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Add some verbose flags to commands in the Util-Linux and Vim instructions

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[673b0d8]1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
[ddd5542]2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
[673b0d8]4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6]>
[ddd5542]7
[81fd230]8<sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux" role="wrap">
[ddd5542]9 <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?>
10
11 <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>
12
13 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux">
14 <primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary>
15 </indexterm>
16
17 <sect2 role="package">
18 <title/>
19
20 <para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs. Among
21 them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions, and
22 messages.</para>
23
24 <segmentedlist>
25 <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
26 <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
27
28 <seglistitem>
[e4a5635]29 <seg>&util-linux-ch6-sbu;</seg>
30 <seg>&util-linux-ch6-du;</seg>
[ddd5542]31 </seglistitem>
32 </segmentedlist>
33
34 </sect2>
35
36 <sect2 role="installation">
37 <title>FHS compliance notes</title>
38
39 <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
40 class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
41 usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
42 location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the
43 <command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the
44 following:</para>
[673b0d8]45
[d72e04a]46<screen><userinput>sed -i 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \
47 hwclock/hwclock.c
[d0cada48]48mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
[673b0d8]49
[ddd5542]50 </sect2>
[673b0d8]51
[ddd5542]52 <sect2 role="installation">
53 <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
[673b0d8]54
[93bc4a2]55 <para>Util-linux fails to compile against newer versions of Linux kernel
56 headers. The following patches properly fix the problems:</para>
[307d0a2]57
[93bc4a2]58<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&util-linux-cramfs-patch;
59patch -Np1 -i ../&util-linux-lseek-patch;</userinput></screen>
[307d0a2]60
[ddd5542]61 <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
[673b0d8]62
63<screen><userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
64
[ddd5542]65 <para>Compile the package:</para>
[673b0d8]66
67<screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes</userinput></screen>
68
[ddd5542]69 <variablelist>
70 <title>The meaning of the make parameters:</title>
71
72 <varlistentry>
73 <term><parameter>HAVE_KILL=yes</parameter></term>
74 <listitem>
75 <para>This prevents the <command>kill</command> program (already
76 installed by Procps) from being built and installed again.</para>
77 </listitem>
78 </varlistentry>
[81fd230]79
[ddd5542]80 <varlistentry>
81 <term><parameter>HAVE_SLN=yes</parameter></term>
82 <listitem>
83 <para>This prevents the <command>sln</command> program (a
84 statically linked version of <command>ln</command> already installed
85 by Glibc) from being built and installed again.</para>
86 </listitem>
87 </varlistentry>
[81fd230]88
[ddd5542]89 </variablelist>
[81fd230]90
[ddd5542]91 <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
[81fd230]92
[7119213]93 <para>Install the package:</para>
[673b0d8]94
[7119213]95<screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes install</userinput></screen>
[673b0d8]96
[ddd5542]97 </sect2>
98
99 <sect2 id="contents-utillinux" role="content">
100 <title>Contents of Util-linux</title>
101
102 <segmentedlist>
103 <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
104
105 <seglistitem>
106 <seg>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt,
107 colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat,
[8bc46a5]108 fdisk, flock, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm,
[ddd5542]109 ipcs, isosize, line, logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs,
110 mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root,
111 ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev,
112 rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk,
[8bc46a5]113 swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tailf, tunelp, ul, umount,
114 vidmode (link to rdev), whereis, and write</seg>
[ddd5542]115 </seglistitem>
116 </segmentedlist>
117
118 <variablelist>
119 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
120 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
121 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
122
123 <varlistentry id="agetty">
124 <term><command>agetty</command></term>
125 <listitem>
126 <para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
127 and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para>
128 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux agetty">
129 <primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary>
130 </indexterm>
131 </listitem>
132 </varlistentry>
133
134 <varlistentry id="arch">
135 <term><command>arch</command></term>
136 <listitem>
137 <para>Reports the machine's architecture</para>
138 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux arch">
139 <primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary>
140 </indexterm>
141 </listitem>
142 </varlistentry>
143
144 <varlistentry id="blockdev">
145 <term><command>blockdev</command></term>
146 <listitem>
147 <para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command
148 line</para>
149 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev">
150 <primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary>
151 </indexterm>
152 </listitem>
153 </varlistentry>
154
155 <varlistentry id="cal">
156 <term><command>cal</command></term>
157 <listitem>
158 <para>Displays a simple calendar</para>
159 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cal">
160 <primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary>
161 </indexterm>
162 </listitem>
163 </varlistentry>
164
165 <varlistentry id="cfdisk">
166 <term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
167 <listitem>
168 <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
169 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk">
170 <primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary>
171 </indexterm>
172 </listitem>
173 </varlistentry>
174
175 <varlistentry id="chkdupexe">
176 <term><command>chkdupexe</command></term>
177 <listitem>
178 <para>Finds duplicate executables</para>
179 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chkdupexe">
180 <primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary>
181 </indexterm>
182 </listitem>
183 </varlistentry>
184
185 <varlistentry id="col">
186 <term><command>col</command></term>
187 <listitem>
188 <para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para>
189 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux col">
190 <primary sortas="b-col">col</primary>
191 </indexterm>
192 </listitem>
193 </varlistentry>
194
195 <varlistentry id="colcrt">
196 <term><command>colcrt</command></term>
197 <listitem>
198 <para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
199 that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para>
200 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt">
201 <primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary>
202 </indexterm>
203 </listitem>
204 </varlistentry>
205
206 <varlistentry id="colrm">
207 <term><command>colrm</command></term>
208 <listitem>
209 <para>Filters out the given columns</para>
210 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colrm">
211 <primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary>
212 </indexterm>
213 </listitem>
214 </varlistentry>
215
216 <varlistentry id="column">
217 <term><command>column</command></term>
218 <listitem>
219 <para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para>
220 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux column">
221 <primary sortas="b-column">column</primary>
222 </indexterm>
223 </listitem>
224 </varlistentry>
225
226 <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel">
227 <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term>
228 <listitem>
229 <para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a
230 hard or a soft reset</para>
231 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ctrlaltdel">
232 <primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary>
233 </indexterm>
234 </listitem>
235 </varlistentry>
236
237 <varlistentry id="cytune">
238 <term><command>cytune</command></term>
239 <listitem>
240 <para>Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for
241 Cyclades cards</para>
242 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cytune">
243 <primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary>
244 </indexterm>
245 </listitem>
246 </varlistentry>
247
248 <varlistentry id="ddate">
249 <term><command>ddate</command></term>
250 <listitem>
251 <para>Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date
252 to a Discordian one</para>
253 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ddate">
254 <primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary>
255 </indexterm>
256 </listitem>
257 </varlistentry>
258
259 <varlistentry id="dmesg">
260 <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
261 <listitem>
262 <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
263 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux dmesg">
264 <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary>
265 </indexterm>
266 </listitem>
267 </varlistentry>
268
269 <varlistentry id="elvtune">
270 <term><command>elvtune</command></term>
271 <listitem>
272 <para>Tunes the performance and interactivity of a block
273 device</para>
274 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux elvtune">
275 <primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary>
276 </indexterm>
277 </listitem>
278 </varlistentry>
279
280 <varlistentry id="fdformat">
281 <term><command>fdformat</command></term>
282 <listitem>
283 <para>Low-level formats a floppy disk</para>
284 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdformat">
285 <primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary>
286 </indexterm>
287 </listitem>
288 </varlistentry>
289
[8bc46a5]290 <varlistentry id="flock">
291 <term><command>flock</command></term>
292 <listitem>
293 <para>Acquires a file lock and then executes a command with the lock
294 held</para>
295 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux flock">
296 <primary sortas="b-fdisk">flock</primary>
297 </indexterm>
298 </listitem>
299 </varlistentry>
300
[ddd5542]301 <varlistentry id="fdisk">
302 <term><command>fdisk</command></term>
303 <listitem>
304 <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
305 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk">
306 <primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary>
307 </indexterm>
308 </listitem>
309 </varlistentry>
310
311 <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs">
312 <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term>
313 <listitem>
314 <para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the
315 given device</para>
316 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.cramfs">
317 <primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary>
318 </indexterm>
319 </listitem>
320 </varlistentry>
321
322 <varlistentry id="fsck.minix">
323 <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term>
324 <listitem>
325 <para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the
326 given device</para>
327 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.minix">
328 <primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary>
329 </indexterm>
330 </listitem>
331 </varlistentry>
332
333 <varlistentry id="getopt">
334 <term><command>getopt</command></term>
335 <listitem>
336 <para>Parses options in the given command line</para>
337 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux getopt">
338 <primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary>
339 </indexterm>
340 </listitem>
341 </varlistentry>
342
343 <varlistentry id="hexdump">
344 <term><command>hexdump</command></term>
345 <listitem>
346 <para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given
347 format</para>
348 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump">
349 <primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary>
350 </indexterm>
351 </listitem>
352 </varlistentry>
353
354 <varlistentry id="hwclock">
355 <term><command>hwclock</command></term>
356 <listitem>
357 <para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called
358 the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
359 clock</para>
360 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hwclock">
361 <primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary>
362 </indexterm>
363 </listitem>
364 </varlistentry>
365
366 <varlistentry id="ipcrm">
367 <term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
368 <listitem>
369 <para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para>
370 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcrm">
371 <primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary>
372 </indexterm>
373 </listitem>
374 </varlistentry>
375
376 <varlistentry id="ipcs">
377 <term><command>ipcs</command></term>
378 <listitem>
379 <para>Provides IPC status information</para>
380 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcs">
381 <primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary>
382 </indexterm>
383 </listitem>
384 </varlistentry>
385
386 <varlistentry id="isosize">
387 <term><command>isosize</command></term>
388 <listitem>
389 <para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para>
390 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux isosize">
391 <primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary>
392 </indexterm>
393 </listitem>
394 </varlistentry>
395
396 <varlistentry id="line">
397 <term><command>line</command></term>
398 <listitem>
399 <para>Copies a single line</para>
400 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux line">
401 <primary sortas="b-line">line</primary>
402 </indexterm>
403 </listitem>
404 </varlistentry>
405
406 <varlistentry id="logger">
407 <term><command>logger</command></term>
408 <listitem>
409 <para>Enters the given message into the system log</para>
410 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux logger">
411 <primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary>
412 </indexterm>
413 </listitem>
414 </varlistentry>
415
416 <varlistentry id="look">
417 <term><command>look</command></term>
418 <listitem>
419 <para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para>
420 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux look">
421 <primary sortas="b-look">look</primary>
422 </indexterm>
423 </listitem>
424 </varlistentry>
425
426 <varlistentry id="losetup">
427 <term><command>losetup</command></term>
428 <listitem>
429 <para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para>
430 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup">
431 <primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary>
432 </indexterm>
433 </listitem>
434 </varlistentry>
435
436 <varlistentry id="mcookie">
437 <term><command>mcookie</command></term>
438 <listitem>
439 <para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for
440 <command>xauth</command></para>
441 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mcookie">
442 <primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary>
443 </indexterm>
444 </listitem>
445 </varlistentry>
446
447 <varlistentry id="mkfs">
448 <term><command>mkfs</command></term>
449 <listitem>
450 <para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
451 partition)</para>
452 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs">
453 <primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary>
454 </indexterm>
455 </listitem>
456 </varlistentry>
457
458 <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs">
459 <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term>
460 <listitem>
461 <para>Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para>
462 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.bfs">
463 <primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary>
464 </indexterm>
465 </listitem>
466 </varlistentry>
467
468 <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs">
469 <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term>
470 <listitem>
471 <para>Creates a cramfs file system</para>
472 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.cramfs">
473 <primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary>
474 </indexterm>
475 </listitem>
476 </varlistentry>
477
478 <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix">
479 <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term>
480 <listitem>
481 <para>Creates a Minix file system</para>
482 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.minix">
483 <primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary>
484 </indexterm>
485 </listitem>
486 </varlistentry>
487
488 <varlistentry id="mkswap">
489 <term><command>mkswap</command></term>
490 <listitem>
491 <para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap
492 area</para>
493 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkswap">
494 <primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary>
495 </indexterm>
496 </listitem>
497 </varlistentry>
498
499 <varlistentry id="more">
500 <term><command>more</command></term>
501 <listitem>
502 <para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para>
503 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more">
504 <primary sortas="b-more">more</primary>
505 </indexterm>
506 </listitem>
507 </varlistentry>
508
509 <varlistentry id="mount">
510 <term><command>mount</command></term>
511 <listitem>
512 <para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified
513 directory in the file-system tree</para>
514 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mount">
515 <primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary>
516 </indexterm>
517 </listitem>
518 </varlistentry>
519
520 <varlistentry id="namei">
521 <term><command>namei</command></term>
522 <listitem>
523 <para>Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames</para>
524 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux namei">
525 <primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary>
526 </indexterm>
527 </listitem>
528 </varlistentry>
529
530 <varlistentry id="pg">
531 <term><command>pg</command></term>
532 <listitem>
533 <para>Displays a text file one screen full at a time</para>
534 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pg">
535 <primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary>
536 </indexterm>
537 </listitem>
538 </varlistentry>
539
540 <varlistentry id="pivot_root">
541 <term><command>pivot_root</command></term>
542 <listitem>
543 <para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the
544 current process</para>
545 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pivot_root">
546 <primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary>
547 </indexterm>
548 </listitem>
549 </varlistentry>
550
551 <varlistentry id="ramsize">
552 <term><command>ramsize</command></term>
553 <listitem>
554 <para>Sets the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image</para>
555 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ramsize">
556 <primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary>
557 </indexterm>
558 </listitem>
559 </varlistentry>
560
561 <varlistentry id="raw">
562 <term><command>raw</command></term>
563 <listitem>
564 <para>Used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block
565 device</para>
566 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux raw">
567 <primary sortas="b-raw">raw</primary>
568 </indexterm>
569 </listitem>
570 </varlistentry>
571
572 <varlistentry id="rdev">
573 <term><command>rdev</command></term>
574 <listitem>
575 <para>Queries and sets the root device, among other things, in a
576 bootable image</para>
577 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rdev">
578 <primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary>
579 </indexterm>
580 </listitem>
581 </varlistentry>
582
583 <varlistentry id="readprofile">
584 <term><command>readprofile</command></term>
585 <listitem>
586 <para>Reads kernel profiling information</para>
587 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux readprofile">
588 <primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary>
589 </indexterm>
590 </listitem>
591 </varlistentry>
592
593 <varlistentry id="rename">
594 <term><command>rename</command></term>
595 <listitem>
596 <para>Renames the given files, replacing a given string with
597 another</para>
598 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rename">
599 <primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary>
600 </indexterm>
601 </listitem>
602 </varlistentry>
603
604 <varlistentry id="renice">
605 <term><command>renice</command></term>
606 <listitem>
607 <para>Alters the priority of running processes</para>
608 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux renice">
609 <primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary>
610 </indexterm>
611 </listitem>
612 </varlistentry>
613
614 <varlistentry id="rev">
615 <term><command>rev</command></term>
616 <listitem>
617 <para>Reverses the lines of a given file</para>
618 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rev">
619 <primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary>
620 </indexterm>
621 </listitem>
622 </varlistentry>
623
624 <varlistentry id="rootflags">
625 <term><command>rootflags</command></term>
626 <listitem>
627 <para>Sets the rootflags in a bootable image</para>
628 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rootflags">
629 <primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary>
630 </indexterm>
631 </listitem>
632 </varlistentry>
633
634 <varlistentry id="script">
635 <term><command>script</command></term>
636 <listitem>
637 <para>Makes a typescript of a terminal session</para>
638 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux script">
639 <primary sortas="b-script">script</primary>
640 </indexterm>
641 </listitem>
642 </varlistentry>
643
644 <varlistentry id="setfdprm">
645 <term><command>setfdprm</command></term>
646 <listitem>
647 <para>Sets user-provided floppy disk parameters</para>
648 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setfdprm">
649 <primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary>
650 </indexterm>
651 </listitem>
652 </varlistentry>
653
654 <varlistentry id="setsid">
655 <term><command>setsid</command></term>
656 <listitem>
657 <para>Runs the given program in a new session</para>
658 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setsid">
659 <primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary>
660 </indexterm>
661 </listitem>
662 </varlistentry>
663
664 <varlistentry id="setterm">
665 <term><command>setterm</command></term>
666 <listitem>
667 <para>Sets terminal attributes</para>
668 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setterm">
669 <primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary>
670 </indexterm>
671 </listitem>
672 </varlistentry>
673
674 <varlistentry id="sfdisk">
675 <term><command>sfdisk</command></term>
676 <listitem>
677 <para>A disk partition table manipulator</para>
678 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sfdisk">
679 <primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary>
680 </indexterm>
681 </listitem>
682 </varlistentry>
683
684 <varlistentry id="swapoff">
685 <term><command>swapoff</command></term>
686 <listitem>
687 <para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para>
688 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapoff">
689 <primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary>
690 </indexterm>
691 </listitem>
692 </varlistentry>
693
694 <varlistentry id="swapon">
695 <term><command>swapon</command></term>
696 <listitem>
697 <para>Enables devices and files for paging and swapping and
698 lists the devices and files currently in use</para>
699 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapon">
700 <primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary>
701 </indexterm>
702 </listitem>
703 </varlistentry>
704
[8bc46a5]705 <varlistentry id="tailf">
706 <term><command>tailf</command></term>
707 <listitem>
708 <para>Tracks the growth of a log file. Displays the last 10 lines
709 of a log file, then continues displaying any new entries in the
710 log file as they are created</para>
711 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tailf">
712 <primary sortas="b-tailf">tailf</primary>
713 </indexterm>
714 </listitem>
715 </varlistentry>
716
[ddd5542]717 <varlistentry id="tunelp">
718 <term><command>tunelp</command></term>
719 <listitem>
720 <para>Tunes the parameters of the line printer</para>
721 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tunelp">
722 <primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary>
723 </indexterm>
724 </listitem>
725 </varlistentry>
726
727 <varlistentry id="ul">
728 <term><command>ul</command></term>
729 <listitem>
730 <para>A filter for translating underscores into escape sequences
731 indicating underlining for the terminal in use</para>
732 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ul">
733 <primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary>
734 </indexterm>
735 </listitem>
736 </varlistentry>
737
738 <varlistentry id="umount">
739 <term><command>umount</command></term>
740 <listitem>
741 <para>Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree</para>
742 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux umount">
743 <primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary>
744 </indexterm>
745 </listitem>
746 </varlistentry>
747
748 <varlistentry id="vidmode">
749 <term><command>vidmode</command></term>
750 <listitem>
751 <para>Sets the video mode in a bootable image</para>
752 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux vidmode">
753 <primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary>
754 </indexterm>
755 </listitem>
756 </varlistentry>
757
758 <varlistentry id="whereis">
759 <term><command>whereis</command></term>
760 <listitem>
761 <para>Reports the location of the binary, source, and man page
762 for the given command</para>
763 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux whereis">
764 <primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary>
765 </indexterm>
766 </listitem>
767 </varlistentry>
768
769 <varlistentry id="write">
770 <term><command>write</command></term>
771 <listitem>
772 <para>Sends a message to the given user <emphasis>if</emphasis> that
773 user has not disabled receipt of such messages</para>
774 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux write">
775 <primary sortas="b-write">write</primary>
776 </indexterm>
777 </listitem>
778 </varlistentry>
779
780 </variablelist>
781
782 </sect2>
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