IBM PASE for i commands
Most PASE for i commands support the same options and provide the same behavior as AIX® commands. But PASE for i commands differ from AIX commands in some ways.
The following list describes the difference between PASE for i commands and AIX commands:
- Many PASE for i commands for display operations and for UNIX jobs control work only in a teletypewriter (TTY) session, such as a session started by the aixterm or xterm command. These functions do not work on 5250 workstation devices (including the display presented by the QP2TERM program).
- PASE for i generally does not support interfaces that are provided on AIX for system management. For example, PASE for i does not support the AIX System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) or functions that require an SMIT database.
- The IBM® i operating
system is fundamentally an EBCDIC system. PASE for i shells and utilities
run in ASCII and generally do not perform automatic conversion of
stream data. You might need to use tools (for example, the iconv() function)
to convert between ASCII and EBCDIC.
Unlike the QShell interpreter and utilities, most PASE for i shells and utilities do not perform automatic Coded Character Set Identifier (CCSID) conversion of stream file data. However, the PASE for i utilities system and any PASE for i utility that runs a QShell command are exceptions. This is because they provide CCSID conversion support for data that the CL command or the QShell command reads from standard input or writes to standard output or standard error.
PASE for i utilities that run QShell Java™ utilities (for example, the Java command) set the Java file.encoding property to match the PASE for i CCSID so that stream data read and written by the Java program is converted from and to the PASE for i CCSID. To force a specific file.encoding value, set the PASE for i environment variable PASE_JAVA_ENCODING before running the utility.
- For many system resources, the IBM i operating system uses
names that are not case sensitive. However, these system resources
have names that are case sensitive in AIX; for
example, user and group names and object names in the root file system.
Some PASE for i shell
and utility functions require matching case for resources that have
names that are not case sensitive in IBM i, and others might
return names in uppercase that are normally lowercase on AIX.
For example, file name expansion in PASE for i shells is case
sensitive, so you must specify uppercase to match generic names in
the /QSYS.LIB file system.
ls /qsys.lib/qgpl.lib/GEN*.PGM rather than ls /qsys.lib/qgpl.lib/gen*.pgm - To provide case-sensitivity and avoid name collisions with directories and files used for ILE support, most PASE for i directories and files (including shells and utilities) are stored in the /QOpenSys file system. In particular, PASE for i shells and utilities are stored in /QOpenSys/usr/bin and /QOpenSys/usr/sbin (rather than /usr/bin and /usr/sbin on AIX).
In addition to the following PASE for i commands, each PASE for i shell supports a number of built-in commands (such as cd, exec, and if). See the AIX Resources Web page for information about the built-in commands supported by each PASE for i shell and for detailed information about most of the following PASE for i commands.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| A | |
| admin | Create and control Source Code Control System (SCCS) files. |
| aixterm | Initialize an Enhanced X Window System terminal emulator. |
| alias | Define or display aliases. |
| appletviewer | Run the QShell appletviewer command to run Java applets without a Web browser. |
| apply | Apply a command to a set of parameters. |
| apt | Run the QShell apt command, the Java annotation processing tool. |
| ar | Maintain the indexed libraries used by the linkage editor. |
| as | Run the assembler. |
| attr | Run the QShell attr command to display or change integrated file system object attributes. |
| awk | Find lines in files matching patterns and then perform specified actions on them. |
| B | |
| banner | Write ASCII character strings in large letters to standard output. |
| basename | Return the base filename of a string parameter. |
| bc | Provide an interpreter for arbitrary-precision arithmetic language. |
| bdiff | Use the diff command to find differences in very large files. |
| bfs | Scan files. |
| bg | Run a job in the background. |
| bsh | Call the Bourne shell. |
| C | |
| cat | Concatenate or display files. |
| cd | Change the current directory. |
| cdc | Change the comments in a SCCS delta. |
| chgrp | Change the group ownership of a file or directory. |
| chmod | Change permission modes. |
| chown | Change the user associated with a file. |
| chroot | Change the root directory of a command. |
| cksum | Display the checksum and byte count of a file. |
| clear | Clear the terminal screen. |
| clrtmp | Run the QShell clrtmp command to clear directory /tmp. |
| cmp | Compare two files. |
| colrm | Extract columns from a file. |
| comb | Combine SCCS deltas. |
| comm | Select or reject lines common to two sorted files. |
| command | Run a simple command. |
| compress | Compress data. |
| cp | Copy files. |
| cpio | Copy files into and out of archive storage and directories. |
| csh | Call the C shell. |
| csplit | Split files by context. |
| cut | Write out selected bytes, characters, or fields from each line of a file. |
| D | |
| date | Display or set the date or time. |
| dbx | Provide an environment to debug and run PASE for i programs. |
| dc | Provide an interactive desk calculator for arbitrary-precision integer arithmetic. |
| dd | Convert and copy a file. |
| df | Reports information about space on file systems. |
| diff | Compare text files. |
| diff3 | Compare three files. |
| dircmp | Compare two directories and the contents of their common files. |
| dirname | Write to standard output all but the last part of a specified path. |
| dspcat | Display all or part of a message catalog. |
| dspmsg | Display a selected message from a message catalog. |
| du | Summarize disk usage. |
| dump | Dump selected parts of an object file. |
| E | |
| echo | Write character strings to standard output. |
| ed | Edit text by line. |
| edit | Provide a simple line editor for the new user. |
| egrep | Search a file for a pattern. |
| env | Display the current environment or set the environment for the execution of a command. |
| ex | Edit lines interactively with a screen display. |
| execerror | Write error messages to standard error. |
| expand | Write to standard output with tabs changed to spaces. |
| expr | Evaluate arguments as expressions. |
| extcheck | Run the QShell extcheck command to detect Java archive conflicts. |
| F | |
| false | Return a nonzero exit value (false). |
| fc | Process the command history list. |
| fg | Run jobs in the foreground. |
| fgrep | Generate the figure list in a format supported by the build process. |
| file | Determine file type. |
| find | Find files with a matching expression. |
| fold | Fold long lines for finite-width output device. |
| G | |
| gencat | Create and modify a message catalog. |
| get | Create a specified version of a SCCS file. |
| getconf | Write system configuration variable values to standard output. |
| getjobid | Run the QShell getjobid command to determine the IBM i job name for a process identifier. |
| getopt | Parse command line flags and parameters. |
| getopts | Process command-line arguments and check for valid options. |
| grep | Search a file for a pattern. |
| H | |
| hash | Remember or report command path names. |
| head | Display the first few lines or bytes of a file or files. |
| hostname | Set or display the name of the current host system. |
| I | |
| iconv | Convert the encoding of characters from one code page encoding scheme to another. |
| id | Display the system identifications of a specified user. |
| idlj | Run the QShell idlj command to run the IDL-to-Java compiler. |
| indent | Reformat a C language program. |
| install | Install a command. |
| ipcrm | Run the QShell ipcrm command to remove interprocess communications objects. |
| ipcs | Run the QShell ipcs command to display interprocess communications objects. |
| J | |
| jar | Run the QShell jar command to archive Java files. |
| jarsigner | Run the QShell jarsigner command to sign or verify the signature of a Java archive. |
| java | Run the QShell java command to run the Java interpreter. |
| javac | Run the QShell javac command to compile a Java program. |
| javadoc | Run the QShell javadoc command to generate Java documentation. |
| javah | Run the QShell javah command, to generate C header or stub files for Java classes. |
| javakey | Run the QShell javakey command to manage Java security keys. |
| javap | Run the QShell javap command to disassemble a compiled Java program. |
| jobs | Display status of jobs in the current session. |
| join | Join the data fields of two files. |
| K | |
| keytool | Run the QShell keytool command to manage keys and certificates for Java. |
| kill | Send a signal to running processes. |
| ksh | Call the Korn shell. |
| ksh93 | Call the enhanced Korn shell. |
| L | |
| ld | Link object files. |
| ldedit | Modify an XCOFF executable file header. |
| lex | Generate a C or C++ language program that matches patterns for simple lexical analysis of an input stream. |
| line | Read one line from the standard input. |
| ln | Link files. |
| locale | Write information about current locale or all public locales. |
| logger | Make entries in the system log. |
| logname | Display login name. |
| look | Find lines in a sorted file. |
| lorder | Find the best order for member files in an object library. |
| ls | Display the contents of a directory. |
| M | |
| m4 | Preprocess files and expand macro definitions. |
| make | Maintain, update, and regenerate groups of programs. |
| makekey | Generate an encryption key. |
| mkcatdefs | Preprocess a message source file. |
| mkdir | Create one or more new directories. |
| mkfifo | Make first-in-first-out (FIFO) special files. |
| mkfontdir | Create a fonts.dir file from a directory of font files. |
| mknod | Create a special file. |
| more | Display the contents of files one screen at a time. |
| mv | Move files. |
| mwm | Run the AIXwindows Window Manager (MWM). |
| N | |
| native2ascii | Run the QShell native2ascii command to convert characters encoded in the PASE for i CCSID to Unicode encoding. |
| nawk | Call the new version of awk. |
| newform | Change the format of a text file. |
| nice | Run a command at a lower or higher priority. |
| nl | Number lines in a file. |
| nm | Display the symbol table of an object file. |
| nohup | Run a command without hangups. |
| O | |
| od | Display files in a specified format. |
| orbd | Run the QShell orbd command to run the Java Object Request Broker Daemon. |
| P | |
| pack | Compress files. |
| pack200 | Run the QShell pack200 command, the Java archive packing tool. |
| pagesize | Display the system page size. |
| paste | Merge the lines of several files or subsequent lines in one file. |
| patch | Apply changes to files. |
| pax | Extract, write, and list members of archive files; copy files and directory hierarchies. |
| pcat | Unpack files and write them to standard output. |
| pg | Format files to the display. |
| policytool | Run the QShell policytool command to create and manage Java policy files. |
| pr | Write a file to standard output. |
| printenv | Display the values of environment variables. |
| printf | Write formatted output. |
| prs | Display a Source Code Control System (SCCS) file. |
| ps | Show current status of processes. |
| psh | Call the POSIX (Korn) shell. |
| pwd | Display the path name of the working directory. |
| Q | |
| qsh | Run a QShell command. |
| qsh_inout | Run a QShell command. |
| qsh_out | Run a QShell command. |
| R | |
| ranlib | Convert archive libraries to random libraries. |
| read | Read one line from standard input. |
| red | Edit text by line. |
| regcmp | Compile patterns into C language char declarations. |
| reset | Initialize a terminal. |
| resize | Set the TERMCAP environment variable and terminal settings to the current window size. |
| rev | Reverse characters in each line of a file. |
| Rfile | Run the QShell Rfile command to read or write IBM i record files. |
| rgb | Create the database used by the X Window System server for colors. |
| rm | Remove (unlink) files or directories. |
| rmdel | Remove a delta from a SCCS file. |
| rmdir | Remove a directory. |
| rmic | Run the QShell rmic command to compile Java RMI stubs. |
| rmid | Run the QShell rmid command to run the Java RMI activation system. |
| rmiregistry | Run the QShell rmiregistry command to start a Java remote object registry. |
| rtl_enable | Relink shared objects to enable the runtime linker to use them. |
| runcat | Pipe output data from the mkcatdefs command to the gencat command. |
| S | |
| sact | Display current SCCS file-editing status. |
| serialver | Run the QShell serialver command to return the version number for Java classes. |
| sccs | Administration program for SCCS commands. |
| sccsdiff | Compare two versions of an SCCS file. |
| sdiff | Compare two files and display the differences in a side-by-side format. |
| sed | Provide a stream editor. |
| servertool | Run the QShell servertool command to run the Java IDL Server Tool. |
| setccsid | Run the QShell setccsid command to set the CCSID for an integrated file system object. |
| setmaps | Set terminal maps or code set maps. |
| sh | Call the default (Korn) shell. |
| size | Display the section sizes of the Extended Common Object File Format (XCOFF) object files. |
| sleep | Suspend execution for an interval. |
| slibclean | Remove any currently unused modules in kernel and library memory. |
| snapcore | Gather information for a core file. |
| sort | Sort files, merge files that are already sorted, and check files to determine if they have been sorted. |
| split | Split a file into pieces. |
| strings | Find the printable strings in an object or binary file. |
| strip | Reduce the size of an XCOFF object file by removing information used by the binder and symbolic debug program. |
| stty | Set, reset, and report workstation operating parameters. |
| sum | Display the checksum and block count of a file. |
| syslogd | Log system messages. |
| system | Run a CL command. |
| sysval | Run the QShell sysval command to display an IBM i system value or network attribute. |
| T | |
| tab | Change spaces into tabs. |
| tabs | Set tab stops on a terminal. |
| tail | Write a file to standard output, beginning at a specified point. |
| tar | Manipulate archives. |
| tee | Display the output of a program and copy it into a file. |
| test | Evaluate conditional expressions. |
| tic | Translate the terminfo description files from source to compiled format. |
| time | Print the time of the execution of a command. |
| tnameserv | Run the QShell tnameserv command to provide access to the Java naming service. |
| touch | Update the access and modification times of a file. |
| tput | Query the terminfo database for terminal-dependent information. |
| tr | Translate characters. |
| trace | Record selected system events. |
| trbsd | Translate characters (BSD version). |
| trcoff | Stop the collection of trace data. |
| trcon | Start the collection of trace data. |
| trcstop | Stop the trace function. |
| true | Return an exit value of zero (true). |
| tset | Initialize a terminal. |
| tsort | Sort an unordered list of ordered pairs (a topological sort). |
| tty | Write to standard output the full path name of your terminal. |
| type | Write a description of the command type. |
| U | |
| ulimit | Set or report user resource limits. |
| umask | Display or set the file mode creation mask. |
| unalias | Remove alias definitions. |
| uname | Display the name of the current operating system. |
| uncompress | Restore compressed files. |
| unexpand | Write to standard output with tabs restored. |
| unget | Cancel a previous SCCS get command. |
| unifdef | Remove ifdef lines from a file. |
| uniq | Delete repeated lines in a file. |
| unpack | Expand files. |
| unpack200 | Run the QShell unpack200 command, the Java archive unpacking tool. |
| untab | Change tabs into spaces. |
| V | |
| val | Validate SCCS files. |
| vc | Substitute assigned values for identification keywords. |
| vedit | Edit files with a full-screen display. |
| vi | Edit files with a full-screen display. |
| view | Start the vi editor in read-only mode. |
| W | |
| wait | Wait until the termination of a process ID. |
| wc | Count the number of lines, words, and bytes in a file. |
| what | Display identifying information in files. |
| which | Locate a program file, including aliases and paths (the csh (C shell) command only). |
| X | |
| X | Run the X server. PASE for i only supports virtual frame buffer processing. |
| xargs | Construct a parameter list and run a command. |
| xauth | Edit and display the authorization information used in connecting to the X server. |
| xhost | Control who accesses Enhanced X Window System on the current primary system. |
| xlsfonts | Display the font list for X Window System. |
| xmodmap | Modify keymaps in the X Server. |
| xset | Set options for your X Window System environment. |
| xterm | Provide a terminal emulator for the X Window System. |
| xwd | Dump the image of an Enhanced X Window System window. |
| xwud | Retrieve and display the dumped image of an Enhanced X Window System window. |
| Y | |
| yacc | Generate an LALR(1) parsing program from input consisting of a context-free grammar specification. |
| yes | Produce output of an affirmative response repetitively. |
| Z | |
| zcat | Expand a compressed file to standard output. |