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acd(1): a compiler driver
anm(1): print name list
ar(1), aal(1): archivers
ascii(1): strip all the pure ASCII lines from a file
ash(1), command(1), getopts(1), hash(1), jobs(1), local(1), return(1), setvar(1), unset(1): a shell
asize(1): report the size of an object file
at(1), atrun(1): execute commands at a later time
banner(1): print a banner
basename(1), dirname(1): strip off file prefixes and suffixes
bc(1): An arbitrary precision calculator language
bsfilt(1), colcrt(1): a colcrt-like backspace filter
btoa(1): binary to ascii conversion
cal(1): print a calendar
calendar(1): reminder service
cat(1): concatenate files and write them to stdout
cawf(1), nroff(1): C version of the nroff-like, Amazingly Workable (text) Formatter
cc(1): C compiler
cdiff(1): context diff
cdplay(1): play audio compact disks
cgrep(1): grep and display context
chgrp(1): change group
chmem(1): change memory allocation
chmod(1): change access mode for files
cksum(1): display file checksum and size
clr(1): clear the screen
cmp(1): compare two files
comm(1): print lines common to two sorted files
compress(1), uncompress(1), zcat(1): compress a file using modified Lempel-Ziv coding
cp(1), cpdir(1): file copy
crc(1): print the checksum of the file data
ctags(1): Generates tags and (optionally) refs files
cut(1): select out columns of a file
date(1): print or set the date and time
dd(1): disk dumper
df(1): report on free disk space and i-nodes
dhryston(1), dhrystone(1): integer benchmark
diff(1): print differences between two files
diskchec(1), diskcheck(1): check a disk for bad sectors
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): print disk usage
echo(1): print the arguments
ed(1): editor
eject(1): eject removable media
elvis(1), ex(1), vi(1): The editor
elvrec(1): Recover the modified version of a file after a crash
expand(1): convert tabs to spaces
expr(1): evaluate experession
factor(1): factor an integer less than 2**31
fgrep(1): fixed grep
file(1): make a guess as to a file's type based on contents
find(1): find files meeting a given condition
finger(1): user information lookup program
flex(1), lex(1): fast lexical analyzer generator
flexdoc(1): fast lexical analyzer generator
fmt(1): adjust line-length for paragraphs of text
fold(1): fold long lines
format(1): format a PC floppy diskette
fortune(1): print a fortune
fsck(1), fsck1(1): perform file system consistency check
gather(1): gather up the files in a directory for transmission
grep(1): search a file for lines containing a given pattern
head(1): print the first few lines of a file
host(1): look up host names using domain server
hostaddr(1): show ethernet address, IP address or hostname
ic(1): integer calculator
id(1): print the uid and gid
ifdef(1): remove #ifdefs from a file
install(1): install files
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
kill(1): send a signal to a process
last(1): display recent on-line session records
leave(1): warn when it is time to go home
ln(1), clone(1): create a link to a file
loadfont(1): load a font into the video card
loadkeys(1): load a keyboard map into the keyboard driver
login(1): log into the computer
look(1): find lines in a sorted list
lp(1), lpd(1): copy a file to the line printer
ls(1): list the contents of a directory
m(1), M(1), U(1): conveniently mount and unmount
mail(1): send and receive electronic mail
make(1): a program for maintaining large programs
makewhat(1), makewhatis(1): build the whatis(5) database
man(1): display online manual pages
mesg(1): permit or deny messages
mixer(1): manipulate mixer settings on a sound card
mkdir(1): make a directory
mkfifo(1): make a named pipe
mkfs(1): make a file system
mkproto(1): create a MINIX prototype file
modem(1): switch the modem and getty state
mount(1): mount a file system
mref(1): make listing and cross reference map of MINIX
mt(1): magnetic tape control
mv(1): move or rename a file
nm(1): print name list
od(1): octal dump
passwd(1), chfn(1), chsh(1): change a login password, full name or shell
paste(1): paste multiple files together
patch(1): apply a diff file to an original
pathchk(1): check pathname
playwave(1): play an audio file in MicroSoft PCM wave format
postmort(1): perform post-mortem on PC Minix core files
pr(1): print a file
prep(1): prepare a text file for statistical analysis
pretty(1): MINIX pretty printer
printenv(1): print out the current environment
ps(1): process status
pwd(1): print working directory
rcp(1): remote file copy
readall(1): read a device quickly to check for bad blocks
readfs(1): read a MINIX file system
recover(1): recover files that have been removed
recwave(1): record an audio file in MicroSoft PCM wave format
ref(1): Display a C function header
remsync(1): remotely synchronize file trees
rev(1): reverse the characters on each line of a file
rlogin(1): remote login
rm(1): remove a file
rmdir(1): remove a directory
rsh(1): remote shell
rz(1): receive a file using the zmodem protocol
sed(1): stream editor
sh(1), .(1), break(1), case(1), cd(1), continue(1), eval(1), exec(1), exit(1), export(1), for(1), if(1), read(1), readonly(1), set(1), shift(1), trap(1), umask(1), wait(1), while(1): shell
shar(1): shell archiver
size(1): print text, data, and bss size of a program
sleep(1): suspend execution for a given number of seconds
sort(1): sort a file of ASCII lines
spell(1): print all words in a file not present in the dictionary
split(1): split a large file into several smaller files
strings(1): print all the strings in a binary file
strip(1): remove symbol table from executable file
stty(1): set terminal parameters
su(1): temporarily log in as superuser or another user
sum(1): compute the checksum and block count of a file
svc(1), ci(1), co(1), svclog(1): shell version control system
synctree(1): synchronize directory trees
sz(1): send a file using the zmodem protocol
tail(1): print the last few lines of a file
tar(1): tape archiver
tee(1): divert stdin to a file
telnet(1): user interface to the s-1TELNETs0 protocol
term(1): turn PC into a dumb terminal [IBM]
termcap(1): print the current termcap entry
test(1), [(1): test for a condition
tget(1): get termcap values
time(1): report how long a command takes
touch(1): update a file's time of last modification
tr(1): translate character codes
traverse(1): print directory tree under the named directory
treecmp(1): recursively list differences in two directory trees
true(1), false(1): exit with the value true or false
tsort(1): topological sort [IBM]
ttt(1): tic tac toe
tty(1): print the device name of this tty
umount(1): unmount a mounted file system
uname(1), arch(1): system info
unexpand(1): convert spaces to tabs
uniq(1): delete consecutive identical lines in a file
unshar(1): Remove files from a shell archive
uud(1), uudecode(1): decode a binary file encoded with uue
uue(1), uuencode(1): encode a binary file to ASCII (e.g., for mailing)
vol(1): split input on or combine output from several volumes
wc(1): count characters, words, and lines in a file
whatis(1), apropos(1): give single line descriptions for manual pages
whatsnew(1): print a newly modified file, marking changes
whereis(1): examine system directories for a given file
which(1): examine $PATH to see which file will be executed
who(1): print list of currently logged in users
whoami(1): print current user name
width(1): force all the lines of a file to a given width
write(1): send a message to a logged-in user
yacc(1): an LALR(1) parser generator
yap(1), more(1): yet another pager
yes(1): an endless stream of the same word