Contents

• Introduction
  • Relationship to Kernel Oz
  • Conventions
  • Try the Demos!
• Data Structures
  • Strings
  • Virtual Strings
• Files
  • Basic Patterns of Use
    • Reading a file
    • Closing a File
    • Writing a File
  • The Class Open.file
  • Example: Expanding TAB Characters
• Input and Output of Text
  • Expanding TAB Characters Revisited
  • The Class Open.text
• Sockets
  • Sockets in a Nutshell
  • Internet Stream Sockets
    • Initiating a Connection
    • Convenient Connection Establishment
    • Exchanging Data
    • Concurrency Issues
    • Disconnecting
  • Unix Stream Sockets
  • Datagram Sockets
    • Initialization
    • Exchanging Data
    • Peer
  • The Class Open.internetSocket
    • Initialization
    • Connection Establishment
    • Data transfer
    • Disconnect
    • Convenience
    • Miscellaneous
  • The Class Open.unixSocket
    • Initialization
    • Connection Establishment
    • Data transfer
    • Disconnect
    • Convenience
    • Miscellaneous
  • Example: Are We Working Right Now?
• Running Unix Processes
  • Example: A Shell in Oz
  • The Class Open.pipe
• Interfacing to Unix
  • Application Procedures
    • Random Integers
    • Sockets
    • Time Inquiry
    • Miscellaneous
  • Low Level Procedures
    • Basic Input and Output
    • From Blocking to Suspension
    • Sockets
    • Process Control
• References
• Index
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