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--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription aliases: [] block_params: comment: - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P body: Calls the operating system function identified by <em>fixnum</em>, passing in the arguments, which must be either <tt>String</tt> objects, or <tt>Integer</tt> objects that ultimately fit within a native <tt>long</tt>. Up to nine parameters may be passed (14 on the Atari-ST). The function identified by <em>fixnum</em> is system dependent. On some Unix systems, the numbers may be obtained from a header file called <tt>syscall.h</tt>. - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB body: " syscall 4, 1, "hello\\n", 6 # '4' is write(2) on our box\n" - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P body: <em>produces:</em> - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB body: " hello\n" full_name: Kernel#syscall is_singleton: false name: syscall params: | syscall(fixnum [, args...]) => integer visibility: public
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