HP-UX Reference Volume 1 of 5

Table of Contents

I Introduction

Introduction(9) - an introduction to the HP-UX operating system and the HP-UX Reference

II Section 1: Commands

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

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?

ftio(1) - faster tape I/O

ftp(1) - file transfer program

ftp(1) - file transfer program

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)

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

kermit(1) - C-Kermit 6.0.192 communications software for serial and network connections: modem dialing, file transfer and management, terminal connection, character-set translation, 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

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

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 cartridge tape media, 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 detailed hardware model information

more(1) - file perusal filter for crt viewing

mt(1) - magnetic tape manipulating program

mv(1) - move or rename files and directories

n

neqn(1) - format mathematical text for nroff

netstat(1) - show network status

newalias(1) - install new elm aliases for user or system

newform(1) - change or reformat a text file

newgrp(1) - switch to a new group

newmail(1) - notify users of new mail in mailboxes

news(1) - print news items

nice(1) - run a command at nondefault priority

nis+(1) - a new version of the network information name service

niscat(1) - display NIS+ tables and objects

nischgrp(1) - change the group owner of an NIS+ object

nischmod(1) - change access rights on an NIS+ object

nischown(1) - change the owner of an NIS+ object

nischttl(1) - change the time to live value of an NIS+ object

nisdefaults(1) - display NIS+ default values

niserror(1) - display NIS+ error messages

nisgrpadm(1) - NIS+ group administration command

nisln(1) - symbolically link NIS+ objects

nisls(1) - list the contents of an NIS+ directory

nismatch(1) - utilities for searching NIS+ tables

nismkdir(1) - create NIS+ directories

nispasswd(1) - change NIS+ password information

nisrm(1) - remove NIS+ objects from the namespace

nisrmdir(1) - remove NIS+ directories

nistbladm(1) - NIS+ table administration command

nistest(1) - return the state of the NIS+ namespace using a conditional expression

nl(1) - line numbering filter

nljust(1) - justify lines, left or right, for printing

nm(1) - print name list of common object file

nohup(1) - run a command immune to hangups

nroff(1) - format text

nslookup(1) - query name servers interactively

nsquery(1) - query the Name Service Switch backend libraries

o

od(1) - octal and hexadecimal dump

on(1) - execute command on remote host with environment similar to local

p

pack(1) - compress and expand files

passwd(1) - change login password and associated attributes

paste(1) - merge same lines of several files or subsequent lines of one file

patch(1) - a program for applying a diff file to an original

pathalias(1) - electronic address router

pathchk(1) - check path names

pax(1) - Extracts, writes, and lists archive files; copies files and directory hierarchies

pdclean(1) - removes all jobs from the specified object

pdcreate(1) - creates print objects

pddelete(1) - deletes print objects

pddisable(1) - stops printers from accepting jobs and logs from logging

pdenable(1) - enables printers to accept jobs and logs to log

pdls(1) - lists selected attribute values

pdmod(1) - modifies attributes of submitted print jobs

pdmsg(1) - displays the text and description of an HPDPS message at the command line

pdpause(1) - pauses jobs, physical printers, servers, or queues

pdpr(1) - submits print jobs

pdpromote(1) - advances a job to the top of a queue

pdq(1) - queries and lists the status of one or more print jobs

pdresubmit(1) - resubmits previously submitted print jobs

pdresume(1) - enables paused objects to resume operation

pdrm(1) - removes print jobs

pdset(1) - define the attribute values of the specified print object

pdshutdown(1) - stops servers

pg(1) - file perusal filter for soft-copy terminals

pppd(1) - PPP daemon

pr(1) - print files

praliases(1) - print system-wide sendmail aliases

prealloc(1) - preallocate disk storage

printenv(1) - print out the environment

printf(1) - format and print arguments

prmail(1) - print out mail in the incoming mailbox file

prof(1) - display profile data

prs(1) - print and summarize an SCCS file

ps(1) - report process status

ptx(1) - permuted index

pwd(1) - working directory name

pwget(1) - get password and group information

q

quota(1) - display disk usage and limits

r

ranlib(1) - regenerate archive symbol table

rcp(1) - remote file copy

rcp(1) - remote file copy

rcs(1) - change RCS file attributes

rcsdiff(1) - compareRCS revisions

rcsmerge(1) - merge RCS revisions

rdist(1) - remote file distribution program

read(1) - read a line from standard input

readmail(1) - read mail from a mail folder or incoming mailbox

remsh(1) - execute from a remote shell

remsh(1) - execute from a remote shell

rev(1) - reverse lines of a file

rlog(1) - print log messages and other information on RCS files

rlogin(1) - remote login

rlogin(1) - remote login

rm(1) - remove files or directories

rmdel(1) - remove a delta from an SCCS file

rmdir(1) - remove directories

rmnl(1) - remove extra new-line characters from file

rpcgen(1) - an RPC protocol compiler

rtprio(1) - execute process with real-time priority

rtsched(1) - execute process with real-time priority

rup(1) - show host status of local machines (RPC version)

ruptime(1) - show status of local machines

rusers(1) - determine who is logged in on machines on local network

rwho(1) - show who is logged in on local machines

s

sact(1) - print current SCCS file editing activity

samlog_viewer(1) - a tool for viewing and saving the SAM logfile

sccs(1) - front-end utility program for SCCS commands

sccsdiff(1) - compare two versions of an SCCS file

sccshelp(1) - ask for help on SCCS commands

script(1) - make typescript of terminal session

sdiff(1) - side-by-side difference program

sed(1) - stream text editor

send_sound(1) - play an audio file

serialize(1) - force target process to run serially with other processes

sh-bourne(1) - Bourne shell, the standard/restricted command programming language

sh-posix(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells

sh(1) - overview of various system shells

shar(1) - make a shell archive package

shl(1) - shell layer manager

size(1) - print section sizes of object files

sleep(1) - suspend execution for an interval

slp(1) - set printing options for a non-serial printer

sna(1) - SNAplus2: SNA and APPN communications for HP-UX.

soelim(1) - eliminate .so's from nroff input

sort(1) - sort or merge files

spell(1) - find spelling errors

split(1) - split a file into pieces

ssp(1) - remove multiple line-feeds from output

strings(1) - find the printable strings in an object or other binary file

strip(1) - strip symbol and line number information from an object file

stty(1) - set the options for a terminal port

su(1) - switch user

sum(1) - print checksum and block or byte count of file(s)

t

tabs(1) - set tabs on a terminal

tail(1) - deliver the last part of a file

talk(1) - talk to another user

tar(1) - tape file archiver

tbl(1) - format tables for nroff

tcio(1) - Command Set 80 CS/80 Cartridge Tape Utility

tee(1) - pipe fitting

telnet(1) - user interface to the TELNET protocol

telnet(1) - user interface to the TELNET protocol

test(1) - condition evaluation command

tftp(1) - trivial file transfer program

time(1) - time a command

timex(1) - time a command; report process data and system activity

top(1) - display and update information about the top processes on the system

touch(1) - update access, modification, and/or change times of file

tput(1) - query terminfo database

tr(1) - translate characters

true(1) - return exit status zero or one respectively

tset(1) - terminal-dependent initialization

tsm(1) - Terminal Session Manager

tsm.command(1) - send commands to the Terminal Session Manager (TSM)

tsm.info(1) - get Terminal Session Manager state information

tsort(1) - topological sort

tty(1) - get the name of the terminal

ttytype(1) - terminal identification program

u

ul(1) - do underlining

umask(1) - set or display the file mode creation mask

umodem(1) - XMODEM-protocol file transfer program

uname(1) - display information about computer system; set node name (system name)

unget(1) - undo a previous get of an SCCS file

unifdef(1) - remove preprocessor lines

uniq(1) - report repeated lines in a file

units(1) - conversion program

uptime(1) - show how long system has been up, and/or who is logged in and what they are doing

users(1) - compact list of users who are on the system

uucp(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system copy

uuencode(1) - encode/decode a binary file for transmission by mailer

uupath(1) - access and manage the pathalias database

uustat(1) - uucp status inquiry and job control

uuto(1) - public UNIX system to UNIX system file copy

uux(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system command execution

v

vacation(1) - return ``I am not here'' indication

val(1) - validate SCCS file

vc(1) - substitutes assigned values in place of identification keywords.

vi(1) - screen-oriented (visual) text editor

vis(1) - make unprintable and non-ASCII characters in a file visible or invisible

vmstat(1) - report virtual memory statistics

vt(1) - log into another system over lan

w

wait(1) - await process completion

wc(1) - count words, lines, and bytes or characters in a file

what(1) - get SCCS identification information

whereis(1) - locate source, binary, and/or manual for program

which(1) - locate a program file including aliases and paths

who(1) - who is on the system

whoami(1) - print effective current user id

whois(1) - Internet user name directory service

write(1) - interactively write (talk) to another user

x

xargs(1) - construct argument list(s) and execute command

xstr(1) - extract strings from C programs to implement shared strings

y

yes(1) - be repetitively affirmative

ypcat(1) - print all values in Network Information Service map

ypmatch(1) - print values of selected keys in Network Information Service map

yppasswd(1) - change login password in Network Information System (NIS)

ypwhich(1) - list which host is Network Information System server or map master

Index