AIX/Unix Commands
free - lists available disk space dfdb - lists dbspaces on the system. use ifxksh to initialize the ifx environment first who -b - displays last date system was rebooted oslevel - lists the version of the operating system bootinfo -r - lists total amount of real memory installed (divide by 1024 to get MB) startjs - starts the job server stopjs - stops the job server startvlink - starts any interface link procedure incling Misys Vision/Optimum Charge Daemon stopvlink - stops any interface link procedure incling Misys Vision/Optimum Charge Daemon
Physical Volume
lspv - lists harddisks on the system and the volume groups they are attached to lspv -l hdisk# - lists logical volumes on the file systems mount - displays currently mounted file systems lspv physvolname - displays information about the physical volume 'physvolname' lspv -p physvolname - lists physical partitions associated with this physical volume 'physvolname' lsps -a - lists paging space associated with physical volume Note: if Used=75%, you need memory
Volume Group
lsvg volgrpname - lists details about the volume group (such as PP size, #free) lsvg -p volgrpname - displays name and status of physical volumes for volume group
Miscellaneous
lsdev -Cc memory - lists all installed memory cards lsdev -Cc adapter - lists all interface cards installed on the system date - shows system date and time errpt | more - displays error log entries in a one-line-per-entry format errpt -a - displays error log in same format as the Utility menu option
Terminal
penable tty# - directs UNIX to reset a disabled terminal pdisable tty# - takes terminal off-line, resets terminal settings
Spooler Commands
lptstat - shows status of all spooled printers lptstat -pSPxx - shows status of a specified printer qcan -pSPxx -xJOBx - cancels JOB# qcan -X - cancels all print jobs cancel JOB# - cancels JOB# stopsrc -s qdaemon - stops qdaemon startsrc -s qdaemon - starts qdaemon ps -ef | grep qdaemon - checks to see if qdaemon is running qmov -m SP## -8 - moves job #8 to SPxx qmov -m SP## SP## - moves all jobs from SP## to SP## qmove -u userID -m SP## - moves all jobs for userID to SP## qhld 8 - puts job #8 on hold qhld -P SP## - puts all jobs for SP# on hold qhld -r 8 - releases held job #8 qhld -r -P SP## - releases all held jobs for SP## qadm - USP## - takes the specified queue to an up status qadm -DSP## - takes the specified queue to a down status
Printing and Viewing Files
lp SP## filename - prints contents of file to a specific printer cat filename | more - prints contents of file to the screen one page at a time from the beginning of the file more filename - prints contents of file to the screen one page at a time tail -# filename - shows last # of lines of file tail filename - shows last 10 lines of file printout filename - Misys print command alias. After typing this command, the system prompts to select a printer.
