Commands Reference, Volume 6

Commands List: Performance Tuning

acctcms	Produces command usage summaries from accounting records.
acctcom	Displays selected process accounting record summaries.
accton	Performs process-accounting procedures.
filemon	Monitors and reports performance of file system.
fileplace	Displays the placement of file's blocks within logical or physical volumes.
gprof	Displays call graph profile data.
iostat	Reports Central Processing Unit (CPU) statistics and input/output statistics for tty, disks, and CD-ROMs.
lsattr	Displays attribute characteristics and possible values of attributes for devices in the system.
lslv	Displays information about a logical volume.
mmtu	Displaying, adding, and deleting maximum transfer unit (MTU) values used for path MTU discovery.
netpmon	Monitors activity and reports statistics on network usage.
netstat	Shows network status.
nfsstat	Displays statistical information about the Network File System (NFS) and Remote Procedure Call (RPC) calls.
nice	Runs a command at a specified priority.
no	Configures network options.
nulladm	Creates the file specified with read and write permissions to the file owner and group and read permissions to other users.
ps	Shows current status of processes.
renice	Alters priority of running processes.
reorgvg	Reorganizes the physical partition allocation for a volume group.
rmss	Simulates system with various sizes of real memory.
sar	Collects, reports, or saves system activity information.
stripnm	Displays the symbol information of a specified object file.
svmon	Captures and analyzes a snapshot of virtual memory.
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	Specifies the user program to be profiled, executes it, and produces reports.
trcnm	Generates a kernel name list.
trcrpt	Formats a report from the trace log.
trcstop	Stops the trace function.
vmstat	Reports virtual memory statistics.

Commands List: Processes and Commands

apply	Applies a command to a set of parameters.
cron	Runs commands automatically.
cronadm	Lists or removes crontab or at jobs.
crontab	Submits, lists, or removes cron job files.
env	Displays the current environment or sets the environment for the execution of a command.
fuser	Identifies processes using a file or file structure.
install	Installs a command.
installbsd	Installs a command (BSD version of the install command).
ipcs	Reports interprocess communication facility status.
kill	Sends a signal to running processes.
killall	Cancels all processes except the calling process.
lastcomm	Displays information about the last commands executed.
nice	Runs a command at a specified priority.
nohup	Runs a command without hangups.
ps	Shows current status of processes.
renice	Alters priority of running processes.
sleep	Suspends execution for an interval.
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.
wait	Waits until the termination of a process ID.
whatis	Describes what function a command performs.
xargs	Constructs parameter lists and runs commands.

Commands List: Queues

at	Runs commands at a later time.
atq	Displays the queue of jobs waiting to be run.
atrm	Removes jobs spooled by the at command.
batch	Runs jobs when the system load level permits.
chprtsv	Changes a print service configuration on a client or server machine.
chque	Changes the queue name.
chquedev	Changes the printer or plotter queue device names.
chvirprt	Changes the attribute values of a virtual printer.
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.
disable	Disables a printer queue.
enq	Enqueues a file.
lpq	Examines the spool queue.
lpr	Enqueues print jobs.
lprm	Removes jobs from the line printer spooling queue.
lsallq	Lists the names of all configured queues.
lsallqdev	Lists all configured printer and plotter queue device names within a specified queue.
lsprtsv	Shows print service information stored in the database.
lsque	Displays the queue stanza name.
lsquedev	Displays the device stanza name.
lsvirprt	Displays the attribute values of a virtual printer.
mkprtsv	Configures TCP/IP-based print service on a host.
mkque	Adds a printer queue to the system.
mkquedev	Adds a printer queue device to the system.
mkvirprt	Makes a virtual printer.
piodmgr	Compacts the Object Data Manager (ODM) database in the /var/spool/lpd/pio/@local/smit directory.
piolsvp	Lists virtual printers on a system.
piomgpdev	Manages printer pseudo-devices.
piomkapqd	Builds a SMIT dialog to create print queues and printers.
piomkpq	Creates a printer queue.
piomsg	Sends a printer backend message to the user.
qadm	Performs system administration functions for the print spooling system.
qcan	Cancels a print job.
qchk	Displays the status of a print queue.
qdaemon	Schedules jobs enqueued by the enq command.
qhld	Holds a spooled print job.
qmov	Moves spooled print jobs to another queue.
qpri	Prioritizes a job in the print queue.
qprt	Starts a print job.
qstatus	Provides printer status for the printer spooling system.
rembak	Sends a print job to a queue on a remote server.
rmprtsv	Unconfigures a print service on a client or server machine.
rmque	Removes a printer queue from the system.
rmquedev	Removes a printer or plotter queue device from the system.
rmvirprt	Removes a virtual printer.

Commands List: Screen Output

banner	Writes ASCII character strings in large letters to standard output.
cal	Displays a calendar.
calendar	Writes reminder messages to standard output.
echo	Writes character strings to standard output.
leave	Reminds you when you have to leave.
more	Displays continuous text one screen at a time on a display screen.
news	Writes system news items to standard output.
page	Displays continuous text one screen at a time on a display screen.
tail	Writes a file to standard output, beginning at a specified point.
vacation	Returns a message to the sender that the mail recipient is on vacation.

Commands List: Security and System Access

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.
audit	Controls system auditing.
auditbin	Manages bins of audit information.
auditcat	Writes bins of audit records.
auditpr	Formats bin or stream audit records to a display device or printer.
auditselect	Selects audit records for analysis according to defined criteria.
auditstream	Creates a channel for reading audit records.
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.
chmod	Changes permission modes.
chown	Changes the user associated with a file.
chrole	Changes role attributes.
chsec	Changes 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 attributes for the specified user.
groups	Displays group membership.
grpck	Verifies the correctness of a group definition.
last	Displays information about previous logins.
lastlogin	Updates the /var/adm/acct/sum/loginlog file to show the last date each user logged in.
lssec	Lists the attributes in the security stanza files.
lock	Reserves a terminal.
login	Initiates a user session.
logname	Displays login name.
logout	Stops all processes on a port.
lsgroup	Displays the attributes of groups.
lslicense	Displays the maximum number of users that can be logged in concurrently.
lsrole	Displays role attributes.
lsuser	Displays attributes of user accounts.
makekey	Generates an encryption key.
mkgroup	Creates a new group.
mkpasswd	Creates a hashed look-aside version of the user database.
mkrole	Creates new roles.
mkuser	Creates a new user account.
mkuser.sys	Customizes a new user account.
newgrp	Changes your primary group identification.
nulladm	Creates active accounting data files.
passwd	Changes a user's password.
pwdadm	Administers users' passwords.
pwdck	Verifies the correctness of local authentication information.
rmgroup	Removes a group.
rmrole	Removes a role.
rmuser	Removes a user account.
Rsh	Invokes the restricted version of the Bourne shell.
setgroups	Resets the supplementary group ID for the session.
setsenv	Resets the protected state environment of a user.
shell	Executes a shell with the user's default credentials and environment.
su	Changes the user ID associated with a session.
sysck	Checks the inventory information during installation and update procedures.
tcbck	Audits the security state of the system.
usrck	Verifies the correctness of a user definition.
xss	Improves the security of unattended workstations.

Commands List: Shells

alias	Defines or displays aliases.
basename	Returns the base file name of a string parameter.
bg	Runs jobs in the background.
bsh	Invokes the Bourne shell.
chsh	Changes a user's login shell.
command	Executes a simple command.
csh	Invokes the C shell.
expr	Evaluates arguments as expressions.
false	Returns an exit value of zero (true) or a nonzero exit value (false).
fc	Processes the command history list.
fg	Runs jobs in the foreground.
getopt	Parses command line flags and parameters.
hash	Remembers or reports command path names.
jobs	Displays status of jobs in the current session.
ksh	Invokes the Korn shell.
line	Reads one line from the standard input.
patch	Applies changes to files.
read	Reads one line from standard input.
rsh	Executes the specified command at the remote host or logs into the remote host.
Rsh	Invokes the restricted version of the Bourne shell.
sh	Invokes the default shell.
shell	Executes a shell with the user's default credentials and environment.
tee	Displays the output of a program and copies it into a file.
test	Evaluates conditional expressions.
true	Returns an exit value of zero (true) or a nonzero exit value (false).
tsh	Interprets commands in a trusted shell.
type	Writes a description of the command type.
ulimit	Sets or reports user resource limits.
unalias	Removes alias definitions.
xargs	Constructs argument lists and runs commands.
yes	Outputs an affirmative response repetitively.

Commands List: System Accounting and Statistics

accton	Performs process-accounting procedures.
date	Displays or sets the date or time.
diag	Performs hardware problem determination.
dp	Parses and reformats dates.
du	Summarizes disk usage.
dump	Dumps selected parts of an object file.
errclear	Deletes entries from the error log.
errdead	Extracts error records from a system dump.
errdemon	Starts the error-logging daemon and writes entries to the error log.
errinstall	Installs messages in the error logging message sets.
errlogger	Logs an operator message.
errmsg	Adds a message to the error logging message catalog.
errpt	Processes a report of logged errors.
errstop	Terminates the error-logging daemon.
errupdate	Updates the Error Record Template Repository.
getconf	Writes system configuration variable values to standard output.
id	Displays the system identifications of a specified user.
iostat	Reports Central Processing Unit (CPU) statistics and input/output statistics for tty, disks, and CD-ROMs.
ipcs	Reports interprocess communication facility status.
ipreport	Generates a packet trace report from the specified packet trace file.
iptrace	Provides interface-level packet tracing for Internet protocols.
last	Displays information about previous logins.
locale	Writes information about current locale or all public locales.
logger	Makes entries in the system log.
pac	Prepares printer/plotter accounting records.
pstat	Interprets the contents of the various system tables and writes it to standard output.
sa	Summarizes accounting records.
sa1	Collects and stores binary data in the /var/adm/sa/sadd file.
sa2	Writes a daily report in the /var/adm/sa/sardd file.
sadc	Provides a system activity report package.
sar	Collects, reports, or saves system activity information.
snap	Gathers system configuration information.
sysdumpstart	Provides a command line interface to start a kernel dump to the primary or secondary dump device.
sysline	Displays system status on the status line of a terminal.
syslogd	Logs system messages.
tput	Queries the terminal descriptor files in the terminfo database,
uname	Displays the name of the current operating system.
uptime	Shows how long the system has been up.
users (BSD)	Displays a compact list of users currently on the system.
vmstat	Reports virtual memory statistics.
w	Prints a summary of current system activity.
watch	Observes a program that may be untrustworthy.
who	Identifies the users currently logged in.
whoami	Displays your login name.
whois	Identifies a user by user ID or alias.

acct/* Commands

ac	Prints connect-time records.
acctcms	Produces command usage summaries from accounting records.
acctcom	Displays selected process accounting record summaries.
acctcon1	Performs connect-time accounting.
acctcon2	Performs connect-time accounting.
acctdisk	Performs disk-usage accounting.
acctdusg	Performs disk-usage accounting.
acctmerg	Merges total accounting files into an intermediary file or a daily report.
acctprc1	Performs process-accounting procedures.
acctprc2	Performs process-accounting procedures.
accton	Performs process-accounting procedures.
acctwtmp	Manipulates connect-time accounting records to change formats and to make corrections in the records.
chargefee	Charges users for the computer resources they use.
ckpacct	Checks data file size for process accounting.
diskusg	Generates disk accounting data by user ID.
dodisk	Initiates disk-usage accounting.
fwtmp	Manipulates connect-time accounting records to change formats and to make corrections in the records.
lastlogin	Reports the last login date for each user on the system.
monacct	Performs monthly or periodic accounting.
nulladm	Creates active accounting data files.
prctmp	Displays session record files.
prdaily	Creates an ASCII report of the previous day's accounting data.
prtacct	Formats and displays files in tacct format.
remove	Deletes files from var/adm/acct subdirectories.
runacct	Runs daily accounting.
shutacct	Turns off processing accounting.
startup	Turns on accounting functions at system startup.
turnacct	Provides an interface to the accton command to turn process accounting on or off.
wtmpfix	Manipulates connect-time accounting records to change formats and to make corrections in the records.

Commands List: System Resources

chps	Changes attributes of a paging space.
chserver	Changes a subserver definition in the subserver object class.
chssys	Changes a subsystem definition in the subsystem object class.
compress	Compresses and expands data.
lslicense	Displays the range of users that can be logged in concurrently.
lsps	Displays the characteristics of paging spaces.
lssrc	Gets status of a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver.
mknotify	Adds a notify method definition to the Notify object class.
mkps	Add an additional paging space to the system.
mkserver	Adds a subserver definition to the subserver object class.
mkssys	Adds a subsystem definition to the subsystem object class.
pack	Compresses files.
pagesize	Displays the system page size.
pcat	Unpacks files and writes them to standard output.
rmnotify	Removes a notify method definition from the Notify object class.
rmps	Removes a paging space from the system along with any logical volume on which it resides.
rmserver	Removes a subserver definition from the Subserver Type object class.
rmssys	Removes a subsystem definition from the subsystem object class.
srcmstr	Starts the System Resource Controller.
startsrc	Starts a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver.
stopsrc	Stops a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver.
swapon	Specifies additional devices for paging and swapping.
tracesoff	Turns off tracing of a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver.
traceson	Turns on tracing of a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or subserver.
uncompress	Compresses and expands data.
zcat	Compresses and expands data.

Commands List: Software Installation

bootlist	Alters the list of IPL devices or the ordering of devices on the list) available to the system.
bootparamd	Provides information for booting to diskless clients.
bosboot	Creates boot device.
chitab	Changes records in the /etc/inittab file.
ckprereq	Verifies that all prerequisite software is available and at appropriate revision levels.
fastboot	Restarts the system.
fasthalt	Stops the processor.
halt	Stops the processor.
init	Initializes and controls processes.
installp	Installs available software products in a compatible installation package.
inudocm	Displays contents of files containing supplemental information.
inurecv	Recovers all files saved by the inusave command.
inurest	Performs simple archive and restore operations for the installp command and shell scripts.
inusave	Saves files that are installed or updated during an installation procedure.
inuumsg	Displays specific error or diagnostic messages provided by a software products installation procedures.
logger	Make entries in the system log.
lppchk	Verifies files of an installable software product.
lsitab	Lists records in the /etc/inittab file.
lslpp	Lists software products.
mkboot	Creates the boot image, the boot record and the service record.
mkitab	Makes records in the /etc/inittab file.
rc	Performs normal startup initialization.
reboot	Restarts the system.
refresh	Requests a refresh of a subsystem or group of subsystems.
rmitab	Removes records in the /etc/inittab file.
shutdown	Ends system operation.
smit	Performs system management.
sync	Updates the i-node table and writes buffered files to the hard disk.
sysck	Checks the inventory information during installation and update procedures.

Commands List: User Interface

AIXwindows:

custom	Allows users to customize X applications.
dtscript	Builds simple dialogs used in the X Window System environment.
mwm	Runs the AIXwindows Window Manager.
uil	The command that starts the User Interface Language Compiler for the AIXwindows system.
xmbind	Configures virtual key bindings.

Enhanced X-Windows:

addX11input	Adds an X11 input extension record into the ODM database.
aixterm	Initializes an Enhanced X-Windows terminal emulator.
bdftopcf	A font compiler that converts fonts from Bitmap Distribution format to Portable Compiled format.
deleteX11input	Deletes an X11 input extension record from the ODM database.
listX11input	Lists X11 input extension records entered into the ODM database.
mkfontdir	Creates a fonts.dir file from a directory of font files.
resize	Sets the TERMCAP environment variable and terminal settings to the current window size.
rgb	Reads lines from standard input and inserts them into a database to associate color names with specific rgb values.
startx	Initializes an X session.
uil	Starts the User Interface Language Compiler for the AIXwindows system.
X	Starts the X Server.
xauth	Edits and displays the authorization information used in connecting to the X server.
xclock	Continuously displays the current time of day.
xcmsdb	Loads, queries, or removes Screen Color Characterization Data stored in properties on the root window of the screen.
xdm	X Display Manager with support for XDMCP.
xfs	Supplies fonts to X Window System display servers.
xhost	Controls who can have access to Enhanced X-Windows on the current host machine.
xinit (Enhanced X-Windows)
xinit (X11R5)	Initializes the X Window System.
xlock	Locks the local X display until a password is entered.
xlsfonts	Displays the font list for X.
xmodmap	Modifies keymaps in the X server.
xpr	Formats a window dump file for output to a printer.
xrdb	Performs X server resource database utilities.
xset (X-Windows)	Sets options for your X-Windows environment.
xsetroot	The root window parameter setting utility for the x command.
xterm	Provides a terminal emulator for the X Window System.
xwd	Dumps the image of an Enhanced X-Window.
xwud	Retrieves the dumped image of an Enhanced X-Windows window.

Commands List: Macros

add_netopt	Adds a network option structure to the list of network options.
assert	Verifies a program assertion.
auth_destroy	Destroys authentication information.
clnt_call	Calls the remote procedure associated with the clnt parameter.
clnt_control	Changes or retrieves various information about a client object.
clnt_destroy	Destroys the client's RPC handle.
clnt_freeres	Frees data that was allocated by the RPC/XDR system.
clnt_geterr	Copies error information from a client handle.
DTOM	Converts an address anywhere within an mbuf structure to the head of that mbuf structure.
del_netopt	Deletes a network option structure from the list of network options.
feof, ferror, clearerr, orfileno	Checks the status of a stream.
M_HASCL	Determines if an mbuf structure has an attached cluster.
MTOCL	Converts a pointer to an mbuf structure to a pointer to the head of an attached cluster.
MTOD	Converts a pointer to an mbuf structure to a pointer to the data stored in the mbuf structure.
M_XMEMD	Returns the address of an mbuf cross-memory descriptor.
man	Provides a formatting facility for manual pages.
m_copy	Creates a copy of all or part of a list of mbuf structures.
m_clget	Allocates a page-sized mbuf structure cluster.
me	Provides a formatting facility for creating technical papers in various styles.
m_getclust	Allocates an mbuf structure from the mbuf buffer pool and attaches a page-sized cluster.
mm	Provides a formatting facility for business documents such as memos, letters, and reports.
mptx	Formats a permuted index produced by the ptx command.
ms	Provides a formatting facility for various styles of articles, theses, and books.
mv	Simplifies typesetting of view graphs and projection slides.
svc_destroy	Destroys a Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service transport handle.
svc_freeargs	Frees data allocated by the RPC/XDR system.
svc_getargs	Decodes the arguments of an RPC request.
svc_getcaller	Gets the network address of the caller of a procedure.
varargs	Handles a variable-length parameter list.
xdr_destroy	Destroys the XDR stream pointed to by the xdrs parameter.
xdr_getpos	Returns an unsigned integer that describes the current position in the data stream.
xdr_inline	Returns a pointer to the buffer of a stream pointed to by the xdrs parameter
xdr_setpos	Changes the current position in the XDR stream.