Open System Services Shell and Utilities Reference Manual (G06.25+, H06.03+)

OSS Shell and Utilities Reference Manual
• Section 12 contains miscellaneous reference pages, usually intended for
administrator use.
The reference pages are organized alphabetically within each section.
If you are not sure of the name of the command you want, you can find help in the table
of contents, index, and permuted index. The permuted index is created from the
descriptions in the NAME section of each reference page (see Reference Page Format);
use it by searching for any term that might appear in a brief description of the desired
command’s purpose.
Reference Page Format
The top area of each reference page in the Open System Services Shell and Utilities
Reference Manual includes the name of the command described on that page. If more
than one command is described, all command names are included.
The text of each reference page is organized into sections. The sections generally appear
in the same order, but some appear in all reference pages and some are optional.
NAME Provides a brief description of the purpose of the command or
commands described.
SYNOPSIS Summarizes the syntax of the command and elaborates on the
brief description of its use and function found in the NAME
section.
FLAGS Lists and describes the command’s required or optional flags,
if any.
DESCRIPTION Describes the command more fully than the NAME and
SYNOPSIS sections.
SUBCOMMANDS Describes in detail the command’s subcommands, if any.
EXAMPLES Provides examples of ways in which the command is
typically used.
FILES Lists any OSS system files that are read, employed, referred
to, or written to by the command, or that are otherwise
relevent to its use.
NOTES Provides additional information about the command that is
not of general interest.
CAUTIONS Cautions users about circumstances to be avoided when using
the command, or about loss of data that may result if the
command is used incorrectly.
DIAGNOSTICS Provides information useful for diagnosing errors that may
result when the command is used.
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