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Section 1: User Commands

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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
alias(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells - see sh-posix(1)
answer(1) - phone message transcription system
ar(1) - create and maintain portable archives and libraries
as(1) - assembler
as_ia(1) - assembler for Integrity systems
as_pa(1) - assembler for PA-RISC systems
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
batch(1) - execute batched commands immediately or at a later time - see at(1)
bc(1) - arbitrary-precision arithmetic language
bdiff(1) - diff for large files
bg(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells - see sh-posix(1)
bs(1) - a compiler/interpreter for modest-sized programs
C
cal(1) - print calendar
calendar(1) - reminder service
caliper(1) - measure, report, and analyze program performance data
cancel(1) - print/alter/cancel requests on an LP destination - see lp(1)
cat(1) - concatenate, copy, and print files
cc_bundled(1) - bundled C compiler
ccat(1) - compact and uncompact files, and cat them - see compact(1)
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
chatr_ia(1) - change program's internal attributes on Integrity systems
chatr_pa(1) - change program's internal attributes on PA-RISC systems
checknr(1) - check nroff/troff files
chfn(1) - change user information; used by finger
chgrp(1) - change file owner or group - see chown(1)
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 linefeeds 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
compressdir(1) - compress and expand data - see compress(1)
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 and decode files
csh(1) - a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
cslip(1) - PPP point to point protocal daemon - see pppd(1)
csplit(1) - file 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
cut(1) - extract (cut out) selected fields from 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
dhcpv6client_ui(1) - DHCPv6 client interface for requesting configuration parameters from the DHCPv6 server.
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
dirname(1) - extract portions of path names - see basename(1)
disable(1) - enable/disable LP printers - see enable(1)
divpage(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts - see lpfilter(1)
dmpxlt(1) - dump iconv translation tables to a readable format
dnssec-keygen(1) - key generation tool for DNSSEC
dnssec-makekeyset(1) - used to produce a set of DNSSEC keys
dnssec-signkey(1) - DNSSEC keyset signing tool
dnssec-signzone(1) - DNSSEC zone signing tool
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
dosll(1) - list contents of \s-1DOS\s+1 directories - see dosls(1)
dosls(1) - list contents of DOS directories
dosmkdir(1) - make a DOS directory
dosrm(1) - remove DOS files or directories
dosrmdir(1) - remove \s-1DOS\s+1 files or directories - see dosrm(1)
du(1) - summarize disk usage
dumpmsg(1) - create message catalog file for modification - see findmsg(1)
E
echo(1) - echo (print) arguments
ed(1) - line-oriented text editor
edit(1) - extended line-oriented text editor - see ex(1)
egrep(1) - search a file for a pattern - see grep(1)
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) - set and get 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
false(1) - return exit status zero or one respectively - see true(1)
fastbind(1) - Prepare an incomplete executable for faster program start-up
fastmail(1) - quick batch mail interface
fc(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells - see sh-posix(1)
fg(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells - see sh-posix(1)
fgrep(1) - search a file for a pattern - see grep(1)
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
fontdl(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts - see lpfilter(1)
footprints(1) - summarize information from compiler footprint records
forder(1) - convert file data order
from(1) - who is my mail from?
fruled(1) - flash/turn off attention LEDs (cell, cabinet and I/O chassis attention LEDs)
ftio(1) - faster tape I/O
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
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
gcore(1) - get core images of running processes
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
grget(1) - get password and group information - see pwget(1)
groups(1) - show group memberships
H
hashcheck(1) - find spelling errors - see spell(1)
hashmake(1) - find spelling errors - see spell(1)
head(1) - give first few lines
host(1) - DNS lookup utility
hostname(1) - set or display name of current host system
hp(1) - handle special functions of HP2640 and HP2621-series terminals
hp-mc680x0(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
hp-pa(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
hp9000s200(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
hp9000s300(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
hp9000s400(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
hp9000s500(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
hp9000s700(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
hp9000s800(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
hyphen(1) - find hyphenated words
I
iconv(1) - character 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 output to insert calls to catgets()
inv(1) - make unprintable and non-ASCII characters in a file visible or invisible - see vis(1)
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
jobs(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells - see sh-posix(1)
join(1) - relational database operator
K
kdestroy(1) - destroy Kerberos tickets
kermit(1) - C-Kermit 8.0 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
l(1) - list contents of directories - see ls(1)
last(1) - indicate last logins of users and ttys
lastb(1) - indicate last logins of users and ttys - see last(1)
lastcomm(1) - show last commands executed in reverse order
lc(1) - list contents of directories - see ls(1)
ld(1) - link editor
ld_ia(1) - link editor for Integrity systems
ld_pa(1) - link editor for PA-RISC systems
ldapentry(1) - simple add, modify, and delete entries in an LDAP directory
ldapschema(1) - determines the status of an LDAP schema on the LDAP directory server and extends the LDAP directory server schema with new attribute types and object classes.
ldd(1) - list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared libraries
ldd_ia(1) - list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared libraries on Integrity systems
ldd_pa(1) - list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared libraries on PA-RISC systems
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
ll(1) - list contents of directories - see ls(1)
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 destination
lpalt(1) - print/alter/cancel requests on an LP destination - see lp(1)
lpfilter(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts
lprpp(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts - see lpfilter(1)
lpstat(1) - report status information of the LP subsystem
ls(1) - list contents of directories
lsacl(1) - list access control lists (ACLs) of files
lsf(1) - list contents of directories - see ls(1)
lsr(1) - list contents of directories - see ls(1)
lsx(1) - list contents of directories - see ls(1)
M
m4(1) - macro processor
machid(1) - provide truth value about processor type
machinfo(1) - print machine information
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 mail 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
mkuupath(1) - access and manage the pathalias database - see uupath(1)
mm(1) - print documents formatted with the mm macros
model(1) - print hardware model information
more(1) - file perusal filter for screen 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
N
named-checkconf(1) - named configuration file syntax checking tool
named-checkzone(1) - zone validity checking tool
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 - see nis+(1)
NIS+(1) - a new version of the network information name service - see nis+(1)
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
nisgrep(1) - utilities for searching NIS+ tables - see nismatch(1)
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
nsupdate(1) - Dynamic DNS update utility
O
od(1) - octal and hexadecimal dump
odump(1) - dump information contained in SOM object files
on(1) - execute command on remote host with environment similar to local
osdd(1) - print documents formatted with the mm macros - see mm(1)
P
pack(1) - compress and expand files
page(1) - file perusal filter for screen viewing - see more(1)
parstatus(1) - display information about a hardware partitionable complex
passwd(1) - change login password and associated attributes
paste(1) - merge same lines of several files or subsequent lines of one file
patch(1) - 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
pcat(1) - compress and expand files - see pack(1)
pdp11(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
pg(1) - file perusal filter for soft-copy terminals
pipcrm(1) - remove a POSIX message queue or a POSIX named semaphore
pipcs(1) - report status of POSIX interprocess communication facilities
pldd(1) - list the dynamic libraries linked into each process, including shared objects explicitly attached using dlopen()/shl_load()
plotdvr(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts - see lpfilter(1)
ppl(1) - PPP point to point protocal daemon - see pppd(1)
ppp(1) - PPP point to point protocal daemon - see pppd(1)
pppd(1) - PPP point to point protocal daemon
pppoec(1) - PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) client
pr(1) - print files
praliases(1) - print system-wide sendmail aliases
prealloc(1) - preallocate disk storage
primes(1) - factor a number, generate large primes - see factor(1)
printenv(1) - print out the environment
printf(1) - format and print arguments
printstat(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts - see lpfilter(1)
privatepw(1) - Change WU-FTPD Group Access File Information
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
pstack(1) - print a stack trace for each LWP in each process and core file
ptx(1) - permuted index
pty(1) - get the name of the terminal - see tty(1)
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
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
red(1) - line-oriented text editor - see ed(1)
remsh(1) - execute from a remote shell
reset(1) - terminal-dependent initialization - see tset(1)
rev(1) - reverse lines of a file
reverse(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts - see lpfilter(1)
rexec(1) - execute from a remote shell
rksh(1) - shell, the standard/restricted command programming language - see ksh(1)
rlog(1) - print log messages and other information on RCS files
rlogin(1) - remote login
rm(1) - remove files or directories
rmail(1) - send mail to users or read mail - see mail(1)
rmdel(1) - remove a delta from an SCCS file
rmdir(1) - remove directories
rmnl(1) - remove extra new-line characters from file
rndc(1) - name server control utility
rndc-confgen(1) - rndc key generation tool
rpcgen(1) - an RPC protocol compiler
rsh(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells - see sh-posix(1)
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 file 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
setacl(1) - modify access control lists (ACLs) for files (JFS File Systems only)
sffinger(1) - utility programs for TCP Wrappers - see tryfrom(1)
sh(1) - overview of various system shells
sh-posix(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells
shar(1) - make a shell archive package
shl(1) - shell layer manager
show_patches(1) - HP-UX patch display utility
size(1) - print section sizes of object files
sleep(1) - suspend execution for an interval
slip(1) - PPP point to point protocal daemon - see pppd(1)
slp(1) - set printing options for a non-serial printer
soelim(1) - eliminate .so's from nroff input
sort(1) - sort or merge files
spell(1) - find spelling errors
spellin(1) - find spelling errors - see spell(1)
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)
sysdiff(1) - HP-UX installed software comparator
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
tcpdchk(1) - check tcp wrapper configuration
tcpdmatch(1) - evaluate tcp wrapper service requests
tee(1) - pipe fitting
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
trufgrep(1) - search a file for a pattern
tryfrom(1) - utility programs for TCP Wrappers
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
u370(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
u3b(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
u3b10(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
u3b2(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
u3b5(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
ul(1) - do underlining
umask(1) - set or display the file mode creation mask
umodem(1) - XMODEM-protocol file transfer program
unalias(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells - see sh-posix(1)
uname(1) - display information about computer system; set node name (system name)
uncompact(1) - compact and uncompact files, and cat them - see compact(1)
uncompress(1) - compress and expand data - see compress(1)
uncompressdir(1) - compress and expand data - see compress(1)
unexpand(1) - expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa - see expand(1)
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
unpack(1) - compress and expand files - see pack(1)
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
uudecode(1) - encode/decode a binary file for transmission by mailer - see uuencode(1)
uuencode(1) - encode/decode a binary file for transmission by mailer
uulog(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system copy - see uucp(1)
uuname(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system copy - see uucp(1)
uupath(1) - access and manage the pathalias database
uupick(1) - public UNIX system to UNIX system file copy - see uuto(1)
uustat(1) - uucp status inquiry and job control
uuto(1) - public UNIX system to UNIX system file copy
uutry(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system copy - see uucp(1)
uux(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system command execution
ux2dos(1) - convert \s-1ASCII\s+1 file format - see dos2ux(1)
V
vacation(1) - return ``I am not here'' indication
val(1) - validate SCCS file
vax(1) - provide truth value about processor type - see machid(1)
vc(1) - substitutes assigned values in place of identification keywords.
vedit(1) - screen-oriented (visual) text editor - see vi(1)
vi(1) - screen-oriented (visual) text editor
view(1) - screen-oriented (visual) text editor - see vi(1)
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
w(1) - show how long system has been up, and/or who is logged in and what they are doing - see uptime(1)
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
xd(1) - octal and hexadecimal dump - see od(1)
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
Z
zcat(1) - compress and expand data - see compress(1)