Linux Standard Base Common Definitions

LSB Common 5.0 Edition


Dedication

This release is dedicated to the memory of Christopher Yeoh, a long-time friend and colleague, and a contributor to LSB from the earliest days. Without his dedication this work would not have been possible.

Table of Contents
Foreword
Status of this Document
Introduction
I. Introductory Elements
1. Scope
1.1. General
2. Requirements
2.1. Relevant Libraries
2.2. Relevant Commands
2.3. LSB Implementation Conformance
2.4. LSB Application Conformance
3. Terms and Definitions
4. Documentation Conventions
5. Relationship To ISO/IEC 9945 POSIX
6. Relationship To Other Linux Foundation Specifications
A. GNU Free Documentation License (Informative)
A.1. PREAMBLE
A.2. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
A.3. VERBATIM COPYING
A.4. COPYING IN QUANTITY
A.5. MODIFICATIONS
A.6. COMBINING DOCUMENTS
A.7. COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
A.8. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
A.9. TRANSLATION
A.10. TERMINATION
A.11. FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
A.12. How to use this License for your documents
List of Tables
2-1. LSB Core Module Library Names
2-2. LSB Core Module Library Names which vary by architecture
2-3. LSB Desktop Module Library Names
2-4. LSB Imaging Module Library Names
2-5. LSB Languages Module Library Names
2-6. LSB Core Module Command Names
2-7. LSB Desktop Module Command Names
2-8. LSB Imaging Module Command Names
2-9. LSB Languages Module Command Names