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[accept] <admin>accept or reject print requests

[acct] <admin>overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands

[acctadm] <admin>configure extended accounting facility

[acctcms] <admin>command summary from process accounting records

[acctcom]search and print process accounting files

[acctcon] <admin>connect-time accounting

[acctcon1] <admin>connect-time accounting

[acctcon2] <admin>connect-time accounting

[acctdisk] <admin>overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands

[acctdusg] <admin>overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands

[acctmerg] <admin>merge or add total accounting files

[accton] <admin>overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands

[acctprc] <admin>process accounting

[acctprc1] <admin>process accounting

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[acctprc2] <admin>process accounting

[acctsh] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[acctwtmp] <admin>overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands

[adb]general-purpose debugger

[adbgen] <admin>generate adb script

[add_allocatable] <admin>add entries to allocation databases

[add_drv] <admin>add a new device driver to the system

[add_install_client] <admin>scripts used to install the Solaris software

[add_to_install_server] <admin>scripts used to install the Solaris software

[addbadsec] <admin>map out defective disk blocks

[addbib]create or extend a bibliographic database

[admin]create and administer SCCS history files

[aedplot]graphics filters for various plotters

[afbconfig] <admin>configure the AFB Graphics Accelerator

[alias]Let you assign short-hand names for commands.

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aliasunalias alias_nameunalias -aalias ll='ls -ltrh'echo $SHELLcdls -avi .bashrcalias ll='ls -ltrh'source .bashrc

[aliasadm] <admin>manipulate the NIS+ aliases map

[allocate]device allocation

[amt]run abstract machine test

[answerbook2]online documentation system

[answerbook2_admin] <admin>bring up AnswerBook2 administration tool GUI

[apache] <admin>Apache hypertext transfer protocol server overview

[appcert]examine application-level products for unstable use of Solaris interfaces

[apptrace]trace application function calls to Solaris shared libraries

[apropos]locate commands by keyword lookup

bzip2 bzip gzip compress zipbunzip2

bunzip

gunzip

uncompress

unizip

bzcat bzcat gzcat zcat zcat

bzcmpbzcmp

bzdiff bzdiffbzegrep bzegrep

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bzfgrep bzfgrep

bzgrepbzgrep

Bzmore Bzmore

[ar]maintain portable archive or library

[arch]display the architecture of the current host

Displays the kernel architecture, such as sun4u.

[arp] <admin>address resolution display and control

arp –a

define in configuration file in /etcmore netmasks

[as]Assembler

[asa]convert FORTRAN carriage-control output to printable form

[aset] <admin>monitors or restricts accesses to system files and directories

[aset.restore] <admin>restores system files to their content before ASET is installed

[at ]execute the command later

/var/spool/cron/atjobsat TIME [ DATE ]

at executes commands at a specified time.atq lists the user's pending jobs, unless the user is the superuser; in that case, everybody's jobs are listed. The format of the output lines (one for each job) is: Job number, date, hour, job class.

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atrm deletes jobs, identified by their job number.batch executes commands when system load levels permit; in other words, when the load average drops below 1.5, or the value specified in the invocation of atrun.

Example Meaning

at noon 12:00 PM September 18, 2001

at midnight 12:00 AM September 19, 2001

at teatime 4:00 PM September 18, 2001

at tomorrow 10:00 AM September 19, 2001

at noon tomorrow 12:00 PM September 19, 2001

at next week 10:00 AM September 25, 2001

at next monday 10:00 AM September 24, 2001

at fri 10:00 AM September 21, 2001

at OCT 10:00 AM October 18, 2001

at 9:00 AM 9:00 AM September 19, 2001

at 2:30 PM 2:30 PM September 18, 2001

at 1430 2:30 PM September 18, 2001

at 2:30 PM tomorrow

2:30 PM September 19, 2001

at 2:30 PM next month

2:30 PM October 18, 2001

at 2:30 PM Fri 2:30 PM September

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21, 2001

at 2:30 PM 9/21 2:30 PM September 21, 2001

at 2:30 PM Sept 21

2:30 PM September 21, 2001

at 2:30 PM 9/21/2010

2:30 PM September 21, 2010

at 2:30 PM 21.9.10

2:30 PM September 21, 2010

at now + 30 minutes

10:30 AM September 18, 2001

at now + 1 hour 11:00 AM September 18, 2001

at now + 2 days 10:00 AM September 20, 2001

at 4 PM + 2 days 4:00 PM September 20, 2001

at now + 3 weeks 10:00 AM October 9, 2001

at now + 4 months

10:00 AM January 18, 2002

at now + 5 years 10:00 AM September 18, 2007

[atohexlabel] <admin>convert a human readable label to its internal text equivalent

[atoplot]graphics filters for various plotters

[atq]display the jobs queued to run at specified times

[atrm]remove jobs spooled by at or batch

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[audioconvert]convert audio file formats

[audioplay]play audio files

[audiorecord]record an audio file

[audit] <admin>control the behavior of the audit daemon

[audit_startup] <admin>audit subsystem initialization script

[audit_warn] <admin>audit daemon warning script

[auditconfig] <admin>configure auditing

[auditd] <admin>audit daemon

[auditreduce] <admin>merge and select audit records from audit trail files

[auditstat] <admin>display kernel audit statistics

[auths]print authorizations granted to a user

[auto_ef]auto encoding finder

[automount] <admin>install automatic mount points

[automountd] <admin>autofs mount/unmount daemon

[autopush] <admin>

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configures lists of automatically pushed STREAMS modules

[awk]pattern scanning and processing language. Named after its author, Aho, Weinberger and Kernighan

to execute the print statement for each line of input.awk '{ print "Hello, world" }' file

print statement, without arguments, simply outputs each line of input.awk '{ print }' file

The BEGIN pattern specifies actions that are performed before the first line of input is read.awk 'BEGIN { print "Hello, world" }'

Pattern Matching

# test for integer, string or empty line./[0-9]+/{ print "That is an integer" }/[A-Za-z]+/{ print "This is a string" }/^$/{ print "This is a blank line." }

You can use any expression that evaluates to an integer to refer to a field, not just numbers and variables.

echo a b c d | awk 'BEGIN { one = 1; two = 2 } { print $(one + two) }'

awk 'BEGIN { print "Hello, world" } {sum+=$5} END{print sum}'

[banner]make posters. On each line it can display a maximum of ten character

[bart] <admin>basic audit reporting tool

[basename]

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deliver portions of path names. It suffix and prefix things on the path

[batch ]execute the command later

[bc]arbitrary precision arithmetic language

[bdconfig] <admin>configures the bd (buttons and dials) stream

[bdiff]big diff

[bfs]big file scanner

[bg]control process execution

[bgplot]graphics filters for various plotters

[biff]give notice of incoming mail messages

[boot] <admin>start the system kernel or a standalone program

[bootadm] <admin>manage bootability of GRUB-enabled operating system

[bootconfchk] <admin>verify the integrity of a network boot configuration file

[bootparamd] <admin>boot parameter server

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

[bsmconv] <admin>

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enable or disable Solaris Auditing

[bsmrecord] <admin>display Solaris audit record formats

[bsmunconv] <admin>enable or disable Solaris Auditing

[busstat] <admin>report bus-related performance statistics

[cachefsd] <admin>CacheFS daemon

[cachefslog] <admin>Cache File System logging

[cachefspack] <admin>pack files and file systems in the cache

[cachefsstat] <admin>Cache File System statistics

[cachefswssize] <admin>determine working set size for cachefs

[cal]display a calendar

[calendar]reminder service

[cancel]cancel print request

[captoinfo] <admin>convert a termcap description into a terminfo description

[case]shell command interpreter built-in commands

[cat]concatenate and display files

[catman] <admin>create the formatted files for the reference manual

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[cc]C compiler

[ccproc]communicate with a process

[cd]change working directory

[cdc]change the delta commentary of an SCCS delta

[cdrw]CD read and write

[cfgadm] <admin>configuration administration

[cfgadm_ac] <admin>EXX00 memory system administration

[cfgadm_cardbus] <admin>cardbus hardware specific commands for cfgadm

[cfgadm_fp] <admin>driver specific commands for cfgadm

[cfgadm_ib] <admin>InfiniBand hardware specific commands for cfgadm

[cfgadm_pci] <admin>PCI, CompactPCI, and PCI Express Hotplug hardware specific commands for cfgadm

[cfgadm_sata] <admin>SATA hardware-specific commands for cfgadm

[cfgadm_sbd] <admin>cfgadm commands for system board administration

[cfgadm_scsi] <admin>SCSI hardware specific commands for cfgadm

[cfgadm_shp] <admin>PCI Express and Standard PCI Hotplug hardware-

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specific commands for cfgadm

[cfgadm_sysctrl] <admin>EXX00 system board administration

[cfgadm_usb] <admin>USB hardware-specific commands for cfgadm

[cfsadmin] <admin>administer disk space used for caching file systems with the Cache File-System (CacheFS)

[chargefee] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[chat] <admin>automated conversational exchange tool

[chdir]change working directory

[check] <admin>scripts used to install the Solaris software

[checkeq]typeset mathematics test

[check-hostname] <admin>check if sendmail can determine the system's fully-qualified host name

[checknr]check nroff and troff input files; report possible errors

[check-permissions] <admin>check permissions on mail rerouting files

[chgrp]change file group ownership

[chk_encodings] <admin>check the label encodings file syntax

[chkey]change user's secure RPC key pair

[chmod]

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changing file permission

[chown]change file ownership

[chroot] <admin>change root directory for a command

[cimworkshop] <admin>start the Sun WBEM CIM WorkShop application

[ckdate]prompts for and validates a date

[ckgid]prompts for and validates a group id

[ckint]display a prompt; verify and return an integer value

[ckitem]build a menu; prompt for and return a menu item

[ckkeywd]prompts for and validates a keyword

[ckpacct] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[ckpath]display a prompt; verify and return a pathname

[ckrange]prompts for and validates an integer

[ckstr]display a prompt; verify and return a string answer

[cksum]write file checksums and sizes

[cktime]display a prompt; verify and return a time of day

[ckuid]prompts for and validates a user ID

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[ckyorn]prompts for and validates yes/no

[clear]clear the terminal screen

[clear_locks] <admin>clear locks held on behalf of an NFS client

[clinfo] <admin>display cluster information

[closewtmp] <admin>overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands

[clri] <admin>clear inode

[cmp]compare two files

[cocheck]communicate with a process

[cocreate]communicate with a process

[codestroy]communicate with a process

[col]reverse line-feeds filter

[comb]combine SCCS deltas

[comm]select or reject lines common to two files

[command]execute a simple command

[compress]compress, uncompress files or display expanded files

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[comsat] <admin>biff server

[consadm] <admin>select or display devices used as auxiliary console devices

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

[conv_lp] <admin>convert LP configuration

[conv_lpd] <admin>convert LPD configuration

[coreadm] <admin>core file administration

[coreceive]communicate with a process

[cosend]communicate with a process

[cp]copy files

[cpio]copy file archives in and out

[cpp]the C language preprocessor

[cpustat] <admin>monitor system behavior using CPU performance counters

[cputrack]monitor process and LWP behavior using CPU performance counters

[crle]configure runtime linking environment

[cron] <admin>

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clock daemon

[crontab]user crontab file

[crtplot]graphics filters for various plotters

[crypt]encode or decode a file

[cryptoadm] <admin>cryptographic framework administration

[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

[ctrun]execute command in a process contract

[ctstat]display active system contracts

[ctwatch]watch events in a contract or group of contracts

[cu]call another UNIX system

[cut]splitting a file vertically

[cvcd] <admin>virtual console daemon

[datadm] <admin>maintain DAT static registry file

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[date]write the date and time

[dc]desk calculator

[dcopy] <admin>clear inode

[dcs] <admin>domain configuration server

[dd] <admin>convert and copy a file

[deallocate]device deallocation

[decrypt]encrypt or decrypt files

[delta]make a delta to an SCCS file

[deroff]remove nroff/troff, tbl, and eqn constructs

[devattr] <admin>display device attributes

[devfree] <admin>release devices from exclusive use

[devfsadm] <admin>administration command for /dev

[devfsadmd] <admin>administration command for /dev

[device_remap] <admin>administer the Solaris I/O remapping feature

[devinfo] <admin>print device specific information

[devlinks] <admin>adds /dev entries for miscellaneous devices and

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pseudo-devices

[devnm] <admin>device name

[devreserv] <admin>reserve devices for exclusive use

[df] <admin>displays number of free disk blocks and free filesdisplay status of disk space on file systems

[df_ufs] <admin>report free disk space on ufs file systems

[dffmk]mark differences between versions of a troff input file

[dfmounts] <admin>display mounted resource information

[dfmounts_nfs] <admin>display mounted NFS resource information

[dfshares] <admin>list available resources from remote or local systems

[dfshares_nfs] <admin>list available NFS resources from remote systems

[dhcpagent] <admin>Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client daemon

[dhcpconfig] <admin>DHCP service configuration utility

[dhcpinfo]display values of parameters received through DHCP

[dhcpmgr] <admin>graphical interface for managing DHCP service

[dhtadm] <admin>DHCP configuration table management utility

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[diff]compare two files

[dig] <admin>DNS lookup utility

[digest]calculate a message digest

[digestp]frontends to the mp Text to PDL (Printer Description Language) pretty print filter

[dircmp]directory comparison

[directoryserver] <admin>front end for the Directory Server (DS)

[dirname]deliver portions of path names

[dirs]change working directory

[dis]object code disassembler

[disable]enable/disable LP printers

[disks] <admin>creates /dev entries for hard disks attached to the system

[diskscan] <admin>perform surface analysis

[dispadmin] <admin>process scheduler administration

[dispgid]displays a list of all valid group names

[dispuid]displays a list of all valid user names

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[dladm] <admin>configure data-link interfaces

[dmesg] <admin>collect system diagnostic messages to form error log

[dmi_cmd] <admin>DMI command line interface utility

[dmiget] <admin>DMI command line retrieval utility

[dminfo] <admin>report information about a device entry in a device maps file

[dmispd] <admin>Sun Solstice Enterprise DMI Service Provider

[dnssec-dsfromkey] <admin>DNSSEC DS RR generation tool

[dnssec-keyfromlabel] <admin>DNSSEC key generation tool

[dnssec-keygen] <admin>DNSSEC key generation tool

[dnssec-signzone] <admin>DNSSEC zone signing tool

[dodisk] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[domainname] <admin>set or display name of the current domain

[dos2unix]convert text file from DOS format to ISO format

[download]host resident PostScript font downloader

[dpost]troff postprocessor for PostScript printers

[drd] <admin>

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Logical Domain Dynamic Reconfiguration daemon

[drvconfig] <admin>apply permission and ownership changes to devices

[dsvclockd] <admin>DHCP service lock daemon

[dtappsession]start a new Application Manager session

[dtrace] <admin>DTrace dynamic tracing compiler and tracing utility

[du]summarize disk usage

[dumbplot]graphics filters for various plotters

[dump]dump selected parts of an object file

[dumpadm] <admin>configure operating system crash dump

[dumpcs]show codeset table for the current locale

[dumpkeys]load and dump keyboard translation tables

[echo]echo arguments

[ed]text editor

[edit]text editor (variant of ex for casual users)

[editmap] <admin>query and edit single records in database maps for sendmail

[edquota] <admin>

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edit user quotas for ufs file system

[eeprom] <admin>EEPROM display and load utility

[efdaemon] <admin>embedded FCode interpreter daemon

[egrep]search a file for a pattern using full regular expressions

[eject]eject media such as CD-ROM and floppy from drive

[elfdump]dumps selected parts of an object file

[elfsign]sign binaries for the Solaris Cryptographic Framework

[embedded_su] <admin>allow an application to prompt for credentials and execute commands as the super user or another user

[enable]enable/disable LP printers

[encrypt]encrypt or decrypt files

[enhance]enhanced command-line editing facilities

[env]set environment for command invocation

[eqn]typeset mathematics test

[errange]prompts for and validates an integer

[errdate]prompts for and validates a date

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[errgid]prompts for and validates a group id

[errint]display a prompt; verify and return an integer value

[erritem]build a menu; prompt for and return a menu item

[error]insert compiler error messages at right source lines

[errpath]display a prompt; verify and return a pathname

[errstr]display a prompt; verify and return a string answer

[errtime]display a prompt; verify and return a time of day

[erruid]prompts for and validates a user ID

[erryorn]prompts for and validates yes/no

[etrn] <admin>start mail queue run

[eval]shell built-in functions to execute other commands

[ex]text editor

[exec]shell built-in functions to execute other commands

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

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[expand]expand TAB characters to SPACE characters, and vice versa

[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

[exstr]extract strings from source files

[face]executable for the Framed Access Command Environment Interface

[factor]obtain the prime factors of a number

[FALSE]provide truth values

[fastboot]reboot/halt the system without checking the disks

[fasthalt]reboot/halt the system without checking the disks

[fbconfig] <admin>Frame Buffer configuration utility

[fc]process command history list

[fcinfo] <admin>Fibre Channel HBA Port Command Line Interface

[fdetach] <admin>detach a name from a STREAMS-based file

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descriptor

[fdformat]format floppy diskette or PCMCIA memory card

[fdisk] <admin>create or modify fixed disk partition table

[ff] <admin>list file names and statistics for a file system

[ff_ufs] <admin>list file names and statistics for a ufs file system

[ffbconfig] <admin>configure the FFB Graphics Accelerator

[fg]control process execution

[fgrep]search a file for a fixed-character string

[file]determine file type

[filep]frontends to the mp Text to PDL (Printer Description Language) pretty print filter

[filesync]synchronize ordinary, directory or special files

[filofaxp]frontends to the mp Text to PDL (Printer Description Language) pretty print filter

[find ]locate file in a specified path

[finger]display information about local and remote users

[fingerd] <admin>remote user information server

[fiocompress] <admin>file compression utility

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[flar] <admin>administer flash archives

[flarcreate] <admin>create a flash archive from a master system

[fmadm] <admin>fault management configuration tool

[fmd] <admin>fault manager daemon

[fmdump] <admin>fault management log viewer

[fmlcut]cut out selected fields of each line of a file

[fmlexpr]evaluate arguments as an expression

[fmlgrep]search a file for a pattern

[fmli]invoke FMLI

[fmstat] <admin>report fault management module statistics

[fmt]simple text formatters

[fmthard] <admin>populate label on hard disks

[fmtmsg]display a message on stderr or system console

[fo]shell command interpreter built-in commands

[fold]filter for folding lines

[foreach]

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shell command interpreter built-in commands

[format] <admin>disk partitioning and maintenance utility

[fpsd] <admin>Fp-scrubber daemon

[franklinp]frontends to the mp Text to PDL (Printer Description Language) pretty print filter

[from]display the sender and date of newly-arrived mail messages

[fruadm] <admin>prints and updates customer data associated with FRUs

[fsck] <admin>check and repair file systems

[fsck_cachefs] <admin>check integrity of data cached with CacheFS

[fsck_pcfs] <admin>file system consistency check and interactive repair

[fsck_udfs] <admin>file system consistency check and interactive repair

[fsck_ufs] <admin>file system consistency check and interactive repair

[fsdb] <admin>file system debugger

[fsdb_udfs] <admin>udfs file system debugger

[fsdb_ufs] <admin>ufs file system debugger

[fsirand] <admin>

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install random inode generation numbers

[fssnap] <admin>create temporary snapshots of a file system

[fssnap_ufs] <admin>create a temporary snapshot of a UFS file system

[fsstat] <admin>report file system statistics

[fstyp] <admin>determine file system type

[ftp]file transfer program

[ftpaddhost] <admin>set up a virtual FTP host

[ftpconfig] <admin>set up anonymous FTP

[ftpcount]show current number of users in each FTP Server class

[ftpd] <admin>File Transfer Protocol Server

[ftprestart] <admin>restart previously shutdown FTP Servers

[ftpshut] <admin>close down the FTP Servers at a given time

[ftpwho]show current process information for each FTP Server user

[function]shell command interpreter built-in commands

[fuser] <admin>identify users of files and devices

[fwflash] <admin>firmware query and update utility

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[fwtmp] <admin>manipulate connect accounting records

[gcore]get core images of running processes

[gencat]generate a formatted message catalog

[geniconvtbl]generate iconv code conversion tables

[genlayouttbl]generate layout table for complex text layout

[genmsg]generate a message source file by extracting messages from source files

[get]retrieve a version of an SCCS file

[getconf]get configuration values

[getdev] <admin>lists devices based on criteria

[getdevpolicy] <admin>inspect the system's device policy

[getdgrp] <admin>lists device groups which contain devices that match criteria

[getent] <admin>get entries from administrative database

[getfacl]display discretionary file information

[getfrm]returns the current frameID number

[getitems]returns a list of currently marked menu items

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[getlabel]display the label of files

[getopt]parse command options

[getoptcvt]convert to getopts to parse command options

[getopts]parse utility options

[gettable] <admin>get DoD Internet format host table from a host

[gettext]retrieve text string from message database

[gettxt]retrieve a text string from a message database

[getty] <admin>set terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline

[getvol] <admin>verifies device accessibility

[getzonepath]display root path of the zone corresponding to the specified label

[GFXconfig] <admin>configure the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) Graphics Accelerator

[gigiplot]graphics filters for various plotters

[gkadmin] <admin>Kerberos principals and policies administration GUI

[glob]shell built-in function to expand a word list

[goto]shell built-in functions to enable the execution of

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the shell to advance beyond its sequence of steps

[gprof]display call-graph profile data

[graph]draw a graph

[grep]searching for a pattern

[groupadd] <admin>add (create) a new group definition on the system

[groupdel] <admin>delete a group definition from the system

[groupmod] <admin>modify a group definition on the system

[groups]print group membership of user

[growfs] <admin>non-destructively expand a UFS file system

[grpck] <admin>password/group file checkerscheck group database entries

[gsscred] <admin>add, remove, and list gsscred table entries

[gssd] <admin>generates and validates GSS-API tokens for kernel RPC

[halt] <admin>stop the processor

[hash]evaluate the internal hash table of the contents of directories

[hashcheck]report spelling errors

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[hashmake]report spelling errors

[hashstat]evaluate the internal hash table of the contents of directories

[head]display the beginning of a file

[help]ask for help regarding SCCS error or warning messages

[helpdate]prompts for and validates a date

[helpgid]prompts for and validates a group id

[helpint]display a prompt; verify and return an integer value

[helpitem]build a menu; prompt for and return a menu item

[helppath]display a prompt; verify and return a pathname

[helprange]prompts for and validates an integer

[helpstr]display a prompt; verify and return a string answer

[helptime]display a prompt; verify and return a time of day

[helpuid]prompts for and validates a user ID

[helpyorn]prompts for and validates yes/no

[hextoalabel] <admin>convert an internal text label to its human

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readable equivalent

[history]command history

[host] <admin>DNS lookup utility

[hostconfig] <admin>configure a system's host parameters

[hostid]print the numeric identifier of the current host

[hostname]set or print name of current host system

[hotplug] <admin>configure hotplug connectors and ports

[hotplugd] <admin>hotplug daemon

[hp7221plot]graphics filters for various plotters

[hpplot]graphics filters for various plotters

[htable] <admin>convert DoD Internet format host table

[i286]get processor type truth value

[i386]get processor type truth value

[i486]get processor type truth value

[i860]get processor type truth value

[iapx286]get processor type truth value

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[ickey] <admin>install a client key for WAN boot

[iconv]code set conversion utility

[id] <admin>return user identity

[idnconv]Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) encoding conversion utility

[idsconfig] <admin>prepare an iPlanet Directory Server (iDS) to be populated with data and serve LDAP clients

[if]shell command interpreter built-in commands

[if_mpadm] <admin>change operational status of interfaces within a multipathing group

[ifconfig] <admin>configure network interface parameters

[ifparse] <admin>parse ifconfig command line

[ikeadm] <admin>manipulate Internet Key Exchange (IKE) parameters and state

[ikecert] <admin>manipulates the machine's on-filesystem public-key certificate databases

[implot]graphics filters for various plotters

[imqadmin] <admin>launch the Message Queue administration console

[imqbrokerd] <admin>start a Message Queue broker instance

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[imqcmd] <admin>manage Message Queue brokers

[imqdbmgr] <admin>manage a plugged-in JDBC-compliant Message Queue data store

[imqkeytool] <admin>generate a self-signed certificate for secure communication

[imqobjmgr] <admin>manage Message Queue administered objects

[imqusermgr] <admin>command utility for managing a Message Queue user repository

[in.chargend] <admin>UDP or TCP character generator service daemon

[in.comsat] <admin>biff server

[in.daytimed] <admin>UDP or TCP daytime protocol service daemon

[in.dhcpd] <admin>Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server

[in.discardd] <admin>UDP or TCP discard protocol service

[in.echod] <admin>UDP or TCP echo protocol service daemon

[in.fingerd] <admin>remote user information server

[in.ftpd] <admin>File Transfer Protocol Server

[in.iked] <admin>daemon for the Internet Key Exchange (IKE)

[in.lpd] <admin>BSD print protocol adaptor

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[in.mpathd] <admin>daemon for network adapter (NIC) failure detection, recovery, automatic failover and failback

[in.named] <admin>Internet domain name server

[in.ndpd] <admin>daemon for IPv6 autoconfiguration

[in.rarpd] <admin>DARPA Reverse Address Resolution Protocol server

[in.rdisc] <admin>network router discovery daemon

[in.rexecd] <admin>remote execution server

[in.ripngd] <admin>network routing daemon for IPv6

[in.rlogind] <admin>remote login server

[in.routed] <admin>network routing daemon

[in.rshd] <admin>remote shell server

[in.rwhod] <admin>system status server

[in.stdiscover] <admin>Service Tag Discovery Daemon

[in.stlisten] <admin>Service Tag Listener

[in.talkd] <admin>server for talk program

[in.telnetd] <admin>DARPA TELNET protocol server

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[in.tftpd] <admin>Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server

[in.timed] <admin>UDP or TCP time protocol service daemon

[in.tnamed] <admin>DARPA trivial name server

[in.uucpd] <admin>UUCP server

[indicator]display application specific alarms and/or the "working" indicator

[indxbib]create an inverted index to a bibliographic database

[inetadm] <admin>observe or configure inetd-controlled services

[inetconv] <admin>convert inetd.conf entries into smf service manifests, import them into smf repository

[inetd] <admin>Solaris Management Facility delegated restarter for inet services

[infocmp] <admin>compare or print out terminfo descriptions

[init] <admin>process control initialization

[init.sma] <admin>start and stop the snmpd daemon

[init.wbem] <admin>start and stop the CIM Boot Manager

[inityp2l] <admin>create NIS (YP) to LDAP configuration files

[Install] <admin>install commands

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install files

[install_scripts] <admin>scripts used to install the Solaris software

[Installboot] <admin>install bootblocks in a disk partition

[Installer] <admin>Solaris Web Start installer utility

[Installf] <admin>add a file to the software installation database

[Installgrub] <admin>install GRUB in a disk partition or a floppy

[install-solaris] <admin>install the Solaris operating system

[Intrstat] <admin>report interrupt statistics

[Iostat] <admin>report I/O statistics

[Ipaddrsel] <admin>configure IPv6 default address selection

[ipcrm]remove a message queue, semaphore set, or shared memory ID

[ipcs]report inter-process communication facilities status

[Ipf] <admin>alter packet filtering lists for IP packet input and output

[Ipfs] <admin>saves and restores information for NAT and state tables

[ipfstat] <admin>reports on packet filter statistics and filter list

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[ipmon] <admin>monitors /dev/ipl for logged packets

[ipnat] <admin>user interface to the NAT subsystem

[ippool] <admin>user interface to the IP Filter pools

[ipqosconf] <admin>configure the IPQoS facility

[ipsecalgs] <admin>configure the IPsec protocols and algorithms table

[ipsecconf] <admin>configure system wide IPsec policy

[ipseckey] <admin>manually manipulate an IPsec Security Association Database (SADB)

[isainfo]describe instruction set architectures

[isalist]display the native instruction sets executable on this platform

[iscsiadm] <admin>enable management of iSCSI initiators

[iscsitadm] <admin>administer iSCSI targets

[iscsitgtd] <admin>iSCSI Target daemon

[itu] <admin>convert packages to Driver Update format and patch Solaris install media for Install Time Update

[jobs]control process execution

[join]relational database operator

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[jsh]standard and job control shell and command interpreter

[k5srvutil] <admin>host key table (keytab) manipulation utility

[kadb] <admin>a kernel debugger

[kadmin] <admin>Kerberos database administration program

[kadmin.local] <admin>Kerberos database administration program

[kadmind] <admin>Kerberos administration daemon

[kbd]manipulate the state of keyboard, or display the type of keyboard, or change the default keyboard abort sequence effect

[kcfd] <admin>kernel-level cryptographic framework daemon

[kclient] <admin>set up a machine as a Kerberos client

[kdb5_ldap_util] <admin>Kerberos configuration utility

[kdb5_util] <admin>Kerberos Database maintenance utility

[kdestroy]destroy Kerberos tickets

[kdmconfig] <admin>configure or unconfigure keyboard, display, and mouse options for OpenWindows and internationalization

[kernel] <admin>UNIX system executable file containing basic operating system services

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[keylogin]decrypt and store secret key with keyserv

[keylogout]delete stored secret key with keyserv

[keyserv] <admin>server for storing private encryption keys

[kill]terminate or signal processes

[killall] <admin>kill all active processes

[kinit]obtain and cache Kerberos ticket-granting ticket

[klist]list currently held Kerberos tickets

[kmdb]in situ kernel debugger

[kmfcfg]Key Management Policy Configuration Utility

[kpasswd]change a user's Kerberos password

[kprop] <admin>Kerberos database propagation program

[kpropd] <admin>Kerberos propagation daemon for slave KDCs

[kproplog] <admin>display the contents of the Kerberos principal update log

[krb5-config]link against the installed Kerberos libraries

[krb5kdc] <admin>KDC daemon

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[ksh]KornShell, a standard/restricted command and programming language

[ksslcfg] <admin>enable and configure SMF instance of Kernel SSL

[kstat] <admin>display kernel statistics

[ktkt_warnd] <admin>Kerberos warning daemon

[ktutil]Kerberos keytab maintenance utility

[labeld] <admin>Trusted Extensions label daemon

[labelit] <admin>list or provide labels for file systems

[labelit_hsfs] <admin>provide and print labels for hsfs file systems

[labelit_udfs] <admin>provide and print labels for udf file systems

[labelit_ufs] <admin>provide and print labels for ufs file systems

[ladap]LDAP as a naming repository

[lari]link analysis of runtime interfaces

[last]display login and logout information about users and terminals

[lastcomm]display the last commands executed, in reverse order

[lastlogin] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

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[ld]link-editor for object files

[ld.so.1]runtime linker for dynamic objects

[ldap_cachemgr] <admin>LDAP daemon to manage client configuration for LDAP based Network Information Service lookups

[ldapadd]ldap entry addition and modification tools

[ldapaddent] <admin>create LDAP entries from corresponding /etc files

[ldapclient] <admin>initialize LDAP client machine or output an LDAP client profile in LDIF format

[ldapdelete]ldap delete entry tool

[ldaplist]search and list naming information from an LDAP directory using the configured profile

[ldapmodify]ldap entry addition and modification tools

[ldapmodrdn]ldap modify entry RDN tool

[ldapsearch]ldap search tool

[ldd]list dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared objects

[ldmad] <admin>Logical Domains Agents daemon

[let]shell built-in function to evaluate one or more arithmetic expressions

[lex]

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generate programs for lexical tasks

[limit]set or get limitations on the system resources available to the current shell and its descendents

[line]read one line

[link] <admin>link and unlink files and directories

[lint]C program verifier

[list_devices]list allocatable devices

[listdgrp] <admin>lists members of a device group

[listen] <admin>network listener daemon

[listusers]list user login information

[llc2_autoconfig]generate LLC2 configuration files

[llc2_config]configure LLC2 interface parameters

[llc2_loop] <admin>loopback diagnostics to test the driver, adapter and network.

[llcr_stats]LLC2 Station, SAP, and Connection Statistics

[ln]make hard or symbolic links to files

[loadkeys]load and dump keyboard translation tables

[locale]get locale-specific information

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[localeadm] <admin>query and configure locales

[localectr] <admin>customize and build new locales

[localedef]define locale environment

[locator] <admin>location indicator control

[lockd] <admin>network lock daemon

[lockfs] <admin>change or report file system locks

[lockstat] <admin>report kernel lock and profiling statistics

[lofiadm] <admin>administer files available as block devices through lofi

[logadm] <admin>manage endlessly growing log files

[logger]add entries to the system log

[login]sign on to the system

[logins] <admin>list user and system login information

[logline]reads file, gets longest line

[logname]return user's login name

[logout]shell built-in function to exit from a login session

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[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]submit print request

[lpadmin] <admin>configure the LP print service

[lpc]line printer control program

[lpfilter] <admin>administer filters used with the LP print service

[lpforms] <admin>administer forms used with the LP print service

[lpget] <admin>get printing configuration

[lpmove] <admin>move print requests

[lpq]display the content of a print queue

[lpr]submit print requests

[lprm]remove print requests from the print queue

[lpsched] <admin>start the LP print service

[lpset] <admin>set printing configuration in /etc/printers.conf or other supported databases

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[lpshut] <admin>stop the LP print service

[lpstat]print information about the status of the print service

[lpsystem] <admin>register remote systems with the print service

[lptest]generate line printer ripple pattern

[lpusers] <admin>set printing queue priorities

[ls]list contents of directory

[lu] <admin>FMLI-based interface to Live Upgrade functions

[luactivate] <admin>activate a boot environment

[lucancel] <admin>cancel a scheduled Live Upgrade copy/create procedure

[lucompare] <admin>compare boot environments

[lucreate] <admin>create a new boot environment

[lucurr] <admin>display the name of the active boot environment

[ludelete] <admin>delete a boot environment

[ludesc] <admin>display or set boot environment description

[lufslist] <admin>list configuration of a boot environment

[lumake] <admin>

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populate a boot environment

[lumount] <admin>mount or unmount all file systems in a boot environment

[lurename] <admin>change the name of a boot environment

[lustatus] <admin>display status of boot environments

[luumount] <admin>mount or unmount all file systems in a boot environment

[luupgrade] <admin>installs, upgrades, and performs other functions on software on a boot environment

[luxadm] <admin>administer Sun Fire 880 storage subsystem and FC_AL devices

[M4]macro processor

[m64config] <admin>configure the M64 Graphics Accelerator

[mac]calculate message authentication codes of the input

[machid]get processor type truth value

[madv.so.1]madv library

[mail]read mail or send mail to usersinteractive message processing system

[mail.local] <admin>store mail in a mailbox

[mailcompat]

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provide SunOS compatibility for Solaris mailbox format

[mailp]frontends to the mp Text to PDL (Printer Description Language) pretty print filter

[mailq]print the mail queue

[mailstats]print statistics collected by sendmail

[mailx]interactive message processing system

[make]maintain, update, and regenerate related programs and files

[makedbm] <admin>make a dbm file, or get a text file from a dbm file

[makemap] <admin>create database maps for sendmail

[makeuuid] <admin>generate Universal Unique Identifiers

[man]find and display reference manual pages

[masfcnv] <admin>SNMP configuration migration script

[match]display the processor type of the current host

[mconnect]connect to SMTP mail server socket

[mcs]manipulate the comment section of an object file

[mdb]modular debugger

[mdlogd] <admin>

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Solaris Volume Manager daemon

[mdmonitord] <admin>daemon to monitor metadevices

[medstat] <admin>check the status of mediator hosts for a given diskset

[mesg]permit or deny messages

[message]puts its arguments on FMLI message line

[metaclear] <admin>delete active metadevices and hot spare pools

[metadb] <admin>create and delete replicas of the metadevice state database

[metadetach] <admin>attach or detach a metadevice

[metadevadm] <admin>update metadevice information

[metahs] <admin>manage hot spares and hot spare pools

[metaimport] <admin>imports disk sets into existing Solaris Volume Manager configurations

[metainit] <admin>configure metadevices

[metaoffline] <admin>place submirrors offline and online

[metaonline] <admin>place submirrors offline and online

[metaparam] <admin>modify parameters of metadevices

[metarecover] <admin>

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recover soft partition information

[metarename] <admin>rename metadevice or switch layered metadevice names

[metareplace] <admin>enable or replace components of submirrors or RAID5 metadevices

[metaroot] <admin>setup system files for root (/) metadevice

[metaset] <admin>configure disk sets

[metassist] <admin>automated volume creation utility to support Solaris Volume Manager

[metastat] <admin>display status for metadevice or hot spare pool

[metasync] <admin>handle metadevice resync during reboot

[metattach] <admin>attach or detach a metadevice

[mib2c] <admin>produces template code from MIB definitions

[mib2mof] <admin>generate MOF file(s) from input SNMP MIB file(s)

[mibiisa] <admin>Sun SNMP Agent

[mipagent] <admin>Mobile IP agent

[mipagentconfig] <admin>configure Mobility IP Agent

[mipagentstat] <admin>show Mobile IP Mobility Agent status

[mixerctl]

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audio mixer control command line application

[mkbootmedia] <admin>create bootable Solaris ISO image

[mkdevalloc] <admin>Make device_allocate entries

[mkdevmaps] <admin>make device_maps entries

[mkdir]make directories

[mkfifo] <admin>make FIFO special file

[mkfile] <admin>create a file

[mkfs] <admin>construct a file system

[mkfs_pcfs] <admin>construct a FAT file system

[mkfs_udfs] <admin>construct a udfs file system

[mkfs_ufs] <admin>construct a UFS file system

[mkmsgs]create message files for use by gettxt

[mknod] <admin>make a special file

[mkpwdict] <admin>maintain password-strength checking database

[mkstr]create an error message file by massaging C source files

[mktemp]make temporary filename

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[modinfo] <admin>display information about loaded kernel modules

[modload] <admin>load a kernel module

[modunload] <admin>unload a module

[moe]manifest the optimal expansion of a pathname

[mofcomp] <admin>compile MOF files into CIM classes

[mofreg] <admin>register MOF classes with WBEM services

[monacct] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[monitor] <admin>SPARC system PROM monitor

[more]browse or page through a text file

[mount] <admin>mount or unmount file systems and remote resources

[mount_cachefs] <admin>mount CacheFS file systems

[mount_hsfs] <admin>mount hsfs file systems

[mount_nfs] <admin>mount remote NFS resources

[mount_pcfs] <admin>mount pcfs file systems

[mount_tmpfs] <admin>mount tmpfs file systems

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[mount_udfs] <admin>mount a udfs file system

[mount_ufs] <admin>mount ufs file systems

[mount_xmemfs] <admin>mount xmemfs file systems

[mountall] <admin>mount, unmount multiple file systems

[mountd] <admin>server for NFS mount requests and NFS access checks

[mp]text to PDL (Page Description Language) pretty print filter

[mpathadm] <admin>multipath discovery and administration

[mpss.so.1]shared object for setting preferred page size

[mpstat] <admin>report per-processor or per-processor-set statistics

[msgfmt]create a message object from a message file

[msgid] <admin>generate message IDs

[mt]magnetic tape control

[mv]move files

[mvdir] <admin>move a directory

[named] <admin>Internet domain name server

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[named-checkconf] <admin>named configuration file syntax checking tool

[named-checkzone] <admin>zone file validity checking or converting tool

[named-compilezone] <admin>zone file validity checking or converting tool

[nawk]pattern scanning and processing language

[nca]the Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA)

[ncab2clf]convert binary log file to Common Log File format

[ncaconfd] <admin>Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) configuration daemon

[ncakmod]start or stop the NCA kernel module

[ncheck] <admin>generate a list of path names versus i-numbers

[ncheck_ufs] <admin>generate pathnames versus i-numbers for ufs file systems

[ndd] <admin>get and set driver configuration parameters

[neqn]typeset mathematics test

[netservices] <admin>enable or disable network services

[netstat] <admin>show network status

[netstrategy] <admin>return network configuration information

[newaliases] <admin>

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rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file

[newform]change the format of a text file

[newfs] <admin>construct a UFS file system

[newgrp]log in to a new group

[newkey] <admin>create a new Diffie-Hellman key pair in the publickey database

[news]print news items

[newsp]frontends to the mp Text to PDL (Printer Description Language) pretty print filter

[newtask]create new task and optionally change project

[nfs4cbd] <admin>NFS Version 4 callback daemon

[nfsd] <admin>NFS daemon

[nfslogd] <admin>nfs logging daemon

[nfsmapid] <admin>NFS user and group id mapping daemon

[nfsstat] <admin>NFS statistics

[nice]invoke a command with an altered scheduling priority

[nis_cachemgr] <admin>NIS+ utility to cache location information about NIS+ servers

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[nis+1]a new version of the network information name service

[nisaddcred] <admin>create NIS+ credentials

[nisaddent] <admin>create NIS+ tables from corresponding /etc files or NIS maps

[nisauthconf] <admin>configure NIS+ security

[nisbackup] <admin>backup NIS+ directories

[niscat]display NIS+ tables and objects

[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 value of a NIS+ object

[nisclient] <admin>initialize NIS+ credentials for NIS+ principals

[nisd] <admin>NIS+ service daemon

[nisd_resolv] <admin>NIS+ service daemon

[nisdefaults]display NIS+ default values

[niserror]display NIS+ error messages

[nisgrep]

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utilities for searching NIS+ tables

[nisgrpadm]NIS+ group administration command

[nisinit] <admin>NIS+ client and server initialization utility

[nisldapmaptest] <admin>test NIS+ and LDAP mapping configuration files

[nisln]symbolically link NIS+ objects

[nislog] <admin>display the contents of the NIS+ transaction log

[nisls]list the contents of a NIS+ directory

[nismatch]utilities for searching NIS+ tables

[nismkdir]create NIS+ directories

[nisopaccess]NIS+ operation access control administration command

[nispasswd]change NIS+ password information

[nispasswdd] <admin>NIS+ password update daemon

[nisping] <admin>send ping to NIS+ servers

[nispopulate] <admin>populate the NIS+ tables in a NIS+ domain

[nisprefadm] <admin>NIS+ utility to set server preferences for NIS+ clients

[nisrestore] <admin>restore NIS+ directory backup

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[nisrm]remove NIS+ objects from the namespace

[nisrmdir]remove NIS+ directories

[nisserver] <admin>set up NIS+ servers

[nissetup] <admin>initialize a NIS+ domain

[nisshowcache] <admin>NIS+ utility to print out the contents of the shared cache file

[nisstat] <admin>report NIS+ server statistics

[nistbladm]NIS+ table administration command

[nistest]return the state of the NIS+ namespace using a conditional expression

[nisupdkeys] <admin>update the public keys in a NIS+ directory object

[nl]line numbering

[nlsadmin] <admin>network listener service administration

[nm ]print name list of an object file

[nohup]run a command immune to hangups

[notify]control process execution

[nroff]format documents for display or line-printer

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[nscd] <admin>name service cache daemon

[nslookup] <admin>query Internet name servers interactively

[nsupdate] <admin>Dynamic DNS update utility

[ntpdate] <admin>set the date and time by way of NTP

[ntpq] <admin>standard Network Time Protocol query program

[ntptrace] <admin>trace a chain of NTP hosts back to their master time source

[nulladm] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[obpsym] <admin>Kernel Symbolic Debugging for OpenBoot Firmware

[ocfserv] <admin>OCF server

[od]octal dump

[on]execute a command on a remote system with the local environment

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

[oplhpd] <admin>Hot plug daemon for SPARC Enterprise Server line

[optisa]determine which variant instruction set is optimal to use

[pack]

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compress and expand files

[page]browse or page through a text file

[pagesize]display the size or sizes of a page of memory

[pargs]print process arguments, environment variables, or auxiliary vector

[parse_dynamic_clustertoc] <admin>parse clustertoc file based on dynamic entries

[passmgmt] <admin>password files management

[passwd]change login password and password attributes

[paste ]paste the file vertically

[patch]apply changes to files

[patchadd] <admin>apply a patch package to a system running the Solaris operating system

[patchrm] <admin>remove a Solaris patch package and restore previously saved files

[pathchk]check path names

[pathconv]search FMLI criteria for filename

[pax]portable archive interchange

[pbind] <admin>control and query bindings of processes or LWPs

[pcat]

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compress and expand files

[pcmciad] <admin>PCMCIA user daemon

[pcred]proc tools

[pdp11]get processor type truth value

[perl]Practical Extraction and Report Language

[pfcsh]execute a command in a profile

[pfexec]execute a command in a profile

[pfiles]proc tools

[pfinstall] <admin>tests installation profiles

[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 or signal processes by name and other attributes

[pgxconfig] <admin>configure the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) Graphics Accelerator

[picld] <admin>PICL daemon

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[ping] <admin>send ICMP (ICMP6) ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts

[pkg2du] <admin>convert driver packages to Driver Update format

[pkgadd] <admin>transfer software packages to the system

[pkgadm] <admin>manage packaging and patching system

[pkgask] <admin>stores answers to a request script

[pkgchk] <admin>check package installation accuracy

[pkgcond] <admin>determine type and capability of target

[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

[pkgrm] <admin>remove a package from the system

[pkgtrans]translate package format

[pkill]find or signal processes by name and other attributes

[pktool]manage softtoken object storage

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[plabel]get the label of a process

[pldd]proc tools

[plimit]get or set the resource limits of running processes

[plockstat] <admin>report user-level lock statistics

[plot]graphics filters for various plotters

[plottoa]graphics filters for various plotters

[pmadm] <admin>port monitor administration

[pmap]display information about the address space of a process

[pmconfig] <admin>Configure the Power Management system

[pntadm] <admin>DHCP network table management utility

[pooladm] <admin>activate and deactivate the resource pools facility

[poolbind] <admin>bind processes, tasks, or projects or query binding of processes to resource pools

[poolcfg] <admin>create and modify resource pool configuration files

[poold] <admin>automated resource pools partitioning daemon

[poolstat] <admin>

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report active pool statistics

[popd]change working directory

[ports] <admin>creates /dev entries and inittab entries for serial lines

[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

[postplot]PostScript translator for plot(4B) graphics files

[postprint]PostScript translator for text files

[postreverse]reverse the page order in a PostScript file

[posttek]PostScript translator for Tektronix 4014 files

[powerd] <admin>power manager daemon

[poweroff] <admin>stop the processor

[ppdmgr] <admin>utility for managing PPD files

[ppgsz]set preferred page size for stack, heap, and/or other anonymous segments

[pppd] <admin>

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point to point protocol daemon

[pppoec] <admin>PPPoE chat utility

[pppoed] <admin>PPPoE server daemon

[pppstats] <admin>print PPP statistics

[ppriv]inspect or modify process privilege sets and attributes

[pprosetup] <admin>setup program for Patch Manager

[pprosvc] <admin>automation service program for Patch Manager

[pr]paginating files

[praliases]display system mail aliases

[praudit] <admin>print contents of an audit trail file

[prctl]get or set the resource controls of running processes, tasks, and projects

[prctmp] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[prdaily] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[preap]force a defunct process to be reaped by its parent

[prex]control tracing and manipulate probe points in a process or the kernel

[print]

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

[printenv]display environment variables currently set

[printf]write formatted output

[printmgr] <admin>Solaris Print Manager is a graphical user interface for managing printers in a network

[priocntl]display or set scheduling parameters of specified process(es)

[privatepw] <admin>administer FTP Server enhanced group access file

[proc]proc tools

[prodreg] <admin>Solaris Product Registry administration

[prof]display profile data

[profiles]print execution profiles for a user

[projadd] <admin>administer a new project on the system

[projdel] <admin>delete a project from the system

[projects]print project membership of user

[projmod] <admin>modify a project's information on the system

[prs]display selected portions of an SCCS history

[prstat] <admin>

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report active process statistics

[prt]display delta table information from an SCCS file

[prtacct] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[prtconf] <admin>print system configuration

[prtdiag] <admin>display system diagnostic information

[prtdscp] <admin>display DSCP IP addresses

[prtfru] <admin>print FRUID-specific information about the FRUs on a system or domain

[prtpicl] <admin>print PICL tree

[prtvtoc] <admin>report information about a disk geometry and partitioning

[prun]proc tools

[ps]report process status

[psig]proc tools

[psradm] <admin>change processor operational status

[psrinfo] <admin>displays information about processors

[psrset] <admin>creation and management of processor sets

[pstack]proc tools

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[pstop]proc tools

[ptime]proc tools

[ptree]print process trees

[pushd]change working directory

[putdev] <admin>edits device table

[putdgrp] <admin>edits device group table

[pvs]display the internal version information of dynamic objects

[pwait]proc tools

[pwck] <admin>password/group file checkers

[pwconv] <admin>installs and updates /etc/shadow with information from /etc/passwd

[pwd]return working directory name

[pwdx]proc tools

[quot] <admin>summarize file system ownership

[quota] <admin>display a user's ufs or zfs file system disk quota and usage

[quotacheck] <admin>ufs file system quota consistency checker

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[quotaoff] <admin>turn ufs file system quotas on and off

[quotaon] <admin>turn ufs file system quotas on and off

[raidctl] <admin>RAID hardware utility

[ramdiskadm] <admin>administer ramdisk pseudo device

[ranlib]convert archives to random libraries

[rarpd] <admin>DARPA Reverse Address Resolution Protocol server

[rcapadm] <admin>configure resource capping daemon

[rcapd] <admin>resource cap enforcement daemon

[rcapstat]report resource cap enforcement daemon statistics

[rcp]remote file copy

[rctladm] <admin>display or modify global state of system resource controls

[rdate] <admin>set system date from a remote host

[rdisc] <admin>network router discovery daemon

[rdist]remote file distribution program

[read]read a line from standard input

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[readfile]reads file, gets longest line

[readonly]shell built-in function to protect the value of the given variable from reassignment

[reboot] <admin>restart the operating system

[red]text editor

[refer]expand and insert references from a bibliographic database

[regadm] <admin>Solaris system registration utility

[regcmp]regular expression compile

[regex]match patterns against a string

[rehash]evaluate the internal hash table of the contents of directories

[reinit]runs an initialization file

[reject] <admin>accept or reject print requests

[rem_drv] <admin>remove a device driver from the system

[remote_shell]remote shell

[remove_allocatable] <admin>remove entries from allocation databases

[removef] <admin>remove a file from software database

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[remsh]remote shell

[renice]alter priority of running processes

[repeat]shell command interpreter built-in commands

[repquota] <admin>summarize quotas for a ufs file system

[re-preinstall] <admin>installs the JumpStart software on a system

[reset]establish or restore terminal characteristics

[restricted_shell] <admin>restricted shell command interpreter

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

[rexd] <admin>RPC-based remote execution server

[rexecd] <admin>remote execution server

[rksh]KornShell, a standard/restricted command and programming language

[rlogin]remote login

[rlogind] <admin>remote login server

[rm]remove directory entries

[rm_install_client] <admin>scripts used to install the Solaris software

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[rmail]read mail or send mail to users

[rmdel]remove a delta from an SCCS file

[rmdir]remove directory entries

[rmformat]removable rewritable media format utility

[rmmount] <admin>removable media mounter for CD-ROM, floppy, Jaz drive, and others

[rmt] <admin>remote magtape protocol module

[rndc] <admin>name server control utility

[rndc-confgen] <admin>rndc key generation tool

[roffbib]format and print a bibliographic database

[roleadd] <admin>administer a new role account on the system

[roledel] <admin>delete a role's login from the system

[rolemod] <admin>modify a role's login information on the system

[roles]print roles granted to a user

[root_archive] <admin>manage bootable miniroot archives

[route] <admin>manually manipulate the routing tables

[routeadm] <admin>

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IP forwarding and routing configuration

[routed] <admin>network routing daemon

[rpc.bootparamd] <admin>boot parameter server

[rpc.mdcommd] <admin>multi-node disk set services

[rpc.metad] <admin>remote metaset services

[rpc.metamedd] <admin>remote mediator services

[rpc.metamhd] <admin>remote multihost disk services

[rpc.nisd] <admin>NIS+ service daemon

[rpc.nisd_resolv] <admin>NIS+ service daemon

[rpc.nispasswdd] <admin>NIS+ password update daemon

[rpc.rexd] <admin>RPC-based remote execution server

[rpc.rstatd] <admin>kernel statistics server

[rpc.rusersd] <admin>network username server

[rpc.rwalld] <admin>network rwall server

[rpc.smserverd] <admin>removable media device server

[rpc.sprayd] <admin>spray server

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[rpc.yppasswdd] <admin>server for modifying NIS password file

[rpc.ypupdated] <admin>server for changing NIS information

[rpcbind] <admin>universal addresses to RPC program number mapper

[rpcgen]an RPC protocol compiler

[rpcinfo] <admin>report RPC information

[rpld] <admin>Network Booting RPL (Remote Program Load) Server

[rpm2cpio]convert Red Hat Package (RPM) to cpio archive

[rquotad] <admin>remote quota server

[rsh] <admin>[rsh]restricted shell command interpreterremote shell

[rshd] <admin>remote shell server

[rstatd] <admin>kernel statistics server

[rtc] <admin>provide all real-time clock and GMT-lag management

[rtquery] <admin>query routing daemons for their routing tables

[run]run an executable

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[runacct] <admin>run daily accounting

[runat]execute command in extended attribute name space

[rup]show host status of remote machines (RPC version)

[ruptime]show host status of local machines

[rusage]print resource usage for a command

[rusers]who is logged in on remote machines

[rusersd] <admin>network username server

[rwall] <admin>write to all users over a network

[rwalld] <admin>network rwall server

[rwho]who is logged in on local machines

[rwhod] <admin>system status server

[sa1] <admin>system activity report package

[sa2] <admin>system activity report package

[sac] <admin>service access controller

[sacadm] <admin>service access controller administration

[sact]

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show editing activity status of an SCCS file

[sadc] <admin>system activity report package

[saf] <admin>Service Access Facility

[sag]system activity graph

[sar] <admin>[sar]system activity report packagesystem activity reporter

[savecore] <admin>save a crash dump of the operating system

[scadm] <admin>administer System Controller (SC)

[sccs]front end for the Source Code Control System (SCCS)

[sccs-admin]create and administer SCCS history files

[sccs-cdc]change the delta commentary of an SCCS delta

[sccs-comb]combine SCCS deltas

[sccs-delta]make a delta to an SCCS file

[sccsdiff]compare two versions of an SCCS file

[sccs-get]retrieve a version of an SCCS file

[sccs-help]ask for help regarding SCCS error or warning messages

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[sccs-prs]display selected portions of an SCCS history

[sccs-prt]display delta table information from an SCCS file

[sccs-rmdel]remove a delta from an SCCS file

[sccs-sact]show editing activity status of an SCCS file

[sccs-sccsdiff]compare two versions of an SCCS file

[sccs-unget]undo a previous get of an SCCS file

[sccs-val]validate an SCCS file

[sckmd] <admin>Sun cryptographic key management daemon

[sconadm] <admin>register system information

[scp]secure copy (remote file copy program)

[script]make record of a terminal session

[sdiff]print differences between two files side-by-side

[sdpadm] <admin>SDP system configuration administration

[sed]the stream editor, Lee Mcmahon

[select]shell command interpreter built-in commands

[sendmail] <admin>

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send mail over the internet

[set]display system variable

[setcolor]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

[setlabel]move files to zone with corresponding sensitivity label

[setpgrp]set process group ID

[settime]change file access and modification times

[setuname] <admin>change machine information

[setup_install_server] <admin>scripts used to install the Solaris software

[sf880drd] <admin>Sun Fire 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration daemon

[sftp]secure file transfer program

[sftp-server] <admin>SFTP server subsystem

[sh]standard and job control shell and command interpreter

[share] <admin>make local resource available for mounting by

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remote systems

[share_nfs] <admin>make local NFS file systems available for mounting by remote systems

[shareall] <admin>share, unshare multiple resources

[shell]run a command using shell

[shell_builtins]shell command interpreter built-in commands

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

[showmount] <admin>show remote mounts

[showrev] <admin>show machine, software revision, and patch revision information

[shutacct] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[shutdown] <admin>[shutdown]shut down system, change system stateclose down the system at a given time

[size]print section sizes in bytes of object files

[sleep]suspend execution for an interval

[slpd] <admin>Service Location Protocol Daemon

[smartcard] <admin>configure and administer a smart card

[smattrpop] <admin>

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populate security attribute databases in a name service

[smbios] <admin>display the contents of a System Management BIOS image

[smc] <admin>start the Solaris Management Console

[smccompile] <admin>build class list and compile Solaris Management Console service beans for remote use

[smcconf] <admin>configure the Solaris Management Console

[smcregister] <admin>configure the Solaris Management Console

[smcron] <admin>manage jobs in the crontab database

[smcwebserver] <admin>manage the server for the Sun Web Console

[smdiskless] <admin>manage diskless client support for a server

[smexec] <admin>manage entries in the exec_attr database

[smgroup] <admin>manage group entries

[smlog] <admin>manage and view WBEM log files

[smmaillist] <admin>manage email alias entries

[smmultiuser] <admin>manage bulk operations on user accounts

[smosservice] <admin>manage OS services

[smpatch] <admin>

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download, apply, and remove updates

[smprofile] <admin>manage profiles in the prof_attr and exec_attr databases

[smreg] <admin>register objects for the Sun Web Console

[smrole] <admin>manage roles and users in role accounts

[smrsh] <admin>restricted shell for sendmail

[smserialport] <admin>manage serial port

[smtnrhdb] <admin>manage entries in the tnrhdb database

[smtnrhtp] <admin>manage entries in the trusted network template database

[smtnzonecfg] <admin>manage entries in the zone configuration database for Trusted Extensions networking

[smuser] <admin>manage user entries

[snca]the Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA)

[snmpbulkget] <admin>communicate with a network entity using SNMP GETBULK requests

[snmpbulkwalk] <admin>communicate with a network entity using SNMP BULK requests

[snmpcmd] <admin>commands to communicate with a network entity using SNMP requests

[snmpconf] <admin>

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creates and modifies SNMP configuration files

[snmpd] <admin>daemon to respond to SNMP request packets

[snmpdelta] <admin>monitor deltas of integer valued SNMP variables

[snmpdf] <admin>get a listing of disk space usage on a remote machine by means of SNMP

[snmpdx] <admin>Sun Solstice Enterprise Master Agent

[snmpget] <admin>communicate with a network entity using SNMP GET requests

[snmpgetnext] <admin>communicate with a network entity using SNMP GETNEXT requests

[snmpinform] <admin>send an SNMP trap to a manager

[snmpnetstat] <admin>show network status using SNMP

[snmpset] <admin>communicate with a network entity using SNMP SET requests

[snmpstatus]retrieve important information from a network entity

[snmptable] <admin>obtain and display an SNMP table

[snmptest] <admin>communicate with a network entity using SNMP requests

[snmptranslate] <admin>translate SNMP OID values into a more useful form

[snmptrap] <admin>

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send an SNMP trap to a manager

[snmptrapd] <admin>receive and log SNMP trap messages

[snmpusm] <admin>create and maintain SNMPv3 users on a remote entity

[snmpvacm] <admin>perform maintenance on an SNMP agent's View-based Access Control Module (VACM) table

[snmpwalk] <admin>communicate with a network entity using SNMP GETNEXT requests

[snmpXdmid] <admin>Sun Solstice Enterprise SNMP-DMI mapper subagent

[snmpXwbemd] <admin>SNMP Adapter Subagent for WBEM

[snoop] <admin>capture and inspect network packets

[soconfig] <admin>configure transport providers for use by sockets

[soelim]resolve and eliminate .so requests from nroff or troff input

[soladdapp] <admin>add an application to the Solstice application registry

[soldelapp] <admin>remove an application from the Solstice application registry

[solstice] <admin>access system administration tools with a graphical user interface

[sort]ordering a file

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[sortbib]sort a bibliographic database

[sotruss]trace shared library procedure calls

[source]shell built-in functions to execute other commands

[sparc]get processor type truth value

[spell]report spelling errors

[spellin]report spelling errors

[spline]interpolate smooth curve

[split]split a file into pieces

[sppptun] <admin>PPP tunneling driver utility

[spray] <admin>spray packets

[sprayd] <admin>spray server

[srchtxt]display contents of, or search for a text string in, message data bases

[ssh]OpenSSH secure shell client (remote login program)

[ssh-add]add RSA or DSA identities to the authentication agent

[ssh-agent]authentication agent

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[sshd] <admin>secure shell daemon

[ssh-hppt-proxy-connect]Secure Shell proxy for HTTP

[ssh-keygen]authentication key generation

[ssh-keyscan]gather public ssh host keys of a number of hosts

[ssh-keysign] <admin>ssh helper program for host-based authentication

[ssh-socks5-proxy-connect]Secure Shell proxy for SOCKS5

[startup] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[statd] <admin>network status monitor

[stclient] <admin>Service Tag Administration Program

[stmsboot] <admin>administration program for the Solaris I/O multipathing feature

[stop]control process execution

[strace] <admin>print STREAMS trace messages

[strchg]change or query stream configuration

[strclean] <admin>STREAMS error logger cleanup program

[strconf]change or query stream configuration

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[strerr] <admin>STREAMS error logger daemon

[strings]find printable strings in an object or binary file

[strip]strip symbol table, debugging and line number information from an object file

[stty]setting terminal characteristics

[sttydefs] <admin>maintain line settings and hunt sequences for TTY ports

[su] <admin>become superuser or another user

[sulogin] <admin>access single-user mode

[sum]print checksum and block count for a file

[sun]get processor type truth value

[suninstall] <admin>install the Solaris operating system

[SUNWafb_config] <admin>configure the AFB Graphics Accelerator

[SUNWffb_config] <admin>configure the FFB Graphics Accelerator

[SUNWgfb_config] <admin>fbconfig module for configuring Sun XVR-1000 Graphics Accelerator

[SUNWifb_config] <admin>configure the Sun Expert3D Graphics Accelerator

[SUNWjfb_config] <admin>fbconfig module for configuring the Sun XVR-600 and XVR-1200 Graphics Devices

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[SUNWkfb_config] <admin>fbconfig module for configuring the Sun XVR-2500 Graphics Device

[SUNWm64_config] <admin>configure the M64 Graphics Accelerator

[SUNWnfb_config] <admin>fbconfig module for configuring XVR-300 Graphics Accelerator

[SUNWpfb_config] <admin>fbconfig module for configuring the XVR-50 and the Sun XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator

[SUNWzulu_config] <admin>fbconfig module for configuring SunXVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator

[suspend]shell built-in function to halt the current shell

[svc.configd] <admin>Service Management Facility repository daemon

[svc.startd] <admin>Service Management Facility master restarter

[svcadm] <admin>manipulate service instances

[svccfg] <admin>import, export, and modify service configurations

[svcprop]retrieve service configuration properties

[svcs]report service status

[swap] <admin>swap administrative interface

[switch]shell command interpreter built-in commands

[symorder]

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rearrange a list of symbols

[sync] <admin>update the super block

[syncinit] <admin>set serial line interface operating parameters

[syncloop] <admin>synchronous serial loopback test program

[syncstat] <admin>report driver statistics from a synchronous serial link

[sysdef] <admin>output system definition

[syseventadm] <admin>sysevent event specification administration

[syseventconfd] <admin>kernel system event command invocation daemon

[syseventd] <admin>kernel system event notification daemon

[sysidconfig] <admin>execute system configuration applications, or define set of system configuration applications

[sysidkbd] <admin>system configuration

[sysidnet] <admin>system configuration

[sysidnfs4] <admin>system configuration

[sysidns] <admin>system configuration

[sysidpm] <admin>system configuration

[sysidroot] <admin>

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system configuration

[sysidsys] <admin>system configuration

[sysidtool] <admin>system configuration

[syslogd] <admin>log system messages

[sys-unconfig] <admin>undo a system's configuration

[sysv-make]maintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs

[t300]graphics filters for various plotters

[t300s]graphics filters for various plotters

[t4013]graphics filters for various plotters

[t4014]graphics filters for various plotters

[t450]graphics filters for various plotters

[tabs]set tabs on a terminal

[tail]display the end of a file

[talk]talk to another user

[talkd] <admin>server for talk program

[tapes] <admin>creates /dev entries for tape drives attached to the system

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[tar]create tape archives and add or extract files

[taskstat] <admin>prints ASET tasks status

[tbl]format tables for nroff or troff

[tcopy]copy a magnetic tape

[tcxconfig] <admin>configure default linearity of 24-bit TrueColor Visual for OpenWindows

[tee]replicate the standard output

[tek]graphics filters for various plotters

[telinit] <admin>process control initialization

[telnet]user interface to a remote system using the TELNET protocol

[telnetd] <admin>DARPA TELNET protocol server

[test]evaluate condition(s)

[tftp]trivial file transfer program

[tftpd] <admin>Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server

[th_define] <admin>create fault injection test harness error specifications

[th_manage] <admin>manage the fault injection test harness

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[tic] <admin>terminfo compiler

[time]time a simple command

[timemanp]frontends to the mp Text to PDL (Printer Description Language) pretty print filter

[times]shell built-in function to report time usages of the current shell

[timesysp]frontends to the mp Text to PDL (Printer Description Language) pretty print filter

[timex]time a command; report process data and system activity

[tip]connect to remote system

[tnamed] <admin>DARPA trivial name server

[tnchkdb] <admin>check file syntax of trusted network databases

[tnctl] <admin>configure Trusted Extensions network parameters

[tnd] <admin>trusted network daemon

[tnfdump]convert binary TNF file to ASCII

[tnfxtract]extract kernel probes output into a trace file

[tninfo] <admin>print kernel-level network information and statistics

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[touch]change file access and modification times

[tplot]graphics filters for various plotters

[tput]initialize a terminal or query terminfo database

[tr]translating characters

[traceroute] <admin>print the route packets take to network host

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

[trapstat] <admin>report trap statistics

[troff]typeset or format documents

[TRUE]provide truth values

[truss]trace system calls and signals

[tset]establish or restore terminal characteristics

[TSIgfxp_config] <admin>configure the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) Graphics Accelerator

[tsort]topological sort

[tty]return user's terminal name

[ttyadm] <admin>format and output port monitor-specific information

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[ttymon] <admin>port monitor for terminal ports

[tunefs] <admin>tune an existing UFS file system

[turnacct] <admin>shell procedures for accounting

[txzonemgr] <admin>Trusted Extensions Zone Manager Configuration Utility

[type]write a description of command type

[typeset]shell built-in functions to set/get attributes and values for shell variables and functions

[tzreload] <admin>notify timezone update

[tzselect] <admin>select a time zone

[u370]get processor type truth value

[u3b]get processor type truth value

[u3b15]get processor type truth value

[u3b2]get processor type truth value

[u3b5]get processor type truth value

[uadmin] <admin>administrative control

[ucblinks]adds /dev entries to give SunOS 4.x compatible names to SunOS 5.x devices

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[ucodeadm] <admin>update processor microcode

[ufsdump] <admin>incremental file system dump

[ufsrestore] <admin>incremental file system restore

[ul]do underlining

[ulimit][ulimit]set or get limitations on the system resources available to the current shell and its descendentsset or get limitations on the system resources available to the current shell and its descendents

[umask]get or set the file mode creation mask

[umount] <admin>mount or unmount file systems and remote resources

[umountall] <admin>mount, unmount multiple file systems

[unalias]create or remove a pseudonym or shorthand for a command or series of commands

[uname]print name of current system

[uncompress]compress, uncompress files or display expanded files

[unexpand]expand TAB characters to SPACE characters, and vice versa

[unget]undo a previous get of an SCCS file

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[unhash]evaluate the internal hash table of the contents of directories

[unifdef]resolve and remove ifdef'ed lines from C program source

[uniq]locating repeated lines

[units]converts quantities expressed in standard scales to other scales

[unix2dos]convert text file from ISO format to DOS format

[unlink] <admin>link and unlink files and directories

[unpack]compress and expand 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

[unshare] <admin>make local resource unavailable for mounting by remote systems

[unshare_nfs] <admin>make local NFS file systems unavailable for mounting by remote systems

[unshareall] <admin>share, unshare multiple resources

[until]shell command interpreter built-in commands

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[update_drv] <admin>modify device driver attributes

[updatehome] <admin>update the home directory copy and link files for the current label

[updatemanager] <admin>start the Sun Update Manager application

[updatemedia] <admin>modify Solaris media with patches and packages

[uptime]show how long the system has been up

[useradd] <admin>administer a new user login on the system

[userdel] <admin>delete a user's login from the system

[usermod] <admin>modify a user's login information on the system

[users]display a compact list of users logged in

[utmp2wtmp] <admin>overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands

[utmpd] <admin>utmpx monitoring daemon

[uucheck] <admin>check the uucp directories and permissions file

[uucico] <admin>file transport program for the uucp system

[uucleanup] <admin>uucp spool directory clean-up

[uucp]UNIX-to-UNIX system copy

[uucpd] <admin>

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UUCP server

[uudecode]encode a binary file, or decode its encoded representation

[uuencode]encode a binary file, or decode its encoded representation

[uuglist]print the list of service grades that are available on this UNIX system

[uulog]UNIX-to-UNIX system copy

[uuname]UNIX-to-UNIX system copy

[uupick]public UNIX-to-UNIX system file copy

[uusched] <admin>uucp file transport program scheduler

[uustat]uucp status inquiry and job control

[uuto]public UNIX-to-UNIX system file copy

[Uutry] <admin>[uutry] <admin>attempt to contact remote system with debugging onattempt to contact remote system with debugging on

[uux]UNIX-to-UNIX system command execution

[uuxqt] <admin>execute remote command requests

[vacation]reply to mail automatically

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[val]validate an SCCS file

[valdate]prompts for and validates a date

[valgid]prompts for and validates a group id

[valint]display a prompt; verify and return an integer value

[valpath]display a prompt; verify and return a pathname

[valrange]prompts for and validates an integer

[valstr]display a prompt; verify and return a string answer

[valtime]display a prompt; verify and return a time of day

[valyorn]prompts for and validates yes/no

[vax]get processor type truth value

[vc]version control

[vedit]screen-oriented (visual) display editor based on ex

[ver]graphics filters for various plotters

[vgrind]grind nice program listings

[vi]screen-oriented (visual) display editor based on

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ex

[view]screen-oriented (visual) display editor based on ex

[vipw]edit the password file

[vluid]prompts for and validates a user ID

[vmstat] <admin>report virtual memory statistics

[vntsd] <admin>virtual network terminal server daemon for Logical Domains

[volcancel]cancel user's request for removable media that is not currently in drive

[volcheck]checks for media in a drive and by default checks all floppy media

[volcopy] <admin>make an image copy of file system

[volcopy_ufs] <admin>make an image copy of a ufs file system

[vold] <admin>Volume Management daemon to manage removable media devices

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

[volrmmount]call rmmount to mount or unmount media

[vplot]graphics filters for various plotters

[vsig]synchronize a co-process with the controlling

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FMLI application

[w]display information about currently logged-in users

[wait]await process completion

[wall] <admin>write to all users

[wanboot_keygen] <admin>create and display client and server keys for WAN booting

[wanboot_keymgmt] <admin>insert and extract keys

[wanboot_p12split] <admin>split a PKCS #12 file into separate certificate and key files

[wanbootutil] <admin>manage keys and certificates for WAN booting

[wbemadmin] <admin>start Sun WBEM User Manager

[wbemconfig] <admin>convert a JavaSpaces datastore to the newer Reliable Log datastore format

[wbemlogviewer] <admin>start WBEM Log Viewer

[wc]display a count of lines, words and characters in a file

[wcadmin] <admin>manage the configuration of the Sun Java Web Console

[what]extract SCCS version information from a file

[whatis]display a one-line summary about a keyword

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[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 command interpreter built-in commands

[who]who is on the system

[whoami]display the effective current username

[whocalls]report on the calls to a specific procedure

[whodo] <admin>who is doing what

[whois]Internet user name directory service

[wracct] <admin>write extended accounting records for active processes and tasks

[write]write to another user

[wrsmconf] <admin>manage WCI RSM controller configurations

[wrsmstat] <admin>report WCI RSM driver statistics

[wtmpfix] <admin>manipulate connect accounting records

[xargs]construct argument lists and invoke utility

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[xgettext]extract gettext call strings from C programs

[xntpd] <admin>Network Time Protocol daemon

[xntpdc] <admin>special NTP query program

[xstr]extract strings from C programs to implement shared strings

[yacc]yet another compiler-compiler

[yes]generate repetitive affirmative output

[ypbind] <admin>NIS binder process

[ypcat]print values in a NIS database

[ypinit] <admin>set up NIS client

[ypmake] <admin>rebuild NIS database

[ypmap2src] <admin>convert NIS maps to NIS source files

[ypmatch]print the value of one or more keys from a NIS map

[yppasswd]change your network password in the NIS database

[yppasswdd] <admin>server for modifying NIS password file

[yppoll] <admin>return current version of a NIS map at a NIS

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[yppush] <admin>force propagation of changed NIS map

[ypserv] <admin>NIS server and binder processes

[ypset] <admin>point ypbind at a particular server

[ypstart] <admin>Start and stop NIS services

[ypstop] <admin>Start and stop NIS services

[ypupdated] <admin>server for changing NIS information

[ypwhich]return name of NIS server or map master

[Ypxfr] <admin>transfer NIS map from a NIS server to host

[ypxfr_1perday] <admin>transfer NIS map from a NIS server to host

[ypxfr_1perhour] <admin>transfer NIS map from a NIS server to host

[ypxfr_2perday] <admin>transfer NIS map from a NIS server to host

[Ypxfrd] <admin>NIS server and binder processes

[zcat]compress, uncompress files or display expanded files

[Zdb] <admin>ZFS debugger

[Zdump] <admin>time zone dumper

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[zfs] <admin>configures ZFS file systems

[zic] <admin>time zone compiler

[zlogin]enter a zone

[zoneadm] <admin>administer zones

[zoneadmd] <admin>zone administration daemon

[zonecfg] <admin>set up zone configuration

[zonename]print name of current zone

[zpool] <admin>configures ZFS storage pools

[zuludaemon] <admin>load microcode for Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator device