1 | <sect2>
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2 | <title>Contents</title>
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3 |
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4 | <para>
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5 | The Util-linux package contains the arch, dmesg, kill, more,
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6 | mount, umount, agetty, blockdev, cfdisk, ctrlaltdel, elvtune, fdisk,
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7 | fsck.minix, hwclock, kbdrate, losetup, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.minix,
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8 | mkswap, sfdisk, swapoff, swapon, cal, chkdupexe, col, colcrt, colrm,
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9 | column, cytune, ddate, fdformat, getopt, hexdump, ipcrm, ipcs, logger,
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10 | look, mcookie, namei, rename, renice, rev, script, setfdprm, setsid,
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11 | setterm, ul, whereis, write, ramsize, rdev, readprofile, rootflags,
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12 | swapdev, tunelp and vidmode programs.
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13 | </para>
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14 |
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15 | </sect2>
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16 |
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17 | <sect2>
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18 | <title>Description</title>
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19 |
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20 | <sect3>
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21 | <title>arch</title>
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22 |
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23 | <para>
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24 | arch prints the machine architecture.
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25 | </para>
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26 |
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27 | </sect3>
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28 |
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29 | <sect3>
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30 | <title>dmesg</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>
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33 | dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer (boot
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34 | messages from the kernel).
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35 | </para>
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36 |
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37 | </sect3>
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38 |
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39 | <sect3>
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40 | <title>kill</title>
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41 |
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42 | <para>
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43 | kill sends a specified signal to the specified process.
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44 | </para>
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45 |
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46 | </sect3>
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47 |
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48 | <sect3>
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49 | <title>more</title>
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50 |
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51 | <para>
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52 | more is a filter for paging through text one screen full at a time.
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53 | </para>
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54 |
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55 | </sect3>
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56 |
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57 | <sect3>
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58 | <title>mount</title>
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59 |
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60 | <para>
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61 | mount mounts a filesystem from a device to a directory (mount point).
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62 | </para>
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63 |
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64 | </sect3>
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65 |
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66 | <sect3>
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67 | <title>umount</title>
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68 |
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69 | <para>
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70 | umount unmounts a mounted filesystem.
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71 | </para>
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72 |
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73 | </sect3>
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74 |
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75 | <sect3>
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76 | <title>agetty</title>
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77 |
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78 | <para>
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79 | agetty opens a tty port, prompts for a login name and invokes the
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80 | /bin/login command.
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81 | </para>
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82 |
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83 | </sect3>
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84 |
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85 | <sect3>
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86 | <title>blockdev</title>
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87 |
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88 | <para>
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89 | blockdev allows to call block device ioctls from the command line
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90 | </para>
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91 |
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92 | </sect3>
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93 |
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94 | <sect3>
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95 | <title>cfdisk</title>
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96 |
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97 | <para>
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98 | cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table manipulator.
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99 | </para>
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100 |
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101 | </sect3>
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102 |
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103 | <sect3>
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104 | <title>ctrlaltdel</title>
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105 |
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106 | <para>
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107 | ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard
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108 | or soft reset).
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109 | </para>
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110 |
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111 | </sect3>
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112 |
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113 | <sect3>
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114 | <title>elvtune</title>
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115 |
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116 | <para>
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117 | elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue basis.
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118 | </para>
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119 |
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120 | </sect3>
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121 |
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122 | <sect3>
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123 | <title>fdisk</title>
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124 |
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125 | <para>
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126 | fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.
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127 | </para>
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128 |
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129 | </sect3>
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130 |
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131 | <sect3>
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132 | <title>fsck.minix</title>
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133 |
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134 | <para>
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135 | fsck.minix performs a consistency check for the Linux MINIX filesystem.
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136 | </para>
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137 |
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138 | </sect3>
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139 |
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140 | <sect3>
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141 | <title>hwclock</title>
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142 |
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143 | <para>
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144 | hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (Also called the RTC or BIOS
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145 | clock).
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146 | </para>
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147 |
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148 | </sect3>
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149 |
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150 | <sect3>
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151 | <title>kbdrate</title>
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152 |
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153 | <para>
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154 | kbdrate resets the keyboard repeat rate and delay time.
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155 | </para>
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156 |
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157 | </sect3>
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158 |
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159 | <sect3>
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160 | <title>losetup</title>
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161 |
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162 | <para>
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163 | losetup sets up and controls loop devices.
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164 | </para>
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165 |
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166 | </sect3>
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167 |
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168 | <sect3>
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169 | <title>mkfs</title>
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170 |
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171 | <para>
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172 | mkfs builds a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a harddisk
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173 | partition.
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174 | </para>
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175 |
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176 | </sect3>
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177 |
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178 | <sect3>
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179 | <title>mkfs.bfs</title>
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180 |
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181 | <para>
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182 | mkfs.bfs creates a SCO bfs file system on a device, usually a harddisk
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183 | partition.
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184 | </para>
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185 |
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186 | </sect3>
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187 |
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188 | <sect3>
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189 | <title>mkfs.minix</title>
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190 |
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191 | <para>
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192 | mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX filesystem on a device, usually a
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193 | harddisk partition.
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194 | </para>
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195 |
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196 | </sect3>
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197 |
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198 | <sect3>
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199 | <title>mkswap</title>
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200 |
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201 | <para>
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202 | mkswap sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file.
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203 | </para>
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204 |
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205 | </sect3>
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206 |
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207 | <sect3>
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208 | <title>sfdisk</title>
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209 |
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210 | <para>
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211 | sfdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.
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212 | </para>
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213 |
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214 | </sect3>
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215 |
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216 | <sect3>
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217 | <title>swapoff</title>
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218 |
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219 | <para>
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220 | swapoff disables devices and files for paging an swapping.
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221 | </para>
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222 |
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223 | </sect3>
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224 |
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225 | <sect3>
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226 | <title>swapon</title>
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227 |
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228 | <para>
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229 | swapon enables devices and files for paging and swapping.
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230 | </para>
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231 |
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232 | </sect3>
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233 |
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234 | <sect3>
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235 | <title>cal</title>
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236 |
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237 | <para>
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238 | cal displays a simple calender.
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239 | </para>
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240 |
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241 | </sect3>
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242 |
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243 | <sect3>
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244 | <title>chkdupexe</title>
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245 |
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246 | <para>
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247 | chkdupexe finds duplicate executables.
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248 | </para>
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249 |
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250 | </sect3>
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251 |
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252 | <sect3>
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253 | <title>col</title>
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254 |
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255 | <para>
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256 | col filters reverse line feeds from input.
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257 | </para>
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258 |
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259 | </sect3>
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260 |
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261 | <sect3>
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262 | <title>colcrt</title>
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263 |
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264 | <para>
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265 | colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing.
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266 | </para>
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267 |
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268 | </sect3>
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269 |
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270 | <sect3>
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271 | <title>colrm</title>
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272 |
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273 | <para>
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274 | colrm removes columns from a file.
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275 | </para>
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276 |
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277 | </sect3>
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278 |
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279 | <sect3>
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280 | <title>column</title>
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281 |
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282 | <para>
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283 | column columnates lists.
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284 | </para>
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285 |
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286 | </sect3>
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287 |
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288 | <sect3>
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289 | <title>cytune</title>
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290 |
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291 | <para>
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292 | cytune queries and modifies the interruption threshold for the Cyclades
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293 | driver.
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294 | </para>
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295 |
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296 | </sect3>
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297 |
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298 | <sect3>
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299 | <title>ddate</title>
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300 |
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301 | <para>
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302 | ddate converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates.
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303 | </para>
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304 |
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305 | </sect3>
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306 |
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307 | <sect3>
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308 | <title>fdformat</title>
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309 |
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310 | <para>
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311 | fdformat low-level formats a floppy disk.
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312 | </para>
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313 |
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314 | </sect3>
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315 |
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316 | <sect3>
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317 | <title>getopt</title>
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318 |
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319 | <para>
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320 | getops parses command options the same way as the getopt C command.
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321 | </para>
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322 |
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323 | </sect3>
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324 |
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325 | <sect3>
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326 | <title>hexdump</title>
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327 |
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328 | <para>
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329 | hexdump displays specified files, or standard input, in a user specified
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330 | format (ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal).
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331 | </para>
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332 |
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333 | </sect3>
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334 |
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335 | <sect3>
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336 | <title>ipcrm</title>
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337 |
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338 | <para>
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339 | ipcrm removes a specified resource.
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340 | </para>
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341 |
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342 | </sect3>
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343 |
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344 | <sect3>
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345 | <title>ipcs</title>
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346 |
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347 | <para>
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348 | ipcs provides information on IPC facilities.
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349 | </para>
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350 |
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351 | </sect3>
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352 |
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353 | <sect3>
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354 | <title>logger</title>
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355 |
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356 | <para>
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357 | logger makes entries in the system log.
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358 | </para>
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359 |
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360 | </sect3>
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361 |
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362 | <sect3>
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363 | <title>look</title>
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364 |
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365 | <para>
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366 | look displays lines beginning with a given string.
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367 | </para>
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368 |
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369 | </sect3>
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370 |
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371 | <sect3>
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372 | <title>mcookie</title>
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373 |
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374 | <para>
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375 | mcookie generates magic cookies for xauth.
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376 | </para>
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377 |
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378 | </sect3>
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379 |
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380 | <sect3>
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381 | <title>namei</title>
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382 |
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383 | <para>
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384 | namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found.
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385 | </para>
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386 |
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387 | </sect3>
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388 |
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389 | <sect3>
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390 | <title>rename</title>
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391 |
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392 | <para>
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393 | rename renames files.
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394 | </para>
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395 |
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396 | </sect3>
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397 |
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398 | <sect3>
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399 | <title>renice</title>
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400 |
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401 | <para>
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402 | renice alters priority of running processes.
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403 | </para>
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404 |
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405 | </sect3>
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406 |
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407 | <sect3>
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408 | <title>rev</title>
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409 |
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410 | <para>
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411 | rev reverses lines of a file.
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412 | </para>
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413 |
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414 | </sect3>
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415 |
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416 | <sect3>
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417 | <title>script</title>
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418 |
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419 | <para>
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420 | script makes typescript of terminal session.
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421 | </para>
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422 |
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423 | </sect3>
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424 |
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425 | <sect3>
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426 | <title>setfdprm</title>
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427 |
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428 | <para>
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429 | setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters.
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430 | </para>
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431 |
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432 | </sect3>
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433 |
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434 | <sect3>
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435 | <title>setsid</title>
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436 |
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437 | <para>
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438 | setsid runs programs in a new session.
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439 | </para>
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440 |
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441 | </sect3>
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442 |
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443 | <sect3>
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444 | <title>setterm</title>
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445 |
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446 | <para>
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447 | setterm sets terminal attributes.
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448 | </para>
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449 |
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450 | </sect3>
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451 |
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452 | <sect3>
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453 | <title>ul</title>
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454 |
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455 | <para>
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456 | ul reads a file and translates occurrences of underscores to the sequence
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457 | which indicates underlining for the terminal in use.
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458 | </para>
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459 |
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460 | </sect3>
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461 |
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462 | <sect3>
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463 | <title>whereis</title>
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464 |
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465 | <para>
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466 | whereis locates a binary, source and manual page for a command.
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467 | </para>
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468 |
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469 | </sect3>
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470 |
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471 | <sect3>
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472 | <title>write</title>
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473 |
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474 | <para>
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475 | write sends a message to another user.
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476 | </para>
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477 |
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478 | </sect3>
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479 |
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480 | <sect3>
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481 | <title>ramsize</title>
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482 |
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483 | <para>
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484 | ramsize queries and sets RAM disk size.
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485 | </para>
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486 |
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487 | </sect3>
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488 |
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489 | <sect3>
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490 | <title>rdev</title>
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491 |
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492 | <para>
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493 | rdev queries and sets image root device, swap device, RAM disk size, or
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494 | video mode.
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495 | </para>
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496 |
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497 | </sect3>
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498 |
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499 | <sect3>
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500 | <title>readprofile</title>
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501 |
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502 | <para>
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503 | readprofile reads kernel profiling information.
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504 | </para>
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505 |
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506 | </sect3>
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507 |
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508 | <sect3>
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509 | <title>rootflags</title>
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510 |
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511 | <para>
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512 | rootflags queries and sets extra information used when mounting root.
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513 | </para>
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514 |
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515 | </sect3>
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516 |
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517 | <sect3>
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518 | <title>swapdev</title>
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519 |
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520 | <para>
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521 | swapdev queries and sets swap device.
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522 | </para>
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523 |
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524 | </sect3>
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525 |
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526 | <sect3>
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527 | <title>tunelp</title>
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528 |
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529 | <para>
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530 | tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device.
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531 | </para>
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532 |
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533 | </sect3>
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534 |
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535 | <sect3>
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536 | <title>vidmode</title>
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537 |
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538 | <para>
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539 | vidmode queries and sets the video mode.
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540 | </para>
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541 |
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542 | </sect3>
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543 |
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544 | </sect2>
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545 |
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