syscall package contains low-level interface to the underlying operating system. Most programs should use the os package instead.
Basic Usage
File Operations
Signals
Environment Variables
Process Control
File Stats
Sockets
Best Practices
- Use os package - Higher-level, safer interface
- Platform-specific - syscall varies by OS
- Check errors - System calls can fail
- Close resources - File descriptors, sockets
- Use build tags - For platform-specific code
Common Use Cases
- Low-level file operations
- Signal handling
- Process management
- Network programming
- System information
os, os/exec, net, etc. Use syscall only when necessary for low-level operations.