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1. Commands

1M. Maintenance Commands

1X. Vue Commands

2. System Calls

3. Subroutines and Libraries

3C. C Library

3N. Network Support Libraries

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

4. File Formats

4X. Vue File Formats

5. Miscellaneous Facilities

7. Device Special Files

7F. Protocol Families

7P. Network Protocols

9. Glossary

Manual — HPUX 8.07

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1. Commands (intro)

Xa portable, network-transparent window system
XserverX Window System server[ X ]
adbabsolute debugger
adjustsimple text formatter
armaintain portable archives and libraries
asassembler
as_300assembler for MC68000, MC68010, MC68020, MC68030 and MC68040[ as ]
as_400assembler for MC68000, MC68010, MC68020, MC68030 and MC68040[ as ]
as_700assembler (Precision Architecture)[ as ]
as_800assembler (Precision Architecture)[ as ]
asainterpret ASA carriage control characters
atexecute commands at a later time[ at, batch ]
awkpattern-directed scanning and processing language
bannermake posters in large letters
basenameextract portions of path names[ basename, dirname ]
batchexecute commands at a later time[ at, batch ]
bcarbitrary-precision arithmetic language
bdftosnfBDF to SNF font compiler for X11
bdiffbig diff
bfsbig file scanner
bifchgrpchange file owner or group[ bifchown, bifchgrp ]
bifchmodchange mode of a BIF file
bifchownchange file owner or group[ bifchown, bifchgrp ]
bifcpcopy to or from BIF files
biffindfind files in a BIF system
biflslist contents of BIF directories
bifmkdirmake a BIF directory
bifrmremove BIF files or directories[ bifrm, bifrmdir ]
bifrmdirremove BIF files or directories[ bifrm, bifrmdir ]
bitmapbitmap editor and converter utilities for X  [ bitmap, bmtoa, atobm ]
bsa compiler/interpreter for modest-sized programs
c89C compiler[ cc, c89 ]
calprint calendar
calendarreminder service
cancelsend/cancel/alter requests to an LP line printer or plotter[ lp, cancel, lpalt ]
catconcatenate, copy, and print files
cbC program beautifier, formatter
ccC compiler[ cc, c89 ]
ccatcompact and uncompact files, and cat them[ compact, uncompact, ccat ]
cdchange working directory
cflowgenerate C flow graph
cgmtohpglfilters invoked by lp interface scripts[ lpfilter, cgmtohpgl, divpage, fontdl, lprpp, plotdvr, printstat, reverse ]
chacladd, modify, delete, copy, or summarize access control lists (ACLs) of files
chatrchange program’s internal attributes
checknrcheck nroff/troff files
chfnchange finger entry
chgrpchange file owner or group[ chown, chgrp ]
chksnmpdcheck connectivity with snmpd(1M)
chmodchange file mode
chownchange file owner or group[ chown, chgrp ]
chshchange default login shell
cksumprint checksum and block or byte count of file(s)[ sum ]
clearclear terminal screen
cmpcompare two files
cnodesdisplay information about specified cluster nodes
colfilter reverse line-feeds and backspaces
commselect or reject lines common to two sorted files
compactcompact and uncompact files, and cat them[ compact, uncompact, ccat ]
compresscompress and expand data[ compress, uncompress, zcat, compressdir, uncompressdir ]
compressdircompress and expand data[ compress, uncompress, zcat, compressdir, uncompressdir ]
cpcopy files and directory subtrees
cpiocopy file archives in and out
cppthe C language preprocessor
cpsreport process status[ ps, cps ]
crontabuser crontab file
cryptencode/decode files
csha shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
csplitcontext split
ctspawn getty to a remote terminal (call terminal)
ctagscreate a tags file
cucall another (UNIX) system; terminal emulator
cutcut out (extract) selected fields of each line of a file
cxrefgenerate C program cross-reference
dateprint or set the date and time
datebookcalendar and reminder program for X11  
dbmonth_psdatebook monthly calendar formatter for postscript printers  [ dbmonth ]
dbweekDatebook weekly calendar formatter for laserjet printers  [ et ]
dbweek_psdatebook weekly calendar formatter for postscript printers  [ dbweek ]
dcdesk calculator
ddconvert, reblock, translate, and copy a (tape) file
deroffremove nroff, tbl, and neqn constructs
diffdifferential file and directory comparator
diff33-way differential file comparison
diffhdifferential file and directory comparator[ diff ]
diffmkmark differences between files
dircmpdirectory comparison
dirnameextract portions of path names[ basename, dirname ]
disableenable/disable LP printers[ enable, disable ]
divpagefilters invoked by lp interface scripts[ lpfilter, cgmtohpgl, divpage, fontdl, lprpp, plotdvr, printstat, reverse ]
domainnameset or display name of Network Information Service domain
dos2uxconvert ASCII file format[ dos2ux, ux2dos ]
doschmodchange attributes of a DOS file
doscpcopy to or from DOS files
dosdfreport number of free disk clusters
doslllist contents of DOS directories[ dosls, dosll ]
doslslist contents of DOS directories[ dosls, dosll ]
dosmkdirmake a DOS directory
dosrmremove DOS files or directories[ dosrm, dosrmdir ]
dosrmdirremove DOS files or directories[ dosrm, dosrmdir ]
dusummarize disk usage
dumpmsgcreate message catalog file for modification[ findmsg, dumpmsg ]
echoecho (print) arguments
edtext editor[ ed, red ]
editextended line-oriented text editor[ ex, edit ]
egrepsearch a file for a pattern[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
elmprocess mail through screen-oriented interface
elmaliascreate and verify elm user and system aliases
enableenable/disable LP printers[ enable, disable ]
envset environment for command execution
exextended line-oriented text editor[ ex, edit ]
expandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa[ expand, unexpand ]
exprevaluate arguments as an expression
expreservepreserve editor buffer
factorfactor a number, generate large primes[ factor, primes ]
falsereturn zero or one exit status respectively[ true, false ]
fgrepsearch a file for a pattern[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
filedetermine file type
findfind files
findmsgcreate message catalog file for modification[ findmsg, dumpmsg ]
findstrfind strings for inclusion in message catalogs
fingeruser information lookup program
fixmanfix manual pages for faster viewing with man(1)
foldfold long lines for finite width output device
fontdlfilters invoked by lp interface scripts[ lpfilter, cgmtohpgl, divpage, fontdl, lprpp, plotdvr, printstat, reverse ]
forderconvert file data order
fromwho is my mail from? 
ftiofaster tape I/O
ftpfile transfer program
gencatgenerate a formatted message catalog file
getaccesslist access rights to file(s)
getconfget system configuration values
getcontextdisplay current context
getoptparse command options
getprivgrpget special attributes for group
grepsearch a file for a pattern[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
grgetget password and group information[ pwget, grget ]
groupsshow group memberships
gwindstopterminate the window helper facility
hashcheckfind spelling errors[ spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck ]
hashmakefind spelling errors[ spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck ]
headgive first few lines
helpask for help
hostnameset or print name of current host system
hp-mc680x0provide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
hp-paprovide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
hphandle special functions of HP2640 and HP2621-series terminals
hp9000s200provide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
hp9000s300provide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
hp9000s400provide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
hp9000s500provide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
hp9000s700provide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
hp9000s800provide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
hyphenfind hyphenated words
iconvcode set conversion
idprint user and group IDs and names
iedinput editor and command history for interactive programs
imageviewdisplay TIFF file images on an X11 display
insertmsguse findstr(1) output to insert calls to catgets(3C)
introintroduction to command utilities and application programs
invmake unprintable characters in a file visible or invisible[ vis, inv ]
iostatreport I/O statistics
ipcrmremove a message queue, semaphore set or shared memory id
ipcsreport inter-process communication facilities status
joinrelational database operator
kermitkermit file transfer
keyshcontext-sensitive softkey shell
killterminate a process
kshshell, the standard/restricted command programming language[ ksh, rksh ]
llist contents of directories[ ls, l, ll, lsf, lsr, lsx ]
lastcommshow last commands executed in reverse order
ldlink editor
leaveremind you when you have to leave
lexgenerate programs for lexical analysis of text
lifcpcopy to or from LIF files
lifinitwrite LIF volume header on file
liflslist contents of a LIF directory
lifrenamerename LIF files
lifrmremove a LIF file
lineread one line from user input
linta C program checker/verifier
lllist contents of directories[ ls, l, ll, lsf, lsr, lsx ]
lnlink files and directories
lockreserve a terminal
loggermake entries in the system log
loginsign on
lognameget login name
lpsend/cancel/alter requests to an LP line printer or plotter[ lp, cancel, lpalt ]
lpaltsend/cancel/alter requests to an LP line printer or plotter[ lp, cancel, lpalt ]
lpfilterfilters invoked by lp interface scripts[ lpfilter, cgmtohpgl, divpage, fontdl, lprpp, plotdvr, printstat, reverse ]
lprppfilters invoked by lp interface scripts[ lpfilter, cgmtohpgl, divpage, fontdl, lprpp, plotdvr, printstat, reverse ]
lpstatprint LP status information
lslist contents of directories[ ls, l, ll, lsf, lsr, lsx ]
lsacllist access control lists (ACLs) of files
lsflist contents of directories[ ls, l, ll, lsf, lsr, lsx ]
lsrlist contents of directories[ ls, l, ll, lsf, lsr, lsx ]
lsxlist contents of directories[ ls, l, ll, lsf, lsr, lsx ]
machidprovide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
mailsend mail to users or read mail[ mail, rmail ]
mailfromsummarize mail folders by subject and sender
mailstatsprint mail traffic statistics
mailxinteractive message processing system
makemaintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs
makekeygenerate encryption key
manfind manual information by keywords; print out a manual entry
mediainitinitialize disk or cartridge tape media, partition DDS tape
mesgpermit or deny messages to terminal
mkdirmake a directory
mkfifomake FIFO (named pipe) special files
mkfontdircreate fonts.dir file from directory of font files. 
mktempmake a name for a temporary file
mkuupathaccess and manage the pathalias database[ uupath, mkuupath ]
mmprint documents formatted with the mm macros[ mm, osdd ]
morefile perusal filter for crt viewing[ more, page ]
mtmagnetic tape manipulating program
mvmove or rename files and directories
neqnformat mathematical text for nroff
netstatshow network status
newformchange or reformat a text file
newgrplog in to a new group
newmailnotify users of new mail in mailboxes
newsprint news items
nicerun a command at low priority
nlline numbering filter
nljustjustify lines, left or right, for printing
nlsinfodisplay native language support information
nmprint name list of common object file. 
nm_300print name list of common object file[ nm ]
nm_400print name list of common object file[ nm ]
nm_700print name list of object file[ nm ]
nm_800print name list of object file[ nm ]
nodenameassign a network node name or determine current network node name
nohuprun a command immune to hangups, logouts, and quits
nroffformat text
nslookupquery name servers interactively
odoctal and hexadecimal dump[ od, xd ]
onexecute command on remote host with environment similar to local
osddprint documents formatted with the mm macros[ mm, osdd ]
packcompress and expand files[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
pagefile perusal filter for crt viewing[ more, page ]
pamPersonal Applications Manager, a visual shell
passwdchange login password
pastemerge same lines of several files or subsequent lines of one file
pathaliaselectronic address router
paxportable archive exchange
pcatcompress and expand files[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
pdp11provide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
pgfile perusal filter for soft-copy terminals
plotdvrfilters invoked by lp interface scripts[ lpfilter, cgmtohpgl, divpage, fontdl, lprpp, plotdvr, printstat, reverse ]
pplpoint-to-point serial networking
pplstatgive status of each invocation of ppl(1)
prprint files
praliasesprint system-wide sendmail aliases
preallocpreallocate disk storage
primesfactor a number, generate large primes[ factor, primes ]
printenvprint out the environment
printfformat and print arguments
printstatfilters invoked by lp interface scripts[ lpfilter, cgmtohpgl, divpage, fontdl, lprpp, plotdvr, printstat, reverse ]
prmailprint out mail in the incoming mailbox file
protogenANSI C function prototype generator
psreport process status[ ps, cps ]
ptxpermuted index
ptyget the name of the terminal[ tty, pty ]
pwdworking directory name
pwgetget password and group information[ pwget, grget ]
quotadisplay disk usage and limits
rcpremote file copy
readmailread mail from specified mailbox
redtext editor[ ed, red ]
remshexecute from a remote shell
resetterminal-dependent initialization[ tset, reset ]
resizereset shell parameters to reflect the current size of a window
revreverse lines of a file
reversefilters invoked by lp interface scripts[ lpfilter, cgmtohpgl, divpage, fontdl, lprpp, plotdvr, printstat, reverse ]
rgbX Window System color database creator. 
rkshshell, the standard/restricted command programming language[ ksh, rksh ]
rloginremote login
rmremove files or directories
rmailsend mail to users or read mail[ mail, rmail ]
rmdirremove directories
rmnlremove extra new-line characters from file
rpcgenan RPC protocol compiler
rsh-posixshell partially based on preliminary POSIX draft[ sh ]
rshshell, the standard/restricted command programming language[ sh, rsh ]
rtprioexecute process with real-time priority
rupshow host status of local machines (RPC version)
ruptimeshow status of local machines
rusersdetermine who is logged in on machines on local network
rwhoshow who is logged in on local machines
sarsystem activity reporter
sb2xwdtranslate Starbase bitmap to xwd bitmap format
scriptmake typescript of terminal session
sdfchgrpchange owner or group of an SDF file[ sdfchown, sdfchgrp ]
sdfchmodchange mode of an SDF file
sdfchownchange owner or group of an SDF file[ sdfchown, sdfchgrp ]
sdfcpcopy, link, or move files to/from an SDF volume[ sdfcp, sdfln, sdfmv ]
sdffindfind files in an SDF system
sdflllist contents of SDF directories[ sdfls, sdfll ]
sdflncopy, link, or move files to/from an SDF volume[ sdfcp, sdfln, sdfmv ]
sdflslist contents of SDF directories[ sdfls, sdfll ]
sdfmkdirmake an SDF directory
sdfmvcopy, link, or move files to/from an SDF volume[ sdfcp, sdfln, sdfmv ]
sdfrmremove SDF files or directories[ sdfrm, sdfrmdir ]
sdfrmdirremove SDF files or directories[ sdfrm, sdfrmdir ]
sdiffside-by-side difference program
sedstream text editor
sh-posixshell partially based on preliminary POSIX draft[ sh ]
shshell, the standard/restricted command programming language[ sh, rsh ]
sharmake a shell archive package
shlshell layer manager
showcdfshow the actual path name matched for a CDF
sizeprint section sizes of object files
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
slpset printing options for a non-serial printer
snaIBM* 3179G/3192G, 3270, 3777 terminal emulator and APPC API[ sna3179g, sna3270, sna3770, liblu62.a ]
soelimeliminate .so’s from nroff input
softbenchSoftBench Software Development Environment
sortsort and/or merge files
spellfind spelling errors[ spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck ]
spellinfind spelling errors[ spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck ]
splitsplit a file into pieces
sspremove multiple line-feeds from output
stmkdirsUtility to build Scalable Type “.dir” and “.tfm” files. 
stmkfontScalable Typeface font compiler to create X and PCL fonts
stringsfind the printable strings in an object or other binary file
stripstrip symbol and line number information from an object file
sttyset the options for a terminal port
subecome super-user or another user
sumprint checksum and block or byte count of file(s)
tabsset tabs on a terminal
taildeliver the last part of a file
tartape file archiver
tblformat tables for nroff
tcioCommand Set 80 CS/80 Cartridge Tape Utility
teepipe fitting
telnetuser interface to the TELNET protocol
testcondition evaluation command
tftptrivial file transfer program
timetime a command
timextime a command; report process data and system activity
touchupdate access, modification, and/or change times of file
tputquery terminfo database
trtranslate characters
truereturn zero or one exit status respectively[ true, false ]
tsetterminal-dependent initialization[ tset, reset ]
ttyget the name of the terminal[ tty, pty ]
ttytypeterminal identification program
u3bprovide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
u3b5provide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
uldo underlining
umaskset file-creation mode mask
umodemXMODEM-protocol file transfer program
unameprint name of current HP-UX version
uncompactcompact and uncompact files, and cat them[ compact, uncompact, ccat ]
uncompresscompress and expand data[ compress, uncompress, zcat, compressdir, uncompressdir ]
uncompressdcompress and expand data[ compress, uncompress, zcat, compressdir, uncompressdir ]
unexpandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa[ expand, unexpand ]
unifdefremove preprocessor lines
uniqreport repeated lines in a file
unitsconversion program
unpackcompress and expand files[ pack, pcat, unpack ]
uptimeshow how long system has been up
userscompact list of users who are on the system
uucpUNIX system to UNIX system copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uudecodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission by mailer[ uuencode, uudecode ]
uuencodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission by mailer[ uuencode, uudecode ]
uulogUNIX system to UNIX system copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uunameUNIX system to UNIX system copy[ uucp, uulog, uuname ]
uupathaccess and manage the pathalias database[ uupath, mkuupath ]
uupickpublic UNIX system to UNIX system file copy[ uuto, uupick ]
uustatuucp status inquiry and job control
uutopublic UNIX system to UNIX system file copy[ uuto, uupick ]
uuxUNIX system to UNIX system command execution
ux2dosconvert ASCII file format[ dos2ux, ux2dos ]
vacationreturn “I am not here” indication
vaxprovide truth value about your processor type[ hp9000s200, hp9000s300, hp9000s500, hp9000s800, pdp11, u3b, u3b5, vax ]
veditscreen-oriented (visual) display editor[ vi ]
viscreen-oriented (visual) display editor
viewscreen-oriented (visual) display editor[ vi ]
vismake unprintable characters in a file visible or invisible[ vis, inv ]
vmstatreport virtual memory statistics
vtlog in on another system over lan
waitawait completion of process
wcword, line, and character count
whatget SCCS identification information
whereislocate source, binary, and/or manual for program
whichlocate a program file including aliases and paths
whowho is on the system
whoamiprint effective current user id
writeinteractively write (talk) to another user
x11startstart the X11 window system
xargsconstruct argument list(s) and execute command
xcaldisplay calendar in an X11 window
xclockanalog / digital clock for X
xdoctal and hexadecimal dump[ od, xd ]
xdialogdisplay a message in an X11 Motif dialog window
xfcBDF to SNF font compiler for X11[ bdftosnf ]
xfdfont displayer for X
xhostserver access control program for X
xhpcalcHewlett-Packard type calculator emulator
xinitX Window System initializer
xinitcolorminitialize the X colormap[ xinitcolormap ]
xlinean X11 based real-time system resource observation tool. 
xloadload average display for X
xlsfontsserver font list displayer for X
xmodmaputility for modifying keymaps in X
xprprint an X window dump
xrdbX server resource database utility
xrefreshrefresh all or part of an X screen
xseethruopens a transparent window into the image planes of a HP graphics display system while running X in the overlay planes. 
xsetuser preference utility for X
xsetrootroot window parameter setting utility for X
xstrextract strings from C programs to implement shared strings
xtermterminal emulator for X
xwcreatecreate a new X window
xwddump an image of an X window
xwd2sbtranslate xwd bitmap to Starbase bitmap format
xwdestroydestroy one or more  existing windows
xwininfowindow information utility for X
xwudimage displayer for X
yaccyet another compiler-compiler
yesbe repetitively affirmative
ypcatprint all values in Network Information Service map
ypmatchprint values of selected keys in Network Information Service map
yppasswdchange login password in Network Information System
ypwhichlist which host is Network Information System server or map master
zcatcompress and expand data[ compress, uncompress, zcat, compressdir, uncompressdir ]

1M. Maintenance Commands (intro)

acceptallow/prevent LP requests[ accept, reject ]
acctoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
acctcmscommand summary from per-process accounting records
acctcomsearch and print process accounting file(s)
acctconconnect-time accounting[ acctcon1, acctcon2 ]
acctcon1connect-time accounting[ acctcon1, acctcon2 ]
acctcon2connect-time accounting[ acctcon1, acctcon2 ]
acctdiskoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
acctdusgoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
acctmergmerge or add total accounting files
acctonoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
acctprcprocess accounting[ acctprc1, acctprc2 ]
acctprc1process accounting[ acctprc1, acctprc2 ]
acctprc2process accounting[ acctprc1, acctprc2 ]
acctshshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
acctwtmpoverview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands[ acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp ]
arpaddress resolution display and control
audeventchange or display event or system call audit status
audispdisplay the audit information as requested by the parameters
audomonaudit overflow monitor daemon
audsysstart or halt the auditing system and set or display audit file information
audusrselect users to audit
automountautomatically mount NFS file systems
backupbackup or archive file system
bcheckrcsystem initialization shell scripts[ brc, bcheckrc, mirrorrc, rc, powerfail ]
bdfreport number of free disk blocks (Berkeley version)
bifdfreport number of free disk blocks
biffsckBell file system consistency check and interactive repair
biffsdbBell file system debugger
bifmkfsconstruct a Bell file system
biodNFS daemons[ nfsd, biod ]
bootbootstrap process
bootpdInternet Boot Protocol server
bootpquerysend BOOTREQUEST to BOOTP server
brcsystem initialization shell scripts[ brc, bcheckrc, mirrorrc, rc, powerfail ]
buildlanggenerate and display locale.def file
captoinfoconvert a termcap description into a terminfo description
catmancreate the cat files for the manual
ccckHP Cluster configuration file checker
cfuserlist process IDs of all processes that have file open[ fuser, cfuser ]
chargefeeshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
chrootchange root directory for a command
ckpacctshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
clriclear inode
clrsvcclear x25 switched virtual circuit
clusterallocate resources for clustered operation
configconfigure an HP-UX system
convertfsconvert a file system to allow long file names
cpsetinstall object files in binary directories
cronclock daemon
cspcreate cluster server processes
cstmCommand line interface to the Support Tool Manager  
cwallwrite to all users[ wall, cwall ]
devnmdevice name
dfreport number of free disk blocks
diskinfodescribe characteristics of a disk device
disksecncalculate default disk section sizes
diskusggenerate disk accounting data by user ID
dmesgcollect system diagnostic messages to form error log
dodiskshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
drm_adminData Replication Manager administrative tool
dumpincremental file system dump, local or across network[ dump, rdump ]
dumpfsdump file system information
edquotaedit user disk quotas
eisa_configEISA configuration tool
envdsystem physical environment daemon
fbackupselectively backup files
fingerdremote user information server
frecoverselectively recover files
freezefreeze sendmail configuration file on a cluster
fsckfile system consistency check and interactive repair
fscleandetermine shutdown status of specified file system
fsdbfile system debugger
fsirandinstall random inode generation numbers
ftpdDARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
fuserlist process IDs of all processes that have file open[ fuser, cfuser ]
fwtmpmanipulate connect accounting records[ fwtmp, wtmpfix ]
gatedgateway routing daemon
gettyset terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline
getx25get x25 line
glbdGlobal Location Broker Daemon
grmdgraphics resource manager daemon
grpckpassword/group file checkers[ pwck, grpck ]
gwindgraphics window daemon
hosts_to_naTranslate host table to name server file format[ hosts_to_named ]
hpuxHP-UX bootstrap and installation utility
hpux_700HP-UX bootstrap utility[ hpux ]
hpux_800HP-UX bootstrap and installation utility[ hpux ]
hpuxbootHP-UX bootstrap and installation utility[ hpux ]
ifconfigconfigure network interface parameters
inetdInternet services daemon
initprocess control initialization[ init, telinit ]
insfinstall special files
installinstall commands
instl_admmaintain network install message and default parameters
introintroduction to system maintenance commands and application programs
ioinitinitialize I/O system
ioscanscan I/O system
islinitial system loader
killallkill all active processes
lanconfigconfigure network interface parameters
landiaglocal area network diagnostic
lanscandisplay LAN device configuration and status
lastindicate last logins of users and ttys[ last, lastb ]
lastbindicate last logins of users and ttys[ last, lastb ]
lastloginshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
lb_adminLocation Broker administrative tool
lb_testtest the Location Broker
linkexercise link and unlink system calls[ link, unlink ]
linkloopverify LAN connectivity with link-level loopback
llbdLocal Location Broker daemon
lockdnetwork lock daemon
lpadminconfigure the LP spooling system
lpanaprint LP spooler performance analysis information
lpfencestart/stop the LP request scheduler, move requests, and define the minimum priority for printing[ lpsched, lpshut, lpmove, lpfence ]
lpmovestart/stop the LP request scheduler, move requests, and define the minimum priority for printing[ lpsched, lpshut, lpmove, lpfence ]
lpschedstart/stop the LP request scheduler, move requests, and define the minimum priority for printing[ lpsched, lpshut, lpmove, lpfence ]
lpshutstart/stop the LP request scheduler, move requests, and define the minimum priority for printing[ lpsched, lpshut, lpmove, lpfence ]
ls_adminDisplay and edit the license server database
ls_rptReport on license server events
ls_statDisplay the status of the license server system
ls_targetidPrints information about the local NetLS target id. 
ls_tvVerify that Network License Servers are working
lsdevlist device drivers in the system
lssflist a special file
makecdfcreate context-dependent files
makedbmmake a Network Information System database
mirrorrcsystem initialization shell scripts[ brc, bcheckrc, mirrorrc, rc, powerfail ]
mk_cnodekerupdate or install HP-UX files (software products)[ update, updist ]
mkbootinstall, update, or remove boot programs from a disk device[ mkboot, rmboot ]
mkdevmake device files
mkfsconstruct a file system
mklost+founmake a lost+found directory for fsck(1M)[ mklost+found ]
mklpconfigure the LP spooler subsystem
mknodcreate special files
mkpdfcreate a Product Description File from a prototype PDF
mkrsconstruct a recovery system
mksfmake a special file
monacctshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
mountmount and unmount file system[ mount, umount ]
mountdNFS mount request server
mvdirmove a directory
namedInternet domain name server
ncheckgenerate path names from inode numbers
netdistdnetwork file distribution (update) server daemon
netfmtformat tracing and logging binary files. 
netlsdStarts the license server
nettlcontrol network tracing and logging
nettlconfconfigure network tracing and logging command subsystem database
nettlgengenerate network tracing and logging commands
newfsconstruct a new file system
nfsdNFS daemons[ nfsd, biod ]
nfsstatNetwork File System statistics
nrglbdNon-Replicatable Global Location Broker daemon
nulladmshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
opx25execute HALGOL programs
pcnfsdPC-NFS daemon
pcserverBasic Serial and HP AdvanceLink server
pdcprocessor-dependent code (firmware)
pdfckcompare Product Description File to File System
pdfdiffcompare two Product Description Files
perftest the NCS RPC runtime library
pingsend ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
portmapDARPA port to RPC program number mapper
powerfailsystem initialization shell scripts[ brc, bcheckrc, mirrorrc, rc, powerfail ]
prctmpshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
prdailyshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
proxymanipulates the NS Probe proxy table
prtacctshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
pwckpassword/group file checkers[ pwck, grpck ]
quotsummarize file system ownership
quotacheckfile system quota consistency checker
quotaoffturn file system quotas on and off[ quotaon, quotaoff ]
quotaonturn file system quotas on and off[ quotaon, quotaoff ]
rbootdremote boot server
rcsystem initialization shell scripts[ brc, bcheckrc, mirrorrc, rc, powerfail ]
rcancelremove requests from a remote line printer spooling queue
rebootreboot the system
recoverslcheck and recover damaged or missing shared libraries
regenregenerate (uxgen) an updated HP-UX system
rejectallow/prevent LP requests[ accept, reject ]
remotewatchsubsystem of HP Support Watch.  System administration tool which watches HP 9000 Series 300, 400, and 700 systems to report configuration changes and potential problems. [ RemoteWatch ]
remshdremote shell server
repquotasummarize quotas for a file system
restorerestore file system incrementally, local or across network[ restore, rrestore ]
revckcheck internal revision numbers of HP-UX files
rexdRPC-based remote execution server
rexecdremote execution server
ripqueryquery RIP gateways
rlbremote loopback diagnostic
rlbdaemonremote loopback diagnostic server
rlogindremote login server
rlpsend LP line printer request to a remote system
rlpdaemonremote spooling line printer daemon, message write daemon
rlpstatprint status of LP spooler requests on a remote system
rmfnremove HP-UX functionality (partitions and filesets)
rmsfremove a special file
rmtremote magnetic-tape protocol module
routemanually manipulate the routing tables
rpcinforeport RPC information
rquotadremote quota server
rrestorerestore file system incrementally, local or across network[ restore, rrestore ]
rstatdkernel statistics server
runacctrun daily accounting
rusersdnetwork username server
rwUser interface to RemoteWatch programs and data. 
rwallwrite to all users over a network
rwalldnetwork rwall server
rwhodsystem status server
sa1system activity report package[ sa1, sa2, sadc ]
sa2system activity report package[ sa1, sa2, sadc ]
sadcsystem activity report package[ sa1, sa2, sadc ]
samsystem administration manager
savecoresave a core dump of the operating system
sdfdfreport number of free SDF disk blocks
sdffsckSDF file system consistency check, interactive repair
sdffsdbexamine/modify an SDF file system
sdsadmincreate and administer Software Disk Striping arrays
sendmailsend mail over the internet
setmntestablish mount table /etc/mnttab
setprivgrpset special attributes for group
showmountshow all remote mounts
shutacctshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
shutdownterminate all processing
sig_namedsend signals to the domain name server
snmpddaemon that responds to SNMP requests
sprayspray packets
spraydspray server
startupshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
statdnetwork status monitor
stcodetranslate hexadecimal status code value to textual message
stconvUtility to convert scalable type symbol set map formats
stlicenseserver access control program for X
stloadUtility to load Scalable Type outlines
subnetconficonfigure subnet behavior[ subnetconfig ]
swapinfosystem swap space information
swaponenable additional device or file system for paging and swapping
syncsynchronize file systems
syncerperiodically sync for file system integrity
sysdiagonline diagnostic system interface
syslogdlog systems messages
sysrmremove optional HP-UX products (filesets)
telinitprocess control initialization[ init, telinit ]
telnetdTELNET protocol server
tftpdtrivial file transfer protocol server
ticterminfo compiler
tunefstune up an existing file system
turnacctshell procedures for accounting[ chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct ]
umountmount and unmount file system[ mount, umount ]
unlinkexercise link and unlink system calls[ link, unlink ]
unticterminfo de-compiler
updateupdate or install HP-UX files (software products)[ update, updist ]
updistupdate or install HP-UX files (software products)[ update, updist ]
uucheckcheck the uucp directories and permissions file
uucicotransfer files for the uucp system
uucleanuucp spool directory clean-up
uucleanupuucp spool directory clean-up
uugettyset terminal type, modes, speed and line discipline
uuid_genUUID generating program
uulslist spooled uucp transactions grouped by transaction
uuschedschedule uucp transport files
uusnapshow snapshot of the UUCP system
uusnapssort and embellish uusnap output
uusubmonitor uucp network
uuxqtexecute remote uucp or uux command requests
uxgengenerate an HP-UX system
vhe_altloglogin when Virtual Home Environment (VHE) home machine is not available
vhe_mounterstart the Virtual Home Environment (VHE)
vhe_u_mntperform Network File System (NFS) mount to remote file system
vipwedit the password file
vtdaemonrespond to vt requests
wallwrite to all users[ wall, cwall ]
whodowhich users are doing what
wtmpfixmanipulate connect accounting records[ fwtmp, wtmpfix ]
xrwGraphical user interface to RemoteWatch programs and data. [ xrw, xsw ]
xstmX11-based support tool manager   
xswGraphical user interface to RemoteWatch programs and data. [ xrw, xsw ]
ypbindNetwork Information Service server and binder processes[ ypserv, ypbind ]
ypinitbuild and install Network Information Service databases
ypmakecreate or rebuild Network Information Service databases
yppasswdddaemon for modifying Network Information Service passwd database
yppollquery NIS server for information about NIS map
yppushforce propagation of Network Information Service database
ypservNetwork Information Service server and binder processes[ ypserv, ypbind ]
ypsetbind to particular Network Information Service server
ypxfrtransfer NIS database from server to local node[ ypxfr, ypxfr_1perday, ypxfr_1perhour, ypxfr_2perday ]

1X. Vue Commands

hptermX window system Hewlett-Packard terminal emulator. 
mwmThe Motif Window Manager. 
vuecommandprovide execution support for Vue products.
vuefileThe HP VUE File Manager.
vuehelloThe HP VUE Startup Transition Program.
vuehelpThe VUE Help Manager.
vueloginThe HP VUE Login Manager.
vuepadThe HP VUE Text Editor .
vuesessionThe HP VUE Session Manager.
vuestyleThe HP VUE Style Manager.
vuewmThe HP VUE Workspace Manager.

2. System Calls (intro)

acceptaccept a connection on a socket
async_daemoNFS daemons[ nfssvc, async_daemon ]
bindbind an address to a socket
connectinitiate a connection on a socket
getdomainnaget/set name of current Network Information Service domain[ getdomainname, setdomainname ]
getfhreturn file handle for file on remote node
getpeernameget address of connected peer
getsocknameget socket address
getsockoptget and set options on sockets[ getsockopt, setsockopt ]
introintroduction to system calls
ipcconnectinitiate a connection to another process
ipccontrolperform special operations on a NetIPC socket
ipccreatecreate a call socket
ipcdestcreate a NetIPC destination descriptor
ipcgetnodenobtain NetIPC node name of current host[ ipcgetnodename ]
ipclookupobtain a Netipc destination descriptor
ipcnameassociate a name with a call socket or destination descriptor
ipcnamerasedelete a name associated with a NetIPC call socket or destination descriptor
ipcrecvestablish an NetIPC virtual circuit connection OR receive data on an established connection
ipcrecvcnreceive a connection on a call socket
ipcselectdetermine status of NetIPC socket
ipcsendsend data on a NetIPC socket
ipcsetnodenset NetIPC node name of host CPU[ ipcsetnodename ]
ipcshutdownrelease a NetIPC descriptor
listenlisten for connections on a socket
nfssvcNFS daemons[ nfssvc, async_daemon ]
recvreceive a message from a socket[ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ]
recvfromreceive a message from a socket[ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ]
recvmsgreceive a message from a socket[ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ]
sendsend a message from a socket[ send, sendto, sendmsg ]
sendmsgsend a message from a socket[ send, sendto, sendmsg ]
sendtosend a message from a socket[ send, sendto, sendmsg ]
setdomainnaget/set name of current Network Information Service domain[ getdomainname, setdomainname ]
setsockoptget and set options on sockets[ getsockopt, setsockopt ]
shutdownshut down a socket
socketcreate an endpoint for communication
socketpaircreate a pair of connected sockets

3. Subroutines and Libraries (intro)

error_c_getreturn subsystem, module, and error texts for a status code[ error_$c_get_text ]
error_c_texreturn an error message for a status code[ error_$c_text ]
error_introerror text database operations[ error_$intro ]
introintroduction to subroutines and libraries
pfm_cleanupestablish a cleanup handler[ pfm_$cleanup ]
pfm_enableenable asynchronous faults[ pfm_$enable ]
pfm_enable_enable asynchronous faults[ pfm_$enable_faults ]
pfm_inhibinhibit asynchronous faults[ pfm_$inhibit ]
pfm_inhib_finhibit asynchronous faults but allow time-sliced task switching[ pfm_$inhibit_faults ]
pfm_inhibitpointer entry to conflicting online manual entries
pfm_initinitialize the process fault manager (PFM) package[ pfm_$init ]
pfm_introfault management[ pfm_$intro ]
pfm_reset_creset a cleanup handler[ pfm_$reset_cleanup ]
pfm_rls_clerelease a cleanup handler[ pfm_$rls_cleanup ]
pfm_signalsignal the calling process[ pfm_$signal ]
pgm_exitexit a program[ pgm_$exit ]
pgm_introprogram management[ pgm_$intro ]

3C. C Library

endnetgrentget network group entry[ getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr ]
getnetgrentget network group entry[ getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr ]
getrpcbynamget rpc entry[ getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber ]
getrpcbynumget rpc entry[ getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber ]
getrpcentget rpc entry[ getrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber ]
innetgrget network group entry[ getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr ]
rpclibrary routines for remote procedure calls
setnetgrentget network group entry[ getnetgrent, setnetgrent, endnetgrent, innetgr ]
xdrlibrary routines for external data representation
yp_allNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_bindNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_firstNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_get_defaNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_masterNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_matchNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_nextNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_orderNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yp_unbindNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
ypclntNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
yperr_strinNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]
ypprot_errNetwork Information Service client interface[ ypclnt, yp_all, yp_bind, yp_first, yp_get_default_domain, yp_master, yp_match, yp_next, yp_order, yp_unbind, yperr_string, ypprot_err ]

3N. Network Support Libraries

addoptadd argument and data to NetIPC option buffer
bindresvpbind socket to privileged IP port[ bindresvport ]
byteorderconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
dn_compresolver routines[ res_query, res_search, res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, herror ]
dn_expandresolver routines[ res_query, res_search, res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, herror ]
endhostentget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
endnetentget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
endprotoentget protocol entry[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
endserventget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
gethostbyadget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
gethostbynaget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
gethostentget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
getnetbyaddget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
getnetbynamget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
getnetentget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
getprotobynget protocol entry[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
getprotoentget protocol entry[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
getrpcportget RPC port number
getservbynaget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
getservbypoget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
getserventget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
havediskget performance data from remote kernel[ rstat, havedisk ]
herrorresolver routines[ res_query, res_search, res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, herror ]
htonlconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
htonsconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
inetInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_addrInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_lnaofInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_makeadInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_netoInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_networInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
inet_ntoaInternet address manipulation routines[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
initoptinitialize a NetIPC option buffer
ipcerrmsgprovide text describing a NetIPC error number[ ipcerrmsg, ipcerrstr ]
ipcerrstrprovide text describing a NetIPC error number[ ipcerrmsg, ipcerrstr ]
mountkeep track of remotely mounted filesystems
net_atonnetwork station address string conversion routines[ net_aton, net_ntoa ]
net_ntoanetwork station address string conversion routines[ net_aton, net_ntoa ]
ntohlconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
ntohsconvert values between host and network byte order[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
optoverheadreturn number of bytes needed by a NetIPC option
rcmdreturn a stream to a remote command[ rcmd, rresvport, ruserok ]
readoptobtain option code and data from NetIPC option buffer
res_initresolver routines[ res_query, res_search, res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, herror ]
res_mkqueryresolver routines[ res_query, res_search, res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, herror ]
res_queryresolver routines[ res_query, res_search, res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, herror ]
res_searchresolver routines[ res_query, res_search, res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, herror ]
res_sendresolver routines[ res_query, res_search, res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, herror ]
resolverresolver routines[ res_query, res_search, res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, herror ]
rexecreturn stream to a remote command
rnusersreturn information about users on remote machines[ rnusers, rusers ]
rresvportreturn a stream to a remote command[ rcmd, rresvport, ruserok ]
rstatget performance data from remote kernel[ rstat, havedisk ]
ruserokreturn a stream to a remote command[ rcmd, rresvport, ruserok ]
rusersreturn information about users on remote machines[ rnusers, rusers ]
rwallwrite to specified remote machines
sethostentget network host entry[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
setnetentget network entry[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
setprotoentget protocol entry[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
setserventget service entry[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
sprayscatter data in order to check the network
yppasswdupdate user password in Network Information Service

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

AAudioStringet name of audio controller (string) passed to AOpenAudio()[ AAudioString ]
ABestAudioAget best audio attribute setting for specified controller[ ABestAudioAttributes ]
ACheckEventget first event found in audio event queue
ACheckMaskEget first event in audio event queue that matches mask[ ACheckMaskEvent ]
ACloseAudioclose connection to specific audio server
AConnectRecconnect socket to TCP socket address; return transaction ID[ AConnectRecordStream ]
AConnectionget connection number for specified audio server connection[ AConnectionNumber ]
ACreateSBuccreate empty sound bucket and return pointer to it[ ACreateSBucket ]
ADataFormatget list of data formats supported by audio controller[ ADataFormats ]
ADestroySBudestroy specified sound bucket[ ADestroySBucket ]
AEventsQueuget number of events in queue for specified server connection[ AEventsQueued ]
AGMGainRestfind out if audio controller restricts gain entries[ AGMGainRestricted ]
AGetErrorTecopy error description into specified buffer[ AGetErrorText ]
AGetGainget play volume or record gain of specified transaction
AGetSBucketcopy audio data in sound bucket to buffer; return number of bytes[ AGetSBucketData ]
AGetTransStget status of specified transaction[ AGetTransStatus ]
AGrabServeracquire exclusive use of audio server
AInputChannget list of A/D input channels on current hardware[ AInputChannels ]
AInputSourcget types of input sources existing on current hardware[ AInputSources ]
ALoadAFilecopy audio file into new sound bucket with data conversion
AMaskEventget first matching event in audio event queue
AMaxInputGaget maximum input gain supported by audio controller[ AMaxInputGain ]
AMaxOutputGget maximum output gain supported by audio controller[ AMaxOutputGain ]
AMinInputGaget minimum input gain supported by audio controller[ AMinInputGain ]
AMinOutputGget minimum output gain supported by audio controller[ AMinOutputGain ]
ANextEventdequeue and return first event in audio event queue
ANumDataForreturn number of data formats supported by audio controller[ ANumDataFormats ]
ANumSamplinreturn number of sampling rates supported by audio controller[ ANumSamplingRates ]
AOpenAudioopen connection to specified audio server
AOutputChanget D/A output channels existing on current hardware[ AOutputChannels ]
AOutputDestget types of output destinations existing on current hardware[ AOutputDestinations ]
APauseAudiopause the specified audio transaction
APeekEventreturn but do not dequeue first event in audio event queue
APlaySBuckeplay specified sound bucket and return transaction ID[ APlaySBucket ]
APlaySStreainitiate transaction and return transaction ID and SStream structure[ APlaySStream ]
AProtocolReget minor revision number of protocol used by audio server[ AProtocolRevision ]
AProtocolVeget major version number of protocol used by audio server[ AProtocolVersion ]
APutBackEvepush event onto head of audio event queue[ APutBackEvent ]
APutSBucketcopy audio data from buffer to sound bucket[ APutSBucketData ]
AQLengthreturn number of events on audio event queue
AQueryAFileget file format of specified file
ARecordADatread audio data into sound bucket[ ARecordAData ]
ARecordSStrinitiate transaction; return transaction ID and SStreams structure[ ARecordSStream ]
AResumeAudiresume specified audio transaction[ AResumeAudio ]
ASamplingRareturn list of sampling rates supported by audio controller[ ASamplingRates ]
ASaveSBuckewrite sound bucket data into file with data conversion[ ASaveSBucket ]
AServerVendget vendor name of audio server for this connection[ AServerVendor ]
ASetCloseDoset close-down mode to destroy or complete transactions on specified connection[ ASetCloseDownMode ]
ASetErrorHareplace default error handler with specified handler[ ASetErrorHandler ]
ASetGainset play volume or record gain of specified transaction
ASetIOErrorreplace default I/O error handler with specified handler[ ASetIOErrorHandler ]
ASetSystemPset system play volume[ ASetSystemPlayGain ]
ASetSystemRset system record gain[ ASetSystemRecordGain ]
ASimplePlayreturn gain matrix of basic play device[ ASimplePlayer ]
ASimpleRecoreturn gain matrix of basic recording device[ ASimpleRecorder ]
ASoundBitOrget bit order used for one-bit-per-sample data[ ASoundBitOrder ]
ASoundByteOget byte order of audio data accepted by audio controller for this connection[ ASoundByteOrder ]
AStopAudiostop specified audio transaction
AUngrabServrelease server from exclusive use by this connection[ AUngrabServer ]
AVendorReleget vendor release number of audio server for this connection[ AVendorRelease ]
AtAddCallbaadd callback procedure for audio toolkit[ AtAddCallback ]
AtInitializadd audio event handler for this connection[ AtInitialize ]
AuCreatePlacreate an audio play widget[ AuCreatePlay ]
AuCreateReccreate an audio record widget[ AuCreateRecord ]
AuInvokePlainitiate a widget play operation[ AuInvokePlay ]
AuInvokeRecinitiate a widget record operation[ AuInvokeRecord ]
aaudiostringet name of audio controller (string) passed to AOpenAudio()[ AAudioString ]
abestaudioaget best audio attribute setting for specified controller[ ABestAudioAttributes ]
acheckeventget first event found in audio event queue[ ACheckEvent ]
acheckmaskeget first event in audio event queue that matches mask[ ACheckMaskEvent ]
acloseaudioclose connection to specific audio server[ ACloseAudio ]
aconnectionget connection number for specified audio server connection[ AConnectionNumber ]
aconnectrecconnect socket to TCP socket address; return transaction ID[ AConnectRecordStream ]
acreatesbuccreate empty sound bucket and return pointer to it[ ACreateSBucket ]
adataformatget list of data formats supported by audio controller[ ADataFormats ]
adestroysbudestroy specified sound bucket[ ADestroySBucket ]
aeventsqueuget number of events in queue for specified server connection[ AEventsQueued ]
ageterrortecopy error description into specified buffer[ AGetErrorText ]
agetgainget play volume or record gain of specified transaction[ AGetGain ]
agetsbucketcopy audio data in sound bucket to buffer; return number of bytes[ AGetSBucketData ]
agettransstget status of specified transaction[ AGetTransStatus ]
agmgainrestfind out if audio controller restricts gain entries[ AGMGainRestricted ]
agrabserveracquire exclusive use of audio server[ AGrabServer ]
ainputchannget list of A/D input channels on current hardware[ AInputChannels ]
ainputsourcget types of input sources existing on current hardware[ AInputSources ]
aloadafilecopy audio file into new sound bucket with data conversion[ ALoadAFile ]
amaskeventget first matching event in audio event queue[ AMaskEvent ]
amaxinputgaget maximum input gain supported by audio controller[ AMaxInputGain ]
amaxoutputgget maximum output gain supported by audio controller[ AMaxOutputGain ]
amininputgaget minimum input gain supported by audio controller[ AMinInputGain ]
aminoutputgget minimum output gain supported by audio controller[ AMinOutputGain ]
anexteventdequeue and return first event in audio event queue[ ANextEvent ]
anumdataforreturn number of data formats supported by audio controller[ ANumDataFormats ]
anumsamplinreturn number of sampling rates supported by audio controller[ ANumSamplingRates ]
aopenaudioopen connection to specified audio server[ AOpenAudio ]
aoutputchanget D/A output channels existing on current hardware[ AOutputChannels ]
aoutputdestget types of output destinations existing on current hardware[ AOutputDestinations ]
apauseaudiopause the specified audio transaction[ APauseAudio ]
apeekeventreturn but do not dequeue first event in audio event queue[ APeekEvent ]
aplaysbuckeplay specified sound bucket and return transaction ID[ APlaySBucket ]
aplaysstreainitiate transaction and return transaction ID and SStream structure[ APlaySStream ]
aprotocolreget minor revision number of protocol used by audio server[ AProtocolRevision ]
aprotocolveget major version number of protocol used by audio server[ AProtocolVersion ]
aputbackevepush event onto head of audio event queue[ APutBackEvent ]
aputsbucketcopy audio data from buffer to sound bucket[ APutSBucketData ]
aqlengthreturn number of events on audio event queue[ AQLength ]
aqueryafileget file format of specified file[ AQueryAFile ]
arecordadatread audio data into sound bucket[ ARecordAData ]
arecordsstrinitiate transaction; return transaction ID and SStreams structure[ ARecordSStream ]
aresumeaudiresume specified audio transaction[ AResumeAudio ]
asamplingrareturn list of sampling rates supported by audio controller[ ASamplingRates ]
asavesbuckewrite sound bucket data into file with data conversion[ ASaveSBucket ]
aservervendget vendor name of audio server for this connection[ AServerVendor ]
asetclosedoset close-down mode to destroy or complete transactions on specified connection[ ASetCloseDownMode ]
aseterrorhareplace default error handler with specified handler[ ASetErrorHandler ]
asetgainset play volume or record gain of specified transaction[ ASetGain ]
asetioerrorreplace default I/O error handler with specified handler[ ASetIOErrorHandler ]
asetsystempset system play volume[ ASetSystemPlayGain ]
asetsystemrset system record gain[ ASetSystemRecordGain ]
asimpleplayreturn gain matrix of basic play device[ ASimplePlayer ]
asimplerecoreturn gain matrix of basic recording device[ ASimpleRecorder ]
asoundbitorget bit order used for one-bit-per-sample data[ ASoundBitOrder ]
asoundbyteoget byte order of audio data accepted by audio controller for this connection[ ASoundByteOrder ]
astopaudiostop specified audio transaction[ AStopAudio ]
ataddcallbaadd callback procedure for audio toolkit[ AtAddCallback ]
atinitializadd audio event handler for this connection[ AtInitialize ]
aucreateplacreate an audio play widget[ AuCreatePlay ]
aucreatereccreate an audio record widget[ AuCreateRecord ]
auinvokeplainitiate a widget play operation[ AuInvokePlay ]
auinvokerecinitiate a widget record operation[ AuInvokeRecord ]
aungrabservrelease server from exclusive use by this connection[ AUngrabServer ]
avendorreleget vendor release number of audio server for this connection[ AVendorRelease ]

4. File Formats (intro)

acctper-process accounting file format
audeventstadefine and describe audit system events[ audeventstab ]
auditfile format and other information for auditing
bifBell Interchange Format utilities
btmputmp, wtmp, btmp entry format[ utmp, wtmp, btmp ]
cdfcontext dependent files
checkliststatic information about the file systems
d_passwddialup security control[ dialups, d_passwd ]
datebookevent file format  
devicesfile of driver information for insf, mksf, lssf
dialupsdialup security control[ dialups, d_passwd ]
disktabdisk description file
dosifDOS Interchange Format description[ DOSIF ]
exportsNFS file systems being exported
fspecformat specification in text files
ftpuserssecurity file for ftpd(1M)
gettydefsspeed and terminal settings used by getty
glb_obj.txtfile specifying the object UUID of the Global Location Broker
glb_site.txfile listing possible Global Location Broker sites[ glb_site.txt ]
groupgroup file, grp.h[ group, logingroup ]
hosts.equivsecurity files authorizing remote hosts and users on local host[ hosts.equiv, .rhosts ]
hostshost name data base
inetd.confconfiguration file for inetd
inetd.secoptional security file for inetd
inittabscript for the init process
introintroduction to file formats
issueissue identification file
liflogical interchange format description
logingroupgroup file, grp.h[ group, logingroup ]
mastermaster device information table
mnttabmounted file system table
netgrouplist of network groups
netrclogin information for ftp(1) and rexec(3N)
nettlgen.coNetwork Tracing and Logging configuration file[ nettlgen.conf ]
networksnetwork name data base
passwdpassword file, pwd.h
pdfProduct Description File
ppl.ipoolpool of local Internet addresses
ppl.remotesppl configuration information for remote hosts
ppl.userstranslate user login names to default remote host names
profileset up user’s environment at login time
protoprototype job file for at(1)
protocolsprotocol name data base
ptmpptmp entry format
queuedefsqueue description file for at(1), batch(1), and crontab(1)
resolverresolver configuration file
rmtablocal file system mount statistics
rpcrpc program number data base
sdfstructured directory format description
servicesservice name data base
shellslist of allowed login shells
sm.bakstatd directory and file structures[ sm, sm.bak, state ]
smstatd directory and file structures[ sm, sm.bak, state ]
snmpd.confconfiguration file for snmpd(1M)
softkeyskeysh softkey file format
statestatd directory and file structures[ sm, sm.bak, state ]
symlinksymbolic link
tarformat of tar tape archive
ttytypedata base of terminal types by port
tztabtime zone adjustment table for date(1) and ctime(3C)
updateupdate-media format
utmputmp, wtmp, btmp entry format[ utmp, wtmp, btmp ]
uuencodeformat of an encoded uuencode file
uuidname.txfile associating names with UUIDs[ uuidname.txt ]
vhe_listinformation file for the Virtual Home Environment
wtmputmp, wtmp, btmp entry format[ utmp, wtmp, btmp ]
ypfilesNetwork Information Service database and directory structure

4X. Vue File Formats

vuewmrcThe HP VUE Workspace Manager Resource Description File. [  vuewmrc ]

5. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

Audioaudio application interface and demo program
X_OpenPointer manual entry for X/Open XPG3 Conformance Statements
X_Open_300
X_Open_800
aclintroduction to access control lists
asciimap of ASCII character set
audioaudio application interface and demo program[ Audio ]
auditintroduction to HP-UX Auditing System
contextprocess context
environuser environment
hierfile system hierarchy
hostnamehost name resolution description
hpnlsHP Native Language Support (NLS) Model
introintroduction to miscellany
manmacros for formatting entries in this manual
manualsCurrent list of HP-UX documentation
mmthe MM macro package for formatting documents
quotadisk quotas
regexpregular expression and pattern matching notation definitions
suffixfile-name suffix conventions
termconventional names for terminals
variablesvariables format for snmpget(1), snmpwalk(1), and snmpnext(1)

7. Device Special Files (intro)

autochangeroptical autochanger driver
blmodeterminal block mode interface
centCentronics-compatible interface
consolesystem console interface
ctcartridge tape access
diag0diagnostic interface to I/O subsystem
diskdirect disk access
framebufinformation for raster frame-buffer devices
gpiogeneral-purpose I/O interface
graphicsinformation for CRT graphics devices[ CRT graphics ]
hilHP-HIL device driver
hilkbdHP-HIL mapped keyboard driver
hpibHewlett-Packard Interface Bus driver
introintroduction to special files
iomapphysical address mapping
kmemmain memory[ mem, kmem ]
lannetwork I/O card access information
lpline printer
memmain memory[ mem, kmem ]
modemasynchronous serial modem line control
mtmagnetic tape interface and controls
nfsnetwork file system[ nfs, NFS ]
nullnull file
ptypseudo terminal driver
routingsystem support for local network packet routing
socketInterprocess communications
sttyterminal interface for Version 6/PWB compatibility
sttyV6terminal interface for Version 6/PWB compatibility[ stty ]
sttyv6terminal interface for Version 6/PWB compatibility[ stty ]
termiogeneral terminal interface
ttycontrolling terminal interface

7F. Protocol Families

inetInternet protocol family

7P. Network Protocols

TCPInternet Transmission Control Protocol
UDPinternet user datagram protocol[ udp ]
arpAddress Resolution Protocol
tcpInternet Transmission Control Protocol[ TCP ]
udpinternet user datagram protocol
unixLocal communication domain protocol[ UNIX ]

9. Glossary (intro)

glossary
introintroduction to glossary section

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