Commands | Description |
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ac command | It is used to print connect-time records. |
accept, reject, command | It is used to accept and reject print requests. |
acctcms command | It is used to produce command-usage summaries from accounting records. |
acctcom command | It is used to show summaries of process-accounting records for selected processes. |
acctctl command | It is used to control advanced accounting. |
acctmerg command | It is used to merge the total accounting file into an intermediary or daily report. |
acctrpt command | It is used to create advanced accounting subsystem data reports. |
acctwtmp command | It is used to manipulate the attach accounting records by writing an utmp record to standard output. |
aclconvert command | It is used to transform a file system object's access control information from one kind to another. |
aclget command | It is used to show the access control information of the system file. |
adb command | It is used to give a general-purpose debug the program. |
addbib command | It is used to make or extend a bibliographic database. |
addrpnode command | It is used to add one or multiple nodes to a peer domain definition. |
admin command (SCCS) | It is used to create and control Source Code Control System files. |
aixpert command | It is used to assist the system administrator in configuring security settings. |
aixterm command | It is used to initialize an Enhanced X-Windows terminal emulator. |
alog command | It is used to create and maintain fixed-size log files created from standard input. |
alt_disk_copy | It is used to copy the existing running system to an alternate disk. |
arp command | It is used to show and modifies address resolution, including ATM interfaces. |
Authexec | It is used to run a RBAC privileged command in a controlled manner. |
Autoconf6 | It is used to configure IPv6 network interfaces automatically at boot time. |
Awk | It is used to search for lines in files that fit a pattern and then executes the defined actions on those lines. |
Backsnap | It is used to offer an interface for creating a snapshot of a JFS2 file system and backing up the snapshot. |
Banner | It is used to write ASCII character strings to standard output in large letters. |
Basename | It reads the String parameter, removes any prefixes that terminate in a / (slash), and writes the base file name to standard output. |
batch command | The batch command reads the names of commands to be run later from standard input and executes them when the system load level allows. |
bc command | It is an interactive process that offers arbitrary-precision arithmetic. |
Bellmail | It is used to send messages to system users and shows messages from system users. |
Bicheck | It is used to verify the bosinst.data file for the presence of the control flow, target disk data, and locale stanzas. |
bindintcpu | It allows system administrators to direct interrupts from a given hardware device to a specific processor number or collection of processor numbers at the specified bus interrupt Level. |
bindprocessor | It is used to bind or unbind a process's kernel threads or list available processors. |
bootauth | It ensures that a valid user is launching the system. |
bootparamd | It is a server process that gives details to diskless clients for booting. |
bootpd | It is used to configure the Internet Boot Protocol server. |
bugfiler | It is used to keep bug reports in defined mail directories automatically. |
cache_mgt | It is used to handle the infrastructure that gives caching on solid-state drive (SSD) devices. |
calender | It is used to read the calendar file and displays any line that provides the date for today or tomorrow. |
Cat | It is used to read each File parameter sequentially and outputs it to standard output. |
cb command | It reads C programs from standard input or given files and writes them to standard output to display the code's structure via indentations and spacing. |
certcreate | This command uses the end-entity services and libraries to request the creation of a new certificate using the command line's identifying information. |
Certget | It is used to get a single certificate from the local LDAP repository. |
Cfgif | It is used to configure or activate one or more of the TCP/IP IF instances configured in the system configuration database. |
Cflow | It is used to analyze the yacc, lex, C, assembler, C++, and object files and outputs a chart of their external references. |
chauthent | It is used to change the configured authentication method for the system. |
chcifscred | It is used to accept a server and a user name as input. |
chmaster | If the system's domain name is currently set, the chmaster command uses the ypinit command to update the NIS mappings for the current domain. |
chnamsv | This command does not change the name server database. It modifies the configuration of a TCP/IP-based name service on a host. The command also modifies the /etc/resolv.conf file |
chpv command | It is used to change the state of a physical volume in a volume group by altering the allocation permission to allow or deny allocation and the availability to available or deleted. |
cpupstat | It detects setups that might cause a CPU DR operation to fail. |
Ctsthl | It is used to display and modify the contents of cluster security services trusted host list files. |
Date | The date command prints the current date and time to standard output if no flags are supplied or if the flag list starts with a +. |
defvsd | It is used to specify which logical volumes on globally accessible volume groups should be used as virtual shared disks. |
devinstall | It is used to install the software support for devices. It installs the software packages given in the -f flag-specified file. |
Dispgid | The dispgid command displays a list of all group names on the system. This command does not have any parameters. |
Echo | It is used to write character strings to standard output. |
Emstat | It is used to show emulation exception statistics. |
Enrol | The enrol command creates a password and encrypts a communication channel so that only the intended receiver can read messages. The password is required to receive confidential mail. |
Errctrl | The errctrl command alters or shows the error-checking attribute values of one or more components. Components are chosen by name, alias, type, or subtype. |
exportfs | It allows Network File System clients to mount local directories. |
Expand | It replaced tab characters with one or more space characters when writing named files or standard input to standard output. |
fastboot or reboot | If no other users are logged into the system, the reboot command can be used to reboot the device. |
fcdecode | It is used to decode the 42-character FFDC Failure Identifier into its component pieces and shows them in a human-readable way. |
Filemon | It is used to keep track of file system and Input/Output system events and reports on file and Input/Output access performance over time. |
Forw | It is used to start an interface for forwarding messages. |
Fsbd | It is used to inspect, modify, and debug a file system supplied by the FileSystem parameter. |
Fwtmp | The accounting records are manipulated by the fwtmp command, which reads binary records in wtmp format from standard input and converts them to formatted ASCII records. |
Gdc | It provides a user-friendly interface for the gated routing daemon's operation. |
gencore | The gencore command generates a core file for the process identified by the process ID without terminating it. |
Genxlt | It reads a source code set conversion table file from standard input and writes the created version to a file specified by the OutputFile parameter. |
getconf | When used with the Systemwide Configuration parameter, it is used to transmit the variable's value specified by the Systemwide Configuration parameter to standard output |
Glbd | It is used to manage the global location broker (GLB) database. |
Head | It is used to write several lines or bytes from each specified file or standard input to standard output. |
hostname | The command /usr/bin/hostname displays the name of the latest host system. |
hpmstat | The hpmstat command displays the execution wall clock time, hardware performance counters, and derived hardware metrics. It can only be used by a user who has root access. |
Hps_dump | It is used to upload all of the memory from the adapter board into a system file using the loader interface. |
Ibstat | It is used to show InfiniBand operational data for a specific Host Channel Adapter Device (HCAD). |
Imake | It is used to build Makefiles from a template, a collection of cpp macro functions, and an Imakefile per-directory input file. |
Indent | It is used to reformat a C program according to the flags given with the command. |
Init | It is used to initialize and controls processes. |
Inucp | It is used to move the system files in a file tree that has its root at StartDirectory to the proper location on the FinalDirectory root. |
Inured | It is used to remove files from installed software's inst root folders. |
Kdb | It is an interactive utility for inspecting an operating system image or the kernel. |
keycomp | It takes a textual description of the keyboard and converts it to a binary file that maps the keys to standard output. |
Keyserv Daemon | It is used to store the private encryption keys of each user logged into the system. |
localedef | It is used to convert source files containing definitions of locale-dependent information into a run-time locale object file. |
lstxattr | It is used to display the Trusted AIX® security attributes of the selected file, process, shared memory, message queue, or semaphore. |
Lsvfs | It is used to show the entries in the /etc/vfs file. |
Lsvgfs | It is used to show a list of file systems that are part of the volume group given. |
Lsvpd | The lsvpd command gets important product data (VPD) for field replaceable units (FRUs). |
Lsvsd | It is used to show the information on virtual shared disks that are currently configured on the node where it is executed. |
Lsvg | It is used to show the information about the volume groups. |
Lsusil | It is used to display the list of one or more USIL examples. |
Mhpath | It is used to list the path names of folders and messages. |
mkboot | It is used to combine a kernel and file system into a boot image. |
mkinstallp | It is used to let users create their own AIX® software packages. |
Mklv | It is used to make a new logical volume within the volumegroup. |
mkprtsv | It is used to create a TCP and IP-based print service on a host. |
Mvdir | It is used to rename the directories within a file system. |
ntpdate | It is used to configure the date and time via the Network Time Protocol. |
nismkdir | It is used to create subdirectories within an existing domain. |
openpts | The openpts command enables the system to connect to a remote host to determine whether the collector has conducted a trusted boot. |
Passwd | It is used to set and change user passwords. |
piopredef | It is used to create a predefined printer data-stream definition from a virtual printer definition. |
portmap Daemon | It is used to convert RPC program numbers into Internet port numbers. |
prs command (SCCS) | It reads the specified files before writing a portion or all of an SCCS file to standard output. |
Qcan | It can be used to cancel either a specific job number or all jobs in a print queue. |
Qprt | It creates and queues a print job that will print the file specified by the File parameter. |
rcvpack | It places the incoming messages in the packed file specified by the File parameter. |
Refrsrc | It is used to refresh the resources within a resource class. |
Rembak | The rembak command submits a job to a remote server to be queued. |
rmauth | The rmauth command deletes the user-defined authorization named in the Name parameter. |
rmcctrl | It is used to manage the resource monitoring and control subsystem. |
rmcluster | It is used to delete the cluster configuration or one of the cluster's sites. |
Rmsoc | It is used to remove the socket that doesn't have a file descriptor. |
Rpcgen | It is used to create C code to implement an RPC protocol. |
rwall | It is used to send messages to all users on the network. |
scls | It is used to give the user a way to get information about the current Portable Streams Environment (PSE) settings. |
setsecattr | It is used to set the security attributes of the command, device, or process that is specified by the Name parameter. |
settxattr | It is used to set the Trusted AIX® security properties of the file, process, shared memory, message queue, or semaphore specified by the Name parameter. |
shconf | It is used to display or specify the parameters of priority problem detection and lost Input/Output detection. |
tabs | It is used to specify tab stops on terminals that support remotely settable hardware tab characters. |
timedc | It is used to control the operation of the timed daemon. |
tset | The tset command allows the user to configure the terminal's settings. |
turnacct | The turnacct command gives an interface with the accton command to enable or disable process accounting. |
udfcheck | It is used to detect and repair the UDF volume on a given device. |
uimx | It launches the X Window System's UIM/X user-interface management system. |
unifdef | It can be used to remove ifdef lines from a file while leaving the rest of the file alone. |
untab | It replaces tabs in the input with space characters and reads a file supplied by the FileName option or standard input. |
vgrind | It is used to format (grinds) the program sources indicated by the File arguments. |
vmh | The vmh command launches a visual interface for MH commands. |
Vsdvg | It is used to define the volume groups used by the Virtual shared disk subsystem. |
wait | It waits until the process ID specified by the ProcessID variable terminates. |
wlmcntrl | The wlmcntrl command is used to stop, start, update, or query the status of Workload Manager (WLM). |
wlmperf | It is used to offer graphical views of Workload Manager resource activities by class. |
x_add_fs_fpe | It is used to add a font path element to the selected network type name's font path, allowing a font server to access fonts. |
x_add_nfs_fpe | It is used to add a font path element to the network type name's font path. |
x_rm_fpe | It is used to delete a font path element from the specified network type name's font path. |
xget | It is used to get secret mail over a secure communication medium. |
xhost | It is used to add or remove hostnames from the list of machines from which the X Server accepts connections. |
xmodem | It is used in conjunction with the Asynchronous Terminal Emulation (ATE) application to use the xmodem protocol to transmit a file specified by the FileName parameter. |
ypcat | It is used to print out a Network Information Services (NIS) map. |
ypinit | It is used to configure NIS maps on a NIS server. |
ypxfr | It is used to transfer a Network Information Services (NIS) map from a NIS server to localhost. |
zcat | The zcat command lets you expand and see a compressed file without having to uncompress it. |
zdump | It is used to show the current time for each zone named on the command line. |
zic | It is used to provide a time zone compiler. |