.\" -*-nroff-*-
-.TH mLib 3 "7 July 1999" mLib
+.TH mLib 3 "7 July 1999" "Straylight/Edgeware" "mLib utilities library"
.SH NAME
mLib \- library of miscellaneous utilities
.\" @mLib
rest of the library, mainly as output arguments.
.PP
The
+.BR buf (3)
+module provides simple functions for reading and writing binary data to
+or from fixed-sized buffers.
+.PP
+The
.BR dspool (3)
module implements a `pool' of dynamic strings which saves lots of
allocation and deallocation when a piece of code has high string
.SS "Miscellaneous utilities"
The
.BR crc32 (3)
-module calculates CRC values for strings. It's used by the symbol table
-manager as a hash function.
+module calculates CRC values for strings. It used to be used by the
+symbol table manager as a hash function.
+.PP
+The
+.BR unihash (3)
+module implements a simple but efficient universal hashing family. This
+is a keyed hash function which provides security against an adversary
+choosing input to a hash table deliberately to cause collisions.
.PP
The
.BR lock (3)
module manipulates file descriptor flags in a fairly painless way.
.PP
The
+.BR fwatch (3)
+module allows you to easily find out whether a file has changed since
+the last time you looked at it.
+.PP
+The
.BR lbuf (3)
module implements a `line buffer', which is an object that emits
completed lines of text from an incoming asynchronous data stream. It's
.BR base64 (3)
module does base64 encoding and decoding, as defined in RFC2045. Base64
encodes arbitrary binary data in a reliable way which is resistant to
-character-set transformations and other mail transport bogosity.
+character-set transformations and other mail transport bogosity. The
+.BR base32 (3)
+module does base32 encoding and decoding, as defined in RFC2938. This
+is a mad format which is needed for sha1 URNs, for no good reason. The
+.BR hex (3)
+module does hex encoding and decoding.
.PP
The
.BR url (3)
.BR atom (3),
.BR base64 (3),
.BR bits (3),
+.BR buf (3),
.BR bres (3),
.BR conn (3),
.BR crc32 (3),
.BR env (3),
.BR exc (3),
.BR fdflags (3),
+.BR fwatch (3),
.BR hash (3),
.BR ident (3),
.BR lbuf (3),
.BR tv (3),
.BR url (3).
.SH AUTHOR
-Mark Wooding, <mdw@nsict.org>
+Mark Wooding, <mdw@distorted.org.uk>