List of commands

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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.
`[`		Returns true/false after comparing items.
A
`addattr`		Writes an attribute to a file, taking the type into account and converting the values accordingly. (Haiku specific)
`alert`		Shows a message box. (Haiku specific)
`arp`		Manipulates the system ARP cache.
`awk`		See `gawk`.
`base64`		Base64 encode or decode to standard output.
`basename`		Strips directory and optionally suffix from a /path/to/filename string.
`bash`		Bourne-again shell
`bc`		An arbitrary precision calculator language.
`beep`		Rings a bell.
`bootman`		Installs or uninstalls a boot-menu.
`bunzip2`		See `bzip2`.
`bzip2`		File compressor
`c++`		C++-Compiler
`cal`		Displays a calendar.
`cat`		Concatenates files and prints to standard output.
`catattr`		Prints out the contents of an attribute of a file. (Haiku specific)
`cc`		C-Compiler
`checkfs`		Checks and repairs the file system. (Haiku specific)
`checkitout`		Checks out sources simply with their repository's URL.
`chgrp`		Changes group ownership of files.
`chmod`		Changes permissions of files.
`chop`		Splits a file into smaller files.
`chown`		Changes the owner of files.
`chroot`		Runs a command within a specified root directory.
`cksum`		Prints out CRC checksum and byte count of files.
`clear`		Clears the terminal window.
`clockconfig`		Prints out the clock configuration.
`cmp`		Compares files byte by byte.
`collectcatkeys`		[Leftover from the move of locale-kit.]
`comm`		Compares sorted files line by line.
`compress`		Data compression program
`consoled`		Console daemon
`copyattr`		Copies all or a subset of attributes from one or more files to another or new file. (Haiku specific)
`cp`		Copies files and directories.
`csplit`		Split a file into pieces separated by a specified pattern.
`ctags`		Generates an index file for a variety of language objects found in files
`cut`		Prints out sections from each line of a file.
`date`		Displays or sets the current time and date.
`dc`		Desk calculator language.
`dd`		Copies raw data, converting and formatting according operands.
`desklink`		Installs items in Deskbar. (Haiku specific)
`diskimage`		Registers a file as disk device that can then be mounted. (Haiku specific)
`df`		Reports free and used space of mounted volumes.
`diff`		Compares files line by line.
`diff3`		Compares three files line by line.
`dircolors`		Color setup for `ls`.
`dirname`		Strips the filename from a /path/to/filename string.
`draggers`		Shows/sets the dragger state of Replicants.
`driveinfo`		Shows hardware information.
`dstcheck`		Shows a message box used when switching to/from daylight saving time.
`du`		Summarizes disk usage of each file, recursively for directories.
`dumpcatalog`		[Leftover from the move of locale-kit.]
`echo`		Displays a line of text.
`egrep`		See `grep`.
`eject`		Ejects removable media.
`env`		Runs a program in a modified environment.
`error`		Prints clear text error messages for given error numbers.
`expand`		Converts tabs to spaces.
`expr`		Prints the value of an expression.
F
`factor`		Prints the prime factors of integer numbers.
`false`		Does nothing, indicates "unsuccessful" and returns the value "1".
`fdinfo`		Shows info about the used file descriptors in the system.
`ffm`		Sets focus follows mouse.
`fgrep`		See `grep`.
`filepanel`		Displays a load/save file panel. (Haiku specific)
`find`		Searches for files in a directory hierarchy.
`finddir`		Finds special directories defined by the system.
`fmt`		Reformats the paragraphs of a file.
`fold`		Wraps input lines of a file.
`fortune`		Prints a random, hopefully interesting, adage.
`frcode`		Called by updatedb to compress the list of file names.
`freetype-config`		Shows FreeType compilation and linking information.
`ftp`		File transfer program
`ftpd`		FTP daemon
`funzip`		Extracts the first item of an archive to standard output.
`fwcontrol`		FireWire control program
`gawk`		Pattern scanning and processing language.
`gdb`		GNU debugger
`getlimits`		Prints platform dependent limits in a format useful for shell scripts.
`grep`		Search for a pattern.
`groups`		Prints group memberships for each username.
`gunzip`		See `gzip`.
`gzexe`		De/Compresses executables.
`gzip`		De/Compresses files.
`hd`		Hexdump
`head`		Prints the first lines of a file.
`hey`		A small tool for scripting GUI apps.
`hostname`		Prints or sets the hostname of the system.
`id`		Prints user and group information.
`ident`		Identifies RCS keywords in files.
`ifconfig`		Configures a network interface.
`install`		Copies files to a destination without disrupting the running system.
`install-wifi-firmwares.sh`		Installs firmware for various wireless network cards.
`installoptionalpackage`		Temporary solution for installing optional packages.
`installsound`		Installs a new sound event in the Sounds preferences panel.
`iroster`		Lists input devices.
`isvolume`		Gets information about a mounted volume.
`join`		For each pair of input lines with identical join fields, write a line to standard output.
K
`kernel_debugger`		Enters the kernel debugger.
`keymap`		Loads or saves a keymap.
`kill`		Sends a signal to quit a process.
`less`		Views a file.
`lessecho`		Echos its arguments and expands metacharacters, such as * and ? in filenames.
`lesskey`		Specifies key binding for less.
`link`		Creates a link to a file.
`linkcatkeys`		[Leftover from the move of locale-kit.]
`listarea`		Lists area info for all currently running teams.
`listattr`		Lists the attributes of a file. (Haiku specific)
`listdev`		Lists all hardware devices.
`listimage`		Lists image info for all currently running teams.
`listport`		Lists all open ports in the system organized by team.
`listres`		Lists resources of files.
`listsem`		Lists the semaphores allocated by the specified team.
`listusb`		Lists USB devices.
`ln`		Creates a link to a file.
`locale`		Shows the set preferred language, its LC_CTYPE and the preferred formatting.
`locate`		Locates a file.
`logger`		Sends a message to the system log.
`login`		Starts a session on the system.
`logname`		Prints the name of the current user.
`ls`		Lists directory content.
`lsindex`		Displays the indexed attributes on the current volume/partition. (Haiku specific)
`mail2mbox`		Converts BeOS e-mail files to Unix mailbox files.
`make`		GNU make utility
`makebootable`		Makes the specified BFS partitions/devices bootable by writing boot code into the first two sectors.
`mbox2mail`		Converts Unix mailbox files to BeOS e-mail files.
`md5sum`		Prints or checks MD5 checksums.
`merge`		Three-way file merge.
`message`		Prints a flattened BMessage file.
`mimeset`		Sets MIME type of a file.
`mkdepend`		Makefile dependency generator
`mkdir`		Creates a directory.
`mkdos`		Initializes FAT partitions.
`mkfifo`		Creates named pipes.
`mkfs`		Creates a file system.
`mkindex`		Creates a new index for an attribute. (Haiku specific)
`mktemp`		Safely creates a temporary file or directory.
`modifiers`		Prints currently (un)pressed modifier keys.
`more`		See `less`.
`mount`		Mounts a file system.
`mount_nfs`		Mounts a NFS partition.
`mountvolume`		Mounts a volume by name.
`mv`		Moves/renames a file.
`netcat`		TCP and UDP utility.
`netstat`		Prints network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections and multicast memberships.
`nl`		Prints each file with line numbers added.
`nohup`		Runs a command ignoring hangup signals.
`nproc`		Prints the number of available processing units.
`od`		Writes an unambiguous representation of a file.
`open`		Launches an application/document from the shell. (Haiku specific)
P
`passwd`		Changes the user password.
`paste`		Prints lines consisting of the sequentially corresponding lines from each file, separated by tabs.
`patch`		Applies a diff file to an original.
`pathchk`		Diagnoses invalid or unportable file names.
`pc`		Programmer's calculator
`ping`		Sends ICMP-echo-request to network host.
`play`		Plays tracks from CD.
`playfile`		Plays an audio file.
`playsound`		Plays an audio file.
`playwav`		Plays a WAV file.
`pr`		Paginates or columnates files for printing.
`printenv`		Prints the value of an environment variable.
`printf`		Formats and prints data.
`prio`		Changes priority of a process.
`profile`		Profiles threads.
`ps`		Lists running processes.
`ptx`		Outputs a permuted index, including context, of the words in the input files.
`pwd`		Prints current directory.
`query`		A shell utility emulating Tracker's "Find by formula" functionality. (Haiku specific)
`quit`		Quits an application.
`rc`		Resource compiler
`readlink`		Prints the path to the destination of a symbolic link.
`reindex`		Puts attributes of existing files into newly created indexes. (Haiku specific)
`release`		Releases a semaphore.
`renice`		Alters the priority of a running process.
`rlog`		Prints log messages and other information about RCS files.
`rm`		Removes files and directories.
`rmattr`		Removes an attribute from a file. (Haiku specific)
`rmdir`		Removes directories.
`rmindex`		Removes the index for an attribute. (Haiku specific)
`roster`		Prints information about running teams.
`route`		Lists and manipulates network routes.
`safemode`		Checks if the system is running in safemode.
`screen_blanker`		Starts the screen blanker.
`screenmode`		Show/sets the screen mode.
`sdiff`		Shows or merges differences of two files side-by-side.
`seq`		Prints a sequence of numbers.
`setdecor`		Shows/sets the decorator.
`setgcc`		Shows/sets the used gcc version.
`settype`		Sets the MIME type, signature and preferred application of a file.
`setversion`		Shows the version of a file.
`setvolume`		Sets the system sound volume.
`setwep`		Provides WEP encryption for wireless networks.
`sh`		See `bash`.
`sha1sum`		Prints or checks SHA1 checksums.
`shar`		Creates shell archives.
`shred`		Overwrites a file repeatedly.
`shuf`		Prints a random permutation of the input lines.
`shutdown`		Shuts down the computer.
`sleep`		Pauses for a specified number of seconds.
`sort`		Prints a sorted concatenation of all files.
`spamdbm`		Classifies e-mail messages as spam or genuine.
`split`		Outputs fixed-size pieces of input files to files with prefixes.
`stat`		Displays file or file system status.
`strace`		Traces the syscalls of a thread or a team.
`stty`		Shows/sets terminal characteristics.
`su`		Changes the effective user id and group.
`sum`		Prints checksum and block counts for each file.
`sync`		Forces changed blocks to disk, updates the superblock.
`sysinfo`		Shows system info.
T
`tac`		Concatenates and prints files, last line first.
`tail`		Prints the last ten lines of a file.
`tcpdump`		Dumps traffic of a network.
`tcptester`		[deprecated]
`tee`		Writes or appends data from standard input to a file.
`telnet`		User interface to the telnet protocol.
`telnetd`		Telnet daemon
`test`		Returns true/false after comparing items.
`timeout`		Starts a command and kills it if it's still running after a specified number of seconds.
`top`		Displays running threads and CPU usage.
`touch`		Changes a file's timestamp.
`tput`		Initializes a terminal or query terminfo database.
`tr`		Translates, squeezes and/or deletes characters from standard input.
`traceroute`		Prints the route packets take through a network.
`translate`		Uses DataTranslators to convert file formats.
`trash`		Sends files to trash or restores them.
`true`		Does nothing, indicates "success" and returns the value "0".
`truncate`		Shrinks or extends the size of a file.
`tsort`		Does a topological sorting.
`tty`		Prints the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.
`uname`		Prints out system information.
`unchop`		Recreates a file previously split with `chop`.
`unexpand`		Converts spaces to tabs.
`uniq`		Filters adjacent matching lines from input, writing to output.
`unlink`		Calls the unlink function to remove the specified file.
`unmount`		Unmounts a volume.
`unrar`		Expands a rar archive.
`unshar`		Expands a shar archive.
`untrash`		See `trash`.
`unzip`		Expands a zip archive.
`unzipsfx`		Used to make existing zip archives self-extracting.
`updatedb`		Updates a localization database.
`uptime`		Prints date and time, as well as the time elapsed since the system was started.
`urlwrapper`		Wraps URL MIME types around command line or other apps that don't handle them directly.
`useradd`		Creates a new user.
`uudecode`		Decodes a uuencoded file.
`uuencode`		Uuencodes a file so it can be mailed to a remote system.
`vdir`		Lists information about files.
`version`		Returns the version of a file.
`vmstat`		Prints information about the virtual memory system.
`waitfor`		Waits until a certain thread appears. (Haiku specific)
`watch`		Executes a program periodically.
`wc`		Prints the number of paragraphs, words and characters (bytes) of a file.
`wget`		Tool for downloading via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP
`which`		Locates a command.
`whoami`		Prints user name associated with the current effective user ID.
`xargs`		Builds and executes command lines from standard input.
`xres`		Lists and manipulates resources.
`yes`		Prints out a string repeatedly until killed.
`zcat`		See `gzip`.
`zcmp`		See `zdiff`.
`zdiff`		Compares compressed files.
`zforce`		Forces a '.gz' extension on gzip files.
`zgrep`		Scan through possibly compressed files for a regular expression.
`zip`		Adds or replaces items in a zip archive.
`zipcloak`		Encrypts all unencrypted items in a zip archive.
`zipgrep`		Scans the given zip items for a string or pattern.
`zipinfo`		See `unzip`.
`zipnote`		Prints the comments in a zip archive.
`zipsplit`		Splits a zip archive into smaller pieces.
`zmore`		Like `more` but operates on the uncompressed contents of any compressed file.
`znew`		Recompresses .Z files into .gz (gzip) archives.