Changeset 2256873 for chapter06/glibc.xml
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rf67ec77a r2256873 298 298 </segmentedlist> 299 299 300 <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short descriptions</bridgehead>300 <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> 301 301 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> 302 302 … … 304 304 <term><command>catchsegv</command></term> 305 305 <listitem> 306 <para> can be used to create a stack trace when a program307 terminates with a segmentation fault .</para>306 <para>Can be used to create a stack trace when a program 307 terminates with a segmentation fault</para> 308 308 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc catchsegv"><primary sortas="b-catchsegv">catchsegv</primary></indexterm> 309 309 </listitem> … … 313 313 <term><command>gencat</command></term> 314 314 <listitem> 315 <para> generates message catalogues.</para>315 <para>Generates message catalogues</para> 316 316 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc gencat"><primary sortas="b-gencat">gencat</primary></indexterm> 317 317 </listitem> … … 321 321 <term><command>getconf</command></term> 322 322 <listitem> 323 <para> displays the system configuration values for file system specific variables.</para>323 <para>Displays the system configuration values for file system specific variables</para> 324 324 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc getconf"><primary sortas="b-getconf">getconf</primary></indexterm> 325 325 </listitem> … … 329 329 <term><command>getent</command></term> 330 330 <listitem> 331 <para> gets entries from an administrative database.</para>331 <para>Gets entries from an administrative database</para> 332 332 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc getent"><primary sortas="b-getent">getent</primary></indexterm> 333 333 </listitem> … … 337 337 <term><command>iconv</command></term> 338 338 <listitem> 339 <para> performs character set conversion.</para>339 <para>Performs character set conversion</para> 340 340 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc iconv"><primary sortas="b-iconv">iconv</primary></indexterm> 341 341 </listitem> … … 345 345 <term><command>iconvconfig</command></term> 346 346 <listitem> 347 <para> creates fastloading <command>iconv</command> module configuration files.</para>347 <para>Creates fastloading <command>iconv</command> module configuration files</para> 348 348 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc iconvconfig"><primary sortas="b-iconvconfig">iconvconfig</primary></indexterm> 349 349 </listitem> … … 353 353 <term><command>ldconfig</command></term> 354 354 <listitem> 355 <para> configures the dynamic linker runtime bindings.</para>355 <para>Configures the dynamic linker runtime bindings</para> 356 356 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc ldconfig"><primary sortas="b-ldconfig">ldconfig</primary></indexterm> 357 357 </listitem> … … 361 361 <term><command>ldd</command></term> 362 362 <listitem> 363 <para> reports which shared libraries are required364 by each given program or shared library .</para>363 <para>Reports which shared libraries are required 364 by each given program or shared library</para> 365 365 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc ldd"><primary sortas="b-ldd">ldd</primary></indexterm> 366 366 </listitem> … … 370 370 <term><command>lddlibc4</command></term> 371 371 <listitem> 372 <para> assists <command>ldd</command> with object files.</para>372 <para>Assists <command>ldd</command> with object files</para> 373 373 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc lddlibc4"><primary sortas="b-lddlibc4">lddlibc4</primary></indexterm> 374 374 </listitem> … … 378 378 <term><command>locale</command></term> 379 379 <listitem> 380 <para> tells the compiler to enable or disable the use of POSIX locales381 for built-in operations .</para>380 <para>Tells the compiler to enable or disable the use of POSIX locales 381 for built-in operations</para> 382 382 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc locale"><primary sortas="b-locale">locale</primary></indexterm> 383 383 </listitem> … … 387 387 <term><command>localedef</command></term> 388 388 <listitem> 389 <para> compiles locale specifications.</para>389 <para>Compiles locale specifications</para> 390 390 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc localedef"><primary sortas="b-localedef">localedef</primary></indexterm> 391 391 </listitem> … … 395 395 <term><command>mtrace</command></term> 396 396 <listitem> 397 <para> reads and interprets a memory trace file and398 ouputs a summary in human-readable format .</para>397 <para>Reads and interprets a memory trace file and 398 ouputs a summary in human-readable format</para> 399 399 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc mtrace"><primary sortas="b-mtrace">mtrace</primary></indexterm> 400 400 </listitem> … … 404 404 <term><command>nscd</command></term> 405 405 <listitem> 406 <para> adaemon that provides a cache for the most common name407 service requests .</para>406 <para>A daemon that provides a cache for the most common name 407 service requests</para> 408 408 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc nscd"><primary sortas="b-nscd">nscd</primary></indexterm> 409 409 </listitem> … … 413 413 <term><command>nscd_nischeck</command></term> 414 414 <listitem> 415 <para> checks whether or not secure mode is necessary for NIS+ lookup.</para>415 <para>Checks whether or not secure mode is necessary for NIS+ lookup</para> 416 416 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc nscd_nischeck"><primary sortas="b-nscd_nischeck">nscd_nischeck</primary></indexterm> 417 417 </listitem> … … 421 421 <term><command>pcprofiledump</command></term> 422 422 <listitem> 423 <para> dumps information generated by PC profiling.</para>423 <para>Dumps information generated by PC profiling</para> 424 424 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc pcprofiledump"><primary sortas="b-pcprofiledump">pcprofiledump</primary></indexterm> 425 425 </listitem> … … 429 429 <term><command>pt_chown</command></term> 430 430 <listitem> 431 <para> ahelper program for <command>grantpt</command> to set432 the owner, group and access permissions of a slave pseudo terminal .</para>431 <para>A helper program for <command>grantpt</command> to set 432 the owner, group and access permissions of a slave pseudo terminal</para> 433 433 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc pt_chown"><primary sortas="b-pt_chown">pt_chown</primary></indexterm> 434 434 </listitem> … … 438 438 <term><command>rpcgen</command></term> 439 439 <listitem> 440 <para> generates C code to implement the Remote Procecure Call (RPC) protocol.</para>440 <para>Generates C code to implement the Remote Procecure Call (RPC) protocol</para> 441 441 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc rpcgen"><primary sortas="b-rpcgen">rpcgen</primary></indexterm> 442 442 </listitem> … … 446 446 <term><command>rpcinfo</command></term> 447 447 <listitem> 448 <para> makes an RPC call to an RPC server.</para>448 <para>Makes an RPC call to an RPC server</para> 449 449 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc rpcinfo"><primary sortas="b-rpcinfo">rpcinfo</primary></indexterm> 450 450 </listitem> … … 454 454 <term><command>sln</command></term> 455 455 <listitem> 456 <para> a statically linked <command>ln</command> program.</para>456 <para>A statically linked <command>ln</command> program</para> 457 457 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc sln"><primary sortas="b-sln">sln</primary></indexterm> 458 458 </listitem> … … 462 462 <term><command>sprof</command></term> 463 463 <listitem> 464 <para> reads and displays shared object profiling data.</para>464 <para>Reads and displays shared object profiling data</para> 465 465 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc sprof"><primary sortas="b-sprof">sprof</primary></indexterm> 466 466 </listitem> … … 470 470 <term><command>tzselect</command></term> 471 471 <listitem> 472 <para> asks the user about the location of the473 system and reports the corresponding time zone description .</para>472 <para>Asks the user about the location of the 473 system and reports the corresponding time zone description</para> 474 474 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc tzselect"><primary sortas="b-tzselect">tzselect</primary></indexterm> 475 475 </listitem> … … 479 479 <term><command>xtrace</command></term> 480 480 <listitem> 481 <para> traces the execution of a program by482 printing the currently executed function .</para>481 <para>Traces the execution of a program by 482 printing the currently executed function</para> 483 483 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc xtrace"><primary sortas="b-xtrace">xtrace</primary></indexterm> 484 484 </listitem> … … 488 488 <term><command>zdump</command></term> 489 489 <listitem> 490 <para> the time zone dumper.</para>490 <para>The time zone dumper</para> 491 491 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc zdump"><primary sortas="b-zdump">zdump</primary></indexterm> 492 492 </listitem> … … 496 496 <term><command>zic</command></term> 497 497 <listitem> 498 <para> the time zone compiler.</para>498 <para>The time zone compiler</para> 499 499 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc zic"><primary sortas="b-zic">zic</primary></indexterm> 500 500 </listitem> … … 504 504 <term><filename class="libraryfile">ld.so</filename></term> 505 505 <listitem> 506 <para> the helper program for shared library executables.</para>506 <para>The helper program for shared library executables</para> 507 507 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc ld.so"><primary sortas="c-ld.so">ld.so</primary></indexterm> 508 508 </listitem> … … 512 512 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libBrokenLocale</filename></term> 513 513 <listitem> 514 <para> used by programs, such as Mozilla, to solve broken locales.</para>514 <para>Used by programs, such as Mozilla, to solve broken locales</para> 515 515 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libBrokenLocale"><primary sortas="c-libBrokenLocale">libBrokenLocale</primary></indexterm> 516 516 </listitem> … … 520 520 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libSegFault</filename></term> 521 521 <listitem> 522 <para> the segmentation fault signal handler.</para>522 <para>The segmentation fault signal handler</para> 523 523 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libSegFault"><primary sortas="c-libSegFault">libSegFault</primary></indexterm> 524 524 </listitem> … … 528 528 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libanl</filename></term> 529 529 <listitem> 530 <para> an asynchronous name lookup library.</para>530 <para>An asynchronous name lookup library</para> 531 531 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libanl"><primary sortas="c-libanl">libanl</primary></indexterm> 532 532 </listitem> … … 536 536 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libbsd-compat</filename></term> 537 537 <listitem> 538 <para> provides the portability needed539 in order to run certain Berkey Software Distribution (BSD) programs under Linux .</para>538 <para>Provides the portability needed 539 in order to run certain Berkey Software Distribution (BSD) programs under Linux</para> 540 540 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libbsd-compat"><primary sortas="c-libbsd-compat">libbsd-compat</primary></indexterm> 541 541 </listitem> … … 545 545 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libc</filename></term> 546 546 <listitem> 547 <para> the main C library.</para>547 <para>The main C library</para> 548 548 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libc"><primary sortas="c-libc">libc</primary></indexterm> 549 549 </listitem> … … 553 553 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcrypt</filename></term> 554 554 <listitem> 555 <para> the cryptography library.</para>555 <para>The cryptography library</para> 556 556 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libcrypt"><primary sortas="c-libcrypt">libcrypt</primary></indexterm> 557 557 </listitem> … … 561 561 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libdl</filename></term> 562 562 <listitem> 563 <para> the dynamic linking interface library.</para>563 <para>The dynamic linking interface library</para> 564 564 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libdl"><primary sortas="c-libdl">libdl</primary></indexterm> 565 565 </listitem> … … 569 569 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libg</filename></term> 570 570 <listitem> 571 <para> a runtime library for <command>g++</command>.</para>571 <para>A runtime library for <command>g++</command></para> 572 572 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libg"><primary sortas="c-libg">libg</primary></indexterm> 573 573 </listitem> … … 577 577 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libieee</filename></term> 578 578 <listitem> 579 <para> the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) floating point library.</para>579 <para>The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) floating point library</para> 580 580 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libieee"><primary sortas="c-libieee">libieee</primary></indexterm> 581 581 </listitem> … … 585 585 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libm</filename></term> 586 586 <listitem> 587 <para> the mathematical library.</para>587 <para>The mathematical library</para> 588 588 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libm"><primary sortas="c-libm">libm</primary></indexterm> 589 589 </listitem> … … 593 593 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmcheck</filename></term> 594 594 <listitem> 595 <para> contains code run at boot.</para>595 <para>Contains code run at boot</para> 596 596 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libmcheck"><primary sortas="c-libmcheck">libmcheck</primary></indexterm> 597 597 </listitem> … … 601 601 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libmemusage</filename></term> 602 602 <listitem> 603 <para> used by <command>memusage</command> to help collect604 information about the memory usage of a program .</para>603 <para>Used by <command>memusage</command> to help collect 604 information about the memory usage of a program</para> 605 605 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libmemusage"><primary sortas="c-libmemusage">libmemusage</primary></indexterm> 606 606 </listitem> … … 610 610 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnsl</filename></term> 611 611 <listitem> 612 <para> the network services library.</para>612 <para>The network services library</para> 613 613 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libnsl"><primary sortas="c-libnsl">libnsl</primary></indexterm> 614 614 </listitem> … … 616 616 617 617 <varlistentry id="libnss"> 618 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnss *</filename></term>619 <listitem> 620 <para> the Name Service Switch libraries,618 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnss</filename></term> 619 <listitem> 620 <para>The Name Service Switch libraries, 621 621 containing functions for resolving host names, user names, group names, 622 aliases, services, protocols, etc .</para>623 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libnss"><primary sortas="c-libnss *">libnss*</primary></indexterm>622 aliases, services, protocols, etc</para> 623 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libnss"><primary sortas="c-libnss">libnss</primary></indexterm> 624 624 </listitem> 625 625 </varlistentry> … … 628 628 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpcprofile</filename></term> 629 629 <listitem> 630 <para> contains profiling functions used631 to track the amount of CPU time spent in specific source code lines .</para>630 <para>Contains profiling functions used 631 to track the amount of CPU time spent in specific source code lines</para> 632 632 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libpcprofile"><primary sortas="c-libpcprofile">libpcprofile</primary></indexterm> 633 633 </listitem> … … 637 637 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libpthread</filename></term> 638 638 <listitem> 639 <para> the POSIX threads library.</para>639 <para>The POSIX threads library</para> 640 640 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libpthread"><primary sortas="c-libpthread">libpthread</primary></indexterm> 641 641 </listitem> … … 645 645 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libresolv</filename></term> 646 646 <listitem> 647 <para> contains functions for creating,648 sending, and interpreting packets to the Internet domain name servers .</para>647 <para>Contains functions for creating, 648 sending, and interpreting packets to the Internet domain name servers</para> 649 649 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libresolv"><primary sortas="c-libresolv">libresolv</primary></indexterm> 650 650 </listitem> … … 654 654 <term><filename class="libraryfile">librpcsvc</filename></term> 655 655 <listitem> 656 <para> contains functions providing miscellaneous RPC services.</para>656 <para>Contains functions providing miscellaneous RPC services</para> 657 657 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc librpcsvc"><primary sortas="c-librpcsvc">librpcsvc</primary></indexterm> 658 658 </listitem> … … 662 662 <term><filename class="libraryfile">librt</filename></term> 663 663 <listitem> 664 <para> contains functions providing most of the665 interfaces specified by the POSIX.1b Realtime Extension .</para>664 <para>Contains functions providing most of the 665 interfaces specified by the POSIX.1b Realtime Extension</para> 666 666 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc librt"><primary sortas="c-librt">librt</primary></indexterm> 667 667 </listitem> … … 671 671 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libthread_db</filename></term> 672 672 <listitem> 673 <para> contains functions useful for674 building debuggers for multi-threaded programs .</para>673 <para>Contains functions useful for 674 building debuggers for multi-threaded programs</para> 675 675 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libthread_db"><primary sortas="c-libthread_db">libthread_db</primary></indexterm> 676 676 </listitem> … … 680 680 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libutil</filename></term> 681 681 <listitem> 682 <para> contains code for <quote>standard</quote> functions used in many different Unix utilities.</para>682 <para>Contains code for <quote>standard</quote> functions used in many different Unix utilities</para> 683 683 <indexterm zone="ch-system-glibc libutil"><primary sortas="c-libutil">libutil</primary></indexterm> 684 684 </listitem>
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