Section G.13. Comparable Commands

Table G-15 provides a quick reference for comparable commands between Solaris and Linux.

Table G-15. ^[*] Comparable Commands
Solaris	Linux	Usage
/sbin/swapadd	/sbin/swapon	Enable swap devices
`adb`	`gdb`	Debugger
`admintool`	`yast2` (SUSE) /usr/bin/system-^[*] (Red Hat)	Admin GUI
`apptrace`	`strace` and `ltrace`	Application API tracing
`arch -k`	`uname -m`	List machine type
`cc`	`gcc`	C compiler
`devfsadm`	`modprobe, kerneld, insmod, hotplug, cardctl`	Add device without reboot
`df -k`	`df`	Filesystem allocation in units of kilobytes
`getfacl, setfacl`	`getfacl, setfacl`	Get, set ACLs
`gzcat file \| tar -xvf -`	`tar -xzvf file`	Unbundle compressed TAR file
`lpsched`	`lpd`	Printer daemon
`modinfo`	`lsmod modinfo`	List loaded kernel modules
`mountall`	`mount -a`	Mount all entries in fstab
`mvdir`	`mv`	Move a directory
`nawk`	`gawk`	Awk scripting language
`patchadd`	`rpm -U`	Update package
`patchrm, pkgrm`	`rpm -e`	Remove package
`pkgadd`	`rpm -i`	Add package
`pkgchk`	`rpm -V`	Verify package
`pkginfo, pkgparam`	`rpm -qa`	Query packages
`priocntl -e, nice`	`nice`	Start a process with a given priority
`priocntl -s, renice`	`renice`	Change the priority of a running process
`prstat`	`top`	Report process statistics
`prtdiag`	`dmesg`	Error reporting tool
`prtvtoc`	`fdisk -l`	Read disk label
`ps -ef`	`ps [-]aux`	List all system processes
`snoop`	`tcpdump, ethereal`	Network packets sniffer
`tip`	`minicom`	Serial port access program
`truss, sotruss`	`strace, ltrace`	Tracing
`umountall`	`umount -a`	Unmount entries in mtab
`useradd`	`adduser`	Add a user account
`who -r`	`/sbin/runlevel`	Show run level
`xterm/dtterm`	`konsole/gnome-terminal`	GUI terminal program

^[*] Table B-2 of IBM Redbook