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1. Commands

1C. Communications Commands

1G. Graphics Commands

2. System Calls

3. C Library

3C. Compatibility Library Functions

3M. Math Library

3N. Network Support Library

3P. DYNIX Parallel Programming Library

3R. RPC Library

3S. Standard I/O Library

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries

4. Special Files and Hardware Support

4F. Network Protocol Families

4N. Network Facilities

4P. Network Protocols

5. File Formats

Section 6

7. Miscellaneous Facilities

8. Maintenance Commands

8C. Network Services

8S. Standalone Utilities

Manual — DYNIX/ptx 3.0.17

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1. Commands (intro)

4.2talktalk to another user (4.2BSD)
a.tagscreate a tags file for Ada sources
a.vivi with extensions for Ada source files
addbibcreate or extend bibliographic database
applyapply a command to a set of arguments
aproposlocate commands by keyword lookup
ararchive and library maintainer
asSequent assembler
atexecute commands at a later time
awkpattern scanning and processing language
basenamestrip filename affixes
bcarbitrary-precision arithmetic language
biffbe notified if mail arrives and who it is from
binmailsend or receive mail among users
atob, tarmail, untarmail, btoaencode/decode binary to printable ASCII
calprint calendar
calendarreminder service
catcatenate and print
cbC program beautifier
ccC compiler
cdchange working directory
checknrcheck nroff/troff files
chfnchange finger entry
chgrpchange group
chmodchange mode
chshchange default login shell
cicheck in RCS revisions
clearclear terminal screen
cmpcompare two files
cocheck out RCS revisions
colfilter reverse line feeds
colcrtfilter nroff output for CRT previewing
colrmremove columns from a file
commselect or reject lines common to two sorted files
uncompact, ccat, compactcompress and uncompress files, and cat them
uncompress, zcat, compresscompress and expand data
uncompressdir, compressdircompress and uncompress directories of files
cpcopy
cppthe C language preprocessor
cryptencode/decode
csha shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
ctagscreate a tags file
dateprint and set the date
dcdesk calculator
ddconvert and copy a file
ddtinteractive symbolic debugger (Balance only)
deroffremove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs
dfreport free disk space on file systems
explain, dictionprint wordy sentences; thesaurus for diction
diffdifferential file and directory comparator
diff33-way differential file comparison
disasdisassemble binary files
domainnameset or display name of current domain system
dusummarize disk usage
echoecho arguments
edtext editor
neqn, checkeq, eqntypeset mathematics
erroranalyze and disperse compiler error messages
edit, extext editor
unexpand, expandexpand tabs to spaces, and vice versa
diction, explainprint wordy sentences; thesaurus for diction
exprevaluate arguments as an expression
eyaccmodified yacc allowing much improved error recovery
true, falseprovide truth values
fedfont editor
filedetermine file type
findfind files
fingeruser information lookup program
fmtsimple text formatter
foldfold long lines for finite width output device
fprprint Fortran file
fromwho is my mail from? 
fsplitsplit a multi-routine Fortran file into individual files
gcoreget core images of running processes
gprofdisplay call graph profile data
egrep, fgrep, grepsearch a file for a pattern
groupsshow group memberships
headgive first few lines
hostremote virtual terminal/fileserver for standalone program development
hostidset or print identifier of current host system
hostnameset or print name of current host system
idfile identification program
identidentify files
indentindent and format C program source
installinstall binaries
introintroduction to commands
iostatreport I/O statistics
joinjoin files on fields
killterminate a process
rksh, kshKornShell, a standard/restricted command and programming language
lastindicate last logins of users and teletypes
lastcommshow last commands executed in reverse order
ldlink editor
learncomputer aided instruction about UNIX
leaveremind you when you have to leave
lexgenerator of lexical analysis programs
linta C program verifier
lisplisp interpreter
lnmake links
lockreserve a terminal
loginsign on
lookfind lines in a sorted list
indxbib, lookbibbuild inverted index for a bibliography, find references in a bibliography
lorderfind ordering relation for an object library
lpqspool queue examination program
lproff line print
lprmremove jobs from the line printer spooling queue
lslist contents of directory
m4macro processor
machid: ns32000, i386, pdp11, u3b, u3b2, u3b5, vax, machidget processor type truth value
mailsend and receive mail
mailbugsubmit a bug report or enhancement request
makemaintain program groups
manfind manual information by keywords; print out the manual
mergethree-way file merge
mesgpermit or deny messages
mkdirmake a directory
mkstrcreate an error message file by massaging C source
page, morefile perusal filter for crt viewing
msgssystem messages program
mtmagnetic tape manipulating program
mvmove or rename files
netstatshow network status
newaliasesrebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
nohup, nicerun a command at low priority (sh only)
nmprint name list
nrofftext formatting
nslookupquery name servers interactively
odoctal, decimal, hex, ascii dump
pagesizeprint system page size
passwdchange login password
pcPascal compiler
dbx, pdbxparallel debugger
pmergepascal file merger
prprint file
printpr to the line printer
printenvprint out the environment
prmailprint out mail in the post office
profdisplay profile data
psprocess status
ptiphototypesetter interpreter
ptxpermuted index
pwdworking directory name
pxpPascal execution profiler
quotadisplay disk usage and limits
ranlibconvert archives to random libraries
rcschange RCS file attributes
rcsdiffcompare RCS revisions
rcsintrointroduction to RCS commands
rcsmergemerge RCS revisions
referfind and insert literature references in documents
resetreset the teletype bits to a sensible state
revreverse lines of a file
rlogprint log messages and other information about RCS files
rmdir, rmremove (unlink) files or directories
rmailhandle remote mail received via uucp
rm, rmdirremove (unlink) directories or files
roffbibrun off bibliographic database
rwallwrite to all users over a network
sccsfront end for the SCCS subsystem
scriptmake typescript of terminal session
sedstream editor
for, case, if, while, :, ., break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, read, readonly, set, shift, [, times, trap, umask, wait, shcommand language
sizesize of an object file
sleepsuspend execution for an interval
soelimeliminate .so’s from nroff input
sortsort or merge files
sortbibsort bibliographic database
spellin, spellout, spellfind spelling errors
splitsplit a file into pieces
stringsfind the printable strings in an object (or other binary) file
stripremove symbols and relocation bits
structstructure Fortran programs
sttyset terminal options
styleanalyze surface characteristics of a document
susubstitute user id temporarily
sumsum and count blocks in a file
symorderrearrange name list
syslinedisplay system status on status line of a terminal
tabsset terminal tabs
taildeliver the last part of a file
talktalk to another user
tartape archiver
tblformat tables for nroff or troff
tcphotoypesetter simulator
teepipe fitting
testcondition command
ptime, timetime a command
tkpaginator for the Tektronix 4014
touchupdate date last modified of a file
tpmanipulate tape archive
trtranslate characters
trmantranslate version 6 manual macros to version 7 macros
nroff, trofftext formatting and typesetting
false, trueprovide truth values
tsetterminal dependent initialization
tsorttopological sort
ttyget terminal name
uldo underlining
unifdefremove ifdef’ed lines
uniqreport repeated lines in a file
unitsconversion program
att, ucb, universeuniverse manipulations
uptimeshow how long system has been up
userscompact list of users who are on the system
vfontinfoinspect and print out information about UNIX fonts
vgrindgrind nice listings of programs
view, viscreen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex
vmstatreport virtual memory statistics
vprm, vpq, vprint, vprraster printer/plotter spooler
vtrofftroff to a raster plotter
vwidthmake troff width table for a font
wwho is on and what they are doing
waitawait completion of process
wallwrite to all users
wcword count
whatshow what versions of object modules were used to construct a file
whatisdescribe what a command is
whereislocate source, binary, and or manual for program
whichlocate a program file including aliases and paths (csh only)
whowho is on the system
whoamiprint effective current user id
writewrite to another user
xargsconstruct argument list(s) and execute command
xget, enroll, xsendsecret mail
xstrextract strings from C programs to implement shared strings
yaccyet another compiler-compiler
yesbe repetitively affirmative
zdiff, zcmpcompare compressed files
zmorefile perusal filter for crt viewing of compressed text

1C. Communications Commands

ftpARPANET file transfer program
rcpremote file copy
rloginremote login
rshremote shell
rupshow host status of local machines (RPC version)
ruptimeshow host status of local machines
ruserswho’s logged in on local machines (RPC version)
rwhowho’s logged in on local machines
telnetuser interface to the TELNET protocol
tftptrivial file transfer program
cu, tipconnect to a remote system
uucpunix to unix copy
uudecode, uuencodeencode/decode a binary file for transmission via mail
uulogdisplay UUCP log files
uunamelist names of UUCP hosts
uuqexamine or manipulate the uucp queue
uusendsend a file to a remote host
uuxunix to unix command execution

1G. Graphics Commands

graphdraw a graph
plotgraphics filters
splineinterpolate smooth curve

2. System Calls (intro)

acceptaccept a connection on a socket
accessdetermine accessibility of file
acctturn accounting on or off
bindbind a name to a socket
sbrk, brkchange data segment size
chdirchange current working directory
fchmod, chmodchange mode of file
fchown, chownchange owner and group of a file
chrootchange root directory
closedelete a descriptor
connectinitiate a connection on a socket
creatcreate a new file
csymlinkmake conditional symbolic link to a file
dup2, dupduplicate a descriptor
execveexecute a file
_exit, exitterminate a process
fcntlfile control
flockapply or remove an advisory lock on an open file
forkcreate a new process
fsyncsynchronize a file’s in-core state with that on disk
getdirentriesgets directory entries in a filesystem independent format
setdomainname, getdomainnameget/set name of current domain
getdtablemaxget maximum in-use descriptor table index
getdtablesizeget descriptor table size
getegid, getgidget group identity
getgroupsget group access list
sethostid, gethostidget/set unique identifier of current host
sethostname, gethostnameget/set name of current host
setitimer, getitimerget/set value of interval timer
getpagesizeget system page size
getpeernameget name of connected peer
getpgrpget process group
getppid, getpidget process identification
setpriority, getpriorityget/set program scheduling priority
setrlimit, getrlimitcontrol maximum system resource consumption
getrusageget information about resource utilization
getsocknameget socket name
setsockopt, getsockoptget and set options on sockets
settimeofday, gettimeofdayget/set date and time
geteuid, getuidget user identity
introintroduction to system calls and error numbers
ioctlcontrol device
killsend signal to a process
killpgsend signal to a process group
linkmake a hard link to a file
listenlisten for connections on a socket
lseekmove read/write pointer
mkdirmake a directory file
mknodmake a special file
mmapmap an open file into the process’s address space
mountmount file system
msgctlmessage control operations
msggetget message queue
msgsnd, msgrcv, msgopmessage operations
munmapunmap part of the process’s address space
openopen a file for reading or writing, or create a new file
pipecreate an interprocess communication channel
proc_ctlcontrol over various process attributes
profilexecution time profile
ptraceprocess trace
quotactlmanipulate disk quotas
readv, readread input
readclinkread value of a conditional symbolic link
readlinkread value of a symbolic link
rebootreboot system or halt processor
recvfrom, recvmsg, recvreceive a message from a socket
renamechange the name of a file
rmdirremove a directory file
selectsynchronous i/o multiplexing
semctlsemaphore control operations
semgetget set of semaphores
semopsemaphore operations
sendto, sendmsg, sendsend a message from a socket
setdtablesizeset descriptor table size
setgroupsset group access list
setpgrpset process group
setregidset real and effective group ID
setreuidset real and effective user ID’s
shutdownshut down part of a full-duplex connection
sigblockblock signals
sigpauseatomically release blocked signals and wait for interrupt
sigsetmaskset current signal mask
sigstackset and/or get signal stack context
sigvecsoftware signal facilities
socketcreate an endpoint for communication
socketpaircreate a pair of connected sockets
lstat, fstat, statget file status
statfsget file system statistics
swaponadd a swap device for interleaved paging/swapping
symlinkmake symbolic link to a file
syncupdate super-block
syscallindirect system call
tmp_affinitybind a process to a processor
tmp_ctlmulti-processor control
ftruncate, truncatetruncate a file to a specified length
umaskset file creation mode mask
universechange the universe for a process
unlinkremove directory entry
unmountunmount a file system
utimesset file times
vforkspawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way
vhangupvirtually “hangup” the current control terminal
vm_ctlexamine and change virtual memory tuning parameters
wait3, waitwait for process to terminate
writev, writewrite on a file

3. C Library (intro)

abortgenerate a fault
absinteger absolute value
atoi, atol, atofconvert ASCII to numbers
berkstread in symbol and string tables in berkeley format
bcopy, bcmp, bzero, ffs, bstringbit and byte string operations
setkey, encrypt, cryptDES encryption
localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone, ctimeconvert date and time to ASCII
isalnum, isalpha, isascii, iscntrl, isdigit, islower, isprint, ispunct, isspace, isupper, toascii, tolower, toupper, ctypecharacter classification and conversion macros
opendir, readdir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, closedir, directorydirectory operations
fcvt, gcvt, ecvtoutput conversion
etext, edata, endlast locations in program
execv, execle, execlp, execvp, exec, exece, exect, environ, execlexecute a file
exitterminate a process after flushing any pending output
ldexp, modf, frexpsplit into mantissa and exponent
setenv, unsetenv, getenvmanipulate environmental variables
getgeombynameget disk geometry by name
getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent, getgrent.3.soget group file entry
getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent, getgrentget group file entry
getloginget login name
addmntent, endmntent, hasmntopt, setmntent, getmntentget file system descriptor file entry
getpassread a password
ispseudotty, getpseudottyget or query pseudo terminals
getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, getpwent.3.soget password file entry
getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent, getpwentget password file entry
getscsimatch, getscsiinfoget scsiinfo structure
usclk_init, getusclkget/init microsecond clock
setusershell, endusershell, getusershellget legal user shells
getwdget current working directory pathname
getzdinfobyname, getzdinfoget zdinfo structure
remque, insqueinsert/remove element from a queue
introintroduction to library functions
free, realloc, calloc, alloca, mallocmemory allocator
mktempmake a unique file name
monstartup, moncontrol, monitorprepare execution profile
nlistget entries from name list
offline_alltake all but one active processor off line
sys_errlist, sys_nerr, perrorsystem error messages
pclose, popeninitiate I/O to/from a process
sys_siglist, psignalsystem signal messages
qsortquicker sort
srandom, initstate, setstate, randombetter random number generator; routines for changing generators
re_comp, re_exec, regexregular expression handler
res_mkquery, res_send, res_init, dn_comp, dn_expand, resolverresolver routines
alphasort, scandirscan a directory
longjmp, _setjmp, _longjmp, setjmpnon-local goto
seteuid, setruid, setgid, setegid, setrgid, setuidset user and group ID
sleepsuspend execution for interval
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, index, rindex, stringstring operations
swabswap bytes
openlog, closelog, setlogmask, syslogcontrol system log
systemissue a shell command
isatty, ttyslot, ttynamefind name of a terminal
vallocaligned memory allocator
varargsvariable argument list

3C. Compatibility Library Functions (intro)

alarmschedule signal after specified time
getpwget name from uid
introintroduction to compatibility library functions
lockfrecord locking on files
nargsget argument count
niceset program priority
pausestop until signal
srand, randrandom number generator
signalsimplified software signal facilities
gtty, sttyset and get terminal state (defunct)
time, ftime, time.3c.soget date and time
ftime, timeget date and time
times, times.3c.soget process times
timesget process times
utimeset file times
vlimitcontrol maximum system resource consumption
vtimesget information about resource utilization

3M. Math Library (intro)

log, log10, pow, sqrt, expexponential, logarithm, power, square root
fabs, ceil, floorabsolute value, floor, ceiling functions
gammalog gamma function
cabs, hypotEuclidean distance
introintroduction to mathematical library functions
j1, jn, y0, y1, yn, j0bessel functions
cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2, sintrigonometric functions
cosh, tanh, sinhhyperbolic functions

3N. Network Support Library (intro)

htonl, htons, ntohl, ntohs, byteorderconvert values between host and network byte order
ether_aton, ether_hostton, ether_line, ether_ntoa, ether_ntohost, ethersethernet address mapping operations
gethostbyaddr, gethostbyname, sethostent, endhostent, gethostentget network host entry
getnetbyaddr, getnetbyname, setnetent, endnetent, getnetentget network entry
endnetgrent, innetgr, setnetgrent, getnetgrentget network group entry
getprotobynumber, getprotobyname, setprotoent, endprotoent, getprotoentget protocol entry
endrpcent, getrpcbyname, getrpcbynumber, setrpcent, getrpcentget rpc entry
getservbyport, getservbyname, setservent, endservent, getserventget service entry
inet_addr, inet_network, inet_ntoa, inet_makeaddr, inet_lnaof, inet_netof, inetInternet address manipulation routines
introintroduction to network library functions
rpclibrary routines for remote procedure calls
xdrlibrary routines for external data representation
ypclnt yp_get_default_domain yp_bind yp_unbind yp_match yp_first yp_next yp_all yp_order yp_master yperr_string ypprot_err, ypclntyellow pages client interface

3P. DYNIX Parallel Programming Library (intro)

sbrk, brkchange private data segment size
cpus_onlinereturns the number of CPUs on-line
introintroduction to Parallel Programming Library
m_forkexecute a subprogram in parallel
m_get_myidreturn process identification
m_get_numprocsreturn number of child processes
m_kill_procskill child processes
m_unlock, m_locklock, unlock locks
m_nextincrement global counter
m_rele_procs, m_park_procssuspend and resume child process execution
m_set_procsset number of child processes
m_multi, m_singlemark single-process code section
m_synccheck in at barrier
s_init_lock, s_clock, s_unlock, s_lockinitialize, lock, unlock locks
s_init_barrier, s_wait_barrierinitialize barrier, wait at barrier
shsbrk, shbrkchange shared data segment size
shrealloc, shfree, shmallocshared memory allocator

3R. RPC Library (intro)

getrpcportget RPC port number
introintroduction to RPC service library functions
mountkeep track of remotely mounted filesystems
rusers, rnusersreturn information about users on remote machines
rwallwrite to specified remote machines
yppasswdupdate user password in yellow pages

3S. Standard I/O Library (intro)

fflush, fcloseclose or flush a stream
feof, clearerr, fileno, ferrorstream status inquiries
freopen, fdopen, fopenopen a stream
fwrite, freadbuffered binary input/output
ftell, rewind, fseekreposition a stream
getchar, fgetc, getw, getcget character or word from stream
fgets, getsget a string from a stream
stdio, introstandard buffered input/output package
fprintf, sprintf, printfformatted output conversion
putchar, fputc, putw, putcput character or word on a stream
fputs, putsput a string on a stream
fscanf, sscanf, scanfformatted input conversion
setbuffer, setlinebuf, setbufassign buffering to a stream
ungetcpush character back into input stream

3X. Miscellaneous Libraries (intro)

assertprogram verification
cursesscreen functions with “optimal” cursor motion
dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey, dbmdata base subroutines
disdisassemble Series 32000 or Series 386 instructions
getdiskbyname, getdisk.3x.soget disk description by its name
getdiskbyname, getdiskget disk description by its name
getfsspec, getfsfile, getfstype, setfsent, endfsent, getfsentget file system descriptor file entry
getoptget option letter from argument vector
initgroupsinitialize group access list
introintroduction to miscellaneous library functions
lib2648subroutines for the HP 2648 graphics terminal
libsanitylibc routines with runtime sanity checking
plot: openpl, erase, label, line, circle, arc, move, cont, point, linemod, space, closepl, plotgraphics interface
rresvport, ruserok, rcmdroutines for returning a stream to a remote command
rexecreturn stream to a remote command
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs, termcapterminal independent operation routines

4. Special Files and Hardware Support (intro)

autoconfdiagnostics from the DYNIX autoconfiguration code
consSequent console interface
drumpaging device
gateSLIC gate usage
introintroduction to special files and hardware support
losoftware loopback network interface
lpSystech parallel line printer interface
kmem, kMBmem, kMWmem, memmain memory
mrSequent Symmetry mirror disk pseudo-device
mtioUNIX magtape interface
nulldata sink
pmapmap physical addresses into process’s virtual address space
ptypseudo terminal driver
sdSCSI disk controller
seBalance 8000 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
smemco, smemSCED memory driver
stSystech MTI-800/1600 terminal multiplexor driver
tsSCSI tape controller
ttygeneral terminal interface
usclk32-bit microsecond counter
xpXylogics 450 MULTIBUS disk interface
xtXylogics 472 MULTIBUS magtape interface
zdSequent Dual-Channel Disk Controller

4F. Network Protocol Families

appletalkAppleTalk protocol family
inetInternet protocol family

4N. Network Facilities (intro)

ifgeneral properties of network interfaces
networking, introintroduction to networking facilities

4P. Network Protocols

arpAddress Resolution Protocol
ddpAppleTalk Datagram Delivery Protocol
icmpInternet Control Message Protocol
ipInternet Protocol
tcpInternet Transmission Control Protocol
udpInternet User Datagram Protocol

5. File Formats

L-devicesUUCP device description file
L-dialcodesUUCP phone number index file
L.aliasesUUCP hostname alias file
L.cmdsUUCP remote command permissions file
L.sysUUCP remote host description file
USERFILEUUCP pathname permissions file
a.outassembler and link editor output
acct, acct.5.soexecution accounting file
acctexecution accounting file
aliasesaliases file for sendmail
ar, ar.5.soarchive (library) file format
ararchive (library) file format
coreformat of memory image file
dirformat of directories
diskinfodisk device characteristic database
disktabdisk description file
dumpdates, dumpincremental dump format
inode, fsformat of file system volume
fstabstatic information about filesystems
gettytabterminal configuration data base
groupgroup file
hosts.equivlist of trusted hosts
hostshost name data base
mntentstatic information about filesystems
mrtabstatic information about disk mirrors
/etc/mtab, mtabmounted file system table
netgrouplist of network groups
networksnetwork name data base
passwdpassword file
phonesremote host phone number data base
plotgraphics interface
printcapprinter capability data base
protocolsprotocol name data base
rcsfileformat of RCS file
remoteremote host description file
resolverresolver configuration file
rmtabremotely mounted file system table
rpcrpc program number data base
sdbsymbol table types
serversinet server data base
servicesservice name data base
shellsshell database
stabsymbol table types
tartape archive file format
termcapterminal capability data base
tpDEC/mag tape formats
ttysterminal initialization data
ttytypedata base of terminal types by port
types, types.5.soprimitive system data types
typesprimitive system data types
utmp, wtmp, utmp.5.sologin records
wtmp, utmplogin records
uuencodeformat of an encoded uuencode file
vfontfont formats for the Benson-Varian or Versatec
vgrindefsvgrind’s language definition data base

Section 6

arithmeticprovide drill in number facts
backgammonthe game
bannerprint large banner on printer
bcdconvert to antique media
boggleplay the game of boggle
cfscores, canfieldthe solitaire card game canfield
cribbagethe card game cribbage
primes, factorfactor a number, generate large primes
fishplay “Go Fish”
fortuneprint a random, hopefully interesting, adage
hangmanComputer version of the game hangman
numberconvert Arabic numerals to English
quiztest your knowledge
rainanimated raindrops display
rogueExploring The Dungeons of Doom
sailmulti-user wooden ships and iron men
snscore, snakedisplay chase game
trektrekkie game
wormPlay the growing worm game
wormsanimate worms on a display terminal
wumpthe game of hunt-the-wumpus

7. Miscellaneous Facilities (intro)

asciimap of ASCII character set
environuser environment
eqncharspecial character definitions for eqn
hierfile system hierarchy
miscellaneous, intromiscellaneous useful information pages
mailaddrmail addressing description
manmacros to typeset manual
memacros for formatting papers
mstext formatting macros
termconventional names for terminals

8. Maintenance Commands (intro)

aclogin accounting
addbadmodify dec standard 144 bad sector information
adduserprocedure for adding new users
arcvconvert archives to new format
bad144read/write dec standard 144 bad sector information
badsectcreate files to contain bad sectors
bootflagsdisplay/change system boot flags
bpbinary patcher
catmancreate the cat files for the manual
chownchange owner
clriclear i-node
configbuild system configuration files
cronclock daemon
dcheckfile system directory consistency check
diskpartcalculate default disk partition sizes
dmesgcollect system diagnostic messages to form error log
dumpincremental file system dump
dumpfsdump file system information
edquotaedit user quotas
fasthalt, fastbootreboot/halt the system without checking the disks
fsckfile system consistency check and interactive repair
fsirandinstall random inode generation numbers
gettyset terminal mode
haltstop the processor
htableconvert NIC standard format host tables
icheckfile system storage consistency check
initprocess control initialization
introintroduction to system maintenance and operation commands
lpcline printer control program
lpdline printer daemon
makedevmake system special files
makekeygenerate encryption key
unmirror, mirroractivate and deactivate disk mirrors
mkfsconstruct a file system
mklost+foundmake a lost+found directory for fsck
mknodbuild special file
mkprotoconstruct a prototype file system
monitormonitor system activity
umount, mountmount and dismount filesystems
mrinvalinvalidate a mirror unit’s label
namedInternet domain name server
ncheckgenerate names from i-numbers
newfsconstruct a new file system
nopff, noswap, on, noagerun a command with priority aging, PFF, swapping, or processor migration disabled
offline, onlinebring processors online and offline
pacprinter/ploter accounting information
pingsend ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
pmapdisplay or alter parameters of virtual-to-physical mapping devices
pstatprint system facts
quotsummarize file system ownership
quotacheckfilesystem quota consistency checker
quotaoff, quotaonturn filesystem quotas on and off
rc.local, rc.shutdown, rccommand scripts for auto-reboot, daemons, shutdown
rebootDYNIX bootstrapping procedures
renicealter priority of running processes
repquotasummarize quotas for a filesystem
restoreincremental file system restore
rpcinforeport RPC information
rshdremote shell server
accton, sasystem accounting
savecoresave a core dump of the operating system
sendmailsend mail over the internet
sestatprint Ethernet statistics
showcfgshow the configuration of the machine
shutdownclose down the system at a given time
sprayspray packets
stickyexecutable files with persistent text
swaponspecify additional device for paging and swapping
sweepdpatrol seek on DCC drives
syncupdate the super block
sysloglog systems messages
syslogdlog systems messages
ttyconfigconfigure Systech tty lines
tunefstune up an existing file system
updateperiodically update the super block
usclk_confmicrosecond clock confidence test
versiondisplay DYNIX version number
vipwedit the password file
vmtunetune system-wide virtual-memory parameters

8C. Network Services

arpaddress resolution display and control
comsatbiff server
ftpdDARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
gettableget NIC format host tables from a host
ifconfigconfigure network interface parameters
inetdinternet “super−server”
portmapDARPA port to RPC program number mapper
rdumpfile system dump across the network
rexecdremote execution server
rlogindremote login server
rmtremote magtape protocol module
routemanually manipulate the routing tables
routednetwork routing daemon
rquotadremote quota server
rrestorerestore a file system dump across the network
rstatdkernel statistics server
rusersdnetwork username server
rwalldnetwork rwall server
rwhodsystem status server
spraydspray server
talkdremote user communication server
telnetdDARPA TELNET protocol server
tftpdDARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
trpttransliterate protocol trace
uucpd, uucicotransfer files queued by uucp or uux
uucleanuucp spool directory clean-up
uupollpoll a remote UUCP site
uusnapshow snapshot of the UUCP system
uuxqtUUCP execution file interpreter

8S. Standalone Utilities

bootrun a standalone program or bring up DYNIX
catstandalone file display utility
copyperform a standalone simple data transfer
copy2perform a standalone data transfer
drteststandalone disk test program
dumpstandalone memory dumper
formatformat disks or perform other defect management functions
formatscsistandalone SCSI disk formatter
fsckstandalone file system consistency check and interactive repair
lsgenerate a standalone directory listing
retperform a standalone streamer tape retension
sdformatstandalone embedded SCSI disk formatter
xpformatstandalone 400-Mbyte disk formatter
zdformatstandalone disk formatter for dual-channel disk controller

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