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
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