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OS versions in parentheses; e.g. 10+ means version 10 and greater; 9- means version 9 and previous. $=extra cost
If not specified, commands are in one of the following directories: /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /sbin, /bin
Categories:
hardware, firmware, devices disks kernel, boot, swap files, volumes
networking security, backup software, patching, tracing, logging references
TASK \ OS AIX Darwin Caldera OpenServer DG/UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux NetBSD OpenBSD Solaris SunOS Tru64 Ultrix OS / TASK
The Open Source (rh) = Red Hat, (Digital Unix, OSF/1)
foundation for Mac OS UnixWare 7.1. Mandrake, Suse,...
OS notes (deb) = Debian, Storm, (4)= 4.0F/G OS notes
X, descended from Formerly SCO
Progeny, Corel,... (5)= 5.0A
NeXTStep
smit Aqua: System /usr/sysadm/bin/sysmgr (6.3+) solstice
linuxconf checklist
administrative GUI smitty Preferences, NetInfo scoadmin sysadm /stand/sysinstall sam toolchest admintool administrative GUI
yast2 (Suse) (5) sysman
wsm Manager /usr/Cadmin/bin/* smc (8 01/01+)
lsuser
useradd
mkuser useradd useradd useradd useradd
managing users pw /usr/Cadmin/bin/cpeople userdel
chuser userdel userdel userdel userdel
adduser (interactive)
rmuser
prtconf -v
dmesg (if you're lucky)
hwconfig ioscan /usr/platform/`uname -i`/
/proc/cpuinfo
prtconf hw dmesg (if you're lucky) sbin/prtdiag -v (sun4u and uerf -R -o full
/proc/pci dmesg
list hardware lscfg scoadmin/DCU dmesg adb dmesg sun4d only) dia -R full uerf -R -o full (if list hardware
ioreg -bls dg_sysreport -g hardware hinv /proc/meminfo cat dmesg (if you're lucky)
configuration lsattr cat /var/run/dmesg.boot model cat /kern/msgbuf psrinfo -v (5) hwmgr -show you're lucky) configuration
/usr/lib/X11/testtools/ /proc/interrupts /var/run/dmesg.boot
lsdev stm (from the SupportPlus isainfo -v devices
z35SysInfo /proc/ioports
CDROM) dmesg
lspci
iostat -En
show/set setboot nvram openprom (on show/set
/dev/nvram (if you have it)
EEPROM/NVRAM bootlist -o -m normal nvram pciconf -l bootadmin (at boot PROM) printenv/setenv (at command OpenFirmware eeprom (4.0D+) consvar EEPROM/NVRAM
hwclock
values stm monitor) architectures) values
(3.2.*) scu scan edt
devfsadm. pre-Solaris 7,
modprobe (4.0) scu scan edt; disklabel -rw
add device without (automatic — ioscan -fnCdevtype; scsiha -pr use: add device without
cfgmgr -v mkdev kerneld rzXX label (for disks)
reboot autdodiskmounter) insf -Cdevtype ioconfig -f /hw drvconfig; devlinks; {disks, reboot
insmod (5.x) dsfmgr -k; disklabel -rw
tapes, ports}
dskn auto
/dev/tape
tape device /dev/rmt0 /dev/rct0 /dev/rsa0 /dev/rmt/0 /dev/st0 /dev/st0 /dev/rmt/0 (5.x) /dev/ntape /dev/tape tape device
/dev/nrtape
X kvm config hwconfig xf86config kdmconfig (x86) X kvm config
admpdisk -o list diskinfo fdisk -r OR disklabel
read a disk label lspv -l Disk Utility fsname disklabel -r prtvtoc fdisk -l disklabel -r prtvtoc dkinfo disklabel -r chpt -q read a disk label
admvdisk -o list pvdisplay -rl
(non-root partitions are
whole disk in d (on i386) whole disk in
N/A mounted under /dev/1s# (#=0,1,...) c 10 c 2 c c c
partition c (everything else) partition
/Volumes)
fdisk cfdisk
dvhtool
label a disk mkvg (labels unused) admpdisk disklabel -wr pvcreate fdisk disklabel -wr disklabel -wr format format disklabel -rw chpt -a label a disk
fx -x
sysinstall e2label
parted (if you have it)
fdisk lvcreate fdisk -e OR disklabel format
partition a disk mklv pdisk admpdisk fx fdisk disklabel format disklabel -e chpt -p partition a disk
sysinstall sam -E fmthard
pdisk (on a MAC)
/kernel/genunix
/platform/`uname -m`/
/hpux (9) /boot/vmlinuz
kernel /unix /unix /dgux /kernel /unix /netbsd /bsd kernel/unix /vmunix /vmunix /vmunix kernel
/stand/vmunix (10+) /boot/bootlx
/platform/`uname -m`/
kernel/sparcv9/unix (7+)
/usr/samples/kernel/vmtune
sysdef
(installed with the bos /boot/kernel.conf sam
show/set kernel /proc/* cat /etc/system dxkerneltuner show/set kernel
adt.samples fileset) /etc/conf/cf.d/configure -x sysctl sysdef systune /etc/sysctl.conf
parameters /proc/sys/* ndd sysconfig parameters
/usr/sbin/no /etc/sysctl.conf kmtune (11+)
adb -k
(network-related)
show runlevel who -r (runlevels unused) who -r who -r who -r who -r /sbin/runlevel who -r who -r show runlevel
installboot /usr/platform/
fdisk -A(and lilo to `uname -m` (4.x+) disklabel -rw -t
make disk bootable bosboot -a mkboot dvhtool make disk bootable
manipulate mbr) /lib/fs/ufs/bootblk [ufs|advfs]
raw_device_file
/System/Library/
/etc/rc* (9)
StartupItems/*, /etc/rc* /etc/rc* /etc/rc* (but may vary) /etc/rc*
startup scripts /etc/rc* /etc/rc* /etc/rc* /sbin/rc* (10+) /etc/rc* /sbin/init.d; links in /sbin/rc?.d /etc/rc* startup scripts
/Library/StartupItems/, /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ /etc/init.d/ /etc/init.d/ /etc/rc* /etc/rc* /etc/init.d/
/sbin/init.d/
/etc/rc*
csh global .login /etc/csh.login /etc/cshrc /etc/.login csh global .login
admswap -o list -buv swap -s cat /proc/meminfo swap -s
check swap space lsps -a ls -l /var/vm swap -l swapinfo swapinfo swapctl swapctl pstat -s swapon -s check swap space
dg_sysreport -p freeswap swap -l free swap -l
configure runtime configure runtime
ldconfig crle
linking linking
ext2
"normal" ufs (4) ufs "normal"
jfs htfs dg/ux ufs hfs efs, xfs ext3 ffs (was ufs) ffs (was ufs) ufs 4.2 ufs
filesystem hfs+ (5) AdvFS filesystem
ReiserFS

volume-based ccd Linux Volume Manager Solstice DiskSuite Advfs volume-based

jfs vdisk jfs (vxfs) xlv, xvm, xfs
filesystem vinum (LVM) ccd, raidframe ccd Veritas Volume Manager LSM filesystem

/etc/mnttab /etc/checklist
file system /etc/default/filesys (9) /etc/fstab file system
/etc/filesystems NetInfo /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/vfstab (local) /etc/fstab /etc/fstab
description /etc/vfstab (local) /etc/fstab AdvFS: /etc/fdmns description
/etc/rmtab (remote) (10+)
 smitty vg
/opt/VRTSvxva/bin/vxva AdvFS: mkfdmn, mkfset,
smitty lvm e2fsadm
vg*; lv*; pv* (Veritas) addvol, showfdmn
volume smitty jfs xlv_mgr lvcreate volume
Disk Utility / pdisk sysadm vinum extendfs /usr/opt/SUNWmd/ LSM: volassist or volmake,
manipulation mkvg; chvg; rmvg xvm lvremove manipulation
fsadm sbin/metatool volume, volplex and volsd,
mklv; chlv; rmlv lvextend
(DiskSuite) volprint
mkfs; crfs; rmfs
AdvFS: mkfdmn
newfs
create filesystem crfs mkfs mkfs mke2fs newfs UFS: newfs create filesystem
mkfs
MFS: mfs
truncate -s size[K|M|G]
dd if=/dev/zero filename dd if=/dev/zero dd if=/dev/zero
create non-0-length dd if=/dev/zero of=filename create non-0-length
lmktemp of=filenmae bs=1024 dd if=/dev/zero of=filename prealloc mkfile of=filename of=filename bs=1024k mkfile
empty file bs=1024k count=desired empty file
count=desired bs=size[b|k|m|g] \ bs=1024k count=desired count=desired
count=desired
mount -v cdrfs -o ro /etc/init.d/vold start;
mount /cdrom pfs_mountd
/dev/cd0 /cdrom (automatic — (mounts automatically when CD mount -t cd9660 -r volcheck or
mount CDROM mount /dev/cd0 path mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0? pfsd mount /cdrom mount CDROM
autdodiskmounter) inserted) /dev/cd0a /path mount -F hsfs /dev/sr0
smitty cdrom /cdrom pfs_mount
/cdrom

NFS share /etc/exports NFS share

NetInfo /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/dfs/dfstab /etc/exports /etc/exports
definitions /etc/xtab definitions

/etc/init.d/nfs-server
NFS share exportfs -a kill -s HUP `cat kill -s HUP `cat kill -HUP `cat share /sbin/init.d/nfs start; NFS share
exportfs -a exportfs -a exportfs -a reload exportfs -a
command /etc/nfs start /var/run/mountd.pid` /var/run/mountd.pid` /var/run/mountd.pid` shareall /sbin/init.d/nfsmount start command
(rh) exportfs -a
name resolution 6+: /etc/nsswitch.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf name resolution
/etc/netsvc.conf NetInfo /etc/host.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf /etc/resolv.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf /etc/svc.conf
order 5.3: /etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf order
ndd
ifconfig -a lanadmin
ifconfig -a ifconfig -a ifconfig -a
show network netstat -in landiag ifconfig -a show network
no -a ifconfig -a ifconfig -A /sbin/ifconfig ifconfig -a ifconfig -A netstat -in
interface info Network Config. Mgr. lanscan netstat -ia netstat -in interface info
netstat -i (8+) kstat -n hme0 | egrep
(GUI) netstat -in
'ifspeed|duplex'
(rh) edit: /etc/hosts,
edit: /etc/{hosts,
/etc/sysconfig/network,
sys_id,
/etc/sysconfig/ edit: /etc/{resolv.conf, hosts,
resolv.conf,
System Preferences: ifconfig network-scripts/ edit hostname.*, nodename, (4.x) netsetup
change network edit /etc/rc.conf (option TIMEZONE}, edit
smitty chinet Network sysadm /sbin/set_parms initial ifcfg-eth0 /etc/ifconfig.interface dumpadm.conf, net/*/hosts} (5.x) sysman net_wizard or change IP
address netconfig ifconfig_interfacename) /etc/config/ /etc/hostname.driver
NetInfo (deb) edit dhclient netconfig
{static-route.options, sys-unconfig; reboot
/etc/network/interfaces;
ifconfig-1.options};
/etc/init.d/networking
reboot
restart
ping hostname 10 1 (9) ping -c 1
ping one packet ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping -s -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping hostname packetsize 1 ping hostname packetsize 1 ping one packet
ping hostname -n 1 (10+)
(rh)
/etc/sysconfig/network
netstat -r edit /etc/rc.conf (option /etc/config/ (rh) netstat -r /etc/defaultrouter
route definitions netstat -r sysadm /etc/rc.config.d/netconf /etc/routes route definitions
smitty route defaultrouter) static-route.options /etc/sysconfig/static-routes route show /etc/notrouter
(deb) /etc/init.d/network
(deb) /etc/network
/etc/issue.net (telnet)
telnetd, ftpd /etc/default/telnetd telnetd, ftpd
/etc/security/login.cfg /etc/inetd.conf (telnet) /etc/issue (ftp varies; can use tcp
banner /etc/default/ftpd banner
wrappers)
/etc/passwd (not Trusted)
/secure/etc/passwd (Trusted
encrypted /etc/master.passwd /etc/master.passwd /tcb/files/auth (only with encrypted
/etc/security/passwd NetInfo /etc/shadow /etc/shadow /etc/master.passwd 9) /etc/shadow /etc/shadow (may vary) /etc/shadow /etc/shadow
passwords in (/etc/pwd.db) (/etc/pwd.db) Enhanced Security) passwords in
/tcb/files/auth/
(10+)
allow/deny root /etc/ttys (doesn't affect /etc/login.access; allow/deny root
/etc/security/user /dev/default/login /etc/default/login /etc/securetty /etc/default/login /etc/securetty /etc/ttys /etc/ttys /etc/default/login /etc/securettys
logins ssh) /etc/ttys logins
(rh) rpm -a -i
swconfig versions pkginfo
show installed rmfn, what (HP-UX 9) (rh) rpm -qa show installed
lslpp -L ls /Applications displaypkg pkginfo pkg_info pkginfo pkg_info prodreg setld -i
software swlist (HP-UX 10+) showfiles (deb) dselect software
pkginfo admintool
(deb) dpkg -l
smitty install_all
smitty installp (rh) rpm -hiv
custom /stand/sysinstall
inst (deb) dselect pkg_add pkg_add
add software /usr/lib/instl/sm_inst installpkg /usr/ports make swinstall pkgadd setld -l add software
swmgr (deb) apt-get install pkg /usr/pkgsrc && make /usr/ports && make
installp_cmd -a SCOadmin (GUI) pkg_add
(deb) dpkg -i
-d 'device' '-c' '-N' '-g' '-X'
precompiled aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/ www.tru64unix.compaq.com/ precompiled
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/.0/ hpux.cs.utah.edu/
binaries of aixpdslib.html freeware.sgi.com www.linux.org/ ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/ demos binaries of
fink.sourceforge.net/ FreeBSD/ports/i386/ www.sunfreeware.com/
GPLware and www-frec.bull.com/ hpux.connect.org.uk/ www.sgi.com/fun linux.tucows.com NetBSD/packages/ tpegsrvr.zk3.dec.com/ GPLware and
packages-4.0-release
freeware docs/download.htm freeware/tbl_packages.html freeware
/opt/softbench/bin/cc ($)
/opt/MIPSpro/
/bin/cc (9) /opt/SUNWspro/
C compiler /usr/ibmcxx/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc (hacked gcc) /usr/bin/cc /usr/sde/default/usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc (gcc) bin/cc ($) gcc /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc C compiler
/usr/bin/cc (10+; not ANSI; bin/cc ($)
/usr/bin/cc
kernel builder only)
showrev -p dupatch -track -type kit
show patch level Apple:About This Mac swlist -l product | versions -b | grep patch (6.4-) (rh) rpm -q show patch level
instfix -ivq swconfig -P uname -a cat /kern/version prodreg (2.6+) dupatch -track -type patch
and/or patches ls /Library/Receipts grep someString uname -R (6.5+) (deb) dpkg -s and/or patches
patchadd -p setld -i | grep patchname
installpatch (2.5.1-)
installp System Preferences / (cvsup or cvs to update, update (9) (deb) apt-get update patchadd (2.6+) setld -i
patch tool dg_sysreport -p patches inst cvs cvs/CTM patch tool
smitty update_all Software Update then rebuild) swinstall (10+) (deb) apt-get upgrade pkgadd dupatch
/usr/sadm/bin/smpatch (9+)
ktrace
trace trace (freeware) strace ktrace truss trace
tracing utility ktrace truss par ktrace trace tracing utility
syscalls tusc (11+, freeware) ltrace ptrace sotruss truss
ltrace
 (4.x+) /var/adm/messages
/usr/adm/syslog /var/log/syslog /var/adm/syslog.dated (kern,
default syslog /var/adm/syslog /var/log/system.log /var/adm/messages /var/log/messages /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log /var/adm/SYSLOG /var/log/messages /var/log/messages /var/log/syslog default syslog
/var/adm/log/osmlog /var/log/messages auth, daemon, lpr, syslog, user)
/var/adm/binary.errlog
sysmon
(4.x) uerf; dia (DECevent)
dmesg amsyslog
Console (5.x) (System errors) EVM
system error sysdiag (9 and early10) availmon dmesg system error
errpt /var/log/crash.log, dmesg admsyslog -o report dmesg dmesg dmesg prtdiag dmesg (evmget; evmshow) uerf
reporting tool stm/cstm/mstm/xstm eventmond cat /kern/msgbuf reporting tool
dmesg (Hardware errors) dia; ca
(10.20+) imdmonitor
(Compqaq analyze)
syserrpanel
sar; iostat; kstat;
performance iostat; pstat; systat; performance
dkstat; pmkstat vmstat mpstat; netstat; nfsstat;
monitoring vmstat monitoring
prstat; trapstat; vmstat
www.faqs.org/faqs/Solaris2/
www.faqs.org/faqs/ techpubs.sgi.com/library/
www.darwinfo.org/ www-csc.dg.com/csc/ www.freebsd.org/doc/ www.faqs.org/faqs/ www.linuxdoc.org/ www.netbsd.org/ FAQ/ www.faqs.org/faqs/ www2.tru64.org/faq/ www.supelec.fr/decus/
FAQs aix-faq/part1/ pcunix.com/SCOFAQ/ tpl/cgi-bin/browse.cgi?coll=0650 www.openbsd.org/faq/ FAQs
faq.shtml dguxfaqs1.asp en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/ hp/hpux-faq/preamble.html FAQ/Linux-FAQ/ Documentation/ www.faqs.org/faqs/Solaris2/ comp-sys-sun-faq/ tru64_faq.php faq/faq-ultrix.html
preamble.html &db=FAQ
x86/FAQ/
www.freebsd.org/ tru64-unix-man
AIX-L@pucc. hpux-admin@ decstation-man
handbook/ www.linux.org/ www.netbsd.org/ www.openbsd.org/ sun-managers@sunmanagers sun-managers@sunmanagers agers@ornl.gov (majordomo)
mailing list princeton.edu lists.apple.com/ dutchworks.nl agers@ornl.gov mailing list
eresources.html help/lists.html MailingLists mail.html .ececs.uc.edu (majordomo) .ececs.uc.edu (majordomo) http://www.ornl.gov/its/archives/
(LISTSERV) (majordomo) (majordomo)
#ERESOURCES-MAIL mailing-lists/
www.marist.
edu/htbin/wlvindex? www.freebsd. www.dutch
mailing list ADSM-L www.netbsd.org/ www.openbsd.org/ www.latech. www.latech. www-archive. www-archive. mailing list
lists.apple.com/ org/ search.html# works.nl/
archives MailingLists mail.html edu/sunman.html edu/sunman.html ornl.gov:8000 ornl. gov:8000 archives
marc.theaimsgroup.com/ mailinglists htbin/hpsysadmin
?l=aix-l&r=1&w=2
comp.unix.aix
newsgroup(s) comp.unix.bsd. comp.os.linux.* (esp comp.unix.bsd. comp.unix.bsd. comp.sys.sun. comp.sys.sun newsgroup(s)
www.thp.uni-duisburg.de/ comp.unix.sco.misc comp.sys.hp.hpux comp.sys.sgi.admin comp.sys.dec, comp.unix.tru64 comp.unix.ultrix
groups.google freebsd.misc .answers) netbsd.misc openbsd.misc admin, comp.unix.solaris admin groups.google
cuaix/cuaix.html
user groups www.userblue.org www.interex.org/ www.deadly.org/ Encompass/DECUS user groups
www.hpchronicle.com/
www.developer. www.sgi.com/support/ www.linuxjournal.com
magazines www.macworld.com/ www.daemonnews.com/ www.interex.org/hpuxusr/ www.daemonnews.com www.sunworld.com/ www.tru64.org/ magazines
ibm.com/library/aixpert/ pipeline.html www.linux-mag.com
www.hppro.com/
www.developer.ibm.com/ www.caldera.com/ www-csc.dg.com/ www.unixsolutions.hp.com/ www.sgi.com/software/ www.linux.org www.tru64unix www.supelec.fr/decus/
vendor home page www.apple.com/ www.freebsd.org/ www.netbsd.org www.openbsd.org/ www.sun.com/solaris/ vendor home page
tech/map/aixrm.html products/openserver csc/default.asp products/hpux software.html#IRIX www.redhat.com .compaq.com/ faq/faq-ultrix.html
www.redbooks.ibm.com techpubs.sgi.com
www-csc.dg.com/csc/ www.sgi.com/
techsupport.services. www.freebsd.org/handbook
vendor docs and www.apple.com/support/ custdocsasp/ docs.hp.com support/patch_intro.html www.linuxdoc.org/ docs.sun.com www.tru64unix vendor docs and
ibm.com/ www.caldera.com/support www.freebsd.org/releases/ www.netbsd.org/ www.openbsd.org/
patches security/security.html custdocs2.asp? itrc.hp.com support.sgi.com rpmfind.net/linux/RPM sunsolve.sun.com .compaq.com/docs/ patches
server/support? 4.0R/errata.html Security docum.html
category=069docs.asp relnotes
view=pSeries grelnotes
AIX: 800-237-5511
vendor phone (US) IBM hardware: 1-800-MY-APPLE 800-633-3600 800-800-4SGI 800-USA-4SUN 800-344-4825 800-344-4825 vendor phone (US)
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TASK / OS AIX Darwin (UnixWare 7.1) DG/UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux NetBSD OpenBSD Solaris SunOS Ultrix OS \ TASK
(4) 4.0F/G
formerly SCO
(5) 5.0A

See also Heiner Steven's AWK dialects page at http://www.oase-shareware.org/shell//articles/awkcompat.html

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