# %W% %E% # # Copyright (C) 1986-1995-2001 The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. # All Rights Reserved. # The information in this file is provided for the exclusive use of # the licensees of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. Such users have the # right to use, modify, and incorporate this code into other products # for purposes authorized by the license agreement provided they include # this notice and the associated copyright notice with any such product. # The information in this file is provided "AS IS" without warranty. # # Copyright (C) 1986-1989 AT&T # All Rights Reserved. # # This is the whatis file for man(C) # Lines beginning with # are comments and are ignored # by man(C). # # This file contains three columns of data. Column one # is a title. Column 2 is the manual section in which it # appears. The third column is the corresponding description. # # Thus the entry for man(C) is: # # col1 = man # col2 = (C) # col3 = - print reference pages in this guide # Intro (C) - introduces UNIX commands [ (C) - test conditions 300, 300s (C) - handle special functions of DASI 300 and 300s terminals 300s (C) - handle special functions for the DASI 300s terminal 4014 (C) - paginator for the TEKTRONIX 4014 terminal 450 (C) - handle special functions of the DASI 450 terminal alias, unalias (C) - create, display, or delete alias definitions apropos (C) - locate commands by keyword lookup asa (C) - interpret printer control codes assign, deassign (C) - assign and deassign devices at, batch (C) - execute commands at a later time atdialer (C) - configurable modem dialer for UUCP auths (C) - list and/or restrict kernel privileges awk, oawk, nawk (C) - pattern scanning and processing language banner (C) - print large letters basename (C) - remove directory names from pathnames batch (C) - schedule jobs for execution when the system load permits bc (C) - invoke a calculator bdiff (C) - compare files too large for diff(C) bfs (C) - scan big files bg, fg (C) - run jobs in the background or foreground cal (C) - print a calendar calendar (C) - invoke a reminder service cancel (C) - cancel requests to lineprinter cat (C) - concatenate and display files cd (C) - change working directory checkmail (C) - check for MMDF mail that has been submitted but not delivered chgrp (C) - change group ID chmod (C) - change the access permissions of a file or directory chown (C) - change owner ID cksum (C) - write file checksums and sizes clear (C) - clear a terminal screen cmp (C) - compare two files col (C) - filter reverse linefeeds comm (C) - select or reject lines common to two sorted files command (C) - execute a simple command compress, uncompress, zcat (C) - compress data for storage, uncompress and display compressed files copy (C) - copy groups of files corex (C) - convert new-style core image dumps to old-style cp (C) - copy files cpio (C) - copy file archives in and out cpset (C) - install object files in binary directories cron (C) - execute commands scheduled by at, batch, and crontab crontab (C) - schedule commands to be executed at regular intervals crypt (C) - encode/decode csh (C) - invoke a shell command interpreter with C-like syntax csplit (C) - split files according to context ct (C) - spawn getty to a remote terminal ctags (C) - create a tags file cu (C) - call another UNIX/XENIX system cut (C) - cut out selected fields of each line of a file date (C) - print and set the date dc (C) - invoke an arbitrary precision calculator dd (C) - convert and copy a file deassign (C) - deassign devices deroff (C) - remove nroff/troff, tbl, and eqn constructs devnm (C) - identify device name df (C) - report number of free disk blocks dfspace (C) - report disk space diff (C) - compare two text files diff3 (C) - compare three files dircmp (C) - compare directories dirname (C) - deliver directory part of pathname disable (C) - turn off terminals and printers diskcmp (C) - compare floppy disks diskcp, diskcmp (C) - copy or compare floppy disks doscat (C) - display a DOS file doscmd: doscat, doscp, dosdir, dosformat, dosmkdir, dosls, dosrm, dosrmdir (C) - manipulates DOS files and filesystems doscp (C) - copies a DOS file to UNIX system dosdir (C) - list DOS directories in the DOS DIR style dosformat (C) - format a DOS floppy dosls (C) - lists DOS directories in the UNIX system ls style dosmkdir (C) - make a directory on a DOS disk dosrm (C) - remove files from a DOS disk dosrmdir (C) - remove directories from a DOS disk dspmsg (C) - print message from message catalog dtox (C) - change file format from MS-DOS to UNIX dtype (C) - determine disk type du (C) - summarize disk usage echo (C) - echo arguments ed, red (C) - invoke the text editor edit (C) - invoke a novice version of the ex text editor egrep (C) - search a text file for one or more patterns enable (C) - turn on terminals and line printers env (C) - set environment for command execution ex, edit (C) - invoke a text editor expand (C) - convert tabs to spaces expr (C) - evaluate arguments as an expression factor (C) - factor a number false (C) - return with a non-zero exit value fc (C) - process the command history list fg (C) - run jobs in the foreground fgrep (C) - search a text file for a fixed string file (C) - determine file type find (C) - find files finger (C) - find information about users fixhdr (C) - change executable binary file headers fold (C) - filter for folding lines format (C) - format floppy disks ftpcount (C) - shows current number of ftp users for each class ftpwho (C) - shows current ftp user processes getconf (C) - print configuration dependent values getopt (C) - parse command options getoptcvt (C) - convert shell scripts to use getopts instead of getopt getopts, getoptcvt (C) - parse command options getprops (C) - get local printer options gets (C) - get a string from the standard input getserno (C) - output the serial number greek (C) - select terminal filter grep, egrep, fgrep (C) - search files for a pattern hash (C) - remember, report, or forget command locations hashcheck (C) - recreate the hash codes in a hashed spelling list hashmake (C) - generate hash codes for a list of words hd (C) - display files in hexadecimal format head (C) - print the first few lines of a file hello (C) - send a message to another user hp (C) - handle special functions of Hewlett-Packard terminals hwconfig (C) - read hardware configuration information i286 (C) - return a true value if a machine is a 286 i286emul (C) - emulate UNIX 80286 i386 (C) - return a true value if a machine is a 386 or fully compatible i486 (C) - return a true value if a machine is a 486 or fully compatible iAPX286 (C) - return a true value if a machine is a 286 iconv (C) - international codeset conversion id (C) - print user and group IDs and names ismpx (C) - return windowing terminal state jobs (C) - display status of jobs join (C) - join two relations jterm (C) - reset layer of windowing terminal jwin (C) - print size of layer kill (C) - terminate a process ksh, rksh (C) - Korn shell, a command and programming language l (C) - list files with long information including following symbolic links last (C) - indicate last logins of users and teletypes layers (C) - layer multiplexer for windowing terminals lc (C) - list files in columns ldd (C) - list dynamic dependencies less (C) - view a file one screenful at a time lesskey (C) - specify key bindings for the less command lf (C) - list files indicating directories, executables, and symbolic links line (C) - read one line ln (C) - make a link to a file locale (C) - get locale-specific information localedef (C) - define locale environment lock (C) - lock a user's terminal logger (C) - make entries in the system log logname (C) - get login name lp, lpr (C) - send requests to lineprinter lpr (C) - send request to lineprinter lprint (C) - print to a printer attached to the user's terminal lpstat, rlpstat (C) - print information about status of (remote) lp print service lr (C) - list files, recursively listing any subdirectories encountered ls, l, lc, lf, lr, lx (C) - list contents of directories lx (C) - list files in columns, sorted across the page, rather than down the page m4 (C) - macro processor machid: i286, iAPX286, i386, i486 (also: vax, mc68k, pdp11, u370, u3b, u3b15, u3b2, u3b5) (C) - get truth value dependent on processor type mail, mailx (C) - interactive message processing system mailx (C) - interactive message processing system make.dialer (C) - script used to create an atdialer man (C) - display reference manual pages mcart (C) - Irwin mini-cartridge tape maintenance program mcs (C) - manipulate the comment section of an object file menu (C) - menu/form interface generator menu_colors.sh (C) - menu tool environment variables mesg (C) - permit or deny messages sent to a terminal mkdir (C) - make a directory mkfifo (C) - make a FIFO special file mknod (C) - build special files mnt, umnt (C) - mount/unmount filesystems more, page, less (C) - view a file one screenful at a time mv (C) - move or rename files and directories nawk (C) - new version of pattern scanning and processing language newform (C) - change the format of a text file newgrp (C) - change to a new group news (C) - print news items nice (C) - run a command at a different scheduling priority nl (C) - add line numbers to a file nohup (C) - run a command immune to hangups and quits oawk (C) - old version of pattern scanning and processing language od (C) - display files in octal format pack, pcat, unpack (C) - compress and expand files page (C) - view a file one screenful at a time passwd (C) - change login, or modem (dialup shell) password paste (C) - merge lines of files patch (C) - apply changes to a file pathchk (C) - check pathnames pax (C) - portable archive exchange pcat (C) - display a packed file pcpio (C) - copy file archives in and out pfmt (C) - display error message in standard format pg (C) - paginate display on terminals pkginfo (C) - display software package and/or set information pkgmk (C) - produce an installable package pkgparam (C) - displays package parameter values pkgproto (C) - generate a prototype file pkgtrans (C) - translate package format pr (C) - print files on the standard output printenv (C) - print environment for command execution printf (C) - print formatted output prwarn (C) - warn about password expiration ps (C) - report process status pstat (C) - report system information ptar (C) - process tape archives purge (C) - overwrite specified files pwd (C) - print working directory name random (C) - generate a random number rcp.mn (C) - copy files between systems in a Micnet network rcvalert (C) - notify user about newly received mail rcvfile (C) - put message into named file rcvprint (C) - print message automatically rcvtrip (C) - notify mail sender that recipient is away read (C) - read a line from standard input recon (C) - escape sequence reconglomerator and tty connection redirector red (C) - invoke a restricted text editor remote (C) - execute commands on another system in a Micnet network renice (C) - adjust scheduling priorities of running processes resend (C) - redistribute mail using the Resent- notation rksh (C) - invoke a restricted Korn shell rlpstat (C) - print information about status of remote lp print service rm (C) - remove files or directories rmdir (C) - remove directories rsh (C) - invoke a restricted shell (command interpreter) scosh (C) - menu-driven SCO Shell with calendar, mail, and calculator sddate (C) - print and set backup dates sdiff (C) - compare files side-by-side sed (C) - invoke the stream editor setcolor, setcolour (C) - set color and other attributes of the console screen setcolour (C) - set colour and attributes of the console screen setkey (C) - assign the function keys setpgrp (C) - set the process group of a program setsizecvt (C) - generates files in the space format for pkg sets sg (C) - set groups sh (C) - invoke the shell command interpreter shl (C) - shell layer manager sleep (C) - suspend execution for an interval slot (C) - read the microchannel configuration registers sort (C) - sort and merge files spell, hashmake, spellin, hashcheck (C) - find spelling errors spellin (C) - write a spelling list from hash codes spline (C) - interpolate a smooth curve from a set of points split (C) - split a file into pieces strings (C) - find the printable strings in an object file STTY (C) - set terminal modes stty, STTY (C) - set terminal modes su (C) - make the user a super user or another user sum (C) - calculate a checksum and count the blocks in a file tabs (C) - set tabs on a terminal tail (C) - display the last part of a file tape (C) - magnetic tape maintenance program tapecntl (C) - AT&T tape control for QIC-24/QIC-02 tape device tapedump (C) - dump magnetic tape to output file tar (C) - archive files tee (C) - create a tee in a pipe test (C) - test conditions tic (C) - terminfo compiler time (C) - time a command touch (C) - update access and modification times of a file tput (C) - query the terminfo database tr (C) - translate characters translate (C) - translate files from one format to another true (C) - return with a zero exit value tset (C) - set terminal modes tty (C) - get the terminal's name type (C) - determine command type ulimit (C) - set or report file-size limit umask (C) - get or set file-creation mode mask umnt (C) - unmount a filesystem unalias (C) - delete alias definitions uname (C) - print the name of the operating system uncompress (C) - uncompress data undelete (C) - administer versioned files unexpand (C) - convert spaces to tabs uniq (C) - report repeated lines in a file units (C) - convert units unpack (C) - unpack a file uptime (C) - display information about system activity uptime (C) - display summary information about system activity usemouse (C) - map mouse input to keystrokes uucp, uulog, uuname (C) - UNIX-to-UNIX system copy uudecode (C) - decode a uuencoded binary file uuencode, uudecode (C) - encode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail uulog (C) - query a log of uucp or uuxqt transactions uuname (C) - list names of systems known to uucp uupick (C) - accept or reject the files transmitted to the user uustat (C) - uucp status inquiry and job control uuto, uupick (C) - public UNIX-to-UNIX system file copy uux (C) - UNIX-to-UNIX system command execution vacation (C) - return extended absence message vedit (C) - invoke a novice version of vi vi, view, vedit (C) - invoke a screen-oriented display editor vidi (C) - set the font and video mode for a video device view (C) - invoke a read-only vi vmstat (C) - report paging and system statistics w (C) - display information about who is on the system and what they are doing w, uptime (C) - display information about who is on the system and what they are doing wait (C) - await completion of background processes wc (C) - count words, lines, and characters or bytes what (C) - identify SCCS files whatis (C) - describe what a command is who (C) - list who is on the system whodo (C) - determine who is doing what write (C) - write to another user x286emul (C) - emulate XENIX 80286 xargs (C) - construct and execute commands xtod (C) - change file format from UNIX to MS-DOS xtract (C) - extract a file from a cpio archive and stop yes (C) - print string repeatedly zcat (C) - display compressed files