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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 | ]>
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7 |
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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-inetutils" role="wrap">
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="inetutils.html"?>
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10 |
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11 | <title>Inetutils-&inetutils-version;</title>
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12 |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils">
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Inetutils">Inetutils</primary>
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15 | </indexterm>
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16 |
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17 | <sect2 role="package">
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18 | <title/>
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19 |
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20 | <para>The Inetutils package contains programs for basic networking.</para>
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21 |
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22 | <segmentedlist>
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23 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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24 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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25 |
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26 | <seglistitem>
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27 | <seg>&inetutils-ch6-sbu;</seg>
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28 | <seg>&inetutils-ch6-du;</seg>
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29 | </seglistitem>
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30 | </segmentedlist>
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31 |
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32 | </sect2>
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33 |
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34 | <sect2 role="installation">
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35 | <title>Installation of Inetutils</title>
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36 |
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37 | <para>All programs that come with Inetutils will not be installed.
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38 | However, the Inetutils build system will insist on installing all the
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39 | man pages anyway. The following patch will correct this
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40 | situation:</para>
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41 |
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42 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&inetutils-man_pages-patch;</userinput></screen>
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43 |
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44 | <para>Prepare Inetutils for compilation:</para>
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45 |
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46 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin \
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47 | --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \
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48 | --disable-ifconfig --disable-logger --disable-syslogd \
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49 | --disable-whois --disable-servers</userinput></screen>
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50 |
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51 | <variablelist>
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52 | <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
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53 |
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54 | <varlistentry>
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55 | <term><parameter>--disable-ifconfig</parameter></term>
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56 | <listitem>
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57 | <para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the
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58 | <command>ifconfig</command>, which can be used to configure network
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59 | interfaces. LFS uses <command>ip</command> from IPRoute2 to perform
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60 | this task.</para>
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61 | </listitem>
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62 | </varlistentry>
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63 |
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64 | <varlistentry>
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65 | <term><parameter>--disable-logger</parameter></term>
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66 | <listitem>
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67 | <para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the
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68 | <command>logger</command> program, which is used by scripts to
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69 | pass messages to the System Log Daemon. Do not install it because
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70 | Util-linux installs a better version later.</para>
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71 | </listitem>
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72 | </varlistentry>
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73 |
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74 | <varlistentry>
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75 | <term><parameter>--disable-syslogd</parameter></term>
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76 | <listitem>
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77 | <para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the System Log
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78 | Daemon, which is installed with the Sysklogd package.</para>
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79 | </listitem>
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80 | </varlistentry>
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81 |
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82 | <varlistentry>
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83 | <term><parameter>--disable-whois</parameter></term>
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84 | <listitem>
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85 | <para>This option disables the building of the Inetutils
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86 | <command>whois</command> client, which is out of date. Instructions for
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87 | a better <command>whois</command> client are in the BLFS book.</para>
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88 | </listitem>
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89 | </varlistentry>
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90 |
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91 | <varlistentry>
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92 | <term><parameter>--disable-servers</parameter></term>
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93 | <listitem>
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94 | <para>This disables the installation of the various network servers
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95 | included as part of the Inetutils package. These servers are deemed not
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96 | appropriate in a basic LFS system. Some are insecure by nature and are
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97 | only considered safe on trusted networks. More information can be found
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98 | at <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/svn/basicnet/inetutils.html"/>. Note that
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99 | better replacements are available for many of these servers.</para>
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100 | </listitem>
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101 | </varlistentry>
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102 |
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103 | </variablelist>
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104 |
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105 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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106 |
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107 | <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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108 |
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109 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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110 |
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111 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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112 |
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113 | <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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114 |
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115 | <para>Move the <command>ping</command> program to its FHS-compliant
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116 | place:</para>
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117 |
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118 | <screen><userinput>mv -v /usr/bin/ping /bin</userinput></screen>
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119 |
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120 | </sect2>
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121 |
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122 | <sect2 id="contents-inetutils" role="content">
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123 | <title>Contents of Inetutils</title>
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124 |
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125 | <segmentedlist>
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126 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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127 |
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128 | <seglistitem>
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129 | <seg>ftp, ping, ping6, rcp, rlogin, rsh, talk, telnet, and tftp</seg>
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130 | </seglistitem>
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131 | </segmentedlist>
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132 |
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133 | <variablelist>
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134 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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135 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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136 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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137 |
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138 | <varlistentry id="ftp">
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139 | <term><command>ftp</command></term>
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140 | <listitem>
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141 | <para>Is the file transfer protocol program</para>
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142 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ftp">
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143 | <primary sortas="b-ftp">ftp</primary>
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144 | </indexterm>
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145 | </listitem>
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146 | </varlistentry>
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147 |
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148 | <varlistentry id="ping">
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149 | <term><command>ping</command></term>
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150 | <listitem>
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151 | <para>Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies
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152 | take</para>
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153 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping">
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154 | <primary sortas="b-ping">ping</primary>
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155 | </indexterm>
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156 | </listitem>
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157 | </varlistentry>
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158 |
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159 | <varlistentry id="ping6">
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160 | <term><command>ping6</command></term>
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161 | <listitem>
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162 | <para>A version of <command>ping</command> for IPv6 networks</para>
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163 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping6">
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164 | <primary sortas="b-ping6">ping6</primary>
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165 | </indexterm>
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166 | </listitem>
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167 | </varlistentry>
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168 |
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169 | <varlistentry id="rcp">
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170 | <term><command>rcp</command></term>
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171 | <listitem>
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172 | <para>Performs remote file copy</para>
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173 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rcp">
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174 | <primary sortas="b-rcp">rcp</primary>
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175 | </indexterm>
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176 | </listitem>
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177 | </varlistentry>
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178 |
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179 | <varlistentry id="rlogin">
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180 | <term><command>rlogin</command></term>
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181 | <listitem>
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182 | <para>Performs remote login</para>
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183 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rlogin">
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184 | <primary sortas="b-rlogin">rlogin</primary>
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185 | </indexterm>
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186 | </listitem>
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187 | </varlistentry>
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188 |
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189 | <varlistentry id="rsh">
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190 | <term><command>rsh</command></term>
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191 | <listitem>
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192 | <para>Runs a remote shell</para>
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193 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rsh">
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194 | <primary sortas="b-rsh">rsh</primary>
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195 | </indexterm>
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196 | </listitem>
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197 | </varlistentry>
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198 |
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199 | <varlistentry id="talk">
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200 | <term><command>talk</command></term>
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201 | <listitem>
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202 | <para>Is used to chat with another user</para>
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203 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils talk">
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204 | <primary sortas="b-talk">talk</primary>
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205 | </indexterm>
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206 | </listitem>
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207 | </varlistentry>
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208 |
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209 | <varlistentry id="telnet">
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210 | <term><command>telnet</command></term>
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211 | <listitem>
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212 | <para>An interface to the TELNET protocol</para>
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213 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils telnet">
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214 | <primary sortas="b-telnet">telnet</primary>
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215 | </indexterm>
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216 | </listitem>
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217 | </varlistentry>
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218 |
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219 | <varlistentry id="tftp">
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220 | <term><command>tftp</command></term>
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221 | <listitem>
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222 | <para>A trivial file transfer program</para>
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223 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils tftp">
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224 | <primary sortas="b-tftp">tftp</primary>
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225 | </indexterm>
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226 | </listitem>
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227 | </varlistentry>
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228 |
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229 | </variablelist>
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230 |
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231 | </sect2>
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232 |
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233 | </sect1>
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