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Name: Description
acctcom(1): search and print process accounting files
adb(1): general-purpose debugger
addbib(1): create or extend a bibliographic database
admin(1): See sccs-admin(1)
aedplot(1B): See plot(1B)
alias(1): create or remove a pseudonym or shorthand for a command or series of commands
apropos(1): locate commands by keyword lookup
ar(1): maintain portable archive or library
arch(1): display the architecture of the current host
as(1): assembler
asa(1): convert FORTRAN carriage-control output to printable form
at(1): execute commands at a later time
atoplot(1B): See plot(1B)
atq(1): display the jobs queued to run at specified times
atrm(1): remove jobs spooled by at or batch
audioconvert(1): convert audio file formats
audioplay(1): play audio files
audiorecord(1): record an audio file
awk(1): pattern scanning and processing language
banner(1): make posters
basename(1): deliver portions of path names
basename(1B): display portions of pathnames
batch(1): See at(1)
bc(1): arbitrary precision arithmetic language
bdiff(1): big diff
bg(1): See jobs(1)
bgplot(1B): See plot(1B)
biff(1B): give notice of incoming mail messages
break(1): shell built-in functions to escape from or advance within a controlling while, for, foreach, or until loop
cal(1): display a calendar
calendar(1): reminder service
cancel(1): See lp(1)
case(1): shell built-in functions to choose from among a list of actions
cat(1): concatenate and display files
cc(1B): C compiler
cd(1): change working directory
cdc(1): See sccs-cdc(1)
chdir(1): See cd(1)
checkeq(1): See eqn(1)
checknr(1): check nroff and troff input files; report possible errors
chgrp(1): change file group ownership
chkey(1): change user’s secure RPC key pair
chmod(1): change the permissions mode of a file
chown(1): change file ownership
chown(1B): change owner
ckdate(1): prompts for and validates a date
ckgid(1): prompts for and validates a group id
ckint(1): display a prompt; verify and return an integer value
ckitem(1): build a menu; prompt for and return a menu item
ckkeywd(1): prompts for and validates a keyword
ckpath(1): display a prompt; verify and return a pathname
ckrange(1): prompts for and validates an integer
ckstr(1): display a prompt; verify and return a string answer
cksum(1): write file checksums and sizes
cktime(1): display a prompt; verify and return a time of day
ckuid(1): prompts for and validates a user ID
ckyorn(1): prompts for and validates yes/no
clear(1): clear the terminal screen
cmp(1): compare two files
cocheck(1F): See coproc(1F)
cocreate(1F): See coproc(1F)
codestroy(1F): See coproc(1F)
col(1): reverse line-feeds filter
comb(1): See sccs-comb(1)
comm(1): select or reject lines common to two files
command(1): execute a simple command
compress(1): compress, uncompress files or display expanded files
continue(1): See break(1)
coproc(1F): communicate with a process
coreceive(1F): See coproc(1F)
cosend(1F): See coproc(1F)
cp(1): copy files
cpio(1): copy file archives in and out
cpp(1): the C language preprocessor
crontab(1): user crontab file
crtplot(1B): See plot(1B)
crypt(1): encode or decode a file
csh(1): shell command interpreter with a C-like syntax
csplit(1): split files based on context
ct(1C): spawn login to a remote terminal
ctags(1): create a tags file for use with ex and vi
cu(1C): call another UNIX system
cut(1): cut out selected fields of each line of a file
date(1): write the date and time
dc(1): desk calculator
delta(1): See sccs-delta(1)
deroff(1): remove nroff/troff, tbl, and eqn constructs
df(1B): display status of disk space on file systems
diff(1): display line-by-line differences between pairs of text files
diff3(1): 3-way differential file comparison
diffmk(1): mark differences between versions of a troff input file
dircmp(1): directory comparison
dirname(1): See basename(1)
dirs(1): See cd(1)
dis(1): object code disassembler
disable(1): See enable(1)
dispgid(1): displays a list of all valid group names
dispuid(1): displays a list of all valid user names
dos2unix(1): convert text file from DOS format to ISO format
download(1): host resident PostScript font downloader
dpost(1): troff postprocessor for PostScript printers
du(1B): display the number of disk blocks used per directory or file
dumbplot(1B): See plot(1B)
dump(1): dump selected parts of an object file
dumpcs(1): show codeset table for the current locale
dumpkeys(1): See loadkeys(1)
echo(1): echo arguments
echo(1B): echo arguments to standard output
echo(1F): put string on virtual output
ed(1): text editor
edit(1): text editor (variant of ex for casual users)
egrep(1): search a file for a pattern using full regular expressions
eject(1): eject media such as CD-ROM and floppy from drive
enable(1): enable/disable LP printers
env(1): set environment for command invocation
eqn(1): typeset mathematics test
errange(1): See ckrange(1)
errdate(1): See ckdate(1)
errgid(1): See ckgid(1)
errint(1): See ckint(1)
erritem(1): See ckitem(1)
error(1): insert compiler error messages at right source lines
errpath(1): See ckpath(1)
errstr(1): See ckstr(1)
errtime(1): See cktime(1)
erruid(1): See ckuid(1)
erryorn(1): See ckyorn(1)
eval(1): See exec(1)
ex(1): text editor
exec(1): shell built-in functions to execute other commands
exit(1): shell built-in functions to enable the execution of the shell to advance beyond its sequence of steps
expand(1): expand TAB characters to SPACE characters, and vice versa
export(1): See set(1)
exportfs(1B): translates exportfs options to share/unshare commands
expr(1): evaluate arguments as an expression
expr(1B): evaluate arguments as a logical, arithmetic, or string expression
exstr(1): extract strings from source files
face(1): executable for the Framed Access Command Environment Interface
factor(1): obtain the prime factors of a number
false(1): See true(1)
fastboot(1B): reboot/halt the system without checking the disks
fasthalt(1B): See fastboot(1B)
fc(1): See history(1)
fdformat(1): format floppy diskette or PCMCIA memory card
fg(1): See jobs(1)
fgrep(1): search a file for a character string
file(1): determine file type
file(1B): determine the type of a file by examining its contents
find(1): find files
finger(1): display information about local and remote users
fmlcut(1F): cut out selected fields of each line of a file
fmlexpr(1F): evaluate arguments as an expression
fmlgrep(1F): search a file for a pattern
fmli(1): invoke FMLI
fmt(1): simple text formatters
fmtmsg(1): display a message on stderr or system console
fnattr(1): Update and examine attributes associated with an FNS named object
fnbind(1): Bind a reference to an FNS name
fnlist(1): Display the names and references bound in an FNS context
fnlookup(1): Display the reference bound to an FNS name
fnrename(1): Rename the binding of an FNS name
fnunbind(1): Unbind the reference from an FNS name
fold(1): filter for folding lines
for(1): shell built-in functions to repeatedly execute action(s) for a selected number of times
foreach(1): See for(1)
from(1B): display the sender and date of newly-arrived mail messages
ftp(1): file transfer program
function(1): shell built-in command to define a function which is usable within this shell
gcore(1): get core images of running processes
gencat(1): generate a formatted message catalog
get(1): See sccs-get(1)
getconf(1): get configuration values
getfacl(1): display discretionary file information
getfrm(1F): returns the current frameID number
getitems(1F): returns a list of currently marked menu items
getopt(1): parse command options
getoptcvt(1): convert to getopts to parse command options
getopts(1): parse utility options
gettext(1): retrieve text string from message database
gettxt(1): retrieve a text string from a message database
gigiplot(1B): See plot(1B)
glob(1): shell built-in function to expand a word list
goto(1): See exit(1)
gprof(1): display call-graph profile data
graph(1): draw a graph
grep(1): search a file for a pattern
groups(1): print group membership of user
groups(1B): display a user’s group memberships
grpck(1B): check group database entries
hash(1): evaluate the internal hash table of the contents of directories
hashcheck(1): See spell(1)
hashmake(1): See spell(1)
hashstat(1): See hash(1)
head(1): display first few lines of files
help(1): See sccs-help(1)
helpdate(1): See ckdate(1)
helpgid(1): See ckgid(1)
helpint(1): See ckint(1)
helpitem(1): See ckitem(1)
helppath(1): See ckpath(1)
helprange(1): See ckrange(1)
helpstr(1): See ckstr(1)
helptime(1): See cktime(1)
helpuid(1): See ckuid(1)
helpyorn(1): See ckyorn(1)
history(1): process command history list
hostid(1): print the numeric identifier of the current host
hostname(1): set or print name of current host system
hp7221plot(1B): See plot(1B)
hpplot(1B): See plot(1B)
i286(1): See machid(1)
i386(1): See machid(1)
i486(1): See machid(1)
i860(1): See machid(1)
iAPX286(1): See machid(1)
iconv(1): code set conversion utility
if(1): evaluate condition(s) or make execution of actions dependent upon the evaluation of condition(s)
implot(1B): See plot(1B)
indicator(1F): display application specific alarms and/or the "working" indicator
indxbib(1): create an inverted index to a bibliographic database
install(1B): install files
ipcrm(1): remove a message queue, semaphore set, or shared memory ID
ipcs(1): report inter-process communication facilities status
jobs(1): control process execution
join(1): relational database operator
jsh(1): See sh(1)
kbd(1): manipulate the state of keyboard or display the type of keyboard
kdestroy(1): destroy Kerberos tickets
kerberos(1): introduction to the Kerberos system
keylogin(1): decrypt and store secret key with keyserv
keylogout(1): delete stored secret key with keyserv
kill(1): terminate or signal processes
kinit(1): Kerberos login utility
klist(1): list currently held Kerberos tickets
ksh(1): KornShell, a standard/restricted command and programming language
ksrvtgt(1): fetch and store Kerberos ticket-granting ticket using a service key
last(1): display login and logout information about users and terminals
lastcomm(1): display the last commands executed, in reverse order
ld(1): link editor for object files
ld(1B): link editor, dynamic link editor
ldd(1): list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared objects
let(1): shell built-in function to evaluate one or more arithmetic expressions
lex(1): generate programs for lexical tasks
limit(1): set or get limitations on the system resources available to the current shell and its descendents
line(1): read one line
lint(1B): C program verifier
listusers(1): list user login information
ln(1): make hard or symbolic links to files
ln(1B): make hard or symbolic links to files
loadfont(1): display or change font information in the RAM of the video card on an x86 system in text mode
loadkeys(1): load and dump keyboard translation tables
locale(1): get locale-specific information
localedef(1): define locale environment
logger(1): add entries to the system log
logger(1B): add entries to the system log
login(1): sign on to the system
logname(1): return user’s login name
logout(1): shell built-in function to exit from a login session
longline(1F): See readfile(1F)
look(1): find words in the system dictionary or lines in a sorted list
lookbib(1): find references in a bibliographic database
lorder(1): find ordering relation for an object or library archive
lp(1): send/cancel requests to an LP print service
lpc(1B): line printer control program
lpq(1B): display the queue of printer jobs
lpr(1B): send a job to the printer
lprm(1B): remove jobs from the printer queue
lpstat(1): print information about the status of the LP print service
lptest(1B): generate lineprinter ripple pattern
ls(1): list contents of directory
ls(1B): list the contents of a directory
m4(1): macro processor
mach(1): display the processor type of the current host
machid(1): get processor type truth value
mail(1): read mail or send mail to users
Mail(1B): See mailx(1)
mail(1B): See mailx(1)
mailcompat(1): provide SunOS compatibility for Solaris mailbox format
mailstats(1): print statistics collected by sendmail
mailx(1): interactive message processing system
make(1S): maintain, update, and regenerate related programs and files
man(1): find and display reference manual pages
mconnect(1): connect to SMTP mail server socket
mcs(1): manipulate the comment section of an object file
mesg(1): permit or deny messages
message(1F): puts its arguments on FMLI message line
mkdir(1): make directories
mkmsgs(1): create message files for use by gettxt
mkstr(1B): create an error message file by massaging C source files
more(1): browse or page through a text file
msgfmt(1): create a message object from a message file
mt(1): magnetic tape control
mv(1): move files
nawk(1): pattern scanning and processing language
neqn(1): See eqn(1)
newaliases(1): rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
newform(1): change the format of a text file
newgrp(1): log in to a new group
news(1): print news items
nice(1): invoke a command with an altered scheduling priority
nis+(1): a new version of the network information name service
NIS+(1): See nis+(1)
nis(1): See nis+(1)
niscat(1): display NIS+ tables and objects
nischgrp(1): change the group owner of a NIS+ object
nischmod(1): change access rights on a NIS+ object
nischown(1): change the owner of a NIS+ object
nischttl(1): change the time to live value of a NIS+ object
nisdefaults(1): display NIS+ default values
niserror(1): display NIS+ error messages
nisgrep(1): See nismatch(1)
nisgrpadm(1): NIS+ group administration command
nisln(1): symbolically link NIS+ objects
nisls(1): list the contents of a 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
nm(1): print name list of an object file
nohup(1): run a command immune to hangups
notify(1): See jobs(1)
nroff(1): format documents for display or line-printer
od(1): octal dump
on(1): execute a command on a remote system, but with the local environment
onintr(1): See trap(1)
pack(1): compress and expand files
page(1): See more(1)
pagesize(1): display the size of a page of memory
passwd(1): change login password and password attributes
paste(1): merge corresponding or subsequent lines of files
patch(1): apply changes to files
pathchk(1): check path names
pathconv(1F): search FMLI criteria for filename
pax(1): portable archive interchange
pcat(1): See pack(1)
pcmapkeys(1): set keyboard extended map and scancode translation for the PC console in text mode
pcred(1): See proc(1)
pdp11(1): See machid(1)
pfiles(1): See proc(1)
pflags(1): See proc(1)
pg(1): files perusal filter for CRTs
pkginfo(1): display software package information
pkgmk(1): produce an installable package
pkgparam(1): displays package parameter values
pkgproto(1): generate prototype file entries for input to pkgmk command
pkgtrans(1): translate package format
pldd(1): See proc(1)
plot(1B): graphics filters for various plotters
plottoa(1B): See plot(1B)
pmap(1): See proc(1)
popd(1): See cd(1)
postdaisy(1): PostScript translator for Diablo 630 daisy-wheel files
postdmd(1): PostScript translator for DMD bitmap files
postio(1): serial interface for PostScript printers
postmd(1): matrix display program for PostScript printers
postplot(1): PostScript translator for plot(4) graphics files
postprint(1): PostScript translator for text files
postreverse(1): reverse the page order in a PostScript file
posttek(1): PostScript translator for Tektronix 4014 files
pr(1): print files
prex(1): probe external control
print(1): shell built-in function to output characters to the screen or window
printenv(1B): display environment variables currently set
printf(1): write formatted output
priocntl(1): display or set scheduling parameters of specified process(es)
proc(1): proc tools
prof(1): display profile data
prs(1): See sccs-prs(1)
prt(1): See sccs-prt(1)
prun(1): See proc(1)
ps(1): report process status
ps(1B): display the status of current processes
psig(1): See proc(1)
pstack(1): See proc(1)
pstop(1): See proc(1)
ptime(1): See proc(1)
ptree(1): See proc(1)
pushd(1): See cd(1)
pvs(1): display the internal version information of dynamic objects
pwait(1): See proc(1)
pwd(1): return working directory name
pwdx(1): See proc(1)
ranlib(1): convert archives to random libraries
rcp(1): remote file copy
rdist(1): remote file distribution program
read(1): read a line from standard input
readfile(1F): reads file, gets longest line
readonly(1): shell built-in function to protect the value of the given variable from reassignment
red(1): See ed(1)
refer(1): expand and insert references from a bibliographic database
regcmp(1): regular expression compile
regex(1F): match patterns against a string
rehash(1): See hash(1)
reinit(1F): runs an initialization file
remote_shell(1): See rsh(1)
remsh(1): See rsh(1)
renice(1): alter priority of running processes
repeat(1): See for(1)
reset(1B): See tset(1B)
reset(1F): reset the current form field to its default values
return(1): See exit(1)
rksh(1): See ksh(1)
rlogin(1): remote login
rm(1): remove directory entries
rmail(1): See mail(1)
rmdel(1): See sccs-rmdel(1)
rmdir(1): See rm(1)
roffbib(1): format and print a bibliographic database
rpcgen(1): an RPC protocol compiler
rsh(1): remote shell
run(1F): run an executable
rup(1): show host status of remote machines (RPC version)
rup(1C): show host status of remote machines (RPC version)
ruptime(1): show host status of local machines
rusage(1B): print resource usage for a command
rusers(1): who’s logged in on remote machines
rwho(1): who’s logged in on local machines
sact(1): See sccs-sact(1)
sag(1): system activity graph
sar(1): system activity reporter
sccs(1): front end for the Source Code Control System (SCCS)
sccs-admin(1): create and administer SCCS history files
sccs-cdc(1): change the delta commentary of an SCCS delta
sccs-comb(1): combine SCCS deltas
sccs-delta(1): make a delta to an SCCS file
sccsdiff(1): See sccs-sccsdiff(1)
sccs-get(1): retrieve a version of an SCCS file
sccs-help(1): ask for help regarding SCCS error or warning messages
sccs-prs(1): display selected portions of an SCCS history
sccs-prt(1): display delta table information from an SCCS file
sccs-rmdel(1): remove a delta from an SCCS file
sccs-sact(1): show editing activity status of an SCCS file
sccs-sccsdiff(1): compare two versions of an SCCS file
sccs-unget(1): undo a previous get of an SCCS file
sccs-val(1): validate an SCCS file
script(1): make record of a terminal session
sdiff(1): print differences between two files side-by-side
sed(1): stream editor
sed(1B): stream editor
select(1): See case(1)
set(1): shell built-in functions to determine the characteristics for environmental variables of the current shell and its descendents
set(1F): set and unset local or global environment variables
setcolor(1F): redefine or create a color
setenv(1): See set(1)
setfacl(1): modify the Access Control List (ACL) for a file or files
sh(1): shell: the standard shell, and job control shell -- command interpreters
shell(1F): run a command using shell
shell_builtins(1): shell command interpreter built-in functions
shift(1): shell built-in function to traverse either a shell’s argument list or a list of field-separated words
shutdown(1B): close down the system at a given time
size(1): print section sizes in bytes of object files
sleep(1): suspend execution for an interval
soelim(1): resolve and eliminate .so requests from nroff or troff input
sort(1): sort, merge, or sequence check text files
sortbib(1): sort a bibliographic database
source(1): See exec(1)
sparc(1): See machid(1)
spell(1): report spelling errors
spellin(1): See spell(1)
spline(1): interpolate smooth curve
split(1): split a file into pieces
srchtxt(1): display contents of, or search for a text string in, message data bases
stop(1): See jobs(1)
strchg(1): change or query stream configuration
strconf(1): See strchg(1)
strings(1): find printable strings in an object or binary file
strip(1): strip symbol table, debugging and line number information from an object file
stty(1): set the options for a terminal
stty(1B): set the options for a terminal
sum(1): print checksum and block count for a file
sum(1B): calculate a checksum for a file
sun(1): See machid(1)
suspend(1): shell built-in function to halt the current shell
switch(1): See case(1)
symorder(1): rearrange a list of symbols
sysV-make(1): maintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs
t300(1): See tplot(1)
t300(1B): See plot(1B)
t300s(1): See tplot(1)
t300s(1B): See plot(1B)
t4013(1B): See plot(1B)
t4014(1): See tplot(1)
t450(1): See tplot(1)
t450(1B): See plot(1B)
tabs(1): set tabs on a terminal
tail(1): deliver the last part of a file
talk(1): talk to another user
tar(1): create tape archives and add or extract files
tbl(1): format tables for nroff or troff
tcopy(1): copy a magnetic tape
tee(1): replicate the standard output
tek(1): See tplot(1)
tek(1B): See plot(1B)
telnet(1): user interface to a remote system using the TELNET protocol
test(1): See if(1)
test(1B): condition evaluation command
test(1F): condition evaluation command
tftp(1): trivial file transfer program
time(1): time a simple command
times(1): shell built-in function to report time usages of the current shell
timex(1): time a command; report process data and system activity
tip(1): connect to remote system
tnfdump(1): converts binary TNF file to ASCII
tnfxtract(1): extract kernel probes output into a trace file
touch(1): change file access and modification times
touch(1B): change file access and modification times
tplot(1): graphics filters for various plotters
tput(1): initialize a terminal or query terminfo database
tr(1): translate characters
tr(1B): translate characters
trap(1): shell built-in functions to respond to (hardware) signals
troff(1): typeset or format documents
true(1): provide truth values
truss(1): trace system calls and signals
tset(1B): establish or restore terminal characteristics
tsort(1): topological sort
tty(1): return user’s terminal name
type(1): write a description of command type
typeset(1): shell built-in functions to set/get attributes and values for shell variables and functions
u370(1): See machid(1)
u3b(1): See machid(1)
u3b15(1): See machid(1)
u3b2(1): See machid(1)
u3b5(1): See machid(1)
ucblinks(1B): adds /dev entries to give SunOS 4.x compatible names to SunOS 5.x devices
ul(1): do underlining
ulimit(1): See limit(1)
umask(1): get or set the file mode creation mask
unalias(1): See alias(1)
uname(1): print name of current system
uncompress(1): See compress(1)
unexpand(1): See expand(1)
unget(1): See sccs-unget(1)
unhash(1): See hash(1)
unifdef(1): resolve and remove ifdef’ed lines from C program source
uniq(1): report or filter out repeated lines in a file
units(1): converts quantities expressed in standard scales to other scales
unix2dos(1): convert text file from ISO format to DOS format
unlimit(1): See limit(1)
unpack(1): See pack(1)
unset(1): See set(1)
unset(1F): See set(1F)
unsetenv(1): See set(1)
until(1): See while(1)
uptime(1): show how long the system has been up
users(1B): display a compact list of users logged in
uucp(1C): UNIX-to-UNIX system copy
uudecode(1C): See uuencode(1C)
uuencode(1C): encode a binary file, or decode its encoded representation
uuglist(1C): print the list of service grades that are available on this UNIX system
uulog(1C): See uucp(1C)
uuname(1C): See uucp(1C)
uupick(1C): See uuto(1C)
uustat(1C): uucp status inquiry and job control
uuto(1C): public UNIX-to-UNIX system file copy
uux(1C): UNIX-to-UNIX system command execution
vacation(1): reply to mail automatically
val(1): See sccs-val(1)
valdate(1): See ckdate(1)
valgid(1): See ckgid(1)
valint(1): See ckint(1)
valpath(1): See ckpath(1)
valrange(1): See ckrange(1)
valstr(1): See ckstr(1)
valtime(1): See cktime(1)
valuid(1): See ckuid(1)
valyorn(1): See ckyorn(1)
vax(1): See machid(1)
vc(1): version control
vedit(1): See vi(1)
ver(1): See tplot(1)
vgrind(1): grind nice program listings
vi(1): screen-oriented (visual) display editor based on ex
view(1): See vi(1)
vipw(1B): edit the password file
volcancel(1): cancel user’s request for removable media that is not currently in drive
volcheck(1): checks for media in a drive and by default checks all floppy media
volmissing(1): notify user that volume requested is not in the CD-ROM or floppy drive
vplot(1B): See plot(1B)
vsig(1F): synchronize a co-process with the controlling FMLI application
w(1): display information about currently logged-in users
wait(1): await process completion
wc(1): display a count of lines, words and characters in a file
what(1): extract SCCS version information from a file
whatis(1): display a one-line summary about a keyword
whence(1): See typeset(1)
whereis(1B): locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command
which(1): locate a command; display its pathname or alias
while(1): shell built-in functions to repetitively execute a set of actions while/until conditions are evaluated TRUE
who(1): who is on the system
whoami(1B): display the effective current username
whois(1): Internet user name directory service
write(1): write to another user
xargs(1): construct argument lists and invoke utility
xgettext(1): extract gettext call strings from C programs
xstr(1): extract strings from C programs to implement shared strings
yacc(1): yet another compiler-compiler
ypcat(1): print values in a NIS database
ypmatch(1): print the value of one or more keys from a NIS map
yppasswd(1): change your network password in the NIS database
ypwhich(1): return name of NIS server or map master
zcat(1): See compress(1)

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