1 | <sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2>
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3 | <sect2><title>Descriptions</title>
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4 |
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5 | <para>(Last checked against version &util-linux-contversion;.)</para>
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6 |
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7 | <sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title>
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8 |
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9 | <para><command>agetty</command> opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
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10 | and then invokes the login program.</para>
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11 |
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12 | <para><command>arch</command> reports the machine's architecture.</para>
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13 |
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14 | <para><command>blockdev</command> allows you to call block device ioctls
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15 | from the command line.</para>
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16 |
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17 | <para><command>cal</command> displays a simple calender.</para>
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18 |
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19 | <para><command>cfdisk</command> is used to manipulate the partition table
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20 | of the given device.</para>
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21 |
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22 | <para><command>chkdupexe</command> finds duplicate executables.</para>
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23 |
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24 | <para><command>col</command> filters out reverse line feeds.</para>
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25 |
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26 | <para><command>colcrt</command> is used to filter nroff output for terminals
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27 | that lack some capabilities such as overstriking and half-lines.</para>
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28 |
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29 | <para><command>colrm</command> filters out the given columns.</para>
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30 |
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31 | <para><command>column</command> formats a given file into multiple
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32 | columns.</para>
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33 |
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34 | <para><command>ctrlaltdel</command> sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del
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35 | key combination, to a hard or a soft reset.</para>
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36 |
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37 | <para><command>cytune</command> was used to tune the parameters of the
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38 | serial line drivers for Cyclades cards.</para>
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39 |
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40 | <para><command>ddate</command> gives the Discordian date, or converts the
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41 | given Gregorian date to a Discordian one.</para>
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42 |
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43 | <para><command>dmesg</command> dumps the kernel boot messages.</para>
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44 |
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45 | <para><command>elvtune</command> can be used to tune the performance
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46 | and interactiveness of a block device.</para>
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47 |
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48 | <para><command>fdformat</command> low-level formats a floppy disk.</para>
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49 |
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50 | <para><command>fdisk</command> could be used to manipulate the partition
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51 | table of the given device.</para>
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52 |
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53 | <para><command>fsck.cramfs</command>...</para>
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54 |
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55 | <para><command>fsck.minix</command> performs a consistency check on the
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56 | Minix filesystem on the given device.</para>
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57 |
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58 | <para><command>getopt</command> parses options in the given command line.</para>
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59 |
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60 | <para><command>hexdump</command> dumps the given file in hexadecimal, or
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61 | in another given format.</para>
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62 |
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63 | <para><command>hwclock</command> is used to read or set the system's
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64 | hardware clock (also called the RTC or BIOS clock).</para>
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65 |
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66 | <para><command>ipcrm</command> removes the given IPC resource.</para>
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67 |
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68 | <para><command>ipcs</command> provides IPC status information.</para>
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69 |
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70 | <para><command>isosize</command> reports the size of an iso9660
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71 | filesystem.</para>
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72 |
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73 | <para><command>line</command> copies a single line.</para>
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74 |
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75 | <para><command>logger</command> enters the given message into the system
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76 | log.</para>
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77 |
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78 | <para><command>look</command> displays lines that begin with the given
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79 | string.</para>
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80 |
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81 | <para><command>losetup</command> is used to set up and control loop devices.</para>
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82 |
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83 | <para><command>mcookie</command> generates magic cookies, 128-bit random
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84 | hexadecimal numbers, for xauth.</para>
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85 |
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86 | <para><command>mkfs</command> is used to build a filesystem on a device
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87 | (usually a harddisk partition).</para>
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88 |
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89 | <para><command>mkfs.bfs</command> creates an SCO bfs filesystem.</para>
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90 |
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91 | <para><command>mkfs.cramfs</command>...</para>
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92 |
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93 | <para><command>mkfs.minix</command> creates a Minix filesystem.</para>
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94 |
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95 | <para><command>mkswap</command> initializes the given device or file to be
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96 | used as a swap area.</para>
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97 |
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98 | <para><command>more</command> is a filter for paging through text one
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99 | screenful at a time. But less is much better.</para>
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100 |
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101 | <para><command>mount</command> attaches the filesystem on the given device
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102 | to the given directory in the system's file tree.</para>
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103 |
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104 | <para><command>namei</command> shows the symbolic links in the given
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105 | pathnames.</para>
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106 |
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107 | <para><command>pg</command>...</para>
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108 |
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109 | <para><command>pivot_root</command> makes the given filesystem the new
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110 | root filesystem of the current process.</para>
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111 |
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112 | <para><command>ramsize</command> could be used to set the size of the
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113 | RAM disk in a bootable image.</para>
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114 |
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115 | <para><command>rdev</command> could be used to query and set the root
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116 | device and other things in a bootable image.</para>
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117 |
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118 | <para><command>readprofile</command> reads kernel profiling information.</para>
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119 |
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120 | <para><command>rename</command> renames the given files, replacing a given
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121 | string with another.</para>
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122 |
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123 | <para><command>renice</command> is used to alter the priority of running
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124 | processes.</para>
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125 |
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126 | <para><command>rev</command> reverses the lines of a given file.</para>
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127 |
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128 | <para><command>rootflags</command> could be used to set the rootflags
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129 | in a bootable image.</para>
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130 |
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131 | <para><command>script</command> makes a typescript of a terminal
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132 | session, of everything printed to the terminal.</para>
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133 |
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134 | <para><command>setfdprm</command> sets user-provided floppy disk
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135 | parameters.</para>
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136 |
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137 | <para><command>setsid</command> runs the given program in a new session.</para>
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138 |
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139 | <para><command>setterm</command> is used to set terminal attributes.</para>
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140 |
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141 | <para><command>sfdisk</command> is a disk partition table manipulator.</para>
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142 |
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143 | <para><command>swapdev</command> could be used to set the swap device
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144 | in a bootable image.</para>
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145 |
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146 | <para><command>swapoff</command> disables devices and files for paging
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147 | and swapping.</para>
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148 |
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149 | <para><command>swapon</command> enables devices and files for paging
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150 | and swapping.</para>
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151 |
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152 | <para><command>tunelp</command> is used to tune the parameters of the
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153 | line printer.</para>
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154 |
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155 | <para><command>ul</command> is a filter for translating underscores into
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156 | escape sequences indicating underlining for the terminal in use.</para>
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157 |
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158 | <para><command>umount</command> disconnects a filesystem from the
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159 | system's file tree.</para>
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160 |
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161 | <para><command>vidmode</command> could be used to set the video mode
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162 | in a bootable image.</para>
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163 |
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164 | <para><command>whereis</command> reports the location of binary, the
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165 | source, and the manual page for the given command.</para>
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166 |
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167 | <para><command>write</command> sends a message to the given user. That is,
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168 | if that user has not disabled such messages.</para>
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170 | </sect3>
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171 |
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172 | </sect2>
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173 |
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