HP NonStop G-Series User Manual

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Table 13 Guardian Equivalents to OSS Commands (continued)

Guardian Equivalent

Description

OSS Command

PURGE

Removes directory entries.

rm

PURGE

Removes directories.

rmdir

EINSPECT

High-level debugger for TNS/E
programs.

run -debug

OBEY

Provides a stream editor, which
executes script commands in a file.

sed

TACL

Invokes the shell, a standard command
language interpreter.

sh

None

Suspends execution for an interval.

sleep

SORT

Sorts, merges, or sequence-checks text
files.

sort

None

Finds printable strings in files.

strings

None

Removes unnecessary information from
executable files.

strip

None

Sets options for a terminal.

stty

None

Displays the last part of a file and
copies it to standard output.

tail

None

Duplicates the standard input file.

tee

None

Evaluates an expression.

test

MEASURE

Times a simple command.

time

EDIT, DUMMY CHANGE, EXIT

Changes file access and modification
times.

touch

None

Translates characters.

tr

WHO

Returns the user’s terminal name.

tty

SAFECOM

Gets or sets a file mode creation mask.

umask

None

Removes alias definitions.

unalias

#mysystem

Returns the system name.

uname

None

Converts spaces to tabs.

unexpand

None

Reports or filters out repeated lines in
a file.

uniq

TEDIT

Provides a screen-oriented editor.

vi

VPROC

Retrieves object version information.

vproc

(a HP command)

None

Awaits process completion.

wait

None

Gives word, line, byte, and character
count.

wc

USERS, STATUS

Displays a list of names of users
currently on the system.

who

None

Writes to another user.

write

OSS Commands and Guardian Equivalents

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