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sa | Summarizes accounting records. |
sa1 | Collects and stores binary data in the /var/adm/su/sa dd file. |
sa2 | Writes a daily report in the file /var/adm/su/sa dd file. |
sact | Displays current SCCS file-editing status. |
sadc | Provides a system activity report package. |
sar | Collects, reports, or saves system activity information. |
savebase | Saves information about base-customized devices in the Device Configuration database onto the boot device. |
savecore | Saves a core dump of the operating system. |
savevg | Finds and backs up all file belonging to a specified volume group. |
scan | Produces a one line per message scan listing. |
sccs | Administration program for SCCS commands. |
sccsdiff | Compares two versions of a SCCS file. |
sccshelp | Provides information about a SCCS message or command. |
scls | Produces a list of module and driver names. |
script | Makes a typescript of a terminal session. |
sdiff | Compares two files and displays the differences in a side-by-side format. |
securetcpip | Enables the operating system network security feature. |
sed | Provides a stream editor. |
send | Sends a message. |
sendbug | Mails a system bug report to a specified address. |
sendmail | Routes mail for local or network delivery. |
setclock | Sets the time and date for a host on a network. |
setgroups | Resets the supplementary group ID for the session. |
setmaps | Sets terminal maps or code set maps. |
setsenv | Resets the protected state environment of a user. |
sh | Invokes the default shell. |
shell | Executes a shell with the user's default credentials and environment. |
show | Shows messages. |
showmount | Displays a list of all clients that have remotely mounted file systems. |
shutacct | Turns off processing accounting. |
shutdown | Ends system operation. |
size | Displays the section sizes of the Extended Common Object File Format (XCOFF) object files. |
skulker | Cleans up file systems by removing unwanted files. |
slattach | Attaches serial lines as network interfaces. |
sleep | Suspends execution for an interval. |
slibclean | Removes any currently unused modules in kernel and library memory. |
sliplogin | Configures a standard-input terminal line as a Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) link to a remote host. |
slocal | Processes incoming mail. |
smcaprop | Provides read-only information on the Certificate Authority. |
smdefca | Defines an internal certificate authority. |
smdemon.cleanu | Cleans up the sendmail queue for periodic housekeeping. |
smexpcacert | Exports the CA certificate. |
smgenkeycr | Generates server private keys and certificate requests. |
smgenprivkr | Generates server private key ring files. |
smimpcacert | Imports the certificate authority. |
smimpservercert | Imports the Server Certificate. |
sminstkey | Installs private key ring. |
smit | Performs system management. |
smlistcerts | Lists CA certificates. |
smserverprop | Lists server properties. |
smsigncert | Processes certificate requests and generates certificates. |
smundefca | Unconfigures internal Certificate Authority. |
snap | Gathers system configuration information. |
snmpd | Starts the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent daemon as a background process. |
snmpinfo | Requests or Modifies values of Management Information Base (MIB) variables managed by a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent. |
sno | Provides a SNOBOL interpreter. |
soelim | Processes .so requests in nroff command files. |
sort | Sorts files, merges files that are already sorted, and checks files to determine if they have been sorted. |
sortbib | Sorts a bibliographic database. |
sortm | Sorts messages. |
spell | Finds English-language spelling errors. |
spellin | Creates a spelling list. |
spellout | Verifies that a word is not in the spelling list. |
split | Splits a file into pieces. |
splitlvcopy | Splits copies from one logical volume and creates a new logical volume from them. |
splp | Changes or displays printer driver settings. |
spost | Routes a message. |
spray | Sends a specified number of packets to host and reports performance statistics. |
sprayd | Receives packets sent by the spray command. |
srcmstr | Starts the System Resource Controller. |
srex | Starts the sequential daemon for DSMIT. |
startsrc | Starts a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver. |
startup | Turns on the accounting functions at system startup. |
startx | Initializes an X session. |
statd | Provides crash and recovery functions for the locking services on NFS. |
stem | Allows insertion of instrumentation code at the entry and exit points of existing program and library subroutines. |
stopsrc | Stops a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver. |
stpinet | Disables the inet instance. |
strace | Prints STREAMS trace messages. |
strchg | Changes stream configuration. |
strclean | Cleans up the STREAMS error logger. |
strconf | Queries stream configuration. |
strerr | Receives error log messages from the STREAMS log driver. |
strinfo | Displays administrative information about STREAMS activity. |
strings | Finds the printable strings in an object or binary file. |
strip | Reduces the size of an Extended Common Object File Format (XCOFF) object file by removing information used by the binder and symbolic debug program. |
stripnm | Displays the symbol information of a specified object file. |
strload | Loads and configures Portable Streams Environment (PSE). |
strreset | Resets a stream. This command applies to AIX Version 4.2 or later. |
struct | Translates a FORTRAN program into a RATFOR program. |
sttinet | Enables the inet instance. |
stty | Sets, resets, or reports workstation operating parameters. |
stty-cxma | Sends and reports the terminal options for 128-port asynchronous controllers. |
style | Analyze surface characteristics of a document. |
su | Changes the user ID associated with a session. |
subj | Generates a list of subjects from a document. |
sum | Displays the checksum and block count of a file. |
survd | Controls the surveillance daemon. |
svmon | Captures and analyzes a snapshot of virtual memory. |
swapon | Specifies additional device for paging and swapping. |
swcons | Redirects, temporarily, the system console output to a specified device or file. |
sync | Updates the i-node table and writes buffered files to the hard disk. |
synclvodm | Synchronizes or rebuilds the logical volume control block, the device configuration database, and the volume group descriptor areas on the physical volumes. |
syncvg | Synchronizes logical volume copies that are not current. |
syscall | Performs a specified subroutine call. |
syscalls | Provides system call tracing and counting for specific processes and the system. |
sysck | Checks the inventory information during installations and updates procedures. |
sysdumpdev | Changes the primary or secondary dump device designation in a running system. |
sysdumpstart | Provides a command line interface to start a kernel dump to the primary or secondary dump device. |
sysline | Displays system status on the status line of a terminal. |
syslogd | Logs system messages. |
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