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date | Displays or sets the date or time. |
dbx | Provides an environment to debug and run programs under the AIX system. |
dc | Provides an interactive desk calculator for doing arbitrary-precision integer arithmetic. |
dd | Converts and copies a file. |
defaultbrowser | Launches the default web browser and optionally loads a specified URL. |
defif | Defines a network interface in the configuration database. |
definet | Defines an inet instance in the system configuration database. |
defragfs | Increases a file system's contiguous free space. |
del | Deletes files if the request is confirmed. |
delete | Removes (unlinks) files or directories. |
deleteX11input | Deletes an X11 input extension record from the ODM database. |
delta | Creates a delta in a SCCS file. |
deroff | Removes nroff, troff, tbl, and eqn command constructs from files. |
devinstall | Installs software support for devices. |
devnm | Names a device. |
df | Reports information about space on file systems. |
dfsck | Checks and repairs two file systems simultaneously on different drives. |
dhcpaction | Provides a script that runs every time a client updates its lease. |
dhcpcd | Implements a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client. Serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP server. |
dhcprd | Forwards BOOTP and DHCP packets off the local network. |
dhcpsconf | Simplifies DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server configuration through a Graphical User Interface. |
dhcpsd | Implements a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. Serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP clients. |
di | Lists the contents of a directory. |
diag | Performs hardware problem determination. |
diction | Highlights unclear or wordy sentences. |
diff | Compares text files. |
diff3 | Compares three files. |
diffmk | Marks differences between files. |
digest | Converts the ASCII form of the /etc/qconfig file into the /etc/qconfig.bin file, a binary version of the queue configuration used by the qdaemon command. |
dircmp | Compares two directories and the contents of their common files. |
dirname | Writes to standard output all but the last part of a specified path. |
disable | Disables a printer queue devices. |
diskusg | Generates disk accounting data by user ID. |
dist | Redistributes a message to additional addresses. |
docsearch | Launches the AIX Documentation Search Service global search form. |
dodisk | Initiates disk-usage accounting. |
domainname | Displays or sets the name of the current NIS domain. |
dosdel | Deletes DOS Files. |
dosdir | Lists the directory for DOS files. |
dosformat | Formats a DOS diskette. |
dosread | Copies DOS files to AIX files. |
doswrite | Copies AIX files to DOS files. |
dp | Parses and reformats dates. |
drm_admin | Administers servers based on the Data Replication Manager (DRM), such as glbd, the replicated version of the global location broker (GLB). |
dscreen | Starts the Dynamic Screen utility. |
dsmit | Invokes the Distributed Management Interface Tool (DSMIT). |
dsmit-addkey | Installs the DSMIT principal key in the local keytab file. |
dsmit-dec | Decrements or resets /usr/share/DSMIT/security/dslock.ctr file. |
dsmit-rmkey | Removes the DSMIT principal key from the local keytab file. |
dsmit-unlock | Clears the locks on the DSMIT configuration file server. |
dspcat | Displays all or part of a message catalog. |
dspmsg | Displays a selected message from a message catalog. |
dtappintegrate | The Common Desktop Environment application integration tool. |
dtscript | Builds simple dialogs used in the X Window System environment. |
du | Summarizes disk usage. |
dump | Dumps selected parts of an object file. |
dumpfs | Dumps file system information. |
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