Input/Output Functions and Procedures

The following table summarizes Endpoint Privilege Management for Unix and Linux’s input/output functions and procedures.

Function/ Procedure	Description
fprintf()	Formats and appends a character string to a file
input()	Prompts the user for a single line of input
inputnoecho()	Similar to the input() function, inputnoecho() prompts the user for a single line of input, but does not display the input on the screen as it is entered
print()	Displays a single line of information on the user’s screen. The line terminates with the newline character.
printf()	Displays a formatted character string on the user’s screen
printnnl()	Similar to the print procedures, printnnl displays a single line of information on the user’s screen, but the line is not terminated with the newline character
printvars()	Prints all Endpoint Privilege Management for Unix and Linux variables to the user’s terminal
readfile()	Returns the entire contents of a file in a character string
syslog()	Writes a formatted message to the syslog facility