User Commands Intro(1)
NAME
Intro, intro - introduction to commands and application pro-
grams
AVAILABILITY
This section indicates which package contains the commands
being described on this page. To be able to use the command,
the indicated package must have been installed with the
operating system. For information on how to add a package
see pkgadd(1).
DESCRIPTION
This section describes, in alphabetical order, commands
available with this operating system.
Pages of special interest are categorized as follows:
1B Commands found only in the SunOS/BSD Compatibility
Package. Refer to the Source Compatibility Guide
for more information.
1C Commands for communicating with other systems.
1F Commands associated with Form and Menu Language
Interpreter (FMLI).
1S Commands specific to the SunOS system.
OTHER SECTIONS
See these sections of the man Pages(1M): System Administra-
tion Commands for more information.
o Section 1M in this manual for system maintenance com-
mands.
o Section 4 of this manual for information on file formats.
o Section 5 of this manual for descriptions of publicly
available files and miscellaneous information pages.
o Section 6 in this manual for computer demonstrations.
For tutorial information about these commands and pro-
cedures, see:
o Solaris Advanced User's Guide
o Programming Utilities Guide
Manual Page Command Syntax
Unless otherwise noted, commands described in the SYNOPSIS
section of a manual page accept options and other arguments
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according to the following syntax and should be interpreted
as explained below.
name [-option...] [cmdarg...]
where:
[ ] Surround an option or cmdarg that is not
required.
... Indicates multiple occurrences of the option or
cmdarg.
name The name of an executable file.
{ } The options and/or arguments enclosed within
braces are interdependent, such that everything
enclosed must be treated as a unit.
option (Always preceded by a "-".)
noargletter... or,
argletter optarg[,...]
noargletter A single letter representing an option without
an option-argument. Note that more than one
noargletter option can be grouped after one "-"
(Rule 5, below).
argletter A single letter representing an option requir-
ing an option-argument.
optarg An option-argument (character string) satisfy-
ing a preceding argletter. Note that groups of
optargs following an argletter must be
separated by commas, or separated by a tab or
space character and quoted (Rule 8, below).
cmdarg Path name (or other command argument) not
beginning with "-", or "-" by itself indicating
the standard input.
Command Syntax Standard: Rules
These command syntax rules are not followed by all current
commands, but all new commands will obey them. getopts(1)
should be used by all shell procedures to parse positional
parameters and to check for legal options. It supports
Rules 3-10 below. The enforcement of the other rules must
be done by the command itself.
1. Command names (name above) must be between two and
nine characters long.
2. Command names must include only lower-case letters
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and digits.
3. Option names (option above) must be one character
long.
4. All options must be preceded by "-".
5. Options with no arguments may be grouped after a
single "-".
6. The first option-argument (optarg above) following
an option must be preceded by a tab or space char-
acter.
7. Option-arguments cannot be optional.
8. Groups of option-arguments following an option
must either be separated by commas or separated by
tab or space character and quoted (-o xxx,z,yy or
-o "xxx z yy").
9. All options must precede operands (cmdarg above)
on the command line.
10. "--" may be used to indicate the end of the
options.
11. The order of the options relative to one another
should not matter.
12. The relative order of the operands (cmdarg above)
may affect their significance in ways determined
by the command with which they appear.
13. "-" preceded and followed by a space character
should only be used to mean standard input.
SEE ALSO
getopts(1), wait(1), exit(2), getopt(3C), wait(3B)
DIAGNOSTICS
Upon termination, each command returns two bytes of status,
one supplied by the system and giving the cause for termina-
tion, and (in the case of "normal" termination) one supplied
by the program [see wait(3B) and exit(2)]. The former byte
is 0 for normal termination; the latter is customarily 0 for
successful execution and non-zero to indicate troubles such
as erroneous parameters, or bad or inaccessible data. It is
called variously "exit code", "exit status", or "return
code", and is described only where special conventions are
involved.
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WARNINGS
Some commands produce unexpected results when processing
files containing null characters. These commands often
treat text input lines as strings and therefore become con-
fused upon encountering a null character (the string termi-
nator) within a line.
LIST OF COMMANDS
Name Description
acctcom(1) search and print process
accounting files
adb(1) general-purpose debugger
addbib(1) create or extend a biblio-
graphic 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
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audioconvert(1) convert audio file formats
audioplay(1) play audio files
audiorecord(1) record an audio file
awk(1) pattern scanning and process-
ing 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 arith-
metic 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)
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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
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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 ter-
minal
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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 differ-
ences between pairs of text
files
diff3(1) 3-way differential file com-
parison
diffmk(1) mark differences between ver-
sions 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
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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 expres-
sions
eject(1) eject media such as CD-ROM
and floppy from drive
enable(1) enable/disable LP printers
env(1) obtain or alter environment
variables for command execu-
tion
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)
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erritem(1) See ckitem(1)
error(1) insert compiler error mes-
sages 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 logi-
cal, 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
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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 refer-
ences bound in an FNS context
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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 mes-
sages
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 infor-
mation for a file or files
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
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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
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)
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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 depen-
dent 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, sema-
phore set, or shared memory
ID
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ipcs(1) report inter-process communi-
cation facilities status
jobs(1) control process execution
join(1) relational database operator
jsh(1) See sh(1)
kbd(1) manipulate the state of key-
board 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
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executable files or shared
objects
let(1) shell built-in function to
evaluate one or more arith-
metic 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 infor-
mation in the RAM of the
video card on an x86 system
in text mode
loadkeys(1) load and dump keyboard trans-
lation tables
locale(1) get locale-specific informa-
tion
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)
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look(1) find words in the system dic-
tionary or lines in a sorted
list
lookbib(1) find references in a biblio-
graphic 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 ser-
vice
lptest(1B) generate lineprinter ripple
pattern
ls(1) list contents of directory
ls(1B) list the contents of a direc-
tory
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
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mailstats(1) print statistics collected by
sendmail
mailx(1) interactive message process-
ing system
make(1S) maintain, update, and regen-
erate 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 sec-
tion 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 process-
ing 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
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newgrp(1) log in to a new group
news(1) print news items
nice(1) run a command at a different
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 informa-
tion
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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 hang-
ups
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 subse-
quent lines of files
patch(1) apply changes to files
pathchk(1) check path names
pathconv(1F) search FMLI criteria for
filename
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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 pack-
age
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
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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)
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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 pro-
gram
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 reassign-
ment
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)
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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 biblio-
graphic 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)
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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 informa-
tion 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
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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 -- com-
mand 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
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source(1) See exec(1)
sparc(1) See machid(1)
spell(1) find spelling errors
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 confi-
guration
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 termi-
nal
stty(1B) set the options for a termi-
nal
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 regen-
erate groups of programs
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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 pro-
tocol
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
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User Commands Intro(1)
report time usages of the
current shell
timex(1) time a command; report pro-
cess 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 modif-
ication times
touch(1B) update the access and modifi-
cation times of a file
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 sig-
nals
tset(1B) establish or restore terminal
characteristics
tsort(1) topological sort
tty(1) return user's terminal name
type(1) write a description of com-
mand type
typeset(1) shell built-in functions to
set/get attributes and values
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for shell variables and func-
tions
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)
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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 represen-
tation
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)
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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 applica-
tion
w(1) who is logged in, and what
are they doing
wait(1) await process completion
wc(1) display a count of lines,
words and characters in a
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file
what(1) extract SCCS version informa-
tion 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 condi-
tions 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 pro-
grams to implement shared
strings
yacc(1) yet another compiler-compiler
ypcat(1) print values in a NIS data-
base
ypmatch(1) print the value of one or
more keys from a NIS map
yppasswd(1) change your network password
in the NIS database
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ypwhich(1) return name of NIS server or
map master
zcat(1) See compress(1)
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