Some handy Solaris commands - just a reference to useful options and commands.
set path to something like
PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin:/usr/proc/bin:/usr/ucb/:/usr/dt/bin:/usr/openwin/bin:/usr/local/bin:$HOME/bin
| df -n (or fstyp device) |
show type of file system (ufs/vxfs) |
| fuser and pfiles |
open files |
| prtconf -V |
OBP level |
| pgrep, pkill, prstat -a |
process info and manipulation |
| logins -p|-d |
local users without passwords | duplicate uids |
| mpstat, prtdiag, psrinfo -v |
processor information and more |
| traceroute |
since Solaris 7 |
| troff -man man.1 | dpost | lp |
print old style man pages |
| sgml2roff lpfilter.1m | troff -man | dpost | lp |
print sgml (new) man pages |
| fstyp -v |
list superblock including minfree % |
| tput |
nice screen output |
| what, ldd, strings |
information about binaries |
| ctrl-V in vi |
insert control character |
| ftp> get README | more |
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| ufsdump 0f - /filesystem | (cd /mnt; ufsrestore rf -); rm /mnt/restoresymtable |
dump restore pipe |
| echo \007 |
get bell to ring |
| comm |
common (non-common) lines from two files |
| pkgchk -lp /usr/bin/ls |
which package does ls belong to? |
| df -oi -F ufs |
free inodes |
| icheck -b blockno filesystem |
block to file mapping |
| dircmp, rsync, filesync |
compare directories, sync utilities |
| nohup /var/tmp/myscript.ksh > /var/tmp/myscript.out & |
for things which have to complete (no risk of terminal being logged out) |
| netstat -pn |
arp like output when name services are down |
| pwdx, pldd, ptree |
and more in /usr/proc/bin |
| uname -X |
basic system information - one item on each line (useful for scripts) |
| read |
read a line |
| listusers |
another way of listing users |
| tcopy |
copy tape |
| nfsstat -m (or check /etc/rmtab) |
current nfs mount |
| clear_locks |
clear nfs locks |
| df -h, du -h, ls -lh |
since Solaris 9 - output in powers of 1024 |
odin#rpcinfo -u localhost mountd
program 100005 version 1 ready and waiting
program 100005 version 2 ready and waiting
program 100005 version 3 ready and waiting
odin# rpcinfo -u localhost nfs
program 100003 version 2 ready and waiting
program 100003 version 3 ready and waiting
odin#
| updated: 20030206 |
created: 20021218 |
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unix consulting in the uk.
real life unix observations and tips.
