# commit

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/commit/158792>\
**Category:** AIX\
**Created:** [January 16, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/commit/158792 "2006-01-16T03:21:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![pascalbout](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/pascalbout/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@pascalbout](https://community.unix.com/u/pascalbout)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/commit/158792/1 "2006-01-16T03:21:07Z")

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good morning

Can you explain to me what is a "commit" (aix 5.3) ?  
There is no man for this command.

thank you

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**Author:** ![DogDay](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/dogday/32/210_2.png) [@DogDay](https://community.unix.com/u/DogDay)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/commit/158792/2 "2006-01-20T08:35:17Z")

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> [@pascalbout](#):
>
> good morning
> 
> Can you explain to me what is a "commit" (aix 5.3) ?  
> There is no man for this command.
> 
> thank you

commit is typically a database thing. You update/delete something in the database and make it permanent with 'commit'.

In AIX there is no such command to my knowledge.