- file streams (stdio) - fclose fgetc fopen fprintf fputc fread fwrite fscanf fseek getchar printf putchar scanf fstat - strings - strcasecmp strcat strcmp strcpy strlen - file system calls - close open read write lseek unlink stat - process management - execve fork getpid getuid wait - threads - pthread_create pthread_exit pthread_join pthread_mutex_init pthread_mutex_lock pthread_mutex_unlock - syncrhonization / shared memory - sem_init sem_post sem_wait shm_open shm_unlink - other - free malloc memcpy memset realloc sleep time usleep random srandom