Unix Syntax Comparison: Miscellaneous
The following are pages that list various commands and tools for
Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, and AIX.
Task
Solaris
Linux
HP-UX
AIX
Startup Script
/etc/init.d
/etc/rc.d/rc
/sbin/rc
/etc/rc
Kernel
/kernel/genunix
/boot/vmlinuz
/stand/vmunix
/usr/lib/boot/unix_up
Kernel Parameters
sysdef -i
sysctl -a
sysdef
kmtune
kmsystemlsattr -E -l sys0
List Modules
modinfo
lsmod
kmadmin -s
genkex
Load Module
modload
insmod
kmadmin -L
Unload Module
modunload
rmmod
kmadmin -U
Initialize System
sys-unconfig
sys-unconfig
set_parms initial
install_assist
Physical RAM
prtconf
free
grep -i Physical /var/adm/
syslog/syslog.logbootinfo -r
Kernel Bits
isainfo -kv
getconf WORD_BIT
getconf KERNEL_BITS
bootinfo -K
Crash Utility
crash
lcrash
adb
crash
Trace System Calls
truss
strace
tusc
syscalls
Machine Model
uname -imp
uname -m
model
uname -muname -m
bootinfo -m
OS Level
uname -r
uname -r
uname -r
oslevel
Run Level
who -r
runlevel
who -r
who -r
Core Dump Files
/var/crash/`uname -n`
/var/adm/crash
/var/adm/ras
NFS Exported
/etc/dfs/dfstab
/etc/dfs/sharetab
/etc/exports
/etc/exports
/etc/exports
NFS Client
Mounted Directories/etc/rmtab
/var/lib/nfs/xtab
/etc/xtab
/etc/xtab