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| sa | Summarizes accounting records. |
| sa1 | Collects and stores binary data in the /var/adm/su/sa dd file. |
| sa2 | Writes a daily report in the file /var/adm/su/sa dd file. |
| sact | Displays current SCCS file-editing status. |
| sadc | Provides a system activity report package. |
| sar | Collects, reports, or saves system activity information. |
| savebase | Saves information about base-customized devices in the Device Configuration database onto the boot device. |
| savecore | Saves a core dump of the operating system. |
| savevg | Finds and backs up all file belonging to a specified volume group. |
| scan | Produces a one line per message scan listing. |
| sccs | Administration program for SCCS commands. |
| sccsdiff | Compares two versions of a SCCS file. |
| sccshelp | Provides information about a SCCS message or command. |
| scls | Produces a list of module and driver names. |
| script | Makes a typescript of a terminal session. |
| sdiff | Compares two files and displays the differences in a side-by-side format. |
| securetcpip | Enables the operating system network security feature. |
| sed | Provides a stream editor. |
| send | Sends a message. |
| sendbug | Mails a system bug report to a specified address. |
| sendmail | Routes mail for local or network delivery. |
| setclock | Sets the time and date for a host on a network. |
| setgroups | Resets the supplementary group ID for the session. |
| setmaps | Sets terminal maps or code set maps. |
| setsenv | Resets the protected state environment of a user. |
| sh | Invokes the default shell. |
| shell | Executes a shell with the user's default credentials and environment. |
| show | Shows messages. |
| showmount | Displays a list of all clients that have remotely mounted file systems. |
| shutacct | Turns off processing accounting. |
| shutdown | Ends system operation. |
| size | Displays the section sizes of the Extended Common Object File Format (XCOFF) object files. |
| skulker | Cleans up file systems by removing unwanted files. |
| slattach | Attaches serial lines as network interfaces. |
| sleep | Suspends execution for an interval. |
| slibclean | Removes any currently unused modules in kernel and library memory. |
| sliplogin | Configures a standard-input terminal line as a Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) link to a remote host. |
| slocal | Processes incoming mail. |
| smcaprop | Provides read-only information on the Certificate Authority. |
| smdefca | Defines an internal certificate authority. |
| smdemon.cleanu | Cleans up the sendmail queue for periodic housekeeping. |
| smexpcacert | Exports the CA certificate. |
| smgenkeycr | Generates server private keys and certificate requests. |
| smgenprivkr | Generates server private key ring files. |
| smimpcacert | Imports the certificate authority. |
| smimpservercert | Imports the Server Certificate. |
| sminstkey | Installs private key ring. |
| smit | Performs system management. |
| smlistcerts | Lists CA certificates. |
| smserverprop | Lists server properties. |
| smsigncert | Processes certificate requests and generates certificates. |
| smundefca | Unconfigures internal Certificate Authority. |
| snap | Gathers system configuration information. |
| snmpd | Starts the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent daemon as a background process. |
| snmpinfo | Requests or Modifies values of Management Information Base (MIB) variables managed by a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent. |
| sno | Provides a SNOBOL interpreter. |
| soelim | Processes .so requests in nroff command files. |
| sort | Sorts files, merges files that are already sorted, and checks files to determine if they have been sorted. |
| sortbib | Sorts a bibliographic database. |
| sortm | Sorts messages. |
| spell | Finds English-language spelling errors. |
| spellin | Creates a spelling list. |
| spellout | Verifies that a word is not in the spelling list. |
| split | Splits a file into pieces. |
| splitlvcopy | Splits copies from one logical volume and creates a new logical volume from them. |
| splp | Changes or displays printer driver settings. |
| spost | Routes a message. |
| spray | Sends a specified number of packets to host and reports performance statistics. |
| sprayd | Receives packets sent by the spray command. |
| srcmstr | Starts the System Resource Controller. |
| srex | Starts the sequential daemon for DSMIT. |
| startsrc | Starts a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver. |
| startup | Turns on the accounting functions at system startup. |
| startx | Initializes an X session. |
| statd | Provides crash and recovery functions for the locking services on NFS. |
| stem | Allows insertion of instrumentation code at the entry and exit points of existing program and library subroutines. |
| stopsrc | Stops a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver. |
| stpinet | Disables the inet instance. |
| strace | Prints STREAMS trace messages. |
| strchg | Changes stream configuration. |
| strclean | Cleans up the STREAMS error logger. |
| strconf | Queries stream configuration. |
| strerr | Receives error log messages from the STREAMS log driver. |
| strinfo | Displays administrative information about STREAMS activity. |
| strings | Finds the printable strings in an object or binary file. |
| strip | Reduces the size of an Extended Common Object File Format (XCOFF) object file by removing information used by the binder and symbolic debug program. |
| stripnm | Displays the symbol information of a specified object file. |
| strload | Loads and configures Portable Streams Environment (PSE). |
| strreset | Resets a stream. This command applies to AIX Version 4.2 or later. |
| struct | Translates a FORTRAN program into a RATFOR program. |
| sttinet | Enables the inet instance. |
| stty | Sets, resets, or reports workstation operating parameters. |
| stty-cxma | Sends and reports the terminal options for 128-port asynchronous controllers. |
| style | Analyze surface characteristics of a document. |
| su | Changes the user ID associated with a session. |
| subj | Generates a list of subjects from a document. |
| sum | Displays the checksum and block count of a file. |
| survd | Controls the surveillance daemon. |
| svmon | Captures and analyzes a snapshot of virtual memory. |
| swapon | Specifies additional device for paging and swapping. |
| swcons | Redirects, temporarily, the system console output to a specified device or file. |
| sync | Updates the i-node table and writes buffered files to the hard disk. |
| synclvodm | Synchronizes or rebuilds the logical volume control block, the device configuration database, and the volume group descriptor areas on the physical volumes. |
| syncvg | Synchronizes logical volume copies that are not current. |
| syscall | Performs a specified subroutine call. |
| syscalls | Provides system call tracing and counting for specific processes and the system. |
| sysck | Checks the inventory information during installations and updates procedures. |
| sysdumpdev | Changes the primary or secondary dump device designation in a running system. |
| sysdumpstart | Provides a command line interface to start a kernel dump to the primary or secondary dump device. |
| sysline | Displays system status on the status line of a terminal. |
| syslogd | Logs system messages. |
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