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| 7 |
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| 8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux-ng" role="wrap">
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| 9 | <?dbhtml filename="util-linux-ng.html"?>
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| 10 |
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| 11 | <sect1info condition="script">
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| 12 | <productname>util-linux-ng</productname>
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| 13 | <productnumber>&util-linux-ng-version;</productnumber>
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| 14 | <address>&util-linux-ng-url;</address>
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| 15 | </sect1info>
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| 16 |
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| 17 | <title>Util-linux-ng-&util-linux-ng-version;</title>
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| 18 |
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| 19 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng">
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| 20 | <primary sortas="a-Util-linux-ng">Util-linux-ng</primary>
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| 21 | </indexterm>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 24 | <title/>
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| 25 |
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| 26 | <para>The Util-linux-ng package contains miscellaneous utility programs.
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| 27 | Among them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions,
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| 28 | and messages.</para>
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| 29 |
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| 30 | <segmentedlist>
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| 31 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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| 32 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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| 33 |
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| 34 | <seglistitem>
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| 35 | <seg>&util-linux-ng-ch6-sbu;</seg>
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| 36 | <seg>&util-linux-ng-ch6-du;</seg>
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| 37 | </seglistitem>
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| 38 | </segmentedlist>
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| 39 |
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| 40 | </sect2>
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| 41 |
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| 42 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 43 | <title>FHS compliance notes</title>
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| 44 |
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| 45 | <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
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| 46 | class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
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| 47 | usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
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| 48 | location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the
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| 49 | <command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the
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| 50 | following:</para>
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| 51 |
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| 52 | <screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -e 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \
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| 53 | -i $(grep -rl '/etc/adjtime' .)
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| 54 | mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
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| 55 |
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| 56 | </sect2>
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| 57 |
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| 58 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 59 | <title>Installation of Util-linux-ng</title>
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| 60 |
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| 61 | <screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --enable-arch --enable-partx --enable-write</userinput></screen>
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| 62 |
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| 63 | <variablelist>
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| 64 | <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
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| 65 |
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| 66 | <varlistentry>
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| 67 | <term><parameter>--enable-arch</parameter></term>
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| 68 | <listitem>
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| 69 | <para>Enables building the <command>arch</command> program</para>
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| 70 | </listitem>
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| 71 | </varlistentry>
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| 72 | <varlistentry>
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| 73 | <term><parameter>--enable-partx</parameter></term>
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| 74 | <listitem>
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| 75 | <para>Enables building the <command>addpart</command>,
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| 76 | <command>delpart</command> and <command>partx</command>
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| 77 | programs</para>
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| 78 | </listitem>
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| 79 | </varlistentry>
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| 80 | <varlistentry>
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| 81 | <term><parameter>--enable-write</parameter></term>
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| 82 | <listitem>
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| 83 | <para>Enables building the <command>write</command> program</para>
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| 84 | </listitem>
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| 85 | </varlistentry>
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| 86 |
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| 87 | </variablelist>
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| 88 |
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| 89 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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| 90 |
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| 91 | <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
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| 92 |
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| 93 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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| 94 |
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| 95 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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| 96 |
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| 97 | <screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
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| 98 |
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| 99 | </sect2>
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| 100 |
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| 101 | <sect2 id="contents-utillinux" role="content">
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| 102 | <title>Contents of Util-linux-ng</title>
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| 103 |
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| 104 | <segmentedlist>
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| 105 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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| 106 | <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
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| 107 |
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| 108 | <seglistitem>
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| 109 | <seg>addpart, agetty, arch, blkid, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe,
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| 110 | chrt, col, colcrt, colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, delpart,
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| 111 | dmesg, fdformat, fdisk, findfs, flock, fsck, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix,
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| 112 | getopt, hexdump, hwclock, i386, ionice, ipcmk, ipcrm, ipcs, isosize,
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| 113 | ldattach, line, linux32, linux64, logger, look, losetup, lscpu,
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| 114 | mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount,
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| 115 | namei, partx, pg, pivot_root, readprofile, rename, renice, rev,
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| 116 | rtcwake, script, scriptreplay, setarch, setsid, setterm, sfdisk,
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| 117 | swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, switch_root, tailf, taskset, tunelp,
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| 118 | ul, umount, uuidd, uuidgen, wall, whereis, and write</seg>
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| 119 | <seg>libblkid.{a,so}, libuuid.{a,so}</seg>
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| 120 | </seglistitem>
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| 121 | </segmentedlist>
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| 122 |
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| 123 | <variablelist>
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| 124 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 125 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 126 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 127 |
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| 128 | <varlistentry id="addpart">
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| 129 | <term><command>addpart</command></term>
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| 130 | <listitem>
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| 131 | <para>Informs the Linux kernel of new partitions</para>
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| 132 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng addpart">
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| 133 | <primary sortas="b-addpart">addpart</primary>
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| 134 | </indexterm>
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| 135 | </listitem>
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| 136 | </varlistentry>
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| 137 |
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| 138 | <varlistentry id="agetty">
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| 139 | <term><command>agetty</command></term>
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| 140 | <listitem>
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| 141 | <para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
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| 142 | and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para>
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| 143 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng agetty">
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| 144 | <primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary>
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| 145 | </indexterm>
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| 146 | </listitem>
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| 147 | </varlistentry>
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| 148 |
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| 149 | <varlistentry id="arch">
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| 150 | <term><command>arch</command></term>
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| 151 | <listitem>
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| 152 | <para>Reports the machine's architecture</para>
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| 153 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng arch">
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| 154 | <primary sortas="b-arch">arch</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="blkid">
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| 160 | <term><command>blkid</command></term>
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| 161 | <listitem>
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| 162 | <para>A command line utility to locate and print block device
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| 163 | attributes</para>
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| 164 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng blkid">
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| 165 | <primary sortas="b-blkid">blkid</primary>
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| 166 | </indexterm>
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| 167 | </listitem>
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| 168 | </varlistentry>
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| 169 |
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| 170 | <varlistentry id="blockdev">
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| 171 | <term><command>blockdev</command></term>
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| 172 | <listitem>
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| 173 | <para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command
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| 174 | line</para>
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| 175 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng blockdev">
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| 176 | <primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary>
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| 177 | </indexterm>
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| 178 | </listitem>
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| 179 | </varlistentry>
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| 180 |
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| 181 | <varlistentry id="cal">
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| 182 | <term><command>cal</command></term>
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| 183 | <listitem>
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| 184 | <para>Displays a simple calendar</para>
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| 185 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng cal">
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| 186 | <primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary>
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| 187 | </indexterm>
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| 188 | </listitem>
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| 189 | </varlistentry>
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| 190 |
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| 191 | <varlistentry id="cfdisk">
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| 192 | <term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
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| 193 | <listitem>
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| 194 | <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
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| 195 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng cfdisk">
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| 196 | <primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary>
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| 197 | </indexterm>
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| 198 | </listitem>
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| 199 | </varlistentry>
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| 200 |
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| 201 | <varlistentry id="chkdupexe">
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| 202 | <term><command>chkdupexe</command></term>
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| 203 | <listitem>
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| 204 | <para>Finds duplicate executables</para>
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| 205 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng chkdupexe">
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| 206 | <primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary>
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| 207 | </indexterm>
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| 208 | </listitem>
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| 209 | </varlistentry>
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| 210 |
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| 211 | <varlistentry id="chrt">
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| 212 | <term><command>chrt</command></term>
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| 213 | <listitem>
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| 214 | <para>Manipulates real-time attributes of a process</para>
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| 215 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng chrt">
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| 216 | <primary sortas="b-chrt">chrt</primary>
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| 217 | </indexterm>
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| 218 | </listitem>
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| 219 | </varlistentry>
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| 220 |
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| 221 | <varlistentry id="col">
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| 222 | <term><command>col</command></term>
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| 223 | <listitem>
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| 224 | <para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para>
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| 225 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng col">
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| 226 | <primary sortas="b-col">col</primary>
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| 227 | </indexterm>
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| 228 | </listitem>
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| 229 | </varlistentry>
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| 230 |
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| 231 | <varlistentry id="colcrt">
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| 232 | <term><command>colcrt</command></term>
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| 233 | <listitem>
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| 234 | <para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
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| 235 | that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para>
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| 236 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng colcrt">
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| 237 | <primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary>
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| 238 | </indexterm>
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| 239 | </listitem>
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| 240 | </varlistentry>
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| 241 |
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| 242 | <varlistentry id="colrm">
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| 243 | <term><command>colrm</command></term>
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| 244 | <listitem>
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| 245 | <para>Filters out the given columns</para>
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| 246 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng colrm">
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| 247 | <primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary>
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| 248 | </indexterm>
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| 249 | </listitem>
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| 250 | </varlistentry>
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| 251 |
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| 252 | <varlistentry id="column">
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| 253 | <term><command>column</command></term>
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| 254 | <listitem>
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| 255 | <para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para>
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| 256 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng column">
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| 257 | <primary sortas="b-column">column</primary>
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| 258 | </indexterm>
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| 259 | </listitem>
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| 260 | </varlistentry>
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| 261 |
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| 262 | <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel">
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| 263 | <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term>
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| 264 | <listitem>
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| 265 | <para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a
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| 266 | hard or a soft reset</para>
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| 267 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ctrlaltdel">
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| 268 | <primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary>
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| 269 | </indexterm>
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| 270 | </listitem>
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| 271 | </varlistentry>
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| 272 |
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| 273 | <varlistentry id="cytune">
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| 274 | <term><command>cytune</command></term>
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| 275 | <listitem>
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| 276 | <para>Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for
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| 277 | Cyclades cards</para>
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| 278 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng cytune">
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| 279 | <primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary>
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| 280 | </indexterm>
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| 281 | </listitem>
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| 282 | </varlistentry>
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| 283 |
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| 284 | <varlistentry id="ddate">
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| 285 | <term><command>ddate</command></term>
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| 286 | <listitem>
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| 287 | <para>Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date
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| 288 | to a Discordian one</para>
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| 289 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ddate">
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| 290 | <primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary>
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| 291 | </indexterm>
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| 292 | </listitem>
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| 293 | </varlistentry>
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| 294 |
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| 295 | <varlistentry id="delpart">
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| 296 | <term><command>delpart</command></term>
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| 297 | <listitem>
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| 298 | <para>Asks the Linux kernel to remove a partition</para>
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| 299 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng delpart">
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| 300 | <primary sortas="b-delpart">delpart</primary>
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| 301 | </indexterm>
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| 302 | </listitem>
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| 303 | </varlistentry>
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| 304 |
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| 305 | <varlistentry id="dmesg">
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| 306 | <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
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| 307 | <listitem>
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| 308 | <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
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| 309 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng dmesg">
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| 310 | <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary>
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| 311 | </indexterm>
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| 312 | </listitem>
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| 313 | </varlistentry>
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| 314 |
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| 315 | <varlistentry id="fdformat">
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| 316 | <term><command>fdformat</command></term>
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| 317 | <listitem>
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| 318 | <para>Low-level formats a floppy disk</para>
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| 319 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fdformat">
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| 320 | <primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary>
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| 321 | </indexterm>
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| 322 | </listitem>
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| 323 | </varlistentry>
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| 324 |
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| 325 | <varlistentry id="fdisk">
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| 326 | <term><command>fdisk</command></term>
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| 327 | <listitem>
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| 328 | <para>Manipulates the paritition table of the given device</para>
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| 329 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fdisk">
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| 330 | <primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary>
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| 331 | </indexterm>
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| 332 | </listitem>
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| 333 | </varlistentry>
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| 334 |
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| 335 | <varlistentry id="findfs">
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| 336 | <term><command>findfs</command></term>
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| 337 | <listitem>
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| 338 | <para>Finds a file system by label or Universally Unique Identifier
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| 339 | (UUID)</para>
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| 340 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng findfs">
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| 341 | <primary sortas="b-findfs">findfs</primary>
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| 342 | </indexterm>
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| 343 | </listitem>
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| 344 | </varlistentry>
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| 345 |
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| 346 | <varlistentry id="flock">
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| 347 | <term><command>flock</command></term>
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| 348 | <listitem>
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| 349 | <para>Acquires a file lock and then executes a command with the lock
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| 350 | held</para>
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| 351 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng flock">
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| 352 | <primary sortas="b-flock">flock</primary>
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| 353 | </indexterm>
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| 354 | </listitem>
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| 355 | </varlistentry>
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| 356 |
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| 357 | <varlistentry id="fsck">
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| 358 | <term><command>fsck</command></term>
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| 359 | <listitem>
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| 360 | <para>Is used to check, and optionally repair, file systems</para>
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| 361 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fsck">
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| 362 | <primary sortas="b-fsck">fsck</primary>
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| 363 | </indexterm>
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| 364 | </listitem>
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| 365 | </varlistentry>
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| 366 |
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| 367 | <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs">
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| 368 | <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term>
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| 369 | <listitem>
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| 370 | <para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the
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| 371 | given device</para>
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| 372 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fsck.cramfs">
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| 373 | <primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary>
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| 374 | </indexterm>
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| 375 | </listitem>
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| 376 | </varlistentry>
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| 377 |
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| 378 | <varlistentry id="fsck.minix">
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| 379 | <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term>
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| 380 | <listitem>
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| 381 | <para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the
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| 382 | given device</para>
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| 383 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fsck.minix">
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| 384 | <primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary>
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| 385 | </indexterm>
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| 386 | </listitem>
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| 387 | </varlistentry>
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| 388 |
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| 389 | <varlistentry id="getopt">
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| 390 | <term><command>getopt</command></term>
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| 391 | <listitem>
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| 392 | <para>Parses options in the given command line</para>
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| 393 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng getopt">
|
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| 394 | <primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary>
|
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| 395 | </indexterm>
|
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| 396 | </listitem>
|
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| 397 | </varlistentry>
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| 398 |
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| 399 | <varlistentry id="hexdump">
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| 400 | <term><command>hexdump</command></term>
|
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| 401 | <listitem>
|
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| 402 | <para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given
|
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| 403 | format</para>
|
|---|
| 404 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng hexdump">
|
|---|
| 405 | <primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary>
|
|---|
| 406 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 407 | </listitem>
|
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| 408 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 409 |
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| 410 | <varlistentry id="hwclock">
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| 411 | <term><command>hwclock</command></term>
|
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| 412 | <listitem>
|
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| 413 | <para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called
|
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| 414 | the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
|
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| 415 | clock</para>
|
|---|
| 416 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng hwclock">
|
|---|
| 417 | <primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary>
|
|---|
| 418 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 419 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 420 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 421 |
|
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| 422 | <varlistentry id="i386">
|
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| 423 | <term><command>i386</command></term>
|
|---|
| 424 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 425 | <para>A symbolic link to setarch</para>
|
|---|
| 426 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng i386">
|
|---|
| 427 | <primary sortas="b-i386">i386</primary>
|
|---|
| 428 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 429 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 430 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 431 |
|
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| 432 | <varlistentry id="ionice">
|
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| 433 | <term><command>ionice</command></term>
|
|---|
| 434 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 435 | <para>Gets or sets the io scheduling class and priority for a program</para>
|
|---|
| 436 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ionice">
|
|---|
| 437 | <primary sortas="b-ionice">ionice</primary>
|
|---|
| 438 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 439 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 440 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 441 |
|
|---|
| 442 | <varlistentry id="ipcmk">
|
|---|
| 443 | <term><command>ipcmk</command></term>
|
|---|
| 444 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 445 | <para>Creates various IPC resources</para>
|
|---|
| 446 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ipcmk">
|
|---|
| 447 | <primary sortas="b-ipcmk">ipcmk</primary>
|
|---|
| 448 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 449 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 450 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 451 |
|
|---|
| 452 | <varlistentry id="ipcrm">
|
|---|
| 453 | <term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
|
|---|
| 454 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 455 | <para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para>
|
|---|
| 456 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ipcrm">
|
|---|
| 457 | <primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary>
|
|---|
| 458 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 459 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 460 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 461 |
|
|---|
| 462 | <varlistentry id="ipcs">
|
|---|
| 463 | <term><command>ipcs</command></term>
|
|---|
| 464 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 465 | <para>Provides IPC status information</para>
|
|---|
| 466 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ipcs">
|
|---|
| 467 | <primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary>
|
|---|
| 468 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 469 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 470 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 471 |
|
|---|
| 472 | <varlistentry id="isosize">
|
|---|
| 473 | <term><command>isosize</command></term>
|
|---|
| 474 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 475 | <para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para>
|
|---|
| 476 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng isosize">
|
|---|
| 477 | <primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary>
|
|---|
| 478 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 479 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 480 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 481 |
|
|---|
| 482 | <varlistentry id="ldattach">
|
|---|
| 483 | <term><command>ldattach</command></term>
|
|---|
| 484 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 485 | <para>Attaches a line discipline to a serial line</para>
|
|---|
| 486 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ldattach">
|
|---|
| 487 | <primary sortas="b-ldattach">ldattach</primary>
|
|---|
| 488 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 489 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 490 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 491 |
|
|---|
| 492 | <varlistentry id="line">
|
|---|
| 493 | <term><command>line</command></term>
|
|---|
| 494 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 495 | <para>Copies a single line</para>
|
|---|
| 496 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng line">
|
|---|
| 497 | <primary sortas="b-line">line</primary>
|
|---|
| 498 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 499 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 500 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 501 |
|
|---|
| 502 | <varlistentry id="linux32">
|
|---|
| 503 | <term><command>linux32</command></term>
|
|---|
| 504 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 505 | <para>A symbolic link to setarch</para>
|
|---|
| 506 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng linux32">
|
|---|
| 507 | <primary sortas="b-linux32">linux32</primary>
|
|---|
| 508 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 509 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 510 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 511 |
|
|---|
| 512 | <varlistentry id="linux64">
|
|---|
| 513 | <term><command>linux64</command></term>
|
|---|
| 514 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 515 | <para>A symbolic link to setarch</para>
|
|---|
| 516 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng linux64">
|
|---|
| 517 | <primary sortas="b-linux64">linux64</primary>
|
|---|
| 518 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 519 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 520 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 521 |
|
|---|
| 522 | <varlistentry id="logger">
|
|---|
| 523 | <term><command>logger</command></term>
|
|---|
| 524 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 525 | <para>Enters the given message into the system log</para>
|
|---|
| 526 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng logger">
|
|---|
| 527 | <primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary>
|
|---|
| 528 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 529 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 530 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 531 |
|
|---|
| 532 | <varlistentry id="look">
|
|---|
| 533 | <term><command>look</command></term>
|
|---|
| 534 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 535 | <para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para>
|
|---|
| 536 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng look">
|
|---|
| 537 | <primary sortas="b-look">look</primary>
|
|---|
| 538 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 539 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 540 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 541 |
|
|---|
| 542 | <varlistentry id="losetup">
|
|---|
| 543 | <term><command>losetup</command></term>
|
|---|
| 544 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 545 | <para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para>
|
|---|
| 546 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng losetup">
|
|---|
| 547 | <primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary>
|
|---|
| 548 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 549 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 550 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 551 |
|
|---|
| 552 | <varlistentry id="lscpu">
|
|---|
| 553 | <term><command>lscpu</command></term>
|
|---|
| 554 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 555 | <para>Prints CPU architechture information</para>
|
|---|
| 556 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng lscpu">
|
|---|
| 557 | <primary sortas="b-lscpu">lscpu</primary>
|
|---|
| 558 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 559 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 560 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 561 |
|
|---|
| 562 | <varlistentry id="mcookie">
|
|---|
| 563 | <term><command>mcookie</command></term>
|
|---|
| 564 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 565 | <para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for
|
|---|
| 566 | <command>xauth</command></para>
|
|---|
| 567 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mcookie">
|
|---|
| 568 | <primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary>
|
|---|
| 569 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 570 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 571 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 572 |
|
|---|
| 573 | <varlistentry id="mkfs">
|
|---|
| 574 | <term><command>mkfs</command></term>
|
|---|
| 575 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 576 | <para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
|
|---|
| 577 | partition)</para>
|
|---|
| 578 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs">
|
|---|
| 579 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary>
|
|---|
| 580 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 581 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 582 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 583 |
|
|---|
| 584 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs">
|
|---|
| 585 | <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term>
|
|---|
| 586 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 587 | <para>Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para>
|
|---|
| 588 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs.bfs">
|
|---|
| 589 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary>
|
|---|
| 590 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 591 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 592 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 593 |
|
|---|
| 594 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs">
|
|---|
| 595 | <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term>
|
|---|
| 596 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 597 | <para>Creates a cramfs file system</para>
|
|---|
| 598 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs.cramfs">
|
|---|
| 599 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary>
|
|---|
| 600 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 601 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 602 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 603 |
|
|---|
| 604 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix">
|
|---|
| 605 | <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term>
|
|---|
| 606 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 607 | <para>Creates a Minix file system</para>
|
|---|
| 608 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs.minix">
|
|---|
| 609 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary>
|
|---|
| 610 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 611 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 612 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 613 |
|
|---|
| 614 | <varlistentry id="mkswap">
|
|---|
| 615 | <term><command>mkswap</command></term>
|
|---|
| 616 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 617 | <para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap
|
|---|
| 618 | area</para>
|
|---|
| 619 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkswap">
|
|---|
| 620 | <primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary>
|
|---|
| 621 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 622 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 623 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 624 |
|
|---|
| 625 | <varlistentry id="more">
|
|---|
| 626 | <term><command>more</command></term>
|
|---|
| 627 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 628 | <para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para>
|
|---|
| 629 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng more">
|
|---|
| 630 | <primary sortas="b-more">more</primary>
|
|---|
| 631 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 632 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 633 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 634 |
|
|---|
| 635 | <varlistentry id="mount">
|
|---|
| 636 | <term><command>mount</command></term>
|
|---|
| 637 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 638 | <para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified
|
|---|
| 639 | directory in the file-system tree</para>
|
|---|
| 640 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mount">
|
|---|
| 641 | <primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary>
|
|---|
| 642 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 643 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 644 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 645 |
|
|---|
| 646 | <varlistentry id="namei">
|
|---|
| 647 | <term><command>namei</command></term>
|
|---|
| 648 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 649 | <para>Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames</para>
|
|---|
| 650 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng namei">
|
|---|
| 651 | <primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary>
|
|---|
| 652 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 653 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 654 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 655 |
|
|---|
| 656 | <varlistentry id="partx">
|
|---|
| 657 | <term><command>partx</command></term>
|
|---|
| 658 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 659 | <para>Tells the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk
|
|---|
| 660 | partitions</para>
|
|---|
| 661 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng partx">
|
|---|
| 662 | <primary sortas="b-partx">partx</primary>
|
|---|
| 663 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 664 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 665 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 666 |
|
|---|
| 667 | <varlistentry id="pg">
|
|---|
| 668 | <term><command>pg</command></term>
|
|---|
| 669 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 670 | <para>Displays a text file one screen full at a time</para>
|
|---|
| 671 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng pg">
|
|---|
| 672 | <primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary>
|
|---|
| 673 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 674 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 675 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 676 |
|
|---|
| 677 | <varlistentry id="pivot_root">
|
|---|
| 678 | <term><command>pivot_root</command></term>
|
|---|
| 679 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 680 | <para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the
|
|---|
| 681 | current process</para>
|
|---|
| 682 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng pivot_root">
|
|---|
| 683 | <primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary>
|
|---|
| 684 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 685 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 686 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 687 |
|
|---|
| 688 | <varlistentry id="readprofile">
|
|---|
| 689 | <term><command>readprofile</command></term>
|
|---|
| 690 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 691 | <para>Reads kernel profiling information</para>
|
|---|
| 692 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng readprofile">
|
|---|
| 693 | <primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary>
|
|---|
| 694 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 695 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 696 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 697 |
|
|---|
| 698 | <varlistentry id="rename">
|
|---|
| 699 | <term><command>rename</command></term>
|
|---|
| 700 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 701 | <para>Renames the given files, replacing a given string with
|
|---|
| 702 | another</para>
|
|---|
| 703 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rename">
|
|---|
| 704 | <primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary>
|
|---|
| 705 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 706 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 707 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 708 |
|
|---|
| 709 | <varlistentry id="renice">
|
|---|
| 710 | <term><command>renice</command></term>
|
|---|
| 711 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 712 | <para>Alters the priority of running processes</para>
|
|---|
| 713 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng renice">
|
|---|
| 714 | <primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary>
|
|---|
| 715 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 716 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 717 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 718 |
|
|---|
| 719 | <varlistentry id="rev">
|
|---|
| 720 | <term><command>rev</command></term>
|
|---|
| 721 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 722 | <para>Reverses the lines of a given file</para>
|
|---|
| 723 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rev">
|
|---|
| 724 | <primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary>
|
|---|
| 725 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 726 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 727 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 728 |
|
|---|
| 729 | <varlistentry id="rtcwake">
|
|---|
| 730 | <term><command>rtcwake</command></term>
|
|---|
| 731 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 732 | <para>Used to enter a system sleep state until specified wakeup
|
|---|
| 733 | time</para>
|
|---|
| 734 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rtcwake">
|
|---|
| 735 | <primary sortas="b-rtcwake">rtcwake</primary>
|
|---|
| 736 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 737 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 738 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 739 |
|
|---|
| 740 | <varlistentry id="script">
|
|---|
| 741 | <term><command>script</command></term>
|
|---|
| 742 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 743 | <para>Makes a typescript of a terminal session</para>
|
|---|
| 744 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng script">
|
|---|
| 745 | <primary sortas="b-script">script</primary>
|
|---|
| 746 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 747 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 748 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 749 |
|
|---|
| 750 | <varlistentry id="scriptreplay">
|
|---|
| 751 | <term><command>scriptreplay</command></term>
|
|---|
| 752 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 753 | <para>Plays back typescripts using timing information</para>
|
|---|
| 754 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng scriptreplay">
|
|---|
| 755 | <primary sortas="b-scriptreplay">scriptreplay</primary>
|
|---|
| 756 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 757 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 758 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 759 |
|
|---|
| 760 | <varlistentry id="setarch">
|
|---|
| 761 | <term><command>setarch</command></term>
|
|---|
| 762 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 763 | <para>Changes reported architecture in a new program environment and
|
|---|
| 764 | sets personality flags</para>
|
|---|
| 765 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setarch">
|
|---|
| 766 | <primary sortas="b-setarch">setarch</primary>
|
|---|
| 767 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 768 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 769 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 770 |
|
|---|
| 771 | <varlistentry id="setsid">
|
|---|
| 772 | <term><command>setsid</command></term>
|
|---|
| 773 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 774 | <para>Runs the given program in a new session</para>
|
|---|
| 775 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setsid">
|
|---|
| 776 | <primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary>
|
|---|
| 777 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 778 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 779 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 780 |
|
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| 781 | <varlistentry id="setterm">
|
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| 782 | <term><command>setterm</command></term>
|
|---|
| 783 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 784 | <para>Sets terminal attributes</para>
|
|---|
| 785 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setterm">
|
|---|
| 786 | <primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary>
|
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| 787 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 788 | </listitem>
|
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| 789 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 790 |
|
|---|
| 791 | <varlistentry id="sfdisk">
|
|---|
| 792 | <term><command>sfdisk</command></term>
|
|---|
| 793 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 794 | <para>A disk partition table manipulator</para>
|
|---|
| 795 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng sfdisk">
|
|---|
| 796 | <primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary>
|
|---|
| 797 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 798 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 799 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 800 |
|
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| 801 | <varlistentry id="swapoff">
|
|---|
| 802 | <term><command>swapoff</command></term>
|
|---|
| 803 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 804 | <para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para>
|
|---|
| 805 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng swapoff">
|
|---|
| 806 | <primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary>
|
|---|
| 807 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 808 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 809 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 810 |
|
|---|
| 811 | <varlistentry id="swapon">
|
|---|
| 812 | <term><command>swapon</command></term>
|
|---|
| 813 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 814 | <para>Enables devices and files for paging and swapping and
|
|---|
| 815 | lists the devices and files currently in use</para>
|
|---|
| 816 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng swapon">
|
|---|
| 817 | <primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary>
|
|---|
| 818 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 819 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 820 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 821 |
|
|---|
| 822 | <varlistentry id="switch_root">
|
|---|
| 823 | <term><command>switch_root</command></term>
|
|---|
| 824 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 825 | <para>Switches to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree</para>
|
|---|
| 826 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng switch_root">
|
|---|
| 827 | <primary sortas="b-switch_root">switch_root</primary>
|
|---|
| 828 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 829 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 830 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 831 |
|
|---|
| 832 | <varlistentry id="tailf">
|
|---|
| 833 | <term><command>tailf</command></term>
|
|---|
| 834 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 835 | <para>Tracks the growth of a log file. Displays the last 10 lines
|
|---|
| 836 | of a log file, then continues displaying any new entries in the
|
|---|
| 837 | log file as they are created</para>
|
|---|
| 838 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng tailf">
|
|---|
| 839 | <primary sortas="b-tailf">tailf</primary>
|
|---|
| 840 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 841 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 842 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 843 |
|
|---|
| 844 | <varlistentry id="taskset">
|
|---|
| 845 | <term><command>taskset</command></term>
|
|---|
| 846 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 847 | <para>Retrieves or sets a process' CPU affinity</para>
|
|---|
| 848 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng taskset">
|
|---|
| 849 | <primary sortas="b-taskset">taskset</primary>
|
|---|
| 850 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 851 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 852 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 853 |
|
|---|
| 854 | <varlistentry id="tunelp">
|
|---|
| 855 | <term><command>tunelp</command></term>
|
|---|
| 856 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 857 | <para>Tunes the parameters of the line printer</para>
|
|---|
| 858 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng tunelp">
|
|---|
| 859 | <primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary>
|
|---|
| 860 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 861 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 862 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 863 |
|
|---|
| 864 | <varlistentry id="ul">
|
|---|
| 865 | <term><command>ul</command></term>
|
|---|
| 866 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 867 | <para>A filter for translating underscores into escape sequences
|
|---|
| 868 | indicating underlining for the terminal in use</para>
|
|---|
| 869 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ul">
|
|---|
| 870 | <primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary>
|
|---|
| 871 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 872 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 873 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 874 |
|
|---|
| 875 | <varlistentry id="umount">
|
|---|
| 876 | <term><command>umount</command></term>
|
|---|
| 877 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 878 | <para>Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree</para>
|
|---|
| 879 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng umount">
|
|---|
| 880 | <primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary>
|
|---|
| 881 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 882 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 883 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 884 |
|
|---|
| 885 | <varlistentry id="uuidd">
|
|---|
| 886 | <term><command>uuidd</command></term>
|
|---|
| 887 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 888 | <para>A daemon used by the UUID library to generate time-based
|
|---|
| 889 | UUIDs in a secure and guranteed-unique fashion.</para>
|
|---|
| 890 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng uuidd">
|
|---|
| 891 | <primary sortas="b-uuidd">uuidd</primary>
|
|---|
| 892 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 893 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 894 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 895 |
|
|---|
| 896 | <varlistentry id="uuidgen">
|
|---|
| 897 | <term><command>uuidgen</command></term>
|
|---|
| 898 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 899 | <para>Creates new UUIDs. Each new UUID can reasonably be considered
|
|---|
| 900 | unique among all UUIDs created, on the local system and on other
|
|---|
| 901 | systems, in the past and in the future</para>
|
|---|
| 902 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng uuidgen">
|
|---|
| 903 | <primary sortas="b-uuidgen">uuidgen</primary>
|
|---|
| 904 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 905 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 906 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 907 |
|
|---|
| 908 | <varlistentry id="wall">
|
|---|
| 909 | <term><command>wall</command></term>
|
|---|
| 910 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 911 | <para>Displays the contents of a file or, by default, its standard
|
|---|
| 912 | input, on the terminals of all currently logged in users</para>
|
|---|
| 913 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng wall">
|
|---|
| 914 | <primary sortas="b-wall">wall</primary>
|
|---|
| 915 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 916 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 917 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 918 |
|
|---|
| 919 | <varlistentry id="whereis">
|
|---|
| 920 | <term><command>whereis</command></term>
|
|---|
| 921 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 922 | <para>Reports the location of the binary, source, and man page
|
|---|
| 923 | for the given command</para>
|
|---|
| 924 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng whereis">
|
|---|
| 925 | <primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary>
|
|---|
| 926 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 927 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 928 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 929 |
|
|---|
| 930 | <varlistentry id="write">
|
|---|
| 931 | <term><command>write</command></term>
|
|---|
| 932 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 933 | <para>Sends a message to the given user <emphasis>if</emphasis> that
|
|---|
| 934 | user has not disabled receipt of such messages</para>
|
|---|
| 935 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng write">
|
|---|
| 936 | <primary sortas="b-write">write</primary>
|
|---|
| 937 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 938 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 939 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 940 |
|
|---|
| 941 | <varlistentry id="libblkid">
|
|---|
| 942 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libblkid</filename></term>
|
|---|
| 943 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 944 | <para>Contains routines for device identification and token
|
|---|
| 945 | extraction</para>
|
|---|
| 946 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng libblkid">
|
|---|
| 947 | <primary sortas="c-libblkid">libblkid</primary>
|
|---|
| 948 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 949 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 950 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 951 |
|
|---|
| 952 | <varlistentry id="libuuid">
|
|---|
| 953 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libuuid</filename></term>
|
|---|
| 954 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 955 | <para>Contains routines for generating unique identifiers for objects
|
|---|
| 956 | that may be accessible beyond the local system</para>
|
|---|
| 957 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng libuuid">
|
|---|
| 958 | <primary sortas="c-libuuid">libuuid</primary>
|
|---|
| 959 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 960 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 961 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 962 |
|
|---|
| 963 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 964 |
|
|---|
| 965 | </sect2>
|
|---|
| 966 |
|
|---|
| 967 | </sect1>
|
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