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Framed version. PDF version. (Print the PDF version with landscape orientation for best result.) Based on Pat Wilson's version.
OS versions in parentheses; e.g. 10+ means version 10 and greater; 9- means version 9 and previous. $=extra cost
If not specified, commands are in one of the following directories: /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /sbin
Categories:

hardware, firmware, devices disks kernel, boot, swap files, volumes
networking security, backup software, patching, tracing, logging references
TASK \ OS  AIX Darwin DG-UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux
 NetBSD OpenBSD SCO OpenServer
 Solaris SunOS Tru64
 Ultrix OS / TASK 
OS notes   The Open Source foundation for Mac OS X, descended from NeXTStep         (rh) = Red Hat, Mandrake, Suse,...
(deb) = Debian, Storm, Progeny, Corel,...		     (UnixWare 7.1)     (Digital Unix, OSF/1)
(4)= 4.0F/G
(5)= 5.0A 		  OS notes
administrative GUI smit
smitty
wsm 		Aqua: System Preferences, NetInfo Manager sysadm /stand/sysinstall sam  /usr/sysadm/bin/sysmgr (6.3+)
toolchest
/usr/Cadmin/bin/* 		linuxconf
yast2 (Suse)		     scoadmin

solstice
admintool
smc (8 01/01+)

   checklist
(5) sysman		   administrative GUI
managing users           /usr/Cadmin/bin/cpeople /usr/sbin/{useradd,userdel}       /usr/sbin/{useradd,userdel}        
list hardware configuration
 prtconf
lscfg
lsattr
lsdev 		ioreg -bls dg_sysreport -g hardware dmesg
cat /var/run/dmesg.boot

ioscan
dmesg (if you're lucky)
adb
model
stm (from the SupportPlus CDROM)

hinv

dmesg (if you're lucky)
/proc/cpuinfo
/proc/pci
/proc/meminfo
/proc/interrupts
/proc/ioports

dmesg
cat /kern/msgbuf		 dmesg

hwconfig
hw
scoadmin/DCU

/usr/lib/X11/testtools/
z35SysInfo

prtconf -v
/usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin/prtdiag -v (sun4u and sun4d only)
psrinfo -v
isainfo -v
dmesg
iostat -En

 dmesg (if you're lucky)  uerf -R -o full
dia -R full
(5) hwmgr -show
devices 		uerf -R -o full (if you're lucky)  list hardware configuration 
show/set
EEPROM/NVRAM
values		 bootlist -o -m normal
 nvram     setboot
bootadmin (at boot PROM)
stm		 nvram
printenv/setenv (at command monitor)		 /dev/nvram (if you have it)
hwclock		   openprom (on
OpenFirmware
architectures)		   eeprom   (4.0D+) consvar   show/set
EEPROM/NVRAM
values
add device without reboot cfgmgr -v (automatic — autdodiskmounter)     insf -H hwpath (where hwpath is given by ioscan) scsiha -pr
ioconfig -f /hw
 modprobe
kerneld
insmod
     mkdev devfsadm. pre-Solaris 7, use: drvconfig; devlinks; {disks, tapes, ports}  

(3.2.*) scu scan edt
(4.0) scu scan edt; disklabel -rw rzXX label (for disks)
(5.x) dsfmgr -k; disklabel -rw dskn auto

   add device without reboot
tape device           /dev/tape
/dev/nrtape 		/dev/st0     /dev/rct0 /dev/rmt/0   (5.x) /dev/ntape /dev/tape   tape device
X kvm config             xf86config     hwconfig kdmconfig (x86)       X kvm config
read a disk label  lspv -l Disk Utility admpdisk -o list
admvdisk -o list		 disklabel -r diskinfo
pvdisplay 		prtvtoc fdisk -l disklabel -r fdisk -r OR disklabel -rl fsname prtvtoc dkinfo disklabel -r chpt -q read a disk label 
whole disk in partition  N/A (non-root partitions are mounted under /Volumes)   c   10   d (on i386)
c (everything else)		 c /dev/1s# (#=0,1,...) 2 c c c whole disk in partition 
label a disk  mkvg (labels unused) admpdisk fdisk
disklabel -wr
sysinstall 		pvcreate

dvhtool
fx -x

 cfdisk
fdisk
e2label 		disklabel -wr disklabel -wr   format  format disklabel -rw chpt -a label a disk 
partition a disk  mklv pdisk admpdisk fdisk
sysinstall 		sam fx parted (if you have it)
fdisk
pdisk (on a MAC)		 disklabel fdisk -e OR disklabel -E   format
fmthard		 format disklabel -e chpt -p partition a disk 
kernel /unix   /dgux /kernel /hpux (9)
/stand/vmunix (10+)		 /unix  /boot/vmlinuz
/boot/bootlx 		/netbsd /bsd /unix /kernel/genunix
/platform/`uname -m`/
 kernel/unix
/platform/`uname -m`/
 kernel/sparcv9/unix (7+) 		/vmunix /vmunix /vmunix kernel
show/set kernel parameters /usr/samples/kernel/vmtune
(installed with the bos
adt.samples fileset)
/usr/sbin/no (network-related)
   

/boot/kernel.conf
sysctl
/etc/sysctl.conf

sam
sysdef
kmtune (11+)		 systune /proc/*
/proc/sys/* 		  /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/conf/cf.d/configure -x

sysdef
cat /etc/system
/usr/sbin/ndd
adb -k

   dxkerneltuner
sysconfig 		  show/set kernel parameters
show runlevel who -r (runlevels unused) who -r   who -r who -r /sbin/runlevel     who -r who -r   who -r   show runlevel
make disk bootable bosboot -a       mkboot dvhtool         installboot /usr/platform/`uname -m`/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk raw_device_file   (4.x+) disklabel -rw -t [ufs|advfs]   make disk bootable
startup scripts  /etc/rc* /System/Library/StartupItems/*,
/Library/StartupItems/,
/etc/rc*		 /etc/rc* /etc/rc*
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/

/etc/rc* (9)
/sbin/rc* (10+)
/sbin/init.d/

 /etc/rc*
/etc/init.d/ 		/etc/rc* (but may vary)
/etc/init.d/ 		 
/etc/rc*		  
/etc/rc*		 /etc/rc* /etc/rc*
/etc/init.d/ 		/etc/rc* /sbin/init.d; links in /sbin/rc?.d /etc/rc* startup scripts 
csh global .login         /etc/csh.login           /etc/.login       csh global .login
check swap space  lsps -a ls -l /var/vm admswap -o list -buv
dg_sysreport -p freeswap		 swapinfo swapinfo swap -s
swap -l		 cat /proc/meminfo
free		 swapctl swapctl swap -l swap -s
swap -l		 pstat -s swapon -s   check swap space 
"normal" filesystem  jfs ufs
hfs+ 		dg/ux ufs hfs efs, xfs ext2 ffs (was ufs) ffs (was ufs) htfs ufs 4.2

(4) ufs
(5) AdvFS

 ufs "normal" filesystem 
volume-based filesystem  jfs     ccd
vinum 		jfs (vxfs) xlv, xvm, xfs  
ccd, raidframe
ccd 		vdisk Solstice DiskSuite
Veritas Volume Manager		   Advfs
LSM 		  volume-based filesystem 
file system
description		 /etc/filesystems NetInfo /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/checklist
(9) 
/etc/fstab
(10+)		 /etc/fstab  /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/fstab

/etc/mnttab
/etc/default/filesys
/etc/vfstab (local)
/etc/rmtab (remote)

 /etc/vfstab (local) /etc/fstab /etc/fstab
AdvFS: /etc/fdmns 		/etc/fstab file system
description
volume manipulation smitty vg
smitty lvm
smitty jfs		 Disk Utility / pdisk sysadm vinum /usr/sbin/vg* lv* pv*
extendfs
fsadm

xlv_mgr
xvm

        /opt/VRTSvxva/bin/vxva
(Veritas)
/usr/opt/SUNWmd/
 sbin/metatool
(DiskSuite) 		  AdvFS: mkfdmn, mkfset, addvol, showfdmn
LSM: volassist or volmake, volume, volplex and volsd, volprint		   volume manipulation
create filesystem crfs         mkfs         newfs
mkfs 		  AdvFS: mkfdmn
UFS: newfs
MFS: mfs		   create filesystem
create non-0-length empty file lmktemp     truncate -s size[K|M|G] filename
dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=size[b|k|m|g] \
count=desired		 prealloc mkfile dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1024k count=desired   dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1024k count=desired dd if=/dev/zero of=filenmae bs=1024 count=desired mkfile   dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1024k count=desired   create non-0-length empty file
mount CDROM mount /cdrom
smitty cdrom		 (automatic — autdodiskmounter)   mount /cdrom
mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0? /cdrom		 pfs_mountd
pfsd
pfs_mount		 (mounts automatically when CD inserted) mount /cdrom   mount -t cd9660 -r /dev/cd0a /path mount /dev/cd0 path /etc/init.d/vold start; volcheck or
mount -F hsfs /dev/sr0 /cdrom		       mount CDROM
NFS share definitions /etc/exports
/etc/xtab 		NetInfo   /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/dfs/dfstab /etc/exports /etc/exports   NFS share definitions
NFS share command /usr/sbin/exportfs -a     kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid` exportfs -a exportfs -a /etc/init.d/nfs-server reload
(rh) exportfs -a		 kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid`   exportfs -a
/etc/nfs start		 share
shareall 		exportfs -a /sbin/init.d/nfs start; /sbin/init.d/nfsmount start   NFS share command
name resolution order /etc/netsvc.conf NetInfo   /etc/host.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf 6+: /etc/nsswitch.conf
5.3: /etc/resolv.conf		 /etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/resolv.conf		   /etc/resolv.conf   /etc/nsswitch.conf   /etc/svc.conf   name resolution order
show network interface info ifconfig -a
no -a		 ifconfig -a   ifconfig -A lanadmin
landiag
lanscan
netstat -in 		ifconfig -a
netstat -ia		 /sbin/ifconfig ifconfig -a ifconfig -A

ifconfig -a
netstat -in
Network Config. Mgr. (GUI)

 ndd
ifconfig -a
netstat -in
(8+) kstat -n hme0 | egrep 'ifspeed|duplex' 		 

ifconfig -a

netstat -in

   show network interface info
change network address smitty chinet System Preferences: Network
NetInfo		 sysadm edit /etc/rc.conf (option ifconfig_interfacename) /sbin/set_parms initial edit: /etc/{hosts, sys_id, resolv.conf, TIMEZONE}, /etc/config/{static-route.options, ifconfig-1.options}; reboot

(rh) edit: /etc/hosts, /etc/sysconfig/network,
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
(deb) edit /etc/network/interfaces; /etc/init.d/networking restart

 edit /etc/ifconfig.interface
dhclient		 edit /etc/hostname.driver

ifconfig

netconfig

edit: /etc/{resolv.conf, hosts, hostname.*, nodename, dumpadm.conf, net/*/hosts}

/usr/sbin/sys-unconfig; reboot

   (4.x) netsetup
(5.x) sysman net_wizard or
netconfig		   change IP
ping one packet   ping -c 1 hostname  ping -c 1 hostname ping -s -c 1 hostname  ping -c 1 hostname  ping hostname 10 1 (9)
ping hostname -n 1 (10+)		 ping -c 1 hostname   ping -c 1 hostname  ping -c 1 hostname  ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping hostname  packetsize 1 ping hostname packetsize 1 /usr/sbin/ping -c 1
 		   ping one packet 
route definitions  netstat -r
smitty route		   sysadm edit /etc/rc.conf (option defaultrouter) /etc/rc.config.d/netconf /etc/config/
static-route.options		 (rh) /etc/sysconfig/network
(rh) /etc/sysconfig/static-routes
(deb) /etc/init.d/network
(deb) /etc/network		  

netstat -r

route show

 netstat -r /etc/defaultrouter

/etc/notrouter

  /etc/routes   route definitions 
telnetd, ftpd banner /etc/security/login.cfg         /etc/issue         /etc/default/telnetd
/etc/default/ftpd		       telnetd, ftpd banner
encrypted passwords in  /etc/security/passwd NetInfo /etc/shadow /etc/master.passwd /etc/passwd (not Trusted)
/secure/etc/passwd (Trusted 9)
/tcb/files/auth/
(10+)		 /etc/shadow /etc/shadow (may vary) /etc/master.passwd (/etc/pwd.db) /etc/master.passwd (/etc/pwd.db) /etc/shadow /etc/shadow   /tcb/files/auth (only with Enhanced Security) /etc/shadow encrypted passwords in 
allow/deny root
logins		 /etc/security/user /etc/ttys (doesn't affect ssh) /etc/default/login /etc/login.access;
/etc/ttys		  /etc/securetty  /etc/default/login /etc/securetty /etc/ttys /etc/ttys /dev/default/login /etc/default/login   /etc/securettys   allow/deny root
logins
show installed software  lslpp -L ls /Applications pkginfo pkg_info rmfn, what (HP-UX 9)
swlist (HP-UX 10+)

versions

showfiles

 (rh) rpm -a -i
(rh) rpm -qa
(deb) dselect
(deb) dpkg -l		  pkginfo  pkg_info

swconfig
displaypkg
pkginfo

pkginfo
prodreg
admintool		   setld -i   show installed software 
add software

smitty install_all

/usr/lib/instl/sm_inst installp_cmd -a -d 'device' '-c' '-N' '-g' '-X'

     /stand/sysinstall
/usr/ports make
pkg_add 		swinstall inst
swmgr 		(rh) rpm -hiv
(deb) dselect
(deb) apt-get install pkg
(deb) dpkg -i
 pkg_add
/usr/pkgsrc && make		 pkg_add
/usr/ports && make

custom
installpkg
SCOadmin (GUI)

 pkgadd   setld -l   add software
precompiled binaries of GPLware and freeware aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/
aixpdslib.html
www-frec.bull.com/
docs/download.htm 		http://fink.sourceforge.net/   ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/.0/
FreeBSD/ports/i386/
packages-4.0-release

http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/

freeware.sgi.com
www.sgi.com/fun

 www.linux.org/
linux.tucows.com		 ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/   http://www.sco.com/opensource/ http://www.sunfreeware.com/   www.tru64unix.compaq.com/
demos
tpegsrvr.zk3.dec.com/
freeware/tbl_packages.html		   precompiled binaries of GPLware and freeware
C compiler   /usr/ibmcxx/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc (hacked gcc) /usr/sde/default/usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc (gcc) /opt/softbench/bin/cc ($)
/bin/cc (9)
/usr/bin/cc (10+; not ANSI; kernel builder only)		 /opt/MIPSpro/
 bin/cc ($)
/usr/bin/cc		  gcc  /usr/bin/cc  /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /opt/SUNWspro/
 bin/cc ($)		 /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc   C compiler 
show patch level
and/or patches 		instfix -ivq Apple:About This Mac
ls /Library/Receipts		   uname -a swlist -l product | grep someStringOfInterest

versions -b | grep patch (6.4-)
uname -R (6.5+)

 (rh) rpm -q
(deb) dpkg -s		 cat /kern/version   swconfig -P showrev -p
prodreg (2.6+)
patchadd -p		   dupatch -track -type kit
dupatch -track -type patch
setld -i | grep patchname		   show patch level
and/or patches
patch tool  installp
smitty update_all 		System Preferences / Software Update dg_sysreport -p patches (cvsup or cvs to update,
then rebuild)		 update (9)
swinstall (10+)		 inst (deb) apt-get update
(deb) apt-get upgrade		 cvs cvs/CTM   installpatch (2.5.1-)
patchadd (2.6+)
pkgadd		   setld -i
dupatch		   patch tool 
tracing utility  trace
syscalls 		ktrace   ktrace
truss 		trace (freeware)
tusc (11+, freeware) 		par strace ktrace ktrace
ptrace		 traceroute truss
sotruss		 trace trace
truss 		  tracing utility 
default syslog /var/adm/syslog /var/log/system.log /var/adm/messages /var/log/messages /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log /var/adm/SYSLOG /var/log/syslog
/var/log/messages 		/var/log/messages /var/log/messages /usr/adm/syslog
/var/adm/log/osmlog 		/var/log/syslog   (4.x+) /var/adm/messages
/var/adm/syslog.dated (kern, auth, daemon, lpr, syslog, user)
/var/adm/binary.errlog 		  default syslog
system error reporting tool  errpt Console
/var/log/crash.log, dmesg		 admsyslog -o report dmesg dmesg
sysdiag (9 and early10)
stm/cstm/mstm/xstm (10.20+)		 sysmon
amsyslog
availmon
eventmond
imdmonitor
syserrpanel 		dmesg dmesg
cat /kern/msgbuf		 dmesg dmesg prtdiag dmesg (4.x) uerf; dia (DECevent)
(5.x) (System errors) EVM (evmget; evmshow)
(Hardware errors) dia; ca (Compqaq analyze)		 uerf system error reporting tool 
mailing list  AIX-L@pucc.
princeton.edu
(LISTSERV)		 http://lists.apple.com/   www.freebsd.org/
handbook/
eresources.html
#ERESOURCES-MAIL 		 hpux-admin@
dutchworks.nl
 (majordomo)		   www.linux.org/
help/lists.html 		www.netbsd.org/
MailingLists 		www.openbsd.org/
mail.html 		  sun-managers@sunmanagers
.ececs.uc.edu (majordomo)		 sun-managers@sunmanagers
.ececs.uc.edu (majordomo)		 tru64-unix-man
agers@ornl.gov   (majordomo)
http://www.ornl.gov/its/archives/
mailing-lists/		 decstation-man
agers@ornl.gov
 (majordomo)		 mailing list 
mailing list archives  www.marist.
edu/htbin/wlvindex?
ADSM-L 		 http://lists.apple.com/   www.freebsd.
org/ search.html#
mailinglists 		 www.dutch
works.nl/
 htbin/hpsysadmin 		     www.netbsd.org/
MailingLists 		www.openbsd.org/
mail.html 		  www.latech.
edu/sunman.html  		www.latech.
edu/sunman.html 		 www-archive.
ornl.gov:8000		 www-archive.
ornl. gov:8000		 mailing list archives 
newsgroup(s)
groups.google 		comp.unix.aix
www.thp.uni-duisburg.de/
cuaix/cuaix.html		     comp.unix.bsd.
freebsd.misc 		 comp.sys.hp.hpux  comp.sys.sgi.admin  comp.os.linux.* (esp .answers) comp.unix.bsd.
netbsd.misc 		 comp.unix.bsd.
openbsd.misc		 comp.unix.sco.misc comp.sys.sun.
admin, comp.unix.solaris 		 comp.sys.sun
admin 		 comp.sys.dec, comp.unix.tru64 comp.unix.ultrix

newsgroup(s)
groups.google
user groups         www.interex.org/   www.deadly.org/           Encompass/DECUS   user groups
magazines

http://www.developer.
ibm.com/library/aixpert/

http://www.macworld.com/   http://www.daemonnews.com/ http://www.hpchronicle.com/
http://www.interex.org/hpuxusr/
http://www.hppro.com/		 http://www.sgi.com/support/pipeline.html http://www.linuxjournal.com/ http://www.daemonnews.com/   http://www.scoworld.com/ http://www.sunworld.com/   http://www.tru64.org/   magazines
vendor home page www.rs6000.ibm.com
 http://www.apple.com/ www.dg.com/products
html/dg_ux.html		 http://www.freebsd.org/ www.unixsolutions.hp.com/
products/hpux		 www.sgi.com/software/
software.html#IRIX 		 www.linux.org/
www.redhat.com/		 http://www.netbsd.org/ http://www.openbsd.org/ http://www.sco.com/ http://www.sun.com/solaris/   http://www.tru64unix
.compaq.com/		 www.supelec.fr/decus/
faq/faq-ultrix.html		 vendor home page
vendor docs and patches techsupport.services.
ibm.com/support/rs6000		 http://www.apple.com/support/
security/security.html		   www.freebsd.org/handbook
www.freebsd.org/releases/
4.0R/errata.html		 docs.hp.com
itrc.hp.com		 techpubs.sgi.com
www.sgi.com/
support/patch_intro.html
support.sgi.com 		www.linuxdoc.org/
rpmfind.net/linux/RPM
www.netbsd.org/
Security
www.openbsd.org/docum.html		 http://www.sco.com/support/ docs.sun.com
sunsolve.sun.com		   www.tru64unix
.compaq.com/docs/		   vendor docs and patches
vendor phone (US) AIX: 800-237-5511
IBM hardware:
 800-426-7378		 1-800-MY-APPLE     800-633-3600 800-800-4SGI         800-USA-4SUN   800-344-4825 800-344-4825 vendor phone (US)
TASK / OS AIX Darwin DG-UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux NetBSD OpenBSD SCO OpenServer
(UnixWare 7.1) 		Solaris SunOS Tru64
(Digital Unix, OSF/1)
(4) 4.0F/G
(5) 5.0A 		Ultrix OS \ TASK 

See also Heiner Steven's AWK dialects page at http://www.oase-shareware.org/shell//articles/awkcompat.html

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