| adb | debugger | |
| addbib | create or extend bibliographic database | |
| adjacentscreens | notify the window driver of the physical relationships of screens | |
| admin | create and administer SCCS files | |
| ar | archive and library maintainer | |
| as | mc68000 assembler | |
| at | execute commands at a later time | |
| awk | pattern scanning and processing language | |
| basename | strip filename affixes | |
| bc | arbitrary-precision arithmetic language | |
| biff | mail alarm | |
| binmail | send or receive mail among users | [ /bin/mail ] |
| cal | display calendar | |
| calendar | reminder service | |
| cat | concatenate and display | |
| cb | C program beautifier | |
| cc | C compiler | |
| ccat | compress and uncompress files, and cat them | [ compact, uncompact, ccat ] |
| cd | change working directory | |
| cdc | change the delta commentary of an SCCS delta | |
| checkeq | typeset mathematics | [ eqn, neqn, checkeq ] |
| checknews | check if user has news on the USENET news network | |
| checknr | check nroff/troff files | |
| chgrp | change group | |
| chmod | change mode | |
| chsh | change default login shell | |
| clear | clear workstation or terminal screen | |
| cmp | compare two files | |
| col | filter reverse paper motions | |
| colcrt | filter nroff output for CRT previewing | |
| colrm | remove columns from a file | |
| comb | combine SCCS deltas | |
| comm | select or reject lines common to two sorted files | |
| compact | compress and uncompress files, and cat them | [ compact, uncompact, ccat ] |
| cp | copy files | |
| cpio | copy file archives in and out | |
| cpp | the C language preprocessor | |
| crypt | encode/decode | |
| csh | a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax | |
| ctags | create a tags file | |
| date | display or set the date | |
| dbx | debugger | |
| dc | desk calculator | |
| dd | convert and copy a file | |
| delta | make a delta (change) to an SCCS file | |
| deroff | remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs | |
| df | report free disk space on file systems | |
| diff | differential file and directory comparator | |
| diff3 | 3-way differential file comparison | |
| du | summarize disk usage | |
| echo | echo arguments | |
| ed | text editor | |
| edit | text editor | [ ex, edit ] |
| egrep | search a file for a pattern | [ grep, egrep, fgrep ] |
| enroll | secret mail | [ xsend, xget, enroll ] |
| 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 ] |
| expr | evaluate arguments as an expression | |
| eyacc | modified yacc allowing much improved error recovery | |
| f77 | FORTRAN-77 compiler | |
| false | provide truth values | [ false, true ] |
| fgrep | search a file for a pattern | [ grep, egrep, fgrep ] |
| file | determine file type | |
| find | find files | |
| 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 | |
| get | get a version of an SCCS file | |
| gprof | display call graph profile data | |
| grep | search a file for a pattern | [ grep, egrep, fgrep ] |
| groups | show group memberships | |
| head | display first few lines of specified files | |
| help | ask for help | |
| hostid | print identifier of current host system | |
| hostname | set or print name of current host system | |
| indent | indent and format C program source | |
| indxbib | make inverted index to a bibliography lookbib − find references in a bibliography | |
| inews | submit news articles | |
| install | install files | |
| intro | introduction to commands | |
| join | relational database operator | |
| kill | send a signal to a process, or terminate a process | |
| last | indicate last logins of users and teletypes | |
| lastcomm | show last commands executed in reverse order | |
| ld | link editor | |
| leave | remind you when you have to leave | |
| lex | generator of lexical analysis programs | |
| lint | a C program verifier | |
| ln | make links | |
| lockscreen | maintain window context until “login” | |
| login | sign on | |
| look | find lines in a sorted list | |
| lookbib | make inverted index to a bibliography lookbib − find references in a bibliography | [ indxbib ] |
| 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 | |
| mail | send and receive mail | |
| make | maintain program groups | |
| man | print out manual pages; find manual information by keywords | |
| mesg | permit or deny messages | |
| mkdir | make a directory | |
| mkstr | create an error message file by massaging C source | |
| more | browse through a text file | [ more, page ] |
| mt | magnetic tape manipulating program | |
| mv | move or rename files | |
| neqn | typeset mathematics | [ eqn, neqn, checkeq ] |
| nice | run a command at low priority (sh only) | [ nice, nohup ] |
| nm | print name list | |
| nohup | run a command at low priority (sh only) | [ nice, nohup ] |
| nroff | text formatting and typesetting | |
| od | octal, decimal, hex, ascii dump | |
| page | browse through a text file | [ more, page ] |
| pagesize | print system page size | |
| passwd | change login password | |
| pc | Pascal compiler | |
| perfmon | graphical display of general system statistics | |
| pi | Pascal interpreter code translator | |
| pix | Pascal interpreter and executor | |
| pmerge | pascal file merger | |
| postnews | submit news articles | |
| pr | print file(s), possibly in multiple columns | |
| printenv | print out the environment | |
| prmail | print out waiting mail | |
| prof | display profile data | |
| prs | print an SCCS file | |
| ps | process status | |
| pti | phototypesetter interpreter | |
| ptx | permuted index | |
| pwd | print working directory name | |
| px | Pascal interpreter | |
| pxp | Pascal execution profiler | |
| pxref | Pascal cross-reference program | |
| ranlib | convert archives to random libraries | |
| ratfor | rational Fortran dialect | |
| readnews | read news articles | |
| refer | find and insert literature references in documents | |
| reset | reset the teletype bits to a sensible state | |
| rev | reverse lines of a file | |
| rm | remove (unlink) files or directories | [ rm, rmdir ] |
| rmdel | remove a delta from an SCCS file | |
| rmdir | remove (unlink) directories or files | [ rmdir, rm ] |
| roffbib | run off bibliographic database | |
| sact | print current SCCS file editing activity | |
| sccs | front end for the SCCS subsystem | |
| sccsdiff | compare two versions of an SCCS file | |
| 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, newgrp, 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 ] |
| spellin | find spelling errors | [ spell, spellin, spellout ] |
| spellout | find spelling errors | [ spell, spellin, spellout ] |
| split | split a file into pieces | |
| strings | find printable strings in an object, or other binary, file | |
| strip | remove symbols and relocation bits | |
| stty | set terminal options | |
| su | substitute user id temporarily | |
| sum | sum and count blocks in a file | |
| sun | is current machine a sun workstation | |
| suntools | the Suntools window environment | |
| sync | update the super block | |
| syslog | make system log entry | |
| tail | display the last part of a file | |
| talk | talk to another user | |
| tar | tape archiver | |
| tbl | format tables for nroff or troff | |
| tee | copy standard output to many files | |
| tektool | Tektronix 4014 terminal emulator tool | |
| test | condition command | |
| time | time a command | |
| touch | update date last modified of a file | |
| tr | translate characters | |
| troff | typeset or format documents | |
| true | provide truth values | [ true, false ] |
| tset | establish terminal characteristics for the environment | |
| tsort | topological sort | |
| tty | get terminal name | |
| ul | do underlining | |
| uncompact | compress and uncompress files, and cat them | [ compact, uncompact, ccat ] |
| unexpand | expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa | [ expand, unexpand ] |
| unget | undo a previous get of an SCCS file | |
| uniq | report repeated lines in a file | |
| units | conversion program | |
| uptime | show how long system has been up | |
| users | compact list of users who are on the system | |
| val | validate SCCS file | |
| vax | is current machine a vax | |
| vgrind | grind nice listings of programs | |
| vi | screen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex | |
| view | view a file without changing it using the vi visual editor | [ vi ] |
| vplot | plot graphics on the Versatec | |
| vswap | convert a foreign font file | |
| w | who is on and what they are doing | |
| wait | await completion of process | |
| wall | write to all users | |
| wc | word count | |
| what | identify the version of files | |
| 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 | display effective current username | |
| write | write to another user | |
| xget | secret mail | [ xsend, xget, enroll ] |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| dup | duplicate a descriptor | [ dup, dup2 ] |
| dup2 | duplicate a descriptor | [ dup, dup2 ] |
| execve | execute a file | |
| exit | terminate a process | [ _exit ] |
| fchmod | change mode of file | [ chmod, fchmod ] |
| fchown | change owner and group of a file | [ chown, fchown ] |
| fcntl | file control | |
| flock | apply or remove an advisory lock on an open file | |
| fork | create a new process | |
| fstat | get file status | [ stat, lstat, fstat ] |
| fsync | synchronize a file’s in-core state with that on disk | |
| ftruncate | truncate a file to a specified length | [ truncate, ftruncate ] |
| getdtablesize | get descriptor table size | |
| getegid | get group identity | [ getgid, getegid ] |
| geteuid | get user identity | [ getuid, geteuid ] |
| getgid | get group identity | [ getgid, getegid ] |
| getgroups | get group access list | |
| gethostid | get unique identifier of current host | |
| 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 ] |
| getppid | 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 | [ lseek, tell ] |
| lstat | get file status | [ stat, lstat, fstat ] |
| mkdir | make a directory file | |
| mknod | make a special file | |
| mmap | map pages of memory | |
| mount | mount or remove file system | [ mount, umount ] |
| munmap | unmap pages of memory | |
| open | open a file for reading or writing, or create a new file | |
| pipe | create an interprocess communication channel | |
| profil | execution time profile | |
| ptrace | process trace | |
| quota | manipulate disk quotas | |
| read | read input | [ read, readv ] |
| readlink | read value of a symbolic link | |
| readv | read input | [ read, readv ] |
| reboot | reboot system or halt processor | |
| recv | receive a message from a socket | [ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ] |
| recvfrom | receive a message from a socket | [ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ] |
| recvmsg | receive a message from a socket | [ recv, recvfrom, recvmsg ] |
| rename | change the name of a file | |
| rmdir | remove a directory file | |
| sbrk | change data segment size | [ brk, sbrk ] |
| select | synchronous I/O multiplexing | |
| send | send a message from a socket | [ send, sendto, sendmsg ] |
| sendmsg | send a message from a socket | [ send, sendto, sendmsg ] |
| sendto | send a message from a socket | [ send, sendto, sendmsg ] |
| setgroups | set group access list | |
| sethostname | get/set name of current host | [ gethostname, sethostname ] |
| setitimer | get/set value of interval timer | [ getitimer, setitimer ] |
| setpgrp | set process group | |
| setpriority | get/set program scheduling priority | [ getpriority, setpriority ] |
| setquota | enable/disable quotas on a file system | |
| setregid | set real and effective group ID | |
| setreuid | set real and effective user ID’s | |
| setrlimit | control maximum system resource consumption | [ getrlimit, setrlimit ] |
| setsockopt | get and set options on sockets | [ getsockopt, setsockopt ] |
| settimeofday | get/set date and time | [ gettimeofday, settimeofday ] |
| 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 ] |
| swapon | add a swap device for interleaved paging/swapping | |
| symlink | make symbolic link to a file | |
| sync | update super-block | |
| syscall | indirect system call | |
| truncate | truncate a file to a specified length | [ truncate, ftruncate ] |
| umask | set file creation mode mask | |
| umount | mount or remove file system | [ mount, umount ] |
| unlink | remove directory entry | |
| utimes | set file times | |
| vadvise | give advice to paging system | |
| vfork | spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way | |
| vhangup | virtually “hangup” the current control terminal | |
| wait | wait for process to terminate or stop | [ wait, wait3 ] |
| wait3 | wait for process to terminate or stop | [ wait, wait3 ] |
| write | write on a file | [ write, writev ] |
| writev | write on a file | [ write, writev ] |
| abort | generate a fault | |
| abs | integer absolute value | |
| assert | program verification | |
| atof | convert ASCII to numbers | [ atof, atoi, atol ] |
| 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, dysize ] |
| ctype | character classification and conversion macros | [ isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isxdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, iscntrl, isascii, isgraph, toupper, tolower, toascii ] |
| 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, environ ] |
| exit | terminate a process after flushing any pending output | |
| frexp | split into mantissa and exponent | [ frexp, ldexp, modf ] |
| getdate | convert time and date from ASCII | |
| getenv | value for environment name | |
| getfsent | get file system descriptor file entry | [ getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent ] |
| getgrent | get group file entry | [ getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent ] |
| getlogin | get login name | |
| getpass | read a password | |
| getpw | get name from uid | |
| getpwent | get password file entry | [ getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent ] |
| getwd | get current working directory pathname | |
| initgroups | initialize group access list | |
| insque | insert/remove element from a queue | [ insque, remque ] |
| intro | introduction to library functions | |
| isinf | test for indeterminate floating point values | [ isinf, isnan ] |
| malloc | memory allocator | [ malloc, free, realloc, calloc, cfree, alloca ] |
| mktemp | make a unique file name | |
| monitor | prepare execution profile | [ monitor, monstartup, moncontrol ] |
| nlist | get entries from name list | |
| perror | system error messages | [ perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr, errno ] |
| 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 ] |
| scandir | scan a directory | [ scandir, alphasort ] |
| setgid | set user and group ID | [ setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid ] |
| setjmp | non-local goto | [ setjmp, longjmp ] |
| setuid | set user and group ID | [ setuid, seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid ] |
| signal | simplified software signal facilities | |
| 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 ] |
| system | issue a shell command | |
| ttyname | find name of a terminal | [ ttyname, isatty, ttyslot ] |
| valloc | aligned memory allocator | |
| varargs | variable argument list | |
| abort | terminate abruptly with memory image | |
| access | determine accessability of a file | |
| alarm | execute a subroutine after a specified time | |
| chdir | change default directory | |
| chmod | change mode of a file | |
| exit | terminate process with status | |
| flush | flush output to a logical unit | |
| fork | create a copy of this process | |
| fortran | introduction to FORTRAN library functions | [ intro ] |
| fseek | reposition a file on a logical unit | [ fseek, ftell ] |
| getarg | return command line arguments | [ getarg, iargc ] |
| getc | get a character from a logical unit | [ getc, fgetc ] |
| getcwd | get pathname of current working directory | |
| getenv | get value of environment variables | |
| getfd | get the file descriptor of an external unit number | |
| getlog | get user’s login name | |
| getpid | get process id | |
| getuid | get user or group ID of the caller | [ getuid, getgid ] |
| hostnm | get name of current host | |
| idate | return date or time in numerical form | [ idate, itime ] |
| index | tell about character objects | [ index, rindex, lnblnk, len ] |
| intro | introduction to FORTRAN library functions | |
| ioinit | change f77 I/O initialization | |
| kill | send a signal to a process | |
| link | make a link to an existing file | [ link, symlnk ] |
| loc | return the address of an object | |
| perror | get system error messages | [ perror, gerror, ierrno ] |
| putc | write a character to a FORTRAN logical unit | [ putc, fputc ] |
| qsort | quick sort | |
| range | return extreme values | [ flmin, flmax, dflmin, dflmax, inmax ] |
| rename | rename a file | |
| signal | change the action for a signal | |
| sleep | suspend execution for an interval | |
| system | execute a UNIX command | |
| topen | f77 tape I/O | [ topen, tclose, tread, twrite, trewin, tskipf, tstate ] |
| trpfpe | trap and repair floating point faults | [ trpfpe, fpecnt ] |
| ttynam | find name of a terminal port | [ ttynam, isatty ] |
| unlink | remove a directory entry | |
| wait | wait for a process to terminate | |
| ar | Archive 1/4 inch Streaming Tape Drive | |
| bwone | Sun one black and white frame buffer | |
| bwtwo | Sun two black and white frame buffer | |
| cgone | Sun-1 color graphics interface | |
| cons | driver for Sun console | |
| dkio | generic disk control operations | |
| ec | 3Com 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface | |
| en | Sun 3 Mb/s experimental Ethernet interface | |
| fb | driver for Sun console frame buffer | |
| fbio | general properties of frame buffers | |
| ip | Disk driver for Interphase 2180 SMD Disk Controller | |
| kb | Sun keyboard | |
| mb | Multibus | |
| mbio | main memory and I/O space | [ mem, kmem, mbmem, mbio ] |
| mbmem | main memory and I/O space | [ mem, kmem, mbmem, mbio ] |
| mem | main memory and I/O space | [ mem, kmem, mbmem, mbio ] |
| mouse | Sun mouse | |
| mti | Systech MTI-800/1600 multi-terminal interface | |
| oct | Central Data octal serial card | |
| sd | Disk driver for Adaptec ST-506 Disk Controllers | |
| st | Driver for Sysgen SC 4000 (Archive) Tape Controller | |
| tm | tapemaster 1/2 inch tape drive | |
| vp | Ikon 10071-5 Multibus Versatec parallel printer interface | |
| vpc | Systech VPC-2200 Versatec printer/plotter and Centronics printer interface | |
| win | Sun window system | |
| xy | Disk driver for Xylogics SMD Disk Controllers | |
| zs | zilog 8530 SCC serial comunications driver | |
| ac | login accounting | |
| accton | system accounting | [ sa, accton ] |
| adbgen | generate adb script | |
| adduser | procedure for adding new users | |
| analyze | Virtual UNIX postmortem crash analyzer | |
| 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 | |
| dmesg | collect system diagnostic messages to form error log | |
| dump | incremental file system dump | |
| dumpfs | dump file system information | |
| expire | remove outdated news articles | |
| fastboot | reboot/halt the system without checking the disks | [ fastboot, fasthalt ] |
| fsck | file system consistency check and interactive repair | |
| getty | set terminal mode | |
| halt | stop the processor | |
| htable | convert NIC standard format host tables | |
| icheck | file system storage consistency check | |
| inetd | internet services daemon | |
| init | process control initialization | |
| intro | introduction to system maintenance and operation commands | |
| iostat | report I/O statistics | |
| kgmon | generate a dump of the operating system’s profile buffers | |
| lpc | line printer control program | |
| lpd | line printer daemon | |
| makedev | make system special files | [ MAKEDEV ] |
| makekey | generate encryption key | |
| mkfs | construct a file system | |
| mknod | build special file | |
| mkproto | construct a prototype file system | |
| mount | mount and dismount file system | [ mount, umount ] |
| ncheck | generate names from i-numbers | |
| netstat | show network status | |
| newaliases | rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file | |
| newfs | construct a new file system | |
| pac | printer/plotter accounting information | |
| pstat | print system facts | |
| quot | summarize file system ownership | |
| rc | command script for auto-reboot and daemons | |
| rdate | set system date from a remote host | |
| reboot | UNIX bootstrapping procedures | |
| recnews | receive unprocessed articles via mail | |
| renice | alter priority of running processes | |
| restore | incremental file system restore | |
| rmail | handle remote mail received via uucp | |
| sa | system accounting | [ sa, accton ] |
| savecore | save a core dump of the operating system | |
| sendmail | send mail over the internet | |
| sendnews | send news articles via mail | |
| shutdown | close down the system at a given time | |
| sticky | executable files with persistent text | |
| swapon | specify additional device for paging and swapping | |
| sync | update the super block | |
| syslog | log systems messages | |
| tunefs | tune up an existing file system | |
| umount | mount and dismount file system | [ mount, umount ] |
| update | periodically update the super block | |
| uurec | receive processed news articles via mail | |
| vipw | edit the password file | |
| vmstat | report virtual memory statistics | |