CTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Rosetta Stone for Unix
A Sysadmin's Unixersal Translator (ROSETTA STONE) OR   What do they call that in this world?
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framed version. PDF version. (Print the PDF version with landscape orientation for best result.) Based on Pat Wilson's version.
OS versions in parentheses; e.g. 10+ means version 10 and greater; 9- means version 9 and previous. $=extra cost
ACTIVITY  AIX DG-UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux
(rh) = Red Hat, Mandrake, Suse,...
(deb) = Debian, Corel, Storm,...		 NetBSD OpenBSD Solaris SunOS Tru64 (Digital Unix, OSF/1) Ultrix OS / ACTIVITY 
list hardware configuration
 lscfg
lsattr
lsdev 		dg_sysreport -g hardware dmesg ioscan
dmesg (if you're lucky)
adb
stm (from the SupportPlus CDROM) 		hinv

dmesg (if you're lucky)
/proc/cpuinfo
/proc/pci

dmesg
cat /kern/msgbuf		 dmesg

prtconf -v
/usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin/prtdiag -v
psrinfo -v
isainfo -v
dmesg
iostat -En

 dmesg (if you're lucky)  uerf -R -o full (if you're lucky)  uerf -R -o full (if you're lucky)  list hardware configuration 
show/set
EEPROM/NVRAM
values		 bootlist -o -m normal
     setboot
bootadmin (at boot PROM)
stm		 nvram  hwclock   openprom (on
OpenFirmware
architectures)		 eeprom   consvar (DU
4.0D+)		   show/set
EEPROM/NVRAM
values
administrative GUI smit
smitty
wsm 		sysadm /stand/sysinstall sam  /usr/sysadm/bin/sysmgr (6.3+)  (rh) linuxconf    

solstice
admintool
smc (8 01/01+)

   checklist   administrative GUI
read a disk label  lspv -l admpdisk -o list
admvdisk -o list		 disklabel -r diskinfo
pvdisplay 		prtvtoc fdisk -l disklabel -r fdisk -r OR disklabel -rl prtvtoc dkinfo disklabel -r chpt -q read a disk label 
whole disk in partition  N/A   c   10   d (on i386)
c (everything else)		 c 2 c c c whole disk in partition 
label a disk  mkvg admpdisk fdisk
disklabel -wr
sysinstall 		pvcreate dvhtool cfdisk
fdisk
e2label 		disklabel -wr disklabel -wr format  format disklabel -wr chpt -a label a disk 
partition a disk  crfs admpdisk fdisk
sysinstall 		sam fx -x fdisk disklabel fdisk -e OR disklabel -E format
fmthard		 format disklabel -e chpt -p partition a disk 
check swap space  lsps -a admswap -o list -buv
dg_sysreport -p freeswap		 swapinfo swapinfo swap -s
swap -l		 cat /proc/meminfo
free		 swapctl swapctl swap -s
swap -l		 pstat -s swapon -s   check swap space 
kernel /unix /dgux /kernel /hpux (9)
/stand/vmunix (10+)		 /unix  /boot/vmlinuz /netbsd /bsd /kernel/genunix
/platform/`uname -m`/
 kernel/unix
/platform/`uname -m`/
 kernel/sparcv9/unix (7+) 		/vmunix /vmunix   kernel
show/set kernel parameters /usr/samples/kernel/vmtune (installed with the bos.adt.samples fileset)
/usr/sbin/no (network-related)
  /boot/kernel.conf sam
sysdef
kmtune (11+)		 systune /proc/*
/proc/sys/* 		  /etc/boot.conf

cat /etc/system
/usr/sbin/ndd
adb -k

   sysconfig
dxkerneltuner 		  show/set kernel parameters
show runlevel who -r     who -r   /sbin/runlevel     who -r   who -r   show runlevel
add device without reboot cfgmgr -v     insf -H hwpath (where hwpath is given by ioscan)   insmod     devfsadm. pre-Solaris 7, use: drvconfig; devlinks; {disks, tapes, ports}  

(3.2.*) scu scan edt
(4.0) scsimgr -scan_bus bus=BUSNUM; disklabel -rw rzXX label (for disks)

  add device without reboot
startup scripts  /etc/rc* /etc/rc* /etc/rc*
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/		 /etc/rc* (9)
/sbin/rc* (10+)		 /etc/rc* /etc/rc* (but may vary)  
/etc/rc*		  
/etc/rc*		 /etc/rc* /etc/rc* /sbin/rc* /etc/rc* startup scripts 
"normal" filesystem  jfs dg/ux ufs hfs efs, xfs ext2 ffs (was ufs) ffs (was ufs) ufs 4.2 ufs ufs "normal" filesystem 
volume based filesystem  jfs   ccd
vinum 		jfs (vxfs) xlv, xvm, xfs  
ccd, raidframe
ccd 		Solstice DiskSuite
Veritas Volume Manager		   Advfs
LSM 		  volume based filesystem 
file system
description		 /etc/filesystems /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/checklist
(9) 
/etc/fstab
(10+)		 /etc/fstab  /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/vfstab /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/fstab file system
description
volume manipulation smitty vg
smitty lvm
smitty jfs		   vinum /usr/sbin/vg* lv* pv*
extendfs
fsadm

xlv_mgr
xvm

      /opt/VRTSvxva/bin/vxva
(Veritas)
/usr/opt/SUNWmd/
 sbin/metatool
(DiskSuite) 		AdvFS: mkfdmn, mkfset, addvol, showfdmn
LSM: volassist or volmake, volume, volplex and volsd, volprint		   volume manipulation
create non-0-length empty file       prealloc mkfile     dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1024k count=desired mkfile   dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1024k count=desired   create non-0-length empty file
NFS share definitions /etc/exports   /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/dfs/dfstab /etc/exports /etc/exports   NFS share definitions
NFS share command /usr/sbin/exportfs -a   kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid` exportfs -a exportfs exportfs -a kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid`   share
shareall 		exportfs -a /sbin/init.d/nfs start; /sbin/init.d/nfsmount start   NFS share command
mount CDROM mount /cdrom
smitty cdrom		     pfs_mountd
pfsd
pfs_mount		         /etc/init.d/vold start; volcheck or
mount -F hsfs /dev/sr0 /cdrom		       mount CDROM
encrypted passwords in  /etc/security/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/master.passwd /etc/passwd (not Trusted)
/secure/etc/passwd (Trusted 9)
/tcb/files/auth/
(10+)		 /etc/shadow /etc/shadow (may vary) /etc/master.passwd (/etc/pwd.db) /etc/master.passwd (/etc/pwd.db) /etc/shadow   /tcb/files/auth (only with Enhanced Security) /etc/shadow encrypted passwords in 
allow/deny root
logins		 /etc/security/user /etc/default/login /etc/login.access;
/etc/ttys		  /etc/securetty  /etc/default/login /etc/securetty /etc/ttys /etc/ttys /etc/default/login   /etc/securettys   allow/deny root
logins
default syslog /var/adm/syslog   /var/log/messages /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log /var/adm/SYSLOG /var/log/syslog
/var/log/messages 		/var/log/messages /var/log/messages /var/log/syslog   /var/adm/syslog   default syslog
system error reporting tool  errpt admsyslog -o report dmesg dmesg
sysdiag (9 and early10)
stm/cstm/mstm/xstm (10.20+)		  sysmon dmesg dmesg
cat /kern/msgbuf		 dmesg prtdiag dmesg uerf uerf system error reporting tool 
show installed software  lslpp -L pkginfo pkg_info rmfn, what (HP-UX 9)
swlist (HP-UX 10+)		 versions -Ib (rh) rpm -a -i
(rh) rpm -qa
(deb) dselect
(deb) dpkg -l		  pkginfo  pkginfo pkginfo
prodreg
admintool		   setld -i   show installed software 
add software

smitty install_all

/usr/lib/instl/sm_inst installp_cmd -a -d 'device' '-c' '-N' '-g' '-X'

   /stand/sysinstall
/usr/ports make		 swinstall inst
swmgr 		(rh) rpm -hiv
(deb) dselect
(deb) apt-get install pkg
(deb) dpkg -i
 pkg_add
/usr/pkgsrc && make		 pkg_add
/usr/ports && make		 pkgadd   setld -l   add software
show patch level instfix -ivq     swlist -l product | grep someStringOfInterest

versions -b | grep patch (6.4-)
uname -R (6.5+)

 (rh) rpm -q
(deb) dpkg -s		 cat /kern/version   showrev -p
prodreg (2.6+)		   dupatch
setld -i | grep patchname		   show patch level
patch tool  installp
smitty update_all 		dg_sysreport -p patches cvsup update (9)
swinstall (10+)		 inst (deb) apt-get update
(deb) apt-get upgrade		 cvs cvs/CTM installpatch (2.5.1-)
patchadd (2.6+)
pkgadd		   setld -i
dupatch		   patch tool 
tracing utility  trace
syscalls 		  ktrace
truss 		trace (freeware)
tusc (11+, freeware) 		par strace ktrace ktrace
ptrace		 truss
sotruss		 trace trace   tracing utility 
show network interface info ifconfig -a
no -a		   ifconfig -A lanadmin
landiag
lanscan
netstat -in 		ifconfig -a
netstat -ia		 /sbin/ifconfig ifconfig -a ifconfig -A ndd
ifconfig -a
netstat -in		   ifconfig -a
netstat -in		   show network interface info
change network address smitty chinet   edit /etc/rc.conf (option ifconfig_interfacename) /sbin/set_parms initial edit: /etc/{hosts, sysid, resolv.conf, TIMEZONE}, /etc/config/{static-route.options, ifconfig-1.options}; reboot edit: /etc/hosts, /etc/sysconfig/network,
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 		edit /etc/ifconfig.interface
dhclient		 edit /etc/hostname.driver edit /etc/resolv.conf; edit /etc/hostname.*; (possibly) /usr/sbin/sys-unconfig; reboot   netsetup   change IP
ping one packet   ping -c 1 hostname  ping -s -c 1 hostname  ping -c 1 hostname  ping hostname 10 1 (9)
ping hostname -n 1 (10+)		 ping -c 1 hostname   ping -c 1 hostname  ping -c 1 hostname  ping -c 1 hostname ping hostname  packetsize 1 ping hostname packetsize 1 /usr/sbin/ping -c 1
 		   ping one packet 
route definitions  netstat -r
smitty route		   edit /etc/rc.conf (option defaultrouter) /etc/rc.config.d/netconf /etc/config/
static-route.options		 (rh) /etc/sysconfig/network
(rh) /etc/sysconfig/static-routes
(deb) /etc/init.d/network
(deb) /etc/network		     /etc/defaultrouter

/etc/notrouter

  /etc/routes   route definitions 
C compiler   /usr/ibmcxx/bin/cc /usr/sde/default/usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc (gcc) /opt/softbench/bin/cc ($)
/bin/cc (9)
/usr/bin/cc (10+; not ANSI; kernel builder only)		 /opt/MIPSpro/
 bin/cc ($)
/usr/bin/cc		  gcc  /usr/bin/cc  /usr/bin/cc /opt/SUNWspro/
 bin/cc ($)		 /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc   C compiler 
precompiled binaries of GPLware and freeware aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/
aixpdslib.html
www-frec.bull.com/
docs/download.htm 		  ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/.0/
FreeBSD/ports/i386/
packages-4.0-release

hpux.cae.wisc.edu/

freeware.sgi.com
www.sgi.com/fun

 www.linux.org/
linux.tucows.com		 ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/   www.sunfreeware.com/   www.tru64unix.compaq.com/
demos		   precompiled binaries of GPLware and freeware
mailing list  AIX-L@pucc.
princeton.edu
(LISTSERV)		   www.freebsd.org/
handbook/
eresources.html
#ERESOURCES-MAIL 		 hpux-admin@
dutchworks.nl
 (majordomo)		   www.linux.org/
help/lists.html 		www.netbsd.org/
MailingLists 		www.openbsd.org/
mail.html 		sun-managers@sunmanagers
.ececs.uc.edu (majordomo)		 sun-managers@sunmanagers
.ececs.uc.edu (majordomo)		 alpha-osf-man
agers@ornl.gov   (majordomo)		 decstation-man
agers@ornl.gov
 (majordomo)		 mailing list 
mailing list archives  www.marist.
edu/htbin/wlvindex?
ADSM-L 		   www.freebsd.
org/ search.html#
mailinglists 		 www.dutch
works.nl/
 htbin/hpsysadmin 		     www.netbsd.org/
MailingLists 		www.openbsd.org/
mail.html 		www.latech.
edu/sunman.html  		www.latech.
edu/sunman.html 		 www-archive.
ornl.gov:8000/ 		 www-archive.
ornl. gov:8000/ 		 mailing list archives 
newsgroup(s)  comp.unix.aix   comp.unix.bsd.
freebsd.misc 		 comp.sys.hp.hpux  comp.sys.sgi.admin  comp.os.linux.* (esp .answers) comp.unix.bsd.
netbsd.misc 		 comp.unix.bsd.
openbsd.misc		 comp.sys.sun.
admin, comp.unix.solaris 		 comp.sys.sun
admin 		 comp.sys.dec, comp.unix.osf.osf1  comp.unix.ultrix  newsgroup(s) 
user groups       www.interex.org/   www.deadly.org/             user groups
magazines     www.daemonnews.com/ www.hpchronicle.com/   www.linuxjournal.com/ www.daemonnews.com/   www.sunworld.com/       magazines
vendor home page www.rs6000.ibm.com/
 www.dg.com/products/
html/dg_ux.html		 www.freebsd.org/  www.unixsolutions.hp.com/
products/hpux/ 		 www.sgi.com/software/
software.html#IRIX 		 www.linux.org/
www.redhat.com/		 www.netbsd.org/  www.openbsd.org/ www.sun.com/solaris/   www.unix.digital.com/ www.supelec.fr/decus/
faq/faq-ultrix.html		 vendor home page
vendor docs and patches techsupport.services.
ibm.com/support/rs6000		   www.freebsd.org/handbook
www.freebsd.org/releases/
4.0R/errata.html		 docs.hp.com
itrc.hp.com		 techpubs.sgi.com
www.sgi.com/
support/patch_intro.html
support.sgi.com 		www.linuxdoc.org/
rpmfind.net/linux/RPM
www.netbsd.org/
Security
www.openbsd.org/
errata.html 		docs.sun.com
sunsolve.sun.com		       vendor docs and patches
vendor phone (US) AIX: 800-237-5511
IBM hardware:
 800-426-7378		     800-633-3600 800-800-4SGI       800-USA-4SUN       vendor phone
ACTIVITY / OS AIX DG-UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux NetBSD OpenBSD Solaris SunOS Tru64 (Digital Unix, OSF/1) Ultrix OS / ACTIVITY 

See also Heiner Steven's AWK dialects page at http://www.oase-shareware.org/shell//articles/awkcompat.html

Last updated 2001.03.11 Bruce Hamilton bhami@pobox.com