# module Syscall

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Overview

EXPERIMENTAL

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Defined in:

syscall.cr

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Macro Summary

- def_syscall(name, return_type, *args)

  To define system calls open a module and use the `def_syscall` macro.

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Macro Detail

macro def_syscall(name, return_type, *args) #

To define system calls open a module and use the `def_syscall` macro. Pass in the system call name, the return type and its arguments. For example:

    module YourSyscalls
      Syscall.def_syscall pipe2, Int32, pipefd : Int32[2]*, flags : Int32
      Syscall.def_syscall write, Int32, fd : Int32, buf : UInt8*, count : LibC::SizeT
      Syscall.def_syscall read, Int32, fd : Int32, buf : UInt8*, count : LibC::SizeT
      Syscall.def_syscall close, Int32, fd : Int32
    end

They can then be called as methods from the `Syscall` module:

    YourSyscalls.write(1, "Hello!\n".to_unsafe, 7)