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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