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NAME
UnixLabels - Interface to the Unix system.
Module
Module UnixLabels
Documentation
Module UnixLabels
: sig end
Interface to the Unix system. To use as replacement to default Unix module, add module Unix = UnixLabels
in your implementation.
Error report
type error = Unix.error =
| E2BIG (* Argument list too long
*)
| EACCES (* Permission denied
*)
| EAGAIN (* Resource temporarily unavailable; try again
*)
| EBADF (* Bad file descriptor
*)
| EBUSY (* Resource unavailable
*)
| ECHILD (* No child process
*)
| EDEADLK (* Resource deadlock would occur
*)
| EDOM (* Domain error for math functions, etc.
*)
| EEXIST (* File exists
*)
| EFAULT (* Bad address
*)
| EFBIG (* File too large
*)
| EINTR (* Function interrupted by signal
*)
| EINVAL (* Invalid argument
*)
| EIO (* Hardware I/O error
*)
| EISDIR (* Is a directory
*)
| EMFILE (* Too many open files by the process
*)
| EMLINK (* Too many links
*)
| ENAMETOOLONG (* Filename too long
*)
| ENFILE (* Too many open files in the system
*)
| ENODEV (* No such device
*)
| ENOENT (* No such file or directory
*)
| ENOEXEC (* Not an executable file
*)
| ENOLCK (* No locks available
*)
| ENOMEM (* Not enough memory
*)
| ENOSPC (* No space left on device
*)
| ENOSYS (* Function not supported
*)
| ENOTDIR (* Not a directory
*)
| ENOTEMPTY (* Directory not empty
*)
| ENOTTY (* Inappropriate I/O control operation
*)
| ENXIO (* No such device or address
*)
| EPERM (* Operation not permitted
*)
| EPIPE (* Broken pipe
*)
| ERANGE (* Result too large
*)
| EROFS (* Read-only file system
*)
| ESPIPE (* Invalid seek e.g. on a pipe
*)
| ESRCH (* No such process
*)
| EXDEV (* Invalid link
*)
| EWOULDBLOCK (* Operation would block
*)
| EINPROGRESS (* Operation now in progress
*)
| EALREADY (* Operation already in progress
*)
| ENOTSOCK (* Socket operation on non-socket
*)
| EDESTADDRREQ (* Destination address required
*)
| EMSGSIZE (* Message too long
*)
| EPROTOTYPE (* Protocol wrong type for socket
*)
| ENOPROTOOPT (* Protocol not available
*)
| EPROTONOSUPPORT (* Protocol not supported
*)
| ESOCKTNOSUPPORT (* Socket type not supported
*)
| EOPNOTSUPP (* Operation not supported on socket
*)
| EPFNOSUPPORT (* Protocol family not supported
*)
| EAFNOSUPPORT (* Address family not supported by protocol family
*)
| EADDRINUSE (* Address already in use
*)
| EADDRNOTAVAIL (* Can't assign requested address
*)
| ENETDOWN (* Network is down
*)
| ENETUNREACH (* Network is unreachable
*)
| ENETRESET (* Network dropped connection on reset
*)
| ECONNABORTED (* Software caused connection abort
*)
| ECONNRESET (* Connection reset by peer
*)
| ENOBUFS (* No buffer space available
*)
| EISCONN (* Socket is already connected
*)
| ENOTCONN (* Socket is not connected
*)
| ESHUTDOWN (* Can't send after socket shutdown
*)
| ETOOMANYREFS (* Too many references: can't splice
*)
| ETIMEDOUT (* Connection timed out
*)
| ECONNREFUSED (* Connection refused
*)
| EHOSTDOWN (* Host is down
*)
| EHOSTUNREACH (* No route to host
*)
| ELOOP (* Too many levels of symbolic links
*)
| EOVERFLOW (* File size or position not representable
*)
| EUNKNOWNERR of int
(* Unknown error
*)
The type of error codes. Errors defined in the POSIX standard and additional errors from UNIX98 and BSD.
All other errors are mapped to EUNKNOWNERR.
exception Unix_error of error * string * string
Raised by the system calls below when an error is encountered. The first component is the error code;
the second component is the function name; the third component is the string parameter to the function,
if it has one, or the empty string otherwise.
val error_message : error -> string
Return a string describing the given error code.
val handle_unix_error : ('a -> 'b) -> 'a -> 'b
handle_unix_error f x applies f to x and returns the result. If the exception Unix_error is raised, it
prints a message describing the error and exits with code 2.
Access to the process environment
val environment : unit -> string array
Return the process environment, as an array of strings with the format ``variable=value''.
val getenv : string -> string
Return the value associated to a variable in the process environment. Raise Not_found if the variable is
unbound. (This function is identical to Sys.getenv .)
val unsafe_getenv : string -> string
Return the value associated to a variable in the process environment.
Unlike UnixLabels.getenv , this function returns the value even if the process has special privileges. It
is considered unsafe because the programmer of a setuid or setgid program must be careful to avoid using
maliciously crafted environment variables in the search path for executables, the locations for temporary
files or logs, and the like.
Since 4.06.0
Raises Not_found if the variable is unbound.
val putenv : string -> string -> unit
Unix.putenv name value sets the value associated to a variable in the process environment. name is the
name of the environment variable, and value its new associated value.
Process handling
type process_status = Unix.process_status =
| WEXITED of int
(* The process terminated normally by exit ; the argument is the return code.
*)
| WSIGNALED of int
(* The process was killed by a signal; the argument is the signal number.
*)
| WSTOPPED of int
(* The process was stopped by a signal; the argument is the signal number.
*)
The termination status of a process. See module Sys for the definitions of the standard signal numbers.
Note that they are not the numbers used by the OS.
type wait_flag = Unix.wait_flag =
| WNOHANG (* do not block if no child has died yet, but immediately return with a pid equal to 0.
*)
| WUNTRACED (* report also the children that receive stop signals.
*)
Flags for UnixLabels.waitpid .
val execv : prog:string -> args:string array -> 'a
execv prog args execute the program in file prog , with the arguments args , and the current process
environment. These execv* functions never return: on success, the current program is replaced by the new
one; on failure, a UnixLabels.Unix_error exception is raised.
val execve : prog:string -> args:string array -> env:string array -> 'a
Same as UnixLabels.execv , except that the third argument provides the environment to the program
executed.
val execvp : prog:string -> args:string array -> 'a
Same as UnixLabels.execv , except that the program is searched in the path.
val execvpe : prog:string -> args:string array -> env:string array -> 'a
Same as UnixLabels.execve , except that the program is searched in the path.
val fork : unit -> int
Fork a new process. The returned integer is 0 for the child process, the pid of the child process for the
parent process.
val wait : unit -> int * process_status
Wait until one of the children processes die, and return its pid and termination status.
val waitpid : mode:wait_flag list -> int -> int * process_status
Same as UnixLabels.wait , but waits for the child process whose pid is given. A pid of -1 means wait for
any child. A pid of 0 means wait for any child in the same process group as the current process.
Negative pid arguments represent process groups. The list of options indicates whether waitpid should
return immediately without waiting, or also report stopped children.
val system : string -> process_status
Execute the given command, wait until it terminates, and return its termination status. The string is
interpreted by the shell /bin/sh and therefore can contain redirections, quotes, variables, etc. The
result WEXITED 127 indicates that the shell couldn't be executed.
val getpid : unit -> int
Return the pid of the process.
val getppid : unit -> int
Return the pid of the parent process.
val nice : int -> int
Change the process priority. The integer argument is added to the ``nice'' value. (Higher values of the
``nice'' value mean lower priorities.) Return the new nice value.
Basic file input/output
type file_descr = Unix.file_descr
The abstract type of file descriptors.
val stdin : file_descr
File descriptor for standard input.
val stdout : file_descr
File descriptor for standard output.
val stderr : file_descr
File descriptor for standard error.
type open_flag = Unix.open_flag =
| O_RDONLY (* Open for reading
*)
| O_WRONLY (* Open for writing
*)
| O_RDWR (* Open for reading and writing
*)
| O_NONBLOCK (* Open in non-blocking mode
*)
| O_APPEND (* Open for append
*)
| O_CREAT (* Create if nonexistent
*)
| O_TRUNC (* Truncate to 0 length if existing
*)
| O_EXCL (* Fail if existing
*)
| O_NOCTTY (* Don't make this dev a controlling tty
*)
| O_DSYNC (* Writes complete as `Synchronised I/O data integrity completion'
*)
| O_SYNC (* Writes complete as `Synchronised I/O file integrity completion'
*)
| O_RSYNC (* Reads complete as writes (depending on O_SYNC/O_DSYNC)
*)
| O_SHARE_DELETE (* Windows only: allow the file to be deleted while still open
*)
| O_CLOEXEC (* Set the close-on-exec flag on the descriptor returned by UnixLabels.openfile
*)
| O_KEEPEXEC (* Clear the close-on-exec flag. This is currently the default.
*)
The flags to UnixLabels.openfile .
type file_perm = int
The type of file access rights, e.g. 0o640 is read and write for user, read for group, none for others
val openfile : string -> mode:open_flag list -> perm:file_perm -> file_descr
Open the named file with the given flags. Third argument is the permissions to give to the file if it is
created. Return a file descriptor on the named file.
val close : file_descr -> unit
Close a file descriptor.
val read : file_descr -> buf:bytes -> pos:int -> len:int -> int
read fd buff ofs len reads len bytes from descriptor fd , storing them in byte sequence buff , starting
at position ofs in buff . Return the number of bytes actually read.
val write : file_descr -> buf:bytes -> pos:int -> len:int -> int
write fd buff ofs len writes len bytes to descriptor fd , taking them from byte sequence buff , starting
at position ofs in buff . Return the number of bytes actually written. write repeats the writing
operation until all bytes have been written or an error occurs.
val single_write : file_descr -> buf:bytes -> pos:int -> len:int -> int
Same as write , but attempts to write only once. Thus, if an error occurs, single_write guarantees that
no data has been written.
val write_substring : file_descr -> buf:string -> pos:int -> len:int -> int
Same as write , but take the data from a string instead of a byte sequence.
Since 4.02.0
val single_write_substring : file_descr -> buf:string -> pos:int -> len:int -> int
Same as single_write , but take the data from a string instead of a byte sequence.
Since 4.02.0
Interfacing with the standard input/output library
val in_channel_of_descr : file_descr -> in_channel
Create an input channel reading from the given descriptor. The channel is initially in binary mode; use
set_binary_mode_in ic false if text mode is desired.
val out_channel_of_descr : file_descr -> out_channel
Create an output channel writing on the given descriptor. The channel is initially in binary mode; use
set_binary_mode_out oc false if text mode is desired.
val descr_of_in_channel : in_channel -> file_descr
Return the descriptor corresponding to an input channel.
val descr_of_out_channel : out_channel -> file_descr
Return the descriptor corresponding to an output channel.
Seeking and truncating
type seek_command = Unix.seek_command =
| SEEK_SET (* indicates positions relative to the beginning of the file
*)
| SEEK_CUR (* indicates positions relative to the current position
*)
| SEEK_END (* indicates positions relative to the end of the file
*)
Positioning modes for UnixLabels.lseek .
val lseek : file_descr -> int -> mode:seek_command -> int
Set the current position for a file descriptor, and return the resulting offset (from the beginning of
the file).
val truncate : string -> len:int -> unit
Truncates the named file to the given size.
val ftruncate : file_descr -> len:int -> unit
Truncates the file corresponding to the given descriptor to the given size.
File status
type file_kind = Unix.file_kind =
| S_REG (* Regular file
*)
| S_DIR (* Directory
*)
| S_CHR (* Character device
*)
| S_BLK (* Block device
*)
| S_LNK (* Symbolic link
*)
| S_FIFO (* Named pipe
*)
| S_SOCK (* Socket
*)
type stats = Unix.stats = {
st_dev : int ; (* Device number
*)
st_ino : int ; (* Inode number
*)
st_kind : file_kind ; (* Kind of the file
*)
st_perm : file_perm ; (* Access rights
*)
st_nlink : int ; (* Number of links
*)
st_uid : int ; (* User id of the owner
*)
st_gid : int ; (* Group ID of the file's group
*)
st_rdev : int ; (* Device ID (if special file)
*)
st_size : int ; (* Size in bytes
*)
st_atime : float ; (* Last access time
*)
st_mtime : float ; (* Last modification time
*)
st_ctime : float ; (* Last status change time
*)
}
The information returned by the UnixLabels.stat calls.
val stat : string -> stats
Return the information for the named file.
val lstat : string -> stats
Same as UnixLabels.stat , but in case the file is a symbolic link, return the information for the link
itself.
val fstat : file_descr -> stats
Return the information for the file associated with the given descriptor.
val isatty : file_descr -> bool
Return true if the given file descriptor refers to a terminal or console window, false otherwise.
File operations on large files
module LargeFile : sig end
File operations on large files. This sub-module provides 64-bit variants of the functions
UnixLabels.lseek (for positioning a file descriptor), UnixLabels.truncate and UnixLabels.ftruncate (for
changing the size of a file), and UnixLabels.stat , UnixLabels.lstat and UnixLabels.fstat (for obtaining
information on files). These alternate functions represent positions and sizes by 64-bit integers (type
int64 ) instead of regular integers (type int ), thus allowing operating on files whose sizes are greater
than max_int .
Mapping files into memory
val map_file : file_descr -> ?pos:int64 -> kind:('a, 'b) Bigarray.kind -> layout:'c Bigarray.layout ->
shared:bool -> dims:int array -> ('a, 'b, 'c) Bigarray.Genarray.t
Memory mapping of a file as a Bigarray. map_file fd kind layout shared dims returns a Bigarray of kind
kind , layout layout , and dimensions as specified in dims . The data contained in this Bigarray are the
contents of the file referred to by the file descriptor fd (as opened previously with Unix.openfile , for
example). The optional pos parameter is the byte offset in the file of the data being mapped; it
defaults to 0 (map from the beginning of the file).
If shared is true , all modifications performed on the array are reflected in the file. This requires
that fd be opened with write permissions. If shared is false , modifications performed on the array are
done in memory only, using copy-on-write of the modified pages; the underlying file is not affected.
Genarray.map_file is much more efficient than reading the whole file in a Bigarray, modifying that
Bigarray, and writing it afterwards.
To adjust automatically the dimensions of the Bigarray to the actual size of the file, the major
dimension (that is, the first dimension for an array with C layout, and the last dimension for an array
with Fortran layout) can be given as -1 . Genarray.map_file then determines the major dimension from the
size of the file. The file must contain an integral number of sub-arrays as determined by the non-major
dimensions, otherwise Failure is raised.
If all dimensions of the Bigarray are given, the file size is matched against the size of the Bigarray.
If the file is larger than the Bigarray, only the initial portion of the file is mapped to the Bigarray.
If the file is smaller than the big array, the file is automatically grown to the size of the Bigarray.
This requires write permissions on fd .
Array accesses are bounds-checked, but the bounds are determined by the initial call to map_file .
Therefore, you should make sure no other process modifies the mapped file while you're accessing it, or a
SIGBUS signal may be raised. This happens, for instance, if the file is shrunk.
Invalid_argument or Failure may be raised in cases where argument validation fails.
Since 4.06.0
Operations on file names
val unlink : string -> unit
Removes the named file
val rename : src:string -> dst:string -> unit
rename old new changes the name of a file from old to new .
val link : ?follow:bool -> src:string -> dst:string -> unit
link ?follow source dest creates a hard link named dest to the file named source .
Raises ENOSYS On Unix if ~follow:_ is requested, but linkat is unavailable.
Raises ENOSYS On Windows if ~follow:false is requested.
File permissions and ownership
type access_permission = Unix.access_permission =
| R_OK (* Read permission
*)
| W_OK (* Write permission
*)
| X_OK (* Execution permission
*)
| F_OK (* File exists
*)
Flags for the UnixLabels.access call.
val chmod : string -> perm:file_perm -> unit
Change the permissions of the named file.
val fchmod : file_descr -> perm:file_perm -> unit
Change the permissions of an opened file.
val chown : string -> uid:int -> gid:int -> unit
Change the owner uid and owner gid of the named file.
val fchown : file_descr -> uid:int -> gid:int -> unit
Change the owner uid and owner gid of an opened file.
val umask : int -> int
Set the process's file mode creation mask, and return the previous mask.
val access : string -> perm:access_permission list -> unit
Check that the process has the given permissions over the named file. Raise Unix_error otherwise.
Operations on file descriptors
val dup : ?cloexec:bool -> file_descr -> file_descr
Return a new file descriptor referencing the same file as the given descriptor.
val dup2 : ?cloexec:bool -> src:file_descr -> dst:file_descr -> unit
dup2 fd1 fd2 duplicates fd1 to fd2 , closing fd2 if already opened.
val set_nonblock : file_descr -> unit
Set the ``non-blocking'' flag on the given descriptor. When the non-blocking flag is set, reading on a
descriptor on which there is temporarily no data available raises the EAGAIN or EWOULDBLOCK error instead
of blocking; writing on a descriptor on which there is temporarily no room for writing also raises EAGAIN
or EWOULDBLOCK .
val clear_nonblock : file_descr -> unit
Clear the ``non-blocking'' flag on the given descriptor. See UnixLabels.set_nonblock .
val set_close_on_exec : file_descr -> unit
Set the ``close-on-exec'' flag on the given descriptor. A descriptor with the close-on-exec flag is
automatically closed when the current process starts another program with one of the exec functions.
val clear_close_on_exec : file_descr -> unit
Clear the ``close-on-exec'' flag on the given descriptor. See UnixLabels.set_close_on_exec .
Directories
val mkdir : string -> perm:file_perm -> unit
Create a directory with the given permissions.
val rmdir : string -> unit
Remove an empty directory.
val chdir : string -> unit
Change the process working directory.
val getcwd : unit -> string
Return the name of the current working directory.
val chroot : string -> unit
Change the process root directory.
type dir_handle = Unix.dir_handle
The type of descriptors over opened directories.
val opendir : string -> dir_handle
Open a descriptor on a directory
val readdir : dir_handle -> string
Return the next entry in a directory.
Raises End_of_file when the end of the directory has been reached.
val rewinddir : dir_handle -> unit
Reposition the descriptor to the beginning of the directory
val closedir : dir_handle -> unit
Close a directory descriptor.
Pipes and redirections
val pipe : ?cloexec:bool -> unit -> file_descr * file_descr
Create a pipe. The first component of the result is opened for reading, that's the exit to the pipe. The
second component is opened for writing, that's the entrance to the pipe.
val mkfifo : string -> perm:file_perm -> unit
Create a named pipe with the given permissions.
High-level process and redirection management
val create_process : prog:string -> args:string array -> stdin:file_descr -> stdout:file_descr ->
stderr:file_descr -> int
create_process prog args new_stdin new_stdout new_stderr forks a new process that executes the program in
file prog , with arguments args . The pid of the new process is returned immediately; the new process
executes concurrently with the current process. The standard input and outputs of the new process are
connected to the descriptors new_stdin , new_stdout and new_stderr . Passing e.g. stdout for new_stdout
prevents the redirection and causes the new process to have the same standard output as the current
process. The executable file prog is searched in the path. The new process has the same environment as
the current process.
val create_process_env : prog:string -> args:string array -> env:string array -> stdin:file_descr ->
stdout:file_descr -> stderr:file_descr -> int
create_process_env prog args env new_stdin new_stdout new_stderr works as UnixLabels.create_process ,
except that the extra argument env specifies the environment passed to the program.
val open_process_in : string -> in_channel
High-level pipe and process management. This function runs the given command in parallel with the
program. The standard output of the command is redirected to a pipe, which can be read via the returned
input channel. The command is interpreted by the shell /bin/sh (cf. system ).
val open_process_out : string -> out_channel
Same as UnixLabels.open_process_in , but redirect the standard input of the command to a pipe. Data
written to the returned output channel is sent to the standard input of the command. Warning: writes on
output channels are buffered, hence be careful to call flush at the right times to ensure correct
synchronization.
val open_process : string -> in_channel * out_channel
Same as UnixLabels.open_process_out , but redirects both the standard input and standard output of the
command to pipes connected to the two returned channels. The input channel is connected to the output of
the command, and the output channel to the input of the command.
val open_process_full : string -> env:string array -> in_channel * out_channel * in_channel
Similar to UnixLabels.open_process , but the second argument specifies the environment passed to the
command. The result is a triple of channels connected respectively to the standard output, standard
input, and standard error of the command.
val open_process_args_in : string -> string array -> in_channel
High-level pipe and process management. The first argument specifies the command to run, and the second
argument specifies the argument array passed to the command. This function runs the command in parallel
with the program. The standard output of the command is redirected to a pipe, which can be read via the
returned input channel.
Since 4.08.0
val open_process_args_out : string -> string array -> out_channel
Same as Unix.open_process_args_in , but redirect the standard input of the command to a pipe. Data
written to the returned output channel is sent to the standard input of the command. Warning: writes on
output channels are buffered, hence be careful to call flush at the right times to ensure correct
synchronization.
Since 4.08.0
val open_process_args : string -> string array -> in_channel * out_channel
Same as Unix.open_process_args_out , but redirects both the standard input and standard output of the
command to pipes connected to the two returned channels. The input channel is connected to the output of
the command, and the output channel to the input of the command.
Since 4.08.0
val open_process_args_full : string -> string array -> string array -> in_channel * out_channel *
in_channel
Similar to Unix.open_process_args , but the third argument specifies the environment passed to the
command. The result is a triple of channels connected respectively to the standard output, standard
input, and standard error of the command.
Since 4.08.0
val close_process_in : in_channel -> process_status
Close channels opened by UnixLabels.open_process_in , wait for the associated command to terminate, and
return its termination status.
val close_process_out : out_channel -> process_status
Close channels opened by UnixLabels.open_process_out , wait for the associated command to terminate, and
return its termination status.
val close_process : in_channel * out_channel -> process_status
Close channels opened by UnixLabels.open_process , wait for the associated command to terminate, and
return its termination status.
val close_process_full : in_channel * out_channel * in_channel -> process_status
Close channels opened by UnixLabels.open_process_full , wait for the associated command to terminate, and
return its termination status.
Symbolic links
val symlink : ?to_dir:bool -> src:string -> dst:string -> unit
symlink source dest creates the file dest as a symbolic link to the file source . See Unix.symlink for
details of ~to_dir
val has_symlink : unit -> bool
Returns true if the user is able to create symbolic links. On Windows, this indicates that the user not
only has the SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege but is also running elevated, if necessary. On other
platforms, this is simply indicates that the symlink system call is available.
Since 4.03.0
val readlink : string -> string
Read the contents of a link.
Polling
val select : read:file_descr list -> write:file_descr list -> except:file_descr list -> timeout:float ->
file_descr list * file_descr list * file_descr list
Wait until some input/output operations become possible on some channels. The three list arguments are,
respectively, a set of descriptors to check for reading (first argument), for writing (second argument),
or for exceptional conditions (third argument). The fourth argument is the maximal timeout, in seconds;
a negative fourth argument means no timeout (unbounded wait). The result is composed of three sets of
descriptors: those ready for reading (first component), ready for writing (second component), and over
which an exceptional condition is pending (third component).
Locking
type lock_command = Unix.lock_command =
| F_ULOCK (* Unlock a region
*)
| F_LOCK (* Lock a region for writing, and block if already locked
*)
| F_TLOCK (* Lock a region for writing, or fail if already locked
*)
| F_TEST (* Test a region for other process locks
*)
| F_RLOCK (* Lock a region for reading, and block if already locked
*)
| F_TRLOCK (* Lock a region for reading, or fail if already locked
*)
Commands for UnixLabels.lockf .
val lockf : file_descr -> mode:lock_command -> len:int -> unit
lockf fd cmd size puts a lock on a region of the file opened as fd . The region starts at the current
read/write position for fd (as set by UnixLabels.lseek ), and extends size bytes forward if size is
positive, size bytes backwards if size is negative, or to the end of the file if size is zero. A write
lock prevents any other process from acquiring a read or write lock on the region. A read lock prevents
any other process from acquiring a write lock on the region, but lets other processes acquire read locks
on it.
The F_LOCK and F_TLOCK commands attempts to put a write lock on the specified region. The F_RLOCK and
F_TRLOCK commands attempts to put a read lock on the specified region. If one or several locks put by
another process prevent the current process from acquiring the lock, F_LOCK and F_RLOCK block until these
locks are removed, while F_TLOCK and F_TRLOCK fail immediately with an exception. The F_ULOCK removes
whatever locks the current process has on the specified region. Finally, the F_TEST command tests
whether a write lock can be acquired on the specified region, without actually putting a lock. It
returns immediately if successful, or fails otherwise.
Signals
Note: installation of signal handlers is performed via the functions Sys.signal and Sys.set_signal .
val kill : pid:int -> signal:int -> unit
kill pid sig sends signal number sig to the process with id pid .
type sigprocmask_command = Unix.sigprocmask_command =
| SIG_SETMASK
| SIG_BLOCK
| SIG_UNBLOCK
val sigprocmask : mode:sigprocmask_command -> int list -> int list
sigprocmask cmd sigs changes the set of blocked signals. If cmd is SIG_SETMASK , blocked signals are set
to those in the list sigs . If cmd is SIG_BLOCK , the signals in sigs are added to the set of blocked
signals. If cmd is SIG_UNBLOCK , the signals in sigs are removed from the set of blocked signals.
sigprocmask returns the set of previously blocked signals.
val sigpending : unit -> int list
Return the set of blocked signals that are currently pending.
val sigsuspend : int list -> unit
sigsuspend sigs atomically sets the blocked signals to sigs and waits for a non-ignored, non-blocked
signal to be delivered. On return, the blocked signals are reset to their initial value.
val pause : unit -> unit
Wait until a non-ignored, non-blocked signal is delivered.
Time functions
type process_times = Unix.process_times = {
tms_utime : float ; (* User time for the process
*)
tms_stime : float ; (* System time for the process
*)
tms_cutime : float ; (* User time for the children processes
*)
tms_cstime : float ; (* System time for the children processes
*)
}
The execution times (CPU times) of a process.
type tm = Unix.tm = {
tm_sec : int ; (* Seconds 0..60
*)
tm_min : int ; (* Minutes 0..59
*)
tm_hour : int ; (* Hours 0..23
*)
tm_mday : int ; (* Day of month 1..31
*)
tm_mon : int ; (* Month of year 0..11
*)
tm_year : int ; (* Year - 1900
*)
tm_wday : int ; (* Day of week (Sunday is 0)
*)
tm_yday : int ; (* Day of year 0..365
*)
tm_isdst : bool ; (* Daylight time savings in effect
*)
}
The type representing wallclock time and calendar date.
val time : unit -> float
Return the current time since 00:00:00 GMT, Jan. 1, 1970, in seconds.
val gettimeofday : unit -> float
Same as UnixLabels.time , but with resolution better than 1 second.
val gmtime : float -> tm
Convert a time in seconds, as returned by UnixLabels.time , into a date and a time. Assumes UTC
(Coordinated Universal Time), also known as GMT.
val localtime : float -> tm
Convert a time in seconds, as returned by UnixLabels.time , into a date and a time. Assumes the local
time zone.
val mktime : tm -> float * tm
Convert a date and time, specified by the tm argument, into a time in seconds, as returned by
UnixLabels.time . The tm_isdst , tm_wday and tm_yday fields of tm are ignored. Also return a normalized
copy of the given tm record, with the tm_wday , tm_yday , and tm_isdst fields recomputed from the other
fields, and the other fields normalized (so that, e.g., 40 October is changed into 9 November). The tm
argument is interpreted in the local time zone.
val alarm : int -> int
Schedule a SIGALRM signal after the given number of seconds.
val sleep : int -> unit
Stop execution for the given number of seconds.
val times : unit -> process_times
Return the execution times of the process.
val utimes : string -> access:float -> modif:float -> unit
Set the last access time (second arg) and last modification time (third arg) for a file. Times are
expressed in seconds from 00:00:00 GMT, Jan. 1, 1970. A time of 0.0 is interpreted as the current time.
type interval_timer = Unix.interval_timer =
| ITIMER_REAL (* decrements in real time, and sends the signal SIGALRM when expired.
*)
| ITIMER_VIRTUAL (* decrements in process virtual time, and sends SIGVTALRM when expired.
*)
| ITIMER_PROF (* (for profiling) decrements both when the process is running and when the system is
running on behalf of the process; it sends SIGPROF when expired.
*)
The three kinds of interval timers.
type interval_timer_status = Unix.interval_timer_status = {
it_interval : float ; (* Period
*)
it_value : float ; (* Current value of the timer
*)
}
The type describing the status of an interval timer
val getitimer : interval_timer -> interval_timer_status
Return the current status of the given interval timer.
val setitimer : interval_timer -> interval_timer_status -> interval_timer_status
setitimer t s sets the interval timer t and returns its previous status. The s argument is interpreted as
follows: s.it_value , if nonzero, is the time to the next timer expiration; s.it_interval , if nonzero,
specifies a value to be used in reloading it_value when the timer expires. Setting s.it_value to zero
disable the timer. Setting s.it_interval to zero causes the timer to be disabled after its next
expiration.
User id, group id
val getuid : unit -> int
Return the user id of the user executing the process.
val geteuid : unit -> int
Return the effective user id under which the process runs.
val setuid : int -> unit
Set the real user id and effective user id for the process.
val getgid : unit -> int
Return the group id of the user executing the process.
val getegid : unit -> int
Return the effective group id under which the process runs.
val setgid : int -> unit
Set the real group id and effective group id for the process.
val getgroups : unit -> int array
Return the list of groups to which the user executing the process belongs.
val setgroups : int array -> unit
setgroups groups sets the supplementary group IDs for the calling process. Appropriate privileges are
required.
val initgroups : string -> int -> unit
initgroups user group initializes the group access list by reading the group database /etc/group and
using all groups of which user is a member. The additional group group is also added to the list.
type passwd_entry = Unix.passwd_entry = {
pw_name : string ;
pw_passwd : string ;
pw_uid : int ;
pw_gid : int ;
pw_gecos : string ;
pw_dir : string ;
pw_shell : string ;
}
Structure of entries in the passwd database.
type group_entry = Unix.group_entry = {
gr_name : string ;
gr_passwd : string ;
gr_gid : int ;
gr_mem : string array ;
}
Structure of entries in the groups database.
val getlogin : unit -> string
Return the login name of the user executing the process.
val getpwnam : string -> passwd_entry
Find an entry in passwd with the given name, or raise Not_found if the matching entry is not found.
val getgrnam : string -> group_entry
Find an entry in group with the given name, or raise Not_found if the matching entry is not found.
val getpwuid : int -> passwd_entry
Find an entry in passwd with the given user id, or raise Not_found if the matching entry is not found.
val getgrgid : int -> group_entry
Find an entry in group with the given group id, or raise Not_found if the matching entry is not found.
Internet addresses
type inet_addr = Unix.inet_addr
The abstract type of Internet addresses.
val inet_addr_of_string : string -> inet_addr
Conversion from the printable representation of an Internet address to its internal representation. The
argument string consists of 4 numbers separated by periods ( XXX.YYY.ZZZ.TTT ) for IPv4 addresses, and up
to 8 numbers separated by colons for IPv6 addresses. Raise Failure when given a string that does not
match these formats.
val string_of_inet_addr : inet_addr -> string
Return the printable representation of the given Internet address. See Unix.inet_addr_of_string for a
description of the printable representation.
val inet_addr_any : inet_addr
A special IPv4 address, for use only with bind , representing all the Internet addresses that the host
machine possesses.
val inet_addr_loopback : inet_addr
A special IPv4 address representing the host machine ( 127.0.0.1 ).
val inet6_addr_any : inet_addr
A special IPv6 address, for use only with bind , representing all the Internet addresses that the host
machine possesses.
val inet6_addr_loopback : inet_addr
A special IPv6 address representing the host machine ( ::1 ).
Sockets
type socket_domain = Unix.socket_domain =
| PF_UNIX (* Unix domain
*)
| PF_INET (* Internet domain (IPv4)
*)
| PF_INET6 (* Internet domain (IPv6)
*)
The type of socket domains. Not all platforms support IPv6 sockets (type PF_INET6 ).
type socket_type = Unix.socket_type =
| SOCK_STREAM (* Stream socket
*)
| SOCK_DGRAM (* Datagram socket
*)
| SOCK_RAW (* Raw socket
*)
| SOCK_SEQPACKET (* Sequenced packets socket
*)
The type of socket kinds, specifying the semantics of communications.
type sockaddr = Unix.sockaddr =
| ADDR_UNIX of string
| ADDR_INET of inet_addr * int
(* The type of socket addresses. ADDR_UNIX name is a socket address in the Unix domain; name is a file
name in the file system. ADDR_INET(addr,port) is a socket address in the Internet domain; addr is the
Internet address of the machine, and port is the port number.
*)
val socket : ?cloexec:bool -> domain:socket_domain -> kind:socket_type -> protocol:int -> file_descr
Create a new socket in the given domain, and with the given kind. The third argument is the protocol
type; 0 selects the default protocol for that kind of sockets.
val domain_of_sockaddr : sockaddr -> socket_domain
Return the socket domain adequate for the given socket address.
val socketpair : ?cloexec:bool -> domain:socket_domain -> kind:socket_type -> protocol:int -> file_descr
* file_descr
Create a pair of unnamed sockets, connected together.
val accept : ?cloexec:bool -> file_descr -> file_descr * sockaddr
Accept connections on the given socket. The returned descriptor is a socket connected to the client; the
returned address is the address of the connecting client.
val bind : file_descr -> addr:sockaddr -> unit
Bind a socket to an address.
val connect : file_descr -> addr:sockaddr -> unit
Connect a socket to an address.
val listen : file_descr -> max:int -> unit
Set up a socket for receiving connection requests. The integer argument is the maximal number of pending
requests.
type shutdown_command = Unix.shutdown_command =
| SHUTDOWN_RECEIVE (* Close for receiving
*)
| SHUTDOWN_SEND (* Close for sending
*)
| SHUTDOWN_ALL (* Close both
*)
The type of commands for shutdown .
val shutdown : file_descr -> mode:shutdown_command -> unit
Shutdown a socket connection. SHUTDOWN_SEND as second argument causes reads on the other end of the
connection to return an end-of-file condition. SHUTDOWN_RECEIVE causes writes on the other end of the
connection to return a closed pipe condition ( SIGPIPE signal).
val getsockname : file_descr -> sockaddr
Return the address of the given socket.
val getpeername : file_descr -> sockaddr
Return the address of the host connected to the given socket.
type msg_flag = Unix.msg_flag =
| MSG_OOB
| MSG_DONTROUTE
| MSG_PEEK (* The flags for UnixLabels.recv , UnixLabels.recvfrom , UnixLabels.send and
UnixLabels.sendto .
*)
val recv : file_descr -> buf:bytes -> pos:int -> len:int -> mode:msg_flag list -> int
Receive data from a connected socket.
val recvfrom : file_descr -> buf:bytes -> pos:int -> len:int -> mode:msg_flag list -> int * sockaddr
Receive data from an unconnected socket.
val send : file_descr -> buf:bytes -> pos:int -> len:int -> mode:msg_flag list -> int
Send data over a connected socket.
val send_substring : file_descr -> buf:string -> pos:int -> len:int -> mode:msg_flag list -> int
Same as send , but take the data from a string instead of a byte sequence.
Since 4.02.0
val sendto : file_descr -> buf:bytes -> pos:int -> len:int -> mode:msg_flag list -> addr:sockaddr -> int
Send data over an unconnected socket.
val sendto_substring : file_descr -> buf:string -> pos:int -> len:int -> mode:msg_flag list -> sockaddr
-> int
Same as sendto , but take the data from a string instead of a byte sequence.
Since 4.02.0
Socket options
type socket_bool_option =
| SO_DEBUG (* Record debugging information
*)
| SO_BROADCAST (* Permit sending of broadcast messages
*)
| SO_REUSEADDR (* Allow reuse of local addresses for bind
*)
| SO_KEEPALIVE (* Keep connection active
*)
| SO_DONTROUTE (* Bypass the standard routing algorithms
*)
| SO_OOBINLINE (* Leave out-of-band data in line
*)
| SO_ACCEPTCONN (* Report whether socket listening is enabled
*)
| TCP_NODELAY (* Control the Nagle algorithm for TCP sockets
*)
| IPV6_ONLY (* Forbid binding an IPv6 socket to an IPv4 address
*)
The socket options that can be consulted with UnixLabels.getsockopt and modified with
UnixLabels.setsockopt . These options have a boolean ( true / false ) value.
type socket_int_option =
| SO_SNDBUF (* Size of send buffer
*)
| SO_RCVBUF (* Size of received buffer
*)
| SO_ERROR (* Deprecated. Use Unix.getsockopt_error instead.
*)
| SO_TYPE (* Report the socket type
*)
| SO_RCVLOWAT (* Minimum number of bytes to process for input operations
*)
| SO_SNDLOWAT (* Minimum number of bytes to process for output operations
*)
The socket options that can be consulted with UnixLabels.getsockopt_int and modified with
UnixLabels.setsockopt_int . These options have an integer value.
type socket_optint_option =
| SO_LINGER (* Whether to linger on closed connections that have data present, and for how long (in
seconds)
*)
The socket options that can be consulted with Unix.getsockopt_optint and modified with
Unix.setsockopt_optint . These options have a value of type int option , with None meaning ``disabled''.
type socket_float_option =
| SO_RCVTIMEO (* Timeout for input operations
*)
| SO_SNDTIMEO (* Timeout for output operations
*)
The socket options that can be consulted with UnixLabels.getsockopt_float and modified with
UnixLabels.setsockopt_float . These options have a floating-point value representing a time in seconds.
The value 0 means infinite timeout.
val getsockopt : file_descr -> socket_bool_option -> bool
Return the current status of a boolean-valued option in the given socket.
val setsockopt : file_descr -> socket_bool_option -> bool -> unit
Set or clear a boolean-valued option in the given socket.
val getsockopt_int : file_descr -> socket_int_option -> int
Same as Unix.getsockopt for an integer-valued socket option.
val setsockopt_int : file_descr -> socket_int_option -> int -> unit
Same as Unix.setsockopt for an integer-valued socket option.
val getsockopt_optint : file_descr -> socket_optint_option -> int option
Same as Unix.getsockopt for a socket option whose value is an int option .
val setsockopt_optint : file_descr -> socket_optint_option -> int option -> unit
Same as Unix.setsockopt for a socket option whose value is an int option .
val getsockopt_float : file_descr -> socket_float_option -> float
Same as Unix.getsockopt for a socket option whose value is a floating-point number.
val setsockopt_float : file_descr -> socket_float_option -> float -> unit
Same as Unix.setsockopt for a socket option whose value is a floating-point number.
val getsockopt_error : file_descr -> error option
Return the error condition associated with the given socket, and clear it.
High-level network connection functions
val open_connection : sockaddr -> in_channel * out_channel
Connect to a server at the given address. Return a pair of buffered channels connected to the server.
Remember to call flush on the output channel at the right times to ensure correct synchronization.
val shutdown_connection : in_channel -> unit
``Shut down'' a connection established with UnixLabels.open_connection ; that is, transmit an end-of-file
condition to the server reading on the other side of the connection.
val establish_server : (in_channel -> out_channel -> unit) -> addr:sockaddr -> unit
Establish a server on the given address. The function given as first argument is called for each
connection with two buffered channels connected to the client. A new process is created for each
connection. The function UnixLabels.establish_server never returns normally.
Host and protocol databases
type host_entry = Unix.host_entry = {
h_name : string ;
h_aliases : string array ;
h_addrtype : socket_domain ;
h_addr_list : inet_addr array ;
}
Structure of entries in the hosts database.
type protocol_entry = Unix.protocol_entry = {
p_name : string ;
p_aliases : string array ;
p_proto : int ;
}
Structure of entries in the protocols database.
type service_entry = Unix.service_entry = {
s_name : string ;
s_aliases : string array ;
s_port : int ;
s_proto : string ;
}
Structure of entries in the services database.
val gethostname : unit -> string
Return the name of the local host.
val gethostbyname : string -> host_entry
Find an entry in hosts with the given name, or raise Not_found .
val gethostbyaddr : inet_addr -> host_entry
Find an entry in hosts with the given address, or raise Not_found .
val getprotobyname : string -> protocol_entry
Find an entry in protocols with the given name, or raise Not_found .
val getprotobynumber : int -> protocol_entry
Find an entry in protocols with the given protocol number, or raise Not_found .
val getservbyname : string -> protocol:string -> service_entry
Find an entry in services with the given name, or raise Not_found .
val getservbyport : int -> protocol:string -> service_entry
Find an entry in services with the given service number, or raise Not_found .
type addr_info = {
ai_family : socket_domain ; (* Socket domain
*)
ai_socktype : socket_type ; (* Socket type
*)
ai_protocol : int ; (* Socket protocol number
*)
ai_addr : sockaddr ; (* Address
*)
ai_canonname : string ; (* Canonical host name
*)
}
Address information returned by Unix.getaddrinfo .
type getaddrinfo_option =
| AI_FAMILY of socket_domain
(* Impose the given socket domain
*)
| AI_SOCKTYPE of socket_type
(* Impose the given socket type
*)
| AI_PROTOCOL of int
(* Impose the given protocol
*)
| AI_NUMERICHOST (* Do not call name resolver, expect numeric IP address
*)
| AI_CANONNAME (* Fill the ai_canonname field of the result
*)
| AI_PASSIVE (* Set address to ``any'' address for use with Unix.bind
*)
Options to Unix.getaddrinfo .
val getaddrinfo : string -> string -> getaddrinfo_option list -> addr_info list
getaddrinfo host service opts returns a list of Unix.addr_info records describing socket parameters and
addresses suitable for communicating with the given host and service. The empty list is returned if the
host or service names are unknown, or the constraints expressed in opts cannot be satisfied.
host is either a host name or the string representation of an IP address. host can be given as the empty
string; in this case, the ``any'' address or the ``loopback'' address are used, depending whether opts
contains AI_PASSIVE . service is either a service name or the string representation of a port number.
service can be given as the empty string; in this case, the port field of the returned addresses is set
to 0. opts is a possibly empty list of options that allows the caller to force a particular socket
domain (e.g. IPv6 only or IPv4 only) or a particular socket type (e.g. TCP only or UDP only).
type name_info = {
ni_hostname : string ; (* Name or IP address of host
*)
ni_service : string ; (* Name of service or port number
*)
}
Host and service information returned by Unix.getnameinfo .
type getnameinfo_option =
| NI_NOFQDN (* Do not qualify local host names
*)
| NI_NUMERICHOST (* Always return host as IP address
*)
| NI_NAMEREQD (* Fail if host name cannot be determined
*)
| NI_NUMERICSERV (* Always return service as port number
*)
| NI_DGRAM (* Consider the service as UDP-based instead of the default TCP
*)
Options to Unix.getnameinfo .
val getnameinfo : sockaddr -> getnameinfo_option list -> name_info
getnameinfo addr opts returns the host name and service name corresponding to the socket address addr .
opts is a possibly empty list of options that governs how these names are obtained. Raise Not_found if
an error occurs.
Terminal interface
The following functions implement the POSIX standard terminal interface. They provide control over
asynchronous communication ports and pseudo-terminals. Refer to the termios man page for a complete
description.
type terminal_io = Unix.terminal_io = {
mutable c_ignbrk : bool ; (* Ignore the break condition.
*)
mutable c_brkint : bool ; (* Signal interrupt on break condition.
*)
mutable c_ignpar : bool ; (* Ignore characters with parity errors.
*)
mutable c_parmrk : bool ; (* Mark parity errors.
*)
mutable c_inpck : bool ; (* Enable parity check on input.
*)
mutable c_istrip : bool ; (* Strip 8th bit on input characters.
*)
mutable c_inlcr : bool ; (* Map NL to CR on input.
*)
mutable c_igncr : bool ; (* Ignore CR on input.
*)
mutable c_icrnl : bool ; (* Map CR to NL on input.
*)
mutable c_ixon : bool ; (* Recognize XON/XOFF characters on input.
*)
mutable c_ixoff : bool ; (* Emit XON/XOFF chars to control input flow.
*)
mutable c_opost : bool ; (* Enable output processing.
*)
mutable c_obaud : int ; (* Output baud rate (0 means close connection).
*)
mutable c_ibaud : int ; (* Input baud rate.
*)
mutable c_csize : int ; (* Number of bits per character (5-8).
*)
mutable c_cstopb : int ; (* Number of stop bits (1-2).
*)
mutable c_cread : bool ; (* Reception is enabled.
*)
mutable c_parenb : bool ; (* Enable parity generation and detection.
*)
mutable c_parodd : bool ; (* Specify odd parity instead of even.
*)
mutable c_hupcl : bool ; (* Hang up on last close.
*)
mutable c_clocal : bool ; (* Ignore modem status lines.
*)
mutable c_isig : bool ; (* Generate signal on INTR, QUIT, SUSP.
*)
mutable c_icanon : bool ; (* Enable canonical processing (line buffering and editing)
*)
mutable c_noflsh : bool ; (* Disable flush after INTR, QUIT, SUSP.
*)
mutable c_echo : bool ; (* Echo input characters.
*)
mutable c_echoe : bool ; (* Echo ERASE (to erase previous character).
*)
mutable c_echok : bool ; (* Echo KILL (to erase the current line).
*)
mutable c_echonl : bool ; (* Echo NL even if c_echo is not set.
*)
mutable c_vintr : char ; (* Interrupt character (usually ctrl-C).
*)
mutable c_vquit : char ; (* Quit character (usually ctrl-\).
*)
mutable c_verase : char ; (* Erase character (usually DEL or ctrl-H).
*)
mutable c_vkill : char ; (* Kill line character (usually ctrl-U).
*)
mutable c_veof : char ; (* End-of-file character (usually ctrl-D).
*)
mutable c_veol : char ; (* Alternate end-of-line char. (usually none).
*)
mutable c_vmin : int ; (* Minimum number of characters to read before the read request is satisfied.
*)
mutable c_vtime : int ; (* Maximum read wait (in 0.1s units).
*)
mutable c_vstart : char ; (* Start character (usually ctrl-Q).
*)
mutable c_vstop : char ; (* Stop character (usually ctrl-S).
*)
}
val tcgetattr : file_descr -> terminal_io
Return the status of the terminal referred to by the given file descriptor.
type setattr_when = Unix.setattr_when =
| TCSANOW
| TCSADRAIN
| TCSAFLUSH
val tcsetattr : file_descr -> mode:setattr_when -> terminal_io -> unit
Set the status of the terminal referred to by the given file descriptor. The second argument indicates
when the status change takes place: immediately ( TCSANOW ), when all pending output has been transmitted
( TCSADRAIN ), or after flushing all input that has been received but not read ( TCSAFLUSH ). TCSADRAIN
is recommended when changing the output parameters; TCSAFLUSH , when changing the input parameters.
val tcsendbreak : file_descr -> duration:int -> unit
Send a break condition on the given file descriptor. The second argument is the duration of the break,
in 0.1s units; 0 means standard duration (0.25s).
val tcdrain : file_descr -> unit
Waits until all output written on the given file descriptor has been transmitted.
type flush_queue = Unix.flush_queue =
| TCIFLUSH
| TCOFLUSH
| TCIOFLUSH
val tcflush : file_descr -> mode:flush_queue -> unit
Discard data written on the given file descriptor but not yet transmitted, or data received but not yet
read, depending on the second argument: TCIFLUSH flushes data received but not read, TCOFLUSH flushes
data written but not transmitted, and TCIOFLUSH flushes both.
type flow_action = Unix.flow_action =
| TCOOFF
| TCOON
| TCIOFF
| TCION
val tcflow : file_descr -> mode:flow_action -> unit
Suspend or restart reception or transmission of data on the given file descriptor, depending on the
second argument: TCOOFF suspends output, TCOON restarts output, TCIOFF transmits a STOP character to
suspend input, and TCION transmits a START character to restart input.
val setsid : unit -> int
Put the calling process in a new session and detach it from its controlling terminal.