Part II Section 1: User Commands (A-M)

Table of Contents

Introduction

intro(1) - introduction to command utilities and application programs

a

adb(1) - absolute debugger

adjust(1) - simple text formatter

admin(1) - create and administer SCCS files

answer(1) - phone message transcription system

ar(1) - create and maintain portable archives and libraries

as(1) - assembler (Precision Architecture)

asa(1) - interpret ASA carriage control characters

at(1) - execute batched commands immediately or at a later time

attributes(1) - describe an audio file

awk(1) - pattern-directed scanning and processing language

b

banner(1) - make posters in large letters

basename(1) - extract portions of path names

bc(1) - arbitrary-precision arithmetic language

bdiff(1) - diff for large files

bfs(1) - big file scanner

bs(1) - a compiler/interpreter for modest-sized programs

c

cal(1) - print calendar

calendar(1) - reminder service

cat(1) - concatenate, copy, and print files

cc_bundled(1) - bundled C compiler

cd(1) - change working directory

cdc(1) - change the delta commentary of an SCCS delta

chacl(1) - add, modify, delete, copy, or summarize access control lists (ACLs) of files

chatr(1) - change program's internal attributes

checknr(1) - check nroff/troff files

chfn(1) - change user information; used by

chkey(1) - change user's secure RPC key pair

chmod(1) - change file mode access permissions

chown(1) - change file owner or group

chsh(1) - change default login shell

ci(1) - check in RCS revisions

ckconfig(1) - verify the path names of all the FTP configuration files.

cksum(1) - print file checksum and sizes

clear(1) - clear terminal screen

cmp(1) - compare two files

co(1) - check out RCS revisions

col(1) - filter reverse line-feeds and backspaces

comb(1) - combine SCCS deltas

comm(1) - select or reject lines common to two sorted files

command(1) - execute a simple command

compact(1) - compact and uncompact files, and cat them

compress(1) - compress and expand data

convert(1) - convert an audio file

cp(1) - copy files and directory subtrees

cpio(1) - copy file archives in and out; duplicate directory trees

cpp(1) - the C language preprocessor

crontab(1) - user job file scheduler

crypt(1) - encode/decode files

csh(1) - a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax

csplit(1) - context split

ct(1) - spawn getty to a remote terminal (call terminal)

ctags(1) - create a tags file

cu(1) - call another (UNIX) system; terminal emulator

cue(1) - HP Character-Terminal User Environment (CUE)

cut(1) - cut out (extract) selected fields of each line of a file

d

date(1) - display or set the date and time

dc(1) - desk calculator

dd(1) - convert, reblock, translate, and copy a (tape) file

delta(1) - make a delta (change) to an SCCS file

deroff(1) - remove nroff, tbl, and neqn constructs

diff(1) - differential file and directory comparator

diff3(1) - 3-way differential file comparison

diffmk(1) - mark changes between two different versions of a file

dircmp(1) - directory comparison

dmpxlt(1) - dump iconv translation tables to a readable format

domainname(1) - set or display name of Network Information Service domain

dos2ux(1) - convert ASCII file format

doschmod(1) - change attributes of a DOS file

doscp(1) - copy to or from DOS files

dosdf(1) - report number of free disk clusters

dosls(1) - list contents of DOS directories

dosmkdir(1) - make a DOS directory

dosrm(1) - remove DOS files or directories

du(1) - summarize disk usage

e

echo(1) - echo (print) arguments

ed(1) - line-oriented text editor

elfdump(1) - dump information contained in object files

elm(1) - process electronic mail through a screen-oriented interface

elmalias(1) - display and verify elm user and system aliases

enable(1) - enable/disable LP printers

env(1) - set environment for command execution

eucset(1) - sets and gets code widths for ldterm

ex(1) - extended line-oriented text editor

expand(1) - expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa

expand_alias(1) - recursively expands the sendmail aliases

expr(1) - evaluate arguments as an expression

f

factor(1) - factor a number, generate large primes

fastbind(1) - prepare an incomplete executable for faster program start-up

fastmail(1) - quick batch mail interface

file(1) - determine file type

find(1) - find files

findmsg(1) - create message catalog file for modification

findstr(1) - find strings for inclusion in message catalogs

finger(1) - user information lookup program

fmt(1) - format text

fold(1) - fold long lines for finite width output device

forder(1) - convert file data order

from(1) - who is my mail from?

fruled(1) - turn on/off attention LEDs (cell, cabinet and I/O chassis attention LEDs)

ftio(1) - faster tape I/O

ftp(1) - file transfer program

ftp(1) - file transfer program

ftpcount(1) - show current number of users for each class

ftprestart(1) - remove the shutdown message file created by ftpshut utility

ftpshut(1) - create shutdown message file to shut down the ftp servers at a given time

ftpwho(1) - show current process information for each ftp user.

g

gencat(1) - generate a formatted message catalog file

genxlt(1) - generate iconv translation tables

get(1) - get a version of an SCCS file

getaccess(1) - list access rights to file(s)

getacl(1) - list access control lists (ACLs) for files (JFS File Systems only)

getconf(1) - get system configuration values

getopt(1) - parse command options

getopts(1) - parse utility (command) options

getprivgrp(1) - get special attributes for group

gprof(1) - display call graph profile data

grep(1) - search a file for a pattern

groups(1) - show group memberships

h

head(1) - give first few lines

hostname(1) - set or display name of current host system

hp(1) - handle special functions of HP2640 and HP2621-series terminals

hyphen(1) - find hyphenated words

i

iconv(1) - code set conversion

id(1) - print user and group IDs and names

ident(1) - identify files in RCS

idlookup(1) - identify the user of a particular TCP connection

ied(1) - input editor and command history for interactive programs

insertmsg(1) - use findstr(1) output to insert calls to catgets(3C)

iostat(1) - report I/O statistics

ipcrm(1) - remove a message queue, semaphore set, or shared memory identifier

ipcs(1) - report status of interprocess communication facilities

j

join(1) - relational database operator

k

kdestroy(1) - destroy Kerberos tickets

kermit(1) - C-Kermit 7.0 communications software for serial and network connections: modem dialing, file transfer and management, terminal connection, character-set translation, numeric and alpha paging, and script programming

keylogin(1) - decrypt and store secret key with keyserv

keylogout(1) - delete stored secret key with keyserv

keysh(1) - context-sensitive softkey shell

kill(1) - send a signal to a process; terminate a process

kinit(1) - obtain and cache the Kerberos ticket-granting ticket

klist(1) - list cached Kerberos tickets

kpasswd(1) - change a user's Kerberos password

ksh(1) - shell, the standard/restricted command programming language

ktutil(1) - Kerberos keytab file maintenance utility

kvno(1) - print key version numbers of Kerberos principals

l

last(1) - indicate last logins of users and ttys

lastcomm(1) - show last commands executed in reverse order

ld(1) - link editor

ldd(1) - list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared libraries

leave(1) - remind you when you have to leave

lifcp(1) - copy to or from LIF files

lifinit(1) - write LIF volume header on file

lifls(1) - list contents of a LIF directory

lifrename(1) - rename LIF files

lifrm(1) - remove a LIF file

line(1) - read one line from user input

listusers(1) - display user login data

ln(1) - link files and directories

locale(1) - get locale-specific (NLS) information

lock(1) - reserve a terminal

logger(1) - make entries in the system log

login(1) - sign on; start terminal session

logname(1) - get login name

lorder(1) - find ordering relation for an object library

lp(1) - print/alter/cancel requests on an LP printer or plotter

lpfilter(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts

lpstat(1) - report line printer status information

ls(1) - list contents of directories

lsacl(1) - list access control lists (ACLs) of files

m

m4(1) - macro processor

machid(1) - provide truth value about processor type

mail(1) - send mail to users or read mail

mailfrom(1) - summarize mail folders by subject and sender

mailq(1) - prints the mail queue

mailstats(1) - print mail traffic statistics

mailx(1) - interactive message processing system

make(1) - maintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs

makekey(1) - generate encryption key

man(1) - find manual information by keywords; print out a manual entry

mediainit(1) - initialize disk or partition DDS tape

merge(1) - three-way file merge

mesg(1) - permit or deny messages to terminal

mkdir(1) - make a directory

mkfifo(1) - make FIFO (named pipe) special files

mkmf(1) - make a makefile

mkmsgs(1) - create message files for use by gettxt()

mkstr(1) - extract error messages from C source into a file

mktemp(1) - make a name for a temporary file

mm(1) - print documents formatted with the mm macros

model(1) - print hardware model information

more(1) - file perusal filter for crt viewing

mpsched(1) - control the processor or locality domain on which a specific process executes

mt(1) - magnetic tape manipulating program

mv(1) - move or rename files and directories