USING AIX COMMANDS

                                   

USING AIX COMMANDS

AIX allows the use of several different shells. The main shells supported on the system are the Korn shell, the Bourne shell, and the C shell. The basic command interpretation is standard among these shells. However, each shell handles certain commands in a unique way. Therefore, the syntax section of the command will specify which shell syntax is being represented when differences occur. For example, {K} represents the Korn shell and {C} represents the C shell. Due to space restrictions, not all options will be specified with a command. Instead, only the more useful functions to a normal user are documented here. For more detail on the use of a command, use the man command or see the IBM AIX Commands References.
The syntax field uses some notation that may need to be clarified. Optional parameters are specified within square brackets '[' and ']'. A choice between options is denoted by a vertical bar '|'. Some options require that other options be specified on the command line. These options will be placed in braces '{' and '}' because their use is mandatory with certain options