Utilities

NameSummary
admin(1) create and administer SCCS files (DEVELOPMENT)
alias(1) define or display aliases
ar(1) create and maintain library archives
asa(1) interpret carriage-control characters
at(1) execute commands at a later time
awk(1) pattern scanning and processing language
basename(1) return non-directory portion of a pathname
batch(1) schedule commands to be executed in a batch queue
bc(1) arbitrary-precision arithmetic language
bg(1) run jobs in the background
break(1) exit from for, while, or until loop
c17(1) compile standard C programs
cal(1) print a calendar
cat(1) concatenate and print files
cd(1) change the working directory
cflow(1) generate a C-language flowgraph (DEVELOPMENT)
chgrp(1) change the file group ownership
chmod(1) change the file modes
chown(1) change the file ownership
cksum(1) write file checksums and sizes
cmp(1) compare two files
colon(1) null utility
comm(1) select or reject lines common to two files
command(1) execute a simple command
compress(1), uncompress(1), zcat(1)compress and decompress data
continue(1) continue for, while, or until loop
cp(1) copy files
crontab(1) schedule periodic background work
csplit(1) split files based on context
ctags(1) create a tags file (DEVELOPMENT)
cut(1) cut out selected fields of each line of a file
cxref(1) generate a C-language program cross-reference table (DEVELOPMENT)
date(1) write the date and time
dd(1) convert and copy a file
delta(1) make a delta (change) to an SCCS file (DEVELOPMENT)
df(1) report free disk space
diff(1) compare two files
dirname(1) return the directory portion of a pathname
dot(1) execute commands in the current environment
du(1) estimate file space usage
echo(1) write arguments to standard output
ed(1) edit text
env(1) set the environment for command invocation
eval(1) construct command by concatenating arguments
ex(1) text editor
exec(1) perform redirections in the current shell or execute a utility
exit(1) cause the shell to exit
expand(1) convert tabs to spaces
export(1) set the export attribute for variables
expr(1) evaluate arguments as an expression
false(1) return false value
fc(1) process the command history list
fg(1) run jobs in the foreground
file(1) determine file type
find(1) find files
fold(1) filter for folding lines
fuser(1) list process IDs of all processes that are using one or more named files
gencat(1) generate a formatted message catalog
get(1) get a version of an SCCS file (DEVELOPMENT)
getconf(1) get configuration values
getopts(1) parse utility options
gettext(1), ngettext(1)retrieve text string from messages object
grep(1) search a file for a pattern
hash(1) remember or report utility locations
head(1) copy the first part of files
iconv(1) codeset conversion
id(1) return user identity
ipcrm(1) remove an XSI message queue, semaphore set, or shared memory segment identifier
ipcs(1) report XSI interprocess communication facilities status
jobs(1) display status of jobs in the current shell execution environment
join(1) relational database operator
kill(1) terminate or signal processes
lex(1) generate programs for lexical tasks (DEVELOPMENT)
link(1) call link function
ln(1) link files
locale(1) get locale-specific information
localedef(1) define locale environment
logger(1) log messages
logname(1) return the user's login name
lp(1) send files to a printer
ls(1) list directory contents
m4(1) macro processor
mailx(1) process messages
make(1) maintain, update, and regenerate files (DEVELOPMENT)
man(1) display system documentation
mesg(1) permit or deny messages
mkdir(1) make directories
mkfifo(1) make FIFO special files
more(1) display files on a page-by-page basis
msgfmt(1) create messages objects from portable messages object source files
mv(1) move files
newgrp(1) change to a new group
nice(1) invoke a utility with an altered nice value
nl(1) line numbering filter
nm(1) write the name list of an object file (DEVELOPMENT)
nohup(1) invoke a utility immune to hangups
od(1) dump files in various formats
paste(1) merge corresponding or subsequent lines of files
patch(1) apply changes to files
pathchk(1) check pathnames
pax(1) portable archive interchange
pr(1) print files
printf(1) write formatted output
prs(1) print an SCCS file (DEVELOPMENT)
ps(1) report process status
pwd(1) return working directory name
read(1) read from standard input into shell variables
readlink(1) display the contents of a symbolic link
readonly(1) set the readonly attribute for variables
realpath(1) resolve a pathname
renice(1) set nice values of running processes
return(1) return from a function or dot script
rm(1) remove directory entries
rmdel(1) remove a delta from an SCCS file (DEVELOPMENT)
rmdir(1) remove directories
sact(1) print current SCCS file-editing activity (DEVELOPMENT)
sccs(1) front end for the SCCS subsystem (DEVELOPMENT)
sed(1) stream editor
set(1) set or unset options and positional parameters
sh(1) shell, the standard command language interpreter
shift(1) shift positional parameters
sleep(1) suspend execution for an interval
sort(1) sort, merge, or sequence check text files
split(1) split a file into pieces
strings(1) find printable strings in files
strip(1) remove unnecessary information from strippable files (DEVELOPMENT)
stty(1) set the options for a terminal
tabs(1) set terminal tabs
tail(1) copy the last part of a file
talk(1) talk to another user
tee(1) duplicate standard input
test(1) evaluate expression
time(1) time a simple command
timeout(1) execute a utility with a time limit
times(1) write process times
touch(1) change file access and modification times
tput(1) change terminal characteristics
tr(1) translate characters
trap(1) trap signals
true(1) return true value
tsort(1) topological sort
tty(1) return user's terminal name
type(1) write a description of command type
ulimit(1) report or set resource limits
umask(1) get or set the file mode creation mask
unalias(1) remove alias definitions
uname(1) return system name
unexpand(1) convert spaces to tabs
unget(1) undo a previous get of an SCCS file (DEVELOPMENT)
uniq(1) report or filter out repeated lines in a file
unlink(1) call the unlink function
unset(1) unset values and attributes of variables and functions
uucp(1) system-to-system copy
uudecode(1) decode a binary file
uuencode(1) encode a binary file
uustat(1) uucp status enquiry and job control
uux(1) remote command execution
val(1) validate SCCS files (DEVELOPMENT)
vi(1) screen-oriented (visual) display editor
wait(1) await process completion
wc(1) word, line, and byte or character count
what(1) identify SCCS files (DEVELOPMENT)
who(1) display who is on the system
write(1) write to another user
xargs(1) construct argument lists and invoke utility
xgettext(1) extract gettext call strings from C-language source files (DEVELOPMENT)
yacc(1) yet another compiler compiler (DEVELOPMENT)