Part I Section 1: User Commands (N-Z)

Table of Contents

n

neqn(1) - format mathematical text for nroff

netstat(1) - show network status

newalias(1) - install new elm aliases for user or system

newform(1) - change or reformat a text file

newgrp(1) - switch to a new group

newmail(1) - notify users of new mail in mailboxes

news(1) - print news items

nice(1) - run a command at nondefault priority

nis+(1) - a new version of the network information name service

niscat(1) - display NIS+ tables and objects

nischgrp(1) - change the group owner of an NIS+ object

nischmod(1) - change access rights on an NIS+ object

nischown(1) - change the owner of an NIS+ object

nischttl(1) - change the time to live value of an NIS+ object

nisdefaults(1) - display NIS+ default values

niserror(1) - display NIS+ error messages

nisgrpadm(1) - NIS+ group administration command

nisln(1) - symbolically link NIS+ objects

nisls(1) - list the contents of an NIS+ directory

nismatch(1) - utilities for searching NIS+ tables

nismkdir(1) - create NIS+ directories

nispasswd(1) - change NIS+ password information

nisrm(1) - remove NIS+ objects from the namespace

nisrmdir(1) - remove NIS+ directories

nistbladm(1) - NIS+ table administration command

nistest(1) - return the state of the NIS+ namespace using a conditional expression

nl(1) - line numbering filter

nljust(1) - justify lines, left or right, for printing

nm(1) - print name list of common object file

nohup(1) - run a command immune to hangups

nroff(1) - format text

nslookup(1) - query name servers interactively

nsquery(1) - query the Name Service Switch backend libraries

o

od(1) - octal and hexadecimal dump

odump(1) - dump information contained in SOM object files

on(1) - execute command on remote host with environment similar to local

p

pack(1) - compress and expand files

parstatus(1) - display information about the Superdome complex

partition(1) - display information about the Superdome Command Line Interface

passwd(1) - change login password and associated attributes

paste(1) - merge same lines of several files or subsequent lines of one file

patch(1) - a program for applying a diff file to an original

pathalias(1) - electronic address router

pathchk(1) - check path names

pax(1) - Extracts, writes, and lists archive files; copies files and directory hierarchies

pdclean(1) - removes all jobs from the specified object

pdcreate(1) - creates print objects

pddelete(1) - deletes print objects

pddisable(1) - stops printers from accepting jobs and logs from logging

pdenable(1) - enables printers to accept jobs and logs to log

pdls(1) - lists selected attribute values

pdmod(1) - modifies attributes of submitted print jobs

pdmsg(1) - displays the text and description of an HPDPS message at the command line

pdpause(1) - pauses jobs, physical printers, servers, or queues

pdpr(1) - submits print jobs

pdpromote(1) - advances a job to the top of a queue

pdq(1) - queries and lists the status of one or more print jobs

pdresubmit(1) - resubmits previously submitted print jobs

pdresume(1) - enables paused objects to resume operation

pdrm(1) - removes print jobs

pdset(1) - define the attribute values of the specified print object

pdshutdown(1) - stops servers

pg(1) - file perusal filter for soft-copy terminals

pppd(1) - PPP daemon

pr(1) - print files

praliases(1) - print system-wide sendmail aliases

prealloc(1) - preallocate disk storage

printenv(1) - print out the environment

printf(1) - format and print arguments

prmail(1) - print out mail in the incoming mailbox file

prof(1) - display profile data

prs(1) - print and summarize an SCCS file

ps(1) - report process status

ptx(1) - permuted index

pwd(1) - working directory name

pwget(1) - get password and group information

q

quota(1) - display disk usage and limits

r

ranlib(1) - regenerate archive symbol table

rcp(1) - remote file copy

rcp(1) - remote file copy

rcs(1) - change RCS file attributes

rcsdiff(1) - compareRCS revisions

rcsmerge(1) - merge RCS revisions

rdist(1) - remote file distribution program

read(1) - read a line from standard input

readmail(1) - read mail from a mail folder or incoming mailbox

remsh(1) - execute from a remote shell

remsh(1) - execute from a remote shell

rev(1) - reverse lines of a file

rexec(1) - execute from a remote shell

rlog(1) - print log messages and other information on RCS files

rlogin(1) - remote login

rlogin(1) - remote login

rm(1) - remove files or directories

rmdel(1) - remove a delta from an SCCS file

rmdir(1) - remove directories

rmnl(1) - remove extra new-line characters from file

rpcgen(1) - an RPC protocol compiler

rtprio(1) - execute process with real-time priority

rtsched(1) - execute process with real-time priority

rup(1) - show host status of local machines (RPC version)

ruptime(1) - show status of local machines

rusers(1) - determine who is logged in on machines on local network

rwho(1) - show who is logged in on local machines

s

sact(1) - print current SCCS file editing activity

samlog_viewer(1) - a tool for viewing and saving the SAM logfile

sccs(1) - front-end utility program for SCCS commands

sccsdiff(1) - compare two versions of an SCCS file

sccshelp(1) - ask for help on SCCS commands

script(1) - make typescript of terminal session

sdiff(1) - side-by-side difference program

sed(1) - stream text editor

send_sound(1) - play an audio file

serialize(1) - force target process to run serially with other processes

setacl(1) - modify access control lists (ACLs) for files (JFS File Systems only)

sh-bourne(1) - Bourne shell, the standard/restricted command programming language

sh-posix(1) - standard and restricted POSIX.2-conformant command shells

sh(1) - overview of various system shells

shar(1) - make a shell archive package

shl(1) - shell layer manager

size(1) - print section sizes of object files

sleep(1) - suspend execution for an interval

slp(1) - set printing options for a non-serial printer

sna(1) - SNAplus2: SNA and APPN communications for HP-UX

soelim(1) - eliminate .so's from nroff input

sort(1) - sort or merge files

spell(1) - find spelling errors

split(1) - split a file into pieces

ssp(1) - remove multiple line-feeds from output

strings(1) - find the printable strings in an object or other binary file

strip(1) - strip symbol and line number information from an object file

stty(1) - set the options for a terminal port

su(1) - switch user

sum(1) - print checksum and block or byte count of file(s)

t

tabs(1) - set tabs on a terminal

tail(1) - deliver the last part of a file

talk(1) - talk to another user

tar(1) - tape file archiver

tbl(1) - format tables for nroff

tee(1) - pipe fitting

telnet(1) - user interface to the TELNET protocol

telnet(1) - user interface to the TELNET protocol

test(1) - condition evaluation command

tftp(1) - trivial file transfer program

time(1) - time a command

timex(1) - time a command; report process data and system activity

top(1) - display and update information about the top processes on the system

touch(1) - update access, modification, and/or change times of file

tput(1) - query terminfo database

tr(1) - translate characters

true(1) - return exit status zero or one respectively

tset(1) - terminal-dependent initialization

tsm(1) - Terminal Session Manager

tsm.command(1) - send commands to the Terminal Session Manager (TSM)

tsm.info(1) - get Terminal Session Manager state information

tsort(1) - topological sort

tty(1) - get the name of the terminal

ttytype(1) - terminal identification program

u

ul(1) - do underlining

umask(1) - set or display the file mode creation mask

umodem(1) - XMODEM-protocol file transfer program

uname(1) - display information about computer system; set node name (system name)

unget(1) - undo a previous get of an SCCS file

unifdef(1) - remove preprocessor lines

uniq(1) - report repeated lines in a file

units(1) - conversion program

uptime(1) - show how long system has been up, and/or who is logged in and what they are doing

users(1) - compact list of users who are on the system

uucp(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system copy

uuencode(1) - encode/decode a binary file for transmission by mailer

uupath(1) - access and manage the pathalias database

uustat(1) - uucp status inquiry and job control

uuto(1) - public UNIX system to UNIX system file copy

uux(1) - UNIX system to UNIX system command execution

v

vacation(1) - return ``I am not here'' indication

val(1) - validate SCCS file

vc(1) - substitutes assigned values in place of identification keywords

vi(1) - screen-oriented (visual) text editor

vis(1) - make unprintable and non-ASCII characters in a file visible or invisible

vmstat(1) - report virtual memory statistics

vt(1) - log into another system over lan

w

wait(1) - await process completion

wc(1) - count words, lines, and bytes or characters in a file

what(1) - get SCCS identification information

whereis(1) - locate source, binary, and/or manual for program

which(1) - locate a program file including aliases and paths

who(1) - who is on the system

whoami(1) - print effective current user id

whois(1) - Internet user name directory service

write(1) - interactively write (talk) to another user

x

xargs(1) - construct argument list(s) and execute command

xstr(1) - extract strings from C programs to implement shared strings

y

yes(1) - be repetitively affirmative

ypcat(1) - print all values in Network Information Service map

ypmatch(1) - print values of selected keys in Network Information Service map

yppasswd(1) - change login password in Network Information System (NIS)

ypwhich(1) - list which host is Network Information System server or map master