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.Dt UTIL 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm util
.Nd system utilities library
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libutil
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
library is the system utilities library and contains various
system-dependent utility routines used in a wide variety of system daemons.
The abstracted functions are mostly related to pseudo-terminals
and login accounting.
These routines are
.Nx Ns -specific
and are not portable.
Their use should be restricted.
p
Declarations for these functions may be obtained from the include file
n util.h . The
.Nm
library and the associated functions are implemented within the
a /usr/src/lib/libutil
directory.
.Sh FILES
l -tag -width /usr/lib/libutil_p.a -compact t Pa /usr/lib/libutil.a static util library
t Pa /usr/lib/libutil.so dynamic util library
t Pa /usr/lib/libutil_p.a static util library compiled for profiling
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr efun 3 ,
.Xr intro 3