Objectives and target groups of this manual

The POSIX commands represent a comprehensive set of versatile programs and procedures for process control.

This manual contains a description of POSIX commands. It is a fundamental reference work for all POSIX users who already possess some basic knowledge of POSIX operation. The level of knowledge required corresponds to the information presented in the manual "POSIX Basics for Users and System Administrators" [1]. For further literature, please refer to the section References.