Index (man pages section 1: User Commands)

man pages section 1: User Commands

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A

	a new version of the network information name service -- nis+ ( )

	a new version of the network information name service -- NIS+ ( )

	a new version of the network information name service -- nis ( )

	accounting, search and print files - acctcom ( )

	acctcom - search and print process accounting files ( )

	adb - debugger ( )

	adb - general-purpose debugger
		? and / Modifiers ( )
		$ Modifier ( )
		: Modifier ( )
		?, /, and = Modifiers ( )
		Binary Operators ( )
		Commands ( )
		Expressions ( )
		Unary Operators ( )
		Variables ( )
		Verbs ( )

	addbib - create or extend bibliography ( )

	adds /dev entries to give SunOS 4.x compatible names to SunOS 5.x devices - ucblinks ( )

	alias -- shell built-in functions to create your own pseudonym or shorthand for a command or series of commands ( )

	aliases, collected by sendmail - praliases ( )

	answerbook2 - online documentation system ( )

	apply changes to files - patch ( )

	apptrace - trace application function calls to Solaris shared libraries ( )

	apropos - locate commands by keyword ( )

	ar - maintain portable archive or library ( )

	arch - display architecture of current host ( )

	archive, maintain a portable one across all machines - ar ( )

	archives, create tape archives, and add or extract files - tar ( )

	as - assembler ( )

	asa - convert FORTRAN carriage-control output to printable form ( )

	assembler, - as ( )

	at -- execute commands at a later time ( )

	at - execute commands at a later time ( )

	atq - display the jobs queued to run at specified times ( )

	atrm - remove jobs spooled by at or batch ( )

	audio file formats, convert - audioconvert ( )

	audio files
		play - audioplay ( )
		record - audiorecord ( )

	audioconvert - convert audio file formats ( )

	audioplay - play audio files ( )

	audiorecord - record an audio file ( )

	authentication and authorization for network environment, - kerberos ( )

	auths - print authorizations granted to a user ( )

	awk - pattern scanning and processing language ( )


B

	banner - make posters ( )

	basename -- strips affixes from path names ( )

	basename - display portions of pathnames ( )

	batch -- execute commands at a later time ( )

	batch - execute commands at a later time ( )

	bc - arbitrary precision arithmetic language ( )

	bdiff - display line-by-line differences between pairs of large text files ( )

	bfs - big file scanner ( )
		bfs Commands ( )

	bg -- shell built-in functions to control process execution ( )

	bibliography
		create an inverted index to a bibliographic database - indexbib ( )
		create or extend - addbib ( )
		expand and insert references from a bibliographic database - refer ( )
		find references in a bibliographic database - lookbib ( )
		format and print a bibliographic database - roffbib ( )
		sort a bibliographic database - sortbib ( )

	biff - mail notifier ( )

	big file scanner - bfs ( )

	binary file transmission
		decode binary file -- uudecode ( )
		encode binary file -- uuencode ( )

	binary files
		find printable strings - strings ( )
		locate - whereis ( )

	block count, for a file - sum ( )

	blocks, count a in file - sum ( )

	Bourne shell, -- sh ( )

	Bourne shell commands, login command ( )

	Bourne shell variables ( )
		-- CDPATH ( )
		-- HOME ( )
		-- IFS ( )
		-- MAIL ( )
		-- MAILCHECK ( )
		-- MAILPATH ( )
		-- PATH ( )
		-- PS1 ( )
		-- PS2 ( )
		-- SHACCT ( )
		-- SHELL ( )

	break -- shell built-in functions to escape from or advance within a controlling while, for, foreach, or until loop ( )

	build programs - make ( )


C

	C compiler ( )

	C language, C preprocessor - cpp ( )

	C language program, resolve and remove ifdef'ed lines from C program source - unifdef ( )

	C program verifier - lint ( )

	C programming language
		create C error messages - mkstr ( )
		extract strings from C code - xstr ( )
		formats program in nice style using troff - vgrind ( )

	C shell
		aliases - csh ( )
		built-in commands - csh ( )
		command and filename substitution - csh ( )
		command execution - csh ( )
		command line parsing - csh ( )
		command substitution - csh ( )
		control flow - csh ( )
		environment variables and shell variables - csh ( )
		event designators - csh ( )
		expressions and operators - csh ( )
		filename completion - csh ( )
		filename substitution - csh ( )
		history substitution - csh ( )
		I/O redirection - csh ( )
		initialization and termination - csh ( )
		interactive operation - csh ( )
		job control - csh ( )
		lexical structure - csh ( )
		modifiers - csh ( )
		noninteractive operation - csh ( )
		quick substitution - csh ( )
		signal handling - csh ( )
		status reporting - csh ( )
		variable substitution - csh ( )
		word designators - csh ( )

	C shell commands
		- % ( )
		- : ( )
		- @ ( )
		- alias ( )
		- bg ( )
		- break ( )
		- breaksw ( )
		- case ( )
		- cd ( )
		- chdir ( )
		- continue ( )
		- default ( )
		- dirs ( )
		- echo ( )
		- else ( )
		- end ( )
		- endif ( )
		- eval ( )
		- exec ( )
		- exit ( )
		- fg ( )
		- foreach ( )
		- glob ( )
		- goto ( )
		- hashstat ( )
		- history ( )
		- if ( )
		- jobs ( )
		- kill ( )
		- limit ( )
		- login ( )
		- logout ( )
		- nice ( )
		- nohup ( )
		- notify ( )
		- onintr ( )
		- popd ( )
		- pushd ( )
		- rehash ( )
		- repeat ( )
		- set ( )
		- setenv ( )
		- shift ( )
		- source ( )
		- stop ( )
		- suspend ( )
		- switch ( )
		- time ( )
		- umask ( )
		- unalias ( )
		- unhash ( )
		- unlimit ( )
		- unset ( )
		- unsetenv ( )
		- wait ( )
		- while ( )

	cal - display a calendar ( )

	calculator, desk, - dc ( )

	calendar - reminder service ( )

	calendar, display - cal ( )

	call-graph, display profile data - gprof ( )

	call rmmount to mount or unmount media - volrmmount ( )

	cancel - cancel print requests ( )

	cancel user's request for removable media that is not currently in drive - volcancel ( )

	case -- shell built-in functions to choose from among a list of actions ( )

	cat - concatenate and display files ( )

	cc - C compiler ( )

	cd -- shell built-in functions to change the current working directory ( )

	CDPATH variable -- sh ( )

	change a user's Kerberos password - kpasswd ( )

	change file access and modification times - touch ( )

	change file access and modification times
		-- settime ( )
		-- touch ( )

	character translation - tr ( ) ( )

	chdir -- shell built-in functions to change the current working directory ( )

	check spelling -- spell ( )

	check for media in a drive - volcheck ( )

	check path names - pathchk ( )

	checkeq -- check eqn constructs ( )

	checknr - check nroff/troff files ( )

	chgrp - change the group ownership of a file ( )

	chmod - change the permissions mode of a file ( )

	chown - change owner of file ( ) ( )

	cksum - write file checksums and sizes ( )

	clear - clear terminal screen ( )

	cmp - compare two files ( )

	cocheck -- (FMLI utility) communicate with a process ( )

	cocreate -- (FMLI utility) communicate with a process ( )

	code formatter, formats program in nice style using troff - vgrind ( )

	code set, conversion utility - iconv ( )

	codestroy -- (FMLI utility) communicate with a process ( )

	col - filters reverse line-feeds from two-column nroff text ( )

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

	command - execute a simple command ( )

	command, describe - whatis ( )

	command options
		parse - getopt ( )
		parse - getoptcvt ( )

	commands
		display the last commands executed, in reverse order - lastcomm ( )
		locate a command; display its pathname or alias - which ( )
		locate by keyword - apropos ( )

	communications
		connect to remote system - cu ( )
		connect to remote system - tip ( )
		decode binary files -- uudecode ( )
		encode binary files -- uuencode ( )
		system to system command execution - uux ( )
		talk to another user - talk ( )
		UNIX-to-UNIX copy -- uucp ( )
		user interface to a remote system using the TELNET protocol - telnet ( )
		UUCP list of names -- uuname ( )
		UUCP log -- uulog ( )
		write to another user - write ( )

	Compaq Smart-2 EISA/PCI and Smart-2SL PCI Array Controller ioctl utility - smart2cfg ( )

	compilers
		C compiler - cc ( )
		C program verifier - lint ( )
		regular expression compile - regcmp ( )
		RPC protocol compiler - rpcgen ( )

	compress -- compress files ( )

	concatenate, files and display them - cat ( )

	configure LLC2 interface parameters - llc_config ( )

	connect to remote system, - cu ( )

	construct argument lists and invoke utility - xargs ( )

	continue -- shell built-in functions to escape from or advance within a controlling while, for, foreach, or until loop ( )

	control, audio mixer control - mixerctl ( )

	control line printer - lpc ( )

	control tracing and manipulate probe points in a process or the kernel - prex ( )

	convert binary log file to Common Log File format - ncab2clf ( )

	convert binary TNF file to ASCII - tnfdump ( )

	convert FORTRAN carriage-control output to printable form - asa ( )

	convert units - units ( )

	coproc -- (FMLI utility) communicate with a process ( )

	copy
		archives - cpio ( )
		files - cp ( )

	core image, of running processes - gcore ( )

	coreceive -- (FMLI utility) communicate with a process ( )

	cosend -- (FMLI utility) communicate with a process ( )

	count blocks in file - sum ( )

	count lines, words, characters in file - wc ( )

	cp - copy files ( )

	cpio - copy archives ( )

	cpp - C preprocessor ( )

	cputrack - monitor process and LWP behavior using CPU performance counters ( )

	create, bibliography - addbib ( )

	crontab - user crontab file ( )

	crypt - encrypt ( )

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

	csplit - split files based on context ( )

	ct - spawn login to a remote terminal ( )

	ctags - create a tags file for use with ex and vi ( )

	cu - connect to remote system ( )

	curve, smooth, interpolate - spline ( )

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


D

	date - display date and/or set date ( )

	date
		prompts for a date -- ckdate ( )
		provides error message for date -- errdate ( )
		provides help message for date -- helpdate ( )
		validates a date -- valdate ( )

	debug tools, debugger - adb ( )

	decode binary file -- uudecode ( )

	decode files, - crypt ( )

	decrypt - crypt ( )

	define locale environment - localedef ( )

	dependencies, dynamic, of executable files or shared objects - ldd ( )

	deroff - remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs ( )

	describe command - whatis ( )

	describe instruction set architectures - isainfo ( )

	desk calculator, - dc ( )

	determine which variant instruction set is optimal to use - optisa ( )

	devices, eject media device from drive - eject ( )

	df - display status of disk space on file systems ( )

	dhcpinfo - display value of parameters received through DHCP ( )

	dictionary, system, find words - look ( )

	diff - display line-by-line differences between pairs of text files ( )

	diff
		3-way - diff3 ( )
		big - bdiff ( )

	diff3 - display line-by-line differences between three text files ( )

	diff command, side-by-side - sdiff ( )

	diffmk - mark differences between versions of a troff input file ( )

	digestp -- frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer ( )

	dircmp - compares contents of directories ( )

	directories
		compare contents - dircmp ( )
		list contents - ls ( )
		list contents of - ls ( )
		make - mkdir ( )
		make link to - ln ( )
		print working directory name - pwd ( )
		remove -- rmdir ( )

	dirname -- delivers all but last level of path name ( )

	dirs -- shell built-in functions to change the current working directory ( )

	dis - object code disassembler ( )

	disable -- disable LP printers ( )

	disassembler, object code - dis ( )

	display editor -- vi ( )

	display
		a list of all valid user names - dispuid ( )
		architecture of current host - arch ( )
		call-graph profile data - gprof ( )
		contents of directory - ls ( )
		current news - news ( )
		- date ( )
		disk usage - du ( )
		dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared objects - ldd ( )
		effective user name - whoami ( )
		file names - ls ( )
		first few lines of files - head ( )
		group membership of user - groups ( ) ( )
		how long the system has been up - uptime ( )
		identifier of current host - hostid ( )
		last commands executed, in reverse order - lastcomm ( )
		list of all valid group names - dispgid ( )
		login and logout information about users and terminals - last ( )
		name of current host - hostname ( )
		name of the user running the process - logname ( )
		printer queue - lpq ( )
		process status - ps ( )
		processor type of current host - mach ( )
		selected lines from file - sed ( )
		size of page of memory - pagesize ( )
		status of disk space on file system - df ( )
		status of local hosts - ruptime ( )
		status of network hosts - rup ( )
		users on system - users ( )
		working directory name - pwd ( )

	display discretionary file information - getfacl ( )

	display information about currently logged-in users - w ( )

	display names and references bound in FNS context - fnlist ( )

	display package parameter values - pkgparam ( )

	display profile data - prof ( )

	display reference bound to FNS name - fnlookup ( )

	display the internal versioning information of dynamic objects - pvs ( )

	display the native instruction sets executable on this platform - isalist ( )

	display value of parameters received through DHCP - dhcpinfo ( )

	document production
		check spelling -- spell ( )
		check nroff/troff files - checknr ( )
		create an inverted index to a bibliographic database - indexbib ( )
		create or extend bibliography - addbib ( )
		eliminate .so's from nroff input - soelim ( )
		expand and insert references from a bibliographic database - refer ( )
		filters reverse line-feeds from two-column nroff text - col ( )
		find references in a bibliographic database - lookbib ( )
		format and print a bibliographic database - roffbib ( )
		format documents for display or line-printer - nroff ( )
		format tables for nroff or troff - tbl ( )
		mark differences between versions of a troff input file - diffmk ( )
		remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs - deroff ( )
		simple text formatters - fmt ( )
		sort a bibliographic database - sortbib ( )
		troff postprocessor for PostScript printers - dpost ( )
		typeset mathematics -- eqn ( )
		typeset or format documents - troff ( )

	DOS
		convert text file from DOS format to ISO format - dos2unix ( )
		convert text file from ISO format to DOS format - unix2dos ( )

	dos2unix - convert text file from DOS format to ISO format ( )

	download - host resident PostScript font downloader ( )

	download - prepends host resident PostScript fonts to files ( )

	dpost - troff postprocessor for PostScript printers ( )

	draw graph - graph ( )

	du - display disk usage per directory or file ( )

	dump - dump selected parts of an object file ( )

	dump selected parts of an object file - dump ( )

	dump selected parts of an object file - elfdump ( )

	dumpcs - show codeset table for the current locale ( )

	dumpkeys -- dump keyboard translation tables ( )


E

	echo - echo arguments ( )

	echo - (FMLI utility) put string on virtual output ( )

	echo - echo arguments to standard output ( )

	ed -- text editor ( )

	edit - text editor ( )

	editing text, sed - stream editor ( )

	egrep - search a file for a pattern using full regular expressions ( )

	eject - eject media device from drive ( )

	elfdump - dump selected parts of an object file ( )

	enable -- enable LP printers ( )

	encode binary file -- uuencode ( )

	encode files, - crypt ( )

	encryption key, user, change - chkey ( )

	env - set environment for command invocation ( )

	environment
		display variables - printenv ( )
		set terminal characteristics -- tset ( )

	environment variables, global, FMLI ( )

	eqn -- mathematical typesetting ( )

	eqn, remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs - deroff ( )

	equations, typeset mathematics -- eqn ( )

	error - analyze error messages ( )

	eval -- shell built-in functions to execute other commands ( )

	ex - text editor ( )

	exec -- shell built-in functions to execute other commands ( )

	execute a command in a profile -- pfcsh ( )

	execute a command in a profile -- pfexec ( )

	execute a command in a profile -- pfksh ( )

	execute a command in a profile -- pfsh ( )

	execute commands at a later time -- at ( )

	execute commands at a later time -- batch, batch ( )

	execute a simple command - command ( )

	execute commands at a later time - at ( )

	execute commands at a later time - batch, batch ( )

	exit -- shell built-in functions to enable the execution of the shell to advance beyond its sequence of steps ( )

	expand -- expand TAB characters to SPACE characters ( )

	export -- shell built-in functions to determine the characteristics for environmental variables of the current shell and its descendents ( )

	exportfs - translates exportfs options to share/unshare commands ( )

	expr - evaluate arguments as an expression ( )

	expr - evaluate expressions ( )

	expression evaluation - expr ( )

	exstr - extract strings from source files ( )

	extract kernel probes output into a trace file - tnfxtract ( )

	extract strings from C code - xstr ( )


F

	face - executable for the Framed Access Command Environment Interface ( )

	factor - obtain the prime factors of a number ( )

	false -- provide truth values ( )

	fastboot -- reboot system without checking disks ( )

	fasthalt -- halt system without checking disks ( )

	fc -- shell built-in functions to re-use previous command-lines from the current shell ( )

	fdformat - floppy diskette format, format floppy diskette ( )

	fg -- shell built-in functions to control process execution ( )

	fgrep - search file for fixed-character string ( )

	file - determine file type ( )

	file
		change ownership - chown ( )
		determine type of - file ( )
		display names - ls ( )
		files perusal filter for CRTs - pg ( )
		make link to - ln ( )
		print - lpr ( )
		strip affixes - basename ( )
		sum - sum and count blocks in file ( )
		update last modified date of - touch ( )

	file - get file type ( )

	file system
		display status of disk space - df ( )
		make hard or symbolic links to files - ln ( )
		where am I - pwd ( )

	file transfer program, - ftp ( )

	filep -- frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer ( )

	files
		change owner of file - chown ( )
		change the permissions mode of a file - chmod ( )
		compare two files - cmp ( )
		compress -- compress ( )
		compress files -- pack ( )
		compress files -- pcat ( )
		concatenate and display - cat ( )
		copy - cp ( )
		copy archives - cpio ( )
		crypt - encrypt/decrypt ( )
		cut out selected fields of each line of a file - cut ( )
		display uncompressed files but leaves compressed files intact -- zcat ( )
		display a count of lines, words and characters in a file - wc ( )
		display first few lines - head ( )
		display last part - tail ( )
		display line-by-line differences between pairs of large text files - bdiff ( )
		display line-by-line differences between pairs of text files - diff ( )
		display line-by-line differences between three text files - diff3 ( )
		expand compressed files -- unpack ( )
		extract SCCS version information from a file - what ( )
		- find ( )
		mark differences between versions of a troff input file - diffmk ( )
		merge same lines of several files or subsequent lines of one file - paste ( )
		move - mv ( )
		print checksum and block count for a file - sum ( )
		print differences between two files side-by-side - sdiff ( )
		remove -- rm ( )
		search a file for a pattern - grep ( )
		search file for fixed-character string - fgrep ( )
		search for a pattern using full regular expressions - egrep ( )
		sort or merge - sort ( )
		split a file into pieces - split ( )
		strip affixes from path names -- basename ( )
		transfer to and from a remote machine - tftp ( )
		uncompress -- uncompress ( )

	filesync - synchronize files and directories ( )
		Multiple Nomadic Machines ( )
		Rules File ( )

	filofaxp -- frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer ( )

	find - find files ( )

	find or signal processes by name and other attributes
		-- pgrep ( )
		-- pkill ( )

	floppy diskette format - fdformat ( )

	fmlcut - (FMLI utility) cut out columns from a table or fields from each line of a file ( )

	fmlexpr - (FMLI utility) evaluate arguments as an expression ( )

	fmlgrep - (FMLI utility) search afile for a pattern ( )

	FMLI
		cocheck -- communicate with a process ( )
		cocreate -- communicate with a process ( )
		codestroy -- communicate with a process ( )
		coproc -- communicate with a process ( )
		coreceive -- communicate with a process ( )
		cosend -- communicate with a process ( )
		echo - put string on virtual output ( )
		fmlcut - cut out columns from a table or fields from each line of a file ( )
		fmlexpr - evaluate arguments as an expression ( )
		fmlgrep - search afile for a pattern ( )
		fmli - invoke fmli ( )
		getfrm - returns the current frameID number ( )
		getitems - returns a list of currently marked menu items ( )
		indicator - displays application specific alarms or working indicator, or both, on FMLI banner line ( )
		message - puts arguments on FMLI message line ( )
		pathconv - converts an alias to its pathname ( )
		readfile, longline -- reads file, gets longest line ( )
		regex - match patterns against a string ( )
		reinit - changes the descriptors in the initialization file ( )
		reset - (FLMI utility) changes the entry in a field of a form to its default value ( )
		run - runs a program ( )
		set, unset -- set and unset local or global environment variables ( )
		setcolor - redefine or create a color ( )
		shell - run a command using shell ( )
		test - evaluates the expression expression ( )
		vsig - synchronize a co-process with the controlling FMLI application ( )

	fmt - simple text formatters ( )

	fnattr - update and examine attributes associated with FNS named object ( )

	fnlist - display names and references bound in FNS context ( )

	fnlookup - display reference bound to FNS name ( )

	fnrename - rename the binding of an FNS name ( )

	FNS
		display names and references - fnlist ( )
		display reference bound to FNS name - fnlookup ( )
		search for FNS objects - fnsearch ( )
		update attributes - fnattr ( )

	fnsearch - search for FNS objects with specified attributes ( )
		Displaying Selected Attributes ( )
		Extended Operations ( )
		Filter Arguments ( )
		Grammar of Filter Expressions ( )
		Logical Operators ( )
		Relational Operators ( )
		Simple Filter Expressions ( )
		Wildcarded Strings ( )

	fnunbind - unbind the reference from an FNS name ( )

	fold - fold long lines ( )

	fonts, prepends host resident PostScript fonts to files - download ( )

	for -- shell built-in functions to repeatedly execute action(s) for a selected number of times ( )

	foreach -- shell built-in functions to repeatedly execute action(s) for a selected number of times ( )

	formatters, text, - fmt ( )

	Forms and Menu Language Interpreter
		See FMLI

	FORTRAN, create a tags file for use with ex and vi - ctags ( )

	Framed Access Command Environment
		See face

	frameID number (FMLI utility) - getfrm ( )

	franklinp -- frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer ( )

	from - sender of mail messages ( )

	frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer -- digestp ( )

	frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer -- filep ( )

	frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer -- filofaxp ( )

	frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer -- franklinp ( )

	frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer -- mailp ( )

	frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer -- newsp ( )

	frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer -- timemanp ( )

	frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer -- timesysp ( )

	ftp - file transfer program ( )

	function - shell built-in command to define a function which is usable within this shell ( )

	function calls, trace application function calls to Solaris shared libraries - apptrace ( )


G

	gcore - get core images of running processes ( )

	gencat - generate a formatted message catalog ( )

	generate iconv code conversion tables - geniconvtbl ( )

	generate LLC2 configuration files - llc_autoconfig ( )

	generate message source file from source files - genmsg ( )

	generate programs for lexical tasks - lex ( )

	geniconvtbl - generate iconv code conversion tables ( )

	genmsg - generate message source file from source files ( )
		Auto Message Numbering ( )
		Comment Extraction ( )
		Invocation ( )
		Testing ( )

	get configuration values - getconf ( )

	get locale-specific information - locale ( )

	get or set the resource limits of running processes, - plimit ( )

	getconf - get configuration values ( )

	getfacl - display discretionary file information ( )

	getfrm - (FMLI utility) returns the current frameID number ( )

	getitems - (FMLI utility) returns a list of currently marked menu items ( )

	getopt - parse command options ( )

	getoptcvt - parse command options ( ) ( ) ( )

	getopts - shell built-in function to parse command-line options ( )

	gettext - retrieve text string from message database ( )

	gettxt - retrieve text string from message database ( )

	glob - shell built-in function to expand a word list ( )

	goto -- shell built-in functions to enable the execution of the shell to advance beyond its sequence of steps ( )

	gprof - call-graph profile ( )

	graph - draw graph ( )

	graphics filters for plotters -- plot ( )

	graphics filters for plotters -- tplot ( )

	graphics, interpolate smooth curve - spline ( )

	grep
		search a file for a pattern - grep ( )
		search a file for a pattern using full regular expressions - egrep ( )
		search file for fixed-character string - fgrep ( )

	group IDs
		change real and effective - newgrp ( )
		change the group ownership of a file - chgrp ( )
		display a list of all valid group names - dispgid ( )
		prompts for group ID -- ckgid ( )
		provides error message for group ID -- errgid ( )
		provides help message for group ID -- helpgid ( )
		validates group ID -- valgid ( )

	groups - display group membership ( )

	groups - print group membership of user ( )

	grpck - check group database entries ( )


H

	halt system without checking disks -- fasthalt ( )

	hash -- shell built-in functions to evaluate the internal hash table of the contents of directories ( )

	hashstat -- shell built-in functions to evaluate the internal hash table of the contents of directories ( )

	head - display first few lines of files ( )

	history -- shell built-in functions to re-use previous command-lines from the current shell ( )

	HOME variable -- sh ( )

	host machines, local
		show status - ruptime ( )
		who is logged in - rwho ( )

	host machines, remote
		display status of network hosts (RPC version) - rup ( )
		who is logged in - rusers ( )

	host resident PostScript font downloader - download ( )

	hostid - display host ID ( )

	hostname - display host name ( )


I

	i386 -- get processor type truth value ( )

	iAPX286 -- get processor type truth value ( )

	if -- shell built-in functions to evaluate condition(s) or to make execution of actions dependent upon the evaluation of condition(s) ( )

	IFS variable -- sh ( )

	indicator - (FMLI utility) displays application specific alarms or working indicator, or both, on FMLI banner line ( )

	indxbib - create an inverted index to a bibliographic database ( )

	install - install files ( )

	instruction set, determining which variant is optimal to use - optisa ( )

	integer
		prompts for an integer -- ckint ( )
		provides error message for integer -- errint ( )
		provides help message for integer -- helpint ( )
		validates an integer -- valint ( )

	integer, range
		prompts for an integer within a specified range -- ckrange ( )
		provides error message for integer within a specified range -- errange ( )
		provides help message for integer within a specified range -- helprange ( )
		validate an integer within a specified range -- valrange ( )

	Internet
		transfer files to and from a remote machine - tftp ( )
		transfer of files to and from remote network sites - ftp ( )
		user name directory service - whois ( )

	interprocess communication
		remove a message queue, semaphore set, or shared memory ID - ipcrm ( )
		report status - ipcs ( )

	invoke a command with an altered scheduling priority - nice ( )

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

	ipcs - report inter-process communication facilities status ( )

	isainfo - describe instruction set architectures ( )

	isalist - display the native instruction sets executable on this platform ( )


J

	jobs -- shell built-in functions to control process execution ( )

	join - relational database operator ( )

	jsh -- the job control shell command interpreter ( )


K

	kbd - manipulate the state of keyboard or display the type of keyboard or change the default keyboard abort sequence effect ( )

	Kerberos keytab maintenance utility - ktutil ( )

	Kerberos login utility, - kinit ( )

	Kerberos system, introduction - Kerberos ( )

	Kerberos ticket-granting-ticket, fetch and store using service key - ksrvtgt ( )

	Kerberos tickets
		destroy - kdestroy ( )
		list currently held - klist ( )

	keyboard
		load and dump keyboard translation tables -- loadkeys, dumpkeys ( )
		manipulate the state of keyboard or display the type of keyboard or change the default keyboard abort sequence effect - kbd ( )

	keylogin - decrypt and store secret key with keyserv ( )

	keylogout - delete stored secret key with keyserv ( )

	keywords, prompts for and validates a keyword - ckkeywd ( )

	kill - terminate a process by default ( )

	Korn shell commands, login command ( )

	KornShell
		aliasing -- ksh ( )
		arithmetic evaluation -- ksh ( )
		blank interpretation -- ksh ( )
		command execution -- ksh ( )
		command re-entry -- ksh ( )
		command substitution -- ksh ( )
		commands -- ksh ( )
		comments -- ksh ( )
		conditional expressions -- ksh ( )
		definitions -- ksh ( )
		emacs editing mode -- ksh ( )
		environment -- ksh ( )
		file name generation -- ksh ( )
		functions -- ksh ( )
		I/O -- ksh ( )
		in-line editing options -- ksh ( )
		invocation -- ksh ( )
		jobs -- ksh ( )
		jobs -- shell_builtins ( )
		parameter substitution -- ksh ( )
		process substitution -- ksh ( )
		prompting -- ksh ( )
		quoting -- ksh ( )
		restricted command and programming language -- rksh ( )
		signals -- ksh ( )
		special commands -- ksh ( )
		tilde substitution -- ksh ( )
		vi editing mode -- ksh ( )

	kpasswd - change a user's Kerberos password ( )

	ksh -- KornShell, a standard command and programming language ( )

	ktutil - Kerberos keytab maintenance utility ( )


L

	languages
		C compiler - cc ( )
		C preprocessor - cpp ( )
		C program verifier - lint ( )
		create C error messages - mkstr ( )
		extract strings from C code - xstr ( )

	last - display login and logout information about users and terminals ( )

	lastcomm - display the last commands executed, in reverse order ( )

	ld - link-editor for object files ( )

	ld - link editor ( )

	ld.so.1 - runtime linker for dynamic objects ( )

	ldap - LDAP as a naming repository ( )

	LDAP as a naming repository - ldap ( )

	ldap delete entry tool - ldapdelete ( ) ( )

	ldap entry addition and modification tools
		-- ldapadd ( )
		-- ldapmodify ( )

	ldap modify entry RDN tool - ldapmodrdn ( )

	ldap search tool - ldapsearch ( )

	ldapadd -- ldap entry addition and modification tools ( )

	ldapdelete - ldap delete entry tool ( ) ( )

	ldaplist - search and list naming information from a LDAP directory service ( )

	ldapmodify -- ldap entry addition and modification tools ( )

	ldapmodrdn - ldap modify entry RDN tool ( )
		Input Format ( )

	ldapsearch - ldap search tool ( )
		Output Format ( )

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

	let - shell built-in function to evaluate one or more arithmetic expressions ( )

	lex - generate programs for lexical tasks ( )
		Actions in lex ( )

	lex, create a tags file for use with ex and vi - ctags ( )

	lex - generate programs for lexical tasks
		Definitions in lex ( )
		Output Files ( )
		Regular Expressions in lex ( )
		Rules in lex ( )
		Stderr ( )
		Stdout ( )
		User Subroutines in lex ( )

	library archive, find ordering relation for an object or library archive - lorder ( )

	limit -- set or get limitations on the system resources available to the current shell and its descendents ( )
		csh ( ) ( ) ( )
		ksh ( ) ( )
		sh ( ) ( )
		sh/ksh ( )
		/usr/bin/ulimit ( ) ( )

	line - read one line from standard input and write to standard output ( )

	line numbering filter - nl ( )

	line printer control - lpc ( )

	link, make hard or symbolic links to files - ln ( )

	link editor - ld ( )

	link-editor - ld ( )

	lint - C program verifier ( )

	list
		contents of directory - ls ( )
		file names - ls ( )

	list, sorted, find lines - look ( )

	list of service grades, print - uuglist ( )

	listusers - list user login information ( )

	LLC2 Station, SAP, and Connection Statistics - llc2_stats ( )

	llc2_stats - LLC2 Station, SAP, and Connection Statistics ( )

	llc_autoconfig - generate LLC2 configuration files ( )

	llc_config - configure LLC2 interface parameters ( )

	ln - make hard or symbolic links to files ( )

	loadkeys -- load keyboard translation tables ( )

	locale - get locale-specific information ( )

	localedef - define locale environment ( )

	log, system, add entries - logger ( )

	logger - add entries to the system log ( )

	logger - make system log entry ( )

	login command ( ) ( )

	login - sign on to the system ( )

	login
		change login password and password attributes - passwd ( )
		display effective user name - whoami ( )
		display login and logout information about users and terminals - last ( )
		get the name of the user running the process - logname ( )
		list user login information - listusers ( )
		remote - rlogin ( )
		spawn login to a remote terminal - ct ( )
		who is logged in, and what are they doing - w ( )

	login environment
		display variables - printenv ( )
		set terminal characteristics -- tset ( )

	login password, change in NIS - yppasswd ( )

	logname - get the name of the user running the process ( )

	logout - shell built-in function to exit from a login session ( )

	logout, display login and logout information about users and terminals - last ( )

	look - find words in the system dictionary or lines in a sorted list ( )

	lookbib - find references in a bibliographic database ( )

	lorder - find ordering relation for an object or library archive ( )

	lp - send requests to a print service ( )

	LP print services
		cancel requests - cancel ( )
		control line printer - lpc ( )
		display printer queue - lpq ( )
		generate printer test pattern - lptest ( )
		print files - lp ( )
		print files (BSD) - lpr ( )
		remove print jobs - lprm ( )

	lpc - line printer control ( )

	lpq - display printer queue ( )

	lpr - print files ( )

	lprm - remove print jobs ( )

	lpstat - print information about the status of the print service ( )

	lptest - generate printer test pattern ( )

	ls - list contents of directory ( )

	ls - list files ( )


M

	m4 - macro processor ( )

	mach - display processor type of current host ( )

	machid -- get processor type truth value ( )

	machine IDs, get processor type truth value -- machid ( )

	macro processor - m4 ( )

	magnetic tape
		backspace files - mt ( )
		backspace records - mt ( )
		copy - tcopy ( )
		erase - mt ( )
		forward space files - mt ( )
		forward space records - mt ( )
		get unit status - mt ( )
		manipulate - mt ( )
		place unit off-line - mt ( )
		retension - mt ( )
		rewind - mt ( )
		skip backward files - mt ( )
		skip backward records - mt ( )
		skip forward files - mt ( )
		skip forward records - mt ( )
		write EOF mark on - mt ( )

	mail - interactive message processing system ( )

	MAIL variable -- sh ( ) ( )

	mail, automatic replies - vacation ( )

	mail aliases, aliases- system mail ( )

	mail services
		mail notifier - biff ( )
		sender of mail messages - from ( )

	mail utilities
		create aliases database - newaliases ( )
		statistics - mailstats ( )

	mailbox, storage for incoming mail -- mailx ( )

	MAILCHECK variable -- sh ( )

	mailcompat - provide SunOS compatibility for Solaris mailbox format ( )

	mailp -- frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer ( )

	mailstats - mail delivery statistics ( )

	mailx -- interactive message processing system ( ) ( )

	mailx commands
		-- ! ( )
		-- # ( )
		-- = ( )
		-- ? ( )
		-- \| ( )
		-- z ( )
		-- alias ( )
		-- alternates ( )
		-- cd ( )
		-- chdir ( )
		-- Copy ( )
		-- copy ( )
		-- delete ( )
		-- discard ( )
		-- dp ( )
		-- dt ( )
		-- echo ( )
		-- edit ( )
		-- else ( )
		-- endif ( )
		-- exit ( )
		-- field ( )
		-- file ( )
		-- folder ( )
		-- Followup ( )
		-- followup ( )
		-- from ( )
		-- group ( )
		-- headers ( )
		-- help ( )
		-- hold ( ) ( )
		-- if ( )
		-- ignore ( )
		-- inc ( )
		-- list ( )
		-- load ( )
		-- mail ( )
		-- mbox ( )
		-- More ( )
		-- New ( )
		-- new ( )
		-- next ( )
		-- Page ( )
		-- pipe ( )
		-- preserve ( ) ( )
		-- Print ( ) ( )
		-- print ( ) ( )
		-- Put ( )
		-- put ( )
		-- quit ( )
		-- Reply ( )
		-- reply ( )
		-- replyall ( )
		-- replysender ( )
		-- Respond ( )
		-- respond ( )
		-- retain ( )
		-- Save ( )
		-- save ( )
		-- set ( )
		-- shell ( )
		-- size ( )
		-- source ( )
		-- top ( )
		-- touch ( )
		-- Type ( ) ( )
		-- type ( ) ( )
		-- unalias ( )
		-- undelete ( )
		-- undiscard ( )
		-- ungroup ( )
		-- unignore ( )
		-- Unread ( ) ( )
		-- unread ( ) ( )
		-- unretain ( )
		-- unset ( )
		-- version ( )
		-- visual ( )
		-- write ( )
		-- xit ( )

	maintain groups of programs - sysV-make ( )

	make - maintain, update, and regenerate related programs and files
		Appending to a Macro ( )
		Bourne Shell Constructs ( )
		Clearing Special Targets ( )
		Command Dependencies ( )
		Command Execution ( )
		Command Substitutions ( )
		Conditional Macro Definitions ( )
		Dynamic Macros ( )
		Global ( )
		Hidden Dependencies ( )
		Implicit Rules ( )
		implicit rules, list of make/make.rules ( )
		Library Maintenance ( )
		Macros ( ) ( )
		Makefile Target Entries ( )
		Pattern Matching Rules ( )
		Pattern Replacement Macro References ( )
		Predefined Macros ( )
		Reading Makefiles and the Environment ( )
		Rules ( )
		Signals ( )
		Special Characters ( )
		Special-Function Targets ( )
		Special-Purpose Macros ( )
		Suffix Replacement Macro References ( )
		Suffix Rules ( )

	make, System V version of make - sysV-make ( )

	make - maintain, update, and regenerate related programs and files
		Targets and Dependencies ( )
		The Suffixes List ( )

	man - online display of reference pages ( )

	manual pages
		accessing - man ( )
		describe command - whatis ( )
		locate - whereis ( )

	matrix display program for PostScript printers - postmd ( )

	mbox, storage file for read mail -- mailx ( )

	mconnect - open connection to remote mail server ( )

	mcs - manipulate the comment section of an object file ( )

	mdb - modular debugger ( )

	menu item
		builds a menu and prompts user to choose one item from menu -- ckitem ( )
		provides error message for menu item -- erritem ( )
		provides help message for menu item -- helpitem ( )

	menu items, FMLI, returns a list of - getitems ( )

	mesg - permit or deny messages via write ( )

	message - puts arguments on FMLI message line ( )

	messages
		create message object file - msgfmt ( )
		creating portable object files - msgfmt ( )
		display contents of, or search for a text string in, message data bases - srchtxt ( )
		display on stderr or system console - fmtmsg ( )
		editing messages - msgfmt ( )
		extract gettext call strings - xgettext ( )
		generate a formatted message catalog - gencat ( )
		permit or deny messages via write - mesg ( )
		retrieve text string from message database - gettext ( )
		setting the domain - msgfmt ( )
		setting the message identifier - msgfmt ( )
		setting the message string - msgfmt ( )

	mixerctl - audio mixer control ( )

	mkdir - make directories ( )

	mkmsgs - create message files for use by gettxt ( )

	mkstr - create C error messages ( )

	.mo files, message object files - msgfmt ( )

	modify the Access Control List (ACL) for a file or files - setfacl ( )

	modular debugger - mdb ( )

	monitor process and LWP behavior using CPU performance counters - cputrack ( )

	more -- browse through a text file ( )

	mp - PostScript pretty printer ( )

	msgfmt - create message object file ( )

	mt - manipulate magnetic tape ( )

	mv - move files ( )


N

	nawk - pattern scanning and processing language ( )
		Actions ( )
		Arithmetic Functions ( )
		Expression Patterns ( )
		Expressions in nawk ( )
		Functions ( )
		Input/Output and General Functions ( )
		Output Statements ( )
		Pattern Ranges ( )
		Patterns ( )
		Regular Expressions ( )
		Special Patterns ( )
		String Functions ( )
		User-defined Functions ( )
		/usr/bin/nawk ( )
		/usr/xcu4/bin/awk ( )
		/usr/xpg4/bin/awk ( )
		Variables and Special Variables ( )

	NCA -- the Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) ( )

	nca -- the Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) ( )

	ncab2clf - convert binary log file to Common Log File format ( )

	ncakmod - start or stop the NCA kernel module ( )

	neqn -- mathematical typesetting ( )

	netscape - start Netscape Communicator for Solaris ( )

	newaliases - make mail aliases database ( )

	newform - change the format of a text file ( )

	newgrp - changes a user's group ID ( )

	newgrp - shell built-in function to allow new group permissions to the user ( )

	news - print news items ( )

	newsp -- frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer ( )

	NFS, secure
		decrypt and store secret key with keyserv - keylogin ( )
		delete stored secret key with keyserv- keylogout ( )

	nice - invoke a command with an altered scheduling priority ( )

	nice, change process nice value - renice ( )

	nice - invoke a command with an altered scheduling priority, csh Builtin ( )

	nis -- a new version of the network information name service ( )

	NIS
		change login password in - yppasswd ( )
		print the value of one or more keys from a NIS map - ypmatch ( )
		print values in a NIS database - ypcat ( )
		return name of NIS server or map master - ypwhich ( )

	nis+ -- a new version of the network information name service ( )

	NIS+ -- a new version of the network information name service ( )

	NIS+
		Authentication -- nis+ ( )
		Authorization -- nis+ ( )
		change access rights on a NIS+ object - nischmod ( )
		change password information - nispasswd ( )
		change the group owner of a NIS+ object - nischgrp ( )
		change the owner of a NIS+ object - nischown ( )
		change the time to live of a NIS+ object - nischttl ( )
		Concatenation Path -- nis+ ( )
		create NIS+ directories - nismkdir ( )
		Directories and Domains -- nis+ ( )
		Directory Authorization -- nis+ ( )
		display NIS+ defaults - nisdefaults ( )
		display NIS+ error messages - niserror ( )
		display tables - niscat ( )
		Grammar -- nis+ ( )
		Group Names -- nis+ ( )
		group administration - nisgrpadm ( )
		Indexed Names -- nis+ ( )
		list the contents of a NIS+ directory - nisls ( )
		Name Expansion -- nis+ ( )
		Namespaces -- nis+ ( )
		NIS+ Administrative Commands -- nis+ ( )
		NIS+ Directory Object -- nis+ ( )
		NIS+ Files and Directories -- nis+ ( )
		NIS+ Group Object -- nis+ ( )
		NIS+ Link Object -- nis+ ( )
		NIS+ Programming API -- nis+ ( )
		NIS+ Table Object -- nis+ ( )
		NIS+ User Commands -- nis+ ( )
		Principal Names -- nis+ ( )
		remove directories - nisrmdir ( )
		remove objects - nisrm ( )
		return the state of the NIS+ namespace using a conditional expression - nistest ( )
		Simple Names -- nis+ ( )
		symbolically link NIS+ objects - nisln ( )
		Table Authorization -- nis+ ( )
		table administration tool - nistbladm ( )
		utilities for searching NIS+ tables -- nismatch, nisgrep ( )

	niscat - display NIS+ tables ( )

	nischgrp - change the group owner of a NIS+ object ( )

	nischmod - change access rights on a NIS+ object ( )

	nischown - change the owner of a NIS+ object ( )

	nischttl - change the time to live of a NIS+ object ( )

	nisdefaults - display NIS+ defaults ( )

	niserror - display NIS+ error messages ( )

	nisgrep -- utility for searching NIS+ tables ( )

	nisgrpadm - NIS+ group administration command ( )

	nisln - symbolically link NIS+ objects ( )

	nisls - list the contents of a NIS+ directory ( )

	nismatch -- utility for searching NIS+ tables ( )

	nismkdir - create a NIS+ directory ( )

	nisrm - remove NIS+ objects ( )

	nisrmdir - remove a NIS+ directory ( )

	nistbladm - administer NIS+ tables ( )

	nistest - return the state of the NIS+ namespace using a conditional expression ( )

	nl - number lines ( )

	nm - print name list of an object file ( )

	nohup - run a command immune to hangups ( )

	notify -- shell built-in functions to control process execution ( )

	notify user that volume requested is not in the CD-ROM or floppy drive - volmissing ( )

	nroff - format documents for display or line-printer ( )

	nroff utilities
		check nroff and troff files - checknr ( )
		eliminate .so's from nroff input - soelim ( )
		filters reverse line-feeds from two-column nroff text - col ( )
		format tables - tbl ( )
		remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs - deroff ( )


O

	object archive, find ordering relation for an object or library archive - lorder ( )

	object files
		find printable strings - strings ( )
		manipulate the comment section - mcs ( )
		print section sizes in bytes - size ( )
		strip symbol table, debugging and line number information - strip ( )

	octal dump, - od ( )

	od - octal dump ( )

	on - execute a command on a remote system, but with the local environment ( )

	onintr -- shell built-in functions to respond to (hardware) signals ( )

	online documentation system, - answerbook2 ( )

	online reference pages - man ( )

	optisa - determine which variant instruction set is optimal to use ( )


P

	pack -- compress files ( )

	page -- page through a text file ( )

	pagesize - display size of a page of memory ( )

	Pascal, create a tags file for use with ex and vi - ctags ( )

	passwd - change login password and password attributes ( )

	password, change in NIS - yppasswd ( )

	password file, edit - vipw ( )

	passwords, change login password and password attributes - passwd ( )

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

	patch - apply changes to files ( )
		Filename Determination ( )
		Patch Application ( )
		Patchfile Format ( )

	PATH variable -- sh ( )

	pathchk - check path names ( )

	pathconv - search FMLI criteria for filename ( )

	pathname
		prompts for a pathname -- ckpath ( )
		provides error message for pathname -- errpath ( )
		provides help message for pathname -- helppath ( )
		validates pathname -- valpath ( )

	pattern scanning and processing language - nawk ( )

	pax - portable archive interchange ( )
		Modes of Operations ( )
		Standard Error ( )
		Standard Output ( )

	pcat -- compress files ( )

	pcred -- proc tools ( )

	pdp11 -- get processor type truth value ( )

	performance monitoring
		display call-graph profile data - gprof ( )
		resource usage for a command - rusage ( )
		time a command; report process data and system activity - timex ( )

	perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language ( )

	pfcsh -- execute a command in a profile ( )

	pfexec -- execute a command in a profile ( )

	pfiles -- proc tools ( )

	pfksh -- execute a command in a profile ( )

	pflags -- proc tools ( )

	pfsh -- execute a command in a profile ( )

	pg - files perusal filter for CRTs ( )

	pgrep -- find processes by name and other attributes ( )

	pkginfo - display software package information ( )

	pkgmk - produce an installable package ( )

	pkgparam - display package parameter values ( )

	pkgproto - generate prototype file entries for input to pkgmk command ( )

	pkgtrans - translate package format ( )

	pkill -- signal processes by name and other attributes ( )

	pldd -- proc tools ( )

	plimit - get or set the resource limits of running processes ( )

	plot -- graphics filters for plotters ( )

	plotters, graphics filters -- plot ( )

	graphics filters -- tplot, graphics filters ( )

	pmap -- proc tools ( )

	.po files, portable object files - msgfmt ( )

	popd -- shell built-in functions to change the current working directory ( )

	portable archive interchange - pax ( )

	postplot - PostScript translator for plot(4B) graphics files ( )

	postdaisy - PostScript translator for Diablo 630 daisy-wheel files ( )

	postdmd - PostScript translator for DMD bitmap files ( )

	postio - serial interface for PostScript printers ( )

	postmd - matrix display program for PostScript printers ( )

	postprint - PostScript translator for text files ( )

	postprocessors, troff for PostScript printers - dpost ( )

	postreverse - reverse the page order in a PostScript file ( )

	PostScript
		matrix display program - postmd ( )
		prepends host resident PostScript fonts to files - download ( )
		reverse the page order in a PostScript file - postreverse ( )
		serial interface - postio ( )
		translator for Diablo 630 daisy-wheel files - postdaisy ( )
		translator for DMD bitmap files - postdmd ( )
		translator for plot(4B) graphics files - postplot ( )
		translator for Tektronix 4014 files - posttek ( )
		translator for text files - postprint ( )
		troff postprocessor for PostScript printers - dpost ( )

	PostScript pretty printer - mp ( )

	PostScript translator for Diablo 630 daisy-wheel files - postdaisy ( )

	PostScript translator forMD bitmap files - postdmd ( )

	PostScript translator for Tektronix 4014 files - posttek ( )

	PostScript translator for text files - postprint ( )

	posttek - PostScript translator for Tektronix 4014 files ( )

	pr - print files ( )

	Practical Extraction and Report Language - perl ( )

	praliases - display system mail aliases ( )

	prex - control tracing and manipulate probe points in a process or the kernel ( )

	prime factors, obtain for a number - factor ( )

	print - shell built-in function to output characters to the screen or window ( )

	print
		formatted output - printf ( )
		print files - pr ( )

	print authorizations granted to a user - auths ( )

	print execution profiles for a user - profiles ( )

	print files - lpr ( )

	print files, prepends host resident PostScript fonts to files - download ( )

	print roles granted to a user - roles ( )

	print services, print information about the status - lpstat ( )

	printenv - display environment variables ( )

	printers
		cancel requests - cancel ( )
		control - lpc ( )
		display queue - lpq ( )
		print information about the status - lpstat ( )
		remove jobs from queue - lprm ( )
		send requests - lp ( )
		test - lptest ( )

	printers, LP
		-- disable ( )
		-- enable ( )

	printf - print formatted output ( )

	proc tools
		-- pcred ( )
		-- pfiles ( )
		-- pflags ( )
		-- pldd ( )
		-- pmap ( )
		-- prun ( )
		-- psig ( )
		-- pstack ( )
		-- pstop ( )
		-- ptime ( )
		-- ptree ( )
		-- pwait ( )
		-- pwdx ( )

	process, running, change priority - renice ( )

	process accounting
		search and print files - acctcom ( )
		time a command; report process data and system activity - timex ( )

	process scheduler, display or set scheduling parameters of specified process(es) - priocntl ( )

	process status, report - ps ( )

	processes
		display status - ps ( )
		get core images of running processes - gcore ( )
		terminate a process by default - kill ( )

	processors, display type - mach ( )

	prof - display profile data ( )

	profile, display call-graph - gprof ( )

	profiles - print execution profiles for a user ( )

	programming languages
		analyze and disperse compiler error messages - error ( )
		C compiler - cc ( )
		C preprocessor - cpp ( )
		C program verifier - lint ( )
		extract strings from C code - xstr ( )
		formats program in nice style using troff - vgrind ( )

	programming tools
		arbitrary precision arithmetic language - bc ( )
		assembler - as ( )
		create a tags file for use with ex and vi - ctags ( )
		create C error messages - mkstr ( )
		debugger - adb ( )
		display call-graph profile data - gprof ( )
		dump selected parts of an object file - dump ( )
		find printable strings in an object or binary file - strings ( )
		- install ( )
		link editor - ld ( )
		link-editor for object files - ld ( )
		macro processor - m4 ( )
		make - build programs ( )
		object code disassembler - dis ( )
		print name list of an object file - nm ( )
		print section sizes in bytes of object files - size ( )
		regular expression compile - regcmp ( )
		resolve and remove ifdef'ed lines from C program source - unifdef ( )
		resource usage for a command - rusage ( )
		RPC protocol compiler - rpcgen ( )
		Source Code Control System - sccs ( )
		strip symbol table, debugging and line number information from an object file - strip ( )
		touch - update last modified date of file ( )

	prun -- proc tools ( )

	PS1 variable -- sh ( )

	PS2 variable -- sh ( )

	ps - display process status ( )

	psig -- proc tools ( )

	pstack -- proc tools ( )

	pstop -- proc tools ( )

	ptime -- proc tools ( )

	ptree -- proc tools ( )

	pushd -- shell built-in functions to change the current working directory ( )

	pvs - display the internal versioning information of dynamic objects ( )

	pwait -- proc tools ( )

	pwd - print working directory name ( )

	pwdx -- proc tools ( )


Q

	queue, printer, display - lpq ( )

	queues
		display the jobs queued to run at specified times - atq ( )
		remove jobs spooled by at or batch - atrm ( )


R

	true - convert archives to random libraries ( )

	rcp - remote file copy ( )

	rdist - remote file distribution ( )

	read - shell built-in function to receive from standard input (keyboard) ( )

	readfile, longline -- (FMLI utility) reads file, gets longest line ( )

	readonly - shell built-in function to protect the value of the given variable from reassignment ( )

	reboot system without checking disks -- fastboot ( )

	red -- text editor ( )

	refer - expand and insert references from a bibliographic database ( )

	regcmp - regular expression compile ( )

	regenerate groups of programs - sysV-make ( )

	regenerate programs - make ( )

	regex - (FMLI utility) match patterns against a string ( )

	registration ( )

	rehash -- shell built-in functions to evaluate the internal hash table of the contents of directories ( )

	reinit - (FMLI utility) changes the descriptors in the initialization file ( )

	relational database, - join ( )

	reminder services
		- calendar ( )
		mail notifier - biff ( )

	remote shell -- rsh ( )

	remote system
		connect - tip ( )
		connect to - cu ( )
		execute a command on a remote system, but with the local environment - on ( )
		file copy - rcp ( )
		file distribution - rdist ( )
		remote login - rlogin ( )
		shell -- rsh ( )
		show status - rup ( ) ( )
		spawn login - ct ( )
		system to system command execution - uux ( )
		transfer files to and from - tftp ( )
		who is logged in on remote machines - rusers ( )

	rename the binding of an FNS name - fnrename ( )

	renice - alter priority of running processes ( )

	repeat -- shell built-in function to execute a command more than once ( )

	report on the calls to a specific procedure. - whocalls ( )

	report or filter out repeated lines in a file - uniq ( )

	reset -- reset terminal bits ( )

	reset - (FLMI utility) changes the entry in a field of a form to its default value ( )

	reset terminal bits -- reset ( )

	return -- shell built-in functions to enable the execution of the shell to advance beyond its sequence of steps ( )

	reverse page order, PostScript file - postreverse ( )

	reverse the page order in a PostScript file - postreverse ( )

	rksh -- KornShell, restricted command and programming language ( )

	rlogin - remote login ( )

	rm -- remove files ( )

	rmdir -- remove directories ( )

	roffbib - format and print bibliographic database ( )

	roles - print roles granted to a user ( )

	RPC
		display host status of remote machines - rup ( )
		display status of network hosts - rup ( )
		protocol compiler - rpcgen ( )

	RPC, secure
		decrypt and store secret key with keyserv - keylogin ( )
		delete stored secret key with keyserv - keylogout ( )

	RPC Language, RPC protocol compiler - rpcgen ( )

	rpcgen - RPC protocol compiler ( )

	rsh -- remote shell ( )

	run - (FMLI utility) runs a program ( )

	run a command immune to hangups - nohup ( )

	runtime linker for dynamic objects - ld.so.1 ( )

	rup - display status of network hosts (RPC version) ( )

	rup - display status of network hosts ( )

	ruptime - display status of local hosts ( )

	rusage - resource usage for a command ( )

	rusers - who is logged in on remote machines ( )

	rwho - who is logged in on local machines ( )


S

	sag - system activity graph ( )

	sar - system activity reporter ( )

	SCCS, extract SCCS version information from a file - what ( )

	sccs-admin -- create and administer SCCS history files ( )

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

	sccs-comb -- combine deltas ( )

	sccs - Source Code Control System ( )

	SCCS commands
		admin -- create and administer SCCS history files ( )
		cdc -- change the delta commentary of an SCCS delta ( )
		comb -- combine deltas ( )
		delta -- change the delta commentary of an SCCS delta ( )
		get -- retrieve a version of an SCCS file ( )
		help -- help regarding SCCS error or warning messages ( )
		prt -- display delta table information from an SCCS file ( )
		rmdel -- remove a delta from an SCCS file ( )
		sact -- show editing activity status of an SCCS file ( )
		sccs-prs -- display selected portions of an SCCS history ( )
		sccsdiff -- compare versions of SCCS file ( )
		unget -- unget SCCS file ( )
		val -- validate SCCS file ( )

	sccs-delta -- change the delta commentary of an SCCS delta ( )

	SCCS delta
		change commentary -- sccs-cdc ( )
		combine -- sccs-comb ( )
		create -- delta ( )
		remove -- rmdel ( )

	SCCS delta table, print form an SCCS file -- sccs-prt ( )

	SCCS files
		compare versions -- sccs-sccsdiff ( )
		retrieve a version of a file -- sccs-get ( )
		show editing activity status -- sccs-sact ( )
		undo a previous get of an SCCS file -- sccs-unget ( )
		validate -- sccs-val ( )

	sccs-get -- retrieve a version of an SCCS file ( )

	sccs-help -- help regarding SCCS error or warning messages ( )

	SCCS help, regarding SCCS error or warning messages -- sccs-help ( )

	SCCS history, display selected portions -- sccs-prs ( )

	SCCS history files, create and administer -- sccs-admin ( )

	sccs-prs -- display selected portions of an SCCS history ( )

	sccs-prt -- display delta table information from an SCCS file ( )

	sccs-rmdel -- remove delta from SCCS file ( )

	sccs-sact -- show editing activity status of an SCCS file ( )

	sccs-sccsdiff -- compare versions of SCCS file ( )

	sccs-unget -- unget SCCS file ( )

	sccs-val -- validate SCCS file ( )

	screen-oriented editor -- vi ( )

	script - make script of terminal session ( )

	sdiff - print differences between two files side-by-side ( )

	search and list naming information from a LDAP directory service - ldaplist ( )

	search for FNS objects with specified attributes - fnsearch ( )

	sed - stream editor ( ) ( )
		Functions ( )
		sed Addresses ( )
		sed Editing Commands ( )
		sed Regular Expressions ( )
		sed Scripts ( )

	select -- shell built-in functions to choose from among a list of actions ( )

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

	serial interface for PostScript printers - postio ( )

	set -- shell built-in functions to determine the characteristics for environmental variables of the current shell and its descendents ( )

	set, unset -- (FLMI utility) set and unset local or global environment variables ( )

	set environment for command invocation - env ( )

	set or get limitations on the system resources available to the current shell and its descendents
		-- limit ( )
		-- ulimit ( )
		-- unlimit ( )

	setcolor - (FMLI utility) redefine or create a color ( )

	setenv -- shell built-in functions to determine the characteristics for environmental variables of the current shell and its descendents ( )

	setfacl - modify the Access Control List (ACL) for a file or files ( )
		acl_entries Syntax ( )

	settime -- change file access and modification times ( )

	sh -- the standard shell command interpreter ( )

	SHACCT variable -- sh ( )

	shell - (FMLI utility) run a command using shell ( )

	SHELL variable -- sh ( )

	shell
		Korn shell -- ksh ( )
		restricted Korn shell -- rksh ( )

	shell_builtins - shell command interpreter built-in functions ( )

	shell command interpreter built-in functions - shell_builtins ( )

	shell command interpreter builtin-functions
		-- alias ( )
		-- bg ( )
		-- break ( )
		-- case ( )
		-- cd ( )
		-- chdir ( )
		-- continue ( )
		-- dirs ( )
		-- eval ( ) ( )
		-- exit ( )
		-- fc ( )
		-- fg ( )
		-- for ( )
		-- foreach ( )
		- function ( )
		- getopts ( )
		- glob ( )
		-- hash ( )
		-- hashstat ( )
		-- history ( )
		-- if ( )
		-- jobs ( )
		- kill ( )
		- let ( )
		- logout ( )
		- newgrp ( )
		-- notify ( )
		-- onintr ( )
		-- popd ( )
		- print ( )
		-- pushd ( )
		- read ( )
		- readonly ( )
		-- rehash ( )
		-- repeat ( )
		-- return ( )
		-- select ( )
		-- set ( )
		-- setenv ( )
		- shift ( )
		-- source ( )
		-- stop ( )
		- suspend ( )
		-- switch ( )
		-- test ( )
		- times ( )
		-- trap ( )
		-- typeset ( )
		- umask ( )
		-- unalias ( )
		-- unhash ( )
		-- unset ( )
		-- unsetenv ( )
		-- until ( )
		- wait ( )
		-- whence ( )
		-- while ( )

	shell programming
		echo arguments - echo ( )
		read one line from standard input and write to standard output - line ( )

	shell scripts
		display size of page memory - pagesize ( )
		provide truth values -- true, false ( )

	shell variables, in Bourne shell ( )

	shells
		C shell - csh ( )
		remote -- rsh ( )
		the job control shell command interpreter -- jsh ( )
		the standard shell command interpreter -- sh ( )

	shift - shell built-in function to traverse either a shell's argument list or a list of field-separated words ( )

	show codeset table for the current locale - dumpcs ( )

	shutdown - shut down multiuser operation ( )

	sign on to the system - login ( )

	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, connection to remote mailserver - mconnect ( )

	size - print section sizes in bytes of object files ( )

	sleep - suspend execution for an interval ( )

	smart2cfg - Compaq Smart-2 EISA/PCI and Smart-2SL PCI Array Controller ioctl utility ( )

	SMPT
		See Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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

	software package
		display information - pkginfo ( )
		display parameter values - pkgparam ( )
		generate prototype file entries for input to pkgmk command - pkgproto ( )
		produce an installable package - pkgmk ( )
		translate package format - pkgtrans ( )

	Solaris user registration - solregis ( ) ( )

	solregis - Solaris user registration ( ) ( )

	sort, topological, items mentioned in input - tsort ( )

	sort - sort and/or merge files ( )

	sortbib - sort bibliographic database ( )

	sotruss - trace shared library procedure calls ( )

	source -- shell built-in functions to execute other commands ( )

	Source Code Control System
		See SCCS

	source files, locate - whereis ( )

	sparc -- get processor type truth value ( )

	spell -- check spelling ( )

	spline - interpolate smooth curve ( )

	split files based on context - csplit ( )

	split - split a file into pieces ( )

	srchtxt - display contents of, or search for a text string in, message data bases ( )

	standard output, replicate - tee ( )

	start Netscape Communicator for Solaris - netscape ( )

	start or stop the NCA kernel module - ncakmod ( )

	statistics, collected by sendmail - mailstats ( )

	stop -- shell built-in functions to control process execution ( )

	strchg -- change stream configuration ( )

	strconf -- query stream configuration ( )

	stream editor - sed ( ) ( )

	STREAMS, change or query stream configuration -- strchg, strconf ( )

	string
		prompt for defined string answer -- ckstr ( )
		provide an error message for defined string answer -- errstr ( )
		provide an help message for defined string answer -- helpstr ( )
		validate a defined string answer -- valstr ( )

	strings - find printable strings in object or binary file ( )

	strip - strip symbol table, debugging and line number information from an object file ( )

	stty command ( )

	stty - set the options for a terminal ( )

	sum - print checksum and block count for a file ( )

	sum - sum and count blocks in file ( )

	sun -- get processor type truth value ( )

	SunOS/BSD Source Compatibility Package, - stty ( )

	SunOS/BSD Source Compatibility Package commands
		- arch ( )
		- basename ( )
		- biff ( )
		- cc ( )
		- chown ( )
		- df ( )
		- du ( )
		- echo ( )
		- expr ( )
		-- fastboot ( )
		- file ( )
		- from ( )
		- groups ( )
		- grpck ( )
		- hostid ( )
		- hostname ( )
		- install ( )
		- ld ( )
		- lint ( )
		- ln ( )
		- logger ( )
		- lpc ( )
		- lpq ( )
		- lpr ( )
		- lprm ( )
		- lptest ( )
		- ls ( )
		- mach ( )
		- mkstr ( )
		- pagesize ( )
		-- plot ( )
		- printenv ( )
		- ps ( )
		- rusage ( )
		- shutdown ( )
		- sum ( )
		- test ( )
		- tr ( )
		-- tset ( )
		- users ( )
		- vipw ( )
		- whereis ( )
		- whoami ( )

	provide SunOS compatibility for Solaris mailbox format - mailcompat ( )

	suspend - shell built-in function to halt the current shell ( )

	suspend execution of command, - sleep ( )

	switch -- shell built-in functions to choose from among a list of actions ( )

	symorder - update symbol table ordering ( )

	synchronize files and directories - filesync ( )

	system to system copy -- uucp ( )

	system activity
		graphical representation - sag ( )
		reporter - sar ( )
		time a command; report process data and system activity - timex ( )

	system administration, - install ( )

	system call and signals, trace - truss ( )

	system log, add entries - logger ( )

	system name, print - uname ( )

	system to system command execution - uux ( )

	system uptime, display - uptime ( )

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


T

	TAB characters, expand to SPACE characters, and vice versa -- expand, unexpand ( )

	tables, format for nroff or troff - tbl ( )

	tabs - set tabs on a terminal ( )

	tail - display last part of file ( )

	talk - talk to another user ( )

	tape
		backspace files - mt ( )
		backspace records - mt ( )
		erase - mt ( )
		forward space files - mt ( )
		forward space records - mt ( )
		get unit status - mt ( )
		place unit off-line - mt ( )
		retension - mt ( )
		rewind - mt ( )
		skip backward files - mt ( )
		skip backward records - mt ( )
		skip forward files - mt ( )
		skip forward records - mt ( )
		write EOF mark on - mt ( )

	tape, magnetic
		copy, blocking preserved - tcopy ( )
		manipulate - mt ( )
		scan - tcopy ( )

	tape archives, create - tar ( )

	tar - create tape archives, and add or extract files ( )

	tbl - format tables for nroff or troff ( )

	tbl, remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs - deroff ( )

	tcopy - copy a magnetic tape ( )

	tee - replicate the standard output ( )

	telnet - user interface to a remote system using the TELNET protocol ( )

	TELNET protocol, user interface to a remote system using the TELNET protocol - telnet ( )

	terminal
		set options - stty ( )
		set tabs - tabs ( )

	terminal screen, - clear ( )

	terminal session, make script- script ( )

	terminals
		get name - tty ( )
		initialize a terminal or query terminfo database - tput ( )
		reset bits -- reset ( )
		set characteristics -- tset ( )
		set characteristics - stty ( )

	terminate a process by default - kill ( )

	terminfo database, initialize a terminal or query terminfo database - tput ( )

	test -- shell built-in functions to evaluate condition(s) or to make execution of actions dependent upon the evaluation of condition(s) ( )

	test - (FMLI utility) evaluates the expression expression ( )

	test - condition evaluation ( )

	text editing
		screen-oriented (visual) display editor based on ex -- vi ( )
		sed - stream editor ( )
		stream editor - sed ( )

	text editor
		-- ed ( )
		- edit ( )
		- ex ( )

	text files
		browse or page through a text file -- more, page ( )
		change format - newform ( )

	text formatter, format documents for display or line-printer - nroff ( )

	text processing utilities
		check spelling -- spell ( )
		concatenate and display files - cat ( )
		display last part of file - tail ( )
		pattern scanning and processing language - awk ( )
		search a file for a pattern - grep ( )
		search a file for a pattern using full regular expressions - egrep ( )
		search file for fixed-character string - fgrep ( )
		sort and/or merge files - sort ( )
		split a file into pieces - split ( )
		translate characters - tr ( ) ( )
		underline text - ul ( )

	text retrieval tools
		create message files for use by gettxt - mkmsgs ( )
		retrieve text string from message database - gettxt ( )

	tftp - trivial file transfer program ( )

	the Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) -- NCA ( )

	the Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) -- nca ( )

	tilde escape commands for mail, -- mailx ( )

	time - time a simple command ( )

	time
		prompts for time -- cktime ( )
		provides error message for time -- errtime ( )
		provides help message for time -- helptime ( )
		validates time -- valtime ( )

	time a simple command - time ( )

	timed event services
		display the jobs queued to run at specified times - atq ( )
		reminder service - calendar ( )
		remove jobs spooled by at or batch - atrm ( )
		user crontab file - crontab ( )

	timemanp -- frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer ( )

	times - shell built-in function to report time usages of the current shell ( )

	timesysp -- frontends to the mp PostScript pretty printer ( )

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

	tip - connect to remote system ( )

	tnfdump - convert binary TNF file to ASCII ( )

	tnfxtract - extract kernel probes output into a trace file ( )

	touch -- change file access and modification times ( )

	touch - change file access and modification times ( )

	touch -- change file access and modification times
		settime ( )
		touch ( )

	touch - update last modified date of file ( )

	tplot -- graphics filters for plotters ( )

	tput - initialize a terminal or query terminfo database ( )

	tr - translate characters ( ) ( )

	trace function calls, trace application function calls to Solaris shared libraries - apptrace ( )

	trace shared library procedure calls - sotruss ( )

	translate characters - tr ( ) ( )

	translates exportfs options to share/unshare commands - exportfs ( )

	trap -- shell built-in functions to respond to (hardware) signals ( )

	Trivial File Transfer Protocol
		See TFTP

	troff - typeset or format documents ( )

	troff utilities
		check nroff and troff files - checknr ( )
		eliminate .so's from nroff input - soelim ( )
		filters reverse line-feeds from two-column nroff text - col ( )
		format tables - tbl ( )
		formats program code - vgrind ( )
		postprocessor for PostScript printers - dpost ( )
		remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs - deroff ( )

	true -- provide truth values ( )

	truss - trace system calls and signals ( )

	tset -- set terminal characteristics ( )

	tsort - topological sort of items mentioned in input ( )

	ttl - time to live value, nischttl ( )

	tty, set characteristics -- tset ( )

	tty, set characteristics - stty ( )

	tty, set options - stty ( )

	tty - get the name of the terminal ( )

	typeset -- shell built-in functions to set/get attributes and values for shell variables and functions ( )

	typeset documents - troff ( )


U

	u370 -- get processor type truth value ( )

	u3b -- get processor type truth value ( )

	u3b2 -- get processor type truth value ( )

	u3b5 -- get processor type truth value ( )

	u3b15 -- get processor type truth value ( )

	ucblinks - adds /dev entries to give SunOS 4.x compatible names to SunOS 5.x devices ( )

	ul - underline text ( )

	ulimit -- set or get limitations on the system resources available to the current shell and its descendents ( )

	umask - shell built-in function to restrict read/write/execute permissions ( )

	unalias -- shell built-in functions to create your own pseudonym or shorthand for a command or series of commands ( )

	uname - print name of current system ( )

	unbind the reference from an FNS name - fnunbind ( )

	uncompress -- uncompress files ( )

	underline text - ul ( )

	unexpand -- unexpand SPACE characters to TAB characters ( )

	unhash -- shell built-in functions to evaluate the internal hash table of the contents of directories ( )

	unifdef - resolve and remove ifdef'ed lines from C program source ( )

	uniq - report or filter out repeated lines in a file ( )

	units - converts quantities expressed in standard scales to other scales ( )

	UNIX, convert text file from DOS format to ISO format - dos2unix ( )

	unix2dos - convert text file from ISO format to DOS format ( )

	UNIX-to-UNIX commands
		uucp -- uucp ( )
		uulog -- uucp ( )
		uuname -- uucp ( )

	unlimit -- set or get limitations on the system resources available to the current shell and its descendents ( )

	unpack -- expand compressed files ( )

	unset -- shell built-in functions to determine the characteristics for environmental variables of the current shell and its descendents ( )

	unsetenv -- shell built-in functions to determine the characteristics for environmental variables of the current shell and its descendents ( )

	until -- shell built-in functions to repetitively execute a set of actions while/until conditions are evaluated TRUE ( )

	update and examine attributes associated with FNS named object - fnattr ( )

	update groups of programs - sysV-make ( )

	update last modified date of file - touch ( )

	update programs - make ( )

	uptime - show how long the system has been up ( )

	user ID, change user IDs of files - chown ( )

	user IDs
		display a list of all valid user names - dispuid ( )
		prompts for user ID -- ckuid ( )
		provides error message for user ID -- erruid ( )
		provides help message for user ID -- helpuid ( )
		validates user ID -- valuid ( )

	users
		display effective name - whoami ( )
		display group membership - groups ( )
		display information about local and remote users - finger ( )
		get the name of the user running the process - logname ( )
		list user login information - listusers ( )
		talk to another user - talk ( )
		who is logged in, and what are they doing - w ( )
		who is logged in on local machines - rwho ( )
		who is logged in on remote machines - rusers ( )
		who is on the system - who ( )
		write to another user - write ( )

	users, network, Internet user name directory service - whois ( )

	users - display users on system ( )

	uucp -- UNIX-to-UNIX copy ( )

	uucp
		log -- uulog ( )
		uucp status inquiry - uustat ( )

	uudecode -- decode binary file ( )

	uuencode -- encode binary file ( )

	uuglist - print list of service grades available ( )

	uulog -- UUCP log ( )

	uuname -- UUCP list of names ( )

	uustat - uucp status inquiry ( )

	uux - system to system command execution ( )


V

	vacation - automatic mail replies ( )

	vax -- get processor type truth value ( )

	version control, - vc ( )

	vgrind - formats program in nice style using troff ( )

	vi -- screen-oriented (visual) display editor based on ex ( )

	vipw - edit password file ( )

	volcancel - cancel user's request for removable media that is not currently in drive ( )

	volcheck - check for media in a drive ( )

	volmissing - notify user that volume requested is not in the CD-ROM or floppy drive ( )

	volrmmount - call rmmount to mount or unmount media ( )

	Volume Management
		cancel user's request for removable media that is not currently in drive - volcancel ( )
		check for media in a drive - volcheck ( )
		missing volume notification - volmissing ( )

	vsig - synchronize a co-process with the controlling FMLI application ( )


W

	w - display information about currently logged-in users ( )

	w - who is logged in, and what are they doing ( )

	wait - shell built-in function to wait for other jobs or processes ( )

	wc - display a count of lines, words and characters in a file ( )

	what - extract SCCS version information from a file ( )

	whatis - describe command ( )

	whence -- shell built-in functions to set/get attributes and values for shell variables and functions ( )

	whereis - locate the binary, source and manual page files for a command ( )

	which - locate a command; display its pathname or alias ( )

	while -- shell built-in functions to repetitively execute a set of actions while/until conditions are evaluated TRUE ( )

	who is logged in - w ( )

	who - who is on the system ( )

	whoami - display effective user name ( )

	whocalls - report on the calls to a specific procedure. ( )

	whois - Internet user name directory service ( )

	write - write to another user ( )

	write file checksums and sizes - cksum ( )


X

	xargs - construct argument lists and invoke utility ( )

	xgettext - extract gettext call strings ( )

	xstr - extract strings from C code ( )


Y

	yacc - yet another compiler-compiler ( )

	yacc, create a tags file for use with ex and vi - ctags ( )

	yes/no answer
		prompts for yes/no answer -- ckyorn ( )
		provides error message for yes/no answer -- erryorn ( )
		provides help message for yes/no answer -- helpyorn ( )
		validates yes/no answer -- valyorn ( )

	yet another compiler-compiler - yacc ( )

	ypcat - print values in a NIS database ( )

	ypmatch - print the value of one or more keys from a NIS map ( )

	yppasswd - change your network password in the NIS database ( )

	ypwhich - return name of NIS server or map master ( )


Z

	zcat -- displays uncompressed files but leaves compressed files intact ( )

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