Manual — DYNIX/ptx 3.0.17

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1. Commands (intro)

4.2talk	talk to another user (4.2BSD)
a.tags	create a tags file for Ada sources
a.vi	vi with extensions for Ada source files
addbib	create or extend bibliographic database
apply	apply a command to a set of arguments
apropos	locate commands by keyword lookup
ar	archive and library maintainer
as	Sequent assembler
at	execute commands at a later time
awk	pattern scanning and processing language
basename	strip filename affixes
bc	arbitrary-precision arithmetic language
biff	be notified if mail arrives and who it is from
binmail	send or receive mail among users
btoa	encode/decode binary to printable ASCII	[ btoa, atob, tarmail, untarmail ]
cal	print calendar
calendar	reminder service
cat	catenate and print
cb	C program beautifier
cc	C compiler
cd	change working directory
checknr	check nroff/troff files
chfn	change finger entry
chgrp	change group
chmod	change mode
chsh	change default login shell
ci	check in RCS revisions
clear	clear terminal screen
cmp	compare two files
co	check out RCS revisions
col	filter reverse line feeds
colcrt	filter nroff output for CRT previewing
colrm	remove columns from a file
comm	select or reject lines common to two sorted files
compact	compress and uncompress files, and cat them	[ compact, uncompact, ccat ]
compress	compress and expand data	[ compress, uncompress, zcat ]
compressdir	compress and uncompress directories of files	[ compressdir, uncompressdir ]
cp	copy
cpp	the C language preprocessor
crypt	encode/decode
csh	a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
ctags	create a tags file
date	print and set the date
dc	desk calculator
dd	convert and copy a file
ddt	interactive symbolic debugger (Balance only)
deroff	remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs
df	report free disk space on file systems
diction	print wordy sentences; thesaurus for diction	[ diction, explain ]
diff	differential file and directory comparator
diff3	3-way differential file comparison
disas	disassemble binary files
domainname	set or display name of current domain system
du	summarize disk usage
echo	echo arguments
ed	text editor
eqn	typeset mathematics	[ eqn, neqn, checkeq ]
error	analyze and disperse compiler error messages
ex	text editor	[ ex, edit ]
expand	expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa	[ expand, unexpand ]
explain	print wordy sentences; thesaurus for diction	[ explain, diction ]
expr	evaluate arguments as an expression
eyacc	modified yacc allowing much improved error recovery
false	provide truth values	[ false, true ]
fed	font editor
file	determine file type
find	find files
finger	user information lookup program
fmt	simple text formatter
fold	fold long lines for finite width output device
fpr	print Fortran file
from	who is my mail from?
fsplit	split a multi-routine Fortran file into individual files
gcore	get core images of running processes
gprof	display call graph profile data
grep	search a file for a pattern	[ grep, egrep, fgrep ]
groups	show group memberships
head	give first few lines
host	remote virtual terminal/fileserver for standalone program development
hostid	set or print identifier of current host system
hostname	set or print name of current host system
id	file identification program
ident	identify files
indent	indent and format C program source
install	install binaries
intro	introduction to commands
iostat	report I/O statistics
join	join files on fields
kill	terminate a process
ksh	KornShell, a standard/restricted command and programming language	[ ksh, rksh ]
last	indicate last logins of users and teletypes
lastcomm	show last commands executed in reverse order
ld	link editor
learn	computer aided instruction about UNIX
leave	remind you when you have to leave
lex	generator of lexical analysis programs
lint	a C program verifier
lisp	lisp interpreter
ln	make links
lock	reserve a terminal
login	sign on
look	find lines in a sorted list
lookbib	build inverted index for a bibliography, find references in a bibliography	[ indxbib, lookbib ]
lorder	find ordering relation for an object library
lpq	spool queue examination program
lpr	off line print
lprm	remove jobs from the line printer spooling queue
ls	list contents of directory
m4	macro processor
machid	get processor type truth value	[ machid: ns32000, i386, pdp11, u3b, u3b2, u3b5, vax ]
mail	send and receive mail
mailbug	submit a bug report or enhancement request
make	maintain program groups
man	find manual information by keywords; print out the manual
merge	three-way file merge
mesg	permit or deny messages
mkdir	make a directory
mkstr	create an error message file by massaging C source
more	file perusal filter for crt viewing	[ more, page ]
msgs	system messages program
mt	magnetic tape manipulating program
mv	move or rename files
netstat	show network status
newaliases	rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
nice	run a command at low priority (sh only)	[ nice, nohup ]
nm	print name list
nroff	text formatting
nslookup	query name servers interactively
od	octal, decimal, hex, ascii dump
pagesize	print system page size
passwd	change login password
pc	Pascal compiler
pdbx	parallel debugger	[ pdbx, dbx ]
pmerge	pascal file merger
pr	print file
print	pr to the line printer
printenv	print out the environment
prmail	print out mail in the post office
prof	display profile data
ps	process status
pti	phototypesetter interpreter
ptx	permuted index
pwd	working directory name
pxp	Pascal execution profiler
quota	display disk usage and limits
ranlib	convert archives to random libraries
rcs	change RCS file attributes
rcsdiff	compare RCS revisions
rcsintro	introduction to RCS commands
rcsmerge	merge RCS revisions
refer	find and insert literature references in documents
reset	reset the teletype bits to a sensible state
rev	reverse lines of a file
rlog	print log messages and other information about RCS files
rm	remove (unlink) files or directories	[ rm, rmdir ]
rmail	handle remote mail received via uucp
rmdir	remove (unlink) directories or files	[ rmdir, rm ]
roffbib	run off bibliographic database
rwall	write to all users over a network
sccs	front end for the SCCS subsystem
script	make typescript of terminal session
sed	stream editor
sh	command language	[ sh, for, case, if, while, :, ., break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, read, readonly, set, shift, [, times, trap, umask, wait ]
size	size of an object file
sleep	suspend execution for an interval
soelim	eliminate .so’s from nroff input
sort	sort or merge files
sortbib	sort bibliographic database
spell	find spelling errors	[ spell, spellin, spellout ]
split	split a file into pieces
strings	find the printable strings in an object (or other binary) file
strip	remove symbols and relocation bits
struct	structure Fortran programs
stty	set terminal options
style	analyze surface characteristics of a document
su	substitute user id temporarily
sum	sum and count blocks in a file
symorder	rearrange name list
sysline	display system status on status line of a terminal
tabs	set terminal tabs
tail	deliver the last part of a file
talk	talk to another user
tar	tape archiver
tbl	format tables for nroff or troff
tc	photoypesetter simulator
tee	pipe fitting
test	condition command
time	time a command	[ time, ptime ]
tk	paginator for the Tektronix 4014
touch	update date last modified of a file
tp	manipulate tape archive
tr	translate characters
trman	translate version 6 manual macros to version 7 macros
troff	text formatting and typesetting	[ troff, nroff ]
true	provide truth values	[ true, false ]
tset	terminal dependent initialization
tsort	topological sort
tty	get terminal name
ul	do underlining
unifdef	remove ifdef’ed lines
uniq	report repeated lines in a file
units	conversion program
universe	universe manipulations	[ universe, att, ucb ]
uptime	show how long system has been up
users	compact list of users who are on the system
vfontinfo	inspect and print out information about UNIX fonts
vgrind	grind nice listings of programs
vi	screen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex	[ vi, view ]
vmstat	report virtual memory statistics
vpr	raster printer/plotter spooler	[ vpr, vprm, vpq, vprint ]
vtroff	troff to a raster plotter
vwidth	make troff width table for a font
w	who is on and what they are doing
wait	await completion of process
wall	write to all users
wc	word count
what	show what versions of object modules were used to construct a file
whatis	describe what a command is
whereis	locate source, binary, and or manual for program
which	locate a program file including aliases and paths (csh only)
who	who is on the system
whoami	print effective current user id
write	write to another user
xargs	construct argument list(s) and execute command
xsend	secret mail	[ xsend, xget, enroll ]
xstr	extract strings from C programs to implement shared strings
yacc	yet another compiler-compiler
yes	be repetitively affirmative
zcmp	compare compressed files	[ zcmp, zdiff ]
zmore	file perusal filter for crt viewing of compressed text

1C. Communications Commands

ftp	ARPANET file transfer program
rcp	remote file copy
rlogin	remote login
rsh	remote shell
rup	show host status of local machines (RPC version)
ruptime	show host status of local machines
rusers	who’s logged in on local machines (RPC version)
rwho	who’s logged in on local machines
telnet	user interface to the TELNET protocol
tftp	trivial file transfer program
tip	connect to a remote system	[ tip, cu ]
uucp	unix to unix copy
uuencode	encode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail	[ uuencode, uudecode ]
uulog	display UUCP log files
uuname	list names of UUCP hosts
uuq	examine or manipulate the uucp queue
uusend	send a file to a remote host
uux	unix to unix command execution

1G. Graphics Commands

graph	draw a graph
plot	graphics filters
spline	interpolate smooth curve

2. System Calls (intro)

accept	accept a connection on a socket
access	determine accessibility of file
acct	turn accounting on or off
bind	bind a name to a socket
brk	change data segment size	[ brk, sbrk ]
chdir	change current working directory
chmod	change mode of file	[ chmod, fchmod ]
chown	change owner and group of a file	[ chown, fchown ]
chroot	change root directory
close	delete a descriptor
connect	initiate a connection on a socket
creat	create a new file
csymlink	make conditional symbolic link to a file
dup	duplicate a descriptor	[ dup, dup2 ]
execve	execute a file
exit	terminate a process	[ _exit ]
fcntl	file control
flock	apply or remove an advisory lock on an open file
fork	create a new process
fsync	synchronize a file’s in-core state with that on disk
getdirentries	gets directory entries in a filesystem independent format
getdomainname	get/set name of current domain	[ getdomainname, setdomainname ]
getdtablemax	get maximum in-use descriptor table index
getdtablesize	get descriptor table size
getgid	get group identity	[ getgid, getegid ]
getgroups	get group access list
gethostid	get/set unique identifier of current host	[ gethostid, sethostid ]
gethostname	get/set name of current host	[ gethostname, sethostname ]
getitimer	get/set value of interval timer	[ getitimer, setitimer ]
getpagesize	get system page size
getpeername	get name of connected peer
getpgrp	get process group
getpid	get process identification	[ getpid, getppid ]
getpriority	get/set program scheduling priority	[ getpriority, setpriority ]
getrlimit	control maximum system resource consumption	[ getrlimit, setrlimit ]
getrusage	get information about resource utilization
getsockname	get socket name
getsockopt	get and set options on sockets	[ getsockopt, setsockopt ]
gettimeofday	get/set date and time	[ gettimeofday, settimeofday ]
getuid	get user identity	[ getuid, geteuid ]
intro	introduction to system calls and error numbers
ioctl	control device
kill	send signal to a process
killpg	send signal to a process group
link	make a hard link to a file
listen	listen for connections on a socket
lseek	move read/write pointer
mkdir	make a directory file
mknod	make a special file
mmap	map an open file into the process’s address space
mount	mount file system
msgctl	message control operations
msgget	get message queue
msgop	message operations	[ msgop, msgsnd, msgrcv ]
munmap	unmap part of the process’s address space
open	open a file for reading or writing, or create a new file
pipe	create an interprocess communication channel
proc_ctl	control over various process attributes
profil	execution time profile
ptrace	process trace
quotactl	manipulate disk quotas
read	read input	[ read, readv ]
readclink	read value of a conditional symbolic link
readlink	read value of a symbolic link
reboot	reboot system or halt processor
recv	receive a message from a socket	[ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ]
rename	change the name of a file
rmdir	remove a directory file
select	synchronous i/o multiplexing
semctl	semaphore control operations
semget	get set of semaphores
semop	semaphore operations
send	send a message from a socket	[ send, sendto, sendmsg ]
setdtablesize	set descriptor table size
setgroups	set group access list
setpgrp	set process group
setregid	set real and effective group ID
setreuid	set real and effective user ID’s
shutdown	shut down part of a full-duplex connection
sigblock	block signals
sigpause	atomically release blocked signals and wait for interrupt
sigsetmask	set current signal mask
sigstack	set and/or get signal stack context
sigvec	software signal facilities
socket	create an endpoint for communication
socketpair	create a pair of connected sockets
stat	get file status	[ stat, lstat, fstat ]
statfs	get file system statistics
swapon	add a swap device for interleaved paging/swapping
symlink	make symbolic link to a file
sync	update super-block
syscall	indirect system call
tmp_affinity	bind a process to a processor
tmp_ctl	multi-processor control
truncate	truncate a file to a specified length	[ truncate, ftruncate ]
umask	set file creation mode mask
universe	change the universe for a process
unlink	remove directory entry
unmount	unmount a file system
utimes	set file times
vfork	spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way
vhangup	virtually “hangup” the current control terminal
vm_ctl	examine and change virtual memory tuning parameters
wait	wait for process to terminate	[ wait, wait3 ]
write	write on a file	[ write, writev ]

3. C Library (intro)

abort	generate a fault
abs	integer absolute value
atof	convert ASCII to numbers	[ atof, atoi, atol ]
berkst	read in symbol and string tables in berkeley format
bstring	bit and byte string operations	[ bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs ]
crypt	DES encryption	[ crypt, setkey, encrypt ]
ctime	convert date and time to ASCII	[ ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone ]
ctype	character classification and conversion macros	[ isalnum, isalpha, isascii, iscntrl, isdigit, islower, isprint, ispunct, isspace, isupper, toascii, tolower, toupper ]
directory	directory operations	[ opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir ]
ecvt	output conversion	[ ecvt, fcvt, gcvt ]
end	last locations in program	[ end, etext, edata ]
execl	execute a file	[ execl, execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exec, exece, exect, environ ]
exit	terminate a process after flushing any pending output
frexp	split into mantissa and exponent	[ frexp, ldexp, modf ]
getenv	manipulate environmental variables	[ getenv, setenv, unsetenv ]
getgeombyname	get disk geometry by name
getgrent.3.so	get group file entry	[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
getgrent	get group file entry	[ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ]
getlogin	get login name
getmntent	get file system descriptor file entry	[ addmntent, endmntent, getmntent, hasmntopt, setmntent ]
getpass	read a password
getpseudotty	get or query pseudo terminals	[ getpseudotty, ispseudotty ]
getpwent.3.so	get password file entry	[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
getpwent	get password file entry	[ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ]
getscsiinfo	get scsiinfo structure	[ getscsiinfo, getscsimatch ]
getusclk	get/init microsecond clock	[ getusclk, usclk_init ]
getusershell	get legal user shells	[ getusershell, setusershell, endusershell ]
getwd	get current working directory pathname
getzdinfo	get zdinfo structure	[ getzdinfo, getzdinfobyname ]
insque	insert/remove element from a queue	[ insque, remque ]
intro	introduction to library functions
malloc	memory allocator	[ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, alloca ]
mktemp	make a unique file name
monitor	prepare execution profile	[ monitor, monstartup, moncontrol ]
nlist	get entries from name list
offline_all	take all but one active processor off line
perror	system error messages	[ perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr ]
popen	initiate I/O to/from a process	[ popen, pclose ]
psignal	system signal messages	[ psignal, sys_siglist ]
qsort	quicker sort
random	better random number generator; routines for changing generators	[ random, srandom, initstate, setstate ]
regex	regular expression handler	[ re_comp, re_exec ]
resolver	resolver routines	[ res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand ]
scandir	scan a directory	[ scandir, alphasort ]
setjmp	non-local goto	[ setjmp, longjmp, _setjmp, _longjmp ]
setuid	set user and group ID	[ setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid ]
sleep	suspend execution for interval
string	string operations	[ strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, index, rindex ]
swab	swap bytes
syslog	control system log	[ syslog, openlog, closelog, setlogmask ]
system	issue a shell command
ttyname	find name of a terminal	[ ttyname, isatty, ttyslot ]
valloc	aligned memory allocator
varargs	variable argument list

3C. Compatibility Library Functions (intro)

alarm	schedule signal after specified time
getpw	get name from uid
intro	introduction to compatibility library functions
lockf	record locking on files
nargs	get argument count
nice	set program priority
pause	stop until signal
rand	random number generator	[ rand, srand ]
signal	simplified software signal facilities
stty	set and get terminal state (defunct)	[ stty, gtty ]
time.3c.so	get date and time	[ time, ftime ]
time	get date and time	[ time, ftime ]
times.3c.so	get process times	[ times ]
times	get process times
utime	set file times
vlimit	control maximum system resource consumption
vtimes	get information about resource utilization

3M. Math Library (intro)

exp	exponential, logarithm, power, square root	[ exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt ]
floor	absolute value, floor, ceiling functions	[ fabs, floor, ceil ]
gamma	log gamma function
hypot	Euclidean distance	[ hypot, cabs ]
intro	introduction to mathematical library functions
j0	bessel functions	[ j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn ]
sin	trigonometric functions	[ sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 ]
sinh	hyperbolic functions	[ sinh, cosh, tanh ]

3N. Network Support Library (intro)

byteorder	convert values between host and network byte order	[ htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs ]
ethers	ethernet address mapping operations	[ ether_aton, ether_hostton, ether_line, ether_ntoa, ether_ntohost ]
gethostent	get network host entry	[ gethostent, gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent ]
getnetent	get network entry	[ getnetent, getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent ]
getnetgrent	get network group entry	[ endnetgrent, getnetgrent, innetgr, setnetgrent ]
getprotoent	get protocol entry	[ getprotoent, getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent ]
getrpcent	get rpc entry	[ endrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber, getrpcent, setrpcent ]
getservent	get service entry	[ getservent, getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent ]
inet	Internet address manipulation routines	[ inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof ]
intro	introduction to network library functions
rpc	library routines for remote procedure calls
xdr	library routines for external data representation
ypclnt	yellow pages client interface	[ ypclnt yp_get_default_domain yp_bind yp_unbind yp_match yp_first yp_next yp_all yp_order yp_master yperr_string ypprot_err ]

3P. DYNIX Parallel Programming Library (intro)

brk	change private data segment size	[ brk, sbrk ]
cpus_online	returns the number of CPUs on-line
intro	introduction to Parallel Programming Library
m_fork	execute a subprogram in parallel
m_get_myid	return process identification
m_get_numprocs	return number of child processes
m_kill_procs	kill child processes
m_lock	lock, unlock locks	[ m_lock, m_unlock ]
m_next	increment global counter
m_park_procs	suspend and resume child process execution	[ m_park_procs, m_rele_procs ]
m_set_procs	set number of child processes
m_single	mark single-process code section	[ m_single, m_multi ]
m_sync	check in at barrier
s_lock	initialize, lock, unlock locks	[ s_init_lock, s_lock, s_clock, s_unlock ]
s_wait_barrier	initialize barrier, wait at barrier	[ s_init_barrier, s_wait_barrier ]
shbrk	change shared data segment size	[ shbrk, shsbrk ]
shmalloc	shared memory allocator	[ shmalloc, shrealloc, shfree ]

3R. RPC Library (intro)

getrpcport	get RPC port number
intro	introduction to RPC service library functions
mount	keep track of remotely mounted filesystems
rnusers	return information about users on remote machines	[ rnusers, rusers ]
rwall	write to specified remote machines
yppasswd	update user password in yellow pages

3S. Standard I/O Library (intro)

fclose	close or flush a stream	[ fclose, fflush ]
ferror	stream status inquiries	[ ferror, feof, clearerr, fileno ]
fopen	open a stream	[ fopen, freopen, fdopen ]
fread	buffered binary input/output	[ fread, fwrite ]
fseek	reposition a stream	[ fseek, ftell, rewind ]
getc	get character or word from stream	[ getc, getchar, fgetc, getw ]
gets	get a string from a stream	[ gets, fgets ]
intro	standard buffered input/output package	[ stdio ]
printf	formatted output conversion	[ printf, fprintf, sprintf ]
putc	put character or word on a stream	[ putc, putchar, fputc, putw ]
puts	put a string on a stream	[ puts, fputs ]
scanf	formatted input conversion	[ scanf, fscanf, sscanf ]
setbuf	assign buffering to a stream	[ setbuf, setbuffer, setlinebuf ]
ungetc	push character back into input stream

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries (intro)

assert	program verification
curses	screen functions with “optimal” cursor motion
dbm	data base subroutines	[ dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey ]
dis	disassemble Series 32000 or Series 386 instructions
getdisk.3x.so	get disk description by its name	[ getdiskbyname ]
getdisk	get disk description by its name	[ getdiskbyname ]
getfsent	get file system descriptor file entry	[ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ]
getopt	get option letter from argument vector
initgroups	initialize group access list
intro	introduction to miscellaneous library functions
lib2648	subroutines for the HP 2648 graphics terminal
libsanity	libc routines with runtime sanity checking
plot	graphics interface	[ plot: openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl ]
rcmd	routines for returning a stream to a remote command	[ rcmd, rresvport, ruserok ]
rexec	return stream to a remote command
termcap	terminal independent operation routines	[ tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs ]

4. Special Files and Hardware Support (intro)

autoconf	diagnostics from the DYNIX autoconfiguration code
cons	Sequent console interface
drum	paging device
gate	SLIC gate usage
intro	introduction to special files and hardware support
lo	software loopback network interface
lp	Systech parallel line printer interface
mem	main memory	[ mem, kmem, kMBmem, kMWmem ]
mr	Sequent Symmetry mirror disk pseudo-device
mtio	UNIX magtape interface
null	data sink
pmap	map physical addresses into process’s virtual address space
pty	pseudo terminal driver
sd	SCSI disk controller
se	Balance 8000 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
smem	SCED memory driver	[ smem, smemco ]
st	Systech MTI-800/1600 terminal multiplexor driver
ts	SCSI tape controller
tty	general terminal interface
usclk	32-bit microsecond counter
xp	Xylogics 450 MULTIBUS disk interface
xt	Xylogics 472 MULTIBUS magtape interface
zd	Sequent Dual-Channel Disk Controller

4F. Network Protocol Families

appletalk	AppleTalk protocol family
inet	Internet protocol family

4N. Network Facilities (intro)

if	general properties of network interfaces
intro	introduction to networking facilities	[ networking ]

4P. Network Protocols

arp	Address Resolution Protocol
ddp	AppleTalk Datagram Delivery Protocol
icmp	Internet Control Message Protocol
ip	Internet Protocol
tcp	Internet Transmission Control Protocol
udp	Internet User Datagram Protocol

5. File Formats

L-devices	UUCP device description file
L-dialcodes	UUCP phone number index file
L.aliases	UUCP hostname alias file
L.cmds	UUCP remote command permissions file
L.sys	UUCP remote host description file
USERFILE	UUCP pathname permissions file
a.out	assembler and link editor output
acct.5.so	execution accounting file	[ acct ]
acct	execution accounting file
aliases	aliases file for sendmail
ar.5.so	archive (library) file format	[ ar ]
ar	archive (library) file format
core	format of memory image file
dir	format of directories
diskinfo	disk device characteristic database
disktab	disk description file
dump	incremental dump format	[ dump, dumpdates ]
fs	format of file system volume	[ fs, inode ]
fstab	static information about filesystems
gettytab	terminal configuration data base
group	group file
hosts.equiv	list of trusted hosts
hosts	host name data base
mntent	static information about filesystems
mrtab	static information about disk mirrors
mtab	mounted file system table	[ /etc/mtab ]
netgroup	list of network groups
networks	network name data base
passwd	password file
phones	remote host phone number data base
plot	graphics interface
printcap	printer capability data base
protocols	protocol name data base
rcsfile	format of RCS file
remote	remote host description file
resolver	resolver configuration file
rmtab	remotely mounted file system table
rpc	rpc program number data base
sdb	symbol table types
servers	inet server data base
services	service name data base
shells	shell database
stab	symbol table types
tar	tape archive file format
termcap	terminal capability data base
tp	DEC/mag tape formats
ttys	terminal initialization data
ttytype	data base of terminal types by port
types.5.so	primitive system data types	[ types ]
types	primitive system data types
utmp.5.so	login records	[ utmp, wtmp ]
utmp	login records	[ utmp, wtmp ]
uuencode	format of an encoded uuencode file
vfont	font formats for the Benson-Varian or Versatec
vgrindefs	vgrind’s language definition data base

Section 6

arithmetic	provide drill in number facts
backgammon	the game
banner	print large banner on printer
bcd	convert to antique media
boggle	play the game of boggle
canfield	the solitaire card game canfield	[ canfield, cfscores ]
cribbage	the card game cribbage
factor	factor a number, generate large primes	[ factor, primes ]
fish	play “Go Fish”
fortune	print a random, hopefully interesting, adage
hangman	Computer version of the game hangman
number	convert Arabic numerals to English
quiz	test your knowledge
rain	animated raindrops display
rogue	Exploring The Dungeons of Doom
sail	multi-user wooden ships and iron men
snake	display chase game	[ snake, snscore ]
trek	trekkie game
worm	Play the growing worm game
worms	animate worms on a display terminal
wump	the game of hunt-the-wumpus

7. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

ascii	map of ASCII character set
environ	user environment
eqnchar	special character definitions for eqn
hier	file system hierarchy
intro	miscellaneous useful information pages	[ miscellaneous ]
mailaddr	mail addressing description
man	macros to typeset manual
me	macros for formatting papers
ms	text formatting macros
term	conventional names for terminals

8. Maintenance Commands (intro)

ac	login accounting
addbad	modify dec standard 144 bad sector information
adduser	procedure for adding new users
arcv	convert archives to new format
bad144	read/write dec standard 144 bad sector information
badsect	create files to contain bad sectors
bootflags	display/change system boot flags
bp	binary patcher
catman	create the cat files for the manual
chown	change owner
clri	clear i-node
config	build system configuration files
cron	clock daemon
dcheck	file system directory consistency check
diskpart	calculate default disk partition sizes
dmesg	collect system diagnostic messages to form error log
dump	incremental file system dump
dumpfs	dump file system information
edquota	edit user quotas
fastboot	reboot/halt the system without checking the disks	[ fastboot, fasthalt ]
fsck	file system consistency check and interactive repair
fsirand	install random inode generation numbers
getty	set terminal mode
halt	stop the processor
htable	convert NIC standard format host tables
icheck	file system storage consistency check
init	process control initialization
intro	introduction to system maintenance and operation commands
lpc	line printer control program
lpd	line printer daemon
makedev	make system special files
makekey	generate encryption key
mirror	activate and deactivate disk mirrors	[ mirror, unmirror ]
mkfs	construct a file system
mklost+found	make a lost+found directory for fsck
mknod	build special file
mkproto	construct a prototype file system
monitor	monitor system activity
mount	mount and dismount filesystems	[ mount, umount ]
mrinval	invalidate a mirror unit’s label
named	Internet domain name server
ncheck	generate names from i-numbers
newfs	construct a new file system
noage	run a command with priority aging, PFF, swapping, or processor migration disabled	[ noage, nopff, noswap, on ]
online	bring processors online and offline	[ online, offline ]
pac	printer/ploter accounting information
ping	send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
pmap	display or alter parameters of virtual-to-physical mapping devices
pstat	print system facts
quot	summarize file system ownership
quotacheck	filesystem quota consistency checker
quotaon	turn filesystem quotas on and off	[ quotaon, quotaoff ]
rc	command scripts for auto-reboot, daemons, shutdown	[ rc, rc.local, rc.shutdown ]
reboot	DYNIX bootstrapping procedures
renice	alter priority of running processes
repquota	summarize quotas for a filesystem
restore	incremental file system restore
rpcinfo	report RPC information
rshd	remote shell server
sa	system accounting	[ sa, accton ]
savecore	save a core dump of the operating system
sendmail	send mail over the internet
sestat	print Ethernet statistics
showcfg	show the configuration of the machine
shutdown	close down the system at a given time
spray	spray packets
sticky	executable files with persistent text
swapon	specify additional device for paging and swapping
sweepd	patrol seek on DCC drives
sync	update the super block
syslog	log systems messages
syslogd	log systems messages
ttyconfig	configure Systech tty lines
tunefs	tune up an existing file system
update	periodically update the super block
usclk_conf	microsecond clock confidence test
version	display DYNIX version number
vipw	edit the password file
vmtune	tune system-wide virtual-memory parameters

8C. Network Services

arp	address resolution display and control
comsat	biff server
ftpd	DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
gettable	get NIC format host tables from a host
ifconfig	configure network interface parameters
inetd	internet “super−server”
portmap	DARPA port to RPC program number mapper
rdump	file system dump across the network
rexecd	remote execution server
rlogind	remote login server
rmt	remote magtape protocol module
route	manually manipulate the routing tables
routed	network routing daemon
rquotad	remote quota server
rrestore	restore a file system dump across the network
rstatd	kernel statistics server
rusersd	network username server
rwalld	network rwall server
rwhod	system status server
sprayd	spray server
talkd	remote user communication server
telnetd	DARPA TELNET protocol server
tftpd	DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
trpt	transliterate protocol trace
uucico	transfer files queued by uucp or uux	[ uucico, uucpd ]
uuclean	uucp spool directory clean-up
uupoll	poll a remote UUCP site
uusnap	show snapshot of the UUCP system
uuxqt	UUCP execution file interpreter

8S. Standalone Utilities

boot	run a standalone program or bring up DYNIX
cat	standalone file display utility
copy	perform a standalone simple data transfer
copy2	perform a standalone data transfer
drtest	standalone disk test program
dump	standalone memory dumper
format	format disks or perform other defect management functions
formatscsi	standalone SCSI disk formatter
fsck	standalone file system consistency check and interactive repair
ls	generate a standalone directory listing
ret	perform a standalone streamer tape retension
sdformat	standalone embedded SCSI disk formatter
xpformat	standalone 400-Mbyte disk formatter
zdformat	standalone disk formatter for dual-channel disk controller

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Manual — DYNIX/ptx 3.0.17

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1. Commands (intro)

1C. Communications Commands

1G. Graphics Commands

2. System Calls (intro)

3. C Library (intro)

3C. Compatibility Library Functions (intro)

3M. Math Library (intro)

3N. Network Support Library (intro)

3P. DYNIX Parallel Programming Library (intro)

3R. RPC Library (intro)

3S. Standard I/O Library (intro)

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries (intro)

4. Special Files and Hardware Support (intro)

4F. Network Protocol Families

4N. Network Facilities (intro)

4P. Network Protocols

5. File Formats

Section 6

7. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

8. Maintenance Commands (intro)

8C. Network Services

8S. Standalone Utilities