

commands                     Overview                    commands




The  following lists  the commands  included with  COHERENT.  The
command name is given on the left and a description on the right.

aacc        Summarize login accounting information
aaccccttoonn    Enable/disable process accounting
aarr        The librarian/archiver
aass        Mark Williams assembler
aatt        Execute commands at given time
aawwkk       Report generation, pattern scanning, and processing language
bbaadd       Maintain bad block list
bbaaddssccaann   Examine a device for bad blocks
bbaannnneerr    Print large sized letters
bbaasseennaammee  Strip file name
bbcc        Interactive calculator with arbitrary precision
bbrreeaakk     Exit from shell construct
bbuuiilldd     Install COHERENT onto a hard disk
cc         Print multi-column output
ccaall       Print a calendar
ccaalleennddaarr  Electronic reminder service
ccaassee      Execute commands conditionally according to pattern
ccaatt       Concatenate/print files
cccc        Compiler controller
ccdd        Change directory
cchhaassee     Highly amusing video game
cchheecckk     Check file system
cchhggrrpp     Change the group owner of files
cchhmmoodd     Change the modes of a file
cchhoowwnn     Change ownership of a file
ccllrrii      Clear i-node
ccmmpp       Compare bytes of two files
ccooll       Remove reverse and half line motions
ccoommmm      Print common lines
ccoommpprreessss  Compress a file
ccoonnttiinnuuee  Terminate current iteration of shell construct
ccoonnvv      Numeric base converter
ccpp        Copy a file
ccpppp       C preprocessor
ccppddiirr     Copy directory hierarchy
ccppiioo      Archive utility
ccrryypptt     Encrypt/decrypt text
ddaattee      Print/set the date and time
ddbb        Assembler-level symbolic debugger
ddcc        Desk calculator
dddd        File conversion
ddeerrooffff    Remove text formatting control information
ddff        Measure free space on disk
ddiiffff      Summarize differences between two files
ddiiffff33     Summarize differences among three files
ddooss       Transfer files to/from an MS-DOS file system
ddrrvvlldd     Load loadable drivers into memory
dduu        Summarize disk usage
dduummpp      File system dump
dduummppddaattee  Print dump dates
dduummppddiirr   Print the directory of a dump


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eecchhoo      Repeat/expand an argument
eedd        Interactive line editor
eeggrreepp     Extended pattern search
eellvviiss     UNIX-style screen editor
eeppssoonn     Print a file on an Epson printer
eexx        UNIX-style editor
eexxeecc      Execute command directly
eevvaall      Evaluate arguments
eexxiitt      Exit from a noninteractive shell
eexxpprr      Compute a command line expression
ffaaccttoorr    Factor a number
ffaallssee     Unconditional failure
ffiillee      Name a file's type
ffiinndd      Search for files satisfying a pattern
ffiixxssttaacckk  Alter size of a program's stack
ffddffoorrmmaatt  Format a floppy disk
ffnnkkeeyy     Set a function key
ffoorr       Execute commands for tokens in list
ffoorrttuunnee   Print random selected, hopefully humorous, text
ffrroomm      Generate list of numbers
ffsscckk      Check and repair file systems interactively
ggrreepp      Pattern search
hheeaadd      Print the beginning of a file
hheellpp      Print concise description of command
hhpp        Prepare files for HP LaserJet-compatible printer
hhppdd       Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer spooler daemon
hhpprr       Send to Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printer spooler
hhppsskkiipp    Abort/restart current listing on Hewlett-Packard LaserJet
iicchheecckk    i-node consistency check
iiff        Conditional command execution
iinnssttaallll   Install a COHERENT update
/eettcc/iinnssttaallllCreate a package to install on a COHERENT system
jjooiinn      Join two data bases
kkeerrmmiitt    Remote system communication and file transfer
kkiillll      Signal a process
llcc        Categorize files in a directory
lldd        Link relocatable object files
lleexx       Lexical analyzer generator
llnn        Create a link to a file
llooggiinn     Log in or change user name
llooookk      Find matching lines in a sorted file
llpprr       Send to line printer spooler
llppsskkiipp    Terminate/restart current line printer listing
llss        List directory's contents
mm44        Macro processor
mmaaiill      Computer mail
mmaakkee      Program building discipline
mmaann       Print online manual sections
mmee        MicroEMACS screen editor
mmeessgg      Permit/deny messages from other users
mmkkddiirr     Create a directory
mmkkffss      Make a new file system
mmkknnoodd     Make a special file or named pipe
mmoouunntt     Mount a file system
mmssgg       Send a brief message to other users


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mmssggss      Read messages intended for all COHERENT users
mmvv        Rename files or directories
nncchheecckk    Print file names corresponding to i-numbers
nneewwggrrpp    Change to a new group
nneewwuussrr    Add new user to COHERENT system
nnmm        Print a program's symbol table
nnrrooffff     Text processor
oodd        Print an octal dump of a file
ppaasssswwdd    Set/change login password
ppaaxx       Portable archive interchange
pphhoonnee     Print numbers and addresses from phone directory
pprr        Paginate and print files
pprreepp      Produce a word list
ppss        Print process status
ppwwdd       Print the name of the current directory
qquuoott      Summarize file-system usage
rraannlliibb    Create index for library
rreeaadd      Assign values to shell variables
rreebboooott    Reboot the COHERENT system
rreessttoorr    Restore file system
rreevv       Reverse text in lines of files
rrmm        Remove files
rrmmddiirr     Remove directories
ssaa        Process accounting
ssccaatt      Print text files one screenful at a time
sseedd       Stream editor
sseett       Set shell option flags and positional parameters
sshh        Command language interpreter
sshhiifftt     Shift positional parameters
sshhuuttddoowwnn  Shut down the COHERENT system
ssiizzee      Print size of an object file
sslleeeepp     Stop executing for a specified time
ssoorrtt      Sort lines of text
ssppeellll     Find spelling errors
sspplliitt     Split a large file into smaller files
ssttrriipp     Strip tables from executable file
ssttttyy      Set/print terminal modes
ssuu        Substitute user id, become superuser
ssuumm       Print checksum of a file
ssyynncc      Flush system buffers
ttaaiill      Print the end of a file
ttaarr       Tape archive manager
tteeee       Branch pipe output
tteesstt      Evaluate conditional expression
ttiimmee      Time the execution of a command
ttiimmeess     Obtain process execution times
ttoouucchh     Update modification time of a file
ttrr        Translate characters
ttrraapp      Execute command on receipt of signal
ttrrooffff     Proportional-spaced typesetting
ttrruuee      Unconditional success
ttssoorrtt     Topological sort
ttttyy       Print the user's terminal name
ttttyyssttaatt   Get terminal status
ttyyppoo      Detect possible typographical and spelling errors


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commands                     Overview                    commands



uummoouunntt    Set file creation mask
uunnccoommpprreessssUncompress a file
uunniiqq      Remove/count repeated lines in a sorted file
uunniittss     Convert measurements
uunnmmkkffss    Create a prototype file system
uunnttiill     Execute commands repeatedly
uussttaarr     Tape archive utility
uuuucciiccoo    Connect to a remote system
uuuuccpp      Copy a file to or from a remote system
uuuuddeeccooddee  Decode a transmitted UUCP file
uuuueennccooddee  Encode a transmitted UUCP file
uuuuiinnssttaallll Install UUCP
uuuunnaammee    Print names of recognized systems
uuuuttoouucchh   Force polling of a remote site
uuuuwwaattcchh   Monitor operation of UUCP
uuuuxxqqtt     Execute file as requested by remote system
vvii        UNIX-style screen editor
vviieeww      UNIX-style text viewer
wwaaiitt      Await completion of background process
wwaallll      Send a message to all logged in users
wwcc        Count words, lines, and characters in files
wwhhiillee     Execute commands repeatedly
wwhhoo       Print who is logged in
wwrriittee     Conduct interactive conversation with another user
yyaacccc      Parser generator
yyeess       Print infinitely many responses
zzccaatt      Concatenate a compressed file

For  more information  on any  of these  commands, see  its entry
within the Lexicon.

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