Part I Section 1: User Commands

Table of Contents

Introduction

intro(1) - introduction to command utilities and application programs

A

adb(1) - absolute debugger

adjust(1) - simple text formatter

admin(1) - create and administer SCCS files

alias(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells — see sh-posix(1)

answer(1) - phone message transcription system

ar(1) - create and maintain portable archives and libraries

as(1) - assembler

as_ia(1) - assembler for Integrity systems

as_pa(1) - assembler for PA-RISC systems

asa(1) - interpret ASA carriage control characters

at(1) - execute batched commands immediately or at a later time

attributes(1) - describe an audio file

awk(1) - pattern-directed scanning and processing language

B

banner(1) - make posters in large letters

basename(1) - extract portions of path names

batch(1) - execute batched commands immediately or at a later time — see at(1)

bc(1) - arbitrary-precision arithmetic language

bdiff(1) - diff for large files

bg(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells — see sh-posix(1)

bs(1) - a compiler/interpreter for modest-sized programs

C

cal(1) - print calendar

calendar(1) - reminder service

cancel(1) - print/alter/cancel requests on an LP destination — see lp(1)

cat(1) - concatenate, copy, and print files

cc_bundled(1) - bundled C compiler

ccat(1) - compact and uncompact files, and cat them — see compact(1)

cd(1) - change working directory

cdc(1) - change the delta commentary of an SCCS delta

cerupdate(1) - update the Common Error Repository (CER) with error metadata

chacl(1) - add, modify, delete, copy, or summarize access control lists (ACLs) of files

chatr(1) - change program's internal attributes

chatr_ia(1) - change program's internal attributes on Integrity systems

chatr_pa(1) - change program's internal attributes on PA-RISC systems

checknr(1) - check nroff/troff files

chfn(1) - change user information used by finger command

chgrp(1) - change file owner or group — see chown(1)

chkey(1) - change user's secure RPC key pair

chmod(1) - change file mode access permissions

chown(1) - change file owner or group

chsh(1) - change default login shell

ci(1) - check in RCS revisions

ckconfig(1) - verify the path names of all the FTP configuration files.

cksum(1) - print file checksum and sizes

clear(1) - clear terminal screen

cmp(1) - compare two files

co(1) - check out RCS revisions

col(1) - filter reverse line-feeds and backspaces

comb(1) - combine SCCS deltas

comm(1) - select or reject lines common to two sorted files

command(1) - execute a simple command

compact(1) - compact and uncompact files, and cat them

compress(1) - compress and expand data

compressdir(1) - compress and expand data — see compress(1)

convert(1) - convert an audio file

cp(1) - copy files and directory subtrees

cpio(1) - copy file archives in and out; duplicate directory trees

cpp(1) - the C language preprocessor

crontab(1) - user job file scheduler

crypt(1) - encode and decode files

csh(1) - a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax

cslip(1) - PPP point to point protocal daemon — see pppd(1)

csplit(1) - context split

ct(1) - spawn getty to a remote terminal (call terminal)

ctags(1) - create a tags file

cu(1) - call another (UNIX) system; terminal emulator

cut(1) - cut out (extract) selected fields of each line of a file

D

date(1) - display or set the date and time

dc(1) - desk calculator

dd(1) - convert, reblock, translate, and copy a (tape) file

delta(1) - make a delta (change) to an SCCS file

deroff(1) - remove nroff, tbl, and neqn constructs

dhcpv6client_ui(1) - DHCPv6 client interface for requesting configuration parameters from the DHCPv6 server

diff(1) - differential file and directory comparator

diff3(1) - 3-way differential file comparison

diffmk(1) - mark changes between two different versions of a file

dircmp(1) - directory comparison

dirname(1) - extract portions of path names — see basename(1)

disable(1) - enable/disable LP printers — see enable(1)

divpage(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts — see lpfilter(1)

dmpxlt(1) - dump iconv translation tables to a readable format

dnssec-keygen(1) - key generation tool for DNSSEC

dnssec-makekeyset(1) - used to produce a set of DNSSEC keys

dnssec-signkey(1) - DNSSEC keyset signing tool

dnssec-signzone(1) - DNSSEC zone signing tool

domainname(1) - set or display name of Network Information Service domain

dos2ux(1) - convert ASCII file format between HP-UX and DOS formats

dosdf(1) - report number of free disk clusters

dspcat(1) - display all or part of a message catalog

dspmsg(1) - display a selected message from a message catalog

du(1) - summarize disk usage

dumpmsg(1) - create message catalog file for modification — see findmsg(1)

E

echo(1) - echo (print) arguments

ed(1) - line-oriented text editor

edit(1) - extended line-oriented text editor — see ex(1)

egrep(1) - search a file for a pattern — see grep(1)

elfdump(1) - dump information contained in object files.

elm(1) - process electronic mail through a screen-oriented interface

elmalias(1) - display and verify elm user and system aliases

emtui(1) - provide displaying options for HP-UX errors defined in the Common Error Repository (CER)

enable(1) - enable/disable LP printers

env(1) - set environment for command execution

eucset(1) - set and get code widths for ldterm

evmget(1) - retrieve stored events

evminfo(1) - provide information about EVM

evmpost(1) - post events to the EVM daemon

evmshow(1) - display an EVM event

evmsort(1) - sort events

evmwatch(1) - monitor EVM events

evweb(1) - provides an overview of evweb commands

evweb_eventviewer(1) - enables you to view and delete events

evweb_list(1) - lists different categories of events

evweb_subscribe(1) - enables you to view, create, modify, and delete event subscriptions

ex(1) - extended line-oriented text editor

expand(1) - expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa

expand_alias(1) - recursively expands the sendmail aliases

expr(1) - evaluate arguments as an expression

F

factor(1) - factor a number, generate large primes

false(1) - return exit status zero or one respectively — see true(1)

fastbind(1) - Prepare an incomplete executable for faster program start-up

fastmail(1) - quick batch mail interface

fc(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells — see sh-posix(1)

fg(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells — see sh-posix(1)

fgrep(1) - search a file for a pattern — see grep(1)

file(1) - determine file type

find(1) - find files

findmsg(1) - create message catalog file for modification

findstr(1) - find strings for inclusion in message catalogs

finger(1) - user information lookup program

fmt(1) - format text

fold(1) - fold long lines for finite width output device

fontdl(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts — see lpfilter(1)

footprints(1) - summarize information from compiler footprint records

forder(1) - convert file data order

from(1) - who is my mail from?

fruled(1) - flash/turn off attention LEDs (cell, cabinet and I/O chassis attention LEDs)

ftio(1) - faster tape I/O

ftp(1) - file transfer program

ftpcount(1) - show current number of users for each class

ftprestart(1) - remove the shutdown message file created by ftpshut utility.

ftpshut(1) - create shutdown message file to shut down the ftp servers at a given time

ftpwho(1) - show current process information for each ftp user.

G

gcore(1) - get core images of running processes

gencat(1) - generate a formatted message catalog file

genxlt(1) - generate iconv translation tables

get(1) - get a version of an SCCS file

getaccess(1) - list access rights to file(s)

getacl(1) - list access control lists (ACLs) for files (JFS File Systems only)

getconf(1) - get system configuration values

getopt(1) - parse command options

getopts(1) - parse utility (command) options

getprivgrp(1) - get special attributes for group

gprof(1) - display call graph profile data

grep(1) - search a file for a pattern

grget(1) - get password and group information — see pwget(1)

groups(1) - show group memberships

H

hashcheck(1) - find spelling errors — see spell(1)

hashmake(1) - find spelling errors — see spell(1)

head(1) - give first few lines

host(1) - DNS lookup utility

hostname(1) - set or display name of current host system

hp(1) - handle special functions of HP2640 and HP2621-series terminals

hp-mc680x0(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

hp-pa(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

hp9000s200(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

hp9000s300(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

hp9000s400(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

hp9000s500(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

hp9000s700(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

hp9000s800(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

hyphen(1) - find hyphenated words

I

iconv(1) - codeset conversion

id(1) - print user and group IDs and names

ident(1) - identify files in RCS

idlookup(1) - identify the user of a particular TCP connection

ied(1) - input editor and command history for interactive programs

insertmsg(1) - use findstr(1) output to insert calls to catgets(3C)

inv(1) - make unprintable and non-ASCII characters in a file visible or invisible — see vis(1)

iostat(1) - report I/O statistics

ipcrm(1) - remove a message queue, semaphore set, or shared memory identifier

ipcs(1) - report status of interprocess communication facilities

J

jobs(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells — see sh-posix(1)

join(1) - relational database operator

K

kdestroy(1) - destroy Kerberos tickets

kermit(1) - C-Kermit 8.0 communications software for serial and network connections: modem dialing, file transfer and management, terminal connections, character-set translation, numeric and alpha paging, and script programming

keylogin(1) - decrypt and store secret key with keyserv

keylogout(1) - delete stored secret key with keyserv

keysh(1) - context-sensitive softkey shell

kill(1) - send a signal to a process; terminate a process

kinit(1) - obtain and cache the Kerberos ticket-granting ticket

klist(1) - list cached Kerberos tickets

kpasswd(1) - change a user's Kerberos password

ksh(1) - shell, the standard/restricted command programming language

ktutil(1) - Kerberos keytab file maintenance utility

kvno(1) - print key version numbers of Kerberos principals

L

l(1) - list contents of directories — see ls(1)

last(1) - indicate last logins of users and ttys

lastb(1) - indicate last logins of users and ttys — see last(1)

lastcomm(1) - show last commands executed in reverse order

lc(1) - list contents of directories — see ls(1)

ld(1) - link editor

ld_ia(1) - link editor for Integrity systems

ld_pa(1) - link editor for PA-RISC systems

ldapentry(1) - simple add, modify, and delete entries in an LDAP directory

ldd(1) - list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared libraries

ldd_ia(1) - list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared libraries on Integrity systems

ldd_pa(1) - list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared libraries on PA-RISC systems

leave(1) - remind you when you have to leave

lifcp(1) - copy to or from LIF files

lifinit(1) - write LIF volume header on file

lifls(1) - list contents of a LIF directory

lifrename(1) - rename LIF files

lifrm(1) - remove a LIF file

line(1) - read one line from user input

listusers(1) - display user login data

ll(1) - list contents of directories — see ls(1)

ln(1) - link files and directories

locale(1) - get locale-specific (NLS) information

lock(1) - reserve a terminal

logger(1) - make entries in the system log

login(1) - sign on, start terminal session

logname(1) - get login name

lorder(1) - find ordering relation for an object library

lp(1) - print/alter/cancel requests on an LP destination

lpalt(1) - print/alter/cancel requests on an LP destination — see lp(1)

lpfilter(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts

lprpp(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts — see lpfilter(1)

lpstat(1) - report status information of the LP subsystem

ls(1) - list contents of directories

lsacl(1) - list access control lists (ACLs) of files

lsf(1) - list contents of directories — see ls(1)

lsr(1) - list contents of directories — see ls(1)

lsx(1) - list contents of directories — see ls(1)

M

m4(1) - macro processor

machid(1) - provide truth value about processor type

machinfo(1) - print machine information

mail(1) - send mail to users or read mail

mailfrom(1) - summarize mail folders by subject and sender

mailq(1) - prints the mail queue

mailstats(1) - print mail traffic statistics

mailx(1) - interactive mail message processing system

make(1) - maintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs

makekey(1) - generate encryption key

man(1) - find manpage information by keywords; print out a manpage

mediainit(1) - initialize disk or partition DDS tape

merge(1) - three-way file merge

mesg(1) - permit or deny messages to terminal

mkcatdefs(1) - preprocess a message source file

mkdir(1) - make a directory

mkfifo(1) - make FIFO (named pipe) special files

mkmf(1) - make a makefile

mkmsgs(1) - create message files for use by gettxt()

mkstr(1) - extract error messages from C source into a file

mktemp(1) - make a name for a temporary file

mkuupath(1) - access and manage the pathalias database — see uupath(1)

mm(1) - print documents formatted with the mm macros

model(1) - print hardware model information

more(1) - file perusal filter for screen viewing

mpsched(1) - control the processor or locality domain on which a specific process executes

mt(1) - magnetic tape manipulating program

mv(1) - move or rename files and directories

N

named-checkconf(1) - named configuration file syntax checking tool

named-checkzone(1) - zone validity checking tool

neqn(1) - format mathematical text for nroff

netstat(1) - show network status

newalias(1) - install new elm aliases for user or system

newform(1) - change or reformat a text file

newgrp(1) - switch to a new group

newmail(1) - notify users of new mail in mailboxes

news(1) - print news items

nice(1) - run a command at nondefault priority

nl(1) - line numbering filter

nljust(1) - justify lines, left or right, for printing

nm(1) - print name list of common object file

nohup(1) - run a command immune to hangups

nroff(1) - format text

nslookup(1) - query name servers interactively

nsquery(1) - query the Name Service Switch backend libraries

nsupdate(1) - Dynamic DNS update utility

O

od(1) - octal and hexadecimal dump

odump(1) - dump information contained in SOM object files

on(1) - execute command on remote host with environment similar to local

osdd(1) - print documents formatted with the mm macros — see mm(1)

P

pack(1) - compress and expand files using Huffman code

page(1) - file perusal filter for screen viewing — see more(1)

parstatus(1) - display information about a hardware partitionable complex

passwd(1) - change login password and associated attributes

paste(1) - merge same lines of several files or subsequent lines of one file

patch(1) - program to apply a diff file to an original file

pathalias(1) - electronic address router

pathchk(1) - check path names

pax(1) - extracts, writes, and lists archive files; copies files and directory hierarchies

pcat(1) - compress and expand files using Huffman code — see pack(1)

pdp11(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

pfiles(1) - displays process address information and open file descriptors — see pmap(1)

pg(1) - file perusal filter for soft-copy terminals

pgrep(1) - search or kill processes based on process name and attributes

pipcrm(1) - remove a POSIX message queue or a POSIX named semaphore

pipcs(1) - report status of POSIX interprocess communication facilities

pkill(1) - search or kill processes based on process name and attributes — see pgrep(1)

pldd(1) - list the dynamic libraries linked into each process, including shared objects explicitly attached using dlopen()/shl_load()

plotdvr(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts — see lpfilter(1)

pmap(1) - displays process address information and open file descriptors

ppl(1) - PPP point to point protocal daemon — see pppd(1)

ppp(1) - PPP point to point protocal daemon — see pppd(1)

pppd(1) - PPP point to point protocal daemon

pppoec(1) - PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) client

pr(1) - print files

praliases(1) - print system-wide sendmail aliases

prealloc(1) - preallocate disk storage

primes(1) - factor a number, generate large primes — see factor(1)

printenv(1) - print out the environment

printf(1) - format and print arguments

printstat(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts — see lpfilter(1)

privatepw(1) - change WU-FTPD group access file information

prmail(1) - print out mail in the incoming mailbox file

prof(1) - display profile data

prs(1) - print and summarize an SCCS file

ps(1) - report process status

pstack(1) - print a stack trace for each LWP in each process and core file

ptree(1) - prints the process tree hierarchy

ptx(1) - permuted index

pty(1) - get the name of the terminal — see tty(1)

pwd(1) - working directory name

pwget(1) - get password and group information

Q

quota(1) - display disk usage and limits

R

ranlib(1) - regenerate archive symbol table

rcp(1) - remote file copy

rcs(1) - change RCS file attributes

rcsdiff(1) - compare RCS revisions

rcsmerge(1) - merge RCS revisions

rdist(1) - remote file distribution program

read(1) - read a line from standard input

readmail(1) - read mail from a mail folder or incoming mailbox

red(1) - line-oriented text editor — see ed(1)

remsh(1) - execute from a remote shell

reset(1) - terminal-dependent initialization — see tset(1)

rev(1) - reverse lines of a file

reverse(1) - filters invoked by lp interface scripts — see lpfilter(1)

rexec(1) - execute from a remote shell

rksh(1) - shell, the standard/restricted command programming language — see ksh(1)

rlog(1) - print log messages and other information on RCS files

rlogin(1) - remote login

rm(1) - remove files or directories

rmail(1) - send mail to users or read mail — see mail(1)

rmdel(1) - remove a delta from an SCCS file

rmdir(1) - remove directories

rmnl(1) - remove extra new-line characters from file

rndc(1) - name server control utility

rndc-confgen(1) - rndc key generation tool

rpcgen(1) - an RPC protocol compiler

rsh(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells — see sh-posix(1)

rtprio(1) - execute process with real-time priority

rtsched(1) - execute process with real-time priority

rup(1) - show host status of local machines (RPC version)

ruptime(1) - show status of local machines

rusers(1) - determine who is logged in on machines on local network

rwho(1) - show who is logged in on local machines

S

sact(1) - print current SCCS file editing activity

samlog_viewer(1) - a tool for viewing and saving the SAM logfile

sccs(1) - front-end utility program for SCCS commands

sccsdiff(1) - compare two versions of an SCCS file

sccshelp(1) - ask for help on SCCS commands

script(1) - make typescript of terminal session

sdiff(1) - side-by-side difference program

sed(1) - stream text editor

send_sound(1) - play an audio file

serialize(1) - force target process to run serially with other processes

setacl(1) - modify access control lists (ACLs) for files (JFS File Systems only)

sffinger(1) - utility programs for TCP Wrappers — see tryfrom(1)

sh(1) - overview of various system shells

sh-posix(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells

shar(1) - make a shell archive package

shl(1) - shell layer manager

show_patches(1) - HP-UX patch display utility

size(1) - print section sizes of object files

sleep(1) - suspend execution for an interval

slip(1) - PPP point to point protocal daemon — see pppd(1)

slp(1) - set printing options for a non-serial printer

soelim(1) - eliminate .so's from nroff input

sort(1) - sort or merge files

spell(1) - find spelling errors

spellin(1) - find spelling errors — see spell(1)

split(1) - split a file into pieces

ssp(1) - remove multiple line-feeds from output

strings(1) - find the printable strings in an object or other binary file

strip(1) - strip symbol and line number information from an object file

stty(1) - set the options for a terminal port

su(1) - switch user

sum(1) - print checksum and block or byte count of file(s)

sysdiff(1) - HP-UX installed software comparator

T

tabs(1) - set tabs on a terminal

tail(1) - deliver the last part of a file

talk(1) - talk to another user

tar(1) - tape file archiver

tbl(1) - format tables for nroff

tcpdchk(1) - check tcp wrapper configuration

tcpdmatch(1) - evaluate tcp wrapper service requests

tee(1) - pipe fitting to copy standard output to file

telnet(1) - user interface to the TELNET protocol

test(1) - condition evaluation command

tftp(1) - trivial file transfer program

time(1) - time a command

timex(1) - time a command; report process data and system activity

top(1) - display and update information about the top processes on the system

touch(1) - update access, modification, and/or change times of file

tput(1) - query terminfo database

tr(1) - translate characters

true(1) - return exit status zero or one respectively

tryfrom(1) - utility programs for TCP Wrappers

tset(1) - terminal-dependent initialization

tsm(1) - Terminal Session Manager

tsm.command(1) - send commands to the Terminal Session Manager, TSM

tsm.info(1) - get Terminal Session Manager state information

tsort(1) - topological sort

tty(1) - get the name of the terminal

ttytype(1) - terminal identification program

U

u370(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

u3b(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

u3b10(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

u3b2(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

u3b5(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

ul(1) - do underlining

umask(1) - set or display the file mode creation mask

umodem(1) - XMODEM-protocol file transfer program

uname(1) - display information about computer system; set node name (system name)

uncompact(1) - compact and uncompact files, and cat them — see compact(1)

uncompress(1) - compress and expand data — see compress(1)

uncompressdir(1) - compress and expand data — see compress(1)

unexpand(1) - expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa — see expand(1)

unget(1) - undo a previous get of an SCCS file

unifdef(1) - remove preprocessor lines

uniq(1) - report repeated lines in a file

units(1) - conversion program

unpack(1) - compress and expand files using Huffman code — see pack(1)

uptime(1) - show how long system has been up, and/or who is logged in and what they are doing

users(1) - compact list of users who are on the system

uucp(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system copy

uudecode(1) - encode/decode a binary file for transmission by mailer — see uuencode(1)

uuencode(1) - encode/decode a binary file for transmission by mailer

uulog(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system copy — see uucp(1)

uuname(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system copy — see uucp(1)

uupath(1) - access and manage the pathalias database

uupick(1) - public UNIX system to UNIX system file copy — see uuto(1)

uustat(1) - uucp status inquiry and job control

uuto(1) - public UNIX system to UNIX system file copy

uutry(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system copy — see uucp(1)

uux(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system command execution

ux2dos(1) - convert ASCII file format between HP-UX and DOS formats — see dos2ux(1)

V

vacation(1) - return "I am not here" indication

val(1) - validate SCCS file

vax(1) - provide truth value about processor type — see machid(1)

vc(1) - substitutes assigned values in place of identification keywords.

vedit(1) - screen-oriented (visual) text editor — see vi(1)

vi(1) - screen-oriented (visual) text editor

view(1) - screen-oriented (visual) text editor — see vi(1)

vis(1) - make unprintable and non-ASCII characters in a file visible or invisible

vmstat(1) - report virtual memory statistics

vt(1) - log into another system over lan

W

w(1) - show how long system has been up, and/or who is logged in and what they are doing — see uptime(1)

wait(1) - await process completion

wc(1) - count words, lines, and bytes or characters in a file

what(1) - get SCCS identification information

whereis(1) - locate source, binary, and/or manual for program

which(1) - locate a program file including aliases and paths

who(1) - who is on the system

whoami(1) - print effective current user ID

whois(1) - Internet user name directory service

write(1) - interactively write (talk) to another user

X

xargs(1) - construct argument lists and execute command

xd(1) - octal and hexadecimal dump — see od(1)

xstr(1) - extract strings from C programs to implement shared strings

Y

yes(1) - be repetitively affirmative

ypcat(1) - print all values in Network Information Service map

ypmatch(1) - print values of selected keys in Network Information Service map

yppasswd(1) - change login password in Network Information System (NIS)

ypwhich(1) - list which host is Network Information System server or map master

Z

zcat(1) - compress and expand data — see compress(1)