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Section 1M: System Administration Commands

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Introduction
intro(1M) - introduction to system maintenance commands and application programs
a
accept(1M) - allow/prevent LP destination queuing requests
acct(1M) - overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands
acctcms(1M) - command summary from per-process accounting records
acctcom(1M) - search and print process accounting files
acctcon(1M) - connect-time accounting
acctcon1(1M) - connect-time accounting — see acctcon(1M)
acctcon2(1M) - connect-time accounting — see acctcon(1M)
acctdisk(1M) - overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands — see acct(1M)
acctdusg(1M) - overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands — see acct(1M)
acctmerg(1M) - merge or add total accounting files
accton(1M) - overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands — see acct(1M)
acctprc(1M) - process accounting
acctprc1(1M) - process accounting — see acctprc(1M)
acctprc2(1M) - process accounting — see acctprc(1M)
acctsh(1M) - shell procedures for accounting
acctwtmp(1M) - overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands — see acct(1M)
AM60Srvr(1M) - disk array server daemon
amcfg(1M) - manages LUN (logical drive) configuration on the disk array
amdload(1M) - downloads new firmware to the disk array controllers, the disk system BCC controllers, and disks
amdsp(1M) - display the status and operating configuration of the disk array
amfmt(1M) - disk format, not supported
amlog(1M) - displays host-based controller log entries for a disk array
ammgr(1M) - manages the operating characteristics of the disk array
amutil(1M) - controls various disk array management functions
arp(1M) - address resolution display and control
asecure(1M) - control access to Audio on a workstation
aserver(1M) - start the audio server
audevent(1M) - change or display event or system call audit status
audisp(1M) - display the audit information as requested by the parameters
audomon(1M) - audit overflow monitor daemon
audsys(1M) - start or halt the auditing system and set or display audit file information
audusr(1M) - select users to audit
authck(1M) - check internal consistency of Authentication database
auto_parms(1M) - initial system configuration/DHCP support script
automount(1M) - install automatic mount points
automountd(1M) - autofs mount/unmount daemon
autopush(1M) - manage system database of automatically pushed STREAMS modules
b
backup(1M) - backup or archive file system
bdf(1M) - report number of free disk blocks (Berkeley version)
biod(1M) - NFS daemons — see nfsd(1M)
boot(1M) - bootstrap process
bootpd(1M) - Internet Boot Protocol server
bootpquery(1M) - send BOOTREQUEST to BOOTP server
c
cachefsstat(1M) - Cache File System statistics
captoinfo(1M) - convert a termcap description into a terminfo description
catman(1M) - create the cat files for the manual
cfsadmin(1M) - administer disk space used for caching file systems with the Cache File-System (CacheFS)
ch_rc(1M) - change system configuration file
chargefee(1M) - shell procedures for accounting — see acctsh(1M)
chnlspath(1M) - configure message catalog path
chroot(1M) - change root directory for a command
ckpacct(1M) - shell procedures for accounting — see acctsh(1M)
clear_locks(1M) - clear locks held on behalf of an NFS client
closewtmp(1M) - overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands — see acct(1M)
clri(1M) - clear inode
clri_hfs(1M) - clear inode — see clri(1M)
clrsvc(1M) - clear x25 switched virtual circuit
convert_awk(1M) - converts old sendmail.cf files to new format
convertfs(1M) - convert an HFS file system to allow long file names
convertfs_hfs(1M) - convert an HFS file system to allow long file names — see convertfs(1M)
cplxmodify(1M) - modify an attribute of a system complex
cpset(1M) - install object files in binary directories
crashconf(1M) - configure system crash dumps
crashutil(1M) - manipulate crash dump data
create_sysfile(1M) - create a kernel system file
cron(1M) - timed-job execution daemon
d
dcopy(1M) - copy HFS file system with compaction.
dcopy_hfs(1M) - copy HFS file system with compaction. — see dcopy(1M)
devnm(1M) - device name
df(1M) - report number of free file system disk blocks
df_cdfs(1M) - report number of free CDFS, HFS, or NFS file system disk blocks — see df_hfs(1M)
df_hfs(1M) - report number of free CDFS, HFS, or NFS file system disk blocks
df_nfs(1M) - report number of free CDFS, HFS, or NFS file system disk blocks — see df_hfs(1M)
df_vxfs(1M) - report number of free disk blocks on a VxFS file system
dhcpclient(1M) - Client for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server
dhcpdb2conf(1M) - DHCP client database converter
dhcptools(1M) - command line tool for DHCP elements of bootpd
dhcpv6clientd(1M) - DHCPv6 client daemon
dhcpv6d(1M) - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server daemon for IPv6
dhcpv6db2conf(1M) - DHCPv6 client database converter
dig(1M) - domain information groper
diskinfo(1M) - describe characteristics of a disk device
disksecn(1M) - calculate default disk section sizes
diskusg(1M) - generate disk accounting data by user ID
dmesg(1M) - collect system diagnostic messages to form error log
dodisk(1M) - shell procedures for accounting — see acctsh(1M)
dpp(1M) - dedicated ports parser used by DDFA software
dump(1M) - incremental file system dump, local or across network
dumpfs(1M) - dump file system information
dumpfs_hfs(1M) - dump file system information — see dumpfs(1M)
e
edquota(1M) - edit user disk quotas
efi_cp(1M) - copy to or from EFI file
efi_fsinit(1M) - write an EFI file system header on a device file
efi_ls(1M) - list EFI file information or contents of an EFI directory
efi_mkdir(1M) - make an EFI directory
efi_rm(1M) - remove an EFI file
efi_rmdir(1M) - remove an EFI directory
envd(1M) - system physical environment daemon
exportfs(1M) - export and unexport directories to NFS clients
extendfs(1M) - extend a file system size (generic)
extendfs_hfs(1M) - extend HFS file system size
extendfs_vxfs(1M) - extend VxFS file system size
f
fbackup(1M) - selectively back up files
fcmsutil(1M) - Fibre Channel Mass Storage Utility Command for the TACHYON TL A5158A and TACHYON XL2 A6795A Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters.
fdetach(1M) - detach a STREAMS-based file descriptor from a filename
ff(1M) - list file names and statistics for a file system
ff_hfs(1M) - list file names and statistics for HFS file system
ff_vxfs(1M) - fast find: list file names and statistics for a VxFS file system
fingerd(1M) - remote user information server
fixman(1M) - fix manual pages for faster viewing with man(1)
format(1M) - format an HP SCSI disk array LUN
frecover(1M) - selectively recover files
frupower(1M) - turn on/off or display current status of power for cells and I/O chassis
fsadm(1M) - a file system administration command
fsadm_hfs(1M) - HFS file system administration command
fsadm_vxfs(1M) - resize or reorganize a VxFS file system
fscat(1M) - cat a VxFS file system — see fscat_vxfs(1M)
fscat_vxfs(1M) - cat a VxFS file system
fsck(1M) - file system consistency check and interactive repair
fsck_cachefs(1M) - check integrity of data cached with CacheFS
fsck_hfs(1M) - HFS file system consistency check and interactive repair
fsck_vxfs(1M) - check and repair a VxFS file system
fsclean(1M) - determine the shutdown status of HFS file systems
fsclean_hfs(1M) - determine the shutdown status of HFS file systems — see fsclean(1M)
fsdb(1M) - file system debugger (generic)
fsdb_hfs(1M) - HFS file system debugger
fsdb_vxfs(1M) - VxFS file system debugger
fsirand(1M) - install random inode generation numbers
fstyp(1M) - determine file system type
ftpd(1M) - DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
fuser(1M) - list processes using a file or file structure
fwtmp(1M) - manipulate connect accounting records
g
gated(1M) - gateway routing daemon
gdc(1M) - operational user interface for gated
geocustoms(1M) - configure system language on multi-language systems
getext(1M) - get VxFS extent attributes
getmemwindow(1M) - extracts window ids of user processes from /etc/services.window
getprpw(1M) - display protected password database
getty(1M) - set terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline
getx25(1M) - get x25 line
groupadd(1M) - add a new group to the system
groupdel(1M) - delete a group from the system
groupmod(1M) - modify a group on the system
grpck(1M) - password/group file checkers — see pwck(1M)
h
hosts_to_named(1M) - translate host table to name server file format
hotplugd(1M) - PCI I/O hotplug (attention button) events daemon
hpux(1M) - HP-UX bootstrap
hpux.efi(1M) - HP-UX bootstrap for Itanium-based systems
i
identd(1M) - TCP/IP IDENT protocol server
idisk(1M) - create partitions for Itanium(R)-based system's disks
ifconfig(1M) - configure network interface parameters
inetd(1M) - Internet services daemon
inetsvcs_sec(1M) - enable/disable secure internet services
infocmp(1M) - compare or print out terminfo descriptions
init(1M) - process control initialization
insf(1M) - install special (device) files
install(1M) - install commands
intctl(1M) - manage the interrupt configuration of the system
ioinit(1M) - test and maintain consistency between the kernel I/O data structures and /etc/ioconfig
ioscan(1M) - scan I/O system
isl(1M) - initial system loader
itemap(1M) - load an ITE (Internal Terminal Emulator) keyboard mapping.
k
kclog(1M) - manage kernel configuration log file
kcmodule(1M) - manage kernel modules and subsystems
kconfig(1M) - manage kernel configurations
kcpath(1M) - print kernel configuration pathnames
kctune(1M) - manage kernel tunable parameters
keyenvoy(1M) - talk to keyserver
keyserv(1M) - server for storing private encryption keys
killall(1M) - kill all active processes
killsm(1M) - kill the sendmail daemon
kl(1M) - control kernel logging
kmpath(1M) - retrieve kernel name and associated kernel configuration information
kmtune(1M) - query, set, or reset system parameters
krs_flush(1M) - flush kernel registry services data to disk
krsd(1M) - kernel registry services daemon
l
labelit(1M) - copy a file system with label checking — see volcopy(1M)
labelit_hfs(1M) - copy an HFS file system with label checking — see volcopy_hfs(1M)
labelit_vxfs(1M) - copy a VxFS file system with label checking — see volcopy_vxfs(1M)
lanadmin(1M) - local area network administration program
landiag(1M) - local area network administration program — see lanadmin(1M)
lanscan(1M) - display LAN device configuration and status
lastlogin(1M) - shell procedures for accounting — see acctsh(1M)
libcadmin(1M) - libc administration command
link(1M) - execute link() and unlink() system calls without error checking
linkloop(1M) - verify LAN connectivity with link-level loopback
localedef(1M) - generate a locale environment
lockd(1M) - network lock daemon
logins(1M) - display system and user login data
lpadmin(1M) - configure the LP spooling system
lpana(1M) - display LP spooler performance analysis information
lpfence(1M) - start the LP request scheduler, stop the LP request scheduler, move requests between LP destinations, and define the minimum priority for printing — see lpsched(1M)
lpmove(1M) - start the LP request scheduler, stop the LP request scheduler, move requests between LP destinations, and define the minimum priority for printing — see lpsched(1M)
lpsched(1M) - start the LP request scheduler, stop the LP request scheduler, move requests between LP destinations, and define the minimum priority for printing
lpshut(1M) - start the LP request scheduler, stop the LP request scheduler, move requests between LP destinations, and define the minimum priority for printing — see lpsched(1M)
lsdev(1M) - list device drivers in the system
lssf(1M) - list a special file
lvchange(1M) - change LVM logical volume characteristics
lvcreate(1M) - create logical volume in LVM volume group
lvdisplay(1M) - display information about LVM logical volumes
lvextend(1M) - increase space, increase mirrors for LVM logical volume
lvlnboot(1M) - prepare LVM logical volume to be root, boot, primary swap, or dump volume
lvmerge(1M) - merge two LVM logical volumes into one logical volume
lvmmigrate(1M) - prepare root file system for migration from partitions to LVM logical volumes
lvreduce(1M) - decrease space allocation or the number of mirror copies of logical volumes
lvremove(1M) - remove one or more logical volumes from LVM volume group
lvrmboot(1M) - remove LVM logical volume link to root, primary swap, or dump volume
lvsplit(1M) - split mirrored LVM logical volume into two logical volumes
lvsync(1M) - synchronize stale mirrors in LVM logical volumes
lwresd(1M) - lightweight resolver daemon
m
makedbm(1M) - make a Network Information System database
makemap(1M) - creates database maps for sendmail
map-mbone(1M) - Multicast Router Connection Mapper
mc(1M) - media changer manipulation utility
mk_kernel(1M) - load a kernel configuration from a system file
mkboot(1M) - install, update or remove boot programs from disk
mkfs(1M) - construct a file system (generic)
mkfs_hfs(1M) - construct an HFS file system
mkfs_vxfs(1M) - construct a VxFS file system
mklost+found(1M) - make a lost+found directory for fsck(1M)
mknod(1M) - create special files
mksf(1M) - make a special (device) file
modprpw(1M) - modify protected password database
monacct(1M) - shell procedures for accounting — see acctsh(1M)
mount(1M) - mount and unmount file systems
mount_cachefs(1M) - mount CacheFS file systems
mount_cdfs(1M) - mount and unmount CDFS file systems
mount_hfs(1M) - mount a