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- /etc/pccard.conf (5)
- csctl(8) configuration file
- Arsetup (8)
- configure Aironet Wireless Communications Inc radio network cards
- IMAPd (8C)
- Internet Message Access Protocol server
- L-dialcodes (8)
- UUCP phone number index file
- L.aliases (8)
- UUCP hostname alias file
- L.cmds (8)
- UUCP remote command permissions file
- MAKEDEV (8)
- create system and device special files
- USERFILE (8)
- UUCP pathname permissions file
- XNSrouted (8)
- NS Routing Information Protocol daemon
- ac (8)
- display connect time accounting
- accton (8)
- enable/disable system accounting
- activadm, cryptoadm, snkadm (8)
- manage the ActivCard, CRYPTOCard and SNK-004 token databases
- actived (8)
- a daemon to handle nnrpd requests for active file information.
- activinit, cryptoinit, snkinit (8)
- Modify or add user in ActivCard, CRYPTOCard, or SNK-004
- actsync, actsyncd (8)
- synchronize newsgroups
- actsyncd (8)
- run actsync to synchronize newsgroups
- addgroup, rmgroup (8)
- add or delete groups from the system
- adduser, rmuser (8)
- add or delete users from the system
- adduser_info (8)
- procedure for adding new users
- aicasm (8)
- assemble firmware for Adaptec 7770 and 7870 SCSI host
- amadmin (8)
- administrative interface to control Amanda backups
- amanda (8)
- Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver
- amcheck (8)
- run Amanda self-checks
- amcheckdb (8)
- check Amanda database for tape consistency
- amcleanup (8)
- run the Amanda cleanup process after a failure
- amd (8)
- automatically mount file systems
- amd.conf (8)
- amd configuration file
- amdump (8)
- back up all disks in an Amanda configuration
- amflush (8)
- flush Amanda backup files from holding disk to tape
- amlabel (8)
- label an Amanda tape
- amoverview (8)
- display file systems processed by Amanda over time
- amplot (8)
- visualize the behavior of Amanda
- amq (8)
- automounter query tool
- amrecover (8)
- Amanda index database browser
- amrestore (8)
- extract files from an Amanda tape
- amrmtape (8)
- remove a tape from the Amanda database
- amstatus (8)
- give the current state of an amanda run
- amtape (8)
- user interface to Amanda tape changer controls
- amverify (8)
- check an Amanda tape for errors
- ap (8)
- parse addresses 822-style
- apm (8)
- show/configure APM management kernel status
- apmstart (8)
- enable APM kernel support code
- apmstop (8)
- disable APM kernel support code.
- apxs (8)
- APache eXtenSion tool
- archive (8)
- Usenet article archiver
- arp (8)
- address resolution display and control
- asyncd (8)
- asynchronous paging server
- authsrv (8)
- remote authentication server
- automount2amd (8L)
- converts old Sun automount maps to Amd maps
- badsect (8)
- create files to contain bad sectors
- batcher (8)
- article batching backend for InterNetNews
- boot (8)
- bootstrap procedures for BSD/OS
- boot (8)
- system bootstrapping procedures
- boot.define (5)
- symbolic definitions used by boot(8)
- bootany (8)
- install/update bootany master boot record
- buffchan (8)
- buffered file-writing backend for InterNetNews
- bugfiler (8)
- file bug reports in folders automatically
- ccat (8)
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- cdr (8)
- CD-Recordable drive control program
- cdread (8)
- Read audio data from CDR drive
- cdwrite (8)
- Write data or audio data to a writable CDROM
- cfsd (8)
- cryptographic file system daemon
- chap_md5 (8)
- preform MD5 CHAP authentication
- checksendmail (8)
- verify sendmail address transformations.
- chkconfig (8)
- check system configuration
- choptest (8C)
- HylaFAX page chopping test program
- chown (8)
- change file owner and group
- chroot (8)
- change root directory
- clri (8)
- clear an inode
- cname (8)
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- cnfsstat (8)
- show snapshot of CNFS
- cnwctl (8)
- display statistics and control Netwave AirSurfer PC Cards
- comsat (8)
- biff server
- config (8)
- build kernel compilation directories
- config_X (8)
- configure the X server environment
- config_anonftp (8)
- enable anonymous ftp
- config_ipxprint (8)
- set up lpr to use netware connected printers
- config_www (8)
- create or modify www (httpd) configuration
- conflict (8)
- search for alias/password conflicts
- controlchan (8)
- channel-fed control message handler
- cpu (8)
- control multiprocessor aspects of system
- cqtest (8C)
- HylaFAX copy quality checking test program
- cron (8)
- daemon to execute scheduled commands (Vixie Cron)
- crosspost (8)
- create the links for cross posted articles
- csconfig (8)
- configure PCMCIA card interface parameters
- csctl (8)
- PC Card control daemon
- csdump (8)
- dump CIS information
- ctlinnd (8)
- control the InterNetNews daemon
- cvtbatch (8)
- convert Usenet batch file to INN format
- cytty (8)
- set special options for the Cyclades serial driver.
- daemon (8)
- run detached from the controlling terminal
- dev_mkdb (8)
- create /dev database
- dhclient (8)
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client
- dhclient-script (8)
- DHCP client network configuration script
- dhcpd (8)
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server
- dhcrelay (8)
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Relay Agent
- dialtest (8C)
- HylaFAX dial string processing rules test program
- digisetup (8)
- download firmware to Digi International serial host adapters
- diskdefect (8)
- read/write standard bad sector information
- diskpart (8)
- calculate default disk partition sizes
- disksetup (8)
- setup and label disk drives
- dm (8)
- dungeon master
- dmesg (8)
- display the system message buffer
- dnscheck (8)
- checks forward and reverse DNS entries
- dp (8)
- parse dates 822-style
- dump (8)
- filesystem backup
- dumpfs (8)
- dump file system information
- edquota (8)
- edit user quotas
- efsetup (8)
- manipulate eeprom settings on 3COM 3C59x ethernet cards
- expire (8)
- Usenet article and history expiration program
- expireindex (8)
- Expire entries from the news overview index
- expireover (8)
- Expire entries from the news overview database
- expirerm (8)
- remove articles that have been expired.
- ext_srvtab (8)
- extract service key files from Kerberos key distribution center database
- fakelabel (8)
- create 'faked' disklabel for DOS-dedicated disk.
- faxabort (8C)
- tell a HylaFAX server to abort a receive
- faxaddmodem (8C)
- configure a modem for use with HylaFAX
- faxanswer (8C)
- tell a HylaFAX server to answer the telephone
- faxconfig (8C)
- dynamically change HylaFAX configuration parameters
- faxcron (8C)
- HylaFAX routine maintenance script
- faxgetty (8C)
- HylaFAX front-door process
- faxinfo (8C)
- print information about a received facsimile
- faxmodem (8C)
- dynamically add a modem to a HylaFAX server system
- faxq (8C)
- HylaFAX queue manager process
- faxqclean (8C)
- HylaFAX queue cleaner process
- faxquit (8C)
- tell a HylaFAX server to terminate
- faxrcvd (8C)
- HylaFAX notification script for received facsimile
- faxsend (8C)
- HylaFAX facsimile transmit program
- faxsetup (8C)
- setup a machine for use with HylaFAX
- faxstate (8C)
- control ``modem state'' of a device used by HylaFAX
- faxwatch (8C)
- monitor low-level HylaFAX server actions
- filechan (8)
- file-writing backend for InterNetNews
- fingerd (8)
- remote user information server
- fixmount (8L)
- fix remote mount entries
- fmtdump (8)
- decode MH format files
- frconfig (8)
- configure frame relay parameters
- fsck (8)
- filesystem consistency check and interactive repair
- fsinfo (8)
- co-ordinate site-wide filesystem information
- ftp-proxy (8)
- install/remove transparent ftp proxy
- ftpd (8)
- Internet File Transfer Protocol server
- gated (8)
- gateway routing daemon
- gdc (8)
- operational user interface for gated (8)
- gen_dss_key (8)
- generate public/private DSS key pair.
- getty (8)
- set terminal mode
- gettyconv (8)
- convert gettytab entries to ttys.conf entries
- gettyd (8)
- manage serial devices
- gettystat (8)
- get status from gettyd
- hardwire (8)
- control hardwired lines
- hayes (8)
- control hayes compatible modems
- hfaxd (8C)
- HylaFAX client-server protocol server
- hlfsd (8)
- home-link file system daemon
- httpd (8)
- Apache hypertext transfer protocol server
- idecrypt (8)
- Decrypt tokens obtained from identd
- identd (8)
- TCP/IP IDENT protocol server
- ifconfig (8)
- configure and display network interface parameters
- inetd (8)
- internet ``super-server''
- init (8)
- process control initialization
- inncheck (8)
- check inn configuration and database files.
- innd, inndstart (8)
- InterNetNews daemon
- inndf (8)
- Replacement for 'df | awk' in innwatch.ctl
- innlog.pl (8)
- summarize innd and nnrpd log files.
- innreport (8)
- summarize INN log files.
- innstat (8)
- print snapshot of INN system
- innwatch (8)
- monitor innd.
- innxbatch (8)
- send xbatched Usenet articles to a remote NNTP server
- innxmit (8)
- send Usenet articles to a remote NNTP server
- install-mh (8)
- initialize the MH environment
- installfloppy (8)
- install packages from a floppy
- installsw (8)
- install software packages to disk from installation media
- intro (8)
- introduction to system maintenance and operation commands
- ioport (8)
- enable, disable, or display user level access to I/O ports
- iopro_debug (8)
- Debug enabler for Chase Research IOPRO device driver
- iopro_dload (8)
- Downloader for Chase Research IOPRO firmware
- iopro_dump (8)
- Shared memory dump for Chase Research IOPRO
- iopro_wait (8)
- Wait for an IOPRO data port to be configured
- ioprod (8)
- Chase Research IOPRO/IOLITE download and configuration daemon
- iostat (8)
- report I/O statistics
- ipfw (8)
- set / retrieve BSD IP Filters
- ipfwasm (8)
- assemble a BSD IP Filter
- ipfwcircuit (8)
- set / delete / modify BSD IP Filter circuit
- ipfwcisco (8)
- compile a cisco BSD IP Filter
- ipfwcmp (8)
- compile a BSD IP Filter
- ipfwdump (8)
- display BSD IP Filters
- ipfwflow (8)
- monitor IP flows
- ipfwlog (8)
- display BSD IP Filter logging
- ipfwnat (8)
- compile and install NAT filters
- ipfwrate (8)
- set / retrieve BSD IP Rate filters
- isode-gen (8)
- generating the ISO Development Environment
- isoinfo, isovfy, isodump (8)
- Utility programs for dumping and verifying iso9660 images.
- kanal (8)
- preprocess crash dump and gather debug information
- kdb_destroy (8)
- destroy Kerberos key distribution center database
- kdb_edit (8)
- Kerberos key distribution center database editing utility
- kdb_init (8)
- initialize Kerberos key distribution center database
- kdb_util (8)
- Kerberos key distribution center database utility
- kerberos (8)
- configuration procedure
- kgmon (8)
- generate a dump of the operating system's profile buffers
- kpasswdd (8)
- Kerberos password changing daemon
- kprop (8)
- send Kerberos database from master to slave push-kprop shell script to run kprop
- kpropd (8)
- Kerberos database slave server daemon in.kpropd shell script to start kpropd
- kstash (8)
- stash Kerberos key distribution center database master key
- kvm_mkdb (8)
- create kernel database
- ld.so, ld-bsdi.so (8)
- the ELF dynamic linker
- ldconfig (8)
- compile a table of dynamically linked shared libraries
- lfs_cleanerd (8)
- garbage collect a log-structured file system
- lmcctl (8)
- control Lan Media interfaces
- lockd (8)
- NFS lock daemon
- login (8)
- log into the computer
- login_activ, login_crypto, login_snk (8)
- provide ActivCard, CRYPTOCard and SNK-004 authentication
- login_auth (8)
- remote authentication service
- login_chpass (8)
- change password authentication type
- login_lchpass (8)
- change local password authentication type
- login_passwd (8)
- standard password authentication
- login_radius (8)
- contact radiusd for authentication
- login_rchpass (8)
- change remote password authentication type
- login_reject (8)
- provide rejected authentication
- login_rpasswd (8)
- remote password authentication
- login_skey (8)
- provide S/Key authentication
- logresolve (8)
- resolve hostnames for IP-adresses in Apache logfiles
- lpc (8)
- line printer control program
- lpd (8)
- line printer spooler daemon
- lprps (8)
- lpr PostScript communication filter
- lsof (8)
- list open files
- mail.local (8)
- store mail in a mailbox
- make_keypair (8)
- generate Kerberos host key pair
- makeactive (8)
- tool to recover Usenet active file.
- makeactive, makehistory, newsrequeue (8)
- tools to recover Usenet databases
- makehistory (8)
- tools to recover Usenet history database.
- makekey (8)
- make encrypted keys or passwords
- makemap (8)
- create database maps for sendmail
- makewhatis (8)
- build the whatis database
- manzip (8)
- compress or uncompress man hierarchies
- map-mbone (8)
- Multicast connection mapper
- mathlink (8)
- configure math libraries
- maxim (8)
- system maintenance interface
- mexpect (8)
- send a string to a device/modem and expect a response
- mk-amd-map (8)
- create database maps for Amd
- mkcover (8C)
- HylaFAX continuation cover page generation command
- mkisofs (8)
- create a iso9660 filesystem with optional Rock Ridge attributes.
- mknod (8)
- build special file
- mkshlib (8)
- create static shared libraries
- mod-active (8)
- batch processing of ctlinnd newgroup/rmgroup/changegroup
- modlog (8)
- display mod status
- mount (8)
- mount file systems
- mount_cd9660 (8)
- mount an ISO-9660 filesystem
- mount_fdesc (8)
- mount the file-descriptor file system
- mount_kernfs (8)
- mount the /kern file system
- mount_lfs (8)
- mount a log-structured file system
- mount_loopback (8)
- mount a loopback filesystem sub-tree; demonstrate the use of a null file system layer
- mount_msdos (8)
- mount an MS-DOS file system
- mount_nfs (8)
- mount nfs file systems
- mount_portal (8)
- mount the portal daemon
- mount_procfs (8)
- mount the process file system
- mount_umap (8)
- sample file system layer
- mount_union (8)
- mount union filesystems
- mountd (8)
- service remote NFS mount requests
- mrinfo (8)
- Displays configuration info from a multicast router
- mrouted (8)
- IP multicast routing daemon
- msconfig (8)
- configure Maxpeed driver
- mtrace (8)
- print multicast path from a source to a receiver
- mtree (8)
- map a directory hierarchy
- n2setup (8)
- configure SDL Communications RISCom/N2 family of interfaces
- named (8)
- Internet domain name server (DNS)
- named-bootconf (8)
- convert name server configuration files
- named-xfer (8)
- ancillary agent for inbound zone transfers
- named.conf (5)
- configuration file for named(8)
- ncrasm (8)
- assemble firmware for NCR 53C8XX SCSI I/O processors
- ndc (8)
- name daemon control program
- netcbrand (8)
- display and/or set IPX/SPX License
- netchost (8)
- winsock proxy server for BSDI IPX/SPX services
- netcpass (8)
- bindery information server for IPX/SPX services
- netcpasswd (8)
- Change bindery password
- netcserv (8)
- IPX/SPX network super-server
- netcsetnet (8)
- manually configure network framing type for IPX/SPX service
- netcslist, netculist, netcgwlist, netcglist, netcplist, netcpqlist (8)
- display information on NetWare servers
- netcstat (8)
- display information about the local netcserv file handle cache
- netcvt (8)
- NetWare virtual terminal server daemon
- newfs, mount_mfs (8)
- construct a new file system
- news.daily (8)
- do regular Usenet system administration
- news2mail (8)
- a channel script to gateway news into email.
- newsrequeue (8)
- tool to rewrite batchfiles.
- nfsd (8)
- remote NFS server
- nfsiod (8)
- local NFS asynchronous I/O server
- nmbd (8)
- NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS over IP naming services to clients
- nnrpd (8)
- NNTP server for on-campus hosts
- nntpsend (8)
- send Usenet articles to remote site
- nologin (8)
- politely refuse a login
- notify (8C)
- HylaFAX user notification script
- nslookup (8)
- query Internet name servers interactively
- nsupdate (8)
- update Internet name servers interactively
- ntpd, ntpdate, ntpdc, ntpq, ntptimeset, ntptrace, tickadj (8)
- Network Time Protocol
- ospf_monitor (8)
- monitor OSPF gateways
- overchan (8)
- update the news overview database
- pac (8)
- printer/plotter accounting information
- pagesend (8C)
- HylaFAX IXO/TAP and UCP transmit program
- pcnfsd (8C)
- (PC)NFS authentication and print request server
- pfkey (8)
- manually manipulate the kernel key management database
- pgpverify (8)
- cryptographically verify Usenet control messages
- pollrcvd (8C)
- HylaFAX script for delivering facsimile received by polling
- popauth (8)
- manipulate POP authorization DB
- poppassd (8)
- POP password protocol daemon
- popper (8)
- pop 3 server
- portmap (8)
- DARPA port to RPC program number mapper
- post (8)
- deliver a message
- ppp (8)
- establish PPP connections
- ppp_proxy (8)
- do login sequence for ppp
- pppattach (8)
- front end to ppp
- pppstat (8)
- display information about a ppp interface
- prunehistory (8)
- remove file names from Usenet history file
- ps2fax (8C)
- image POSTSCRIPTtm for facsimile transmission by HylaFAX
- psif (8)
- PostScript input filter splitter for lpr
- psof (8)
- PostScript output/banner filter for lpr
- pstat (8)
- display system data structures
- pullnews (8)
- a perl script for pulling news from one news machine and feeding it to another.
- pwd_mkdb (8)
- generate the password databases
- quotacheck (8)
- filesystem quota consistency checker
- quotaon, quotaoff (8)
- turn filesystem quotas on and off
- radcheck (8)
- determines whether a Merit AAA server is operational.
- radiusc (8)
- Remote Authentication Dial In User Service daemon control program
- radiusd (8)
- Remote Authentication Dial In User Service daemon
- radpwtst (8)
- authenticates a user's password using a RADIUS server
- radvd (8)
- router advertisement daemon for IPv6
- randomd (8)
- generate random numbers
- rarpd (8)
- Reverse ARP Daemon
- rc (8)
- command script for auto-reboot and daemons
- reboot, halt (8)
- stopping and restarting the system
- recvstats (8C)
- summarize HylaFAX receive accounting information
- registerd (8)
- Kerberos registration daemon
- renice (8)
- alter priority of running processes
- repquota (8)
- summarize quotas for a file system
- restore (8)
- restore files or file systems from backups made with dump
- rexecd (8)
- remote execution server
- ripquery (8)
- query RIP gateways
- rlogind (8)
- remote login server
- rmail (8)
- handle remote mail received via uucp
- rmt (8)
- remote magtape protocol module
- rotatelogs (8)
- rotate Apache logs without having to kill the server
- route (8)
- manually manipulate the routing tables.
- routed (8)
- network routing daemon
- routed (8)
- network routing daemon emulator
- rpasswdadm (8)
- manage the /etc/rpasswd.db database
- rpc.etherd, etherd (8)
- network statistic server
- rpcinfo (8C)
- report RPC information
- rshd (8)
- remote shell server
- rstatd (8)
- system statistics daemon
- rwhod (8)
- system status server
- sa (8)
- process system accounting logs
- savecore (8)
- save a core dump of the operating system
- scanlogs (8)
- summarize INN log files.
- scanlogs, writelog, innstat, tally.unwanted, tally.con- trol, innlog.pl (8)
- programs to manipulate or summarize INN log files.
- scsicmd (8)
- SCSI disk labeller and diagnostic
- send-uucp, send-nntp, send-ihave (8)
- send Usenet articles to remote site
- sendmail (8)
- an electronic mail transport agent
- setcons (8)
- set console parameters
- shlib (8)
- create statically linked shared libraries from library archives
- shlist (8)
- list shared libraries required by a binary
- showmount (8)
- show remote nfs mounts on host
- shutdown (8)
- close down the system at a given time
- siconfig (8)
- Specialix SLXOS driver configuration and debugging
- slattach (8)
- attach serial lines as network interfaces
- sliplogin (8)
- attach a serial line network interface
- slist (8)
- list netware servers discovered on a network
- sm (8)
- command line interface to the storage manager
- smbd (8)
- server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients
- smbmnt (8)
- mount smb file system
- smbmount (8)
- mount smb file system
- smbpasswd (8)
- change a users SMB password
- smbumount (8)
- umount for normal users
- smrsh (8)
- restricted shell for sendmail
- snmpc (8C)
- SNMP composite agent for BSD UNIX
- snmpd (8C)
- SNMP agent for BSD UNIX
- snmpt (8c)
- SNMP trap sink
- splice (8)
- configure splice (disk array) devices
- ssmkn (8)
- Equinox SuperSerial Technology device configuration utility
- sstty (8)
- Equinox SuperSerial Technology sstty utility
- startinnfeed (8)
- setuid root program to start innfeed
- startslip (8)
- dial up and login to a slip server
- statd (8)
- network status daemon
- sticky (8)
- sticky text and append-only directories
- stlload (8)
- Stallion Technologies multiport serial board down loader
- stlstats (8)
- Stallion Technologies multiport serial statistics display
- straps (8)
- A simple SNMP trap multiplexer.
- swapon (8)
- specify additional device for paging and swapping
- swat (8)
- Samba Web Administration Tool
- sync (8)
- force completion of pending disk writes (flush cache)
- sysctl (8)
- get or set kernel state
- syslog.conf (5)
- syslogd(8) configuration file
- syslogd (8)
- log systems messages
- tagtest (8C)
- HylaFAX tag line testing program
- talkd (8)
- remote user communication server
- tally.control (8)
- keep track of newgroup creation and deletions.
- tally.unwanted (8)
- keep track of unwanted newsgroups.
- tcpd (8)
- access control facility for internet services
- tcpdchk (8)
- tcp wrapper configuration checker
- tcpdmatch (8)
- tcp wrapper oracle
- tdump (8)
- Dump kernel trace buffer
- telnetd (8)
- DARPA TELNET protocol server
- tesetup (8)
- download microcode to SMC TokenCard Elite token ring adapter
- tftpd (8)
- Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
- tiff2fax (8C)
- convert TIFF for facsimile transmission by HylaFAX
- tiffcheck (8C)
- check TIFF for HylaFAX conversion requirements
- timed (8)
- time server daemon
- timedc (8)
- timed control program
- traceroute (8)
- print the route packets take to network host
- trbsetup (8)
- download microcode to 3Com 3C359 TokenLink Velocity XL PC
- trpt (8)
- transliterate protocol trace
- trsp (8)
- transliterate sequenced packet protocol trace
- tsitest (8C)
- HylaFAX TSI access control list checking program
- tunefs (8)
- tune up an existing file system
- umount (8)
- unmount filesystems
- unixd (8C)
- daemon for UNIX MIB
- uucico (8)
- transfer files queued by uucp or uux
- uucpd (8)
- UUCP server
- uuname (8)
- show UUCP system names
- uuparams (8)
- show current/default UUCP parameters
- uusched (8)
- find systems with waiting messages and start uucico
- uusnap (8)
- show status of UUCP neighbor systems
- uuxqt (8)
- UUCP execution file interpreter
- vipw (8)
- edit the password file
- vmstat (8)
- report virtual memory statistics
- vndconfig (8)
- configure vnode devices
- wedged (8C)
- HylaFAX modem wedged script
- wicontrol (8)
- configure WaveLAN/IEEE devices
- wire-test (8L)
- test your network interfaces and local IP address
- wlconfig (8)
- WaveLAN configuration program
- writelog (8)
- add a entry to an INN log file.
- xferstats (8C)
- summarize HylaFAX transmission accounting
- ypbind (8)
- NIS domain binding daemon
- ypset (8)
- tell ypbind(8) which YP server process to use
- zic (8)
- time zone compiler