Unix And Linux Corresponding Commands Table
Directory Mappings | AIX | FreeBSD | HP-UX | LINUX(RedHat) | SOLARIS | Tru64 |
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Root filesystem | / {/dev/hd4} | / {/dev/ad0s1a} | / {/dev/vg00/lvol1} | / {/dev/sda1} | / {/dev/vx/dsk/rootvol} | / {/dev/rz0a} |
Home Directory | /home {/dev/hd1} | /home {/dev/vg00/lvol4} | /export/home | |||
/dev/vx/dsk/home} | ||||||
/tmp {/dev/hd3} | /tmp {/dev/vg00/lvol6} | /tmp | ||||
/dev/vx/dsk/swapvol} | ||||||
/usr {/dev/hd2} | /usr {/dev/ad0s1f} | /usr {/dev/vg00/lvol7} | /usr | /usr {/dev/rz0g} | ||
/var {/dev/hd9var} | /var {/dev/ad0s1e} | /var {/dev/vg00/lvol8} | /var | |||
Sample configuration files | - | /usr/newconfig | ||||
User Accounts | AIX | FreeBSD | HP-UX | LINUX(RedHat) | Solaris | Tru64 |
Password files | /etc/passwd | /etc/passwd | /etc/passwd | /etc/passwd | /etc/passwd | /etc/passwd |
/etc/security/passwd | /etc/master.passwd | /tcb/files/auth/r/root | /etc/shadow | /etc/shadow | ||
Groups file | /etc/group | /etc/group | /etc/group | /etc/group | /etc/group | /etc/group |
/etc/security/group | /etc/logingroup | |||||
Maximum # of user ID | 4294967295 | 65535 | 2147483647 | 65535 | 2147483647 | 65535 |
Allow/Deny remote login | /etc/security/user | /etc/ttys | /etc/securetty | /etc/securetty | /etc/default/login | /etc/securettys |
{rlogin=true} | {secure} | {console} | {ttyp1} | {CONSOLE=/dev/console} | {ttyp1} | |
User nobody's id # | 4294967294 | 65534 | -2 | 99 | 60001 & 65534(nobody4) | 65534 |
Group nobody's id # | 4294967294 | 65534 | -2(nogroup) | 99 | 60002 & 65534(nogroup) | 65534 |
Recover root password | boot from CD/Tape | ok boot -s | >boot | {lilo} | boot cdrom -s | press the HALT Button or (Control-P) |
Installation/Maintenance | passwd root | Interact with IPL ? Y | control-x | mkdir /tmp/a | »>boot -fl s | |
Start Limited Shell | ISL>hpux -iS | linux S | mount /dev/c0t0d0s0 /tmp/a | lsmbstartup | ||
getrootfs hdisk0 | passwd root | passwd root | vi /tmp/a/etc/shadow | /sbin/bcheckrc | ||
vi /etc/security/passwd | passwd root | |||||
{grub} | ||||||
c | ||||||
kernel vmlinuz-2.4.9-13 single ro root=/dev/hda8 | ||||||
initrd /initrd-2.4.9-13.img | ||||||
boot | ||||||
passwd root | ||||||
Create new user | mkuser | adduser | useradd | useradd | useradd | useradd |
Delete user | rmuser | rmuser | userdel | userdel | userdel | userdel |
List users | lsuser -f ALL | logins | logins | |||
Modify user account | chuser -a | usermod | usermod | usermod | usermod | |
General Commands | AIX | FreeBSD | HP-UX | LINUX(RedHat) | Solaris | Tru64 |
Unique host ID | hostid | uname -i | hostid | hostid | hostid | |
Administrator | smit | sam | linuxconf | admintool | sysman | |
Performance monitor | top | top | top | top | top | top |
monitor | glance | |||||
System activity reporter | sar | sa | sar | sar {sysstat} | sar | /usr/opt/svr4/bin/sar |
Virtual Memory statistics | vmstat | vmstat | vmstat | vmstat | vmstat | vmstat |
I/O statistics | iostat | iostat | iostat | iostat {sysstat} | iostat | iostat |
Error logs | alog -o -t boot | dmesg | dmesg | dmesg | dmesg | uerf -R -o full |
errpt | ||||||
Physical RAM | 1TB | 4TB | 64 GB {>2.3.24} | 16TB | 4TB | |
Shared Memory | 2.75GB | 8TB | sysctl kernel.shmmax | |||
Process Data Space | 2GB | 4GB | 900 MB | |||
Swap device | /dev/hd6 | /dev/ad0s1b | /dev/vg00/lvol2 | /dev/sda2 | /dev/vx/dsk/swapvol | /dev/rz0b |
Swap file type | /etc/swapspaces | swap | swap | partition type 82 | swap | raw |
Display swap size | lsps -a | swapinfo | swapinfo -a | free | swap -l | swapon -s |
Activate Swap | swapon -a | swapon -a | swapon -a | swapon -a | swap -a | swapon -a |
Printers | AIX | FreeBSD | HP-UX | LINUX | Solaris | Tru64 |
Printer Queues | /etc/qconfig | /var/spool/print | /etc/lp/interface/* | /var/spool/lpd/lp/* | /etc/lp/interfaces/* | /usr/spool/lpd |
Stop LP | stopsrc -s lpd | lpshut | /etc/init.d/lpd stop | /usr/lib/lp/lpshut | /sbin/init.d/lpd stop | |
Start LP | startsrc -s lpd | lpd | lpsched | /etc/init.d/lpd start | /usr/lib/lp/lpsched | /sbin/init.d/lpd start |
Submit print jobs | enq | lp | lp | lpr | lp | lp |
lp | lpr | lpr | ||||
lpr | ||||||
qprt | ||||||
LP statistics | enq -A | lpq | lpstat | lpq | lpstat | lpstat |
lpq | ||||||
lpstat | ||||||
qchk | ||||||
Remove print jobs | cancel | cancel | cancel | lprm | cancel | cancel |
lprm | lprm | lprm | lprm | |||
qcan | ||||||
enq -x | ||||||
Add printer queue | smit mkpq | lpadmin -p pq | printtool | lpadmin -p pq | lprsetup | |
Remove Printer queue | smit rmpq | lpadmin -x pq | lpadmin -x pq | lprsetup | ||
Make default printer | export LPDEST="pq" | lpadmin -d pq | lpadmin -d pq | export PRINTER="lp" | ||
TCP/IP | AIX | HP-UX | LINUX(RedHat) | Solaris | Tru64 | |
Network IP configuration | lsattr -E -l inet0 | /etc/rc.conf | /etc/rc.config.d/netconf | /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ | /etc/hostname.* | /etc/rc.config |
/etc/inet/* | ||||||
/etc/defaultrouter | ||||||
Hosts IP addresses | /etc/hosts | /etc/hosts | /etc/hosts | /etc/hosts | /etc/inet/hosts | /etc/hosts |
Name service switch | /etc/netsvc.conf | /etc/host.conf | /etc/nsswitch.conf | /etc/nsswitch.conf | /etc/nsswitch.conf | /etc/svc.conf |
Network parameters | no -a | sysctl | ndd -h | sysctl -a | grep net | ndd /dev/[tcp|ip] ? | |
Routing daemon | gated | routed | gated | routed | in.routed | routed |
NIC Configurations | ifconfig -a | ifconfig -a | lanscan -v | ifconfig -a | ifconfig -a | ifconfig -a |
Secondary IP Address | ifconfig en0 alias IP | ifconfig xl0 alias IP | ifconfig lan0:1 IP | modprobe ip_alias | ifconfig hme0:1 IP up | ifconfig ln0 alias |
ifconfig eth0:1 IP | ||||||
Login prompt | HERALD @ | telnetd -b /etc/issue | /etc/issue | BANNER @ | /etc/issue | |
/etc/security/login.cfg | /etc/default/telnetd | |||||
Increase the # of pseudo-terminals | odmget -q "attribute=num and uniquetype=pty/pty/pty" PdAt | sed "s/0-64/0-512/" | | rebuild your kernel with these new values NPTY=# | cd /dev | {/etc/system} | cd /dev | |
odmchange -q "attribute=num and uniquetype=pty/pty/pty" -o PdAt | NSTRPY=# | ./MAKEDEV -v pty | set pt_cnt = # {SYSV} | ./MAKEDEV PTY_1 | ||
set npty = # {BSD} | ||||||
chdev -l pty0 -anum=256 -P | reboot | |||||
reboot | {/etc/iu.ap} | |||||
insf -d ptys -n # | ptsl 0 # ldterm ttcompat | |||||
insf -d ptym -n # | ||||||
insf -d pts -s # -e -v | halt | |||||
boot -r | ||||||
Maximum # of ptys | 512 | {MAXUSERS} | 256 | 176 {BSD} | 8192 | |
3000 {SYSV} | ||||||
Remote Shell | remsh | rsh | remsh | rsh | rsh | rsh |
rsh | ||||||
YP/NIS service binder | /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypbind | /usr/sbin/ypbind | /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypbind | /sbin/ypbind | /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypbind | /usr/sbin/ypbind |
System Files | AIX | FreeBSD | HP-UX | LINUX(RedHat) | Solaris | Tru64 |
NFS exported | /etc/exports | /etc/exports | /etc/exports | /etc/exports | /etc/dfs/dfstab | /etc/exports |
/etc/dfs/sharetab | ||||||
NFS Client mounted directories | /etc/xtab | /etc/xtab | /var/lib/nfs/xtab | /etc/rmtab | /var/adm/mountdtab | |
Max File System | 128 GB | 128 GB | 2 TB | 1 TB | 128 GB {<= 3.2G} | |
8000 TB {vxfs} | 512 GB {>= 4.0} | |||||
16 TB {advfs} | ||||||
Max File Size | 64 GB | 128 GB | 2 GB {512B block size} | 1 TB | 128 GB {<= 3.2G} | |
8192 GB {8KB block size} | 2 GB {=<2.5.1} | 512 GB {>= 4.0} | ||||
16 TB {advfs} | ||||||
Max # File Descriptors | 64 K | 60~ K | sysctl fs.file-max | 64 K | 64 K | |
DISK/LVM Commands | AIX | FreeBSD | HP-UX:Disk &Filesystem | LINUX(RedHat) | SOLARIS | Tru64 |
Filesystem table | /etc/filesystems | /etc/fstab | /etc/fstab | /etc/fstab | /etc/vfstab | /etc/fstab |
Free disk blocks | df -k | df -k | bdf | df -k | df -k | df -k |
Device listing | lsdev -C | /sbin/ioscan | cat /proc/devices | sysdef | ||
Disk information | bootinfo -s hdisk# | fdisk -v ad0 | diskinfo /dev/rdsk/c#t#d# | cat /proc/scsi/scsi0/sda/model | format -d c#t#d# | file /dev/rrz0c |
format>current | ||||||
format>inquiry | ||||||
Disk Label | lspv -l hdisk# | disklabel ad0 | pvdisplay -v /dev/dsk/C#t#d# | fdisk -l | prtvtoc | disklabel -p rz0 |
LVM Concepts | Partition | sub disk | logical extents | logical extents | sub disk | sub disk |
Volume | Volume | logical volume | logical volume | Volume | Volume | |
Plex | Plex | Plex | ||||
Volume group | volume group | volume group | disk group | disk group | ||
Journal Filesystem type | jfs | vxfs | ext3 | vxfs | advfs | |
reiserfs | ||||||
Default volume group | /dev/rootvg | /dev/vg00 | /dev/vx/dsk/rootdg | /dev/vol/rootdg | ||
Display volume group | lsvg -l rootvg | vgdisplay -v vg00 | vgdisplay -v | vxprint -l -g rootdg | volprint -l -g rootdg | |
Modify physical volume | chpv | pvchange | pvchange | |||
Prepare physical disk | mkdev -c disk -l hdisk# | pvcreate | pvcreate | vxdiskadd | voldiskadd | |
List physical volume | lspv | vinum ld | pvdisplay | pvdisplay | vxprint -dl | volprint -dl |
Remove disk from volume group | reducevg | vgreduce | vgreduce | vxdg rmdisk | voldg rmdisk | |
Move logical volumes to another physical volumes | migratepv | vinum move -f drive object | pvmove | pvmove | vxassist move | volassist move |
Create volume group | mkvg | vgcreate | vgcreate | vxdg init | voldg init | |
Remove volume group | vgremove | vgremove | ||||
Volume group availability | chvg | vgchange | vgchange | |||
varyonvg | ||||||
varyoffvg | ||||||
Restore volume group | vgcfgrestore | vgcfgrestore | ||||
Exports volume group | exportvg | vgexport | vgexport | vxdg deport | voldg deport | |
Imports volume group | importvg | vgimport | vgimport | vxdg import | voldg import | |
Volume group listing | lsvg | vgscan | vgscan | |||
Change logical volume characteristics | chlv | lvchange | lvchange | vxedit set | voledit set | |
List logical volume | lslv | vinum lv | lvdisplay | lvdisplay | vxprint -vl | volprint -vl |
Make logical volume | mklv | lvcreate | lvcreate | vxassist make | volassist make | |
Extend logical volume | extendlv | lvextend | lvextend | vxassist growto | volassist growto | |
Reduce logical volume | AIX reduce LV | lvreduce | lvreduce | vxassist shrinkto | volassist shrinkto | |
Remove logical volume | rmlv | vinum rm vol | lvremove | lvremove | vxedit rm | voledit -g rootdg -rf rm vol1 |
Prepare boot volumes | bootlist -m normal | lvlnboot | lilo | vxbootsetup | ||
Remove boot volumes | lvrmboot | |||||
Extend File system | chfs -a size=# /mt | extendfs /dev/vg00/lvol8 | resize2fs | vxva | ||
fsadm -F vxfs -b {LE * 1024} /mt | resize_reiserfs | mkfs -M | ||||
Reduce/Split mirrors | rmlvcopy | lvsplit | lvsplit | |||
Merge mirrors | lvmerge | lvmerge | ||||
Create mirrors | mklv -c 2 | vinum mirror drive | lvcreate -m 1 | vxassist mirror | volassist make vol 100mb mirror=true | |
Add mirrors | mklvcopy lv 2 | lvextend -m 1 | ||||
Create striped volumes | mklv -u 3 -S 64K | vinum stripe drive | lvcreate -i 3 -I 64 | lvcreate -i 3 -I 64 | vxassist make vol 100mb layout=raid5 | volassist make vol 100mb layout=stripe |
System recovery tape | mksysb -i /dev/rmt0 | /opt/ignite/bin/make_recovery | /usr/sys/bin/btcreate | |||
Backup | savevg -i rootvg | vinum saveconfig | fbackup | tar cvf /dev/rst0 / | ufsdump | vdump |
Restore | restvg | frecover | tar xvf /dev/rst0 | ufsrestore | vrestore | |
MISC | AIX | FreeBSD | HP-UX | LINUX(RedHat) | Solaris | Tru64 |
Startup script | /etc/rc | /etc/rc | /sbin/rc | /etc/rc.d/rc | /etc/init.d | /sbin/init.d |
Kernel | /usr/lib/boot/unix_up | /kernel | /stand/vmunix | /boot/vmlinuz | /kernel/genunix | /vmunix |
Kernel Parameters | lsattr -E -l sys0 | sysctl -a | sysdef | sysctl -a | sysdef -i | sysconfig |
kmtune | dxkerneltuner | |||||
kmsystem | ||||||
Reconfigure the kernel | chdev -l sys0 -a | cd /sys/i386/conf | cd /stand/build | cd /usr/src/linux | vi /etc/system | doconfig |
vi KERNEL | /usr/lbin/sysadm/system_prep -v -s system | make mrproper | reboot | |||
config KERNEL | vi system | make menuconfig | ||||
cd ../../compile/KERNEL | mk_kernel -s system | make dep | ||||
make depend | cd /stand | make clean | ||||
make | mv system system.prev | make bzImage | ||||
make install | mv vmunix vmunix.prev | make install | ||||
mv dlkm dlkm.prev | make modules | |||||
mv /stand/build/system system | make modules_install | |||||
kmupdate /stand/build/vmunix_test | ||||||
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16 | ||||||
mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.16.img 2.2.16 | ||||||
vi /etc/lilo.conf | ||||||
lilo | ||||||
List modules | genkex | kldstat | kmadmin -s | lsmod | modinfo | |
Load module | kldload | kmadmin -L | insmod | modload | ||
Unload module | kldunload | kmadmin -U | rmmod | modunload | ||
Initialize system | install_assist | /stand/sysinstall | set_parms initial | netconf | sys-unconfig | netsetup |
Physical RAM | bootinfo -r | sysctl hw.physmem | grep -i Physical /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log | free | prtconf | uerf | grep memory |
Kernel Bits | bootinfo -K | getconf KERNEL_BITS | getconf LONG_BIT | isainfo -kv | 64 | |
Crash utility | crash | crash | adb | lcrash | crash | kdbx |
Trace System Calls | syscalls | truss | tusc | strace | truss | trace |
Machine model | uname -m | uname -m | model | uname -m | uname -imp | uname -p |
bootinfo -m | uname -m | |||||
OS Level | oslevel | uname -r | uname -r | uname -r | uname -r | sizer -v |
Run Level | who -r | who -r | runlevel | who -r | who -r | |
Core dump files | /var/adm/ras | /var/adm/crash | /var/crash/`uname -n` | |||
Boot single user | Key on service mode/F4 | ok boot -s | >boot | {lilo} | ok boot -s | »> boot -fl s |
Boot from CD/Tape | Interact with IPL ? Y | control-x | ||||
Select Maintenance | ISL>hpux -iS | linux S | ||||
Limited function Shell | ||||||
{grub} | ||||||
c | ||||||
kernel vmlinuz-2.4.9-13 single ro root=/dev/hda8 | ||||||
initrd /initrd-2.4.9-13.img | ||||||
boot | ||||||
Maintenance mode | ok boot -as | >boot | ok boot -as | |||
Interact with IPL ? Y | ||||||
ISL>hpux -lm | ||||||
Interrupt Key | control-B | Stop-A | control-P | |||
Return to console | co | ok go | ||||
Timezone Management | /etc/environment | /etc/localtime | /etc/TIMEZONE | /etc/sysconfig/clock | /etc/TIMEZONE | /etc/svid3_tz |
/etc/profile | /etc/default/init | timezone | ||||
NTP Daemon | /etc/ntp.conf | /etc/rc.conf {xntpd_enable="YES"} | /etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons | /etc/ntp.conf | /etc/inet/ntp.conf | rcmgr set XNTPD_CONF YES |
startsrc -s xntpd | /etc/rc.network | /sbin/init.d/xntpd | /etc/rc.d/init.d/xntpd | /etc/init.d/xntpd | /sbin/init.d/xntpd | |
Software | AIX | HP-UX | LINUX(RedHat) | SOLARIS | Tru64 | |
Install Software | installp -a | pkg_add | swinstall | rpm -i package | pkgadd | setld -l |
Uninstall software | installp -u | pkg_delete | swremove | rpm -e package | pkgrm | setld -d |
List installed software | lslpp -L all | pkg_info -a | swlist | rpm -qa | pkginfo | setld -i |
Verify installed software | lppchk -v | swlist -l fileset -a state | rpm -V package | pkginfo -i | setld -v | |
pkginfo -p | ||||||
List all files | lslpp -f fileset | pkg_info -L package | swlist -l file fileset | rpm -ql package | pkgchk -l package | setld -i package |
List installed patches | instfix -i | swlist -l patch | patchadd -p | dupatch -track -type patch | ||
what /stand/vmunix | ||||||
Package owner | lslpp -w path | swlist -l file | grep path | rpm -qf file | pkgchk -l -p path | ||
SW Directory | /usr/lpp | /var/db/pkg | /var/adm/sw/ | /var/lib/rpm | /var/sadm | /var/adm/smlogs |
Devices | AIX | FreeBSD | HP-UX | LINUX(RedHat) | Solaris | Tru64 |
Devices | /dev | /dev | /dev | /dev | /devices | /dev |
Install devices for attached peripherals | cfgmgr -v | /dev/MAKEDEV | insf -e | /dev/MAKEDEV | drvconfig | scu scan edt |
devlinks | scsimgr -scan_all | |||||
disks | ||||||
tapes | ||||||
ports | ||||||
Remove device | rmdev -l | rmsf | rem_drv | |||
Device drivers | lscfg | lsdev | prtconf -D | |||
CPU | lsdev -Cc processor | sysctl hw.model | ioscan -fnC processor | cat /proc/cpuinfo | psrinfo -v | psrinfo -v |
List Terminal | lsdev -Cc tty | ioscan -fnC tty | pmadm -l | |||
Diagnostics | diag | pciconf -l | stm | lspci | /usr/platform/`uname -m`/ | |
pnpdump | sbin/prtdiag | |||||
ok test-all | ||||||
/opt/SUNWvts/bin/sunvts | ||||||
Whole Disk | /dev/hdisk# | /dev/ad0s1c | /dev/dsk/c#t#d0 | /dev/sda | /dev/c#t#d0s2 | /dev/rz0c |
CDROM | /dev/cd0 | /dev/acd0c | /dev/dsk/c#t2d0 | /dev/cdrom | /dev/dsk/c#t6d0s2 | /dev/rz3c |
CDROM file type | cdrfs | cd9660 | cdfs | iso9660 | hsfs | cdfs |
Rewinding tape drive | /dev/rmt0 | /dev/rwt0d | /dev/rmt/0m | /dev/rst0 { c 9 0} | /dev/rmt/0 | /dev/rmt0 |
Non-rewinding tape drive | /dev/rmt0.1 | /dev/nrwt0d | /dev/rmt/0mn | /dev/nrst0 { c 9 128 } | /dev/rmt/0n | /dev/nrmt0 |
Floppy drive | /dev/rfd0 | /dev/fd0 | - | /dev/fd0 | /dev/diskette | /dev/fd0c |
Links | AIX | FreeBSD | HP-UX | LINUX(RedHat) | Solaris | Tru64 |
FAQ | AIX-FAQ | FreeBSD FAQ | HP-UX FAQ | LINUX FAQ | Solaris 2 FAQ | Tru64 FAQ |
Online Manual | AIX 5.3 Docs | FreeBSD Hand Book | HP-UX Reference Manual | Linux Documentation Project | Solaris 10 Documentation | Tru64 Documents |
Technical Support | p5 TechSupport | IT Resource Center | Red Hat support | SunSolve | Alpha Systems Support | |
Phone Number | 1-800-CALL-AIX | 1-800-633-3600 | 1-888-REDHAT1 | 1-800-USA-4SUN | 1-800-474-6836 | |
Free Software | Public Domain Software Library | FreeBSD Primary Site | HP-UX Ports | Linux Software Map | Sun Freeware | Tru64 Demos, Shareware & Freeware |
Certification | www.ibm.com | education.hp.com | RHCE | suned.sun.com | ASE Information |