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VOLUME 2
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UNIX®
SYSTEM V
Release 4
Commands
Reference Manual
VOLUME 2
(Commands m-z)
for
Motorola Processors
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Commands(1) and Miscellaneous Facilities(S)
Uutry(lM) ................................................................ try to contact remote system with debugging on
m323rd(1M) ............................... read disk resident manufacturer's bad track list (For M68K only)
m332xctl (lM) ...................................................................................................................... a control utility
m4(1) .................................................................................................................................... macro processor
mach(l) .......................................................................... display the processor type of the current host
machid: m68k, m88k, pdpll, u3b, u3b5, u3bl5, vax, u370(1) ....... get processor type truth value
mail, rmail(l) ........................................................................................... read mail or send mail to users
mail_pipe(lM) ............................................................. invoke recipient command for incoming mail
mailalias(l) ....................................................................................................... translate mail alias names
mailstats(lM) ................................................................................ print statistics collected by sendmail
mailx(l) ...................................................................................... interactive message processing system
make(l) .......................................................... maintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs
makedbm(lM) ................................................. make a Network Information Service (NIS) dbm file
makedev(lM) .................................................................... adds /dev entries for generic devices table
makefsys (lM) ................................................................................................................ create a file system
makekey(l) .......................................................................................................... generate encryption key
man(l) ...................................... display reference manual pages; find reference pages by keyword
man(S) .................................................................................. macros to format Reference Manual pages
mcs(l) ....................................................................... manipulate the comment section of an object file
me(S) ............................................................................................................ macros for formatting papers
mesg(l) ................................................................................................................ permit or deny messages
message(lF) ................................................................................. put arguments on FMLI message line
migration(lM) ................................................. move an archive from one set of volumes to another
mk (lM) ................................................ remake the binary system and commands from source code
mkapropos (1) .................................................................. create apropos list of manp age descriptions
mkboot(lM) ................................................................... convert an object file to a bootable object file
mkdir(l) .............................................................................................................................. make directories
mkfifo(lM) .............................................................................................................. make FIFO special file
mkfs (generic) (lM) ................................................................................................ construct a file system
mkfs (bfs) (lM) ............................................................................................... construct a boot file system
mkfs (sS) (lM) .................................................................................................. construct an sS file system
mkmsgs(l) ..................................................................................... create message files for use by gettxt
montbl(lM) ....................................................................................................... create monetary database
more, page(l) ..................................................................................... browse or page through a text file
mount, umount (generic) (lM) .................. mount or unmount file systems and remote resources
mount (bfs) (lM) .................................................................................................... mount bfs file systems
mount (lM) ................................................................................................. mount remote NFS resources
mount(lM) ........................................................................................................... mount remote resources
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mount (sS) (IM) .................................................................................................... mount an sS file system
mount (ufs)(IM) .................................................................................................... mount ufs file systems
mountall, umountall(IM) ...................................................... mount, unmount multiple file systems
mountd(IM) .................................................................................................... NFS mount request server
mountfsys, umountfsys (IM) ................................................................ mount, unmount a file system
ms(S) ........................................................................................................................ text formatting macros
mt(I) .......................................................................................................................... magnetic tape control
mv(I) ............................................................................................................................................... move files
mvdir(IM) ......................................................................................................................... move a directory
mvme323 (lM)
....... adds I dev entries for hard disks in the Equipped Device Table (EDT) (For M68K only)
mvme328 (lM) ................ add I dev entries for SCSI devices in the Equipped Device Table (EDT)
mvme332xt(1M) ........................................................................................... create character device files
mvme350(1M)
................ adds I dev entries for tapes in the Equipped Device Table (EDT) (For M68K only)
mvme376(1M)
.............. adds I dev entries for the MVME376 Ethernet Board in the Equipped Device Table
mvmecpu (lM) ................................................................... create I dev entries for cpu related devices
named, in.named (lM) .............................................................................. Internet domain name server
nawk(I) ............................................................................... pattern scanning and processing language
ncheck (generic) (IM) ....................................................... generate a list of path names vs i-numbers
ncheck (sS) (IM) ...................................... generate path names versus i-numbers for sS file systems
ncheck (ufs)(IM) ................................... generate pathnames versus i-numbers for ufs file systems
netstat(IM) ................................................................................................................ show network status
newaliases(IM) .............................................................. rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
newform(I) .............................................................................................. change the format of a text file
newfs(IM) ...................................................................................................... construct a new file system
newgrp (IM) .............................................................................................................. log in to a new group
newkey(lM) ...................................................................... create a new key in the publickey database
news(l) ............................................................................................................................... print news items
nfsd (lM) ................................................................................................................................... NFS daemon
nfsstat(lM) ............................................................................................... Network File System statistics
nice(I) ....................................................................................................... run a command at low priority
nl (1) .............................................................................................................................. line numbering filter
nlsadmin (lM) .......................................................................... network listener service administration
nm(I) ......................................................................................................... print name list of an object file
nohup (1) ..................................................................... run a command immune to hangups and quits
notify(l) ......................................................................................... notify user of the arrival of new mail
nroff(l) ............................................................................. format documents for display or line-printer
nslookup (lM) ...................................................... query DARPA Internet name servers interactively
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nsquery(lM) ............................................................................ Remote File Sharing name server query
od(l) .............................................................................................................................................. octal dump
offline(lM) .............................................................................................................. take a processor offline
online(lM) ............................................................................................................ bring a processor online
pack, peat, unpack(l) .................................................................................... compress and expand files
pagesize(l) .................................................................................... display the size of a page of memory
passmgmt(lM) ............................................................................................. password files management
passwd(l) ................................................................ change login password and password attributes
paste(l) ........................................... merge same lines of several files or subsequent lines of one file
pathconv(lF) ....................................................................................... search FMLI criteria for filename
pbind(lM) .................................................................................................... bind a process to a processor
pexbind(lM) ......................................................................... exclusively bind processes to a processor
pfmt(l) .................................................................................. display error message in standard format
pg(l) ................................................................................................................... file perusal filter for CRTs
pinfo (lM) ............................................................................................. get information about processors
ping(lM) ..................................................... send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
pkgadd(lM) ............................................................................ transfer software package to the system
pkgask(lM) ......................................................................................... stores answers to a request script
pkgchk(lM) ............................................................................................... check accuracy of installation
pkginfo (1) ................................................................................... display software package information
pkgmk(l) ................................................................................................. produce an installable package
pkgparam (1) .................................................................................... displays package parameter values
pkgproto(l) ......................................................................................................... generate a prototype file
pkgquest(lM) ................................................................................ formats and asks package questions
pkgrm(lM) ..................................................................................... removes a package from the system
pkgtrans(l) ......................................................................................................... translate package format
plot, aedplot, bgplot, crtplot, dumbplot, gigiplot, hpplot, implot, t300, t300s, t4013,
t450, tek(l) ................................................................................ graphics filters for various plotters
pmadm(lM) ................................................................................................. port monitor administration
postdaisy(l) ............................................................................ PostScript translator for Diablo 630 files
postdmd(l) ........................................................................ PostScript translator for DMD bitmap files
postio(l) ....................................................................................... serial interface for PostScript printers
postmd(l) .................................................................... matrix display program for PostScript printers
postplot(l) .......................................................................... PostScript translator for plot graphics files
postprint (1) .......................................................................................... PostScript translator for text files
postreverse (1) ....................................................................... reverse the page order in a PostScript file
posttek(l) .......................................................................... PostScript translator for tektronix 4014 files
powerdown(lM) .................................................................. stop all processes and turn off the power
PPP (lM) ................................................................................ login shell for the Point-to-Point Protocol
pppd(lM) .............................................................................................. Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon
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pr(l) .................................................................................................................................................. print files
printenv(l) ....................................................................... display environment variables currently set
printf(l) .................................................................................................................. print formatted output
priocntl(l) .......................................................................................................... process scheduler control
prof(l) ............................................................................................................................ display profile data
profiler: prfld, prfstat, prfdc, prfsnap, prfpr(lM) ............................................. UNIX system profiler
prs(l) ................................................................................................................................. print an SCCS file
prt (1) ........................................................ display the delta and commentary history of an SCCS file
prtconf(lM) ..................................................................................................... print system configuration
prtvtoc (lM) ......................................................................................... print the VTOC of a block device
ps(l) ............................................................................................................................. report process status
ps(l) ............................................................................................. display the status of current processes
putdev(l) .......................................................................................................................... edits device table
putdgrp(l) ............................................................................................................ edits device group table
pwck, grpck(lM) ..................................................................................... password/group file checkers
pwck(lM) ............................................................................................. check password database entries
pwconv(lM) ..................... install and update /etc/shadow with information from /etc/passwd
pwd(l) .................................................................................................................. working directory name
quot(lM) ............................................................................................. summarize file system ownership
quota(lM) .................................................................................... display a user's disk quota and usage
quotacheck(lM) ......................................................................... file system quota consistency checker
quotaon, quotaoff(lM) ..................................................................... tum file system quotas on and off
random(l) ....................................................................................................... generate a random number
rarpd(lM) ......................................................... DARPA Reverse Address Resolution Protocol server
rcO(lM) ........................................................ run commands performed to stop the operating system
rel (lM) .......................................................... run commands to bring system to administrative state
rc2 (lM) .......................................................... run commands performed for multi-user environment
rc3(1M) ......................................................................... run commands to start distributed file sharing
rc6(1M) ................................... run commands performed to stop and reboot the operating system
rep (lN) ................................................................................................................................ remote file copy
rdate(lM) .......................................................................................... set system date from a remote host
readfile, longline (lF) ..................................................................................... reads file, gets longest line
reboot(lM) .................................................................................................... restart the operating system
refer(l) .................................................. expand and insert references from a bibliographic database
regcmp (1) ........................................................................................................ regular expression compile
regex (lF) .................................................................................................. match patterns against a string
reinit(lF) .............................................................................................................. runs an initialization file
remove£ (lM) ................................................................................ remove a file from software database
renice(lM) .......................................................................................... alter priority of running processes
repquota(lM) ................................................................................... summarize quotas for a file system
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reset (lF) ...................................................................... reset the current form field to its default values
restore(lM) ........................................................... initiate restores of filesystems, data slices, or disks
rexecd(lM) ........................................................................................................... remote execution server
rfadmin(lM) .................................................................... Remote File Sharing domain administration
rfpasswd(lM) ................................................................... change Remote File Sharing host password
rfstart(lM) .......................................................................................................... start Remote File Sharing
rfstop (lM) .......................................................................... stop the Remote File Sharing environment
rfuadmin(lM) ................................................................. Remote File Sharing notification shell script
rfudaemon(lM) ........................................................................... Remote File Sharing daemon process
rlogin(lN) .................................................................................................................................. remote login
rlogind (lM) .................................................................................................................. remote login server
rm, rmdir(l) ...................................................................................................... remove files or directories
rmdel(l) ................................................................................................ remove a delta from an SCCS file
rmntstat(lM) ............................................................................ display mounted resource information
rmnttry(lM) ..................................................................... attempt to mount queued remote resources
rmount(lM) ............................................................................................. queue remote resource mounts
rmountall, rumountall(lM) .................................. mount, unmount Remote File Sharing resources
roffbib (1) .............................................................................. format and print a bibliographic database
route (lM) ................................................................................ manually manipulate the routing tables
routed (lM) ......................................................................................................... network routing daemon
rpcbind(lM) ................................................... universal addresses to RPC program number mapper
rpcgen(l) ........................................................................................................... an RPC protocol compiler
rpcinfo (lM) .......................................................................................................... report RPC information
rsh(l) ........................................................................................................................................... remote shell
rshd(lM) ......................................................................................................................... remote shell server
rsnotify(lM)
display or modify the information identifying the individual in charge of restore requests
rsoper(lM) ........................ service pending restore requests and service media insertion prompts
rsstatus(lM) ...................................................................... report the status of posted restore requests
rumount (lM) ........................................................................... cancel queued remote resource request
run(lF) .............................................................................................................................. run an executable
runacct(lM) ............................................................................................................... run daily accounting
ruptime(l) ........................................................................................ show host status of local machines
rusers(l) ............................................................................................. who's logged in on local machines
rpc.rusersd (lM) ................................................................................................ network username server
rwall(lM) .............................................................................................. write to all users over a network
rpc.rwalld (lM) .......................................................................................................... network rwall server
rwho(l) .............................................................................................. who's logged in on local machines
rwhod, in.rwhod (lM) ............................................................................................... system status server
sac(lM) .................................................................................................................. service access controller
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