termios.tcdrain(fd) Wait until all output written to file descriptor fd has been transmitted.

Template.debug(flag) If flag is true, turn debugging on. Otherwise, turn debugging off. When debugging is on, commands

nis.maps(domain=default_domain) Return a list of all valid maps. The domain argument

termios.tcsendbreak(fd, duration) Send a break on file descriptor fd. A zero duration sends a break for 0

exception nis.error An error raised when a NIS function returns an error code.

syslog.syslog(message) syslog.syslog(priority, message) Send the string message to the system logger. A

termios.tcflush(fd, queue) Discard queued data on file descriptor fd. The queue selector specifies which queue:

nis.get_default_domain() Return the system default NIS domain.

tty.setcbreak(fd, when=termios.TCSAFLUSH) Change the mode of file descriptor fd to cbreak. If when is omitted

class pipes.Template An abstraction of a pipeline.