| od | Dumps files in octal and other formats |
| openvt | Starts a command on a new virtual terminal |
| passwd | Changes a user password |
| patch | BusyBox implementation of patch |
| pidof | Gets PID of named process |
| ping | Sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts |
| ping6 | Sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts |
| pivot_root | Changes the root file system |
| poweroff | Halts the system and requests that the kernel shut off the power |
| printf | Formats and prints arguments according to user format |
| ps | Reports process status |
| pwd | Prints the full filename of the current working directory |
| rdate | Gets and possibly sets the system date and time from a remote HOST |
| readlink | Displays the value of a symbolic link |
| realpath | Returns the absolute pathnames of a given argument |
| reboot | Reboots the system |
| renice | Changes priority of running processes in allowed priorities range |
| reset | Resets the screen |
| rm | Removes (unlink) file(s) |
| rmdir | Removes directory(ies), if they are empty |
| rmmod | Unloads the specified kernel modules from the kernel |
| route | Edits the kernel's routing tables |
| rpm | Manipulates RPM packages |
| rpm2cpio | Outputs a cpio archive of the rpm file |
| run-parts | Runs a bunch of scripts in a directory |
