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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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| 4 | %general-entities;
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| 5 | ]>
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[a001133] | 6 | <sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux" xreflabel="Util-linux" role="wrap">
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[673b0d8] | 7 | <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>
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| 8 | <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?>
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| 9 |
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| 10 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux"><primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary></indexterm>
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| 11 |
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[a001133] | 12 | <sect2 role="package"><title/>
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[673b0d8] | 13 | <para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs. Among
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| 14 | them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions, and
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| 15 | messages.</para>
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| 16 |
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[a001133] | 17 | <segmentedlist>
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| 18 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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| 19 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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| 20 | <seglistitem><seg>0.2 SBU</seg><seg>16 MB</seg></seglistitem>
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| 21 | </segmentedlist>
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[673b0d8] | 22 |
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[a001133] | 23 | <segmentedlist>
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| 24 | <segtitle>Util-linux installation depends on</segtitle>
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| 25 | <seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils,
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| 26 | Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, Sed, Zlib</seg></seglistitem>
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| 27 | </segmentedlist>
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| 28 | </sect2>
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[673b0d8] | 29 |
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[a001133] | 30 | <sect2 role="installation">
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[673b0d8] | 31 | <title>FHS compliance notes</title>
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| 32 |
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[ef13657] | 33 | <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
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| 34 | class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
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| 35 | usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
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| 36 | location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the
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| 37 | <command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the
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| 38 | following:</para>
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[673b0d8] | 39 |
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[2ec4b60] | 40 | <screen><userinput>sed -i 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' hwclock/hwclock.c
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[673b0d8] | 41 | mkdir -p /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
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| 42 |
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| 43 | </sect2>
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| 44 |
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[df8334f] | 45 | <sect2 role="installation">
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[673b0d8] | 46 | <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
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| 47 |
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[ef13657] | 48 | <para>Util-linux has issues with the Linux 2.6 kernel series. Fix
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| 49 | these issues by applying the following patch:</para>
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[9dfc02f] | 50 |
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[71bbe67] | 51 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../util-linux-&util-linux-version;-kernel_headers-1.patch</userinput></screen>
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[9dfc02f] | 52 |
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[673b0d8] | 53 | <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
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| 54 |
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| 55 | <screen><userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
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| 56 |
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| 57 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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| 58 |
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| 59 | <screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes</userinput></screen>
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| 60 |
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| 61 | <para>The meaning of the make parameters:</para>
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| 62 |
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[df8334f] | 63 | <variablelist>
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| 64 | <varlistentry>
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[8ad7980] | 65 | <term><parameter>HAVE_KILL=yes</parameter></term>
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[df8334f] | 66 | <listitem><para>This prevents the
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[673b0d8] | 67 | <command>kill</command> program (already installed by Procps) from being
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| 68 | built and installed again.</para></listitem>
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[df8334f] | 69 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 70 |
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[df8334f] | 71 | <varlistentry>
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[8ad7980] | 72 | <term><parameter>HAVE_SLN=yes</parameter></term>
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[ef13657] | 73 | <listitem><para>This prevents the <command>sln</command> program (a
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| 74 | statically linked version of <command>ln</command> already installed
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| 75 | by Glibc) from being built and installed again.</para></listitem>
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[df8334f] | 76 | </varlistentry>
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| 77 | </variablelist>
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[673b0d8] | 78 |
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[0cb7f8b] | 79 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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| 80 |
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[ef13657] | 81 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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[673b0d8] | 82 |
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| 83 | <screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes install</userinput></screen>
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| 84 |
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| 85 | </sect2>
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| 86 |
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[c6cb3aa] | 87 | <sect2 id="contents-utillinux" role="content"><title>Contents of Util-linux</title>
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[673b0d8] | 88 |
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[c6cb3aa] | 89 | <segmentedlist>
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| 90 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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| 91 | <seglistitem><seg>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt,
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| 92 | colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat, fdisk,
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| 93 | fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm, ipcs, isosize, line,
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| 94 | logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap,
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| 95 | more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root, ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile,
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| 96 | rename, renice, rev, rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm,
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| 97 | sfdisk, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tunelp, ul, umount, vidmode (link to rdev),
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| 98 | whereis and write</seg></seglistitem>
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| 99 | </segmentedlist>
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[673b0d8] | 100 |
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[3ed279f] | 101 | <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 102 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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[673b0d8] | 103 |
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[b8a819f] | 104 | <varlistentry id="agetty">
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| 105 | <term><command>agetty</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 106 | <listitem>
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| 107 | <para>opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
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[8ad7980] | 108 | and then invokes the <command>login</command> program.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 109 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux agetty"><primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 110 | </listitem>
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| 111 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 112 |
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[b8a819f] | 113 | <varlistentry id="arch">
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| 114 | <term><command>arch</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 115 | <listitem>
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| 116 | <para>reports the machine's architecture.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 117 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux arch"><primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 118 | </listitem>
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| 119 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 120 |
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[b8a819f] | 121 | <varlistentry id="blockdev">
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| 122 | <term><command>blockdev</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 123 | <listitem>
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| 124 | <para>allows you to call block device ioctls from the command line.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 125 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev"><primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 126 | </listitem>
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| 127 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 128 |
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[b8a819f] | 129 | <varlistentry id="cal">
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| 130 | <term><command>cal</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 131 | <listitem>
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| 132 | <para>displays a simple calendar.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 133 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cal"><primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 134 | </listitem>
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| 135 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 136 |
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[b8a819f] | 137 | <varlistentry id="cfdisk">
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| 138 | <term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 139 | <listitem>
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| 140 | <para>is used to manipulate the partition table of the given device.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 141 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk"><primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 142 | </listitem>
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| 143 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 144 |
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[b8a819f] | 145 | <varlistentry id="chkdupexe">
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| 146 | <term><command>chkdupexe</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 147 | <listitem>
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| 148 | <para>finds duplicate executables.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 149 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chkdupexe"><primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 150 | </listitem>
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| 151 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 152 |
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[b8a819f] | 153 | <varlistentry id="col">
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| 154 | <term><command>col</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 155 | <listitem>
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| 156 | <para>filters out reverse line feeds.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 157 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux col"><primary sortas="b-col">col</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 158 | </listitem>
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| 159 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 160 |
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[b8a819f] | 161 | <varlistentry id="colcrt">
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| 162 | <term><command>colcrt</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 163 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 164 | <para>is used to filter <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
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[673b0d8] | 165 | that lack some capabilities such as overstriking and half-lines.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 166 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt"><primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 167 | </listitem>
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| 168 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 169 |
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[b8a819f] | 170 | <varlistentry id="colrm">
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| 171 | <term><command>colrm</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 172 | <listitem>
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| 173 | <para>filters out the given columns.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 174 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colrm"><primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 175 | </listitem>
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| 176 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 177 |
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[b8a819f] | 178 | <varlistentry id="column">
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| 179 | <term><command>column</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 180 | <listitem>
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| 181 | <para>formats a given file into multiple columns.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 182 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux column"><primary sortas="b-column">column</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 183 | </listitem>
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| 184 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 185 |
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[b8a819f] | 186 | <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel">
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| 187 | <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 188 | <listitem>
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| 189 | <para>sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a hard or a
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| 190 | soft reset.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 191 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ctrlaltdel"><primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 192 | </listitem>
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| 193 | </varlistentry>
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| 194 |
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[b8a819f] | 195 | <varlistentry id="cytune">
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| 196 | <term><command>cytune</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 197 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 198 | <para>is used to tune the parameters of the serial line drivers for
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| 199 | Cyclades cards.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 200 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cytune"><primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 201 | </listitem>
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| 202 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 203 |
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[b8a819f] | 204 | <varlistentry id="ddate">
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| 205 | <term><command>ddate</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 206 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 207 | <para>gives the Discordian date, or converts the given Gregorian date
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| 208 | to a Discordian one.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 209 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ddate"><primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 210 | </listitem>
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| 211 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 212 |
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[b8a819f] | 213 | <varlistentry id="dmesg">
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| 214 | <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 215 | <listitem>
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| 216 | <para>dumps the kernel boot messages.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 217 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux dmesg"><primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 218 | </listitem>
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| 219 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 220 |
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[b8a819f] | 221 | <varlistentry id="elvtune">
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| 222 | <term><command>elvtune</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 223 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 224 | <para>can be used to tune the performance and interactivity of a block
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| 225 | device.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 226 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux elvtune"><primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 227 | </listitem>
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| 228 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 229 |
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[b8a819f] | 230 | <varlistentry id="fdformat">
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| 231 | <term><command>fdformat</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 232 | <listitem>
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| 233 | <para>low-level formats a floppy disk.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 234 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdformat"><primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 235 | </listitem>
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| 236 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 237 |
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[b8a819f] | 238 | <varlistentry id="fdisk">
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| 239 | <term><command>fdisk</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 240 | <listitem>
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| 241 | <para>could be used to manipulate the partition table of the given device.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 242 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk"><primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 243 | </listitem>
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| 244 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 245 |
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[b8a819f] | 246 | <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs">
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| 247 | <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 248 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 249 | <para>performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the
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| 250 | given device.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 251 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.cramfs"><primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 252 | </listitem>
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| 253 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 254 |
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[b8a819f] | 255 | <varlistentry id="fsck.minix">
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| 256 | <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 257 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 258 | <para>performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the
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| 259 | given device.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 260 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.minix"><primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 261 | </listitem>
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| 262 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 263 |
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[b8a819f] | 264 | <varlistentry id="getopt">
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| 265 | <term><command>getopt</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 266 | <listitem>
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| 267 | <para>parses options in the given command line.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 268 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux getopt"><primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 269 | </listitem>
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| 270 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 271 |
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[b8a819f] | 272 | <varlistentry id="hexdump">
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| 273 | <term><command>hexdump</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 274 | <listitem>
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| 275 | <para>dumps the given file in hexadecimal, or in another given format.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 276 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump"><primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 277 | </listitem>
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| 278 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 279 |
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[b8a819f] | 280 | <varlistentry id="hwclock">
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| 281 | <term><command>hwclock</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 282 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 283 | <para>is used to read or set the system's hardware clock, also called
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| 284 | the Real-Time Clock (RTC)) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
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| 285 | clock.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 286 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hwclock"><primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 287 | </listitem>
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| 288 | </varlistentry>
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| 289 |
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[b8a819f] | 290 | <varlistentry id="ipcrm">
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| 291 | <term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 292 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 293 | <para>removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 294 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcrm"><primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 295 | </listitem>
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| 296 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 297 |
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[b8a819f] | 298 | <varlistentry id="ipcs">
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| 299 | <term><command>ipcs</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 300 | <listitem>
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| 301 | <para>provides IPC status information.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 302 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcs"><primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 303 | </listitem>
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| 304 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 305 |
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[b8a819f] | 306 | <varlistentry id="isosize">
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| 307 | <term><command>isosize</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 308 | <listitem>
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| 309 | <para>reports the size of an iso9660 file system.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 310 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux isosize"><primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 311 | </listitem>
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| 312 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 313 |
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[b8a819f] | 314 | <varlistentry id="line">
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| 315 | <term><command>line</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 316 | <listitem>
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| 317 | <para>copies a single line.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 318 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux line"><primary sortas="b-line">line</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 319 | </listitem>
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| 320 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 321 |
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[b8a819f] | 322 | <varlistentry id="logger">
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| 323 | <term><command>logger</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 324 | <listitem>
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| 325 | <para>enters the given message into the system log.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 326 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux logger"><primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 327 | </listitem>
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| 328 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 329 |
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[b8a819f] | 330 | <varlistentry id="look">
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| 331 | <term><command>look</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 332 | <listitem>
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| 333 | <para>displays lines that begin with the given string.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 334 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux look"><primary sortas="b-look">look</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 335 | </listitem>
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| 336 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 337 |
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[b8a819f] | 338 | <varlistentry id="losetup">
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| 339 | <term><command>losetup</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 340 | <listitem>
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| 341 | <para>is used to set up and control loop devices.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 342 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup"><primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 343 | </listitem>
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| 344 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 345 |
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[b8a819f] | 346 | <varlistentry id="mcookie">
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| 347 | <term><command>mcookie</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 348 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 349 | <para>generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for
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| 350 | <command>xauth</command>.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 351 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mcookie"><primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 352 | </listitem>
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| 353 | </varlistentry>
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| 354 |
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[b8a819f] | 355 | <varlistentry id="mkfs">
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| 356 | <term><command>mkfs</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 357 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 358 | <para>is used to build a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
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| 359 | partition).</para>
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[3ed279f] | 360 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 361 | </listitem>
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| 362 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 363 |
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[b8a819f] | 364 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs">
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| 365 | <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 366 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 367 | <para>creates an Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 368 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.bfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 369 | </listitem>
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| 370 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 371 |
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[b8a819f] | 372 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs">
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| 373 | <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 374 | <listitem>
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| 375 | <para>creates a cramfs file system.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 376 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.cramfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 377 | </listitem>
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| 378 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 379 |
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[b8a819f] | 380 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix">
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| 381 | <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 382 | <listitem>
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| 383 | <para>creates a Minix file system.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 384 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.minix"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 385 | </listitem>
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| 386 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 387 |
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[b8a819f] | 388 | <varlistentry id="mkswap">
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| 389 | <term><command>mkswap</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 390 | <listitem>
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| 391 | <para>initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap area.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 392 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkswap"><primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 393 | </listitem>
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| 394 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 395 |
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[b8a819f] | 396 | <varlistentry id="more">
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| 397 | <term><command>more</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 398 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 399 | <para>is a filter for paging through text one screen at a time.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 400 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more"><primary sortas="b-more">more</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 401 | </listitem>
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| 402 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 403 |
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[b8a819f] | 404 | <varlistentry id="mount">
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| 405 | <term><command>mount</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 406 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 407 | <para>attaches the file system on the given device to a specified
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| 408 | directory in the file-system tree.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 409 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mount"><primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 410 | </listitem>
|
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| 411 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 412 |
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[b8a819f] | 413 | <varlistentry id="namei">
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| 414 | <term><command>namei</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 415 | <listitem>
|
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| 416 | <para>shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 417 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux namei"><primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 418 | </listitem>
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| 419 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 420 |
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[b8a819f] | 421 | <varlistentry id="pg">
|
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| 422 | <term><command>pg</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 423 | <listitem>
|
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| 424 | <para>displays a text file one screen full at a time.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 425 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pg"><primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 426 | </listitem>
|
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| 427 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 428 |
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[b8a819f] | 429 | <varlistentry id="pivot_root">
|
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| 430 | <term><command>pivot_root</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 431 | <listitem>
|
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[ef13657] | 432 | <para>makes the given file system the new root file system of the
|
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| 433 | current process.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 434 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pivot_root"><primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 435 | </listitem>
|
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| 436 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 437 |
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[b8a819f] | 438 | <varlistentry id="ramsize">
|
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| 439 | <term><command>ramsize</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 440 | <listitem>
|
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| 441 | <para>is used to set the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 442 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ramsize"><primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 443 | </listitem>
|
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| 444 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 445 |
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[b8a819f] | 446 | <varlistentry id="rdev">
|
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| 447 | <term><command>rdev</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 448 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 449 | <para>is used to query and set the root device among other things in a
|
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| 450 | bootable image.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 451 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rdev"><primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 452 | </listitem>
|
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| 453 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 454 |
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[b8a819f] | 455 | <varlistentry id="readprofile">
|
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| 456 | <term><command>readprofile</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 457 | <listitem>
|
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| 458 | <para>reads kernel profiling information.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 459 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux readprofile"><primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 460 | </listitem>
|
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| 461 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 462 |
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[b8a819f] | 463 | <varlistentry id="rename">
|
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| 464 | <term><command>rename</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 465 | <listitem>
|
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| 466 | <para>renames the given files, replacing a given string with another.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 467 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rename"><primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 468 | </listitem>
|
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| 469 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 470 |
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[b8a819f] | 471 | <varlistentry id="renice">
|
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| 472 | <term><command>renice</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 473 | <listitem>
|
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| 474 | <para>is used to alter the priority of running processes.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 475 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux renice"><primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 476 | </listitem>
|
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| 477 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 478 |
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[b8a819f] | 479 | <varlistentry id="rev">
|
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| 480 | <term><command>rev</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 481 | <listitem>
|
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| 482 | <para>reverses the lines of a given file.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 483 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rev"><primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 484 | </listitem>
|
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| 485 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 486 |
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[b8a819f] | 487 | <varlistentry id="rootflags">
|
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| 488 | <term><command>rootflags</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 489 | <listitem>
|
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| 490 | <para>is used to set the rootflags in a bootable image.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 491 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rootflags"><primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 492 | </listitem>
|
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| 493 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 494 |
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[b8a819f] | 495 | <varlistentry id="script">
|
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| 496 | <term><command>script</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 497 | <listitem>
|
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[ef13657] | 498 | <para>makes a typescript of a terminal session (everything printed to
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 499 | the terminal.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 500 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux script"><primary sortas="b-script">script</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 501 | </listitem>
|
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| 502 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 503 |
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[b8a819f] | 504 | <varlistentry id="setfdprm">
|
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| 505 | <term><command>setfdprm</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 506 | <listitem>
|
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| 507 | <para>sets user-provided floppy disk parameters.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 508 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setfdprm"><primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 509 | </listitem>
|
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| 510 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 511 |
|
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[b8a819f] | 512 | <varlistentry id="setsid">
|
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| 513 | <term><command>setsid</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 514 | <listitem>
|
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| 515 | <para>runs the given program in a new session.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 516 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setsid"><primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 517 | </listitem>
|
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| 518 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 519 |
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[b8a819f] | 520 | <varlistentry id="setterm">
|
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| 521 | <term><command>setterm</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 522 | <listitem>
|
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| 523 | <para>is used to set terminal attributes.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 524 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setterm"><primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 525 | </listitem>
|
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| 526 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 527 |
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[b8a819f] | 528 | <varlistentry id="sfdisk">
|
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| 529 | <term><command>sfdisk</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 530 | <listitem>
|
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| 531 | <para>is a disk partition table manipulator.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 532 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sfdisk"><primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 533 | </listitem>
|
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| 534 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 535 |
|
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[b8a819f] | 536 | <varlistentry id="swapdev">
|
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| 537 | <term><command>swapdev</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 538 | <listitem>
|
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| 539 | <para>is used to set the swap device in a bootable image.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 540 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapdev"><primary sortas="b-swapdev">swapdev</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 541 | </listitem>
|
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| 542 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 543 |
|
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[b8a819f] | 544 | <varlistentry id="swapoff">
|
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| 545 | <term><command>swapoff</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 546 | <listitem>
|
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| 547 | <para>disables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 548 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapoff"><primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 549 | </listitem>
|
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| 550 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 551 |
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[b8a819f] | 552 | <varlistentry id="swapon">
|
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| 553 | <term><command>swapon</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 554 | <listitem>
|
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| 555 | <para>enables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 556 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapon"><primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 557 | </listitem>
|
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| 558 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 559 |
|
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[b8a819f] | 560 | <varlistentry id="tunelp">
|
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| 561 | <term><command>tunelp</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 562 | <listitem>
|
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| 563 | <para>is used to tune the parameters of the line printer.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 564 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tunelp"><primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 565 | </listitem>
|
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| 566 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 567 |
|
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[b8a819f] | 568 | <varlistentry id="ul">
|
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| 569 | <term><command>ul</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 570 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 571 | <para>is a filter for translating underscores into
|
---|
[673b0d8] | 572 | escape sequences indicating underlining for the terminal in use.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 573 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ul"><primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 574 | </listitem>
|
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| 575 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 576 |
|
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[b8a819f] | 577 | <varlistentry id="umount">
|
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| 578 | <term><command>umount</command></term>
|
---|
[c6cb3aa] | 579 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 580 | <para>disconnects a file system from the system's file tree.</para>
|
---|
[3ed279f] | 581 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux umount"><primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 582 | </listitem>
|
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| 583 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 584 |
|
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[b8a819f] | 585 | <varlistentry id="vidmode">
|
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| 586 | <term><command>vidmode</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 587 | <listitem>
|
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| 588 | <para>could be used to set the video mode in a bootable image.</para>
|
---|
[3ed279f] | 589 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux vidmode"><primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 590 | </listitem>
|
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| 591 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 592 |
|
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[b8a819f] | 593 | <varlistentry id="whereis">
|
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| 594 | <term><command>whereis</command></term>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 595 | <listitem>
|
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[ef13657] | 596 | <para>reports the location of binary, the source, and the manual page
|
---|
| 597 | for the given command.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 598 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux whereis"><primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 599 | </listitem>
|
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| 600 | </varlistentry>
|
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[673b0d8] | 601 |
|
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[b8a819f] | 602 | <varlistentry id="write">
|
---|
| 603 | <term><command>write</command></term>
|
---|
[c6cb3aa] | 604 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 605 | <para>sends a message to the given user,
|
---|
[ef13657] | 606 | <emphasis>if</emphasis> that user has not disabled receipt of such messages.</para>
|
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[3ed279f] | 607 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux write"><primary sortas="b-write">write</primary></indexterm>
|
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[c6cb3aa] | 608 | </listitem>
|
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| 609 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 610 | </variablelist>
|
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[673b0d8] | 611 |
|
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| 612 | </sect2>
|
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| 613 |
|
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| 614 | </sect1>
|
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[ef13657] | 615 |
|
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