what does ioctl do

does someone has any experience in linux programming I want to ask certain questions such as wht does ioctl do
and wht good are Vprintf and vsprintf when we have snprintf etc....

> does someone has any experience in linux programming

there are 1300+ threads in the linux section, most of them with answers, so there is probably one or two people around with linux experience.

a new question would be better off in a new thread..

Split from What is Linux Platform Programming?

Here's a tip - try

Code:

man ioctl

at your command prompt. Press <SHIFT + Q> to quit and return to the prompt when you are done reading..

controll the devices on the sysytem