3BSD/usr/lib/whatis
a.out (5) - assembler and link editor output
abort (3) - generate a fault
abs (3) - integer absolute value
ac (1M) - login accounting
access (2) - determine accessibility of file
acct (2) - turn accounting on or off
acct (5) - execution accounting file
adb (1) - debugger
adduser (8) - procedure for adding new users
adventure (6) - an exploration game
alarm (2) - schedule signal after specified time
analyze (1M) - Virtual UNIX postmortem crash analyzer
apl (1) - an apl interpreter
apropos (1) - locate commands by keyword lookup
ar (1) - archive and library maintainer
ar (5) - archive (library) file format
ar11 (1) - PDP-11 compatible archive and library maintainer
arff (1M) - archiver for floppy
arithmetic (6) - provide drill in number facts
as (1) - assembler
ascii (7) - map of ASCII character set
assert (3X) - program verification
at (1) - execute commands at a later time
atof, atoi, atol (3) - convert ASCII to numbers
awk (1) - pattern scanning and processing language
backgammon (6) - the game
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
boot procedures (8) - UNIX startup
brk, sbrk, break (2) - change core allocation
cal (1) - print calendar
calendar (1) - reminder service
call (1C) - ring a telephone
cat (1) - catenate and print
cat (4) - phototypesetter interface
cb (1) - C program beautifier
cc (1) - C compiler
ccat (1) - cat compressed files
cd (1) - change working directory
chdir (2) - change default directory
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
chown (2) - change owner and group of a file
chown, chgrp (1) - change owner or group
chsh (1) - change default login shell
clear (1) - clear terminal screen
close (2) - close a file
clri (1M) - clear i-node
cmp (1) - compare two files
col (1) - filter reverse line feeds
colcrt (1) - filter nroff output for CRT previewing
colrm (1) - remove columns from a file
comm (1) - select or reject lines common to two sorted files
compact (1) - compress files
core (5) - format of memory image file
cp (1) - copy
crash (8) - what to do 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) - maintain a tags file for a C program
ctime, localtime, gmtime, asctime, timezone (3) - convert date and time to ASCII
cu (1C) - call UNIX
cxref (1) - a simple C routine referencing program
date (1) - print and set the date
dbminit, fetch, store, delete, firstkey, nextkey (3X) - data base subroutines
dc (1) - desk calculator
dcheck (1M) - file system directory consistency check
dd (1) - convert and copy a file
ddate (1M) - print dump dates from the dump tables
deroff (1) - remove nroff, troff, tbl and eqn constructs
df (1M) - disk free
diff (1) - differential file comparator
diff3 (1) - 3-way differential file comparison
diffdir (1) - diff directories
dir (5) - format of directories
dmesg (1M) - collect system diagnostic messages to form error log
drum (4) - paging device
du (1) - summarize disk usage
dump (1M) - incremental file system dump
dump, ddate (5) - incremental dump format
dumpdir (1M) - print the names of files on a dump tape
dup, dup2 (2) - duplicate an open file descriptor
dz (4) - DZ-11 communications multiplexer
echo (1) - echo arguments
ecvt, fcvt, gcvt (3) - output conversion
ed (1) - text editor
edit (1) - text editor (variant of ex for casual users)
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
ex (1) - text editor
execl, execv, execle, execve, execlp, execvp, exec, exece, environ (2) - execute a file
exit (2) - terminate process
exp, log, log10, pow, sqrt (3M) - exponential, logarithm, power, square root
expand (1) - expand tabs to spaces
expr (1) - evaluate arguments as an expression
f77 (1) - Fortran 77 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
file (1) - determine file type
filsys, flblk, ino (5) - format of file system volume
find (1) - find files
finger (1) - user information lookup program
flcopy (1M) - copy floppy disk
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
fread, fwrite (3S) - buffered binary input/output
frexp, ldexp, modf (3) - split into mantissa and exponent
from (1) - who is my mail from?
fseek, ftell, rewind (3S) - reposition a stream
gamma (3M) - log gamma function
getarg, iargc (3F) - command arguments to Fortran
getc, getchar, fgetc, getw (3S) - get character or word from stream
getenv (3) - value for environment name
getgrent, getgrgid, getgrnam, setgrent, endgrent (3) - get group file entry
getlogin (3) - get login name
getpass (3) - read a password
getpid (2) - get process identification
getpw (3) - get name from UID
getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent (3) - get password file entry
gets (1) - get a string from standard input
gets, fgets (3S) - get a string from a stream
getty.vm (8) - set terminal mode
getuid, getgid, geteuid, getegid (2) - get user and group identity
graph (1G) - draw a graph
greek (7) - graphics for extended TTY-37 type-box
grep, egrep, fgrep (1) - search a file for a pattern
group (5) - group file
hangman (6) - guess the word
head (1) - give first few lines
hier (7) - file system hierarchy
hp (4) - RH-11/RP04, RP05, RP06, RM03 moving-head disk
ht (4) - RH-11/TE-16 magtape interface
hypot, cabs (3M) - euclidean distance
icheck (1M) - file system storage consistency check
indir, syscall (2) - indirect system call
init.vm (8) - process control initialization
intro (1) - introduction to commands
intro (3) - introduction to library functions
intro, errno (2) - introduction to system calls and error numbers
ioctl, stty, gtty (2) - control device
iostat (1M) - report I/O statistics
isalpha, isupper, islower, isdigit, isalnum, isspace, ispunct, isprint, iscntrl, isascii (3) - character classification
iul (1) - indicate underlining
j0, j1, jn, y0, y1, yn (3M) - bessel functions
join (1) - relational database operator
kill (1) - terminate a process with extreme prejudice
kill (2) - send signal to a process
kl (4) - KL-11 or DL-11 asynchronous interface
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) - link editor
learn (1) - computer aided instruction about UNIX
leave (1) - remind you when you have to leave
lex (1) - generator of lexical analysis programs
link (2) - link to a file
lint (1) - a C program verifier
lisp (1) - lisp interpreter
liszt (1) - compile a Franz Lisp program
ln, lnall (1) - make links
lock (1) - reserve a terminal
login (1) - sign on
look (1) - find lines in a sorted list
lorder (1) - find ordering relation for an object library
lp (4) - line printer
lpq (1) - prints the line printer queue
lpr (1) - line printer spooler
lprm (1) - remove a file from the line printer queue
ls (1) - list contents of directory
lseek, tell (2) - move read/write pointer
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 (1M) - remake the data base for the whatis and apropos commands
malloc, free, realloc, calloc (3) - main memory allocator
man (1) - run off section of UNIX manual
man (7) - macros to typeset manual
me (7) - macros for formatting papers
mem, kmem (4) - main memory
mesg (1) - permit or deny messages
mkdir (1) - make a directory
mkfs (1M) - construct a file system
mknod (1M) - build special file
mknod (2) - make a directory or a special file
mkstr (1) - create an error message file by massaging C source
mktemp (3) - make a unique file name
monitor (3) - prepare execution profile
more (1) - file perusal filter for crt viewing
mount, umount (1M) - mount and dismount file system
mount, umount (2) - mount or remove file system
mpx (2) - create and manipulate multiplexed files
mpxio (5) - multiplexed i/o
ms (7) - macros for formatting manuscripts
msgs (1) - system messages and junk mail program
mtab (5) - mounted file system table
mv (1) - move or rename files
ncheck (1M) - 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
nettroff (1) - troff to the phototypesetter over the network
newgrp (1) - log in to a new group
nice (2) - set program priority
nice, nohup (1) - run a command at low priority (\fIsh\fR only)
nlist (3) - get entries from name list
nm (1) - print name list
null (4) - data sink
num (1) - number lines
number (6) - convert Arabic numerals to English
od (1) - octal dump
open (2) - open for reading or writing
passwd (1) - change login password
passwd (5) - password file
pause (2) - stop until signal
perror, sys_errlist, sys_nerr (3) - system error messages
pi (1) - Pascal interpreter code translator
pipe (2) - create an interprocess channel
pix (1) - Pascal interpreter and executor
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
pr (1) - print file
print (1) - pr to the line printer
printenv (1) - print out the environment
printf, fprintf, sprintf (3S) - 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
pstat (1M) - print system facts
pti (1) - phototypesetter interpreter
ptrace (2) - process trace
ptx (1) - permuted index
putc, putchar, fputc, putw (3S) - put character or word on a stream
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
quiz (6) - test your knowledge
quot (1M) - summarize file system ownership
rand, srand (3) - random number generator
ratfor (1) - rational Fortran dialect
read (2) - read from file
refer, lookbib (1) - find and insert literature references in documents
renice (1M) - alter priority of running process by changing nice
reset (1) - reset the teletype bits to a sensible state
restor (1M) - incremental file system restore
rev (1) - reverse lines of a file
rewind (1) - rewind tape drive
rk (4) - RK-11/RK03 or RK05 disk
rm, rmdir (1) - remove (unlink) files
sa, accton (1M) - system accounting
scanf, fscanf, sscanf (3S) - formatted input conversion
script (1) - make typescript of terminal session
sdb (1) - symbolic debugger
sed (1) - stream editor
see (1) - see what a file has in it
setbuf (3S) - assign buffering to a stream
setjmp, longjmp (3) - non-local goto
setuid, setgid (2) - set user and group ID
sh, for, case, if, while, \fB:\fP, \fB.\fP, break, continue, cd, eval, exec, exit, export, login, newgrp, read, readonly, set, shift, times, trap, umask, wait (1) - command language
signal (2) - 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 interval
soelim (1) - eliminate \&.so's from nroff input
sort (1) - sort or merge files
spell, spellin, spellout (1) - find spelling errors
spice (1) - electronic circuit simulation program
spline (1G) - interpolate smooth curve
split (1) - split a file into pieces
ssp (1) - limit to single spacing
stat, fstat (2) - get file status
stdio (3S) - standard buffered input/output package
sticky (8) - executable files with persistent text
stime (2) - set time
strcat, strcatn, strcmp, strcmpn, strcpy, strcpyn, strlen, index, rindex (3) - string operations
strings (1) - find the printable strings in a object, or other binary, file
strip (1) - remove symbols and relocation bits
struct (1) - structure Fortran programs
stty (1) - set terminal options
stty, gtty (2) - set and retrieve terminal modes
su (1) - substitute user id temporarily
sum (1) - sum and count blocks in a file
swab (3) - swap bytes
symorder (1) - rearrange name list
sync (1M) - update the super block
sync (2) - update super-block
sysgen (8) - UNIX system generation from the distribution tape
system (3) - 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) - photypesetter simulator
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
time (1) - time a command
time, ftime (2) - get date and time
times (2) - get process times
tk (1) - paginator for the Tektronix 4014
touch (1) - update date last modified of a file
tp (1) - manipulate tape archive
tp (5) - DEC/mag tape formats
tr (1) - translate characters
tra (1) - copy out a file as it grows
trman (1) - translate version 6 manual macros to version 7 macros
troff, nroff (1) - text formatting and typesetting
true, false (1) - provide truth values
tset (1) - set terminal modes
tsort (1) - topological sort
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
ul (1) - do underlining
umask (2) - set file creation mode mask
uncompact (1) - uncompress files
ungetc (3S) - push character back into input stream
uniq (1) - report repeated lines in a file
units (1) - conversion program
unlink (2) - remove directory entry
update (8) - periodically update the super block
uptime (1) - show how long system has been up
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
uudiff (1C) - directory comparison between machines
uux (1C) - unix to unix command execution
valloc, vfree (3) - aligned memory allocator
vfont (5) - font formats for the Versatec
vfork (2) - spawn new process in a virtual memory efficient way
vgrind (1) - grind nice listings of C programs for the versatec
vi (1) - screen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex
vmstat (1) - report virtual memory statistics
vp (4) - Versatec interface
vpac (1M) - print Versatec accounting information
vpq (1) - prints the line printer queue
vpr (1) - Versatec printer/plotter spooler
vprint (1) - pr to the Versatec
vprm (1) - remove a file from the Versatec queue
vread (2) - read virtually
vtroff (1) - troff to the Versatec
vwrite (2) - write (virtually) to file
w (1) - who is on and what they are doing
wait (1) - await completion of process
wait (2) - wait for process to terminate
wall (1M) - write to all users
wc (1) - word count
whatis (1) - describe what a command is
whereis (1) - locate source, binary, and or manual for program
which (1) - locate a program file including aliases and paths (\fIcsh\fR only)
who (1) - who is on the system
whoami (1) - print effective current user id
write (1) - write to another user
write (2) - write on a file
wtmp (5) - user login history
wump (6) - the game of hunt-the-wumpus
xsend, xget, enroll (1) - secret mail
xstr (1) - extract strings from C programs to implement shared strings
yacc (1) - yet another compiler-compiler