AIX Documentation: Commands: Categorical List of Commands

certdelete certdelete removes a certificate from the list of certificates associated with a user account and deletes the certificate from the local LDAP repository.

certget certget retrieves a single certificate from local LDAP repository.

certlink certlink links a certificate in a remote repository to a user account.

certlist certlist lists the contents of one or more certificates.

certrevoke certrevoke revokes a user certificate.

certverify certverify verifies that the invoker is in possession of the private key for the specified certificate.

chC2admin Changes the name of the administrative host for a system.

chCCadmin Changes the name of the Common Criteria enabled System Administrative Host for a system.

chauthent Changes the configured authentication methods for the system.

chfn Changes a user's gecos information.

chgroup Changes attributes for groups.

chgrp Changes the group ownership of a file or directory.

chgrpmem Changes the administrators or members of a group.

chkey Changes your encrypting key.

chlicense Changes the number of fixed licenses and the status of the floating licensing of the system.

chmod Changes file modes.

chown Changes the owner or group associated with a file.

chrole Changes role attributes. This command applies only to AIX 4.2.1 and later.

chsec Changes the attributes in the security stanza files.

chsh Changes a user's login shell.

chtcb Changes or queries the trusted computing base attribute of a file.

chuser Changes user attributes.

conflict Searches for alias and password conflicts.

ct Dials an attached terminal and issues a login process.

dispgid Displays a list of all valid group names.

dispuid Displays a list of all valid user names.

dnssec-keygen DNSSEC key generation tool.

dnssec-makekeyset DNSSEC zone signing tool.

dnssec-signkey DNSSEC key set signing tool.

dnssec-signzone DNSSEC zone signing tool.

edquota Edits user and group quotas.

enroll Sets up a password used to implement a secure communication channel.

f Shows user information. This command is the same as the finger command.

finger Shows user information. This command is the same as the f command.

fingerd Provides server function for the finger command.

flush-secldapclntd The flush-secldapclntd command flushes the cache for the secldapclntd daemon process.

groups Displays group membership.

grpck Verifies the correctness of a group definition. This document describes both the AIX grpck command and the System V grpck command.

id Displays the system identifications of a specified user.

isC2host Determine the C2 status of a system.

isCChost Determine the Common Criteria enabled status of a system.

kdestroy Destroys a Kerberos credentials cache.

keyadd keyadd retrieves objects from the source keystore and adds them to the destination keystore.

keydelete Deletes an object (key, certificate, etc) identified by the label from a keystore. If the label is ALL, all objects are deleted.

keyenvoy Acts as an intermediary between user processes and the keyserv daemon.

keylist keylist lists the keystore labels in a private keystore.

keylogin Decrypts and stores the user's secret key.

keylogout Deletes stored secret key.

keypasswd keypasswd manages the passwords which are used to access a user's private keystore.

keyserv Stores public and private keys.

kinit Obtains or renews the Kerberos ticket-granting ticket.

klist Displays the contents of a Kerberos credentials cache or key table.

kpasswd Changes the password for a Kerberos principal.

krlogind Provides the server function for the rlogin command.

krshd Provides the server function for remote command execution.

kvno Displays the current key version number for a principal.

lock Reserves a terminal.

logins Displays user and system login information

logname Displays login name.

logout Stops all processes on a port.

ls-secldapclntd The ls-secldapclntd command lists the status of the secldapclntd daemon process.

lsC2admin Display the name of the current C2 System Administrative Host.

lsCCadmin Display the name of the current Common Criteria enabled System Administrative Host.

lsauthent Lists the authentication methods currently configured on the system.

lsgroup Displays group attributes.

lsrole Displays role attributes. This command applies only to AIX 4.2.1 and later.

lssec Lists attributes in the security stanza files.

lsuser Displays user account attributes.

makekey Generates an encryption key.

mkC2admin Configure a system to operate in C2 Security Mode.

mkCCadmin Configure a system to operate in Common Criteria enabled Security Mode.

mkgroup Creates a new group.

mkkeyserv Uncomments the entry in the /etc/rc.nfs file for the keyserv daemon and invokes the daemon by using the startsrc command.

mkkrb5clnt Configures a Kerberos client.

mkkrb5srv Configures a Kerberos server.

mkpasswd Organizes the basic user database for efficient searches.

mkrole Creates new roles. This command applies only to AIX 4.2.1 and later.

mkseckrb5 Migrates existing operating system users to Kerberos.

mksecldap Sets up an AIX cluster to use LDAP for security authentication and data management.

mksecpki mksecpki configures AIX PKI server components. The components of AIX PKI are Certificate Authority, Registration Authority, and Audit subsystems.

mkuser Creates a new user account.

mkuser.sys Customizes a new user account.

newgrp Changes a user's real group identification.

newkey Creates a new key in the /etc/publickey file.

nistoldif Migrate user, group, name resolution, and rpc data to rfc 2307-compliant form.

pagdel Removes any existing PAG association within the current process' credentials.

paginit Authenticate a user and create a PAG association.

paglist Lists authentication information associated with the current process.

passwd Changes a user's password.

pdelay Enables or reports the availability of delayed login ports.

pdisable Disables login ports.

penable Enables or reports the availability of login ports.

phold Disables or reports the availability of login ports on hold.

portmir Allows one TTY stream (monitor) to attach to another TTY stream (target) and monitor the user session that is taking place on that stream.

pshare Enables or reports the availability of shared login ports.

pstart Enables or reports the availability of login ports (normal, shared, and delayed).

pwchange Change user authentication and privacy keys dynamically.

pwck Verifies the correctness of local authentication information.

pwd Displays the path name of the working directory.

pwdadm Administers users' passwords.

pwdck Verifies the correctness of local authentication information.

pwtokey Converts passwords into localized and nonlocalized authentication and privacy keys.

restart-secldapclntd The restart-secldapclntd script is used to stop the currently running secldapclntd daemon process and then restart it.

rmC2admin Remove the configuration files for a distributed C2 System host.

rmCCadmin Remove the configuration files for a distributed Common Criteria enabled System host.

rmgroup Removes a group.

rmkeyserv Stops the keyserv daemon and comments the entry in the /etc/rc.nfs file.

rmrole Removes a role. This command applies only to AIX 4.2.1 and later.

rmuser Removes a user account.

ruser Directly manipulates entries in three separate system databases that control foreign host access to programs.

rusers Reports a list of users logged on to remote machines.

rusersd Responds to queries from the rusers command.

secldapclntd Provides and manages connection and handles transactions between the LDAP load module and the LDAP Security Information Server.

sectoldif Prints users and groups defined locally to stdout in ldif format.

securetcpip Enables the operating system network security feature.

setgroups Resets a session's process group set.

setsenv Resets the protected state environment of a user.

sliplogin Converts a standard-input terminal line into a Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) link to a remote host.

smcaprop Provides read-only information on the Certificate Authority.

smdefca Defines an internal certificate authority.

smexpcacert Exports the certificate authority (CA) certificate.

smgenkeycr Generates server private keys and certificate requests.

smgenprivkr Generates server private key ring files.

smimpcacert Imports the certificate authority's certificate.

smimpservercert Imports the Server Certificate.

sminstkey Installs private key ring.

smlistcerts Lists CA certificates.

smserverprop Lists server properties.

smsigncert Processes certificate requests and generates certificates.

smundefca Unconfigures internal Certificate Authority.

start-secldapclntd The start-secldapclntd script is used to start the secldapclntd LDAP client daemon.

stop-secldapclntd The stop-secldapclntd script is used to terminate the secldapclntd LDAP client daemon.

su Changes the user ID associated with a session.

swcons Redirects, temporarily, the system console output to a specified device or file.

tcbck Audits the security state of the system.

tip Connects to a remote system.

tsh Invokes the trusted shell.

tsm Provides terminal state management.

turnoff Sets the permission codes off for files in the /usr/games directory.

turnon Sets permission codes on for files in the games directory.

tvi Provides a trusted editor with a full screen display.

ulimit Sets or reports user resource limits.

users Displays a compact list of the users currently on the system.

usrck Verifies the correctness of a user definition.

uuid_gen Generates Universal Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) for objects, types, and interfaces.

w Prints a summary of current system activity.

wall Writes a message to all users that are logged in.

watch Observes a program that may be untrustworthy.

who Identifies the users currently logged in.

whoami Displays your login name.

whodo Lists the jobs being performed by users on the system.

whois Identifies a user by user ID or alias.

xauth Edits and displays the authorization information used in connecting to the X server.

xhost Controls who accesses Enhanced X-Windows on the current host machine.

xlock Locks the local X display until a password is entered.

xss Improves the security of unattended workstations.

System Management

Device Management

File System Management

Logical Volume Management (LVM)

Paging Space and Virtual Memory Management

Physical Volumes and Volume Groups

Process and Subsystem Management

Resource Management

Starting and Stopping the System

System Accounting and Statistics

System Environment

System Management Interfaces

Workload Management

Language Management

chdoclang Sets the default documentation language for the system or a user.

chlang Changes the language settings for system or user.

genxlt Generates a code set conversion table for use by the lconv library.

iconv Converts the encoding of characters from one code page encoding scheme to another.

keycomp Compiles a keyboard mapping file into an input method keymap file.

locale Writes information to standard output about either the current locale or all public locales.

localedef Converts locale and character set description (charmap) source files to produce a locale database.

setmaps Sets terminal maps or code set maps.

twconvdict Converts other user dictionary to the operating system user dictionary. This command only applies to AIX 4.2 or higher.

twconvfont Converts other font files to a BDF font file.

uconvdef Compiles or generates a UCS-2 (Unicode) conversion table for use by the iconv library.

Communications and Networking

Performance Management

curt CPU Utilization Reporting Tool (curt). Reports CPU utilization and process/thread activity.

dfpd Provides load statistics about servers being load balanced to the Load Manager.

fdpr A performance tuning utility for improving execution time and real memory utilization of user-level application programs.

filemon Monitors the performance of the file system, and reports the I/O activity on behalf of logical files, virtual memory segments, logical volumes, and physical volumes.

gennames Gathers all the information necessary to run the filemon, netpmon, pprof curt and splat commands in off-line mode.

gensyms Gathers all the information necessary to run the tprof command in off-line mode.

gprof Displays call graph profile data.

ioo Manages Input/Output tunable parameters.

pmcycles Measures processor clock speed.

pprof Reports CPU usage of all kernel threads over a period of time.

prof Displays object file profile data.

rmss Simulates a system with various sizes of memory for performance testing of applications.

schedo Manages CPU scheduler tunable parameters.

schedtune Compatibility script to set parameters of the CPU scheduler and Virtual Memory Manager.

splat Simple Performance Lock Analysis Tool (splat). Provides kernel and pthread lock usage reports.

spray Sends a specified number of packets to a host and reports performance statistics.

sprayd Receives packets sent by the spray command.

time Prints the time of the execution of a command.

timex Reports, in seconds, the elapsed time, user time, and system execution time for a command.

tprof Reports CPU usage.

tuncheck Validates a tunable file.

tundefault Reset all tunable parameters to their default value.

tunrestore Restores tunable parameter values from a file in /etc/tunables.

tunsave Saves current tunable parameter values to a file in the /etc/tunables directory.

vmo Manages Virtual Memory Manager tunable parameters.

Diagnostics

bosdebug Enables, disables and/or displays the status information of the system

diag Performs hardware problem determination.

diagrpt Displays previous diagnostic results.

dumpcheck Checks to see that the dump device and copy directory are able to receive the system dump. An error is logged by default if there will likely be insufficient resources to accommodate the dump.

dumpfs Dumps file system information.

errdead Extracts error records from a system dump.

errdemon Starts error logging daemon (errdemon) and writes entries to the error log.

errinstall Installs messages in the error logging message sets.

errlogger Logs an operator message.

errpt Generates a report of logged errors.

errstop Terminates the error logging daemon.

errupdate Updates the Error Record Template Repository.

execerror Writes error messages to standard error.

genkex The genkex command extracts the list of kernel extensions currently loaded onto the system and displays the address, size, and path name for each kernel extension in the list.

genkld The genkld command extracts the list of shared objects currently loaded onto the system and displays the address, size, and path name for each object on the list.

genld The genld command collects the list of all processes currently running on the system, and optionally reports the list of loaded objects corresponding to each process.

ha_star Processes high availability event.

hps_dump Dumps contents of Network Terminal Accelerator (NTX) adapter memory to a host file. This command only applies to AIX 4.2.1 or later.

hty_load Displays or downloads Network Terminal Accelerator (NTX) adapter configurations.

inuumsg Displays specific error or diagnostic messages provided by a software product's installation procedures. This command is used by the installp command and the install scripts.

kdb Displays system images for examining a dump.

lscfg Displays configuration, diagnostic, and vital product data (VPD) information about the system.

mach Displays the processor type of the current host .

mpcstat Displays operational information about a Multi-Protocol Over ATM (MPOA) Client.

panel20 Diagnoses activity between an HIA and the 5080 Control Unit.

pdelay Enables or reports the availability of delayed login ports.

penable Enables or reports the availability of login ports.

phold Disables or reports the availability of login ports on hold.

pmcycles Measures processor clock speed.

prtconf Displays system configuration information.

pstart Enables or reports the availability of login ports (normal, shared, and delayed).

pstat Interprets the contents of the various system tables and writes it to standard output.

ras_logger Log an error using the errors template.

rpcinfo Reports the status of Remote Procedure Call (RPC) servers.

rup Shows the status of a remote host on the local network.

ruptime Shows the status of each host on a network.

ruutry Contacts a specified remote system with debugging turned on and saves the debugging output in a temporary file.

savecore Saves a system dump.

shconf Manages the system hang detection parameters.

snap Gathers system configuration information.

snapcore Gathers the core file.

stty Sets, resets, and reports workstation operating parameters.

stty-cxma Sets and reports the terminal options for a TTY configuration of the 128-port asynchronous subsystem.

sysck Checks the inventory information during installation and update procedures.

sysline Displays system status on the status line of a terminal.

termdef Queries terminal characteristics.

tokstat Shows token-ring device driver and device statistics.

trace Records selected system events.

traceroute Prints the route that IP packets take to a network host.

trcdead Extracts the trace buffer from a system dump image.

trcnm Generates a kernel name list.

trcrpt Formats a report from the trace log.

trcstop Stops the trace function.

trcupdate Adds, replaces, or deletes trace report format templates.

truss Traces a process's system calls, dynamically loaded user level function calls, received signals, and incurred machine faults.

uptime Shows how long the system has been up.

w Prints a summary of current system activity.

what Displays identifying information in files.

Software Development

Code Management and Refinement Tools

Parsers, Interpreters, and Lexical Analyzers

Problem Determination and Debugging Tools

Files, Directories, and File Systems

acledit Edits the access control information of a file.

aclget Displays the access control information of a file.

aclput Sets the access control information of a file.

alog Creates and maintains fixed-size log files created from standard input.

ar Maintains the indexed libraries used by the linkage editor.

backup Backs up files and file systems.

basename Returns the base file name of a string parameter.

bdiff Uses the diff command to find differences in very large files.

bfs Scans files.

bootptodhcp To convert a BOOTP configuration file into a DHCP configuration file or to remove BOOTP configuration information for a particular host from the DHCP configuration file.

captoinfo Converts a termcap file to a terminfo descriptor file.

capture Allows terminal screens to be dumped to a file.

cat Concatenates or displays files.

catman Creates the cat files for the manual.

cd Changes the current directory.

chgrp Changes the group ownership of a file or directory.

chmod Changes file modes.

chown Changes the owner or group associated with a file.

chroot Changes the root directory of a command.

chservices Changes the contents of the /etc/services file.

chsubserver Changes the contents of the /etc/inetd.conf file or similar system configuration file.

chtcb Changes or queries the trusted computing base attribute of a file.

chvfs Changes entries in the /etc/vfs file.

cksum Displays the checksum and byte count of a file.

cmp Compares two files.

colrm Extracts columns from a file.

comm Selects or rejects lines common to two sorted files.

compress Compresses data.

cp Copies files.

cpio Copies files into and out of archive storage and directories. This document describes the AIX cpio command and the System V cpio command.

crvfs Creates entries in the /etc/vfs file.

csplit Splits files by context.

cut Writes out selected bytes, characters, or fields from each line of a file.

dd Converts and copies a file.

deroff Removes nroff, troff, tbl, and eqn command constructs from files.

df Reports information about space on file systems. This document describes the AIX df command as well as the System V version of df.

diction Highlights unclear or wordy sentences.

diff Compares text files.

diff3 Compares three files.

diffmk Marks differences between files.

digest Converts the ASCII form of the /etc/qconfig file into the /etc/qconfig.bin file, a binary version of the queue configuration used by the qdaemon command. This command should not be entered on the command line; it is called by the qdaemon command.

dircmp Compares two directories and the contents of their common files.

dirname Writes to standard output all but the last part of a specified path.

dis Produces an assembly language listing of files.

dosdel Deletes DOS files.

dosdir Lists the directory for DOS files.

dosformat Formats a DOS diskette.

dosread Copies DOS files.

doswrite Copies files to DOS files.

du Summarizes disk usage.

dump Dumps selected parts of an object file.

egrep Searches a file for a pattern.

expand Writes to standard output with tabs changed to spaces.

ff Lists the file names and statistics for a file system.

fgrep Searches a file for a literal string.

file Determines the file type.

fileplace Displays the placement of file blocks within logical or physical volumes.

find Finds files with a matching expression.

flcopy Copies to and from diskettes.

fold Folds long lines for finite-width output device.

fsck Checks file system consistency and interactively repairs the file system.

ftp Transfers files between a local and a remote host.

ftpd Provides the server function for the Internet FTP protocol.

fuser Identifies processes using a file or file structure.

fxfer Transfers files between a local system and a host computer connected by HCON.

grep Searches a file for a pattern.

hash Remembers or reports command path names.

head Displays the first few lines or bytes of a file or files.

hyphen Finds hyphenated words.

install Installs a command.

installbsd Installs a command (BSD version of the install command).

istat Examines i-nodes.

join Joins the data fields of two files.

link Performs a link subroutine.

ln Links files.

look Finds lines in a sorted file.

ls Displays the contents of a directory.

lsfs Displays the characteristics of file systems.

macref Produces a cross-reference listing of macro files.

mkdir Creates one or more new directories.

mkdirhier Creates a hierarchy of directories or a single directory.

mkfifo Makes first-in-first-out (FIFO) special files.

mknod Creates a special file.

more Displays the contents of files one screen at a time.

mount Makes a file system available for use.

mv Moves files.

mvdir Moves (renames) a directory.

ncheck Generates path names from i-node numbers.

newform Changes the format of a text file.

nl Numbers lines in a file.

nm Displays information about symbols in object files, executable files, and object-file libraries.

od Displays files in a specified format.

pack Compresses files.

packf Compresses the contents of a folder into a file.

paste Joins lines from one or more files.

patch Applies changes to files.

pathchk Checks path names.

pax Extracts, writes, and lists members of archive files; copies files and directory hierarchies.

pcat Unpacks files and writes them to standard output.

pg Formats files to the display.

pr Writes a file to standard output.

ptx Generates a permuted index.

rcp Transfers files between a local and a remote host or between two remote hosts.

rdist Remote file distribution client program

rdistd Server program for distributing files remotely.

rdump Backs up files onto a remote machine's device. Note User must have root authority to run this command.

refile Moves files between folders.

rev Reverses characters in each line of a file.

rm Removes (unlinks) files or directories.

rmdir Removes a directory.

sdiff Compares two files and displays the differences in a side-by-side format.

settime Updates access and modification times of a file.

sort Sorts files, merges files that are already sorted, and checks files to determine if they have been sorted.

split Splits a file into pieces.

strings Finds the printable strings in an object or binary file.

strip Reduces the size of an Extended Common Object File Format (XCOFF) object file by removing information used by the binder and symbolic debug program.

stripnm Displays the symbol information of a specified object file.

sum Displays the checksum and block count of a file.

swcons Redirects, temporarily, the system console output to a specified device or file.

sync Updates the i-node table and writes buffered files to the hard disk.

sysdumpdev Changes the primary or secondary dump device designation in a running system.

sysdumpstart Provides a command line interface to start a kernel dump to the primary or secondary dump device.

tail Writes a file to standard output, beginning at a specified point.

tar Manipulates archives.

tee Displays the output of a program and copies it into a file.

tftp Transfers files between hosts using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).

tftpd Provides the server function for the Trivial File Transfer Protocol.

tic Translates the terminfo description files from source to compiled format.

touch Updates the access and modification times of a file.

tsort Sorts an unordered list of ordered pairs (a topological sort).

umask Displays or sets the file mode creation mask.

umount Unmounts a previously mounted file system, directory, or file.

umountall Unmounts groups of dismountable devices or filesystems.

uncompress Restores compressed files.

unexpand Writes to standard output with tabs restored.

unifdef Removes ifdef lines from a file.

uniq Reports or deletes repeated lines in a file.

unlink Performs an unlink subroutine.

unpack Expands files.

update Periodically updates the super block.

uucheck Checks for files and directories required by BNU.

uucico Transfers Basic Networking Utilities (BNU) command, data, and execute files to remote systems.

uuclean Removes files from the BNU spool directory.

uucleanup Deletes selected files from the Basic Networking Utilities (BNU) spooling directory.

uucp Copies files from one system to another.

uulog Provides information about BNU file-transfer activities on a system.

uupick Completes the transfer of and handles files sent by the uuto command.

uusend Sends a file to a remote host.

uuto Copies files from one system to another.

vgrind Formats listings of programs that are easy to read.

wc Counts the number of lines, words, and bytes or characters in a file.

what Displays identifying information in files.

whereis Locates source, binary, or manual for program.

which Locates a program file, including aliases and paths.

xmodem Transfers files with the xmodem protocol, detecting data transmission errors during asynchronous transmission.

zcat Expands a compressed file to standard output.

Editing

ed Edits text by line.

edit Provides a simple line editor for the new user.

ex Edits lines interactively, with a screen display.

pioattred Provides a way to format and edit attributes in a virtual printer.

prompter Starts a prompting editor.

sed Provides a stream editor.

tvi Provides a trusted editor with a full screen display.

vi Edits files with a full-screen display.

view Starts the vi editor in read-only mode.

Shells

brsh Invokes the restricted version of the Bourne shell.

bsh The bsh command invokes the Bourne shell.

chsh Changes a user's login shell.

csh Invokes the C shell.

ksh Invokes the Korn shell.

rsh Executes the specified command at the remote host or logs into the remote host.

rshd Provides the server function for remote command execution.

sh Invokes the default shell.

shell Executes a shell with the user's default credentials and environment.

tsh Invokes the trusted shell.

User Environment

alias Defines or displays aliases.

dscreen Starts the Dynamic Screen utility.

env Displays the current environment or sets the environment for the execution of a command.

lscons Writes the name of the current console device to standard output.

printenv Displays the values of environment variables.

reset Initializes terminals.

resize Sets the TERMCAP environment variable and terminal settings to the current window size.

setgroups Resets a session's process group set.

setmaps Sets terminal maps or code set maps.

shell Executes a shell with the user's default credentials and environment.

stty Sets, resets, and reports workstation operating parameters.

stty-cxma Sets and reports the terminal options for a TTY configuration of the 128-port asynchronous subsystem.

termdef Queries terminal characteristics.

tput Queries the terminfo database for terminal-dependent information

tset Initializes terminals.

tty Writes to standard output the full path name of your terminal.

unalias Removes alias definitions.

Utilities

alog Creates and maintains fixed-size log files created from standard input.

apply Applies a command to a set of parameters.

apropos Locates commands by keyword lookup.

at Runs commands at a later time.

ate Starts the Asynchronous Terminal Emulation (ATE) program.

atq Displays the queue of jobs waiting to be run.

atrm Remove jobs spooled by the at command.

banner Writes ASCII character strings in large letters to standard output.

batch Runs jobs when the system load level permits.

bg Runs jobs in the background.

bootptodhcp To convert a BOOTP configuration file into a DHCP configuration file or to remove BOOTP configuration information for a particular host from the DHCP configuration file.

bterm Emulates terminals in bidirectional (BIDI) mode.

cal Displays a calendar.

calendar Writes reminder messages to standard output.

captoinfo Converts a termcap file to a terminfo descriptor file.

capture Allows terminal screens to be dumped to a file.

cat Concatenates or displays files.

chcons Redirects the system console to a specified device or file to be effective on the next startup of the system.

chroot Changes the root directory of a command.

clear Clears the terminal screen.

col Filters for standard output text having reverse line feeds and forward/reverse half-line-feeds.

command Executes a simple command.

cron Runs commands automatically.

cronadm Lists or removes crontab or at jobs.

crontab Submits, edits, lists, or removes cron jobs.

date Displays or sets the date or time.

defaultbrowser Launches the default web browser and optionally loads a specified URL.

diction Highlights unclear or wordy sentences.

dp Parses and reformats dates.

dscreen Starts the Dynamic Screen utility.

echo Writes character strings to standard output.

expand Writes to standard output with tabs changed to spaces.

explain Provides an interactive thesaurus.

explore Starts the WebExplorer World Wide Web browser.

expr Evaluates arguments as expressions.

factor Factors a number.

fc Processes the command history list.

fdformat The fdformat command formats diskettes.

fg Runs jobs in the foreground.

fold Folds long lines for finite-width output device.

grap Typesets graphs to be processed by the pic command.

greek Converts English-language output from a Teletype Model 37 workstation to output for other workstations.

hp Handles special functions for the HP2640- and HP2621-series terminals.

jobs Displays status of jobs in the current session.

kill Sends a signal to running processes.

killall Cancels all processes except the calling process.

leave Reminds you when you have to leave.

line Reads one line from the standard input.

lsdisp Lists the displays available on the system.

more Displays the contents of files one screen at a time.

news Writes system news items to standard output.

nice Runs a command at a lower or higher priority .

nohup Runs a command without hangups.

number Displays the written form of a number.

od Displays files in a specified format.

on Executes commands on remote systems.

printf Writes formatted output.

ps Shows current status of processes. This document describes the standard AIX ps command as well as the System V version of the ps command

read Reads one line from standard input.

renice Alters the nice value of running processes.

reset Initializes terminals.

rev Reverses characters in each line of a file.

ruutry Contacts a specified remote system with debugging turned on and saves the debugging output in a temporary file.

script Makes a typescript of a terminal session.

sleep Suspends execution for an interval.

sort Sorts files, merges files that are already sorted, and checks files to determine if they have been sorted.

spell Finds English Language spelling errors.

spellin Creates a spelling list.

spellout Verifies that a word is not in the spelling list.

strings Finds the printable strings in an object or binary file.

syscall Performs a specified subroutine call.

sysline Displays system status on the status line of a terminal.

tab Changes spaces into tabs.

tabs Sets tab stops on terminals.

tee Displays the output of a program and copies it into a file.

test Evaluates conditional expressions.

time Prints the time of the execution of a command.

tr Translates characters.

trbsd Translates characters (BSD version).

true Returns an exit value of zero (true) or a nonzero exit value (false).

tsort Sorts an unordered list of ordered pairs (a topological sort).

type Writes a description of the command type.

ul Performs underlining.

uname Displays the name of the current operating system.

unexpand Writes to standard output with tabs restored.

unifdef Removes ifdef lines from a file.

uniq Reports or deletes repeated lines in a file.

units Converts units in one measure to equivalent units in another measure.

untab Changes tabs into spaces.

uptime Shows how long the system has been up.

uudecode Decodes a binary file that was used for transmission using electronic mail.

uuencode Encodes a binary file for transmission using electronic mail.

vc Substitutes assigned values for identification keywords.

vgrind Formats listings of programs that are easy to read.

wait Waits until the termination of a process ID.

wc Counts the number of lines, words, and bytes or characters in a file.

xrx RX helper program.

yes Outputs an affirmative response repetitively.

Games

arithmetic Tests arithmetic skills.

back Starts the backgammon game.

bj Starts the blackjack game.

craps Starts the craps game.

fish Plays the go fish card game.

fortune Displays a random fortune from a database of fortunes.

hangman Starts the hangman word-guessing game.

moo Starts the number-guessing game.

quiz Tests your knowledge.

ttt Starts the tic-tac-toe game.

turnoff Sets the permission codes off for files in the /usr/games directory.

turnon Sets permission codes on for files in the games directory.

wump Starts the hunt the wumpus game.

X Windows

Environment

Terminals

Utilities

Text Formatting

addbib Creates or extends a bibliographic database.

canonls Processes troff command output for the Canon LASER SHOT in LIPS III mode.

checkeq Checks documents formatted with memorandum macros.

checknr Checks nroff and troff files.

colcrt Filters nroff command output for cathode ray tube (CRT) previewing.

cw Prepares constant-width text for the troff command.

deroff Removes nroff, troff, tbl, and eqn command constructs from files.

eqn Formats mathematical text for the troff command.

hplj Postprocesses the troff command output for the HP LaserJet Series printers.

ibm3812 Postprocesses the troff command output for the IBM 3812 Model 2 Pageprinter.

ibm3816 Postprocesses the troff command output for the IBM 3816 Pageprinter.

ibm5585H-T Processes troff command output for the IBM 5585H-T printer.

ibm5587G Postprocesses troff command output for the IBM 5587-G01, 5584-H02, 5585-H01, 5587-H01, and 5589-H01 printers with the (32x32/24x24) cartridge installed. This command is used exclusively for Japanese Language Support.

indxbib Builds an inverted index for a bibliography.

lookbib Finds references in a bibliography.

makedev Creates binary description files suitable for reading by the troff command and its postprocessors.

mm Prints documents formatted with memorandum macros.

mmt Typesets documents.

mvt Typesets English-language view graphs and slides.

ndx Creates a subject-page index for a document.

neqn Formats mathematical text for the nroff command.

nroff Formats text for printing on typewriter-like devices and line printers.

pic Preprocesses troff command input for the purpose of drawing pictures.

proff Formats text for printers with personal printer data streams.

psc Converts troff intermediate format to PostScript format.

psroff Converts files from troff format to PostScript format.

refer Finds and inserts literature references in documents.

roffbib Prints a bibliographic database.

soelim Processes .so requests in nroff command files.

sortbib Sorts a bibliographic database.

style Analyzes surface characteristics of a document.

subj Generates a list of subjects from a document.

tbl Formats tables for the nroff and troff commands.

tc Interprets text into the troff command output for the Tektronix 4015 system.

troff Formats text for printing on typesetting devices.

xpreview Displays troff files on an X display.