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List of all commandline applications

Location:

/boot/system/bin
/boot/common/bin
~/config/bin

All commandline applications shipped with Haiku are in either /boot/system/bin or /boot/common/bin. Your own or additionally installed commandline apps should go in ~/config/bin. All these locations are part of the PATH variable and are therefore automatically found.
Here's a list of all commandline applications that are shipped with Haiku. Each with only a short description of what it does, for more detailed information on its usage execute the command with the parameter --help.

Index: A – E :: F – J :: K – O :: P – S :: T – Z

`CortexAddOnHost`		Starts service to monitor audio and video media add-ons in use.
`ReadOnlyBootPrompt`		Language setup.
`[`		Check file types and compare values.
A
`addattr`		Writes an attribute to a node, taking the type into account and converting the values accordingly. (Haiku specific)
`alert`		Show a message box. (Haiku specific)
`arp`		Manipulate the system ARP cache.
`awk`		See gawk.
`base64`		Base64 encode or decode to standard output.
`basename`		Strip directory and optionally suffix from filenames.
`bash`		Bourne-Again Shell
`bc`		An arbitrary precision calculator language.
`beep`		Ring a bell.
`bootman`		Install or uninstall boot-menu.
`bunzip2`		See bzip2.
`bzip2`		Block-sorting file compressor.
`c++`		C++-Compiler
`cal`		Display a calendar.
`cat`		Concatenate files and print on the standard output.
`catattr`		Show attributes of a node. (Haiku specific)
`cc`		C-Compiler
`checkfs`		Check file system. (Haiku specific)
`checkitout`		Wraps URL mime types around command line applications or other apps that don't handle them directly.
`chgrp`		Change group of files.
`chmod`		Change file mode bits.
`chop`		Split file into smaller files.
`chown`		Change the owner and group of files.
`chroot`		Run commands within specified root directory.
`cksum`		Print CRC checksum and byte counts of files.
`clear`		Clear the terminal window.
`clockconfig`		Configure clock.
`cmp`		Compare files byte by byte.
`collectcatkeys`		[Leftover from the move of locale-kit.]
`comm`		Compare sorted files line by line.
`compress`		Data compression program.
`consoled`		Console daemon
`copyattr`		Copies attributes from one or more files or directories, with all or a specified subset of their attributes, to another location. (Haiku specific)
`cp`		Copy files and directories.
`csplit`		Output pieces of files separated by patterns to files and output byte counts of each piece to standard output.
`ctags`		Generate an index file for a variety of language objects found in files
`cut`		Remove sections from each line of files.
`date`		Display the current time in the given format or set the system date.
`dc`		Desk Calculator language.
`dd`		Copy a file, converting and formatting according operands.
`desklink`		Link items in Deskbar. (Haiku specific)
`df`		Report file system disk space usage.
`diff`		Compare files line by line.
`diff3`		Compare three files line by line.
`dircolors`		Color setup for ls.
`dirname`		Print path with its trailing component removed.
`draggers`		Show/set draggers state.
`driveinfo`		Show hardware information.
`dstcheck`		Daylight Saving Time check.
`du`		Summarize disk usage of each file, recursively for directories.
`dumpcatalog`		[Leftover from the move of locale-kit.]
`echo`		Display a line of text.
`egrep`		See grep.
`eject`		Eject removable media.
`env`		Run a program in a modified environment.
`error`		Prints clear text error messages for given error numbers.
`expand`		Convert tabs in each file to spaces, writing to standard output.
`expr`		Print value of expression to standard output.
F
`factor`		Print the prime factors of each specified integer number.
`false`		Do nothing, unsuccessfully.
`fdinfo`		Shows info about the used file descriptors in the system.
`ffm`		Set if focus follows mouse.
`fgrep`		See grep.
`filepanel`		Display a load/save file panel. (Haiku specific)
`find`		Search for files in a directory hierarchy.
`finddir`		Find directory using a constant.
`fmt`		Reformat each paragraph in the listed files, writing to standard output.
`fold`		Wrap input lines in each file, writing to standard output.
`fortune`		Print a random, hopefully interesting, adage.
`frcode`		Called by updatedb to compress the list of file names using front-compression.
`freetype-config`		Get FreeType compilation and linking information.
`ftp`		Internet file transfer program.
`ftpd`		FTP daemon
`funzip`		Extracts to stdout the gzip file or first zip entry of stdin or the given file.
`fwcontrol`		FireWire control program.
`gawk`		Pattern scanning and processing language.
`gdb`		GNU debugger.
`getlimits`		Output platform dependent limits in a format useful for shell scripts.
`grep`		Search for pattern.
`groups`		Print group memberships for each username.
`gunzip`		See gzip.
`gzexe`		Compress and decompress executables.
`gzip`		Compress files.
`hd`		Hexdump
`head`		Print the first ten lines of each file to standard output.
`hey`		A small scripting utility.
`hostname`		Print or set the hostname of the current system.
`id`		Print user and group information.
`ident`		Identify RCS keyword in files.
`ifconfig`		Configure a network interface.
`install`		Copy files into destination locations.
`install-wifi-firmwares.sh`		Install firmware for various wireless network cards.
`installoptionalpackage`		Temporary solution for installing optional packages.
`installsound`		Install a new named sound event in the sounds preferences panel.
`iroster`		List input devices.
`isvolume`		Get volume information.
`join`		For each pair of input lines with identical jon fields, write a line to standard output.
K
`kernel_debugger`		Enters the kernel debugger with the optional message.
`keymap`		Show and edit keymap.
`kill`		Send a signal to a process.
`less`		Show file with backward and forward movement.
`lessecho`		Echos its arguments on standard output. But any argument containing spaces is enclosed in quotes.
`lesskey`		Specify key binding for less.
`link`		Create a link to a file.
`linkcatkeys`		[Leftover from the move of locale-kit.]
`listarea`		Lists area info for all currently running teams.
`listattr`		List file attributes. (Haiku specific)
`listdev`		Display devices in a user friendly way.
`listimage`		Lists image info for all currently running teams.
`listport`		Lists all open ports in the system organized by team.
`listres`		List resources of files.
`listsem`		List the semaphores allocated by the specified team.
`listusb`		List USB devices.
`ln`		Make links between files.
`locate`		Locate a file.
`logger`		Send a message to the system logging facility.
`login`		Begin session on the system.
`logname`		Print the name of the current user.
`ls`		List directory content.
`lsindex`		Display the indexed attributes on the current volume/partition. (Haiku specific)
`mail2mbox`		Convert BeOS e-mail files into Unix mailbox files.
`make`		GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs.
`makebootable`		Makes the specified BFS partitions/devices bootable by writing boot code into the first two sectors.
`mbox2mail`		Convert Unix mailbox files into e-mail files for use with BeOS..
`md5sum`		Print or check MD5 checksums.
`merge`		Three-way file merge.
`message`		Print a message.
`mimeset`		Set mimetype of a file.
`mkdepend`		Makefile dependency generator.
`mkdir`		Create directory.
`mkdos`		Initialize FAT16 or FAT32 partitions.
`mkfifo`		Create named pipes with the given names.
`mkfs`		Build a file system.
`mkindex`		Create a new index of the specified attribute. (Haiku specific)
`mktemp`		Create a temporary file or directory, safely and print its name.
`modifiers`		Asserts (un)pressed modifier keys.
`more`		See less.
`mount`		Mount a file system.
`mount_nfs`		Mount NFS partition.
`mountvolume`		Mounts a volume if given. Lists info about mounted and mountable volumes and mounts/unnmounts volumes.
`mv`		Move file.
`netcat`		Utility to do anything involving TCP or UDP.
`netstat`		Print network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections and multicast memberships.
`nl`		Write each file to standard output with line numbers added.
`nohup`		Run command ignoring hangup signals.
`nproc`		Print the number of processing units available to the current process which may be less than the number of online processors.
`od`		Write an unambiguous representation, octal bytes per default of files to standard output.
`open`		Launches an application/document from the shell. (Haiku specific)
P
`passwd`		Change user password.
`paste`		Write lines consisting of the sequentially corresponding lines from each file, separated by tabs to standard output.
`patch`		Apply a diff file to an original.
`pathchk`		Diagnose invalid or unportable file names.
`pc`		Programmer's calculator.
`ping`		Send ICMP-echo-request to network host.
`play`		Play tracks from device.
`playfile`		Play tracks from a file.
`playsound`		Play a sound.
`playwav`		Play WAV file.
`pr`		Paginate or columnate files for printing.
`printenv`		Print the values of the specified environment variables.
`printf`		Format and print data.
`prio`		Change priority of a process.
`profile`		Profiles threads.
`ps`		List running processes.
`ptx`		Output a permuted index, including context, of the words in the input files.
`pwd`		Print current directory.
`query`		A shell utility for somewhat emulating the Tracker's "Find by formula" functionality. (Haiku specific)
`quit`		Quit application.
`rc`		Resource compiler.
`readlink`		Print value of a symbolic link or canonical file name.
`reindex`		Put the attributes of existing files into newly created index of a volume/partition. (Haiku specific)
`release`		Release a semaphore.
`renice`		Alter priority of running process.
`rlog`		Print log messages and other information about RCS files.
`rm`		Remove files and directories.
`rmattr`		Remove an attribute from a file. (Haiku specific)
`rmdir`		Remove directory.
`rmindex`		Remove an attribute from the index of a volume/partition. (Haiku specific)
`roster`		Print information about teams.
`route`		List and manipulate network routes.
`safemode`		Print if running in safemode.
`screen_blanker`		Blank screen.
`screenmode`		Sets the specified screen mode.
`sdiff`		Side-by-side merge of file differences
`seq`		Print numbers from FIRST to LAST, in steps of INCREMENT.
`setdecor`		List and change decor.
`setgcc`		Prints or sets the current gcc version.
`settype`		Sets the MIME type, signature, and/or preferred application of one or more files.
`setversion`		Show version of file.
`setvolume`		Set the volume.
`setwep`		Provides WEP encryption.
`sh`		See bash.
`sha1sum`		Print or check SHA1 checksums.
`shar`		Makes so-called shell archives out of many files.
`shred`		Overwrite the specified files repeatedly.
`shuf`		Write a random permutation of the input lines to standard output.
`shutdown`		Shutdown the computer.
`sleep`		Pause for a specified number of seconds.
`sort`		Write sorted concatenation of all files to standard output.
`spamdbm`		Classify e-mail messages as spam and regular genuine messages.
`split`		Output fixed-size pieces of input files to files with prefixes.
`stat`		Display file or file system status.
`strace`		Traces the syscalls of a thread or a team.
`stty`		Print or change terminal characteristics.
`su`		Change the effective user id and group.
`sum`		Print checksum and block counts for each file.
`sync`		Force changed blocks to disk, update the super block.
`sysinfo`		Show system info.
T
`tac`		Write each file to standard output, last line first.
`tail`		Print the last ten lines of each file to standard output.
`tcpdump`		Dump traffic on a network.
`tcptester`		[deprecated]
`tee`		Copy standard input to each file and also to standard output.
`telnet`		User interface to the telnet protocol.
`telnetd`		Telnet daemon.
`test`		Check file types and compare values.
`timeout`		Start command and kill it if still running after a specified number of seconds.
`top`		Display tasks.
`touch`		Change file timestamps.
`tput`		Initialize a terminal or query terminfo database.
`tr`		Translate, squeeze and/or delete characters from the standard input, writing to standard output.
`traceroute`		Print the route packets trace to network host.
`translate`		Translate app.
`trash`		Send files to trash or restore them.
`true`		Do nothing, successfully.
`truncate`		Shrink or extend the size of each file to the specified size.
`tsort`		Write totally ordered list consistent with the partial ordering in file.
`tty`		Print the file name of the terminal connected to the standard output.
`uname`		Print certain system information.
`unchop`		Recreate a file previously split with chop.
`unexpand`		Convert blanks in each file to tabs, writing to standard output.
`uniq`		Filter adjacent matching lines from input writing to output.
`unlink`		Call the unlink function to remove the specified file.
`unmount`		Unmount partition.
`unrar`		Unrar file.
`unshar`		Unshar file.
`untrash`		See trash.
`unzip`		Unzip file.
`unzipsfx`		Extract files in list, except those specified.
`updatedb`		Update a database for locate.
`uptime`		Prints the current date and time, as well as the time elapsed since the system was started.
`urlwrapper`		Wrap URL mime types around command line or other apps that don't handle them directly.
`useradd`		Create new user.
`uudecode`		Create the specified file, decoding as you go.
`uuencode`		Encode a file so it can be mailed to a remote system.
`vdir`		List information about files.
`version`		Returns the version of a file.
`vmstat`		Print system info.
`waitfor`		Wait for process events. (Haiku specific)
`watch`		Execute a program periodically.
`wc`		Print newline, word and byte counts for each file.
`wget`		The non-interactive network downloader.
`which`		Locate a command.
`whoami`		Print user name associated with the current effective user ID.
`xargs`		Build and execute command lines from standard input.
`xres`		List and manipulate resources.
`yes`		Output a string repeatedly until killed.
`zcat`		See gzip.
`zcmp`		See zdiff.
`zdiff`		Compare compressed files.
`zforce`		Force a '.gz' extension on all gzip files.
`zgrep`		Search possibly compressed files for a regular expression.
`zip`		Add or replace zipfile entries from list.
`zipcloak`		Encrypt all unencrypted entries in a zip file.
`zipgrep`		Searches the given zip members for a string or pattern.
`zipinfo`		See unzip.
`zipnote`		Write the comments in zipfile to stdout.
`zipsplit`		Split a zip file into smaller pieces.
`zmore`		Like 'more' but operate on the uncompressed contents of any compressed files.
`znew`		Recompress .Z files into .gz (gzip) files