Utilities Reference
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Utility Conventions
Syntax conventions
Interpreting utility syntax
Invoking utilities
File conventions
Signal conventions
Exit status conventions
Error conventions
Utilities Summary
Servers and Resident Processes
Drivers
Device Drivers
Filesystem Drivers
Network Drivers
Utilities
QNX 4 Utilities Reference --- A to Z
A --- alive to awk
alive
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
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Exit status:
Caveats:
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Audio
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
awk
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Expressions:
Variables
Patterns
Special patterns --- BEGIN and END
Regular expressions
Pattern ranges
Expression patterns
Actions
Output statements
Arithmetic Functions:
String functions:
Input/Output and general functions:
User-defined functions
Sample awk programs:
Examples:
Files:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
Author:
See also:
B --- basename to buildqnx
basename
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
bc
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Bases
Variables
Assignment operators
The if statement
Iteration statements
User-defined functions
Built-in variables and functions
Library functions
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Blkfsys
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
boot
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Exit status:
See also:
buildqnx
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Using the supplied Makefile
Starting processes omitted from the image
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
C --- cat to cut
cat
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
cbpe
Syntax:
Targets:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
See also:
cd
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Symbolic links
Examples:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
cfont
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
chgrp
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
chkfsys
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
After a power failure
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
chmod
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Symbolic Modes
Some examples of symbolic modes:
Octal Modes
Example of octal modes:
Setgid and setuid
Exit status:
See also:
chown
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
ci
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
File naming
For ci to work...
Forcing a deposit
Log messages
Descriptive text
Keywords
Options using rev
File modes
Files:
Exit status:
Author:
See also:
cksum
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
See also:
clock
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Caveats:
See also:
cmp
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
co
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
File naming
File locking
Selecting revisions
Determining RCS version
Specifying date and time
Keyword substitution
Join lists
File modes
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Author:
Caveats:
See also:
comm
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
cp
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
First syntax form:
Second syntax form:
General
Recursive copying
Pattern-matching special characters
Examples:
Files:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
cpio
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
Caveats:
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cron
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
crontab
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Sample crontab entries
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
ctags
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Author:
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cut
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
D --- date to dumper
date
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Displaying the date
Setting the date
Examples:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
dcheck
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
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dd
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
Author:
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Debugger32
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
See also:
Dev
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
Dev.ansi
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Keyboard control
Switching between virtual consoles
Changing the console fonts
Rebooting the computer
Invoking the low-level debugger
Terminal-emulation modes
Character sets
Mapping the GL and GR character sets
Setting the G0, G1, G2 and G3 character sets
Character set defaults
Character set example:
The PC character set 0x00-0x7f
The PC character set 0x80-0xff
ANSI screen control codes
C0 control codes
ESC control sequences
C1 control characters (220+)
CSI control sequences
Graphic rendition
Modes
Switching protocols/terminal mode control sequence
Returning to ANSI mode from QNX4 mode
Mapping from QNX keyboard to ANSI keys
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
Dev.con
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Control codes
Escape sequences
Color codes
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
Dev.par
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
Dev.pty
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
Dev.ser
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
df
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
diff
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Default output format
Edit output format
Context output format
Directory output format
C output format
Summary output format
Examples:
Default output example
Edit output example
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
diff3
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Sample file #1 --- lao
Sample file #2 --- tzu
Sample file #3 --- tao
Exit status:
Author:
See also:
dinit
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
dirname
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
disktrap
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
ditto
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Remote Typing
Console Sizes
Privacy/Security
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Dosfsys
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
du
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
dumper
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
E --- echo to expr
echo
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
efsinit
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Efsys.365sl
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Efsys.file
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
See also:
Efsys.pcmcia
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Efsys.ram
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
egrep
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Exit status:
See also:
elvis
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Input mode
Operators
Special cases
Named buffers
Text objects
Cursor movement
Marking
Tags
Input mode
Copying
Deleting
Moving
Patterns
Search commands
Search examples
Substitute command
Ranges
Global command
Global examples
Undo
Retrieving previous deletions
Scrolling
Screen adjustments
Status
Writing to a file
Editing other files
Reading in a file
Leaving elvis
Macros
Abbreviations
Files:
Environment variables:
Author:
Caveats:
See also:
elvrec
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Author:
Caveats:
See also:
emu87
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
env
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
errno
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
esh
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Command-line format:
Filename expansion:
Quoting:
Escape character (backslash)
Double quotes
Builtin commands:
Examples:
Files:
Environment variables:
See also:
expand
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
expr
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
F --- false to fullpath
false
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Exit status:
See also:
Fatfsys
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Using mount and mount_dos
Using umount
Removable media
Caching
Examples:
See also:
fcat
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Author:
fdformat
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
fdisk
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Command mode:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
fgrep
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Exit status:
See also:
file
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
Author:
License:
Source:
Caveats:
See also:
find
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Primary expressions
Specifying more than or less than with numerical arguments
printf Backslash (\) Escape Codes
printf Format Codes
Examples:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
finger
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
See also:
fold
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
freeze
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
Author:
See also:
Fsys
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Driver shutdown
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.aha2scsi
Syntax:
Options:
general_options
fsys_options
aha2scsi_options
Description:
Tape units
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.aha4scsi
Syntax:
Options:
general_options
fsys_options
aha4scsi_options
Description:
Tape units
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.aha7scsi
Syntax:
Options:
general_options
fsys_options
aha7scsi_options
Description:
Tape units
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.aha8scsi
Syntax:
Options:
general_options
fsys_options
aha8scsi_options
Description:
Tape units
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.amdscsi
Syntax:
Options:
general_options
fsys_options
amdscsi_options
Description:
Tape units
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.ata
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.eide
Syntax:
Options:
general_options
fsys_options
eide_options
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.floppy
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.ide
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.mitsumi
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.ncr8scsi
Description:
Fsys.ps2scsi
Syntax:
Options:
general_options
fsys_options
ps2scsi_options
Description:
Tape units
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.sym8scsi
Syntax:
Options:
general_options
Description:
fsys_options
sym8scsi_options
Tape units
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.us14scsi
Syntax:
Options:
general_options
fsys_options
us14scsi_options
Description:
Tape units
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Fsys.vpm50
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Caveats:
See also:
fsysinfo
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Configurable limits
Cache-and-disk statistics
Critical-function statistics
Examples:
See also:
fullpath
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
G --- gmake to gzip
gmake
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Author:
See also:
grep
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Basic regular expressions
Extended Regular Expressions
Fixed Regular Expressions
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
gunzip
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Author:
See also:
gzip/gunzip/zcat
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
Author:
Caveats:
See also:
H --- hd to head
hd
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
head
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
I --- id to Iso9660fsys
id
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
ident
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Author:
See also:
infocmp
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
See also:
Input
Syntax:
Options:
protocol [protocol_opts...]
device [device_opts...]
filter [filter_opts...]
Description:
Examples:
See also:
inputtrap
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
See also:
/etc/install
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
int10
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Caveats:
See also:
Iso9660fsys
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Information directory
Control file
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
J --- join
join
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
K --- kbd to ksh
kbd
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
See also:
kedit
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
See also:
kill
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
kill_vcs
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
ksh
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
See also:
L --- less to ls
less
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
Environment variables:
Author:
Caveats:
See also:
lex
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Author:
Caveats:
See also:
license
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
See also:
licinfo
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
ln
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
lockfd
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
logger
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
See also:
login
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
See also:
logname
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
logout
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
See also:
lp
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
See also:
lpc
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Environment variables:
See also:
lpq
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
lprm
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Environment variables:
Caveats:
See also:
lpsrvr
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
See also:
ls
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
See also:
M --- mailx to mv
/etc/magic
Name:
Description:
Caveats:
See also:
mailx
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Starting mail
Reading mail
Sending mail
Common commands
Modifying mailx's behavior
Environment variables:
Exit status:
make
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Signals
Default Rules and Macros
Suffixes and Macros
Single Suffix Rules
Double Suffix Rules
Inference Rules
Internal Macros
Macro Definition
Macro Expansion
Makefile Execution
Makefile Syntax
Recursive Make
Special Macros
Special Targets
Suffix Rules
Targets
Using makefiles
Examples:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
See also:
melt
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Author:
See also:
mkcis
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Card Information Structure
jedec section
region section
Examples:
See also:
mkdir
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
mkffs
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
See also:
mkfifo
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
mkipl
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
See also:
modem
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
See also:
monitor
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
See also:
more
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
Author:
See also:
mount
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
mount_cdfs
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Exit status:
See also:
mount_dos
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
mount_iso9660
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
mount_smb
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
Mouse
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
mousetrap
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
See also:
Mqueue
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
See also:
msgprint
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
See also:
mv
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Errors:
Caveats:
See also:
QNX 4 Utilities Reference --- A to Z
N --- nameloc to nohup
nameloc
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Caveats:
See also:
Net
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.arc20
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.arcnet
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.arcxir
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.crys8900
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.epic
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether1000
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
With a boot ROM installed...
With no boot ROM installed...
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether2100
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether21x4x
Description:
Net.ether503
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether509
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether589
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether7231
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether8003
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether82557
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether82595
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether8900
Description:
Net.ether9000
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ether905
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.fd
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.fddidfe
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.ns83815
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.rtl
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
PHY support
Wrong speed?
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.solotr
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.sym
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.tr164a
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Signals:
Exit status:
See also:
Net.tulip
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
PHY support
Examples:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
Net.via
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
PHY support
Wrong speed?
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
netboot
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Determining the logical node ID
Servicing the boot request
Example netboot file
Examples:
Caveats:
See also:
netinfo
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Exit status:
See also:
netmap
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Specifying a map_entry
Deleting vs masking
More examples
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
netpoll
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
See also:
netsniff
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
See also:
nettrap
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
newgrp
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
See also:
nice
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
noditto
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
nohup
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
Environment variables:
Exit status:
O --- on
on
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
P --- passwd to pwd
passwd
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
Caveats:
See also:
paste
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
pax
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Caveats:
See also:
PcmciaBeep
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
PcmciaLaunch
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Exit status:
See also:
Pcmcia.*
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Selecting a Server
Resources and Server Configuration Files
Card Configuration Database --- /etc/config/pcmcia.cards
Card Configuration Database Entries
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
pcmciatrap
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Files:
Exit status:
See also:
pin
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Creating I/O Configurations
Exit status:
See also:
Pipe
Syntax:
Options:
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pr
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prefix
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Aliases
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printf
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Format control flags
Field width
Precision
Type length
Conversion character
Escape sequences
Examples:
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Proc32
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Options:
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ps
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Controlling output
Field descriptors:
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pwd
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Q --- qcp to qtalk
qcp
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qed
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qtalk
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Options:
Description:
Configuring default behavior
Logging a session
Using the command character
Replacing the rubout/delete character
Enabling flow control
Transferring files
Invoking qcp and ZMODEM automatically
How to define a modem pool
Example entry
Examples:
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R --- ramtrap to rtc
ramtrap
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rcs
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Compatibility
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rcsclean
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rcsdiff
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rcsmerge
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renice
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rlog
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rm
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rmdir
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romqnx
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rtc
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S --- sac to syslogd
sac
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scsi_util
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sed
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Scripts
Addresses
Regular expressions
Editing commands
Examples:
Files:
Exit status:
Errors:
Author:
Copyright notice
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sh
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Terminology
Command lists
Sequential lists
Background lists
AND/OR lists
Grouping command lists
Command substitution
Examples
Environment variables
Expansion
Filename expansion
Examples
Parameter expansion
Positional parameters
Special parameters
Named parameters
Tilde expansion
Expressions
Unary operators
Binary arithmetic operators
Binary relational operators
Equality operators
Precedence
Examples
Input line editing
Editing commands
abort
auto-insert
backward-char
backward-word
beginning-of-line
complete
complete-command
complete-file
delete-char-backward
delete-char-forward
delete-word-backward
delete-word-forward
down-history
end-of-line
forward-char
forward-word
kill-line
kill-to-eol
list
list-command
list-file
newline
quote
redraw
search-character
search-history
transpose-chars
up-history
yank
yank-pop
Initialization files
Pipes
Quoting
Escape character (backslash)
Single quotes
Double quotes
Shell prompts
Redirection
Redirecting input
Redirecting output
Redirecting output, ignore noclobber
Appending output
The here-document
Duplicating an input or output file descriptor
Opening a file descriptor for reading and writing
Closing a file descriptor
Remote execution
Reserved words
Shell scripts
Signals
Using Shell commands
Control Constructs
The case conditional construct
The if conditional construct
The for loop
The while loop
The until loop
The function definition command
Regular builtin utilities
cd
false
getopts
history
kill
onnode
ontty
read
test
true
wait
Special builtin commands
alias
bind
break
builtin
: (colon)
continue
. (dot)
eval
exec
exit
export
hash
jobs
let
print
readonly
reopen
return
set
times
shift
typeset
trap
unalias
unset
whence
Example shell scripts
lib2list --- create sorted list of routine names
reverse --- look at options and process a string
Examples:
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show_pci
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shutdown
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sin
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Process information queries
format_str; Categories of Process Information
Command-Line Arguments
Process State/Blocked On
Current Directory
Environment Variables
Process Flags
Family (Dad/Son/Brother Relationships)
Process Group ID
Process ID
Login Name
Magic
Size
Session node ID
Process Name
Memory Pass
Priority
Pathname Prefix Root
Registers
Signals
Session ID
File Time and Execution Start Time
CPU Time Used
Real User ID and Group ID
Effective User ID and Group ID
File Descriptors
sin fds
Files/Pathnames In Use
sin files
Memory Regions
sin memory
Other OS resource information queries
Free Memory
sin freemem
Global Names
sin gnames
Registered Names
sin names
Proxies
sin proxies
Real-Time Timers
sin rtimers
Sessions
sin sessions
Virtual Circuits
sin vcs
General system information
Global Descriptor Table
sin gdt
Interrupt Descriptor Table
sin idt
General System Information
sin info
Interrupts Used
sin irqs
Information About Nodes on the Network
sin net
Process Family Tree
sin tree
Server Process Versions
sin versions
Examples:
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sinit
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size
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slay
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sleep
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Slib
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SMBfsys
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sort
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spatch
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split
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strings
Syntax:
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Description:
Examples:
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stty
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Line control parameters
Input processing parameters
Output processing parameters
Special control characters
Extended line-editing character sequences
Action characters
Console-specific options
Serial port-specific options
Examples:
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su
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
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sync
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
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syslogd
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Configuration file
Files:
Environment variables:
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T --- tinit to tty
tail
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Options:
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tape
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tar
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tee
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termdef
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Options:
Description:
Using termdef from the Shell
Examples:
sysinit examples in conjunction with tinit
Command-line examples
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textto
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tic
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ticksize
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time
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tinit
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touch
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tr
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Conventions for string1 and string2
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tracectrl
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traceinfo
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Options:
Description:
Command keywords
Trace print variables
Major-code header
Minor-code format strings
Tables
Include files
printf-style format characters
Format keywords
A simple example
A more advanced example
Simple trace-format event line
Using printf()-like formats
Expanding numbers to common formats
Printing data that's not referenced by the current data pointer
Printing errno
Passing a long integer from a 16-bit program
Advanced examples
Passing a long
Passing a short
A complex example
Examples:
Files:
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tracelogger
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true
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tty
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U --- uesh to user_smb
uesh
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Escape character (backslash)
Double quotes
Examples:
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umask
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Options:
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umount
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uname
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unexpand
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uniq
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use
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Usage messages in shell scripts
Examples:
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usemsg
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Examples:
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user_smb
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Options:
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Examples:
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V --- vdir to vol
vdir
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Examples:
Caveats:
vedit
Syntax:
Options:
Description:
Getting Started Fast:
Starting (Invoking) VEDIT:
Invocation Options
See also:
Exiting VEDIT:
Notes:
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Using VEDIT:
See also:
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Configuration:
Printed Documentation:
Normal Keyboard Layout:
Examples:
Files:
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vi
Syntax:
Options:
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vol
Syntax:
Options:
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W --- wall to write
wall
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Options:
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Examples:
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wc
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which
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who
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write
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X --- xargs
xargs
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Y --- yacc
yacc
Syntax:
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Description:
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Z --- zap to zcat
zap
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zcat
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