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date

Displays or sets the date or time.

dbx

Provides an environment to debug and run programs under the AIX system.

dc

Provides an interactive desk calculator for doing arbitrary-precision integer arithmetic.

dd

Converts and copies a file.

defaultbrowser

Launches the default web browser and optionally loads a specified URL.

defragfs

Increases a file system's contiguous free space.

del

Deletes files if the request is confirmed.

delete

Removes (unlinks) files or directories.

deleteX11input

Deletes an X11 input extension record from the ODM database.

delta

Creates a delta in a SCCS file.

deroff

Removes nroff, troff, tbl, and eqn command constructs from files.

devinstall

Installs software support for devices.

devnm

Names a device.

df

Reports information about space on file systems.

dfsck

Checks and repairs two file systems simultaneously on different drives.

dhcpaction

Provides a script that runs every time a client updates its lease.

dhcpcd

Implements a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client. Serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP server.

dhcprd

Forwards BOOTP and DHCP packets off the local network.

dhcpsconf

Simplifies DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server configuration through a Graphical User Interface.

dhcpsd

Implements a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. Serves addresses and configuration information to DHCP clients.

di

Lists the contents of a directory.

diag

Performs hardware problem determination.

diction

Highlights unclear or wordy sentences.

diff

Compares text files.

diff3

Compares three files.

diffmk

Marks differences between files.

digest

Converts the ASCII form of the /etc/qconfig file into the /etc/qconfig.bin file, a binary version of the queue configuration used by the qdaemon command.

dircmp

Compares two directories and the contents of their common files.

dirname

Writes to standard output all but the last part of a specified path.

disable

Disables a printer queue devices.

diskusg

Generates disk accounting data by user ID.

dist

Redistributes a message to additional addresses.

docsearch

Launches the AIX Documentation Search Service global search form.

dodisk

Initiates disk-usage accounting.

domainname

Displays or sets the name of the current NIS domain.

dosdel

Deletes DOS Files.

dosdir

Lists the directory for DOS files.

dosformat

Formats a DOS diskette.

dosread

Copies DOS files to AIX files.

doswrite

Copies AIX files to DOS files.

dp

Parses and reformats dates.

drm_admin

Administers servers based on the Data Replication Manager (DRM), such as glbd , the replicated version of the global location broker (GLB).

dscreen

Starts the Dynamic Screen utility.

dsmit

Invokes the Distributed Management Interface Tool (DSMIT).

dsmit-addkey

Installs the DSMIT principal key in the local keytab file.

dsmit-dec

Decrements or resets /usr/share/DSMIT/security/dslock.ctr file.

dsmit-rmkey

Removes the DSMIT principal key from the local keytab file.

dsmit-unlock

Clears the locks on the DSMIT configuration file server.

dspcat

Displays all or part of a message catalog.

dspmsg

Displays a selected message from a message catalog.

dtappintegrate

The Common Desktop Environment application integration tool.

dtscript

Builds simple dialogs used in the X Window System environment.

du

Summarizes disk usage.

dump

Dumps selected parts of an object file.

dumpfs

Dumps file system information.

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