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# Reference for unit 'sysutils'

Various system utilities.

`uses`
`System,` |  | The system unit
`Unix,` |  | Extended Unix functionality.
`errors,` |  | Error descriptions
`sysconst,` |  | Resource strings
`unixtype;` |  | Basic unix types

## Overview

This documentation describes the sysutils unit. The sysutils unit was started by Gertjan Schouten, and completed by Michael Van Canneyt. It aims to be compatible to the Delphi sysutils unit, but in contrast with the latter, it is designed to work on multiple platforms. It is implemented on all supported platforms.

## Related topics

`Localization` |  | Localization support
`ConversionRoutines` |  | Miscellaneous conversion routines
`DateTimeRoutines` |  | Date/time routines
`FileNameRoutines` |  | FileName handling routines
`IORoutines` |  | File input/output routines
`PCharFunctions` |  | PChar related functions
`FormatChars` |  | Date and time formatting characters
`FormatStrings` |  | Formatting strings
`StringFunctions` |  | String functions

Documentation generated on: Feb 26 2014