Displays the reference manual page about a AIX command. (man can use in DB UAT Server, similar command like whatis,apropos)
Syntax man [-] [-k keywords] topic
Option or argument |
Function |
- |
If your system usually presents manual pages one screen at a time, this option displays them without stopping – useful in redirecting the output of man to a file or to the printer. |
-k keywords |
Specifies one or more keywords to search for. You see all man pages that contain the keyword(s) in their header lines. |
Topic |
Specifies the topic you want information about. |
To print a manual page, type man ls | lp
Samples:
You forgot the options that you can use with the ls command, so type
man ls
To save this information for later perusal or inclusion in a user’s manual you’re writing for your department, type
man ls > ls.info
Creates a new directory.
Syntax mkdir directory
Option or argument |
Function |
Director |
Specifies the name of the new directory. If the name doesn’t begin with a slash, the new directory is created as s subdirectory of the current working directory. If the name begins with a slash, the name defines the path from the root directory to the new directory. |
You must have permission to write in a directory to create a subdirectory in it. For the most part, you should create directories in your own home directory or subdirectories of it.
Viewing larger files. Relate: cat.
Renames a file or moves it from one directory to another.
Syntax mv [-i] oldname newname
or
mv [-i] filename directory[/newname]
Option or argument |
Function |
-I |
Tells mv to prompt you before it replaces an existing file with a moved or renamed file. |
Oldname |
Specifies the existing file you want to rename. |
Newname |
Specifies the new name to use for the file. |
Filename |
Specifies the file that you want to move. |
Directory |
Specifies the directory to which you want to move the file. |
changes login password
writes a file as report to standard output.
Displays information about your processes(jobs).
Syntax ps [-a] [-l] [-u] [x]
Option or argument |
Function |
-a |
Displays information about all processes. If you omit this option, you see only your processes. |
-e |
Writes all processes, except kernel processes. |
-f |
Generates a full listing. |
-l |
Displays a longer, more-detailed version. |
-T |
Displays the process hierarchy rooted at a given pid in a tree format |
-u |
Displays a user-oriented report with additional information. |
x |
Displays all processes that are running in the background and not using a terminal. |
Status Value
Option or argument |
Function |
R |
Running |
S |
Sleeping (20 seconds or less) |
I |
Idle (more than 20 seconds) |
T |
Stopped |
e.g.
ps -ef|grep …; ps -T <process number>; ps –eU <user name>
ps -ef | grep 'startMatnJobQ.sh' &
ftp to remote host. Refer get.
Syntax put xxx, put path1\xxx, put path1\xxx path2\xxx
Show current path.
Reads one line from standard input.
Option or argument |
Function |
-r |
Specifies that the read command treat a \ (backslash) character as part of the input line, not as a control character. |
e.g.
while read -r xx yy
do
print printf "%s %s/n" $yy $xx
done < InputFile
Deletes (removes) a file permanently.
Syntax rm [-i] [-r] filenames
Option or argument |
Function |
-i |
Asks you to confirm that you want to delete each file. |
-r |
Deletes an entire directory and the files it contains. Watch out – you can do great deal of damage with this option! Always use the –i option. |
Filename |
Specifies the file(s) or folders to delete. |
-f |
Does not prompt before removing a write-protected file. |
e.g. in Shell: rm -f ${INFILEPATH}/wsd_bcebe_m1.bin