2.9BSD/usr/lib/whatis
RM (4) - RM02, RM03 moving-head disk
Vsh (1) - visual shell
a.out (5) - assembler and loader output
abort (3) - generate IOT fault
abort (3F) - generate IOT fault
abs (3) - integer absolute value
ac (8) - login accounting
access (2) - determine accessibility of file
acct (2) - turn accounting on or off
acct (5) - execution accounting file
adb (1) - debugger
alarm (2) - schedule signal after specified time
aliases (5) - aliases file for delivermail
apropos (1) - locate commands by keyword lookup
ar (1) - archive and library maintainer
ar (5) - archive (library) file format
arcv (8) - convert archives to new format
arithmetic (6) - provide drill in number facts
as (1) - assembler
ascii (7) - map of ASCII character set
assert (3X) - program verification
astags (1) - compute a tags file for an assembler program
at (1) - execute commands at a later time
atof, atoi, atol (3) - convert ASCII to numbers
autoconfig (8) - configure the running system to the hardware
awk (1) - pattern scanning and processing language
backgammon (6) - the game
bad144 (8) - read/write DEC standard 144 bad sector information
badsect (8) - create files to contain bad sectors
banner (6) - print large banner on printer
basename (1) - strip filename affixes
bc (1) - arbitrary-precision arithmetic language
bcd, ppt (6) - convert to antique media
bj (6) - the game of black jack
boot (8) - startup procedures
brk, sbrk, break (2) - change core allocation
cal (1) - print calendar
calendar (1) - reminder service
cat (1) - catenate and print
cat (4) - phototypesetter interface
catman (8) - create the cat files for the manual
cb (1) - C program beautifier
cc, pcc (1) - C compiler
cd (1) - change working directory
chdir, chroot (2) - change default directory
checkers (6) - game
checknr (1) - check nroff/troff files
checkobj (1) - check an object file to see whether it can be executed
chess (6) - the game of chess
chessclock (1) - a poor mans chess clock
chfn (1) - change full name of user
ching, fortune (6) - the book of changes and other cookies
chmod (1) - change mode
chmod (2) - change mode of file
choverlay (2) - change overlay
chown (2) - change owner and group of a file
chown, chgrp (8) - change owner or group
chsh (1) - change default login shell
ckdir (1) - checksum the files in a directory to guard against/check for corruption
clear (1) - clear terminal screen
clock (1) - continually print the time of the day
close (2) - close a file
close, flush (3F) - close or flush a file
clri (8) - clear i-node
cmp (1) - compare two files
col (1) - filter reverse line feeds
colrm (1) - remove columns from a file
comm (1) - select or reject lines common to two sorted files
compact, uncompact, ccat (1) - compress and uncompress files, and cat them
config (8) - set up a kernel configuration and directory
core (5) - format of core image file
count (1) - count items in a file
cp (1) - copy
crash (8) - what happens when the system crashes
creat (2) - create a new file
cron (8) - clock daemon
crypt (1) - encode/decode
crypt, setkey, encrypt (3) - DES encryption
csh (1) - a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
ctags (1) - create a tags file
ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone (3) - convert date and time to ASCII
cu (1C) - call UNIX
curses (3) - screen functions with ``optimal'' cursor motion
curses (3X) - screen functions with ``optimal'' cursor motion
cxref (1) - a simple C routine referencing program
date (1) - print and set the date
daytime (1) - give the time to human-reasonable accuracy
dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey (3X) - data base subroutines
dc (1) - desk calculator
dcheck (8) - file system directory consistency check
dd (1) - convert and copy a file
delivermail (8) - deliver mail to arbitrary people
deroff (1) - remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs
df (1) - disk free
dh/dm (4) - DH-11/DM-11 communications multiplexer
diff (1) - differential file and directory comparator
diff3 (1) - 3-way differential file comparison
dir (5) - format of directories
dmesg (8) - collect system diagnostic messages to form error log
dn (4) - DN-11 ACU interface
double (1) - double strike output for faint ribbons
dtab (5) - table of devices for automatic system configuration
du (1) - summarize disk usage
du, dp (4) - DU-11/DUP-11 201 data-phone interface
dump (8) - incremental file system dump
dump, ddate (5) - incremental dump format
dumpdir, 512dumpdir (8) - print the names of files on a dump tape
dup, dup2 (2) - duplicate an open file descriptor
dvhp (4) - Diva Comp V/Ampex 9300 moving-head disk
dz (4) - DZ-11 communications multiplexer
echo (1) - echo arguments
ecvt, fcvt, gcvt (3) - output conversion
ed (1) - text editor
end, etext, edata (3) - last locations in program
environ (5) - user environment
eqn, neqn, checkeq (1) - typeset mathematics
eqnchar (7) - special character definitions for eqn
error (1) - analyze and disperse compiler error messages
ex, edit (1) - text editor
execl, execv, execle, execlp, execve, execvp, exec, exece, environ (3) - execute a file
execl, execv, execle, execve, execlp, execvp, exec, exece, environ (2) - execute a file
execve (2) - execute a file
exit (2) - terminate process
exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt (3M) - exponential, logarithm, power, square root
expand, unexpand (1) - expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa
expr (1) - evaluate arguments as an expression
eyacc (1) - modified yacc allowing much improved error recovery
f77 (1) - Fortran77 compiler
fabs, floor, ceil (3M) - absolute value, floor, ceiling functions
fclose, fflush (3S) - close or flush a stream
feof, ferror, clearerr, fileno (3S) - stream status inquiries
festoon (6) - turgid memorandum composition
fetchi (2) - fetch from user I-space
file (1) - determine file type
filsys, fblk, ino (5) - format of file system volume
find (1) - find files
finger (1) - user information lookup program
fleece (1) - look for files in home directories
fmt (1) - simple text formatter
fold (1) - fold long lines for finite width output device
fopen, freopen, fdopen (3S) - open a stream
fork (2) - spawn new process
fortune (6) - print a random, hopefully interesting, adage
fperr (2) - get floating-point error registers
fread, fwrite (3S) - buffered binary input/output
frexp, ldexp, modf (3) - split into mantissa and exponent
from (1) - who is my mail from?
fsck (8) - file system consistency check and interactive repair
fseek, ftell, rewind (3S) - reposition a stream
fstab (5) - static information about the file systems
ft (4) - fake interval timer
gamma (3M) - log gamma function
getNAME (8) - get NAME sections from manual source for whatis/apropos data base
getarg (3F) - get command line arguments in Fortran
getc, getch (3F) - read one character from a file
getc, getchar, fgetc, getw (3S) - get character or word from stream
getc, getchar, fgetc, getw (3S) - get character or word from stream
getenv (3) - value for environment name
getfsent, getfsspec, getfsfile, setfsent, endfsent (3) - get file system descriptor file entry
getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent (3) - get group file entry
gethostname (3) - get name of current host
getlin (3F) - read next line from a file
getlogin (3) - get login name
getpass (3) - read a password
getpid, getppid (2) - get process identification
getpw (3) - get name from UID
getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent (3) - get password file entry
gets, fgets (3S) - get a string from a stream
getty (8) - set typewriter mode
getuid, getgid, geteuid, getegid (2) - get user and group identity
getwd (3) - get current working directory pathname
gldav (2) - get load average
graph (1G) - draw a graph
greek (7) - graphics for extended TTY-37 type-box
grep (1) - search a file for a pattern
grep, egrep, fgrep (1) - search a file for a pattern
group (5) - group file
hangman, words (6) - word games
head (1) - give first few lines of a stream
hier (7) - file system hierarchy
hk (4) - RK611/RK06 and RK07 moving head disk
homedr (3F) - get name of home directory
hostname (1) - set or print name of current host system
hp (4) - RP04, RP05, RP06 moving-head disk
hs (4) - RH11, RH70/RS03, RS04 fixed-head disk
ht (4) - TM-03/TE-16,TU-45,TU-77 magtape interface
hypot, cabs (3M) - euclidean distance
icheck (8) - file system storage consistency check
indir (2) - indirect system call
init (8) - process control initialization
intrlve (4) - file system interleaving
intro (1) - introduction to commands
intro (3) - introduction to library functions
intro (3J) - summary of job control facilities
intro (3M) - introduction to mathematical library functions
intro (3X) - introduction to miscellaneous library functions
intro (4) - introduction to device special files
intro, errno (2) - introduction to system calls and error numbers
ioctl, stty, gtty (2) - control device
iostat (8) - report I/O statistics
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, iscntrl, isascii (3) - character classification
itom, madd, msub, mult, mdiv, min, mout, pow, gcd, rpow (3X) - multiple precision integer arithmetic
j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn (3M) - bessel functions
jobs (3J) - summary of job control facilities
join (1) - relational database operator
kill (2) - send signal to a process
kill (1) - terminate a process with extreme prejudice
killpg (2J) - send signal to a process or a process group
killpg, killbkg (2) - send signal to process group
l3tol, ltol3 (3) - convert between 3-byte integers and long integers
last (1) - indicate last logins of users and teletypes
lastcomm (1) - show last commands executed in reverse order
ld (1) - loader
learn (1) - computer aided instruction about UNIX
leave (1) - remind you when you have to leave
lenstr (3F) - Fortran function for finding string length
lex (1) - generator of lexical analysis programs
link (2) - link to a file
lint (1) - a C program verifier
lisp (1) - lisp interpreter
ln (1) - make links
loadav (3) - get load average
lock (1) - reserve a terminal
lock (2) - lock a process in primary memory
login (1) - sign on
login (2) - flag login process and collect accounting information
look (1) - find lines in a sorted list
lorder (1) - find ordering relation for an object library
lp (4) - line printer
lpd (8) - line printer daemon
lpr (1) - line printer spooler
ls (1) - list contents of directory
lseek, tell (2) - move read/write pointer
m11 (1) - Macro-11 assembler for UNIX
m4 (1) - macro processor
mail (1) - send and receive mail
mail (1) - send or receive mail among users
make (1) - maintain program groups
makekey (8) - generate encryption key
makewhatis (8) - remake the data base for the whatis and apropos commands
malloc, free, realloc, calloc (3) - main memory allocator
man (1) - find manual information by keywords; print out the manual
man (7) - macros to typeset manual
maze (6) - generate a maze problem
me (7) - macros for formatting papers
mem, kmem (4) - main memory
mesg (1) - permit or deny messages
mkdir (1) - make a directory
mkfs (8) - construct a file system
mklost+found (8) - make a lost+found directory for fsck
mknod (2) - make a directory or a special file
mknod (8) - build special file
mkstr (1) - create an error message file by massaging C source
mktemp (3) - make a unique file name
ml (4) - RH-11, RH-70/ML-11 solid state disk
monitor (3) - prepare execution profile
moo (6) - guessing game
more, page (1) - file perusal filter for crt viewing
mount, umount (2) - mount or remove file system
mount, umount (8) - mount and dismount file system
mpx (2) - create and manipulate multiplexed files
mpxcall (2) - multiplexor and channel interface
mpxio (5) - multiplexed i/o
ms (7) - macros for formatting manuscripts
msgs (1) - system messages and junk mail program
mt (1) - magnetic tape manipulating program
mt (4) - UNIX magtape interface
mtab (5) - mounted file system table
mv (1) - move or rename files
ncheck (8) - generate names from i-numbers
net (1) - execute a command on a remote machine
netcp (1) - remote copy of files through the net
netlog (1) - print the last few lines of the network log file
netlpr (1) - use a remote lineprinter through the net
netmail (1) - read mail on a remote machine over the network
netq (1) - print contents of network queue
netrm (1) - remove a command from the network queue
newaliases (1) - rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
newcsh (1) - description of new csh features (over oldcsh)
newgrp (1) - log in to a new group
newtty (4) - summary of the ``new'' tty driver
nice (2) - change program priority
nice, nohup (1) - run a command at low priority
nlist (3) - get entries from name list
nm (1) - print name list
nostk (2) - allow process to manage its own stack
null (4) - data sink
numarg, iargc (3F) - get number of command line arguments in Fortran
numstr (3F) - convert a number to a string
od (1) - octal dump
oldcsh (1) - a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax
open (2) - open for reading or writing
open (3F) - open a file
passwd (1) - change login password
passwd (5) - password file
pause (2) - stop until signal
perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr (3) - system error messages
phys (2) - allow a process to access physical addresses
pi (1) - Pascal interpreter code translator
pipe (2) - create an interprocess channel
pix (1) - Pascal interpreter and executor
pk (4) - packet driver
pkon, pkoff (2) - establish packet protocol
pkopen, pkclose, pkread, pkwrite, pkfail (3) - packet driver simulator
plot (1G) - graphics filters
plot (5) - graphics interface
plot: openpl et al. (3X) - graphics interface
popen, pclose (3S) - initiate I/O to/from a process
pq (1) - print quota
pr (1) - print file
prep (1) - prepare text for statistical processing
print (1) - pr to the line printer
printenv (1) - print out the environment
printf, fprintf, sprintf (3S) - formatted output conversion
printn, fprntn, sprntn (3F) - formatted output conversion
prmail (1) - print out mail in the post office
prof (1) - display profile data
profil (2) - execution time profile
ps (1) - process status
psignal, sys_siglist (3) - system signal messages
pstat (8) - print system facts
pti (1) - phototypesetter interpreter
ptx (1) - permuted index
pubindex (1) - make inverted bibliographic index
putbak (3F) - push character back into a file
putc, putch (3F) - write a character to a file
putc, putchar, fputc, putw (3S) - put character or word on a stream
putlin (3F) - write a string to a file
puts, fputs (3S) - put a string on a stream
pwd (1) - working directory name
px (1) - Pascal interpreter
pxp (1) - Pascal execution profiler
pxref (1) - Pascal cross-reference program
qsort (3) - quicker sort
qstat, qfstat (2) - get extended file status
quiz (6) - test your knowledge
quot (8) - summarize file system ownership
quota (2) - set quota parameters
rand, srand (3) - random number generator
ranlib (1) - convert archives to random libraries
ranm, iran, randomize, ransav, ranres (3M) - uniform pseudorandom number generator package
ranm, iran, rndmze, ransav, ranres (3F) - uniform pseudorandom number generator package
ratfor (1) - rational Fortran dialect
rc (8) - command script for auto-reboot and daemons
re_comp, re_exec (3) - regular expression handler
read (2) - read from file
readb, writeb (3F) - buffered binary input/output
readlink (2) - read value of a symbolic link
reboot (2) - reboot system or halt processor
reboot (8) - UNIX bootstrapping procedures
refer, lookbib (1) - find and insert literature references in documents
renice (1) - oppress running processes
renice (2) - set program priority
restor, 512restor (8) - incremental file system restore
rev (1) - reverse lines of a file
reversi (6) - a game of dramatic reversals
rewind (1) - rewind tape drive
rf (4) - RF11/RS11 fixed-head disk
rk (4) - RK-11/RK03, RK05 disk
rl (4) - RL-11/RL01, RL02 moving-head disk
rm, rmdir (1) - remove (unlink) files
roff (1) - format text
rogue (6) - Exploring The Dungeons of Doom
rp (4) - RP-11/RP03 moving-head disk
rtp (2) - make/unmake a real time process
rx2 (4) - RX211/RX02 floppy disk
sa, accton (8) - system accounting
savecore (8) - save a core dump of the operating system
scanf, fscanf, sscanf (3S) - formatted input conversion
scann, fscann, sscann (3F) - formatted input conversion
script (1) - make typescript of terminal session
sed (1) - stream editor
seek, tell (3F) - reposition a file
sendbug (1) - mail a system bug report to 2bsd-bugs
seqn (1) - typeset mathematics
setbuf (3S) - assign buffering to a stream
setjmp, longjmp (3) - non-local goto
setpgrp, getpgrp (2J) - set/get process group
setquot (8) - make block quota on a directory
setquota, sq (8) - make block quotas
setuid, setgid (2) - set user or group ID
sh, for, case, if, while, .BR : , .BR . , break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, newgrp, read, readonly, set, shift, times, trap, umask, wait (1) - command language
shutdown (8) - close down the system at a given time
signal (2) - catch or ignore signals
sigset, signal, sighold, sigignore, sigrelse, sigpause (3) - manage signals
sigset, signal, sighold, sigignore, sigrelse, sigpause (3) - manage signals
sigsys (2J) - catch or ignore signals
sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, atan2 (3M) - trigonometric functions
sinh, cosh, tanh (3M) - hyperbolic functions
size (1) - size of an object file
sleep (1) - suspend execution for an interval
sleep (3) - suspend execution for some seconds
sleep (3F) - suspend execution for some seconds
snake (6) - display chase game
soelim (1) - eliminate source directives from a .I nroff or .I troff stream
sort (1) - sort or merge files
spell, spellin, spellout (1) - find spelling errors
spline (1G) - interpolate smooth curve
split (1) - split a file into pieces
sroff (1) - text formatting for Sanders printer
stack (5) - PDP-11 C stack frame conventions
stat, lstat, fstat (2) - get file status
stdio (3S) - standard buffered input/output package
stdio (3S) - standard buffered input/output package
stime (2) - set time
strcat, strncat, strcmp, strncmp, strcpy, strncpy, strlen, index, rindex (3) - string operations
string (3F) - Fortran function for string concatenation
strings (1) - find the printable strings in a object, or other binary, file
strip (1) - excise object program segments
struct (1) - structure Fortran programs
stty (1) - set terminal options
su (1) - substitute user id temporarily
submit (1) - protect background jobs
submit (2) - allow a process to run after logout
sum (1) - sum and count blocks in a file
swab (3) - swap bytes
swap (4) - swap device
symlink (2) - make symbolic link to a file
sync (2) - update super-block
sync (8) - update the super block
sysexits (5) - standardized exit codes
sysline (1) - display system status on status line of a terminal
system (3) - issue a shell command
system (3F) - issue a shell command
system (3S) - issue a shell command
tabs (1) - set terminal tabs
tail (1) - deliver the last part of a file
tar (1) - tape archiver
tbl (1) - format tables for nroff or troff
tc (1) - phototypesetter simulator
tc (4) - TC-11/TU56 DECtape
tee (1) - pipe fitting
termcap (5) - terminal capability data base
terminals (7) - conventional names
test (1) - condition command
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs (3) - terminal independent operation routines
tgetent, tgetnum, tgetflag, tgetstr, tgoto, tputs (3) - terminal independent operation routines
time (1) - time a command
time, ftime (2) - get date and time
times (2) - get process times
tk (1) - paginator for the Tektronix 4014
tm (4) - TM-11/TE-10 magtape interface
tod (1) - print out a message germane to the current time of day
touch (1) - update date last modified of a file
tp (1) - manipulate tape archive
tp (5) - DEC/mag tape formats
tr (1) - translate characters and case conversion.
troff output (5) - format of output from troff(1)
troff, nroff (1) - text formatting and typesetting
true, false (1) - provide truth values
ts (4) - TS-11 magtape interface
tset, reset (1) - set terminal modes
tsort (1) - topological sort
ttt, cubic (6) - tic-tac-toe
tty (1) - get terminal name
tty (4) - general terminal interface
ttyname, isatty, ttyslot (3) - find name of a terminal
ttys (5) - terminal initialization data
ttytype (5) - data base of terminal types by port
types (5) - primitive system data types
ucall (2) - call a kernel subroutine from user mode
ul (1) - do underlining
umask (2) - set file creation mode mask
ungetc (3S) - push character back into input stream
unifdef (1) - remove ifdef'ed lines
uniq (1) - report repeated lines in a file
units (1) - conversion program
unlink (2) - remove directory entry
untmp (1) - clean files out of /tmp
update (8) - periodically update the super block
users (1) - compact list of users who are on the system
utime (2) - set file times
utmp, wtmp (5) - login records
uucp, uulog (1C) - unix to unix copy
uux (1C) - unix to unix command execution
v6 (8) - version 6 UNIX file system access utility
vfork (2) - spawn new process in an efficient way
vgrind (1) - grind nice listings of programs
vgrindefs (5) - vgrind's language definition data base
vhangup (2) - virtually ``hangup'' the current control terminal
vi (1) - screen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex
vipw (8) - edit the password file with vi
vmstat (8) - report system and memory statistics
vp (4) - Versatec printer-plotter
vp (4) - Versatec printer-plotter
w, uptime (1) - who is on and what they are doing; system time up
wait (1) - await completion of process
wait (2) - wait for process to terminate
wait2 (2J) - wait for process to terminate
wall (8) - write to all users
wc (1) - word count
what (1) - show what versions of object modules were used to construct a file
whatis (1) - describe what a command is
whereis (1) - locate source, binary, and or manual for program
who (1) - who is on the system
whoami (1) - print effective current user id
workdr (3F) - get name of working directory
write (1) - write to another user
write (2) - write on a file
wump (6) - the game of hunt-the-wumpus
xp (4) - RP04, RP05, RP06, RM02, RM03, RM05, Diva moving-head disk
xsend, xget, enroll (1) - secret mail
xstr (1) - extract strings from C programs to implement shared strings
yacc (1) - yet another compiler-compiler
yes (1) - be repetitively affirmative