-- Environment
os.getenv(name) -- get environment variable
os.setenv(name, value) -- set/unset environment variable
os.environ() -- returns a copy of the environment

-- Miscellaneous
os.sleep(seconds) -- sleep for (floating) seconds

-- File system
os.chdir(pathname)
cwd = os.currentdir()
os.mkdir(pathname)

for stat in os.dir(pathname) do ; end
stat = os.stat(pathname)
--[[
	stat is a table, containing at least the following keys:
	name: the filename
	type: "file" or "directory" or another implementation-defined string
	size: the file size in bytes
--]]

-- Locking and pipes
file = io.open("filename", "w")
file:lock(mode, start, length) -- mode is "r" or "w", start and length are optional
file:unlock(start, length) -- start and length are optional
in, out = io.pipe()

-- Process control
pid = os.spawn(filename, {args={}, env={}, stdin=file, stdout=file, stderr=file})
exitcode = pid:wait(pid)