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about (1): Shows general program information
apropos (1): locate commands by keyword lookup
asa (1): interpret carriage-control characters
at (1): execute commands at a later time
atf-check (1): executes a command and analyzes its results
atf-interface (1): Description of the ATF test program interface
atf-report (1): Kyua-based implementation of the deprecated atf-report
atf-run (1): Kyua-based implementation of the deprecated atf-run
atf-sh (1): interpreter for shell-based test programs
atf-test-program (1): common interface to ATF test programs
atf2kyua (1): Converts Atffiles to Kyuafiles for a particular test suite.
awk (1): pattern-directed scanning and processing language
banner (1): print strings in large letters
basename, dirname (1): return filename or directory portion of pathname
bdes (1): encrypt/decrypt using the Data Encryption Standard
bsfilt, colcrt (1): a colcrt-like backspace filter
bzip2, bunzip2, bzcat, bzip2recover (1): block-sorting file compressor
cal (1): displays a calendar
calendar (1): reminder service
cat (1): concatenate and print files
checknr (1): check nroff/troff files
chgrp (1): change group
chmod (1): change file modes
chpass, chfn, chsh (1): add or change user database information
cksum, md2, md4, md5, rmd160, sha1, sum (1): display file checksums and block counts
cmp (1): compare two files
col (1): filter reverse line feeds from input
colcrt (1): filter nroff output for CRT previewing
colrm (1): remove columns from a file
column (1): columnate lists
comm (1): select or reject lines common to two files
compress, uncompress, zcat (1): compress a file using modified Lempel-Ziv coding
config (1): Inspects the values of the loaded configuration
cp (1): copy files
cpio (1): copy file archives in and out
crc (1): print the checksum of the file data
crontab (1): User crontab manipulation
csplit (1): split files based on context
ctags (1): create a tags file
cut (1): select portions of each line of a file
date (1): display or set date and time
db-exec (1): Executes a SQL statement in the store database
db-migrate (1): Upgrades the schema of an existing database
dd (1): convert and copy a file
debug (1): Executes a single test case with facilities for debugging
deroff (1): remove nroff/troff, eqn, pic and tbl constructs
df (1): display free disk space
dhrystone (1): integer benchmark
diff (1): differential file and directory comparator
dosdir (1): list an MS-DOS directory [IBM]
dosread (1): read a file from an MS-DOS diskette [IBM]
doswrite (1): write a file onto an MS-DOS diskette [IBM]
du (1): display disk usage statistics
echo (1): write arguments to the standard output
ed (1): text editor
eject (1): eject removable media
elf_begin (3): open an ELF file or ar(1) archive
elf_getarhdr (3): retrieve ar(1) header for an archive member
elf_memory (3): process an ELF or ar(1) archive mapped into memory
env (1): set and print environment
ex, vi, view (1): text editors
expand, unexpand (1): expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa
expr (1): evaluate expression
false (1): return false value
fetch (1): retrieve a file by Uniform Resource Locator
file (1): determine file type
find (1): walk a file hierarchy
finger (1): user information lookup program
flex, lex (1): fast lexical analyzer generator
flexdoc (1): fast lexical analyzer generator
fold (1): fold long lines for finite width output device
format (1): format a PC floppy diskette
fpr (1): print Fortran file
from (1): print names of those who have sent mail
fsck (1): perform file system consistency check
fsplit (1): split a multi-routine Fortran file into individual files
ftp (1): Internet file transfer program
genassym (1): emit an assym.h file
getopt (1): parse command options
grep, egrep, fgrep, zgrep, zegrep, zfgrep (1): file pattern searcher
groups (1): show group memberships
gzexe (1): create auto-decompressing executables
gzip (1): compression/decompression tool using Lempel-Ziv coding (LZ77)
head (1): display first lines of a file
help (1): Shows usage information
hexdump (1): ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal dump
host (1): look up host names using domain server
hostaddr (1): show ethernet address, IP address or hostname
hostname (1): set or print name of current host system
id (1): return user identity
ifdef (1): remove #ifdefs from a file
indent (1): indent and format C program source
info (1): read Info documents
infocmp (1): compare or print compiled terminfo descriptions
infokey (1): compile customizations for Info
install (1): install binaries
install-info (1): update info/dir entries
isodir (1): list ISO9660 or High Sierra directories
isoinfo (1): list an ISO9660 or High Sierra volume descriptor
isoread (1): read a file in ISO9660 or High Sierra format
join (1): relational database operator
jot (1): print sequential or random data
kill (1): terminate or signal a process
ksh (1): Public domain Korn shell
kyua (1): Command-line interface to Kyua quality assurance toolkit
kyua-atf-tester (1): Scriptable interface to interact with ATF test programs
kyua-plain-tester (1): Scriptable interface to interact with plain test programs
kyua-tester (1): Scriptable interface to interact with test programs
kyua-tester-result (1): Result files created by the Kyua testers
lam (1): laminate files
last (1): indicate last logins of users and ttys
ld.elf_so (1): run-time link-editor (linker)
ldd (1): list dynamic object dependencies
leave (1): remind you when you have to leave
less (1): opposite of more
lessecho (1): expand metacharacters
lesskey (1): specify key bindings for less
linkfarm (1): manage symbolic links to package files
list (1): Lists test cases and their metadata
ln (1): make links
loadfont (1): load a font into the video card
loadkeys (1): load a keyboard map into the keyboard driver
lock (1): reserve a terminal
logger (1): make entries in the system log
login (1): authenticate users and set up their session environment
logname (1): display user's login name
look (1): find lines in a sorted list
lorder (1): list dependencies for object files
lp, lpd (1): copy a file to the line printer
ls (1): list directory contents
lspci (1): print table of PCI devices
lua (1): Lua interpreter
luac (1): Lua compiler
lzmainfo (1): show information stored in the .lzma file header
m4 (1): macro language processor
machine (1): print machine type
mail (1): send and receive electronic mail
make (1): maintain program dependencies
makeinfo (1): translate Texinfo documents
mandoc (1): format and display UNIX manuals
menuc (1): menu compiler
mesg (1): display (do not display) messages from other users
ministat (1): statistics utility
mixer (1): manipulate mixer settings on a sound card
mkdep (1): construct Makefile dependency list
mkdir (1): make directories
mkfifo (1): make fifos
mkfs.mfs (1): make a file system
mkproto (1): create a MINIX 3 prototype file
mkstr (1): create an error message file by massaging C source
mktemp (1): make temporary file name (unique)
mount (1): mount a file system
msgc, msg_window, msg_string, msg_clear, msg_standout, msg_standend, msg_display, msg_display_add, msg_printf, msg_prompt, msg_prompt_add, msg_prompt_win, msg_prompt_noecho, msg_row, msg_table_add (1): simple message list compiler
mt (1): magnetic tape control
mv (1): move files
nbperf (1): compute a perfect hash function
newgrp (1): change to a new primary group
nice (1): execute a utility with an altered scheduling priority
nl (1): line numbering filter
nohup (1): invoke a command immune to hangups
od (1): octal, decimal, hex, ascii dump
passwd (1): modify a user's password
paste (1): merge corresponding or subsequent lines of files
patch (1): apply a diff file to an original
pathchk (1): check pathnames
pax (1): read and write file archives and copy directory hierarchies
pkg_view (1): add and delete instances of depoted packages in views
plain-interface (1): Description of the plain test program interface
playwave (1): play an audio file in MicroSoft PCM wave format
pr (1): print files
prep (1): prepare a text file for statistical analysis
printenv (1): print out the environment
printf (1): formatted output
profile (1): MINIX system profiling control command
ps (1): process status
pwd (1): return working directory name
pwhash (1): hashes passwords from the command line or standard input
rcp (1): remote file copy
recwave (1): record an audio file in MicroSoft PCM wave format
remsync (1): remotely synchronize file trees
report (1): Generates a plain-text report with the results of a test action
report-html (1): Generates an HTML report with the results of a test action
rev (1): reverse order of characters of lines in a file
rget, rput (1): network pipe
rlogin (1): remote login
rm (1): remove directory entries
rmdir (1): remove directories
rsh (1): remote shell
rz (1): receive a file using the zmodem protocol
sdiff (1): side-by-side diff
sed (1): stream editor
seq (1): print sequences of numbers
sh (1): command interpreter (shell)
shar (1): create a shell archive of files
shlock (1): create or verify a lock file for shell scripts
shuffle (1): print a random permutation of the command line arguments
sleep (1): suspend execution for an interval of time
soelim (1): eliminate .so's from nroff input
sort (1): sort or merge text files
spell (1): print all words in a file not present in the dictionary
split (1): split a file into pieces
sqlite3 (1): A command line interface for SQLite version 3
stat, readlink (1): display file status
stty (1): set options for a terminal device interface
su (1): substitute user identity
svc, ci, co, svclog (1): shell version control system
svrctl (1): send servers control messages
synctree (1): synchronize directory trees.
sysenv (1): request system boot parameter
sz (1): send a file using the zmodem protocol
tail (1): display the last part of a file
tar (1): tape archiver
tee (1): pipe fitting
telnet (1): user interface to the TELNET protocol
template, blueprint (1): a blueprint for making manual pages
term (1): turn PC into a dumb terminal [IBM]
termcap (1): print the current termcap entry
test (1): Runs tests
test, [ (1): condition evaluation utility
texi2dvi (1): print Texinfo documents
texindex (1): sort Texinfo index files
tget (1): get termcap values
tic (1): terminfo compiler
time (1): report how long a command takes
touch (1): change file access and modification times
tput, clear (1): terminal capability interface
tr (1): translate characters
true (1): return true value
truncate (1): truncate or extend the length of files
tsort (1): topological sort of a directed graph
tty (1): return user's terminal name
ul (1): do underlining
umount (1): unmount a mounted file system
uname (1): Print operating system name
unifdef, unifdefall (1): remove preprocessor conditionals from code
uniq (1): report or filter out repeated lines in a file
units (1): conversion program
unvis (1): revert a visual representation of data back to original form
unzip (1): extract files from a ZIP archive
uptime (1): show how long system has been running
users (1): list current users
uuencode, uudecode (1): encode/decode a binary file
uuidgen (1): generate universally unique identifiers
vis (1): display non-printable characters in a visual format
vol (1): split input on or combine output from several volumes
w (1): who present users are and what they are doing
wall (1): write a message to users
wc (1): word, line, and byte count
what (1): search files for SCCS identifiers
whatis (1): describe what a command is
whereis (1): locate programs
which (1): locate a program file in the users $PATH environment variable
who (1): display who is logged in
whoami (1): display effective user id
whois (1): Internet domain name and network number directory service
worldstone (1): shell script to consistently execute benchmarks
write (1): send a message to another user
xargs (1): construct argument list(s) and execute utility
xstr (1): extract strings from C programs to implement shared strings
xz, unxz, xzcat, lzma, unlzma, lzcat (1): Compress or decompress .xz and .lzma files
yap, more (1): yet another pager
yes (1): be repetitively affirmative
zcmp, zdiff (1): compare compressed files
zforce (1): force gzip files to have a .gz suffix
zmore, zless (1): view compressed files
znew (1): convert compressed files to gzipped files