the
     standard open files:

          stdin     standard input file

          stdout    standard output file

          stderr    standard error file

     STDIN,  STDOUT and STDERR are the file descriptors that read
     and write recognize as standard preopened files.

     A constant 'pointer' NULL (0) designates no stream at all.

     An integer constant EOF (-1) is returned upon end of file or
     error by integer functions that deal with streams.

     MAXSTREAM  is  the maximum number of  input/output  streams,
     and IObuffs is the file stream table.

     Any routine that uses the standard input/output package must
     include   the  header  file  <stdio.h>  of  pertinent  macro
     definitions.

     Buffered Input/Output Definitions:

           BUFSIZ        stream buffer size


           CRINSUP       defined  when '\r' in input text must be
                         suppressed

           CROUTADD      defined when '\r' must accompany '\n' in
                         text output

           CURPOS        file position designator (lseek)

           FILEND        file end position designator (lseek)

           MAXLINE       maximum stdio input line width

           ORIGIN        beginning of file designator (lseek)

           PMODE         fopen() protection mode (for UNIX)

           SYS_EOF       system end-of-file character (if any)

           TABSTOP       stdout tabstop width

           _RDONLY       file open for read only

           _RDWRIT       file open for read/write access

           _WRONLY       file open for write only


     File Stream _flags bit masks:

           _ALLBUF       bit set (1) when buffer is allocated

           _BUSY         bit set (1) when a FILE is open

           _DIRTY        bit set (1) when buffer is unflushed

           _EOF          bit set (1) if stream EOF is reached

           _IOERR        bit set (1) if i/o stream error

     File Stream Data Structure Definition, FILE *fp:

           BUFFER _bend     points one char past last in buffer

           BUFFER _bptr     current pointer in stream buffer

           BUFFER _buff     address of stream buffer

           unsigned _buflen length of buffer

           char _bytbuf     single byte for unbuffered streams

           TBITS _flags     open mode, error, eof, busy, etc.

           utiny _unit      file descriptor returned by open



     Standard I/O Macros:

           clearerr(fp)  ((fp)->_flags &= ~(_IOERR|_EOF)

           getchar()     getca(stdin)

           feof(fp)      (((fp)->_flags &_EOF) != 0)

           ferror(fp)    (((fp)->_flags &_IOERR) != 0)

           fileno(fp)    ((fp)->_unit)

           putchar(c)    putca(c, stdout)

           eputc(c)      putca(c, stderr)

SEE ALSO
     open, close, read, write

DIAGNOSTICS
     The value EOF is returned uniformly to indicate that a  FILE
     pointer has not been initialized with fopen,  input (output)
     has  been attempted on an output (input) stream,  or a  FILE
     pointer  designates corrupt or otherwise unintelligible FILE
     data.
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.hestdtyp.h                                                 stdtyp.h

                   Standard Defined-Types File

NAME
     stdtyp.h

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdtyp.h>

DESCRIPTION
     Several  bugs  in C programs of an earlier  generation  were
     found  by rigorously type-defining and  consistency-checking
     such  interfaces as function  arguments,  function  returned
     values,    and   structure   definitions.    This   semantic
     readability  argument  is  the only  justification  for  the
     defined-types LBITS, BITS, TBITS, METACHAR, BOOL, and TBOOL,
     because   the  underlying  types  are  not  subject  to  any
     portability problems for their restricted usage.

     The  case  is  different  for the  types  tiny,  and  utiny.
     Portability problems (both machine and compiler) are a  main
     reason  for these distinctions.   Different versions of  the
     compiler  have  introduced  data types  for  unsigned  char,
     unsigned  short,  and  even unsigned  long.   And  different
     machines may treat the type char as signed or unsigned.   If
     programs  are written with these raw C types,  they must  be
     edited by hand before porting to another compiler that  does
     not support a new type.   However, if a set of defined-types
     is consistently used,  then the defined-type can be targeted
     to the new type when it exists,  and be targeted to an older
     base  type otherwise.   For true portability,  such defined-
     types must be augmented with rvalue macros:

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          TINY(n)       produces  a signed value from 8 or  more
                        bits of n.

          UTINY(n)      produces  an unsigned value from 8  bits
                        (or more) of n.


     Pseudo Storage Classes:

          FAST           equivalent to register.

          GLOBAL         equivalent to extern.

          LOCAL          equivalent to static.

     Type definitions:

          tiny           an 8 bit (or larger) signed integer.

          utiny          an 8 bit  (or larger)  unsigned  integer
                         used for a quantity.

          TBITS          an   8  bit  (or larger)  used  for  bit
                         manipulation.

          TBOOL          an 8  bit (or larger) integer,  but used
                         for boolean.

          TEXT           an 8 bit (or larger) item used only for
                         characters.

          BOOL           integer, but used for boolean.

          LBITS          long, but only for bit manipulation.

          BITS           a  16  bit (or larger) integer only  for
                         bit manipulation.

          METACHAR       a   16    bit  (or   larger)   augmented
                         character (may be -1).

          VOID           a function that returns no value.

          STRING         a string of TEXT, (char *).

          BUFFER         a  character  array used  as  a  buffer,
                         (char *).

          ALIGN          Storage allocation word  alignment  data
                         structure.

          HEADER         Storage allocation header.
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     Except   for tiny, and utiny,  defined-types are written  in
     upper case to emphasize their definition in a header file.

     This  particular header file has been adapted from the Plum-
     Hall Standard (Reference 4).   This file must be  customized
     to  the intended compiler/machine environment,  as described
     in the reference and Section 5 of this manual.
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                    3. S Y S T E M   C A L L S 


This section describes all the entries into the system assumed by
the  portable  C  library.   Most of these calls  have  an  error
return.    An  error  condition  is  indicated  by  an  otherwise
impossible  returned  value.   Almost  always  this  is  -1;  the
individual sections specify the details.  An error number is also
made  available  in the external variable errno.   errno  is  not
cleared on successful calls, so it should be tested only after an
error has occurred.

The system calls assumed are:

                         close     read
                         creat     rename
                         exit      sbrk
                         lseek     unlink
                         open      write

Source code for these functions is not contained in the  portable
library;  these  functions  expected  to be available  in  the  C
language system interface supported by the vendor.
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.heclose                                                       close

            Close a File, Operating System Interface

NAME
     close

SYNOPSIS
     int close(fildes)
     int fildes;

DESCRIPTION
     A   file  desciptor  is  an  integer  used   in   subsequent
     invocations  of  other input-output functions on  the  file.
     Given  a  file descriptor such as returned from an  open  or
     creat,  close  closes the associated file.   A close of  all
     files  is automatic on exit,  but since there is a limit  on
     the number of open files per process, close is necessary for
     programs which deal with many files.

SEE ALSO
     open, write, creat, fclose

DIAGNOSTICS
     close  returns a zero if a file is closed;  EOF is  returned
     for an unknown file descriptor.
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.hecreat                                                       creat

            Create a File, Operating System Interface

NAME
     creat

SYNOPSIS
     int creat(name, mode)
     STRING name;
     int mode;

DESCRIPTION
     creat creates a new file or prepares to rewrite an  existing
     file called name, given as the address of a null-terminating
     string.   If  the  file  did not  exist,  it  is  given  the
     prescribed mode.

     If the file did exist,  its mode and owner remain  unchanged
     but it is truncated to zero length.

     The file is also opened for writing, and its file descriptor
     is returned.

     The  mode  given is arbitrary;  it need not  allow  writing.
     This  feature  is  system-dependent,   originally  used   by
     programs  which  deal with temporary files of  fixed  names.
     The creation was done as a mode that forbids writing.   Then
     if a second instance of the program were to attempt a creat,
     an  error is returned and the program knows that the name is
     unusable  for  the moment.   However,  this feature  is  not
     guaranteed in the portable library, and should not be relied
     upon.

SEE ALSO
     open, write, close, stdio.h

DIAGNOSTICS
     For creat,  the value EOF is returned if: a needed directory
     is not searchable; the file does not exist and the directory
     in which it is to be created is not writable;  the file does
     exist and is unwritable;  the file is a directory; there are
     already too many files open.
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.heexit                                                         exit

                        Terminate Process

NAME
     exit, _exit

SYNOPSIS
     VOID exit(status)
     int status;

     VOID _exit(status)
     int status;

DESCRIPTION
     exit is the normal means of terminating a process.   exit is
     supposed to close all the process's files;  however,  it may
     not  close buffered streams of the  portable  library.   For
     this  purpose,  the  portable function fclose is  available.
     status may be available to whatever process called this one,
     depending on the system,   so the success or failure of  the
     program  can be tested by another program that uses this one
     as a sub-process.

     This call can never return.

     The  C  function exit may cause cleanup actions  before  the
     final  'sys  exit'.   The  function  _exit  circumvents  all
     cleanup.

SEE ALSO
     fclose, redirbuf
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.helseek                                                       lseek

                     Move Read/Write Pointer

NAME
     lseek

SYNOPSIS
     long lseek(fildes, offset, whence)
     int fildes;
     long offset;
     int whence;

DESCRIPTION
     The  file  descriptor refers to a file open for  reading  or
     writing.  The read (resp. write) pointer for the file is set
     as follows:

           If whence is ORIGIN (0),  the pointer is set to offset
           bytes.

           If  whence is CURPOS (1),  the pointer is set  to  its
           current location plus offset.

           If  whence  is FILEND (2),  the pointer is set to  the
           size of the file plus offset.

     The returned value is the resulting pointer location.

     Seeking far beyond the end of a file,  then writing, creates
     a gap or hole, which occupies no physical space and reads as
     zeros.

SEE ALSO
     open, creat, fseek, stdio.h

DIAGNOSTICS
     EOF is returned for an undefined file descriptor, or seek to
     a position before the beginning of file.
.pa
.heopen                                                         open

                   Open for Reading or Writing

NAME
     open

SYNOPSIS
     int open(name, flag, mode)
     STRING name;
     int flag, mode;

DESCRIPTION
     open  opens the file name for reading (if flag  is  _RDONLY,
     0),  writing (if flag is _WRONLY, 1) or for both reading and
     writing (if flag is _RDWRIT,  2).   name is the address of a
     string   of  ASCII  characters  representing  the  filename,
     terminated by a NULL character.

     The  file  is  positioned at the beginning  (byte  0).   The
     returned  file descriptor must be used for subsequent  calls
     for other input-output functions on the file.

     The mode is arbitrary,  and is unused for the flag values of
     the  portable library.   The presence or absence of the mode
     argument may require modules calling the open function to be
     modified  to  conform  with the  requirements  of  the  host
     computer.

SEE ALSO
     creat, read, write, close, fopen, stdio.h

DIAGNOSTICS
     The value EOF is returned if the file does not exist, if one
     of   the   necessary  directories  does  not  exist  or   is
     unreadable, if the file is not readable (resp. writable), or
     if too many files are open.
.pa
.heread                                                         read

                         Read from File

NAME
     read

SYNOPSIS
     int read(fildes, buffer, nbytes)
     int fildes, nbytes;
     BUFFER buffer;

DESCRIPTION
     A   file  descriptor  is  the  int  value  returned  from  a
     successful open or creat.  buffer is the location of  nbytes
     contiguous bytes into which the input will be placed.  It is
     not  guaranteed  that  all nbytes bytes will  be  read;  for
     example, if the file refers to a typewriter at most one line
     will be returned.   In any event,  the number of  characters
     read is returned.

     If  the  returned value is zero,  then end-of-file has  been
     reached.

SEE ALSO
     open, creat

DIAGNOSTICS
     As mentioned,  NULL (0) is returned when the end of the file
     has  been reached.   If the read was otherwise  unsuccessful
     the  return value is EOF.   Many conditions can generate  an
     error: physical I/O errors, bad buffer address, preposterous
     nbytes, file descriptor not that of an input file.

BUGS
     Some  systems may contain internal buffering to make use  of
     terminal  line editing features of some  operating  systems.
     Therefore,  read(0,  buffer, 1) may not respond properly for
     character-by-character inputs.
.pa
.herename                                                     rename

                          Rename a File

NAME
     rename

SYNOPSIS
     int rename(old, new)
     STRING old, new;

DESCRIPTION
     rename changes the name of a file from old to new.

DIAGNOSTICS
     rename returns the value NULL if successful, and EOF is not.
.pa
.hesbrk                                                         sbrk

                     Change Core Allocation

NAME
     sbrk

SYNOPSIS
     STRING sbrk(incr)
     int incr;

DESCRIPTION
     In  sbrk,  incr more bytes are added to the  program's  data
     space  and a pointer to the start of the lowest location not
     used by program (called the break) is returned.

SEE ALSO
     malloc, free

DIAGNOSTICS
     An  EOF (-1) is returned if the program requests more memory
     than the system limit or if other operating system  internal
     contraints are violated.

BUGS
     Setting  the break in the range 0177701 to 0177777  (on  the
     PDP11) is the same as setting it to zero.
.pa
.heunlink                                                     unlink

                     Remove Directory Entry

NAME
     unlink

SYNOPSIS
     int unlink(name)
     STRING name;

DESCRIPTION
     name points to a null-terminated string.  unlink removes the
     entry  for  the file identified by name from its  directory.
     If this entry was the last link to the file, the contents of
     the file are freed and the file is destroyed.   If, however,
     the file was open in any process,  the actual destruction is
     delayed until it is closed,  even though the directory entry
     has disappeared.

DIAGNOSTICS
     NULL  (0) is normally returned;  EOF indicates that the file
     does  not exist,  that its directory cannot be  written,  or
     that the file contains pure procedure text that is currently
     in  use.   Write  permission  is not required  on  the  file
     itself.   It  is also illegal to unlink a directory  (except
     for the super-user, in UNIX).

.pa
.hewrite                                                       write

                         Write on a File


NAME
     write

SYNOPSIS
     int write(fildes, buffer, nbytes)
     int fildes, nbytes;
     BUFFER buffer;

DESCRIPTION
     A  file descriptor is an integer returned from a  successful
     open or creat.

     buffer is the address of nbytes contiguous bytes,  which are
     written  on  the  output file.   The  number  of  characters
     actually written is returned.   It should be regarded as  an
     error if the returned value is not the same as nbytes.

     Writes  of  a  certain size may be more  efficient  on  some
     machines, depending on implementation particulars.

SEE ALSO
     creat, open

DIAGNOSTICS
     Returns  EOF on error:  bad descriptor,  buffer address,  or
     count; physical I/O errors.
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                 4. F U N C T I O N   L I B R A R Y 


This  chapter  describes  functions contained in the  portable  C
function library.

Functions in the math library may return conventional values when
the  function  is undefined for the given arguments or  when  the
value is not representable.  In these cases the external variable
errno is set to the value EDOM or ERANGE.  The values of EDOM and
ERANGE are defined in the include file <errno.h>.

Many  entries  contain  more  than  one  function;  however,  all
function names (and short definition, if different from name) are
included in the index for easy access.

Because  of  file space limitations in  some  host  systems,  the
conglomeration  of  functions into files is expected to be  host-
dependent;  and,  therefore,  not covered here.  A list of source
files and the functions they contain is given in Section 5.
.pa
.heabs                                                           abs

                         Absolute Values

NAME
     abs, fabs, labs

SYNOPSIS
     int abs(i)
     int i;

     double fabs(x)
     double x;

     long labs(n)
     long n;

DESCRIPTION
     abs  is  a  function  returning the absolute  value  of  its
     integer operand.

     ABS  is the macro in header file defs.h,  which performs the
     same  operation  as  the function abs,  but  may  have  side
     effects.  ABS works for all numeric types.

     fabs returns the absolute value |x|.

     labs  returns  the long integer absolute value of  its  long
     operand, n.

BUGS
     You  get  what  the hardware gives on the  largest  negative
     integer.
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allot                                                       allot

                    Memory Allocation Package

NAME
     allot, liberate

SYNOPSIS
     STRING allot(nbytes)
     unsigned nbytes;

     VOID liberate(ptr, nbytes)
     STRING ptr;
     unsigned nbytes;

DESCRIPTION
     allot and liberate provide a simple,  general-purpose memory
     allocation package.   allot returns a pointer to a block  of
     at  least nbytes bytes.   The arguments of liberate define a
     block  to  be made available for  further  allocation.   The
     liberated block need not have been previously allotted.

     Needless  to say,  grave disorder will result if  the  space
     assigned  by  allot  is overrun or if some  random  ptr   or
     oversize nbytes is handed to liberate.

     allot  allocates  the first big-enough contiguous  reach  of
     free  space  found in a circular search from the last  block
     allocated  or freed,  coalescing adjacent free blocks as  it
     searches.   It calls sbrk to get more memory from the system
     when there is no suitable space already free.

     allot  and  liberate work much the same as malloc and  free.
     The differences are that malloc and free operate with blocks
     that  contain an overhead structure,  and freed blocks  must
     have  been  previously allocated,  whereas  allotted  blocks
     contain no such overhead, and liberated blocks may be freely
     added  to  the available store.   Blocks  are  allotted  and
     liberated in units of size sizeof(HEADER) bytes.

DIAGNOSTICS
     allot  returns a NULL pointer (0) if there is  no  available
     memory  or  if the operating system has detected  corruption
     outside the allotted area.

SEE ALSO
     malloc, free
.pa
.heatof                                                         atof

                    ASCII/Numeric Conversion

NAME
     astof,  astoi,  astol,  atof, atoi, atol, ftoa, itoa, itoab,
     ltoa, ltoab, tobase, utoa

SYNOPSIS
     STRING astof(s, val)
     STRING s;
     double *val;

     STRING astoi(s, val)
     STRING s;
     int *val;

     STRING astol(s, val)
     STRING s;
     long *val;

     double atof(s)
     STRING s;

     int atoi(s)
     STRING s;

     long atol(s)
     STRING s;

     STRING ftoa(s, x, pr, mode)
     STRING s;
     double x;
     int pr;
     char mode;

     STRING itoa(s, n, w)
     STRING s;
     int n, w;

     STRING itoab(s, n, w, b)
     STRING s;
     int n, w, b;

     STRING ltoa(s, n, w)
     STRING s;
     long n;
     int w;

     STRING ltoab(s, n, w, b)
     STRING s;
     long n;
     int w, b;



     METACHAR tobase(ch, base)
     char ch;
     int base;

     STRING utoa(s, n, w)
     STRING s;
     unsigned n;
     int w;

DESCRIPTION
     astof,  astoi  and astol convert a string pointed to by s to
     floating,  integer,  and  long  integer  val  representation
     respectively.   The  first unrecognized character  ends  the
     string.   They  operate  in the same way as atof,  atoi  and
     atol,  except that they store the value in val, and return a
     pointer to the next unused character.

     atof,  atoi,  and atol functions convert a string pointed to
     by s to floating,  integer, and long integer representation,
     respectively.   The  first unrecognized character  ends  the
     conversion.

     atof recognizes an optional string of tabs and spaces,  then
     an  optional  sign,  then  a  string  of  digits  optionally
     containing  a  decimal point,  then an optional 'e'  or  'E'
     followed by an optionally signed integer.

     atoi  and  atol  recognize an optional string  of  tabs  and
     spaces,  then an optional sign, then a string of digits.  If
     the string begins in '0x',  then the number is assumed to be
     hexadecimal;  otherwise,  if  the leading digit is '0',  the
     string is interpreted as an octal.

     ftoa  converts x to an ASCII string s with precision  pr  in
     mode  'e',  'f', or 'g' format.   This function returns  the
     pointer to s.   The mode argument may also be 0,  1 or 2  to
     designate 'e', 'f', or 'g', respectively.

     itoa converts an integer to ASCII.   It returns a pointer to
     s, which contains the ASCII value of n to minimum width |w|,
     0-filled  if w<0,  else space-filled.   This function  is  a
     modified  version  of itoa() found in Kernighan and  Ritchie
     (see Reference 2,  pp.  60), with modifications as suggested
     in  exercises  3-3 and 3-5,  and with  returned  pointer  to
     result string.

     itoab  converts  an  integer n to a  minimum  of  |w|  ascii
     characters,  base  b.   It  returns a pointer  to  s,  which
     contains  the  ASCII value.   If w is less than zero,  s  is
     zero-filled; otherwise, it is space-filled.

     ltoa  converts a long n to a minimum of |w| ASCII characters
     (0-filled if w < 0,  and space-filled otherwise),  and  puts
     them  in  s,  returning the pointer to s.   This is  also  a
     modified  version of itoa() from Kernigan and Ritchie,  with
     modifications as suggested in exercises 3-3 and 3-5, for use
     with the long data type. (see Reference 2, pp. 60)

     ltoab  converts long n to a minimum of w  ascii  characters,
     base b, and puts the ASCII in s, returning a pointer to s.

     tobase  returns the value of character ch to base  base,  if
     valid, or EOF if not.

     utoa returns a pointer to the string s, which contains ASCII
     value  of unsigned n,  base 10,  with minimum width |w|  (0-
     filled if w < 0, and space-filled otherwise).  This function
     is  another  modified version of itoa() found in K & R  (see
     Reference 2,  pp.  60),  with modifications as suggested  in
     exercises  3-4 and 3-5,  and with returned pointer to result
     string.

SEE ALSO
     scanf

BUGS
     There are no provisions for overflow.
.pa
.hebitcount                                                 bitcount

                     Count Bits in Argument

NAME
     bitcount

SYNOPSIS
     int bitcount(i)
     BITS i;

DESCRIPTION
     bitcount  is a K & R function (Reference 2,  page 47)  which
     counts and returns the number of 1-bits in i.
.pa
.heclearerr                                                 clearerr

                     Stream Status Inquiries

NAME
     clearerr, feof, ferror, fileno

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     VOID clearerr(stream)
     FILE *stream;

     BOOL feof(stream)
     FILE *stream;

     BOOL ferror(stream)
     FILE *stream;

     int fileno(stream)
     FILE *stream;

DESCRIPTION
     clearerr  resets  (sets  to 0) the error indication  on  the
     named stream.

     feof returns non-NULL when end of file is read on the  named
     input stream, otherwise it returns NULL.

     ferror  returns  non-NULL if an error has occurred  on  FILE
     stream; otherwise, it returns NULL.

     fileno  returns the integer file descriptor associated  with
     the stream; see open.

     In  UNIX,  these functions are implemented as  macros;  they
     cannot  be  redeclared.   Here,  however,  they  are  normal
     functions  and  do  not have the possible  side  effects  of
     macros.

     They  do  have  corresponding  macros,   found  in  stdio.h:
     CLEARERR, FEOF, FERROR, and FILENO.

SEE ALSO
     fopen, open

.pa
.heerf                                                           erf

              Gaussian Error Functions and Inverses

NAME
     erf, erfc, inverf, inverfc

SYNOPSIS
     double erf(x)
     double x;

     double erfc(x)
     double x;

     double inverf(x)
     double x;

     double inverfc(x)
     double x;

DESCRIPTION
     erf returns the error function of x,  as defined in Handbook
     of Mathematical Functions (See Reference 3, pp. 297).

     erfc   returns  the  complimentary  error  function  of   x,
     1-erf(x).

     Coefficients  for the above functions are  from  Schonfelder
     (see Reference 7).

     inverf returns the inverse of the error function, erf.  This
     routine uses the approximations given in "Rational Chebyshev
     Approximations   for  the  Inverse  Error  Function",   (see
     Reference 8, pp. 827-830)

     inverfc  returns  the  inverse of  the  complementary  error
     function, erfc.

DIAGNOSTICS
     In inverf,  if |x| > 1.0, errno is set to EDOM.  In inverfc,
     if |x| < 0 or > 2,  errno is set to EDOM,  and if x is zero,
     it is set to ERANGE. In each  of  these  cases, INFINITY  or
     -INFINITY   is   returned  for  positive  or   negative   x,
     respectively;
.pa
.heexp                                                           exp

                     Mathematical Functions

NAME
     exp,  log,  log10,  log2,  pow,  sqrt,  cbrt

SYNOPSIS
     double exp(x)
     double x;

     double log(x)
     double x;

     double log10(x)
     double x;

     double log2(x)
     double x;

     double pow(x,y)
     double x, y;

     double sqrt(x)
     double x;

     double cbrt(x)
     double x;

DESCRIPTION
     All  functions above except cbrt were programmed  using  the
     algorithms in Coty and Waite (Reference 5).

     exp  returns  the  exponential  function  of  x,   ex,  (see
     Reference 5, pp. 60-83).

     log returns the natural logarithm of x (see Reference 5, pp.
     35-59).

     log10  returns  the  common (base 10)  logarithm,  and  log2
     returns the binary logarithm (base 2) of x.

     pow returns x raised to the power of y, where x > 0, xy (see
     Reference 5, pp. 84-124).

     sqrt returns the square root of x, for x > 0 (see Reference 5,
     pp. 17-34).

     cbrt returns the cube root of x  (see Reference 6).

SEE ALSO
     hypot, sinh

DIAGNOSTICS
     exp  and  pow return INFINITY when the correct  value  would
     overflow;   errno  is set to ERANGE.   pow returns zero  and
     sets  errno to EDOM when the second argument is negative and
     non-integral, and also when both arguments are zero.

     log returns zero when x is zero or negative;   errno is  set
     to EDOM.

     sqrt returns zero when x is negative; errno is set to EDOM.
.pa
.hefclose                                                     fclose

                     Close or Flush a Stream

NAME
     fclose, fflush, flush

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     int fclose(stream)
     FILE *stream;

     int fflush(stream)
     FILE *stream;

     int flush(stream, c)
     FILE *stream;
     int c;

DESCRIPTION
     fclose  causes  any  buffers  for the  named  stream  to  be
     emptied,  and  the file to be closed.   Buffers allocated by
     the standard input/output system are freed.

     fclose is performed automatically upon calling exit,  on all
     open files.

     fflush causes any buffered data for the named output  stream
     to be written to that file.  The stream remains open.

     flush writes any buffered characters onto FILE stream;  then
     if c isn't EOF,  it puts it in the buffer.

SEE ALSO
     close, fopen

DIAGNOSTICS
     These  routines return EOF if stream is not associated  with
     an output file, or if buffered data cannot be transferred to
     that file.  NULL is returned on success.
.pa
.hefint                                                         fint

 Absolute Value, Rounding, Integer and Fractional Part Functions

NAME
     fint, frac, chrstc, floor, ceil, round

SYNOPSIS
     double fint(x)
     double x;

     double frac(x)
     double x;

     int chrstc(x)
     double x;

     double floor(x)
     double x;

     double ceil(x)
     double x;

     double round(x)
     double x;

DESCRIPTION
     fint returns the integer part of x as a double.

     frac returns the fractional part of x, i.e. x - fint(x).

     chrstc  returns the characteristic (2's exponent) of  double
     x.  The mantissa is in [.5,1).

     floor returns the largest integer not greater than x.

     ceil returns the smallest integer not less than x.

     round returns x rounded to the nearest integer in magnitude.
.pa
.hefopen                                                       fopen

                          Open a Stream

NAME
     fopen

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     FILE *fopen(filename, type)
     STRING filename, type;

DESCRIPTION
     fopen  opens  the  file named by filename and  associates  a
     stream  with  it.   fopen returns a pointer to  be  used  to
     identify the stream in subsequent operations.

     type  is  a  character string having one  of  the  following
     values:

     "r"   open for reading

     "w"   create for writing

     "a"   append: open for writing at end of file, or create for
           writing

     "r+"  open  for reading  and writing.   same a "r"  but  the
           device or file may also be written to.

     "w+"  open for reading  and writing.   same as "w"  but  the
           device or file may also be read.

     "a+"  open for append and read.   same as "a" but the device
           or file may also be read.

SEE ALSO
     open, fclose

DIAGNOSTICS
     fopen  returns  the  pointer  NULL  if  filename  cannot  be
     accessed.

.pa
.hefread                                                       fread

                      Buffered Input/Output

NAME
     fread, fwrite

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     int fread(ptr, ptrsize, nitems, stream)
     BUFFER ptr;
     int ptrsize, nitems;
     FILE *stream;

     int fwrite(ptr, ptrsize, nitems, stream)
     BUFFER ptr;
     int ptrsize, nitems;
     FILE *stream;

DESCRIPTION
     fread reads,  into a block beginning at ptr, nitems items of
     ptrsize bytes from the named input stream.   It returns  the
     number of items actually read.

     fwrite appends at most nitems items of ptrsize bytes of type
     *ptr  to  the FILE stream.   It returns the number of  items
     actually written.

SEE ALSO
     read, write, fopen, getc, putc, gets, puts, printf, scanf

DIAGNOSTICS
     fread and fwrite return NULL upon end of file or error.
.pa
.hefrexp                                                       frexp

                 Mantissa and Exponent Functions

NAME
     frexp, ldexp, modf

SYNOPSIS
     double frexp(value, eptr)
     double value;
     int *eptr;

     double ldexp(value, exp)
     double value;
     int exp;

     double modf(value, iptr)
     double value, *iptr;

DESCRIPTION
     frexp  returns  the mantissa of a double value as  a  double
     quantity,  x,  of  magnitude in the interval [0.5,  1),  and
     stores  an  integer n such that value = x  *  2n  indirectly
     through eptr.

     ldexp returns the quantity value*2exp.

     modf   returns   the  fractional  part   of   value,   i.e.,
     frac(value),  and stores the integer part indirectly through
     iptr, i.e., *iptr = fint(value).

BUGS
     The definition of modf appears to be somewhat different than
     that given in Ref. 1 for negative value arguments.

SEE ALSO
     frac, fint
.pa
.hefseek                                                       fseek

                       Reposition a Stream

NAME
     fseek, ftell, rewind

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     int fseek(stream, offset, whence)
     FILE *stream;
     long offset;
     int whence;

     long ftell(stream)
     FILE *stream;

     int rewind(stream)
     FILE *stream;

DESCRIPTION
     fseek  sets  the  position  of  the  next  input  or  output
     operation on the stream.   The new position is at the signed
     distance  offset  bytes  from  the  beginning,  the  current
     position,  or  the end of the file,  according as whence has
     the value ORIGIN (0), CURPOS (1), or FILEND (2).

     fseek undoes any effects of ungetc.

     ftell  returns  the  current value of the  offset  in  bytes
     relative  to  the  ORIGIN of the FILE  stream,  measured  in
     bytes.

     On  some  systems,  ftell may be the only foolproof  way  to
     obtain an offset for fseek.

     rewind(stream) is equivalent to fseek(stream,  OL,  ORIGIN).
     It sets the FILE fp to the ORIGIN.

SEE ALSO
     lseek, fopen

DIAGNOSTICS
     fseek and rewind return EOF for improper seeks.
.pa
.hegetbuf                                                     getbuf

                          Get a Buffer

NAME
     getbuf

SYNOPSIS
     VOID getbuf(fp)
     FAST FILE *fp;

DESCRIPTION
     getbuf  gets a buffer either from allot or else it uses  the
     bytbuf, attaching to the FILE fp.
.pa
.hegetc                                                         getc

                Get Character or Word from Stream

NAME
     getc, getca, getchar, getf, geti, getl

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     int getc(stream)
     FILE *stream;

     int getca(stream)
     FILE *stream;

     int getchar()

     double getf(prompt, check, low, high)
     STRING prompt;
     BOOL check;
     double low, high;

     int geti(prompt, check, low, high)
     STRING prompt;
     BOOL check;
     int low, high;

     long getl(prompt, check, low, high)
     STRING prompt;
     BOOL check;
     long low, high;

DESCRIPTION
     getc returns the next character from the named input stream.

     getca is the same as getc, except that '\r' characters input
     from  the  stream  are suppressed (when  compiled  with  the
     CRINSUP switch in stdio.h TRUE).

     getchar()  is identical to getca(stdin).   stdio.h  contains
     the macro, GETCHAR which is the same as this function.

     getf  prints  prompt  on stdout,  then reads  from  stdin  a
     double, which it returns.  If check is TRUE, doubles outside
     of the low - high bounds will not be accepted.

     geti and getl work the same as getf, except that they return
     an integer and a long, respectively.

     The standard input stream stdin is normally buffered if  and
     only  if the input refers to a device other than a terminal.
     When an input stream is unbuffered,  information is returned
     from  getc as soon as it is written;   when it is  buffered,
     many characters are saved up and returned by getc only after
     a  newline  is  encountered.    To  ensure  portability   of
     programs, always use setbuf to set the proper buffering mode
     at the beginning.

SEE ALSO
     fopen, putc, gets, scanf, fread, ungetc, setbuf

DIAGNOSTICS
     These  functions  return the integer constant EOF at end  of
     file or upon read error.

BUGS
     Some  systems may contain internal buffering to make use  of
     terminal  line  editing features of some operating  systems,
     even  when unbuffered input is desired.   Therefore  getchar
     may not respond properly for character-by-character inputs.
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.hegets                                                         gets

                   Get a String from a Stream

NAME
     gets, getns, fgets

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     STRING gets(s)
     STRING s;

     STRING getns(p, s, n)
     STRING p, s;
     int n;

     STRING fgets(s, n, stream)
     STRING s;
     FILE *stream;
     int n;

DESCRIPTION
     gets  reads  a  text string into s from the  standard  input
     stream stdin.   The string input is terminated by a  newline
     character, which is replaced in s by a NULL character.  gets
     returns its argument.

     getns  prompts  stdout with the string p,  then reads n  - 1
     characters,  or up to a newline character,  whichever  comes
     first,  from  stdin.   The  last  caracter read  into  s  is
     followed  by  NULL.   getns returns s.   Characters  entered
     after  the  (n  - 1)th,   up  to  and  including  a  newline
     character, are discarded.

     fgets  reads  n-1  text  characters,  or  up  to  a  newline
     character,  whichever comes first,  from the stream into the
     string  s.   The last character read into s is followed by a
     NULL character.  fgets returns s.

SEE ALSO
     puts, getc, scanf, fread

DIAGNOSTICS
     gets and fgets return the constant pointer NULL upon end  of
     file, empty s or error.

BUGS
     gets deletes a newline,  fgets keeps it,  all in the name of
     backward compatibility.
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.hehypot                                                       hypot

                   Euclidian Distance Function

NAME
     hypot

SYNOPSIS
     double hypot(x, y)
     double x, y;

DESCRIPTION
     hypot returns

           sqrt(x*x + y*y),

     taking precautions against unwarranted overflows.

SEE ALSO
     sqrt

DIAGNOSTICS
     The INFINITY value is returned on overflow, and errno is set
     to ERANGE.
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.heindex                                                       index

                   String Operation Functions

NAME
     index,  rindex,  stradd,  strcat,  strncat, strcmp, strncmp,
     strcpy, strncpy, streql, strindex, strlen, strsave

SYNOPSIS
     STRING index(s, c)
     STRING s;
     char c;

     STRING rindex(s, c)
     STRING s;
     char c;

     STRING stradd(n, s, arg[, ...])
     STRING s, arg, ...;

     STRING strcat(s1, s2)
     STRING s1, s2;

     STRING strncat(s1, s2, n)
     STRING s1, s2;
     int n;

     int strcmp(s1, s2)
     STRING s1, s2;

     int strncmp(s1, s2, n)
     STRING s1, s2;
     int n;

     STRING strcpy(s1, s2)
     STRING s1, s2;

     STRING strncpy(s1, s2, n)
     STRING s1, s2;
     int n;

     BOOL streql(s, t)
     STRING s, t;

     int strindex(s, t)
     STRING s, t;

     int strlen(s)
     STRING s;

     STRING strsave(s)
     STRING s;

DESCRIPTION
     These functions operate on null-terminated strings.  They do
     not check for overflow of any receiving string.

     index  (rindex)  returns  a  pointer  to  the  first  (last)
     occurance of character c in string s,  or NULL if c does not
     occur in the string.

     strcat  appends a copy of string s2 to the end of string s1.
     strncat copies at most n characters.   Both return a pointer
     to  the  null-terminated  result.    stradd  concatenates  n
     strings, s and arg[, ...].

     strcmp compares its arguments and returns an integer greater
     than,  equal  to,  or  less than zero,  according as  s1  is
     lexicographically greater than,  equal to,  or less than s2.
     strncmp  makes the same comparison,  but looks at at most  n
     characters.

     strcpy copies string s2 to s1.  strncpy copies n  characters
     of s2, or all of s2, whichever is less. Both return s1.

     streql returns TRUE if strings s and t are the same.

     strindex locates one string in another, returns the index of
     t  in  s,  or EOF if it does not exist.   This is the  index
     function  given  in  Kernighan and  Ritchie,  page  67  (see
     Reference 2).

     strlen returns the number of non-NULL characters in s.

     strsave  gets  enough  strorage for s  and  puts  it  there,
     returns  the  pointer  to the string,  or NULL if  there  is
     insufficient  string  space.   This is  from  Kernighan  and
     Ritchie (see Reference 2, pp. 103).
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.heisalpha                                                   isalpha

               Character Classification Functions

NAME
     isalnum, isalpha, isascii, iscntrl, isdigit, ishex, islower,
     isoctal, isprint, ispunct, isspace, isupper

SYNOPSIS
     BOOL isalpha(c)
     int c;
     . . .

DESCRIPTION
     These functions classify ASCII-coded integer values by table
     lookup.   Each  is  a predicate returning nonzero for  TRUE,
     zero for FALSE.   isascii is defined on all integer  values;
     the  rest are defined only where isascii is TRUE and on  the
     single non-ASCII value EOF (see stdio).   The conditions for
     a return of TRUE are

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     isalnum        c is an alphanumeric character.

     isalpha        c is a letter.

     isascii        c is an ASCII character, code less than 0x80.

     iscntrl        c is a delete character (0x7f)  or  ordinary
                      control character (less than 0x20).

     isdigit        c is a digit.

     ishex          c is a hex number, 0 - 9, a - f.

     islower        c is a lower-case letter.

     isoctal        c is an octal digit, 0 - 7.

     isprint        c  is  a  printing    character,  code  0x20
                      (space) through 0x7e (tilde).

     ispunct        c is a punctuation character (neither control
                      nor alphanumeric).

     isspace        c is a space,  tab, carriage return, newline,
                      or formfeed.

     isupper        c is an upper-case letter.
.uj1

SEE ALSO
     Macros   corresponding  to  each  of  these  functions   are
     available in ctype.h.
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.heisok                                                         isok

                          Quesion User

NAME
     isok

SYNOPSIS
     BOOL isok(prompt)
     STRING prompt;

DESCRIPTION
     prompt  outputs  to  stdout and accepts a  y/n  answer.   It
     returns TRUE for y, and FALSE for n.
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.hemalloc                                                     malloc

                      Main Memory Allocator

NAME
     malloc, free, realloc, calloc

SYNOPSIS
     STRING malloc(nbytes)
     unsigned nbytes;

     VOID free(ptr)
     STRING ptr;

     STRING realloc(ptr,size)
     STRING ptr;
     unsigned size;

     STRING calloc(nelem, elsize)
     unsigned nelem, elsize;

DESCRIPTION
     malloc  and  free provide a  simple  general-purpose  memory
     allocation package.   malloc returns a pointer to a block of
     at least nbytes bytes beginning on a word boundary.

     The  argument  to  free is a pointer to a  block  previously
     allocated  by  malloc;  this  space is  made  available  for
     further allocation, but its contents are left undisturbed.

     Needless  to  say,  grave disorder will result if the  space
     assigned  by malloc is overrun or if some random  number  is
     handed to free.

     malloc  allocates  the first big-enough contiguous reach  of
     free  space found in a circular search from the  last  block
     allocated  or freed,  coalescing adjacent free blocks as  it
     searches.   It calls sbrk to get more memory from the system
     when there is no suitable space already free.

     realloc  changes the size of the block pointed to by ptr  to
     size  bytes  and returns a pointer to the  (possibly  moved)
     block.   The contents will be unchanged up to the lesser  of
     the new and old sizes.

     realloc also works if ptr points to a block freed since  the
     last call of malloc,  realloc or calloc;  thus, sequences of
     free,  malloc and realloc can exploit the search strategy of
     malloc to do storage compaction.

     calloc  allocates  space for an array of nelem  elements  of
     size elsize.  The space is initialized to zeros.

     Each  of the allocation routines returns a pointer to  space
     suitably  aligned  (after  possible  pointer  coercion)  for
     storage of any type of object.


DIAGNOSTICS
     malloc,  realloc  and  calloc return a NULL pointer  (0)  if
     there  is no available memory or if the operating system has
     detected storage corruption outside the allocated areas.

SEE ALSO
     allot, liberate

BUGS
     When realloc returns zero,  the block pointed to by ptr  may
     be destroyed.
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.hemax                                                           max

  Maximum and Mimimum Function for Integers, Doubles and Longs

NAME
     max,  min,  fmax, fmin, lmax,  lmin

SYNOPSIS
     int max(a, b)
     int a, b;

     int min(a, b)
     int a, b;

     double fmax(x, y);
     double x, y;

     double fmin(x, y);
     double x, y;

     long lmax(x, y)
     long x, y;

     long lmin(x, y)
     long x, y;

DESCRIPTION
     max  and min find the maximum and the minimum of integers  a
     and  b.    fmax and fmin do the same for doubles;  lmax  and
     lmin do the same for longs.

     MAX  and MIN are macros in defs.h which take the maximum and
     minimum values of any numeric type.

SEE ALSO
     defs.h
.pa
.henprob                                                       nprob

                  Normal Probability Functions

NAME
     nprob, nprobc

SYNOPSIS
     double nprob(x)
     double x;

     double nprobc(x)
     double x;

DESCRIPTION
     nprob  is  the normal cumulative probability function  of  a
     random  variable having unit variance and  zero  mean,  i.e.
     Pr{z <= x}.

     nprobc  is  the complementary cumulative normal  probability
     function, i.e., nprobc(x) = 1 - nprob(x).

SEE ALSO
     erf, erfc
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.heprintf                                                     printf

                   Formatted Output Conversion

NAME
     printf, fprintf, eprintf, sprintf, format

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     VOID printf(fmt [, arg ] ... )
     STRING fmt;
     unsigned arg;

     VOID fprintf(stream, fmt [, arg ] ... )
     FILE *stream;
     STRING fmt;
     unsigned arg;

     VOID eprintf(fmt [, arg ] ... )
     STRING fmt;
     unsigned arg;

     VOID sprintf(s, fmt [, arg ] ... )
     STRING s, fmt;
     unsigned arg;

     VOID format(putsub, fmt, args)
     int (*putsub)();
     STRING fmt;
     unsigned args;

DESCRIPTION
     printf  places output on the standard output stream  stdout.
     fprintf   places   output  on  the  named   output   stream.
     eprintf(fmt [,  arg ] ... ) places output on stderr. sprintf
     places  output  in  the  string  s,  followed  by  the  NULL
     character.   format places output using the putsub of a list
     of items pointed to by args.

     Each of these functions converts,  formats,  and prints  its
     arg arguments under control of the fmt argument.  The fmt is
     a  character  string  which contains two types  of  objects:
     plain  characters,  which  are simply copied to  the  output
     stream,  and conversion specifications, each of which causes
     conversion  and printing of the next successive arg  of  the
     list.

     Each conversion specification is introduced by the character
     %.  Following the %, there may be

     -     an    optional   minus  sign  which   specifies   left
           adjustment  of  the converted value in  the  indicated
           field;

     -     an optional digit string specifying a field width;  if
           the  converted  value has fewer  characters  than  the
           field  width  it will be blank-padded on the left  (or
           right,  if  the  left-adjustment  indicator  has  been
           given) to make up the field width;  if the field width
           begins with a zero,  zero-padding will be done instead
           of blank-padding;

     -     an optional period which serves to separate the  field
           width from the next digit string;

     -     an  optional digit string specifying a precision which
           specifies  the  number of digits to appear  after  the
           decimal point, for e- and f-conversion, or the maximum
           number of characters to be printed from a string;

     -     the character l specifying that a following d,  o,  x,
           or   u  corresponds  to  a  long  integer   arg.    (A
           capitalized  conversion  code  accomplishes  the  same
           thing.)

     -     a character which indicates the type of conversion  to
           be applied.

     A  field  width or precision may be '*' instead of  a  digit
     string.   In  this  case an integer arg supplies  the  field
     width or precision.

     The conversion characters and their meanings are

     d,o,x The  integer arg is converted to  decimal,  octal,  or
           hexadecimal notation respectively.

     f     The  float  or  double arg  is  converted  to  decimal
           notation in the style '[-]ddd.ddd' where the number of
           d's  after the decimal point is equal to the precision
           specification  for the argument.   If the precison  is
           missing,  6  digits  are given;  if the  precision  is
           explicitly  zero,  no digits and no decimal point  are
           printed.

     e     The   float  or double arg is converted in  the  style
           '[-]d.ddde+dd'  where  there is one digit  before  the
           decimal  point  and the number after is equal  to  the
           precision  specification  for the argument;  when  the
           precision is missing, 6 digits are produced.

     g     The  float  or double arg is printed in  style  d,  in
           style f, or in style e, whichever gives full precision
           in minimum space.

     c     The  character arg is printed.   NULL  characters  are
           ignored.

     s     arg  is  taken to be a string (character pointer)  and
           characters  from the string are printed until  a  NULL
           character  or until the number of characters indicated
           by the precision specification is reached;  however if
           the  precision is zero or missing all characters up to
           a NULL are printed.

     u     The  unsigned integer arg is converted to decimal  and
           printed  (the  result  will be in the  range  zero  to
           65535).

     %     Print a '%'; no argument is converted.

     In  no case does a non-existent or small field  width  cause
     truncation  of  a  field;  padding takes place only  if  the
     specified field width exceeds the actual width.   Characters
     generated by printf are printed by putchar.

     Examples:
     To print a date and time in the form

           Sunday, July 3, 10:02

     where  weekday  and month are pointers  to  null-terminated
     strings:

           printf("%s,  %s %d,  %02d:%02d",  weekday, month, day,
           hour, min);

     To print pi to 5 decimals:

           printf("pi = %.5f", 4*atan(1.0));

SEE ALSO
     putc, scanf

BUGS 
     Very wide fields (>MAXLINE characters) fail.
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.heputc                                                         putc

                Put Character or Word on a Stream

NAME
     putc, putca, putchar, eputc

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     int putc(c, stream)
     int c;
     FILE *stream;

     int putca(c, stream)
     int c;
     FILE *stream;

     int putchar(c)
     int c;

     int eputc(c)
     char c;

DESCRIPTION
     putc appends the character c to the named output stream.  It
     returns  the character written.   putca is the same as  putc
     except  that  '\n' is accompanied by '\r' when  CROUTADD  in
     stdio.h is TRUE.

     putchar(c)  is  defined  as  the  macro  putca(c,   stdout),
     returning c,  in stdio.h.

     eputc outputs c to the standard error device, stderr.  eputc
     is defined as the macro putca(c, stderr).

     The standard stream stdout is normally buffered if and  only
     if  the output does not refer to a terminal.   The  standard
     stream  stderr is by default unbuffered unconditionally (see
     fopen).  When  an  output stream is  unbuffered  information
     appears  on  the  destination file or terminal  as  soon  as
     written;  when it is buffered,  many characters are saved up
     and written as a block.   fflush (see fclose) may be used to
     force the block out early.

     putc updates the outrow[] and outcol[] of its stream->_unit.

SEE ALSO
     fopen, fclose, getc, puts, printf, fread, stdio.h

DIAGNOSTICS
     These functions return the constant EOF upon  error.
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.heputs                                                         puts

                    Put a String on a Stream

NAME
     puts, fputs, eputs

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     int puts(s)
     STRING s;

     int fputs(s, stream)
     STRING s;
     FILE *stream;

     int eputs(s)
     STRING s;

DESCRIPION
     puts copies the text string s,  followed by newline,  to the
     stdio device, and returns a newline character if successful,
     EOF if not.

     fputs  copies the text string s to the named output  stream.
     It returns NULL if successful, EOF if not.

     eputs  puts the string out to the standard error device.  It
     returns newline if successful, EOL if not.

     None of the routines copies the terminating NULL character.

SEE ALSO
     fopen, gets, putc, printf, ferror, fwrite

BUGS
     puts appends a newline,  fputs does not,  all in the name of
     backward compatibility.
.pa
.herandom                                                     random

                Random Number Generator Functions

NAME
     randize, random, randnorm, randexp, urandom

SYNOPSIS
     VOID randize(seed)
     int seed;

     double random()

     double randnorm()

     double randexp()

     unsigned urandom()

DESCRIPTION
     randize initializes the random number generator according to
     seed.   If seed is zero,  an internal value is used to start
     the generator;  if a positive value is used,  that value  is
     converted  to  a pseudorandom starting value;  and if -1  is
     used, an unknown value is used as the starter.

     random returns a uniform random value in [0, 1].

     randnorm  returns  a normally distributed random value  with
     zero mean and unit standard deviation.

     randexp   uses   the   function  random()   to   return   an
     exponentially distributed random value characterized by unit
     mean, i.e. -log(random()).

     urandom  returns a uniform random unsigned integer value  in
     [0, 65535].

     Numbers  generated  have no  serial  correlation.   Adjacent
     samples   of  random  and  urandom  numbers  are   uniformly
     distributed  over  the 32-cube,  and runs-up  and  runs-down
     tests  up to length 13 would require more than 1011  samples
     to  show  deviation  from theoretical.   The period  of  the
     generator  is  about  1.3  * 10154.   The  numbers  form  an
     asymptotically  random Tausworthe linear recurrance  (modulo
     2)  sequence,  described in Ref.  12,  using  the  primitive
     trinomial x521 + x32 + 1.
.pa
.heratfun                                                     ratfun

                  Rational Function Evaluation

NAME
     ratfun

SYNOPSIS
     double ratfun(x, P, Q, n, m)
     double x, P[], Q[];
     int n, m;

DESCRIPTION
     ratfun returns the value of the rational function  P(x)/Q(x)
     where n = deg(P), m = deg(Q).

DIAGNOSTICS
     If  the denominator is zero,  errno is set to  ERANGE;  then
     positive  INFINITY  is  returned if the  numerator  is  non-
     negative;  otherwise,  negative  INFINITY is  returned.   On
     underflow, errno is set to ERANGE, and zero is returned.  On
     overflow,  errno is set to ERANGE and INFINITY of the proper
     sign is returned.
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.herkstep                                                     rkstep

                    Fourth Order Runga-Kutta

NAME
     rkstep, rknstep

SYNOPSIS
     VOID rkstep(f, h, t, yp)
     double (*d)(), h, t, *yp;

     VOID rknstep(N, f, h, t, y1, y2, dy, k, ys)
     double (*f)(), h, t, y1[], y2[], dy[], k[], ys[];

DESCRIPTION
     rkstep performs an integration step for a first-order  diff
     erential   equation  using  the  fourth  order   Runga-Kutta
     formulas.   The   form  of  the  equation  is  y' = f(t, y),
     where  y  = *yp and differentication is with respect to  the
     first variable of f.   (See Reference 3,  pg.  896,  formula
     25.5.10)

     rknstep  performs  an  integration step for  an  N-tuple  of
     first-order ordinary differential equations using the fourth
     order  Runga-Kutta  formulas  referenced above.   N  is  the
     dimension  of the tuple,  y1 is the current vector state  at
     (time) t, y2 is the calculated N-tuple state value at (time)
     t + h returned by rknstep,  dy is a scratch array needed  to
     hold intermediate calculations accumulating the dy value,  k
     holds  coefficients  k1,  k2,  k3, and k4,  and ys is for  y
     approximants  for each equation.   All of the scratch  array
     must have dimension not less than N.

     The function f has 3 arguments;  f(i,  t, y), where i is the
     vector component index,  t is the differentication variable,
     and  y  is  the  current  state  value  vector.    That  is,
     yi = f(i, t, y) for i = 1, 2,...,N.  In both functions, h is
     the step size.
.pa
.hescanf                                                       scanf

                   Formatted Input Conversion

NAME
     scanf, fscanf, sscanf, unformat

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     int scanf(format [ , pointer ] ... )
     STRING format;
     unsigned *pointer;

     int fscanf(stream, format [ , pointer ] ... )
     FILE *stream;
     STRING format;
     unsigned *pointer;

     int sscanf(s, format [ , pointer ] ... )
     STRING s, format;
     int *pointer;

     int unformat(get, format [ , pointer ] ... )
     int (*get)();
     STRING format;
     int *pointer;

DESCRIPTION
     scanf  reads from the standard input stream  stdin.   fscanf
     reads  from the named input stream.   sscanf reads from  the
     character  string  s.   unformat utilizes the  get  function
     argument   to  fetch  characters.    Each   function   reads
     characters,  interprets them according to format, and stores
     the  results  in  its remaining  arguments.   Each  function
     expects  as  arguments a control  string  format,  described
     below,  and a set of pointer arguments indicating where  the
     converted input should be stored.

     The    control    string   usually    contains    conversion
     specifications,  which  are used to direct interpretation of
     input sequences.  The control string may contain:

     1.    Blanks,  tabs or newlines,  which match optional white
           space in the input.

     2.    An  ordinary  character (not %) which must  match  the
           next character of the input stream.

     3.    Conversion specifications, consisting of the character
           %,  an optional assignment suppressing character *, an
           optional   numerical  maximum  field  width,   and   a
           conversion character.

     A  conversion  specification directs the conversion  of  the
     next  input  field;  the result is placed  in  the  variable
     pointed to by the corresponding argument,  unless assignment
     suppression  was indicated by *.   An input field is defined
     as a string of non-space characters;  it extends to the next
     inappropriate  character  or  until  the  field  width,   if
     specified, is exhausted.

     The conversion character indicates the interpretation of the
     input field; the corresponding pointer argument must usually
     be   of  a  restricted  type.    The  following   conversion
     characters are legal:

     %     a  single '%' is expected in the input at this  point;
           no assignment is done.

     d     a  decimal  integer  is  expected;  the  corresponding
           argument should be an integer pointer.

     o     an  octal  integer  is  expected;   the  corresponding
           argument should be an integer pointer.

     x     a hexadecimal integer is expected;  the  corresponding
           argument should be an integer pointer.

     s     a  character  string is  expected;  the  corresponding
           argument should be a character pointer pointing to  an
           array  of characters large enough to accept the string
           and  a terminating NULL,  which will  be  added.   The
           input  field  is terminated by a space character or  a
           newline.

     c     a  character is expected;  the corresponding  argument
           should  be a character pointer.   The normal skip over
           space characters is suppressed in this case;  to  read
           the next non-space character,  try '%1s'.   If a field
           width  is  given,  the corresponding  argument  should
           refer to a character array,  and the indicated  number
           of characters is read.

     e     a floating point number is expected; the next field is
     f     converted   accordingly   and   stored   through   the
           corresponding argument, which should be a pointer to a
           float.  The input format for floating point numbers is
           an   optionally  signed  string  of  digits   possibly
           containing  a decimal point,  followed by an  optional
           exponent  field consisting of an E or e followed by an
           optionally signed integer.

     [     indicates  a  string  not to  be  delimited  by  space
           characters.   The left bracket is followed by a set of
           characters and a right bracket; the characters between
           the brackets define a set of characters making up  the
           string.  If the first character is not circumflex (^),
           or tilde (~),  the input field is all characters until
           the  first  character  not  in  the  set  between  the
           brackets;  if  the  first  character  after  the  left
           bracket is ^ (or ~), the input field is all characters
           until  the  first character which is in the  remaining
           set   of   characers  between   the   brackets.    The
           corresponding  argument  must  point  to  a  character
           array.

     The conversion characters d,  o and x may be capitalized  or
     preceeded  by  l to indicate that a pointer to  long  rather
     than  to  int  is in  the  argument  list.   Similarly,  the
     conversion  characters e or f may be capitalized or preceded
     by  L  to indicate a pointer to double rather than to float.
     The conversion characters d,  o and x may be preceeded by  h
     to  indicate  a pointer to short rather than  to  int.   The
     conversion  hd  may  be shortened to only h  to  conform  to
     Kernighan and Ritchie (Reference 2).

     The  scanf  functions  return  the  number  of  successfully
     matched  and  assigned  input items.   This can be  used  to
     decide how many input items were found.  The constant EOF is
     returned upon end of input; note that this is different from
     zero, which means that no conversion was done; if conversion
     was  intended,   it  was  frustrated  by  an   inappropriate
     character in the input.

     For example, the call

           int i;
           float x;
           char name[50];
           scanf( "%d%f%s", &i, &x, name);

     with the input line

           25  54.32E-1  synott

     will assign to i the value 25,  x the value 5.432,  and name
     will contain 'synott'.  Or,

           int i;
           float x;
           char name[50];
           scanf("%2d%f%*d%[1234567890]", &i, &x, name);

     with input

           56789  0123  56a72

     will assign 56 to i,  789.0 to x, skip '0123', and place the
     string  '56' in name.   The next call to getchar will return
     'a'.

     The get argument of the unformat function itself uses a mode
     argument: get(TRUE) is assumed to perform a character input,
     and get(FALSE) does an unget on the last character fetched.


SEE ALSO
     atof, getc, printf

DIAGNOSTICS
     The scanf functions return EOF on end of input,  and a short
     count for missing or illegal data items.

BUGS
     The   success   of  incompatible  types  is   not   directly
     determinable.
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.hescreen i/o                                             screen i/o

                       Screen Input/Output

NAME
     altscrn,  clrscrn,  cursor,  eraeol,  eraeop, home, iniscrn,
     normscrn, putscrn, uniscrn

SYNOPSIS
     #include <scrnio.h>

     BOOL altscrn()

     VOID clrscrn()

     BOOL cursor(r, c)
     int r, c;

     BOOL eraeol(r, c)
     int r, c;

     BOOL eraeop(r, c)
     int r, c;

     VOID home()

     VOID iniscrn()

     BOOL normscrn()

     METACHAR putscrn(c)
     int c;

     VOID uniscrn()

DESCRIPTION
     altscrn  begins the alternate-intensity mode.   If this is a
     system supported function,  altscrn returns TRUE; if not, it
     returns FALSE.

     clrscrn  clears and erases the terminal screen  and  returns
     the cursor to the home position.

     cursor  positions  the  cursor  at  row  r,  column  c.   If
     successful,  this  function returns TRUE.   If a  coordinate
     addreessing error is sensed, it will return FALSE.

     eraeol  erases row r from column c to the end of  the  line.
     It will return TRUE if successful, or FALSE on improper r or
     c.  The cursor is positioned at row r, column c afterward.

     eraeop  erases from row r,  column c to the end of the page.
     TRUE  is  normally returned;   improper r or  c  will  cause
     eraeop to return FALSE.   The cursor is positioned at row r,
     column c afterward.

     home  moves  the  cursor to row zero,  column  zero  of  the
     terminal.

     iniscrn  sends the initialization sequence to the  terminal,
     if it exists.

     normscrn begins the normal-intensity mode.   It returns TRUE
     if this function is supported, or FALSE if not.

     putscrn sends the character c to the terminal in  unbuffered
     mode.    outcol[STDOUT]  and  outrow[STDOUT]  are  correctly
     updated, ie., putscrn will be ignored if the screen size has
     been exceeded.

     uniscrn   sends   the  un-initialization  sequence  to   the
     terminal, if it exits.

     Global  variables outrow[STDOUT] and outcol[STDOUT] hold the
     current position of the cursor at all times.

     scrnio.h  is  the data file which declares all  global  data
     necessary  for the use of these terminal display  functions.
     scrnio.h should be included before stdio.h in every  program
     using screen i/o functions.

     Row  0  is  the topmost row,  and column 0 is  the  leftmost
     column.

BUGS
     These functions may not operate on systems in which terminal
     output cannot be direct.
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.hesetbuf                                                     setbuf

                          Assign Buffer

NAME
     setbuf

SYNOPSIS
     VOID setbuf(fp, buffer)
     FAST FILE *fp;
     BUFFER buffer;

DESCRIPTION
     setbuf is used after a stream has been opened but before  it
     is read or written.   If fp already has a buffer assigned to
     it,  it causes the character array buffer to be used instead
     of  an  automatically  allocated buffer.   Any data  in  the
     existing buffer is lost.   If buffer is the constant pointer
     NULL, input/output will be completely unbuffered.

     Use  of setbuf(stdin,  NULL) at the beginning of  a  program
     assures that terminal input will be unbuffered.

BUGS
     Unbuffered     terminal    input    depends    on    whether
     read(0, buffer, 1)   returns  a  byte  immediately   or   is
     internally buffered for line editing purposes.
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.hesgn                                                           sgn

                          Sign Function

NAME
     sgn

SYNOPSIS
     double sgn(x)
     double x;

DESCRIPTION
     sgn will return the double sgn function of x,  i.e., +1, -1,
     or  0,  accordingly as x is  positive,  negative,  or  zero,
     respectively.

     SGN  is  the macro in header file defs.h which performs  the
     same  function,  except for side effects,  and on all signed
     numeric types.
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.hesimpson                                                   simpson

             Integration by Simpson's Modified Rule

NAME
     simpson

SYNOPSIS
     double simpson(func, lowlim, uplim, n)
     double (*func)(), lowlim, uplim;
     int n;

DESCRIPTION
     simpson  integrates  the function func from lowlim to  uplim
     using 2n points,  according to the Simpson integration rule.
     The error value is given by

          e = -(n * h5/90) * funciv(x)

     where  h  =  (uplim - lowlim)/(2n) and lowlim < x  <  uplim.
     (see Reference 3, formula 25.4.6)
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.hesin                                                           sin

                     Trigonometric Functions

NAME
     sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2, cotan

SYNOPSIS
     #include <mathcons.h>

     double sin(x)
     double x;

     double cos(x)
     double x;

     double tan(x)
     double x;

     double asin(x)
     double x;

     double acos(x)
     double x;

     double atan(x)
     double x;

     double atan2(x, y)
     double x, y;

     double cotan(x)
     double x;

DESCRIPTION
     All  of these functions were programmed using the algorithms
     given  in Software Manual for the Elementary Functions  (see
     Reference 5).

     sin,  cos  and tan return trigonometric functions of  radian
     arguments.   The magnitude of the argument should be checked
     by the caller to make sure the result is  meaningful.   (see
     Reference 5, pp. 125-149 and 150-173)

     asin returns the arc sin in the range -pi/2 to +pi/2.

     acos returns the arc cosine in the range zero to pi.

     atan  returns  the  arc tangent of x in the range  -pi/2  to
     +pi/2.  (see Reference 5, pp. 194-216)

     atan2 returns the arc tangent of x/y in the range -pi to +pi.

     cotan returns the cotangent of x.

DIAGNOSTICS
     Arguments  of  magnitude greater than unity cause  asin  and
     acos to return value 0;  errno is set to EDOM.  The value of
     tan at its singular points is INFINITY,  and errno is set to
     ERANGE.

BUGS
     The  value  of tan for arguments greater  than  MAXANGLE  is
     garbage.
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.hesinh                                                         sinh

                      Hyperbolic Functions

NAME
     sinh, cosh, tanh

SYNOPSIS
     #include <mathtyp.h>

     double sinh(x)
     double x;

     double cosh(x)
     double x;

     double tanh(x)
     double x;

DESCRIPTION
     These  functions compute the designated hyperbolic functions
     for real arguments.

     All  were programmed using the algorithms given in  Software
     Manual  for the Elementary Functions (see Reference  5,  pp.
     217-238 and 239-255).

DIAGNOSTICS
     sinh  and cosh return INFINITY of appropriate sign when  the
     correct value would overflow.
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.hesortH                                                       sortH

                         Sort Functions

NAME
     sortH, sortS, sortQ, sortB, qsort

SYNOPSIS
     VOID sortH(n, comp, exch)
     int n, (*comp)();
     VOID (*exch)();

     VOID sortS(n, comp, exch)
     int n, (*comp)();
     VOID (*exch)();

     VOID sortQ(n, comp, exch)
     int n, (*comp)();
     VOID (*exch)();

     VOID sortB(n, comp, exch)
     int n, (*comp)();
     VOID (*exch)();

     VOID qsort(base, n, width, compar)
     STRING base;
     int n, width, (*compar)();

DESCRIPTION
     Each  of  these functions will sort an array of size n  with
     respect  to  a  comparison function  comp(i,  j),  which  is
     positive,  if and only if elements i and j of the array  are
     out  of order.    The exch(i,  j) function exchanges the ith
     and jth elements of the array.   The name and type of  array
     are unknown to the sort routines,  but must,  of course,  be
     known to exch and comp.

     sortH   uses  the heapsort algorithm,  with time  complexity
     O(n * log(n)).  (See Reference 10, pp. 87-92.)

     sortS uses the Shell sort algorithm, with time complexity of
     about O(n1.5). (See References 2 and 9.)

     sortQ   uses  the  quicksort algorithm,  of time  complexity
     O(n * log(n)) to O(n2).  (See Reference 11.)

     sortB performs a bubble-sort in which large values bubble up
     and low values shuttle down in the array, O(n) to O(n2).

     qsort  is another implementation of the quicksort algorithm.
     The base is a pointer to the beginning of the data; n is the
     number  of  elements;  third is the width of an  element  in
     bytes;  last  is  the name of the comparison routine  to  be
     called  with two arguments,  pointers to the elements  being
     compared.   The  comparison must return an  integer  greater
     than zero if and only if the elements being compared are out
     of sort.
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.hetolower                                                   tolower

               Conversion to Lower and Upper Case

NAME
     tolower, toupper

SYNOPSIS
     char tolower(c)
     int c;

     char toupper(c)
     int c;

DESCRIPTION
     tolower returns the lower case of c,  if c is an  upper-case
     letter.

     toupper  returns the upper case of c,  if c is a  lower-case
     letter.

     TOLOWER  and  TOUPPER are the macros found  in  header  file
     ctype.h  which are identical to the functions above,  except
     for side-effects.
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.heungetc                                                     ungetc

              Push Character Back into Input Stream

NAME
     ungetc

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     int ungetc(c, stream)
     int c;
     FILE *stream;

DESCRIPTION
     ungetc pushes the character c back on an input stream.  That
     character  will  be returned by the next getc call  on  that
     stream.  ungetc returns c.

     One  character of pushback is guaranteed provided  something
     has  been  read from the stream and the stream  is  actually
     buffered.

     fseek erases all memory of pushed back characters.

SEE ALSO
     getc, fseek

DIAGNOSTICS
     ungetc returns EOF if c is EOF.
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.PN 1
.FO                                5-#
             5. C U S T O M I Z A T I O N   N O T E S 

     There  are  approximately 162 functions and  167  parameters
(constants, macros, and global variables) names in the portable C
subroutine library.  Of these, 12 are system functions, for which
source  code is not included,  and another 145 functions and  152
parameters that are machine-independent.  One of the system-level
functions and the remaining 5 functions and 56 parameters must be
customized  to the ideosyncracies of the host  environment.   The
system interface functions are listed in Table 5-1,  the elements
that  must  be given attention are listed in Table 5-2,  and  the
machine-independent  elements  are  given  in  Table  5-3.    All
elements are listed in Table 5-4.

     The  procedures  for effecting the needed changes  from  the
distribution  source  is  contained  in  the  remainder  of  this
section.
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                   Table 5-1: PORTABLE C LIBRARY SYSTEM INTERFACE

Element      Type       File                    Description

close        function   csys.lib     Close file OS interface.
creat        function   csys.lib     Create file function, OS interface.
exit         function   csys.lib     Close all files and terminate program.
lseek        function   csys.lib     Move file position using arg as offset.
open         function   csys.lib     Open file for operation, OS interface.
read         function   csys.lib     Read from stream into buffer: OS interfc
rename       function   csys.lib     Rename a file: OS interface.
sbrk         function   csys.lib     Set pointer to available memory: OS i/f.
unlink       function   csys.lib     Unlink a file name from a file (delete).
write        function   csys.lib     File write OS interface.
_exit        function   csys.lib     Immediate termination of program.

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        Table 5-2: PORTABLE C LIBRARY COMPILER- & SYSTEM-DEPENDENT ELEMENTS

Element      Type       File                    Description

ALIGN        typedef    stdtyp.h     K & R storage allocation header aligner.
ALTSCRN      TEXT       scrnio.h     Terminal into alternate intensity string
astof        function   atof.c       ASCII number to (double) float. Pointer.
BIG10X       constant   mathcons.h   Largest 10^(2^(BIG10X -1)) < INFINITY
BIGX         constant   mathcons.h   16 * log2(INFINITY) - 1
BUFSIZ       constant   stdio.h      I/O stream buffer size.
CB4L         TBOOL      scrnio.h     Column-before-row boolean.
chrstc       function   chrstc.c     Return int characteristic of double.
CLEARSCREEN  TEXT       scrnio.h     Terminal clear-screen string.
COFFSET      tiny       scrnio.c     Cursor lead-in column offset value.
CRINSUP      constant   stdio.h      Set TRUE to suppress CR text input.
CROUTADD     constant   stdio.h      Set true to echo '\n' with CR.
DPRECISION   constant   mathcons.h   (int) PRECISION
EDOM         constant   errno.h      Function argument not in defined domain.
EOF          constant   defs.h       Standard End-of-File value.
ERAEOLN      TEXT       scrnio.c     Terminal Erase-to-End-of-Line string.
ERAEOPG      TEXT       scrnio.h     Terminal erase-to-end-of-page string.
fint         function   fint.c       Float (double) INTeger-part function.
ftoa         function   ftoa.c       Float (double) to ASCII conversion.
HEIGHT       tiny       scrnio.h     Terminal height, number of lines.
HOME         string     scrnio.h     Terminal cursor-to-home (0,0) string.
INFINITY     constant   mathcons.h   Largest double value on this machine.
INFINLEG     constant   math.cons    INFINITY / ROOTTWO.
ldexp        function   frexp.c      Load exponent (multiply by power of 2).
LEADIN       TEXT       scrnio.h     Cursor lead-in sequence.
LEAST        constant   mathcons.h   Least double representable in machine.
LINDELETE    TEXT       scrnio.c     Terminal line-delete string.
LININSERT    TEXT       scrnio.h     Terminal line-delete string.
LOGINFINITY  constant   mathcons.h   Largest argument of log function.
LOGLEAST     constant   mathcons.h   Log of smallest machine number
mathcons.h   header     mathcons.h   Constant file for math functions.
MAXCHANNELS  constant   global.h     Maximum number of i/o channels at once.
MAXEXP       constant   mathcons.h   Largest numeric characteristic.
MAXEXPG      constant   mathcons.h   MAXEXP - 3 guard bits.
MAXLINE      constant   stdio.h      Maximum no. of chars. on input line.
MAXSTREAM    constant   stdio.h      Maximum number of buffered i/o streams.
MINEXP       constant   mathcons.h   Characteristic of least machine double.
MINEXPG      constant   mathcons.h   MINEXP + 3 guard bits.
NALLOC       constant   stdtyp.h     No. of HEADER units for malloc().
NORMSCRN     TEXT       scrnio.h     Terminal string, return normal intensity
PMODE        constant   stdio.h      fopen() protection mode (for UNIX).
PRECISION    constant   mathcons.h   -log10(WASHOUT).
RCENDER      TEXT       scrnio.h     Row-column lead-in terminator.
RCSEPARATOR  TEXT       scrnio.h     Cursor row, column separator string.
rename       function   csys.lib     Rename a file: OS interface.
ROFFSET      tiny       scrnio.h     Cursor lead-in row offset value.
RTHLFINF     constant   mathcons.h   sqrt(INFINITY / 2).
SCRNINI      TEXT       scrnio.h     Initialize-terminal string.
SCRNUNI      TEXT       scrnio.h     Terminal un-initialize string.
SCRNWRAP     TBOOL      scrnio.h     Signal for auto terminal wrap-around.
SMALLX       constant   mathcons.h   16 * log2(LEAST) + 1.0

          PORTABLE C LIBRARY COMPILER- & SYSTEM-DEPENDENT  ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File                    Description

SYMLEAST     constant   mathcons.h   Symmetric Least value (1/SYMLEAST) exist
SYS_EOF      macro      stdio.h      System end-of-file marker, if any.
TANHXBIG     constant   mathcons     (No. sig bits + 2) * log(2) / 2
TBITS        typedef    stdtyp.h     Tiny (8 char min) for bit manipulation.
TBOOL        typedef    stdtyp.h     Tiny (8 char min) used tor boolean.
TERMINAL     TEXT       scrnio.h     Terminal identification string.
TINY         macro      stdtyp.h     rvalue for tiny.
USELAST      TBOOL      scrnio.h     Signal to use final terminal column.
UTINY        macro      stdtyp.h     rvalue for utiny.
WASHOUT      constant   mathcons.h   1.0 + (x < WASHOUT) = 1.0 to precision.
WIDTH        tiny       scrnio.h     Terminal width, number of characters.
XLT2ASCII    TBOOL      scrnio.h     Translate-to-ASCII boolean.
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             Table 5-3: PORTABLE C LIBRARY SYSTEM-INDEPENDENT ELEMENTS

Element      Type       File                    Description

ABS          macro      defs.h       Absolute value of any numeric type.
abs          function   abs.c        Absolute value function, int.
acos         function   asin.c       arc cosine, double.
allot        function   malloc.c     malloc() without header overhead.
altscrn      function   scrnio.c     Set terminal to alternate intensity.
AND          macro      defs.h       Logical "and" operator, &&.
asin         function   asin.c       Arc sine function, double.
astoi        function   atoi.c       ASCII int to int. Also returns pointer.
astol        function   atol.c       ASCII to long. Also returns pointer.
atan         function   atan.c       Arc tangent, double.
atan2        function   atan.c       Two-argument arc tangent, double.
atof         function   atof.c       ASCII to (double) float.
atoi         function   atoi.c       ASCII to int.
atol         function   atol.c       ASCII to long.
bitcount     function   bitcount.c   K & R function counts bits in argument.
BITS         typedef    stdtyp.h     Short used only for bit manipulation.
BOOL         typedef    stdtyp.h     Int used only for boolean.
BUFFER       typedef    stdtyp.h     Used only for pointers to char buffers.
calloc       function   malloc.c     C allocation for arrays.
cbrt         function   cbrt.c       Cube root function, double.
CBRTFOUR     constant   mathcons.h   Cube root of 4.
CBRTTWO      constant   mathcons.h   Cube root of 2.
ceil         function   floor.c      Ceiling function of double.
clearerr     macro      stdio.h      Reset error indicator on file stream.
clrscrn      function   scrnio.c     Clear terminal screen.
cos          function   sin.c        Cosine function, double.
cosh         function   cosh.c       Hyperbolic cosine, double.
cotan        function   tan.c        Cotangent function, double.
CURPOS       constant   stdio.h      Current file position seek indicator.
cursor       function   scrnio.c     Position terminal cursor at row, column.
eprintf      function   eprintf.c    Formatted print to stderr.
eputc        macro      stdio.c      Put character out to stderr.
eputs        function   eputs.c      Put string out to stderr.
eraeol       function   scrnio.c     Erase terminal screen to end of line.
eraeop       function   scrnio.c     Erase terminal screen to end of page.
ERANGE       constant   errno.h      Computed math value out of range.
erf          function   erf.c        Error function, double.
erfc         function   erf.c        Complimentary error function, double.
errno        short      global.h     Standard error variable.
exp          function   exp.c        Exponential function, double.
fabs         function   fabs.c       Absolute value function, double.
FADEOUT      constant   mathcons.h   Magnitude of washout term in Taylor ser.
FAIL         constant   defs.h       Standard Failure value.
FALSE        constant   defs.h       Standard False value.
fclosall     function   putc.c       Close all buffered i/o streams.
fclose       function   fopen.c      Close file using descriptor.
feof         macro      stdio.h      Evaluate end-of-file status, int.
ferror       macro      stdio.h      Boolean for file i/o error.
fflush       function   fopen.c      Flush file buffers to the medium.
fgets        function   fgets.c      Get string from file (buffered).

               PORTABLE C LIBRARY SYSTEM-INDEPENDENT ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File                    Description

FILE         typedef    stdio.h      Standard file type declaration.
FILEND       constant   stdio.h      File end seek position designator.
fileno       macro      stdio.h      Return file descriptor of stream.
floor        function   floor.c      Floor function, double.
flush        function   putc.c       Flush output buffer when char overflow.
fmax         function   fminmax.c    Maximum of a, b, double.
fmin         function   fminmax.c    Minimum of a, b, double.
fopen        function   fopen.c      Open file for buffered operation.
FOREVER      macro      defs.h       Same as "for (::)".
format       function   format.c     Basic output format utility.
FOURTHLOG2   constant   mathcons.h   log(2) / 4
fprintf      function   fprintf.c    Formatted output to file.
fputs        function   fputs.c      Put string out to file, unformatted.
frac         function   frac.c       Fractional-part function, double.
fread        function   fread.c      Buffered read from file.
free         function   malloc.c     Free previously allocated storage.
frexp        function   frexp.c      Fraction (mantissa) and exponent, double
fscanf       function   fscanf.c     Formatted scan inputs from file.
fseek        function   fseek.c      Buffered file reposition function.
ftell        function   ftell.c      Return current file offset from origin.
fwrite       function   fwrite.c     Buffered write to file.
getbuf       function   getbuf.c     Get an i/o buffer from allot().
getc         function   getc.c       Get character from file.
getca        function   getc.c       Get ASCII char from buffered i/o stream.
getchar      macro      stdio.c      Get character from stdin.
getf         function   getf.c       Prompt and get double from stdin.
geti         function   geti.c       Prompt and get integer from stdin.
getl         function   getl.c       Prompt and get long from stdin.
getns        function   getns.c      Prompt and get string from stdin.
gets         function   gets.c       Get string from stdin.
GLOBAL       macro      stdtyp.h     Pseudo storage class (extern) for port.
GZ           macro      defs.h       Greater than Zero, GZ(x) = (x>0? x : 0)
HALFLOG2e    constant   mathcons.h   log2(e) / 4
HEADER       typedef    stdtyp.h     K & R storage allocation block type.
home         function   scrnio.c     Home the terminal cursor.
hypot        function   hypot.c      Compute hypotenuse of right triangle.
index        function   index.c      Find position of char in string arg.
iniscrn      function   scrnio.c     Initialize terminal screen output.
inverf       function   inverf.c     Inverse of error function, erf, double.
inverfc      function   inverf.c     Inverse of complementart error function.
INVPI        constant   mathcons.h   1.0 / pi
IObuffs      buffers    stdio.h      I/O buffers for buffered streams.
IS           macro      defs.h       Logical equivalence operator, ==.
isalnum      function   isalnum.c    True if arg is alpha or number.
ISALNUM      macro      ctype.h      True if arg is alpha or number.
isalpha      function   isalpha.c    True if arg is alpha.
ISALPHA      macro      ctype.h      True if arg is alpha.
isascii      function   isascii.c    True if arg is < 128.
ISASCII      macro      ctype.h      True if arg < 128.
iscntrl      function   iscntrl.c    True if arg is control or DEL character.

             PORTABLE C LIBRARY SYSTEM-INDEPENDENT ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File                    Description

ISCNTRL      macro      ctype.h      True if arg is control or DEL character.
isdigit      function   isdigit.c    True if arg is decimal digit.
ISDIGIT      macro      ctype.h      True if arg is decimal digit.
ishex        function   ishex.c      Returns TRUE if argument is hex number.
islower      function   islower.c    True if arg is lower-case alpha.
ISLOWER      macro      ctype.h      True if arg is lower case alpha.
ISNT         macro      defs.h       Logical non-equivalence operator, !=.
ISOCTAL      macro      ctype.h      True if arg is octal character.
isoctal      function   isoctal.c    Returns TRUE if argument is octal digit.
isok         function   isok.c       Prompts and accepts y/n answer.
isprint      function   isprint.c    True if arg is printable character.
ISPRINT      macro      ctype.h      True if arg is printable character.
ispunct      function   ispunct.c    True if arg is punctuation.
ISPUNCT      macro      ctype.h      True if arg is not cntrl or alphanum.
isspace      function   isspace.c    True if arg is space, tab, or newline.
ISSPACE      macro      ctype.h      True if arg is space, tab, or newline.
isupper      function   isupper.c    True if arg is upper-case alpha.
ISUPPER      macro      ctype        True if arg is upper case alpha.
itoa         function   itoa.c       Integer-to-Ascii conversion.
itoab        function   itoa.c       Based int-ASCII conversion.
labs         function   labs.c       Absolute value function, long.
LBITS        typedef    stdtyp.h     Long used only for bit manipulation.
liberate     function   malloc.c     free() without header overhead.
lmax         function   lminmax.c    Maximum of a, b: long.
lmin         function   lminmax.c    Minimum of a, b: long.
log          function   log.c        Natural logarithm, double.
log10        function   log10.c      Common logarithm, double.
LOG10e       constant   mathcons.h   Log of e base 10.
LOG10two     constant   mathcons.h   log of 2 base 10.
log2         function   log2.c       Logarithm, base 2, double.
LOG2         constant   mathcons.h   Natural log of 2.
LOG2e        constant   mathcons.h   Log of e base 2.
LOGe10       constant   mathcons.h   log of 10 base e.
ltoa         function   ltoa.c       Long-to-ASCII conversion.
ltoab        function   ltoa.c       Long to base conversion.
LURSHIFT     macro      defs.h       Long Unsigned Right Shift long n, b bits
malloc       function   malloc.c     Storage allocator: get memory from OS.
max          function   max.c        Maximum of two integers.
MAX          macro      defs.h       Maximum value of any two numbers.
MAXANGLE     constant   mathcons.h   Maximum trigonometric angle, pi * 2^25.
METACHAR     typedef    stdtyp.h     Augmented char to include EOF value.
min          function   min.c        Minimum of two integer values.
MIN          macro      defs.h       Minimum value of any two numeric values.
modf         function   modf.c       Fraction and integer parts, double.
NO           constant   defs.h       Standard NOt true value.
normscrn     function   scrnio.c     Return terminal to normal intensity.
NOT          macro      defs.h       Logical negation operator, !.
nprob        function   nprob.c      Normal probability function.
nprobc       function   nprob.c      Normal probability tail function, double
NULL         constant   defs.h       Standard NULL pointer value.

             PORTABLE C LIBRARY SYSTEM-INDEPENDENT ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File                    Description

OR           macro      defs.h       Logical inclusive-or operator, ||.
ORIGIN       constant   stdio.h      Beginning of file seek designator.
outcol       int array  global.h     Global variable, output column for chan.
outrow       int array  global.h     Global variable, output row for channel.
PI           constant   mathcons.h   pi
PIover2      constant   mathcons.h   pi / 2
PIover3      constant   mathcons.h   pi / 3
PIover4      constant   mathcons.h   pi / 4
PIover6      constant   mathcons.h   pi / 6
pow          function   pow.c        Power: raise x to y power, double.
printf       function   printf.c     Formatted print to stdout.
progname     TEXT       global.h     Standard global string to hold prog name
putc         function   putc.c       Buffered char output to stream.
putca        function   putc.c       Buffered ASCII character output.
putchar      macro      stdio.h      Put car out to stdout.
puts         function   puts.c       Put string out to stdout.
putscrn      function   scrnio.c     Put character directly to screen, unbuff
qsort        function   qsort.c      Quicksort an array.
randexp      function   randexp.c    Random number, double, exponential dist.
randize      function   random.c     Seed the random number generator.
randnorm     function   randnorm.c   Random number, double, normal distrib.
random       function   random.c     Random number, double, uniform distrib.
ratfun       function   ratfun.c     Rational function evaluation, double.
realloc      function   realloc.c    Change storage allocator block size.
redirbuf     function   redirbuf.c   Set redirected i/o buffer size.
rewind       function   rewind.c     Rewind buffered i/o medium to beginning.
rindex       function   rindex.c     Find last occurrence of char in string.
rknstep      function   rknstep.c    4-th order Runge-Kutta n-th order DE.
rkstep       function   rkstep.c     4-th order Runge-Kutta 1-st order DE.
ROOTHALF     constant   mathcons.h   sqrt(0.5)
ROOTTWO      constant   mathcons.h   sqrt(2.0)
round        function   round.c      Round to nearest integer, double.
scanf        function   scanf.c      Formatted scan input from stdin.
setbuf       function   setbuf.c     Assign memory buffer to i/o stream.
SGN          macro      defs.h       Sign value: +1, 0, -1, any numeric type.
sgn          function   sgn.c        Sign function: +1, 0, -1, double.
simpson      function   simpson.c    Integration by Simpson's modified rule.
sin          function   sin.c        Sine function, double.
sinh         function   sinh.c       Hyperbolic sine, double.
sortB        function   sortB.c      Bubble-sort array in memory, in-place.
sortH        function   sortH.c      Heapsort an array, in-place in memory.
sortQ        function   sortQ.c      Quicksort memory array, in place.
sortS        function   sortS.c      Shell-sort memory array, in-place.
sprintf      function   sprintf.c    Formatted output to string buffer.
sqrt         function   sqrt.c       Square-root function, double.
SQRT3        constant   mathcons.h   sqrt(3)
SQRT3m1      constant   mathcons.h   sqrt(3.0) - 1.0
sscanf       function   sscanf.c     Formated scan input from string.
STDERR       constant   stdio.h      Standard error output device number.
stderr       macro      stdio.h      Standard buffered i/o error stream.

             PORTABLE C LIBRARY SYSTEM-INDEPENDENT ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File                    Description

STDIN        constant   stdio.h      Standard input device number.
stdin        macro      stdio.h      Standard buffered input stream.
STDOUT       constant   stdio.h      Standard output device number.
stdout       macro      stdio.h      Standard buffered output stream.
stradd       function   stradd.c     Multiple string concatenation.
strcat       function   strcat.c     Concatenate two strings.
strcmp       function   strcmp.c     Compare two strings lexicographically.
strcpy       function   strcpy.c     copy one string to another.
streql       function   streql.c     Returns TRUE if strings are equal.
strindex     function   strindex.c   Locate one string in another.
STRING       typedef    stdtyp.h     Used only for pointers to strings.
strlen       function   strlen.c     Compute length of string.
strncat      function   strncat      Concatenate strings up to n chars.
strncmp      function   strncmp.c    Compare strings up to n chars.
strncpy      function   strncpy.c    Copy one string to another, up to n char
strsave      function   strsave.c    Save (copy) a string to heap storage.
SUCCESS      constant   defs.h       Standard non-FAIL value.
TABSTOP      macro      stdio.h      Number of spaces per tab stop.
tan          function   tan.c        Tangent function, double.
tanh         function   tanh.c       Hyperbolic tangent, double.
TEXT         typedef    stdtyp.h     Used only for ASCII printable characters
tiny         typedef    stdtyp.h     A char used for signed int work.
tolower      function   tolower.c    Convert arg to lower-case, if upper.
TOLOWER      macro      ctype.h      Convert arg to lower-case, if upper.
toupper      function   toupper.c    Convert to upper case, if lower.
TOUPPER      macro      ctype.h      Convert arg to upper case, if lower.
TRUE         constant   defs.h       Standard truth value.
TWOLOG2e     constant   mathcons.h   2 * log2(e)
TWOmSQRT3    constant   mathcons.h   2 - sqrt(3)
TWOoverPI    constant   mathcons.h   2.0 / pi
unformat     function   unformat.c   Basic scan function, arbitrary medium.
ungetc       function   ungetc.c     Put char back into input stream.
uniscrn      function   scrnio.c     Uninitialize terminal screen.
urandom      function   random.c     Random number, unsigned, uniform distrib
URSHIFT      macro      defs.h       Unsigned Right Shift, unsigned n, b bits
utiny        typedef    stdtyp.h     A char used for unsigned int work.
utoa         function   utoa.c       Unsigned to ASCII conversion.
VOID         typedef    stdtyp.h     Used for function returning no value.
YES          constant   defs.h       Standard truth value.
_ALLBUFF     constant   stdio.h      Allocated buffer flag mask.
_BUSY        constant   stdio.h      File open (busy) flag mask.
_EOF         constant   stdio.h      Buffered  stream end-of-file flag mask.
_IOERR       constant   stdio.h      Buffered stream i/o error mask.
_RDONLY      constant   stdio.h      File open signal to read only.
_RDWRIT      constant   stdio.h      File open signal for read and write.
_WRONLY      constant   stdio.h      File open signal for write-only access.
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                      Table 5-4: PORTABLE C LIBRARY ELEMENTS

Element      Type       File      Portable                 Description

ABS          macro      defs.h       yes        Absolute value of any numeric type.
abs          function   abs.c        yes        Absolute value function, int.
acos         function   asin.c       yes        arc cosine, double.
ALIGN        typedef    stdtyp.h     customize  K & R storage allocation header aligner.
allot        function   malloc.c     yes        malloc() without header overhead.
altscrn      function   scrnio.c     yes        Set terminal to alternate intensity.
ALTSCRN      TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Terminal into alternate intensity string
AND          macro      defs.h       yes        Logical "and" operator, &&.
asin         function   asin.c       yes        Arc sine function, double.
astof        function   atof.c       customize  ASCII number to (double) float. Pointer.
astoi        function   atoi.c       yes        ASCII int to int. Also returns pointer.
astol        function   atol         yes        ASCII to long. Also returns pointer.
atan         function   atan.c       yes        Arc tangent, double.
atan2        function   atan.c       yes        Two-argument arc tangent, double.
atof         function   atof.c       yes        ASCII to (double) float.
atoi         function   atoi.c       yes        ASCII to int.
atol         function   atol.c       yes        ASCII to long.
BIG10X       constant   mathcons.h   customize  Largest 10^(2^(BIG10X -1)) < INFINITY
BIGX         constant   mathcons.h   customize  16 * log2(INFINITY) - 1
bitcount     function   bitcount.c   yes        K & R function counts bits in argument.
BITS         typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        Short used only for bit manipulation.
BOOL         typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        Int used only for boolean.
BUFFER       typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        Used only for pointers to char buffers.
BUFSIZ       constant   stdio.h      customize  I/O stream buffer size.
calloc       function   malloc.c     yes        C allocation for arrays.
CB4L         TBOOL      scrnio.h     customize  Column-before-row boolean.
cbrt         function   cbrt.c       yes        Cube root function, double.
CBRTFOUR     constant   mathcons.h   yes        Cube root of 4.
CBRTTWO      constant   mathcons.h   yes        Cube root of 2.
ceil         function   floor.c      yes        Ceiling function of double.
chrstc       function   chrstc.c     customize  Return int characteristic of double.
clearerr     macro      stdio.h      yes        Reset error indicator on file stream.
CLEARSCREEN  TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Terminal clear-screen string.
close        function   csys.lib     system     Close file OS interface.
clrscrn      function   scrnio.c     yes        Clear terminal screen.
COFFSET      tiny       scrnio.c     customize  Cursor lead-in column offset value.
cos          function   sin.c        yes        Cosine function, double.
cosh         function   cosh.c       yes        Hyperbolic cosine, double.
cotan        function   tan.c        yes        Cotangent function, double.
creat        function   csys.lib     system     Create file function, OS interface.
CRINSUP      constant   stdio.h      customize  Set TRUE to suppress CR text input.
CROUTADD     constant   stdio.h      customize  Set true to echo '\n' with CR.
CURPOS       constant   stdio.h      yes        Current file position seek indicator.
cursor       function   scrnio.c     yes        Position terminal cursor at row, column.
DPRECISION   constant   mathcons.h   customize  (int) PRECISION
EDOM         constant   errno.h      yes        Function argument not in defined domain.
EOF          constant   defs.h       yes        Standard End-of-File value.
eprintf      function   eprintf.c    yes        Formatted print to stderr.
eputc        macro      stdio.c      yes        Put character out to stderr.
eputs        function   eputs.c      yes        Put string out to stderr.
eraeol       function   scrnio.c     yes        Erase terminal screen to end of line.

                       PORTABLE C LIBRARY ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File      Portable                 Description

ERAEOLN      TEXT       scrnio.c     customize  Terminal Erase-to-End-of-Line string.
eraeop       function   scrnio.c     yes        Erase terminal screen to end of page.
ERAEOPG      TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Terminal erase-to-end-of-page string.
ERANGE       constant   errno.h      yes        Computed math value out of range.
erf          function   erf.c        yes        Error function, double.
erfc         function   erf.c        yes        Complimentary error function, double.
errno        short      global.h     yes        Standard error variable.
exit         function   csys.lib     system     Close all files and terminate program.
exp          function   exp.c        yes        Exponential function, double.
fabs         function   fabs.c       yes        Absolute value function, double.
FADEOUT      constant   mathcons.h   yes        Magnitude of washout term in Taylor ser.
FAIL         constant   defs.h       yes        Standard Failure value.
FALSE        constant   defs.h       yes        Standard False value.
FAST         macro      stdtyp.h     customize  Pseudo storage class (register).
fclosall     function   putc.c       yes        Close all buffered i/o streams.
fclose       function   fopen.c      yes        Close file using descriptor.
feof         macro      stdio.h      yes        Evaluate end-of-file status, int.
ferror       macro      stdio.h      yes        Boolean for file i/o error.
fflush       function   fopen.c      yes        Flush file buffers to the medium.
fgets        function   fgets.c      yes        Get string from file (buffered).
FILE         typedef    stdio.h      yes        Standard file type declaration.
FILEND       constant   stdio.h      yes        File end seek position designator.
fileno       macro      stdio.h      yes        Return file descriptor of stream.
fint         function   fint.c       customize  Float (double) INTeger-part function.
floor        function   floor.c      yes        Floor function, double.
flush        function   putc.c       yes        Flush output buffer when char overflow.
fmax         function   fminmax.c    yes        Maximum of a, b, double.
fmin         function   fminmax.c    yes        Minimum of a, b, double.
fopen        function   fopen.c      yes        Open file for buffered operation.
FOREVER      macro      defs.h       yes        Same as "for (::)".
format       function   format.c     yes        Basic output format utility.
FOURTHLOG2   constant   mathcons.h   yes        log(2) / 4
fprintf      function   fprintf.c    yes        Formatted output to file.
fputs        function   fputs.c      yes        Put string out to file, unformatted.
frac         function   frac.c       yes        Fractional-part function, double.
fread        function   fread.c      yes        Buffered read from file.
free         function   malloc.c     yes        Free previously allocated storage.
frexp        function   frexp.c      yes        Fraction (mantissa) and exponent, double
fscanf       function   fscanf.c     yes        Formatted scan inputs from file.
fseek        function   fseek.c      yes        Buffered file reposition function.
ftell        function   ftell.c      yes        Return current file offset from origin.
ftoa         function   ftoa.c       customize  Float (double) to ASCII conversion.
fwrite       function   fwrite.c     yes        Buffered write to file.
getbuf       function   getbuf.c     yes        Get an i/o buffer from allot().
getc         function   getc.c       yes        Get character from file.
getca        function   getc.c       yes        Get ASCII char from buffered i/o stream.
getchar      macro      stdio.c      yes        Get character from stdin.
getf         function   getf.c       yes        Prompt and get double from stdin.
geti         function   geti.c       yes        Prompt and get integer from stdin.
getl         function   getl.c       yes        Prompt and get long from stdin.

                       PORTABLE C LIBRARY ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File      Portable                 Description

getns        function   getns.c      yes        Prompt and get string from stdin.
gets         function   gets.c       yes        Get string from stdin.
GLOBAL       macro      stdtyp.h     yes        Pseudo storage class (extern) for port.
GZ           macro      defs.h       yes        Greater than Zero, GZ(x) = (x>0? x : 0)
HALFLOG2e    constant   mathcons.h   yes        log2(e) / 4
HEADER       typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        K & R storage allocation block type.
HEIGHT       tiny       scrnio.h     customize  Terminal height, number of lines.
home         function   scrnio.c     yes        Home the terminal cursor.
HOME         string     scrnio.h     customize  Terminal cursor-to-home (0,0) string.
hypot        function   hypot.c      yes        Compute hypotenuse of right triangle.
index        function   index.c      yes        Find position of char in string arg.
INFINITY     constant   mathcons.h   customize  Largest double value on this machine.
INFINLEG     constant   math.cons    customize  INFINITY / ROOTTWO.
iniscrn      function   scrnio.c     yes        Initialize terminal screen output.
inverf       function   inverf.c     yes        Inverse of error function, erf, double.
inverfc      function   inverf.c     yes        Inverse of complementart error function.
INVPI        constant   mathcons.h   yes        1.0 / pi
IObuffs      buffers    stdio.h      yes        I/O buffers for buffered streams.
IS           macro      defs.h       yes        Logical equivalence operator, ==.
isalnum      function   isalnum.c    yes        True if arg is alpha or number.
ISALNUM      macro      ctype.h      yes        True if arg is alpha or number.
isalpha      function   isalpha.c    yes        True if arg is alpha.
ISALPHA      macro      ctype.h      yes        True if arg is alpha.
isascii      function   isascii.c    yes        True if arg is < 128.
ISASCII      macro      ctype.h      yes        True if arg < 128.
iscntrl      function   iscntrl.c    yes        True if arg is control or DEL character.
ISCNTRL      macro      ctype.h      yes        True if arg is control or DEL character.
isdigit      function   isdigit.c    yes        True if arg is decimal digit.
ISDIGIT      macro      ctype.h      yes        True if arg is decimal digit.
ishex        function   ishex.c      yes        Returns TRUE if argument is hex number.
islower      function   islower.c    yes        True if arg is lower-case alpha.
ISLOWER      macro      ctype.h      yes        True if arg is lower case alpha.
ISNT         macro      defs.h       yes        Logical non-equivalence operator, !=.
ISOCTAL      macro      ctype.h      yes        True if arg is octal character.
isoctal      function   isoctal.c    yes        Returns TRUE if argument is octal digit.
isok         function   isok.c       yes        Prompts and accepts y/n answer.
isprint      function   isprint.c    yes        True if arg is printable character.
ISPRINT      macro      ctype.h      yes        True if arg is printable character.
ispunct      function   ispunct.c    yes        True if arg is punctuation.
ISPUNCT      macro      ctype.h      yes        True if arg is not cntrl or alphanum.
isspace      function   isspace.c    yes        True if arg is space, tab, or newline.
ISSPACE      macro      ctype.h      yes        True if arg is space, tab, or newline.
isupper      function   isupper.c    yes        True if arg is upper-case alpha.
ISUPPER      macro      ctype        yes        True if arg is upper case alpha.
itoa         function   itoa.c       yes        Integer-to-Ascii conversion.
itoab        function   itoa.c       yes        Based int-ASCII conversion.
labs         function   labs.c       yes        Absolute value function, long.
LBITS        typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        Long used only for bit manipulation.
ldexp        function   frexp.c      customize  Load exponent (multiply by power of 2).
LEADIN       TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Cursor lead-in sequence.

                       PORTABLE C LIBRARY ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File      Portable                 Description

LEAST        constant   mathcons.h   customize  Least double representable in machine.
liberate     function   malloc.c     yes        free() without header overhead.
LINDELETE    TEXT       scrnio.c     customize  Terminal line-delete string.
LININSERT    TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Terminal line-delete string.
lmax         function   lminmax.c    yes        Maximum of a, b: long.
lmin         function   lminmax.c    yes        Minimum of a, b: long.
LOCAL        macro      stdtyp.h     customize  Pseudo storage class (static) for port.
log          function   log.c        yes        Natural logarithm, double.
log10        function   log10.c      yes        Common logarithm, double.
LOG10e       constant   mathcons.h   yes        Log of e base 10.
LOG10two     constant   mathcons.h   yes        log of 2 base 10.
log2         function   log2.c       yes        Logarithm, base 2, double.
LOG2         constant   mathcons.h   yes        Natural log of 2.
LOG2e        constant   mathcons.h   yes        Log of e base 2.
LOGe10       constant   mathcons.h   yes        log of 10 base e.
LOGINFINITY  constant   mathcons.h   customize  Largest argument of log function.
LOGLEAST     constant   mathcons.h   customize  Log of smallest machine number
lseek        function   csys.lib     system     Move file position using arg as offset.
ltoa         function   ltoa.c       yes        Long-to-ASCII conversion.
ltoab        function   ltoa.c       yes        Long to base conversion.
LURSHIFT     macro      defs.h       yes        Long Unsigned Right Shift long n, b bits
malloc       function   malloc.c     yes        Storage allocator: get memory from OS.
max          function   max.c        yes        Maximum of two integers.
MAX          macro      defs.h       yes        Maximum value of any two numbers.
MAXANGLE     constant   mathcons.h   yes        Maximum trigonometric angle, pi * 2^25.
MAXCHANNELS  constant   global.h     customize  Maximum number of i/o channels at once.
MAXEXP       constant   mathcons.h   customize  Largest numeric characteristic.
MAXEXPG      constant   mathcons.h   customize  MAXEXP - 3 guard bits.
MAXLINE      constant   stdio.h      customize  Maximum no. of chars. on input line.
MAXSTREAM    constant   stdio.h      customize  Maximum number of buffered i/o streams.
METACHAR     typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        Augmented char to include EOF value.
min          function   min.c        yes        Minimum of two integer values.
MIN          macro      defs.h       yes        Minimum value of any two numeric values.
MINEXP       constant   mathcons.h   customize  Characteristic of least machine double.
MINEXPG      constant   mathcons.h   customize  MINEXP + 3 guard bits.
modf         function   modf.c       yes        Fraction and integer parts, double.
NALLOC       constant   stdtyp.h     customize  No. of HEADER units for malloc().
NO           constant   defs.h       yes        Standard NOt true value.
normscrn     function   scrnio.c     yes        Return terminal to normal intensity.
NORMSCRN     TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Terminal string, return normal intensity
NOT          macro      defs.h       yes        Logical negation operator, !.
nprob        function   nprob.c      yes        Normal probability function.
nprobc       function   nprob.c      yes        Normal probability tail function, double
NULL         constant   defs.h       yes        Standard NULL pointer value.
open         function   csys.lib     system     Open file for operation, OS interface.
OR           macro      defs.h       yes        Logical inclusive-or operator, ||.
ORIGIN       constant   stdio.h      yes        Beginning of file seek designator.
outcol       int array  global.h     yes        Global variable, output column for chan.
outrow       int array  global.h     yes        Global variable, output row for channel.
PI           constant   mathcons.h   yes        pi

                       PORTABLE C LIBRARY ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File      Portable                 Description

PIover2      constant   mathcons.h   yes        pi / 2
PIover3      constant   mathcons.h   yes        pi / 3
PIover4      constant   mathcons.h   yes        pi / 4
PIover6      constant   mathcons.h   yes        pi / 6
PMODE        constant   stdio.h      customize  fopen() protection mode (for UNIX).
pow          function   pow.c        yes        Power: raise x to y power, double.
PRECISION    constant   mathcons.h   customize  -log10(WASHOUT).
printf       function   printf.c     yes        Formatted print to stdout.
progname     TEXT       global.h     yes        Standard global string to hold prog name
putc         function   putc.c       yes        Buffered char output to stream.
putca        function   putc.c       yes        Buffered ASCII character output.
putchar      macro      stdio.h      yes        Put car out to stdout.
puts         function   puts.c       yes        Put string out to stdout.
putscrn      function   scrnio.c     yes        Put character directly to screen, unbuff
qsort        function   qsort.c      yes        Quicksort an array.
randexp      function   randexp.c    yes        Random number, double, exponential dist.
randize      function   random.c     yes        Seed the random number generator.
randnorm     function   randnorm.c   yes        Random number, double, normal distrib.
random       function   random.c     yes        Random number, double, uniform distrib.
ratfun       function   ratfun.c     yes        Rational function evaluation, double.
RCENDER      TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Row-column lead-in terminator.
RCSEPARATOR  TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Cursor row, column separator string.
read         function   csys.lib     system     Read from stream into buffer: OS interfc
realloc      function   realloc.c    yes        Change storage allocator block size.
redirbuf     function   redirbuf.c   yes        Set redirected i/o buffer size.
rename       function   csys.lib     customize  Rename a file: OS interface.
rewind       function   rewind.c     yes        Rewind buffered i/o medium to beginning.
rindex       function   rindex.c     yes        Find last occurrence of char in string.
rknstep      function   rknstep.c    yes        4-th order Runge-Kutta n-th order DE.
rkstep       function   rkstep.c     yes        4-th order Runge-Kutta 1-st order DE.
ROFFSET      tiny       scrnio.h     customize  Cursor lead-in row offset value.
ROOTHALF     constant   mathcons.h   yes        sqrt(0.5)
ROOTTWO      constant   mathcons.h   yes        sqrt(2.0)
round        function   round.c      yes        Round to nearest integer, double.
RTHLFINF     constant   mathcons.h   customize  sqrt(INFINITY / 2).
sbrk         function   csys.lib     system     Set pointer to available memory: OS i/f.
scanf        function   scanf.c      yes        Formatted scan input from stdin.
SCRNINI      TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Initialize-terminal string.
SCRNUNI      TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Terminal un-initialize string.
SCRNWRAP     TBOOL      scrnio.h     customize  Signal for auto terminal wrap-around.
setbuf       function   setbuf.c     yes        Assign memory buffer to i/o stream.
SGN          macro      defs.h       yes        Sign value: +1, 0, -1, any numeric type.
sgn          function   sgn.c        yes        Sign function: +1, 0, -1, double.
simpson      function   simpson.c    yes        Integration by Simpson's modified rule.
sin          function   sin.c        yes        Sine function, double.
sinh         function   sinh.c       yes        Hyperbolic sine, double.
SMALLX       constant   mathcons.h   customize  16 * log2(LEAST) + 1.0
sortB        function   sortB.c      yes        Bubble-sort array in memory, in-place.
sortH        function   sortH.c      yes        Heapsort an array, in-place in memory.
sortQ        function   sortQ.c      yes        Quicksort memory array, in place.

                       PORTABLE C LIBRARY ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File      Portable                 Description

sortS        function   sortS.c      yes        Shell-sort memory array, in-place.
sprintf      function   sprintf.c    yes        Formatted output to string buffer.
sqrt         function   sqrt.c       yes        Square-root function, double.
SQRT3        constant   mathcons.h   yes        sqrt(3)
SQRT3m1      constant   mathcons.h   yes        sqrt(3.0) - 1.0
sscanf       function   sscanf.c     yes        Formated scan input from string.
STDERR       constant   stdio.h      yes        Standard error output device number.
stderr       macro      stdio.h      yes        Standard buffered i/o error stream.
STDIN        constant   stdio.h      yes        Standard input device number.
stdin        macro      stdio.h      yes        Standard buffered input stream.
STDOUT       constant   stdio.h      yes        Standard output device number.
stdout       macro      stdio.h      yes        Standard buffered output stream.
stradd       function   stradd.c     yes        Multiple string concatenation.
strcat       function   strcat.c     yes        Concatenate two strings.
strcmp       function   strcmp.c     yes        Compare two strings lexicographically.
strcpy       function   strcpy.c     yes        copy one string to another.
streql       function   streql.c     yes        Returns TRUE if strings are equal.
strindex     function   strindex.c   yes        Locate one string in another.
STRING       typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        Used only for pointers to strings.
strlen       function   strlen.c     yes        Compute length of string.
strncat      function   strncat      yes        Concatenate strings up to n chars.
strncmp      function   strncmp.c    yes        Compare strings up to n chars.
strncpy      function   strncpy.c    yes        Copy one string to another, up to n char
strsave      function   strsave.c    yes        Save (copy) a string to heap storage.
SUCCESS      constant   defs.h       yes        Standard non-FAIL value.
SYMLEAST     constant   mathcons.h   customize  Symmetric Least value (1/SYMLEAST) exist
SYS_EOF      macro      stdio.h      customize  System end-of-file marker, if any.
TABSTOP      macro      stdio.h      yes        Number of spaces per tab stop.
tan          function   tan.c        yes        Tangent function, double.
tanh         function   tanh.c       yes        Hyperbolic tangent, double.
TANHXBIG     constant   mathcons     customize  (No. sig bits + 2) * log(2) / 2
TBITS        typedef    stdtyp.h     customize  Tiny (8 char min) for bit manipulation.
TBOOL        typedef    stdtyp.h     customize  Tiny (8 char min) used tor boolean.
TERMINAL     TEXT       scrnio.h     customize  Terminal identification string.
TEXT         typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        Used only for ASCII printable characters
tiny         typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        A char used for signed int work.
TINY         macro      stdtyp.h     customize  rvalue for tiny.
tolower      function   tolower.c    yes        Convert arg to lower-case, if upper.
TOLOWER      macro      ctype.h      yes        Convert arg to lower-case, if upper.
toupper      function   toupper.c    yes        Convert to upper case, if lower.
TOUPPER      macro      ctype.h      yes        Convert arg to upper case, if lower.
TRUE         constant   defs.h       yes        Standard truth value.
TWOLOG2e     constant   mathcons.h   yes        2 * log2(e)
TWOmSQRT3    constant   mathcons.h   yes        2 - sqrt(3)
TWOoverPI    constant   mathcons.h   yes        2.0 / pi
unformat     function   unformat.c   yes        Basic scan function, arbitrary medium.
ungetc       function   ungetc.c     yes        Put char back into input stream.
uniscrn      function   scrnio.c     yes        Uninitialize terminal screen.
unlink       function   csys.lib     system     Unlink a file name from a file (delete).
urandom      function   random.c     yes        Random number, unsigned, uniform distrib

                       PORTABLE C LIBRARY ELEMENTS (cont.)

Element      Type       File      Portable                 Description

URSHIFT      macro      defs.h       yes        Unsigned Right Shift, unsigned n, b bits
USELAST      TBOOL      scrnio.h     customize  Signal to use final terminal column.
utiny        typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        A char used for unsigned int work.
UTINY        macro      stdtyp.h     customize  rvalue for utiny.
utoa         function   utoa.c       yes        Unsigned to ASCII conversion.
VOID         typedef    stdtyp.h     yes        Used for function returning no value.
WASHOUT      constant   mathcons.h   customize  1.0 + (x < WASHOUT) = 1.0 to precision.
WIDTH        tiny       scrnio.h     customize  Terminal width, number of characters.
write        function   csys.lib     system     File write OS interface.
XLT2ASCII    TBOOL      scrnio.h     customize  Translate-to-ASCII boolean.
YES          constant   defs.h       yes        Standard truth value.
_ALLBUFF     constant   stdio.h      yes        Allocated buffer flag mask.
_BUSY        constant   stdio.h      yes        File open (busy) flag mask.
_EOF         constant   stdio.h      yes        Buffered  stream end-of-file flag mask.
_exit        function   csys.lib     system     Immediate termination of program.
_IOERR       constant   stdio.h      yes        Buffered stream i/o error mask.
_RDONLY      constant   stdio.h      yes        File open signal to read only.
_RDWRIT      constant   stdio.h      yes        File open signal for read and write.
_WRONLY      constant   stdio.h      yes        File open signal for write-only access.
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Customization Procedure

     To  customize and install the C language portable subroutine
(function)  library on a new host,  the procedure is  roughly  as
follows:

     1.  Determine  the  extent to which the 10 system  functions
         given  in  Table 5-1 (i.e.,  all but rename)  exist  and
         satisfy  the  interface specifications in Section  3  of
         this  manual.   Determine  the  system  run-time-support
         interface  requirements  within  the  supplied   library
         file(s).

     2.  Program  a rename function and convert it to relocatable
         form   suitable  for  the   linking   loader.    Modify,
         reprogram,  or create any of the 10 system functions and
         basic  runtime-support functions to make them conform to
         the interface, and similarly convert them to relocatable
         form.    If   redirected  i/o  is  handled  within   the
         accessible system functions,  alter these as appropriate
         to  call  redirbuf  to expand  stdin  or  stdout  stream
         buffers  to  BUFSIZ;  otherwise  redirected i/o  may  be
         considerably slower.

     3.  Extract  the remaining (conformant) system functions  in
         Table 5-1 and all system run-time-support functions from
         the existing host C function library,  and insert all of
         the system interface functions into a library or archive
         file using the host library maintenance program, call it
         csys.lib   (or   csys.a,   etc.,   depending   on   host
         restrictions).   Observe topological sorting precedences
         imposed by the system.

     4.  Customize  the functions and parameters listed in  Table
         5-2,  and  recompile  all functions in  the  portable  C
         library,  using  the  host  C compiler,  into  the  form
         expected  by  the linking loader.   Combine  these  with
         csys.lib   functions,    observing   topological    sort
         precedences,  into a new library file,  call it lib0.lib
         (or other, depending on host restrictions).

     If  the  original  host C library  contains  functions  that
satisfy  the functional descriptions herein given  exactly,  then
they  may  be  extracted  from this  library  and  included  into
lib0.lib in lieu of the portable-source version, if desired.


Customization Example

     The  procedure  outlined  in  the  preceding  paragraphs  is
perhaps best detailed by illustration.   The following steps were
taken  to  install the portable C library functions into  a  file
acceptable  for  the  AZTEC-II  (Version  1.50,   copyright  Manx
Software Systems,  Shrewsbury,  NJ) C compiler on a microcomputer
with CP/M (a trademark of Digital Research,  Inc., Pacific Grove,
CA)  operating  system.   The C library file delivered  with  the
compiler was named libc.lib.

     1.  Study of existing system:

         a.  In extracting the system interface from libc.lib, it
         was  noted that _exit was absent,  but all other  system
         functions were present.

         b.   The  sbrk function (and an internally-used  callcpm
         function) did not function properly.

         c.   The  STDIN read function always buffered characters
         until a newline was received.

         d.   Redirected output was handled within the C  system,
         and if redirected to a file,  was very slow, one written
         character per disk access.

         e.   The  C  run-time  system  invoked  strcpy,  strcat,
         strcmp,  and  strlen  functions within  the  portable  C
         library being installed.

         f.   The system invoked a function closall_ to flush all
         open streams and close all files, and a function putterr
         to output a character to STDERR.

     2.  Corrective system actions:

         a.   rename  was present and correct within the supplied
         system, thus not reprogrammed.

         b.   The  function  puterr(c) was  made,  equivalent  to
         write(STDERR, &c, 1).

         c.   The _exit function was programmed as a direct  jump
         to the reboot function of the CP/M operating system.

         d.   A correctly functioning version of sbrk and callcpm
         were  available  in source form on  the  vendor-supplied
         diskettes;  these  were compiled and substituted for the
         functions extracted from libc.lib.

         e.  A closeall_ function was programmed to call fclosall
         (a  function  within putc);   whenever  buffered  output
         functions  are used,  output streams are  thus  properly
         flushed  and closed by exit.   A dummy fclosall function
         file was provided merely to close all open files in  the
         event output is unbuffered (putc not used).

         f.  Fortunately, the source code was available for read,
         so  it  was modified to deliver  single-character  input
         immediately, without waiting for a newline.

         g.   Since source code was available, it was possible to
         alter  the  system croot function to call redirbuf  when
         input or output is redirected to a file.  Note that both
         getc  and  putc  contain  unreachable  code  to   invoke
         redirbuf;  when STDIN or STDOUT is redirected to a file,
         its stream buffer is thus expanded from 1 to BUFSIZ.   A
         file,  dredir.c,  containing a do-nothing dummy redirbuf
         was  supplied  for loading when stdio.h streams are  not
         used.

     3.  Create system interface library.

     All  system functions were archived by the  library  manager
function  into  the C system interface  library,  csys.lib.   The
contents and order of functions in the file are:

     supp8080  fsubs     puterr    uexit     callcpm   croot
     closall   dfclose   open      read      write     lseek
     blkio     rename    unlink    block     lsubs     sbrk
     dredir    strlen    strcpy    strcmp    strcat    stradd

Note  that  it was necessary to include strlen and  other  string
functions  in  this file,  because they were invoked  within  the
system functions (actually, croot).

     4.  Customize, compile, and form function library.

     Constants, floating-point number formats, and other elements
to be customized were made to conform with the AZTEC-II  compiler
specifications.  See the following files for details:

     atof.c    chrstc.c  defs.h    errno.h   fint.c    frexp.c
     ftoa.c    global.h  mathcons.h          scrnio.h  stdio.h
     stdtyp.h

     All  non-math library functions were compiled and  collected
into the file lib0.lib in the following order:

     random    getf      geti      getl      isok      getns
     sortB     sortH     sortS     bitcount  scrnio    printf
     eprintf   fprintf   sprintf   fscanf    format    eputs
     sscanf    scanf     fwrite    unformat  fputs     ftoa
     fgets     puts      putc      fopen     rewind    qsort
     fseek     fread     gets      getc      redirbuf  getbuf
     atof      strsave   realloc   sortq     atoi      setbuf
     isupper   islower   ispunct   isoctal   ishex     isprint
     iscntrl   isascii   isalnum   atol      malloc    rindex
     min       max       lminmax   labs      itoa      ftell
     ungetc    index     ltoa      isdigit   isspace   isalpha
     abs       utoa      tolower   toupper   strncmp   strncal
     strindex  streql    strncpy

     A  separate library file,  mathlib,  was made to contain the
mathematical functions:

     asin      randnorm  randexp   hypot     cosh      cbrt
     sqrt      tanh      tan       sinh      sin       nprob
     inverf    erf       rkstep    rknstep   pow       floor
     exp       log2      log10     log       frexp     sgn
     ratfun    fminmax   modf      chrstc    round     frac
     fint      fabs      atan      simpson

     Due to the fact that the vendor linkage editor was incapable
of working with files larger that 64K,  it was necessary to leave
the library in these three segments.
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