- ext
- clib
- socket.pl -- Network socket (TCP and UDP) library
- uid.pl -- User and group management on Unix systems
- unix.pl -- Unix specific operations
- syslog.pl
- filesex.pl -- Extended operations on files
- uri.pl -- Process URIs
- process.pl -- Create processes and redirect I/O
- time.pl -- Time and alarm library
- sha.pl -- SHA secure hashes
- crypt.pl
- memfile.pl
- uuid.pl -- Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) Library
- hash_stream.pl -- Maintain a hash on a stream
- md5.pl -- MD5 hashes
- streampool.pl -- Input multiplexing
- cgi.pl -- Read CGI parameters
- prolog_stream.pl -- A stream with Prolog callbacks
- udp_broadcast.pl -- A UDP broadcast proxy
- rlimit.pl
- clib
- alarm(+Time, :Callable, -Id) is det
- alarm(+Time, :Callable, -Id, +Options) is det
- Set up an alarm to be signaled Time seconds from now. If the
alarm expires, Callable is called asynchronously. Callable can
be used to raise an exception using throw/1 to abort some
execution.
Options is a list of Name(Value) options. Currently defined options are:
- remove(Bool)
- If
true(defaultfalse), remove the alarm-event (as remove_alarm/1) after it has been fired. - install(Bool)
- If
false(defaulttrue) do not install the alarm. It must be installed separately using install_alarm/1.