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[673b0d8] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 | ]>
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[ddd5542] | 7 |
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[e1428f3] | 8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux" role="wrap">
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| 9 | <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?>
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[ddd5542] | 10 |
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[e747759] | 11 | <sect1info condition="script">
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[e1428f3] | 12 | <productname>util-linux</productname>
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| 13 | <productnumber>&util-linux-version;</productnumber>
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| 14 | <address>&util-linux-url;</address>
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[e747759] | 15 | </sect1info>
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| 16 |
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[e1428f3] | 17 | <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>
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[ddd5542] | 18 |
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[e1428f3] | 19 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux">
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| 20 | <primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary>
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[ddd5542] | 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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[e1428f3] | 26 | <para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs.
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[4bac71c] | 27 | Among them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions,
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| 28 | and messages.</para>
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[ddd5542] | 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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[6dfcfecc] | 35 | <seg>&util-linux-fin-sbu;</seg>
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| 36 | <seg>&util-linux-fin-du;</seg>
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[ddd5542] | 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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[8d4f212] | 43 | <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
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[ddd5542] | 44 |
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[4783efe] | 45 | <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
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[12d9bda6] | 46 |
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[89c3f71] | 47 | <screen revision="sysv"><userinput remap="configure">./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
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[e954006] | 48 | --bindir=/usr/bin \
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[d7a9421] | 49 | --libdir=/usr/lib \
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[e954006] | 50 | --sbindir=/usr/sbin \
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[96e9f0b] | 51 | --disable-chfn-chsh \
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| 52 | --disable-login \
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[e1ceb81] | 53 | --disable-nologin \
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[cd99aff] | 54 | --disable-su \
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[96e9f0b] | 55 | --disable-setpriv \
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[cd99aff] | 56 | --disable-runuser \
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[96e9f0b] | 57 | --disable-pylibmount \
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[73b2841] | 58 | --disable-static \
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[96e9f0b] | 59 | --without-python \
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| 60 | --without-systemd \
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[b9721fd] | 61 | --without-systemdsystemunitdir \
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[89c3f71] | 62 | --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version;</userinput></screen>
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[96e9f0b] | 63 |
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[89c3f71] | 64 | <screen revision="systemd"><userinput remap="configure">./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
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[e954006] | 65 | --bindir=/usr/bin \
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[d7a9421] | 66 | --libdir=/usr/lib \
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[e954006] | 67 | --sbindir=/usr/sbin \
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[1118b17] | 68 | --disable-chfn-chsh \
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| 69 | --disable-login \
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| 70 | --disable-nologin \
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[cd99aff] | 71 | --disable-su \
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[1118b17] | 72 | --disable-setpriv \
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[cd99aff] | 73 | --disable-runuser \
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[1118b17] | 74 | --disable-pylibmount \
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| 75 | --disable-static \
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[89c3f71] | 76 | --without-python \
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| 77 | --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version;</userinput></screen>
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[1118b17] | 78 |
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[96e9f0b] | 79 | <para>The --disable and --without options prevent warnings about
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[9bb4939] | 80 | building components that either require packages not in LFS, or are
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[96e9f0b] | 81 | inconsistent with programs installed by other packages.</para>
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[673b0d8] | 82 |
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[ddd5542] | 83 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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[673b0d8] | 84 |
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[e990ec99] | 85 | <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
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[0556946] | 86 |
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[e286d8db] | 87 | <para>If desired, run the test suite as a non-&root; user:</para>
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[6c4092b0] | 88 |
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[38de42d] | 89 | <warning><para>Running the test suite as the
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| 90 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user can be harmful to
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[4783efe] | 91 | your system. To run it, the CONFIG_SCSI_DEBUG option for the kernel must
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[6dfcfecc] | 92 | be available in the currently running system and must be built as a
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[4783efe] | 93 | module. Building it into the kernel will prevent booting. For complete
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| 94 | coverage, other BLFS packages must be installed. If desired, this test can
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[9bb4939] | 95 | be run by booting into the completed LFS system and running:</para>
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[6c4092b0] | 96 |
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[e37764e] | 97 | <screen role="nodump"><userinput>bash tests/run.sh --srcdir=$PWD --builddir=$PWD</userinput></screen>
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[6c4092b0] | 98 | </warning>
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[11d5dee] | 99 |
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[8d4f212] | 100 | <screen><userinput remap="test">chown -Rv tester .
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| 101 | su tester -c "make -k check"</userinput></screen>
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[673b0d8] | 102 |
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[7bd0378] | 103 | <para>The <emphasis>hardlink</emphasis> tests will fail if the host's kernel
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[c6550e1] | 104 | does not have the option CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH set. In addition,
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| 105 | two sub-tests from misc: mbsencode and one sub-test from script: replay are
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| 106 | known to fail.</para>
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[676f0fd] | 107 |
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[0b8bbee] | 108 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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| 109 |
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[4bac71c] | 110 | <screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
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[ff96923] | 111 | <!--
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[7fe99c2] | 112 | <para>Finally, install the man pages:</para>
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| 113 |
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[ff96923] | 114 | <screen><userinput remap="install">tar -xf ../util-linux-man-pages-&util-linux-version;.tar.xz - -directory /usr/share/man - -strip-components=1</userinput></screen>
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| 115 | -->
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[b3f1ebb3] | 116 | </sect2>
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| 117 |
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[6dfcfecc] | 118 | <!-- - - - - - - - - - -->
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| 119 | <!-- Multilib - 32bit -->
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| 120 | <!-- - - - - - - - - - -->
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[fd48baa] | 121 |
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| 122 | <sect2 arch="ml_32,ml_all" role="installation">
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[b3f1ebb3] | 123 | <title>Installation of Util-linux - 32-bit</title>
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| 124 |
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| 125 | <para>Clean previous build:</para>
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| 126 |
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| 127 | <screen><userinput remap="pre">make distclean</userinput></screen>
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| 128 |
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[a08b5f0] | 129 | <para>Move a tool out of the way which is optionally used by
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| 130 | configure but will report invalid pathes for multilib builds.</para>
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| 131 |
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| 132 | <screen><userinput remap="configure">mv /usr/bin/ncursesw6-config{,.tmp}</userinput></screen>
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| 133 |
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[b3f1ebb3] | 134 | <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
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| 135 |
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| 136 | <screen revision="sysv"><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -m32" \
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| 137 | ./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
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[70aadfb] | 138 | --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu \
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| 139 | --libdir=/usr/lib32 \
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[b3f1ebb3] | 140 | --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version; \
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| 141 | --disable-chfn-chsh \
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| 142 | --disable-login \
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| 143 | --disable-nologin \
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| 144 | --disable-su \
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| 145 | --disable-setpriv \
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| 146 | --disable-runuser \
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| 147 | --disable-pylibmount \
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| 148 | --disable-static \
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| 149 | --without-python \
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| 150 | --without-systemd \
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[a08b5f0] | 151 | --without-systemdsystemunitdir</userinput></screen>
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[b3f1ebb3] | 152 |
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| 153 | <screen revision="systemd"><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -m32" \
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| 154 | ./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
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[70aadfb] | 155 | --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu \
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| 156 | --libdir=/usr/lib32 \
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[b3f1ebb3] | 157 | --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version; \
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| 158 | --disable-chfn-chsh \
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| 159 | --disable-login \
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| 160 | --disable-nologin \
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| 161 | --disable-su \
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| 162 | --disable-setpriv \
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| 163 | --disable-runuser \
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| 164 | --disable-pylibmount \
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| 165 | --disable-static \
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[a08b5f0] | 166 | --without-python</userinput></screen>
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| 167 |
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| 168 | <para>Restore the tool previously moved away:</para>
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| 169 |
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| 170 | <screen><userinput remap="configure">mv /usr/bin/ncursesw6-config{.tmp,}</userinput></screen>
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[b3f1ebb3] | 171 |
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| 172 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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| 173 |
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| 174 | <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
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| 175 |
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| 176 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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| 177 |
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| 178 | <screen><userinput remap="install">make DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install
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[0ebda11] | 179 | cp -Rv DESTDIR/usr/lib32/* /usr/lib32
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[b3f1ebb3] | 180 | rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
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| 181 |
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[6dfcfecc] | 182 | </sect2><!-- m32 -->
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[b3f1ebb3] | 183 |
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[6dfcfecc] | 184 | <!-- - - - - - - - - - -->
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| 185 | <!-- Multilib - x32bit -->
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| 186 | <!-- - - - - - - - - - -->
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[fd48baa] | 187 |
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| 188 | <sect2 arch="ml_x32,ml_all" role="installation">
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[b3f1ebb3] | 189 | <title>Installation of Util-linux - x32-bit</title>
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| 190 |
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| 191 | <para>Clean previous build:</para>
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| 192 |
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| 193 | <screen><userinput remap="pre">make distclean</userinput></screen>
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| 194 |
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[a08b5f0] | 195 | <para>Move a tool out of the way which is optionally used by
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| 196 | configure but will report invalid pathes for multilib builds.</para>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <screen><userinput remap="configure">mv /usr/bin/ncursesw6-config{,.tmp}</userinput></screen>
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| 199 |
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[b3f1ebb3] | 200 | <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
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| 201 |
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| 202 | <screen revision="sysv"><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -mx32" \
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| 203 | ./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
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[70aadfb] | 204 | --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
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| 205 | --libdir=/usr/libx32 \
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[b3f1ebb3] | 206 | --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version; \
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| 207 | --disable-chfn-chsh \
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| 208 | --disable-login \
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| 209 | --disable-nologin \
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| 210 | --disable-su \
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| 211 | --disable-setpriv \
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| 212 | --disable-runuser \
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| 213 | --disable-pylibmount \
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| 214 | --disable-static \
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| 215 | --without-python \
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| 216 | --without-systemd \
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[a08b5f0] | 217 | --without-systemdsystemunitdir</userinput></screen>
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[b3f1ebb3] | 218 |
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| 219 | <screen revision="systemd"><userinput remap="configure">CC="gcc -mx32" \
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| 220 | ./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \
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[70aadfb] | 221 | --host=x86_64-pc-linux-gnux32 \
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| 222 | --libdir=/usr/libx32 \
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[b3f1ebb3] | 223 | --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version; \
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| 224 | --disable-chfn-chsh \
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| 225 | --disable-login \
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| 226 | --disable-nologin \
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| 227 | --disable-su \
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| 228 | --disable-setpriv \
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| 229 | --disable-runuser \
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| 230 | --disable-pylibmount \
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| 231 | --disable-static \
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[a08b5f0] | 232 | --without-python</userinput></screen>
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| 233 |
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| 234 | <para>Restore the tool previously moved away:</para>
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| 235 |
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| 236 | <screen><userinput remap="configure">mv /usr/bin/ncursesw6-config{.tmp,}</userinput></screen>
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[b3f1ebb3] | 237 |
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| 238 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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| 239 |
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| 240 | <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
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| 241 |
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| 242 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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| 243 |
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| 244 | <screen><userinput remap="install">make DESTDIR=$PWD/DESTDIR install
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[0ebda11] | 245 | cp -Rv DESTDIR/usr/libx32/* /usr/libx32
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[b3f1ebb3] | 246 | rm -rf DESTDIR</userinput></screen>
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[673b0d8] | 247 |
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[6dfcfecc] | 248 | </sect2><!-- mx32 -->
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[ddd5542] | 249 |
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| 250 | <sect2 id="contents-utillinux" role="content">
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[e1428f3] | 251 | <title>Contents of Util-linux</title>
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[ddd5542] | 252 |
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| 253 | <segmentedlist>
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| 254 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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[cd82ee5] | 255 | <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
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[fe05b08] | 256 | <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle>
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[ddd5542] | 257 |
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| 258 | <seglistitem>
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[78cc3be] | 259 | <seg>addpart, agetty, blkdiscard, blkid, blkzone, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chcpu,
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| 260 | chmem, choom, chrt, col, colcrt, colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, delpart, dmesg,
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[50c357d3] | 261 | eject, fallocate, fdisk, fincore, findfs, findmnt, flock, fsck,
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[9bb4939] | 262 | fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, fsfreeze, fstrim, getopt, hardlink, hexdump, hwclock,
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| 263 | i386 (link to setarch), ionice, ipcmk, ipcrm, ipcs, irqtop, isosize, kill, last,
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| 264 | lastb (link to last), ldattach, linux32 (link to setarch), linux64 (link to setarch),
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| 265 | logger, look, losetup, lsblk, lscpu, lsipc, lsirq, lsfd, lslocks, lslogins,
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| 266 | lsmem, lsns, mcookie, mesg, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap,
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[7b370c5] | 267 | more, mount, mountpoint, namei, nsenter, partx, pivot_root, prlimit,
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[78cc3be] | 268 | readprofile, rename, renice, resizepart, rev, rfkill, rtcwake, script,
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[50c357d3] | 269 | scriptlive, scriptreplay, setarch, setsid, setterm, sfdisk, sulogin, swaplabel,
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[9bb4939] | 270 | swapoff, swapon, switch_root, taskset, uclampset, ul,
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| 271 | umount, uname26 (link to setarch), unshare, utmpdump, uuidd, uuidgen, uuidparse,
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| 272 | wall, wdctl, whereis, wipefs, x86_64 (link to setarch), and zramctl</seg>
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[d672ab7] | 273 | <seg>libblkid.so, libfdisk.so, libmount.so,
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[040ecb6] | 274 | libsmartcols.so, and libuuid.so</seg>
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[d672ab7] | 275 | <seg>/usr/include/blkid,
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| 276 | /usr/include/libfdisk,
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| 277 | /usr/include/libmount,
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| 278 | /usr/include/libsmartcols,
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| 279 | /usr/include/uuid,
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| 280 | /usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version;,
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[040ecb6] | 281 | and /var/lib/hwclock</seg>
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[ddd5542] | 282 | </seglistitem>
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| 283 | </segmentedlist>
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| 284 |
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| 285 | <variablelist>
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| 286 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 287 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 288 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 289 |
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[5c92d21] | 290 | <varlistentry id="addpart">
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| 291 | <term><command>addpart</command></term>
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| 292 | <listitem>
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| 293 | <para>Informs the Linux kernel of new partitions</para>
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[e1428f3] | 294 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux addpart">
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[5c92d21] | 295 | <primary sortas="b-addpart">addpart</primary>
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| 296 | </indexterm>
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| 297 | </listitem>
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| 298 | </varlistentry>
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| 299 |
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[ddd5542] | 300 | <varlistentry id="agetty">
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| 301 | <term><command>agetty</command></term>
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| 302 | <listitem>
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| 303 | <para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
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| 304 | and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para>
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[e1428f3] | 305 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux agetty">
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[ddd5542] | 306 | <primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary>
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| 307 | </indexterm>
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| 308 | </listitem>
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| 309 | </varlistentry>
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| 310 |
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[f6b1d91] | 311 | <varlistentry id="blkdiscard">
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| 312 | <term><command>blkdiscard</command></term>
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| 313 | <listitem>
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| 314 | <para>Discards sectors on a device</para>
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| 315 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blkdiscard">
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| 316 | <primary sortas="b-blkdiscard">blkdiscard</primary>
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| 317 | </indexterm>
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| 318 | </listitem>
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| 319 | </varlistentry>
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| 320 |
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[cd82ee5] | 321 | <varlistentry id="blkid">
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| 322 | <term><command>blkid</command></term>
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| 323 | <listitem>
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| 324 | <para>A command line utility to locate and print block device
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| 325 | attributes</para>
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[e1428f3] | 326 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blkid">
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[cd82ee5] | 327 | <primary sortas="b-blkid">blkid</primary>
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| 328 | </indexterm>
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| 329 | </listitem>
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| 330 | </varlistentry>
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| 331 |
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[78cc3be] | 332 | <varlistentry id="blkzone">
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| 333 | <term><command>blkzone</command></term>
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| 334 | <listitem>
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[9bb4939] | 335 | <para>Is used to manage zoned storage block devices</para>
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[78cc3be] | 336 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blkzone">
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| 337 | <primary sortas="b-blkzone">blkzone</primary>
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| 338 | </indexterm>
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| 339 | </listitem>
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| 340 | </varlistentry>
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| 341 |
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[ddd5542] | 342 | <varlistentry id="blockdev">
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| 343 | <term><command>blockdev</command></term>
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| 344 | <listitem>
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| 345 | <para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command
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| 346 | line</para>
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[e1428f3] | 347 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev">
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[ddd5542] | 348 | <primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary>
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| 349 | </indexterm>
|
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| 350 | </listitem>
|
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| 351 | </varlistentry>
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| 352 |
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| 353 | <varlistentry id="cal">
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| 354 | <term><command>cal</command></term>
|
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| 355 | <listitem>
|
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| 356 | <para>Displays a simple calendar</para>
|
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[e1428f3] | 357 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cal">
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[ddd5542] | 358 | <primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary>
|
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| 359 | </indexterm>
|
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| 360 | </listitem>
|
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| 361 | </varlistentry>
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| 362 |
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| 363 | <varlistentry id="cfdisk">
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| 364 | <term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
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| 365 | <listitem>
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| 366 | <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
|
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[e1428f3] | 367 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk">
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[ddd5542] | 368 | <primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary>
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| 369 | </indexterm>
|
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| 370 | </listitem>
|
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| 371 | </varlistentry>
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| 372 |
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[0c90d60] | 373 | <varlistentry id="chcpu">
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| 374 | <term><command>chcpu</command></term>
|
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| 375 | <listitem>
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| 376 | <para>Modifies the state of CPUs</para>
|
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| 377 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chcpu">
|
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| 378 | <primary sortas="b-chcpu">chcpu</primary>
|
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| 379 | </indexterm>
|
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| 380 | </listitem>
|
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| 381 | </varlistentry>
|
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[faaac5c] | 382 |
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[78cc3be] | 383 | <varlistentry id="chmem">
|
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| 384 | <term><command>chmem</command></term>
|
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| 385 | <listitem>
|
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| 386 | <para>Configures memory</para>
|
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| 387 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chmem">
|
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| 388 | <primary sortas="b-chmem">chmem</primary>
|
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| 389 | </indexterm>
|
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| 390 | </listitem>
|
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| 391 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 392 |
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[faaac5c] | 393 | <varlistentry id="choom">
|
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| 394 | <term><command>choom</command></term>
|
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| 395 | <listitem>
|
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[9bb4939] | 396 | <para>Displays and adjusts OOM-killer scores, used to determine
|
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| 397 | which process to kill first when Linux is Out Of Memory</para>
|
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[faaac5c] | 398 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux choom">
|
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| 399 | <primary sortas="b-choom">choom</primary>
|
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| 400 | </indexterm>
|
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| 401 | </listitem>
|
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| 402 | </varlistentry>
|
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[0c90d60] | 403 |
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[5c92d21] | 404 | <varlistentry id="chrt">
|
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| 405 | <term><command>chrt</command></term>
|
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| 406 | <listitem>
|
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| 407 | <para>Manipulates real-time attributes of a process</para>
|
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[e1428f3] | 408 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chrt">
|
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[5c92d21] | 409 | <primary sortas="b-chrt">chrt</primary>
|
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| 410 | </indexterm>
|
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| 411 | </listitem>
|
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| 412 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 413 |
|
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[ddd5542] | 414 | <varlistentry id="col">
|
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| 415 | <term><command>col</command></term>
|
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| 416 | <listitem>
|
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| 417 | <para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para>
|
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[e1428f3] | 418 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux col">
|
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[ddd5542] | 419 | <primary sortas="b-col">col</primary>
|
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| 420 | </indexterm>
|
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| 421 | </listitem>
|
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| 422 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 423 |
|
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| 424 | <varlistentry id="colcrt">
|
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| 425 | <term><command>colcrt</command></term>
|
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| 426 | <listitem>
|
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| 427 | <para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
|
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| 428 | that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para>
|
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[e1428f3] | 429 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt">
|
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[ddd5542] | 430 | <primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary>
|
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| 431 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 432 | </listitem>
|
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| 433 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 434 |
|
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| 435 | <varlistentry id="colrm">
|
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| 436 | <term><command>colrm</command></term>
|
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| 437 | <listitem>
|
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| 438 | <para>Filters out the given columns</para>
|
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[e1428f3] | 439 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colrm">
|
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[ddd5542] | 440 | <primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary>
|
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| 441 | </indexterm>
|
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| 442 | </listitem>
|
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| 443 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 444 |
|
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| 445 | <varlistentry id="column">
|
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| 446 | <term><command>column</command></term>
|
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| 447 | <listitem>
|
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| 448 | <para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para>
|
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[e1428f3] | 449 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux column">
|
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[ddd5542] | 450 | <primary sortas="b-column">column</primary>
|
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| 451 | </indexterm>
|
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| 452 | </listitem>
|
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| 453 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 454 |
|
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| 455 | <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel">
|
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| 456 | <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term>
|
---|
| 457 | <listitem>
|
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| 458 | <para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a
|
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| 459 | hard or a soft reset</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 460 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ctrlaltdel">
|
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[ddd5542] | 461 | <primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary>
|
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| 462 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 463 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 464 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 465 |
|
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[5c92d21] | 466 | <varlistentry id="delpart">
|
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| 467 | <term><command>delpart</command></term>
|
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[ddd5542] | 468 | <listitem>
|
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[5c92d21] | 469 | <para>Asks the Linux kernel to remove a partition</para>
|
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[e1428f3] | 470 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux delpart">
|
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[5c92d21] | 471 | <primary sortas="b-delpart">delpart</primary>
|
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[ddd5542] | 472 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 473 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 474 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 475 |
|
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[5c92d21] | 476 | <varlistentry id="dmesg">
|
---|
| 477 | <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 478 | <listitem>
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 479 | <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 480 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux dmesg">
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 481 | <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary>
|
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[ddd5542] | 482 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 483 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 484 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 485 |
|
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[ca101ad] | 486 | <varlistentry id="eject">
|
---|
| 487 | <term><command>eject</command></term>
|
---|
| 488 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 489 | <para>Ejects removable media</para>
|
---|
| 490 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux eject">
|
---|
| 491 | <primary sortas="b-eject">eject</primary>
|
---|
| 492 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 493 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 494 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 495 |
|
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[9d42ad9] | 496 | <varlistentry id="fallocate">
|
---|
| 497 | <term><command>fallocate</command></term>
|
---|
| 498 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 499 | <para>Preallocates space to a file</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 500 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fallocate">
|
---|
[9d42ad9] | 501 | <primary sortas="b-fallocate">fallocate</primary>
|
---|
| 502 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 503 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 504 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 505 |
|
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[2791a8e] | 506 | <varlistentry id="fdisk">
|
---|
| 507 | <term><command>fdisk</command></term>
|
---|
| 508 | <listitem>
|
---|
[edbeeb5] | 509 | <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 510 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk">
|
---|
[2791a8e] | 511 | <primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary>
|
---|
| 512 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 513 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 514 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 515 |
|
---|
[78cc3be] | 516 | <varlistentry id="fincore">
|
---|
| 517 | <term><command>fincore</command></term>
|
---|
| 518 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 519 | <para>Counts pages of file contents in core</para>
|
---|
| 520 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fincore">
|
---|
| 521 | <primary sortas="b-fincore">fincore</primary>
|
---|
| 522 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 523 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 524 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 525 |
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 526 | <varlistentry id="findfs">
|
---|
| 527 | <term><command>findfs</command></term>
|
---|
| 528 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 529 | <para>Finds a file system, either by label or Universally Unique Identifier
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 530 | (UUID)</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 531 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux findfs">
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 532 | <primary sortas="b-findfs">findfs</primary>
|
---|
| 533 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 534 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 535 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 536 |
|
---|
[6541b70] | 537 | <varlistentry id="findmnt">
|
---|
| 538 | <term><command>findmnt</command></term>
|
---|
| 539 | <listitem>
|
---|
[2ca8941] | 540 | <para>Is a command line interface to the libmount library
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 541 | for working with mountinfo, fstab and mtab files</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 542 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux findmnt">
|
---|
[6541b70] | 543 | <primary sortas="b-findmnt">findmnt</primary>
|
---|
| 544 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 545 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 546 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 547 |
|
---|
[8bc46a5] | 548 | <varlistentry id="flock">
|
---|
| 549 | <term><command>flock</command></term>
|
---|
| 550 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 551 | <para>Acquires a file lock and then executes a command with the lock
|
---|
| 552 | held</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 553 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux flock">
|
---|
[a2add74] | 554 | <primary sortas="b-flock">flock</primary>
|
---|
[8bc46a5] | 555 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 556 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 557 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 558 |
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 559 | <varlistentry id="fsck">
|
---|
| 560 | <term><command>fsck</command></term>
|
---|
| 561 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 562 | <para>Is used to check, and optionally repair, file systems</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 563 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck">
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 564 | <primary sortas="b-fsck">fsck</primary>
|
---|
| 565 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 566 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 567 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 568 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 569 | <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs">
|
---|
| 570 | <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term>
|
---|
| 571 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 572 | <para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the
|
---|
| 573 | given device</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 574 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.cramfs">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 575 | <primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary>
|
---|
| 576 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 577 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 578 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 579 |
|
---|
| 580 | <varlistentry id="fsck.minix">
|
---|
| 581 | <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term>
|
---|
| 582 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 583 | <para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the
|
---|
| 584 | given device</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 585 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.minix">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 586 | <primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary>
|
---|
| 587 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 588 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 589 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 590 |
|
---|
[6541b70] | 591 | <varlistentry id="fsfreeze">
|
---|
| 592 | <term><command>fsfreeze</command></term>
|
---|
| 593 | <listitem>
|
---|
[2ca8941] | 594 | <para>Is a very simple wrapper around FIFREEZE/FITHAW ioctl
|
---|
[6541b70] | 595 | kernel driver operations</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 596 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsfreeze">
|
---|
[6541b70] | 597 | <primary sortas="b-fsfreeze">fsfreeze</primary>
|
---|
| 598 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 599 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 600 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 601 |
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 602 | <varlistentry id="fstrim">
|
---|
| 603 | <term><command>fstrim</command></term>
|
---|
| 604 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 605 | <para>Discards unused blocks on a mounted filesystem</para>
|
---|
| 606 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fstrim">
|
---|
| 607 | <primary sortas="b-fstrim">fstrim</primary>
|
---|
| 608 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 609 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 610 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 611 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 612 | <varlistentry id="getopt">
|
---|
| 613 | <term><command>getopt</command></term>
|
---|
| 614 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 615 | <para>Parses options in the given command line</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 616 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux getopt">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 617 | <primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary>
|
---|
| 618 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 619 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 620 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 621 |
|
---|
| 622 | <varlistentry id="hardlink">
|
---|
| 623 | <term><command>hardlink</command></term>
|
---|
| 624 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 625 | <para>Consolidates duplicate files by creating hard links</para>
|
---|
| 626 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hardlink">
|
---|
| 627 | <primary sortas="b-hardlink">hardlink</primary>
|
---|
| 628 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 629 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 630 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 631 |
|
---|
| 632 | <varlistentry id="hexdump">
|
---|
| 633 | <term><command>hexdump</command></term>
|
---|
| 634 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 635 | <para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal, decimal, octal,
|
---|
| 636 | or ascii</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 637 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 638 | <primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary>
|
---|
| 639 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 640 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 641 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 642 |
|
---|
| 643 | <varlistentry id="hwclock">
|
---|
| 644 | <term><command>hwclock</command></term>
|
---|
| 645 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 646 | <para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called
|
---|
| 647 | the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
|
---|
| 648 | clock</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 649 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hwclock">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 650 | <primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary>
|
---|
| 651 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 652 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 653 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 654 |
|
---|
[db2f21e] | 655 | <varlistentry id="i386">
|
---|
| 656 | <term><command>i386</command></term>
|
---|
| 657 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 658 | <para>A symbolic link to setarch</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 659 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux i386">
|
---|
[db2f21e] | 660 | <primary sortas="b-i386">i386</primary>
|
---|
| 661 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 662 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 663 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 664 |
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 665 | <varlistentry id="ionice">
|
---|
| 666 | <term><command>ionice</command></term>
|
---|
| 667 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 668 | <para>Gets or sets the io scheduling class and priority for a program</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 669 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ionice">
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 670 | <primary sortas="b-ionice">ionice</primary>
|
---|
| 671 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 672 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 673 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 674 |
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 675 | <varlistentry id="ipcmk">
|
---|
| 676 | <term><command>ipcmk</command></term>
|
---|
| 677 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 678 | <para>Creates various IPC resources</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 679 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcmk">
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 680 | <primary sortas="b-ipcmk">ipcmk</primary>
|
---|
| 681 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 682 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 683 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 684 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 685 | <varlistentry id="ipcrm">
|
---|
| 686 | <term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
|
---|
| 687 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 688 | <para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 689 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcrm">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 690 | <primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary>
|
---|
| 691 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 692 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 693 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 694 |
|
---|
| 695 | <varlistentry id="ipcs">
|
---|
| 696 | <term><command>ipcs</command></term>
|
---|
| 697 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 698 | <para>Provides IPC status information</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 699 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcs">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 700 | <primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary>
|
---|
| 701 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 702 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 703 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 704 |
|
---|
[50c357d3] | 705 | <varlistentry id="irqtop">
|
---|
| 706 | <term><command>irqtop</command></term>
|
---|
| 707 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 708 | <para>Displays kernel interrupt counter information in
|
---|
| 709 | <filename>top(1)</filename> style view</para>
|
---|
| 710 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux irqtop">
|
---|
| 711 | <primary sortas="b-irqtop">irqtop</primary>
|
---|
| 712 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 713 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 714 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 715 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 716 | <varlistentry id="isosize">
|
---|
| 717 | <term><command>isosize</command></term>
|
---|
| 718 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 719 | <para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 720 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux isosize">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 721 | <primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary>
|
---|
| 722 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 723 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 724 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 725 |
|
---|
[d9aaf3d] | 726 | <varlistentry id="kill">
|
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| 727 | <term><command>kill</command></term>
|
---|
| 728 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 729 | <para>Sends signals to processes</para>
|
---|
| 730 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux kill">
|
---|
| 731 | <primary sortas="b-kill">kill</primary>
|
---|
| 732 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 733 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 734 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 735 |
|
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[4783efe] | 736 | <varlistentry id="last">
|
---|
| 737 | <term><command>last</command></term>
|
---|
| 738 | <listitem>
|
---|
[d672ab7] | 739 | <para>Shows which users last logged in (and out), searching back
|
---|
| 740 | through the <filename>/var/log/wtmp</filename> file; it also shows
|
---|
[4783efe] | 741 | system boots, shutdowns, and run-level changes</para>
|
---|
| 742 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux last">
|
---|
| 743 | <primary sortas="b-last">last</primary>
|
---|
| 744 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 745 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 746 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 747 |
|
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| 748 | <varlistentry id="lastb">
|
---|
| 749 | <term><command>lastb</command></term>
|
---|
| 750 | <listitem>
|
---|
[d672ab7] | 751 | <para>Shows the failed login attempts, as logged in
|
---|
[4783efe] | 752 | <filename>/var/log/btmp</filename></para>
|
---|
| 753 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lastb">
|
---|
| 754 | <primary sortas="b-lastb">lastb</primary>
|
---|
| 755 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 756 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 757 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 758 |
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 759 | <varlistentry id="ldattach">
|
---|
| 760 | <term><command>ldattach</command></term>
|
---|
| 761 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 762 | <para>Attaches a line discipline to a serial line</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 763 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ldattach">
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 764 | <primary sortas="b-ldattach">ldattach</primary>
|
---|
| 765 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 766 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 767 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 768 |
|
---|
[db2f21e] | 769 | <varlistentry id="linux32">
|
---|
| 770 | <term><command>linux32</command></term>
|
---|
| 771 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 772 | <para>A symbolic link to setarch</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 773 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux linux32">
|
---|
[db2f21e] | 774 | <primary sortas="b-linux32">linux32</primary>
|
---|
| 775 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 776 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 777 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 778 |
|
---|
| 779 | <varlistentry id="linux64">
|
---|
| 780 | <term><command>linux64</command></term>
|
---|
| 781 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 782 | <para>A symbolic link to setarch</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 783 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux linux64">
|
---|
[db2f21e] | 784 | <primary sortas="b-linux64">linux64</primary>
|
---|
| 785 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 786 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 787 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 788 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 789 | <varlistentry id="logger">
|
---|
| 790 | <term><command>logger</command></term>
|
---|
| 791 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 792 | <para>Enters the given message into the system log</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 793 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux logger">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 794 | <primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary>
|
---|
| 795 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 796 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 797 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 798 |
|
---|
| 799 | <varlistentry id="look">
|
---|
| 800 | <term><command>look</command></term>
|
---|
| 801 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 802 | <para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 803 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux look">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 804 | <primary sortas="b-look">look</primary>
|
---|
| 805 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 806 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 807 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 808 |
|
---|
| 809 | <varlistentry id="losetup">
|
---|
| 810 | <term><command>losetup</command></term>
|
---|
| 811 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 812 | <para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 813 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 814 | <primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary>
|
---|
| 815 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 816 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 817 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 818 |
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 819 | <varlistentry id="lsblk">
|
---|
| 820 | <term><command>lsblk</command></term>
|
---|
| 821 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 822 | <para>Lists information about all or selected block devices in
|
---|
[afba93b] | 823 | a tree-like format</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 824 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lsblk">
|
---|
| 825 | <primary sortas="b-lsblk">lsblk</primary>
|
---|
| 826 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 827 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 828 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 829 |
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 830 | <varlistentry id="lscpu">
|
---|
| 831 | <term><command>lscpu</command></term>
|
---|
| 832 | <listitem>
|
---|
[cb02946] | 833 | <para>Prints CPU architecture information</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 834 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lscpu">
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 835 | <primary sortas="b-lscpu">lscpu</primary>
|
---|
| 836 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 837 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 838 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 839 |
|
---|
| 840 | <varlistentry id="lsfd">
|
---|
| 841 | <term><command>lsfd</command></term>
|
---|
| 842 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 843 | <para>Displays information about open files; replaces <command>lsof</command></para>
|
---|
| 844 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lsfd">
|
---|
| 845 | <primary sortas="b-lsfd">lsfd</primary>
|
---|
| 846 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 847 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 848 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 849 |
|
---|
[040ecb6] | 850 | <varlistentry id="lsipc">
|
---|
| 851 | <term><command>lsipc</command></term>
|
---|
| 852 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 853 | <para>Prints information on IPC facilities currently employed
|
---|
| 854 | in the system</para>
|
---|
| 855 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lsipc">
|
---|
| 856 | <primary sortas="b-lsipc">lsipc</primary>
|
---|
| 857 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 858 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 859 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 860 |
|
---|
[50c357d3] | 861 | <varlistentry id="lsirq">
|
---|
| 862 | <term><command>lsirq</command></term>
|
---|
| 863 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 864 | <para>Displays kernel interrupt counter information</para>
|
---|
| 865 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lsirq">
|
---|
| 866 | <primary sortas="b-lsirq">lsirq</primary>
|
---|
| 867 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 868 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 869 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 870 |
|
---|
[ca101ad] | 871 | <varlistentry id="lslocks">
|
---|
| 872 | <term><command>lslocks</command></term>
|
---|
| 873 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 874 | <para>Lists local system locks</para>
|
---|
| 875 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lslocks">
|
---|
| 876 | <primary sortas="b-lslocks">lslocks</primary>
|
---|
| 877 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 878 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 879 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 880 |
|
---|
[14109e7] | 881 | <varlistentry id="lslogins">
|
---|
| 882 | <term><command>lslogins</command></term>
|
---|
| 883 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 884 | <para>Lists information about users, groups and system accounts</para>
|
---|
| 885 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lslogins">
|
---|
| 886 | <primary sortas="b-lslogins">lslogins</primary>
|
---|
| 887 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 888 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 889 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 890 |
|
---|
[78cc3be] | 891 | <varlistentry id="lsmem">
|
---|
| 892 | <term><command>lsmem</command></term>
|
---|
| 893 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 894 | <para>Lists the ranges of available memory with their online
|
---|
| 895 | status</para>
|
---|
| 896 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lsmem">
|
---|
| 897 | <primary sortas="b-lsmem">lsmem</primary>
|
---|
| 898 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 899 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 900 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 901 |
|
---|
| 902 | <varlistentry id="lsns">
|
---|
| 903 | <term><command>lsns</command></term>
|
---|
| 904 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 905 | <para>Lists namespaces</para>
|
---|
| 906 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lsns">
|
---|
| 907 | <primary sortas="b-lsns">lsns</primary>
|
---|
| 908 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 909 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 910 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 911 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 912 | <varlistentry id="mcookie">
|
---|
| 913 | <term><command>mcookie</command></term>
|
---|
| 914 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 915 | <para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for
|
---|
| 916 | <command>xauth</command></para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 917 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mcookie">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 918 | <primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary>
|
---|
| 919 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 920 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 921 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 922 |
|
---|
[4783efe] | 923 | <varlistentry id="mesg">
|
---|
| 924 | <term><command>mesg</command></term>
|
---|
| 925 | <listitem>
|
---|
[d672ab7] | 926 | <para>Controls whether other users can send messages to the current
|
---|
[4783efe] | 927 | user's terminal</para>
|
---|
| 928 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mesg">
|
---|
| 929 | <primary sortas="b-mesg">mesg</primary>
|
---|
| 930 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 931 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 932 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 933 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 934 | <varlistentry id="mkfs">
|
---|
| 935 | <term><command>mkfs</command></term>
|
---|
| 936 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 937 | <para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
|
---|
| 938 | partition)</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 939 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 940 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary>
|
---|
| 941 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 942 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 943 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 944 |
|
---|
| 945 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs">
|
---|
| 946 | <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term>
|
---|
| 947 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 948 | <para>Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 949 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.bfs">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 950 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary>
|
---|
| 951 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 952 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 953 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 954 |
|
---|
| 955 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs">
|
---|
| 956 | <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term>
|
---|
| 957 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 958 | <para>Creates a cramfs file system</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 959 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.cramfs">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 960 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary>
|
---|
| 961 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 962 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 963 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 964 |
|
---|
| 965 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix">
|
---|
| 966 | <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term>
|
---|
| 967 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 968 | <para>Creates a Minix file system</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 969 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.minix">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 970 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary>
|
---|
| 971 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 972 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 973 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 974 |
|
---|
| 975 | <varlistentry id="mkswap">
|
---|
| 976 | <term><command>mkswap</command></term>
|
---|
| 977 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 978 | <para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap
|
---|
| 979 | area</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 980 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkswap">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 981 | <primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary>
|
---|
| 982 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 983 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 984 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 985 |
|
---|
| 986 | <varlistentry id="more">
|
---|
| 987 | <term><command>more</command></term>
|
---|
| 988 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 989 | <para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 990 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 991 | <primary sortas="b-more">more</primary>
|
---|
| 992 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 993 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 994 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 995 |
|
---|
| 996 | <varlistentry id="mount">
|
---|
| 997 | <term><command>mount</command></term>
|
---|
| 998 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 999 | <para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified
|
---|
| 1000 | directory in the file-system tree</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1001 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mount">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1002 | <primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary>
|
---|
| 1003 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1004 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1005 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1006 |
|
---|
[eb797aa] | 1007 | <varlistentry id="mountpoint">
|
---|
| 1008 | <term><command>mountpoint</command></term>
|
---|
| 1009 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1010 | <para>Checks if the directory is a mountpoint</para>
|
---|
| 1011 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mountpoint">
|
---|
| 1012 | <primary sortas="b-mountpoint">mountpoint</primary>
|
---|
| 1013 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1014 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1015 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1016 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1017 | <varlistentry id="namei">
|
---|
| 1018 | <term><command>namei</command></term>
|
---|
| 1019 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1020 | <para>Shows the symbolic links in the given paths</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1021 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux namei">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1022 | <primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary>
|
---|
| 1023 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1024 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1025 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1026 |
|
---|
[f6b1d91] | 1027 | <varlistentry id="nsenter">
|
---|
| 1028 | <term><command>nsenter</command></term>
|
---|
| 1029 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1030 | <para>Runs a program with namespaces of other processes</para>
|
---|
| 1031 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux nsenter">
|
---|
| 1032 | <primary sortas="b-nsenter">nsenter</primary>
|
---|
| 1033 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1034 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1035 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1036 |
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1037 | <varlistentry id="partx">
|
---|
| 1038 | <term><command>partx</command></term>
|
---|
| 1039 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1040 | <para>Tells the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk
|
---|
| 1041 | partitions</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1042 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux partx">
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1043 | <primary sortas="b-partx">partx</primary>
|
---|
| 1044 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1045 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1046 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1047 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1048 | <varlistentry id="pivot_root">
|
---|
| 1049 | <term><command>pivot_root</command></term>
|
---|
| 1050 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1051 | <para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the
|
---|
| 1052 | current process</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1053 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pivot_root">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1054 | <primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary>
|
---|
| 1055 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1056 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1057 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1058 |
|
---|
[0c90d60] | 1059 | <varlistentry id="prlimit">
|
---|
| 1060 | <term><command>prlimit</command></term>
|
---|
| 1061 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1062 | <para>Gets and sets a process's resource limits</para>
|
---|
[0c90d60] | 1063 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux prlimit">
|
---|
| 1064 | <primary sortas="b-prlimit">prlimit</primary>
|
---|
| 1065 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1066 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1067 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1068 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1069 | <varlistentry id="readprofile">
|
---|
| 1070 | <term><command>readprofile</command></term>
|
---|
| 1071 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1072 | <para>Reads kernel profiling information</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1073 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux readprofile">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1074 | <primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary>
|
---|
| 1075 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1076 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1077 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1078 |
|
---|
| 1079 | <varlistentry id="rename">
|
---|
| 1080 | <term><command>rename</command></term>
|
---|
| 1081 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1082 | <para>Renames the given files, replacing a given string with
|
---|
| 1083 | another</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1084 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rename">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1085 | <primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary>
|
---|
| 1086 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1087 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1088 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1089 |
|
---|
| 1090 | <varlistentry id="renice">
|
---|
| 1091 | <term><command>renice</command></term>
|
---|
| 1092 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1093 | <para>Alters the priority of running processes</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1094 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux renice">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1095 | <primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary>
|
---|
| 1096 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1097 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1098 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1099 |
|
---|
[ca101ad] | 1100 | <varlistentry id="resizepart">
|
---|
| 1101 | <term><command>resizepart</command></term>
|
---|
| 1102 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1103 | <para>Asks the Linux kernel to resize a partition</para>
|
---|
| 1104 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux resizepart">
|
---|
| 1105 | <primary sortas="b-resizepart">resizepart</primary>
|
---|
| 1106 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1107 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1108 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1109 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1110 | <varlistentry id="rev">
|
---|
| 1111 | <term><command>rev</command></term>
|
---|
| 1112 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1113 | <para>Reverses the lines of a given file</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1114 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rev">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1115 | <primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary>
|
---|
| 1116 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1117 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1118 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1119 |
|
---|
[d765208] | 1120 | <varlistentry id="rfkill">
|
---|
| 1121 | <term><command>rfkill</command></term>
|
---|
[78cc3be] | 1122 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1123 | <para>Tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices</para>
|
---|
[d765208] | 1124 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rfkill">
|
---|
| 1125 | <primary sortas="b-rfkill">rfkill</primary>
|
---|
[78cc3be] | 1126 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1127 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1128 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1129 |
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1130 | <varlistentry id="rtcwake">
|
---|
| 1131 | <term><command>rtcwake</command></term>
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1132 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1133 | <para>Used to enter a system sleep state until the specified wakeup
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1134 | time</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1135 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rtcwake">
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1136 | <primary sortas="b-rtcwake">rtcwake</primary>
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1137 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1138 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1139 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1140 |
|
---|
| 1141 | <varlistentry id="script">
|
---|
| 1142 | <term><command>script</command></term>
|
---|
| 1143 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1144 | <para>Makes a typescript of a terminal session</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1145 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux script">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1146 | <primary sortas="b-script">script</primary>
|
---|
| 1147 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1148 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1149 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1150 |
|
---|
[50c357d3] | 1151 | <varlistentry id="scriptlive">
|
---|
| 1152 | <term><command>scriptlive</command></term>
|
---|
| 1153 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1154 | <para>Re-runs session typescripts using timing information</para>
|
---|
[50c357d3] | 1155 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux scriptlive">
|
---|
| 1156 | <primary sortas="b-scriptlive">scriptlive</primary>
|
---|
| 1157 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1158 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1159 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1160 |
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1161 | <varlistentry id="scriptreplay">
|
---|
| 1162 | <term><command>scriptreplay</command></term>
|
---|
| 1163 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1164 | <para>Plays back typescripts using timing information</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1165 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux scriptreplay">
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1166 | <primary sortas="b-scriptreplay">scriptreplay</primary>
|
---|
| 1167 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1168 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1169 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1170 |
|
---|
| 1171 | <varlistentry id="setarch">
|
---|
| 1172 | <term><command>setarch</command></term>
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1173 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1174 | <para>Changes reported architecture in a new program environment, and
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1175 | sets personality flags</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1176 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setarch">
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1177 | <primary sortas="b-setarch">setarch</primary>
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1178 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1179 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1180 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1181 |
|
---|
| 1182 | <varlistentry id="setsid">
|
---|
| 1183 | <term><command>setsid</command></term>
|
---|
| 1184 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1185 | <para>Runs the given program in a new session</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1186 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setsid">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1187 | <primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary>
|
---|
| 1188 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1189 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1190 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1191 |
|
---|
| 1192 | <varlistentry id="setterm">
|
---|
| 1193 | <term><command>setterm</command></term>
|
---|
| 1194 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1195 | <para>Sets terminal attributes</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1196 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setterm">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1197 | <primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary>
|
---|
| 1198 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1199 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1200 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1201 |
|
---|
| 1202 | <varlistentry id="sfdisk">
|
---|
| 1203 | <term><command>sfdisk</command></term>
|
---|
| 1204 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1205 | <para>A disk partition table manipulator</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1206 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sfdisk">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1207 | <primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary>
|
---|
| 1208 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1209 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1210 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1211 |
|
---|
[4783efe] | 1212 | <varlistentry id="sulogin">
|
---|
| 1213 | <term><command>sulogin</command></term>
|
---|
| 1214 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1215 | <para>Allows <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> to log in;
|
---|
| 1216 | it is normally invoked by <command>init</command> when the system goes
|
---|
| 1217 | into single user mode</para>
|
---|
| 1218 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sulogin">
|
---|
| 1219 | <primary sortas="b-sulogin">sulogin</primary>
|
---|
| 1220 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1221 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1222 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1223 |
|
---|
[6541b70] | 1224 | <varlistentry id="swaplabel">
|
---|
| 1225 | <term><command>swaplabel</command></term>
|
---|
| 1226 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1227 | <para>Makes changes to the swap area's UUID and label</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1228 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swaplabel">
|
---|
[6541b70] | 1229 | <primary sortas="b-swaplabel">swaplabel</primary>
|
---|
| 1230 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1231 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1232 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1233 |
|
---|
[90aae6b] | 1234 | <varlistentry id="swapoff">
|
---|
| 1235 | <term><command>swapoff</command></term>
|
---|
| 1236 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1237 | <para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1238 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapoff">
|
---|
[90aae6b] | 1239 | <primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary>
|
---|
| 1240 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1241 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1242 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1243 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1244 | <varlistentry id="swapon">
|
---|
| 1245 | <term><command>swapon</command></term>
|
---|
| 1246 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1247 | <para>Enables devices and files for paging and swapping, and
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1248 | lists the devices and files currently in use</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1249 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapon">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1250 | <primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary>
|
---|
| 1251 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1252 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1253 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1254 |
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 1255 | <varlistentry id="switch_root">
|
---|
| 1256 | <term><command>switch_root</command></term>
|
---|
| 1257 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1258 | <para>Switches to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1259 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux switch_root">
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 1260 | <primary sortas="b-switch_root">switch_root</primary>
|
---|
| 1261 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1262 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1263 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1264 |
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1265 | <varlistentry id="taskset">
|
---|
| 1266 | <term><command>taskset</command></term>
|
---|
| 1267 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1268 | <para>Retrieves or sets a process's CPU affinity</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1269 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux taskset">
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1270 | <primary sortas="b-taskset">taskset</primary>
|
---|
| 1271 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1272 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1273 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1274 |
|
---|
[50c357d3] | 1275 | <varlistentry id="uclampset">
|
---|
| 1276 | <term><command>uclampset</command></term>
|
---|
| 1277 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1278 | <para>Manipulates the utilization clamping attributes of the
|
---|
[50c357d3] | 1279 | system or a process</para>
|
---|
| 1280 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux uclampset">
|
---|
| 1281 | <primary sortas="b-uclampset">uclampset</primary>
|
---|
| 1282 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1283 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1284 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1285 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1286 | <varlistentry id="ul">
|
---|
| 1287 | <term><command>ul</command></term>
|
---|
| 1288 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1289 | <para>A filter for translating underscores into escape sequences
|
---|
| 1290 | indicating underlining for the terminal in use</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1291 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ul">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1292 | <primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary>
|
---|
| 1293 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1294 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1295 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1296 |
|
---|
| 1297 | <varlistentry id="umount">
|
---|
| 1298 | <term><command>umount</command></term>
|
---|
| 1299 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1300 | <para>Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1301 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux umount">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1302 | <primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary>
|
---|
| 1303 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1304 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1305 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1306 |
|
---|
[040ecb6] | 1307 | <varlistentry id="uname26">
|
---|
| 1308 | <term><command>uname26</command></term>
|
---|
| 1309 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1310 | <para>A symbolic link to setarch</para>
|
---|
| 1311 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux uname26">
|
---|
| 1312 | <primary sortas="b-uname26">uname26</primary>
|
---|
| 1313 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1314 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1315 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1316 |
|
---|
[9d42ad9] | 1317 | <varlistentry id="unshare">
|
---|
| 1318 | <term><command>unshare</command></term>
|
---|
| 1319 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1320 | <para>Runs a program with some namespaces unshared from parent</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1321 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux unshare">
|
---|
[9d42ad9] | 1322 | <primary sortas="b-unshare">unshare</primary>
|
---|
| 1323 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1324 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1325 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1326 |
|
---|
[ca101ad] | 1327 | <varlistentry id="utmpdump">
|
---|
| 1328 | <term><command>utmpdump</command></term>
|
---|
| 1329 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1330 | <para>Displays the content of the given login file in a
|
---|
[ca101ad] | 1331 | user-friendly format</para>
|
---|
| 1332 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux utmpdump">
|
---|
| 1333 | <primary sortas="b-utmpdump">utmpdump</primary>
|
---|
| 1334 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1335 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1336 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1337 |
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 1338 | <varlistentry id="uuidd">
|
---|
| 1339 | <term><command>uuidd</command></term>
|
---|
| 1340 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1341 | <para>A daemon used by the UUID library to generate time-based
|
---|
[0d84af1] | 1342 | UUIDs in a secure and guaranteed-unique fashion</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1343 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux uuidd">
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 1344 | <primary sortas="b-uuidd">uuidd</primary>
|
---|
| 1345 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1346 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1347 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1348 |
|
---|
| 1349 | <varlistentry id="uuidgen">
|
---|
| 1350 | <term><command>uuidgen</command></term>
|
---|
| 1351 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1352 | <para>Creates new UUIDs. Each new UUID is a random number likely to be
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 1353 | unique among all UUIDs created, on the local system and on other
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1354 | systems, in the past and in the future, with extremely high
|
---|
| 1355 | probability (~340 trillion trillion trillion unique UUIDs are possible)</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1356 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux uuidgen">
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 1357 | <primary sortas="b-uuidgen">uuidgen</primary>
|
---|
| 1358 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1359 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1360 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1361 |
|
---|
[78cc3be] | 1362 | <varlistentry id="uuidparse">
|
---|
| 1363 | <term><command>uuidparse</command></term>
|
---|
| 1364 | <listitem>
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1365 | <para>A utility to parse unique identifiers</para>
|
---|
[78cc3be] | 1366 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux uuidparse">
|
---|
| 1367 | <primary sortas="b-uuidparse">uuidparse</primary>
|
---|
| 1368 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1369 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1370 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1371 |
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1372 | <varlistentry id="wall">
|
---|
| 1373 | <term><command>wall</command></term>
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1374 | <listitem>
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1375 | <para>Displays the contents of a file or, by default, its standard
|
---|
| 1376 | input, on the terminals of all currently logged in users</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1377 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux wall">
|
---|
[5c92d21] | 1378 | <primary sortas="b-wall">wall</primary>
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1379 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1380 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1381 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1382 |
|
---|
[ca101ad] | 1383 | <varlistentry id="wdctl">
|
---|
| 1384 | <term><command>wdctl</command></term>
|
---|
| 1385 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1386 | <para>Shows hardware watchdog status</para>
|
---|
| 1387 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux wdctl">
|
---|
| 1388 | <primary sortas="b-wdctl">wdctl</primary>
|
---|
| 1389 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1390 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1391 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1392 |
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1393 | <varlistentry id="whereis">
|
---|
| 1394 | <term><command>whereis</command></term>
|
---|
| 1395 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1396 | <para>Reports the location of the binary, source, and man page
|
---|
[9bb4939] | 1397 | files for the given command</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1398 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux whereis">
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1399 | <primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary>
|
---|
| 1400 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1401 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1402 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1403 |
|
---|
[9d42ad9] | 1404 | <varlistentry id="wipefs">
|
---|
| 1405 | <term><command>wipefs</command></term>
|
---|
| 1406 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1407 | <para>Wipes a filesystem signature from a device</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1408 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux wipefs">
|
---|
[9d42ad9] | 1409 | <primary sortas="b-wipefs">wipefs</primary>
|
---|
| 1410 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1411 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1412 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1413 |
|
---|
[0c90d60] | 1414 | <varlistentry id="x86_64">
|
---|
| 1415 | <term><command>x86_64</command></term>
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1416 | <listitem>
|
---|
[0c90d60] | 1417 | <para>A symbolic link to setarch</para>
|
---|
| 1418 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux x86_64">
|
---|
| 1419 | <primary sortas="b-x86_64">x86_64</primary>
|
---|
[ddd5542] | 1420 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1421 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1422 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1423 |
|
---|
[eb8b1c5] | 1424 | <varlistentry id="zramctl">
|
---|
| 1425 | <term><command>zramctl</command></term>
|
---|
| 1426 | <listitem>
|
---|
[d672ab7] | 1427 | <para>A program to set up and control zram (compressed ram disk)
|
---|
[eb8b1c5] | 1428 | devices</para>
|
---|
| 1429 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux zramctl">
|
---|
| 1430 | <primary sortas="b-zramctl">zramctl</primary>
|
---|
| 1431 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1432 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1433 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1434 |
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 1435 | <varlistentry id="libblkid">
|
---|
| 1436 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libblkid</filename></term>
|
---|
| 1437 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1438 | <para>Contains routines for device identification and token
|
---|
| 1439 | extraction</para>
|
---|
[e1428f3] | 1440 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux libblkid">
|
---|
[cd82ee5] | 1441 | <primary sortas="c-libblkid">libblkid</primary>
|
---|
| 1442 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1443 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1444 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1445 |
|
---|
[eb8b1c5] | 1446 | <varlistentry id="libfdisk">
|
---|
| 1447 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libfdisk</filename></term>
|
---|
| 1448 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1449 | <para>Contains routines for manipulating partition tables</para>
|
---|
| 1450 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux libfdisk">
|
---|
| 1451 | <primary sortas="c-libfdisk">libfdisk</primary>
|
---|
| 1452 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1453 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1454 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
| 1455 |
|
---|
[12d9bda6] | 1456 | <varlistentry id="libmount">
|
---|
| 1457 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmount</filename></term>
|
---|
| 1458 | <listitem>
|
---|
| 1459 | <para>Contains routines for block device mounting and
|
---|
| 1460 | unmounting</para>
|
---|
| 1461 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux libmount">
|
---|
| 1462 | <primary sortas="c-libmount">libmount</primary>
|
---|
| 1463 | </indexterm>
|
---|
| 1464 | </listitem>
|
---|
| 1465 | </varlistentry>
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| 1466 |
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[eb8b1c5] | 1467 | <varlistentry id="libsmartcols">
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| 1468 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libsmartcols</filename></term>
|
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| 1469 | <listitem>
|
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| 1470 | <para>Contains routines for aiding screen output in tabular form</para>
|
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| 1471 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux libsmartcols">
|
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| 1472 | <primary sortas="c-libsmartcols">libsmartcols</primary>
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| 1473 | </indexterm>
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| 1474 | </listitem>
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| 1475 | </varlistentry>
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| 1476 |
|
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[cd82ee5] | 1477 | <varlistentry id="libuuid">
|
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| 1478 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libuuid</filename></term>
|
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| 1479 | <listitem>
|
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| 1480 | <para>Contains routines for generating unique identifiers for objects
|
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| 1481 | that may be accessible beyond the local system</para>
|
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[e1428f3] | 1482 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux libuuid">
|
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[cd82ee5] | 1483 | <primary sortas="c-libuuid">libuuid</primary>
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| 1484 | </indexterm>
|
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| 1485 | </listitem>
|
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| 1486 | </varlistentry>
|
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| 1487 |
|
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[ddd5542] | 1488 | </variablelist>
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| 1489 |
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| 1490 | </sect2>
|
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[673b0d8] | 1491 |
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| 1492 | </sect1>
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