| Intro | introduction to system administration commands |
| reject, accept | allows/prevents print requests to a
lineprinter or class of printers |
| acct: acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp, acct | overview of
accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands |
| acctcms | command summary from per-process accounting
records |
| acctcom | search and print process accounting file(s) |
| acctcon: acctcon1, acctcon2, acctcon | connect-time accounting |
| acctmerg | merge or add total accounting files |
| accton | turns on accounting |
| acctprc: acctprc1, acctprc2, acctprc | process accounting |
| acctsh: chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, runacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct, acctsh | shell procedures for accounting |
| addxusers, addx | create new user accounts given a XENIX-style
password file |
| adfmt | formats SCSI hard disks |
| asktime | prompts for the correct time of day |
| atcronsh | at and cron administration utility |
| auditcmd | command interface for audit subsystem activation,
termination, statistic retrieval, and subsystem notification |
| auditd | read audit collection files generated by the audit
subsystem and compact the records |
| auditsh | menu driven audit administration utility |
| authck | check internal consistency of Authentication
database |
| authsh | administrator interface for authorization subsystem |
| autoboot | automatically boots the system |
| backup | performs UNIX backup functions |
| backupsh | menu driven backup administration utility |
| badtrk | scans fixed disk for flaws and creates bad track
table |
| bcheckrc, brc | system initialization procedures |
| captoinfo, captinf | convert a termcap description into a terminfo
description |
| chg_audit, chaudit | enables and disable auditing for the next
session |
| checkaddr, checkadr | MMDF address verification program |
| checkque | MMDF queue status report generator |
| checkup | Report on MMDF problems |
| chroot | changes root directory for command |
| cleanque | send warnings and return expired mail |
| cleantmp | remove temporary files in directories specified |
| clri | clears inode |
| configure, configu | kernel configuration program |
| consoleprint, cprint | print /usr/adm/messages or any file to a
serial printer attached to the printer port of a serial
console |
| crash | examine system images |
| custom | installs software products and components |
| dbmbuild | builds the MMDF hashed database of alias and
routing information |
| dcopy | copy UNIX filesystems for optimal access time |
| deliver | MMDF mail delivery process |
| uuchat, dial | dials a modem |
| diskusg | generate disk accounting data by user ID |
| displaypkg, displpkg | display installed packages |
| divvy | disk dividing utility |
| dlvr_audit, dlvraud | produce audit records for subsystem events |
| dmesg | displays the system messages on the console |
| dparam | displays/changes hard disk characteristics |
| fdisk | maintain disk partitions |
| fdswap | swaps default boot floppy drive |
| ff | list file names and statistics for a filesystem |
| fixperm | correct or initialize file permissions and
ownership |
| fsave | interactive, error-checking filesystem backup |
| dfsck, fsck | checks and repairs filesystems |
| fsdb | filesystem debugger |
| fsname | prints or changes the name of a file system |
| fsphoto | performs periodic semi-automated system backups |
| fsstat | report file system status |
| fstyp | determine file system identifier |
| wtmpfix, fwtmp | manipulate connect accounting records |
| goodpw | check a password for non-obviousness |
| graph | draws a graph |
| reboot, haltsys | closes out the file systems and shuts down
the system |
| id | print user and group IDs and names |
| idaddld | add or remove line disciplines from kernel
configuration files |
| idmkenv, idmkunix, idconfig, idvidi, idscsi, idbuild | build
new UNIX system kernel |
| idcheck | returns selected information |
| idinstall, idinst | add, delete, update, or get device driver
configuration data |
| idleout | logs out idle users |
| idmkinit | read files containing specifications |
| idmknod | removes nodes and reads specifications of nodes |
| idspace | investigates free space |
| idtune | attempts to set value of a tunable parameter |
| infocmp | compare or print out terminfo descriptions |
| initcond | special security actions for init and getty |
| initscript, initscr | defines environment for programs executed by
init(M) |
| install | install commands |
| installpkg, instpkg | install package |
| integrity, integrty | examine system files against the authentication
database |
| ipcrm | removes a message queue, semaphore set or shared
memory ID |
| ipcs | reports the status of inter-process communication
facilities |
| kbmode | set keyboard mode or test keyboard support |
| killall | kill all active processes |
| labelit | provide labels for filesystems |
| unlink, link | link and unlink files and directories |
| link_unix, linkunix | builds a new UNIX system kernel |
| list | list processor channel for MMDF |
| lpadmin | configure the print service |
| lpfilter | administer filters used with the print service |
| lpforms | administer forms used with the print service |
| lpshut, lpmove, lpsched | start/stop the print service and
move requests |
| lpsh | menu driven lp print service administration utility |
| lpusers | set printing queue priorities |
| majorsinuse, majors | displays the list of major device numbers
currently specified in the mdevice file |
| makekey | generates an encryption key |
| mkdev | calls scripts to add peripheral devices |
| mkfs | constructs a filesystem |
| mmdf | routes mail locally and over any supported network |
| mmdfalias, mmdfalia | converts XENIX-style aliases file to MMDF format |
| mnlist | converts a XENIX-style Micnet routing file to MMDF
format |
| mount | mounts and unmounts a file structure |
| umountall, mountall | mount, unmount multiple file systems |
| mvdir | moves a directory |
| ncheck | generates names from inode numbers |
| netutil | administers the micnet network |
| nictable | process NIC database into channel/domain tables |
| nlsadmin | network listener service administration |
| profiler: prfld, prfstat, prfdc, prfsnap, prfpr, profiler | UNIX
system profiler |
| proto | prototype job file for at, cron and batch |
| rc0 | run commands performed to stop the operating system |
| rc2 | run commands performed for multiuser environment |
| reduce | perform audit data analysis and reduction |
| relogin | rename login entry to show current layer |
| restore | UNIX incremental filesystem backup restore |
| rmail | submit remote mail received via UUCP |
| removepkg, rmpkg | remove installed package |
| routines | finds driver entry points in a driver object
module |
| runacct | run daily accounting |
| sag | system activity graph |
| sa1, sa2, sadc, sar | system activity report package |
| schedule | database for automated system backups |
| setclock | sets the system real-time (time of day) clock |
| setmnt | establishes /etc/mnttab table |
| settime | changes the access and modification dates of files |
| sfmt | performs special formatting |
| shutdown, shtdwn | terminates all processing |
| strace | prints STREAMS trace messages |
| strclean | STREAMS error logger cleanup program |
| strerr | STREAMS error logger daemon |
| submit | MMDF mail enqueuer |
| sulogin | access single-user mode |
| swap | swap administrative interface |
| sync | updates the super-block |
| sysadmsh | menu driven system administration utility |
| sysdef | output values of tunable parameters |
| smmck, authckrc, tcbck | trusted computing base checker |
| timex | time a command; report process data and system
activity |
| tplot | graphics filters |
| uadmin | administrative control |
| umount | dismounts a file structure |
| uucheck | checks the uucp directories and permissions file |
| uucico | file transport program for the UUCP system |
| uuclean | UUCP spool directory clean-up
Name
uuclean - UUCP spool directory clean-up |
| uudemon: uudemon.admin, uudemon.clean, uudemon.hour, uudemon.poll, uudemon.poll2, uudemon | UUCP administrative scripts |
| uugetty | set terminal type, modes, speed, and line
discipline |
| uuinstall, uuinstal | administers UUCP control files |
| uulist | converts a UUCP routing file to MMDF format |
| uusched | the scheduler for the UUCP file transport program |
| uutry | tries to contact remote system with debugging on |
| uuxqt | executes remote command requests |
| vectorsinuse, vectors | displays the list of vectors currently
specified in the sdevice file |
| volcopy | make literal copy of UNIX filesystem |
| wall | writes to all users |
| wtinit | object downloader for the 5620 DMD terminal |
| xbackup | performs XENIX incremental filesystem backup |
| xdumpdir | prints the names of files on a XENIX backup
archive |
| xinstall | XENIX installation shell script |
| xrestore, xrestor | invokes XENIX incremental filesystem
restorer |
| xtd | extract and print xt driver link structure |
| xts | extract and print xt driver statistics |
| xtt | extract and print xt driver packet traces |
| 300s, 300 | handle special functions of DASI 300 and 300s
terminals |
| 4014 | paginator for the TEKTRONIX 4014 terminal |
| 450 | handle special functions of the DASI 450 terminal |
| Intro | introduces UNIX commands |
| deassign, assign | assigns and deassigns devices |
| batch, at | executes commands at a later time |
| auths | list and/or restrict kernel authorizations |
| awk | pattern scanning and processing language |
| banner | prints large letters |
| basename | removes directory names from pathnames |
| bc | invokes a calculator |
| bdiff | compares files too large for diff(C) |
| bfs | scans big files |
| cal | prints a calendar |
| calendar | invokes a reminder service |
| cat | concatenates and displays files |
| cd | changes working directory |
| checkmail | checks for mail which has been submitted but not
delivered |
| chgrp | changes group ID |
| chmod | changes the access permissions of a file or
directory |
| chown | changes owner ID |
| clear | clears a terminal screen |
| cmchk | reports hard disk block size |
| cmp | compares two files |
| col | filters reverse linefeeds |
| comm | selects or rejects lines common to two sorted files |
| uncompress, zcat, compress | compress data for storage,
uncompress and display compressed files |
| copy | copies groups of files |
| cp | copies files |
| cpio | copy file archives in and out |
| cron | executes commands scheduled by at, batch, and crontab |
| crontab | schedule commands to be executed at regular
intervals |
| crypt | encode/decode |
| csh | invokes a shell command interpreter with C-like syntax |
| csplit | splits files according to context |
| ct | spawn getty to a remote terminal |
| cu | call another UNIX/XENIX system |
| cut | cuts out selected fields of each line of a file |
| date | prints and sets the date |
| dc | invokes an arbitrary precision calculator |
| dd | converts and copies a file |
| devnm | identifies device name |
| df | report number of free disk blocks |
| diff | compares two text files |
| diff3 | compares three files |
| dircmp | compares directories |
| dirname | delivers directory part of pathname |
| disable | turns off terminals and printers |
| diskcmp, diskcp | copies or compares floppy disks |
| dos: doscat, doscp, dosdir, dosformat, dosmkdir, dosls, dosrm, dosrmdir, dos | access to and manipulation of DOS files
and DOS filesystems |
| dtox | change file format from MS-DOS to UNIX |
| dtype | determines disk type |
| du | summarizes disk usage |
| echo | echo |
| red, ed | invokes the text editor |
| enable | turns on terminals and line printers |
| env | sets environment for command execution |
| edit, ex | invokes a text editor |
| expr | evaluates arguments as an expression |
| factor | factor a number |
| false | returns with a nonzero exit value |
| file | determines file type |
| find | finds files |
| finger | finds information about users |
| fixhdr | changes executable binary file headers |
| format | format floppy disks |
| getopt | parses command options |
| getoptcvt, getopts | parses command options |
| gets | gets a string from the standard input |
| greek | select terminal filter |
| egrep, fgrep, grep | searches a file for a pattern |
| grpcheck | checks group file |
| hd | displays files in hexadecimal format |
| head | prints the first few lines of a file |
| hello | send a message to another user |
| hp | handle special functions of Hewlett-Packard terminals |
| hwconfig | read the configuration information |
| i286emul | emulate UNIX 80286 |
| id | prints user and group IDs and names |
| ismpx | return windowing terminal state |
| join | joins two relations |
| jterm | reset layer of windowing terminal |
| jwin | print size of layer |
| kill | terminates a process |
| rksh, ksh | KornShell, a standard/restricted command and
programming language |
| l | lists information about contents of directory |
| last | indicate last logins of users and teletypes |
| layers | layer multiplexer for windowing terminals |
| lc | lists directory contents in columns |
| line | reads one line |
| ln | makes a link to a file |
| lock | locks a user's terminal |
| logname | gets login name |
| cancel, lp | send/cancel requests to lineprinter |
| lprint | print to a printer attached to the user's terminal |
| lpstat | print information about status of LP print service |
| ls | gives information about contents of directories |
| machid: i386, machid | get processor type truth value |
| mail | interactive message processing system |
| man | prints reference pages in this guide |
| mesg | permits or denies messages sent to a terminal |
| mkdir | makes a directory |
| mknod | builds special files |
| umnt, mnt | mount a filesystem |
| more | views a file one screen full at a time |
| mv | moves or renames files and directories |
| newform | changes the format of a text file |
| newgrp | logs user into a new group |
| news | print news items |
| nice | runs a command at a different scheduling priority |
| nl | adds line numbers to a file |
| nohup | runs a command immune to hangups and quits |
| od | displays files in octal format |
| pcat, unpack, pack | compresses and expands files |
| passwd | change login, modem (dialup shell), filesystem, or
group password |
| paste | merges lines of files |
| pax | portable archive exchange |
| pcpio | copy file archives in and out |
| pg | file perusal filter for soft-copy terminals |
| pr | prints files on the standard output |
| ps | reports process status |
| pstat | reports system information |
| ptar | process tape archives |
| purge | overwrites specified files |
| pwcheck | checks password file |
| pwd | prints working directory name |
| quot | summarizes file system ownership |
| random | generates a random number |
| rcp | copies files across systems |
| rcvtrip | notifies mail sender that recipient is away |
| remote | executes commands on a remote system |
| rm | removes files or directories |
| rmdir | removes directories |
| rsh | invokes a restricted shell (command interpreter) |
| sddate | prints and sets backup dates |
| sdiff | compares files side-by-side |
| sed | invokes the stream editor |
| setcolour, setcolor | set screen color and other screen
attributes |
| setkey | assigns the function keys |
| sh | invokes the shell command interpreter |
| shl | shell layer manager |
| sleep | suspends execution for an interval |
| sort | sorts and merges files |
| hashmake, spellin, hashcheck, spell | finds spelling errors |
| spline | interpolates smooth curve |
| split | splits a file into pieces |
| strings | find the printable strings in an object file |
| stty | sets the options for a terminal |
| su | makes the user a super-user or another user |
| sum | calculates checksum and counts blocks in a file |
| swconfig | produces a list of the software modifications to
the system |
| tabs | set tabs on a terminal |
| tail | displays the last part of a file |
| mcart, tape | magnetic tape maintenance program |
| tapecntl | AT&T tape control for QIC-24/QIC-02 tape device |
| tapedump | dumps magnetic tape to output file |
| tar | archives files |
| tee | creates a tee in a pipe |
| test | tests conditions |
| tic | terminfo compiler |
| time | times a command |
| touch | updates access and modification times of a file |
| tput | queries the terminfo database |
| tr | translates characters |
| translate | translates files from one format to another |
| true | returns with a zero exit value |
| tset | provide information to set terminal modes |
| tty | gets the terminal's name |
| umask | sets file-creation mode mask |
| uname | prints the name of the current system |
| uniq | reports repeated lines in a file |
| units | converts units |
| uptime | displays information about system activity |
| usemouse | maps mouse input to keystrokes for use with non-
mouse based programs |
| uulog, uuname, uucp | UNIX-to-UNIX system copy |
| uudecode, uuencode | encode/decode a binary file for
transmission via mail |
| uustat | uucp status inquiry and job control |
| uupick, uuto | public UNIX-to-UNIX system file copy |
| uux | UNIX-to-UNIX system command execution |
| vc | version control |
| view, vedit, vi | invokes a screen-oriented display editor |
| vidi | sets the font and video mode for a video device |
| vmstat | report paging and system statistics |
| w | displays information about who is on the system and what
they are doing |
| wait | awaits completion of background processes |
| wc | counts lines, words and characters |
| what | identifies files |
| who | lists who is on the system |
| whodo | determines who is doing what |
| write | writes to another user |
| x286emul | emulate XENIX 80286 |
| xargs | constructs and executes commands |
| xtod | change file format from UNIX to MS-DOS |
| yes | prints string repeatedly |
| 86rel | Intel 8086 Relocatable Format for Object Modules |
| Intro | Introduction to file formats |
| a.out | UNIX common assembler and link editor output |
| acct | format of per-process accounting file |
| ar | archive file format |
| archive | default backup device information |
| authcap | authentication database |
| checklist | list of file systems processed by fsck(ADM) |
| clock | the system real-time (time of day) clock |
| core | format of core image file |
| cpio | format of cpio archive |
| default | default program information directory |
| devices | format of UUCP devices file |
| dialcodes | format of UUCP Dialcode abbreviations file |
| dialers | format of UUCP Dialers file |
| dir | format of a directory |
| dirent | filesystem-independent directory entry |
| filehdr | file header for common object files |
| filesys | default information for mounting filesystems |
| filesystem, filesyst | format of filesystem types |
| fspec | format specification in text files |
| gettydefs | speed and terminal settings used by getty |
| gps | graphical primitive string, format of graphical files |
| group | format of the group file |
| hs | High Sierra/ISO-9660 CD-ROM filesystem |
| init.base, inittab | script for the init process |
| inode | format of an inode |
| issue | issue identification file |
| langinfo, langif | language information constants |
| ldfcn | common object file access routines |
| limits | file header for implementation-specific constants |
| linenum | line number entries in a common object file |
| logs | MMDF log files |
| maildelivery, maildel | user delivery specification file |
| mapchan | format of tty device mapping files |
| maxuuscheds, maxuus | UUCP uusched(ADM) limit file |
| maxuuxqts, maxuux | UUCP uuxqt(C) limit file |
| mdevice | device driver module description file |
| kmem, mem | memory image file |
| mfsys | configuration file for filesystem types |
| micnet | the Micnet default commands file |
| mmdftailor | |
| mnttab | format of mounted filesystem table |
| mtune | tunable parameter file |
| mvdevice | video driver backend configuration file |
| nl_types, nl_type | data types for native language support |
| null | the null file |
| passwd | the password file |
| permissions, permiss | format of UUCP Permissions file |
| plot | graphics interface |
| pnch | file format for card images |
| poll: Poll, Poll.hour, Poll.day, poll | format of UUCP Poll files |
| purge | the policy file of the sanitization utility purge(C) |
| queue | MMDF queue files for storing mail in transit |
| queuedefs | scheduling information for cron queues |
| reloc | relocation information for a common object file |
| sccsfile | format of an SCCS file |
| scnhdr | section header for a common object file |
| scr_dump | format of curses screen image file |
| sdevice | local device configuration file |
| sfsys | local filesystem type file |
| stat | data returned by stat system call |
| stune | local tunable parameter file |
| syms | common object file symbol table format |
| sysfiles | format of UUCP Sysfiles file |
| systemid | the Micnet system identification file |
| systems | format of UUCP Systems file |
| tables | MMDF name tables for aliases, domains, and hosts |
| tar | archive format |
| term | terminal driving tables for nroff |
| termcap | terminal capability data base |
| terminfo | format of compiled terminfo file |
| timezone | set default system time zone |
| top.next, top | the Micnet topology files |
| types | primitive system data types |
| unistd | file header for symbolic constants |
| wtmp, utmp | formats of utmp and wtmp entries |
| x.out | format of XENIX link editor output |
| xbackup | XENIX incremental dump tape format |
| Intro | introduction to miscellaneous features and files |
| ascii | map of the ASCII character set |
| chrtbl | create a ctype locale table |
| clone | open any minor device on a STREAMS driver |
| coltbl | create a collation locale table |
| console | system console device |
| cvtcoff | convert 386 COFF files to XENIX format |
| cvtomf | convert XENIX files to UNIX COFF format |
| daemon.mn | micnet mailer daemon |
| environ | the user environment |
| error | kernel error output device |
| fcntl | file control options |
| getclk | gets string from real-time clock |
| getty | sets terminal type, modes, speed, and line
discipline |
| telinit, init | process control initialization |
| isverify | verifies ISAM database records |
| jagent | host control of windowing terminal |
| layers | protocol used between host and windowing terminal
under layers(C) |
| ld | invokes the link editor |
| locale | the international locale |
| log | interface to STREAMS error logging and event tracing |
| login | gives access to the system |
| mapchan | configure tty device mapping |
| mapscrn, mapstr, convkey, mapkey | configure monitor screen
mapping |
| math | math functions and constants |
| messages | description of system console messages |
| mestbl | create a messages locale table |
| montbl | create a currency locale table |
| mscreen | serial multiscreens utility |
| multiscreen, multiscr | multiple screens (device files) |
| numtbl | create a numeric locale table |
| prof | profile within a function |
| profile | sets up an environment at login time |
| nopromain, promain | restrict the execution domain of a
program |
| rmb | remove extra blank lines from a file |
| streamio | STREAMS ioctl commands |
| subsystem | security subsystem component description |
| sxt | pseudo-device driver |
| systty | system maintenance device |
| term | conventional names for terminals |
| terminals | list of supported terminals |
| terminfo | terminal capability data base |
| termio | general terminal interface |
| termios | POSIX general terminal interface |
| timod | Transport Interface cooperating STREAMS module |
| timtbl | create a time locale table |
| tirdwr | Transport Interface read/write interface STREAMS
module |
| trchan | translate character sets |
| tty | special terminal interface |
| tz | time zone environment variable |
| values | machine-dependent values |
| xtproto | multiplexed channels protocol used by xt(HW)
driver |