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    44  %general-entities;
    55]>
    6 <sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux" xreflabel="Util-linux" role="wrap">
     6<sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux" role="wrap">
    77<title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>
    88<?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?>
    … …  
    1111
    1212<sect2 role="package"><title/>
     13<para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs. Among
     14them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions, and
     15messages.</para>
    1316
    1417<segmentedlist>
    … …  
    1821</segmentedlist>
    1922
     23<segmentedlist>
     24<segtitle>Util-linux installation depends on</segtitle>
     25<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils,
     26Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, Sed, and Zlib</seg></seglistitem>
     27</segmentedlist>
    2028</sect2>
    2129
    … …  
    2331<title>FHS compliance notes</title>
    2432
    25 <para>Issue a sed sustitution:</para>
     33<para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
     34class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
     35usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
     36location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the
     37<command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the
     38following:</para>
    2639
    2740<screen><userinput>sed -i 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \
    … …  
    4760<screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes</userinput></screen>
    4861
    49 <para>Now install the package:</para>
     62<para>The meaning of the make parameters:</para>
     63
     64<variablelist>
     65<varlistentry>
     66<term><parameter>HAVE_KILL=yes</parameter></term>
     67<listitem><para>This prevents the
     68<command>kill</command> program (already installed by Procps) from being
     69built and installed again.</para></listitem>
     70</varlistentry>
     71
     72<varlistentry>
     73<term><parameter>HAVE_SLN=yes</parameter></term>
     74<listitem><para>This prevents the <command>sln</command> program (a
     75statically linked version of <command>ln</command> already installed
     76by Glibc) from being built and installed again.</para></listitem>
     77</varlistentry>
     78</variablelist>
     79
     80<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
     81
     82<para>Install the package:</para>
    5083
    5184<screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes install</userinput></screen>
    … …  
    5386</sect2>
    5487
    55 
    5688<sect2 id="contents-utillinux" role="content"><title>Contents of Util-linux</title>
    5789
    58 <para>See testing</para>
     90<segmentedlist>
     91<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
     92<seglistitem><seg>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt,
     93colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat, fdisk,
     94fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm, ipcs, isosize, line,
     95logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap,
     96more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root, ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile,
     97rename, renice, rev, rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm,
     98sfdisk, swapdev, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tunelp, ul, umount, vidmode (link to rdev),
     99whereis, and write</seg></seglistitem>
     100</segmentedlist>
     101
     102<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
     103<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
     104
     105<varlistentry id="agetty">
     106<term><command>agetty</command></term>
     107<listitem>
     108<para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
     109and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para>
     110<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux agetty"><primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary></indexterm>
     111</listitem>
     112</varlistentry>
     113
     114<varlistentry id="arch">
     115<term><command>arch</command></term>
     116<listitem>
     117<para>Reports the machine's architecture</para>
     118<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux arch"><primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary></indexterm>
     119</listitem>
     120</varlistentry>
     121
     122<varlistentry id="blockdev">
     123<term><command>blockdev</command></term>
     124<listitem>
     125<para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command line</para>
     126<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev"><primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary></indexterm>
     127</listitem>
     128</varlistentry>
     129
     130<varlistentry id="cal">
     131<term><command>cal</command></term>
     132<listitem>
     133<para>Displays a simple calendar</para>
     134<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cal"><primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary></indexterm>
     135</listitem>
     136</varlistentry>
     137
     138<varlistentry id="cfdisk">
     139<term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
     140<listitem>
     141<para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
     142<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk"><primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary></indexterm>
     143</listitem>
     144</varlistentry>
     145
     146<varlistentry id="chkdupexe">
     147<term><command>chkdupexe</command></term>
     148<listitem>
     149<para>Finds duplicate executables</para>
     150<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chkdupexe"><primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary></indexterm>
     151</listitem>
     152</varlistentry>
     153
     154<varlistentry id="col">
     155<term><command>col</command></term>
     156<listitem>
     157<para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para>
     158<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux col"><primary sortas="b-col">col</primary></indexterm>
     159</listitem>
     160</varlistentry>
     161
     162<varlistentry id="colcrt">
     163<term><command>colcrt</command></term>
     164<listitem>
     165<para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
     166that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para>
     167<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt"><primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary></indexterm>
     168</listitem>
     169</varlistentry>
     170
     171<varlistentry id="colrm">
     172<term><command>colrm</command></term>
     173<listitem>
     174<para>Filters out the given columns</para>
     175<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colrm"><primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary></indexterm>
     176</listitem>
     177</varlistentry>
     178
     179<varlistentry id="column">
     180<term><command>column</command></term>
     181<listitem>
     182<para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para>
     183<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux column"><primary sortas="b-column">column</primary></indexterm>
     184</listitem>
     185</varlistentry>
     186
     187<varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel">
     188<term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term>
     189<listitem>
     190<para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a hard or a
     191soft reset</para>
     192<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ctrlaltdel"><primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary></indexterm>
     193</listitem>
     194</varlistentry>
     195
     196<varlistentry id="cytune">
     197<term><command>cytune</command></term>
     198<listitem>
     199<para>Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for
     200Cyclades cards</para>
     201<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cytune"><primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary></indexterm>
     202</listitem>
     203</varlistentry>
     204
     205<varlistentry id="ddate">
     206<term><command>ddate</command></term>
     207<listitem>
     208<para>Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date
     209to a Discordian one</para>
     210<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ddate"><primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary></indexterm>
     211</listitem>
     212</varlistentry>
     213
     214<varlistentry id="dmesg">
     215<term><command>dmesg</command></term>
     216<listitem>
     217<para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
     218<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux dmesg"><primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary></indexterm>
     219</listitem>
     220</varlistentry>
     221
     222<varlistentry id="elvtune">
     223<term><command>elvtune</command></term>
     224<listitem>
     225<para>Tunes the performance and interactivity of a block
     226device</para>
     227<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux elvtune"><primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary></indexterm>
     228</listitem>
     229</varlistentry>
     230
     231<varlistentry id="fdformat">
     232<term><command>fdformat</command></term>
     233<listitem>
     234<para>Low-level formats a floppy disk</para>
     235<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdformat"><primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary></indexterm>
     236</listitem>
     237</varlistentry>
     238
     239<varlistentry id="fdisk">
     240<term><command>fdisk</command></term>
     241<listitem>
     242<para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
     243<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk"><primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary></indexterm>
     244</listitem>
     245</varlistentry>
     246
     247<varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs">
     248<term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term>
     249<listitem>
     250<para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the
     251given device</para>
     252<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.cramfs"><primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary></indexterm>
     253</listitem>
     254</varlistentry>
     255
     256<varlistentry id="fsck.minix">
     257<term><command>fsck.minix</command></term>
     258<listitem>
     259<para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the
     260given device</para>
     261<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.minix"><primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary></indexterm>
     262</listitem>
     263</varlistentry>
     264
     265<varlistentry id="getopt">
     266<term><command>getopt</command></term>
     267<listitem>
     268<para>Parses options in the given command line</para>
     269<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux getopt"><primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary></indexterm>
     270</listitem>
     271</varlistentry>
     272
     273<varlistentry id="hexdump">
     274<term><command>hexdump</command></term>
     275<listitem>
     276<para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given format</para>
     277<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump"><primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary></indexterm>
     278</listitem>
     279</varlistentry>
     280
     281<varlistentry id="hwclock">
     282<term><command>hwclock</command></term>
     283<listitem>
     284<para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called
     285the Real-Time Clock (RTC)) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
     286clock</para>
     287<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hwclock"><primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary></indexterm>
     288</listitem>
     289</varlistentry>
     290
     291<varlistentry id="ipcrm">
     292<term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
     293<listitem>
     294<para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para>
     295<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcrm"><primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary></indexterm>
     296</listitem>
     297</varlistentry>
     298
     299<varlistentry id="ipcs">
     300<term><command>ipcs</command></term>
     301<listitem>
     302<para>Provides IPC status information</para>
     303<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcs"><primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary></indexterm>
     304</listitem>
     305</varlistentry>
     306
     307<varlistentry id="isosize">
     308<term><command>isosize</command></term>
     309<listitem>
     310<para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para>
     311<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux isosize"><primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary></indexterm>
     312</listitem>
     313</varlistentry>
     314
     315<varlistentry id="line">
     316<term><command>line</command></term>
     317<listitem>
     318<para>Copies a single line</para>
     319<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux line"><primary sortas="b-line">line</primary></indexterm>
     320</listitem>
     321</varlistentry>
     322
     323<varlistentry id="logger">
     324<term><command>logger</command></term>
     325<listitem>
     326<para>Enters the given message into the system log</para>
     327<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux logger"><primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary></indexterm>
     328</listitem>
     329</varlistentry>
     330
     331<varlistentry id="look">
     332<term><command>look</command></term>
     333<listitem>
     334<para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para>
     335<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux look"><primary sortas="b-look">look</primary></indexterm>
     336</listitem>
     337</varlistentry>
     338
     339<varlistentry id="losetup">
     340<term><command>losetup</command></term>
     341<listitem>
     342<para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para>
     343<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup"><primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary></indexterm>
     344</listitem>
     345</varlistentry>
     346
     347<varlistentry id="mcookie">
     348<term><command>mcookie</command></term>
     349<listitem>
     350<para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for
     351<command>xauth</command></para>
     352<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mcookie"><primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary></indexterm>
     353</listitem>
     354</varlistentry>
     355
     356<varlistentry id="mkfs">
     357<term><command>mkfs</command></term>
     358<listitem>
     359<para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
     360partition)</para>
     361<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary></indexterm>
     362</listitem>
     363</varlistentry>
     364
     365<varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs">
     366<term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term>
     367<listitem>
     368<para>Creates an Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para>
     369<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.bfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary></indexterm>
     370</listitem>
     371</varlistentry>
     372
     373<varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs">
     374<term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term>
     375<listitem>
     376<para>Creates a cramfs file system</para>
     377<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.cramfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary></indexterm>
     378</listitem>
     379</varlistentry>
     380
     381<varlistentry id="mkfs.minix">
     382<term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term>
     383<listitem>
     384<para>Creates a Minix file system</para>
     385<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.minix"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary></indexterm>
     386</listitem>
     387</varlistentry>
     388
     389<varlistentry id="mkswap">
     390<term><command>mkswap</command></term>
     391<listitem>
     392<para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap area</para>
     393<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkswap"><primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary></indexterm>
     394</listitem>
     395</varlistentry>
     396
     397<varlistentry id="more">
     398<term><command>more</command></term>
     399<listitem>
     400<para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para>
     401<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more"><primary sortas="b-more">more</primary></indexterm>
     402</listitem>
     403</varlistentry>
     404
     405<varlistentry id="mount">
     406<term><command>mount</command></term>
     407<listitem>
     408<para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified
     409directory in the file-system tree</para>
     410<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mount"><primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary></indexterm>
     411</listitem>
     412</varlistentry>
     413
     414<varlistentry id="namei">
     415<term><command>namei</command></term>
     416<listitem>
     417<para>Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames</para>
     418<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux namei"><primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary></indexterm>
     419</listitem>
     420</varlistentry>
     421
     422<varlistentry id="pg">
     423<term><command>pg</command></term>
     424<listitem>
     425<para>Displays a text file one screen full at a time</para>
     426<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pg"><primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary></indexterm>
     427</listitem>
     428</varlistentry>
     429
     430<varlistentry id="pivot_root">
     431<term><command>pivot_root</command></term>
     432<listitem>
     433<para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the
     434current process</para>
     435<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pivot_root"><primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary></indexterm>
     436</listitem>
     437</varlistentry>
     438
     439<varlistentry id="ramsize">
     440<term><command>ramsize</command></term>
     441<listitem>
     442<para>Sets the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image</para>
     443<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ramsize"><primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary></indexterm>
     444</listitem>
     445</varlistentry>
     446
     447<varlistentry id="raw">
     448<term><command>raw</command></term>
     449<listitem>
     450<para>Used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block
     451device</para>
     452<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux raw"><primary sortas="b-raw">raw</primary></indexterm>
     453</listitem>
     454</varlistentry>
     455
     456<varlistentry id="rdev">
     457<term><command>rdev</command></term>
     458<listitem>
     459<para>Queries and sets the root device, among other things, in a
     460bootable image</para>
     461<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rdev"><primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary></indexterm>
     462</listitem>
     463</varlistentry>
     464
     465<varlistentry id="readprofile">
     466<term><command>readprofile</command></term>
     467<listitem>
     468<para>Reads kernel profiling information</para>
     469<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux readprofile"><primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary></indexterm>
     470</listitem>
     471</varlistentry>
     472
     473<varlistentry id="rename">
     474<term><command>rename</command></term>
     475<listitem>
     476<para>Renames the given files, replacing a given string with another</para>
     477<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rename"><primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary></indexterm>
     478</listitem>
     479</varlistentry>
     480
     481<varlistentry id="renice">
     482<term><command>renice</command></term>
     483<listitem>
     484<para>Alters the priority of running processes</para>
     485<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux renice"><primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary></indexterm>
     486</listitem>
     487</varlistentry>
     488
     489<varlistentry id="rev">
     490<term><command>rev</command></term>
     491<listitem>
     492<para>Reverses the lines of a given file</para>
     493<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rev"><primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary></indexterm>
     494</listitem>
     495</varlistentry>
     496
     497<varlistentry id="rootflags">
     498<term><command>rootflags</command></term>
     499<listitem>
     500<para>Sets the rootflags in a bootable image</para>
     501<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rootflags"><primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary></indexterm>
     502</listitem>
     503</varlistentry>
     504
     505<varlistentry id="script">
     506<term><command>script</command></term>
     507<listitem>
     508<para>Makes a typescript of a terminal session</para>
     509<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux script"><primary sortas="b-script">script</primary></indexterm>
     510</listitem>
     511</varlistentry>
     512
     513<varlistentry id="setfdprm">
     514<term><command>setfdprm</command></term>
     515<listitem>
     516<para>Sets user-provided floppy disk parameters</para>
     517<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setfdprm"><primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary></indexterm>
     518</listitem>
     519</varlistentry>
     520
     521<varlistentry id="setsid">
     522<term><command>setsid</command></term>
     523<listitem>
     524<para>Runs the given program in a new session</para>
     525<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setsid"><primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary></indexterm>
     526</listitem>
     527</varlistentry>
     528
     529<varlistentry id="setterm">
     530<term><command>setterm</command></term>
     531<listitem>
     532<para>Sets terminal attributes</para>
     533<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setterm"><primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary></indexterm>
     534</listitem>
     535</varlistentry>
     536
     537<varlistentry id="sfdisk">
     538<term><command>sfdisk</command></term>
     539<listitem>
     540<para>A disk partition table manipulator</para>
     541<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sfdisk"><primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary></indexterm>
     542</listitem>
     543</varlistentry>
     544
     545<varlistentry id="swapdev">
     546<term><command>swapdev</command></term>
     547<listitem>
     548<para>Sets the swap device in a bootable image</para>
     549<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapdev"><primary sortas="b-swapdev">swapdev</primary></indexterm>
     550</listitem>
     551</varlistentry>
     552
     553<varlistentry id="swapoff">
     554<term><command>swapoff</command></term>
     555<listitem>
     556<para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para>
     557<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapoff"><primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary></indexterm>
     558</listitem>
     559</varlistentry>
     560
     561<varlistentry id="swapon">
     562<term><command>swapon</command></term>
     563<listitem>
     564<para>Enables devices and files for paging and swapping</para>
     565<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapon"><primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary></indexterm>
     566</listitem>
     567</varlistentry>
     568
     569<varlistentry id="tunelp">
     570<term><command>tunelp</command></term>
     571<listitem>
     572<para>Tunes the parameters of the line printer</para>
     573<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tunelp"><primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary></indexterm>
     574</listitem>
     575</varlistentry>
     576
     577<varlistentry id="ul">
     578<term><command>ul</command></term>
     579<listitem>
     580<para>A filter for translating underscores into
     581escape sequences indicating underlining for the terminal in use</para>
     582<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ul"><primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary></indexterm>
     583</listitem>
     584</varlistentry>
     585
     586<varlistentry id="umount">
     587<term><command>umount</command></term>
     588<listitem>
     589<para>Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree</para>
     590<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux umount"><primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary></indexterm>
     591</listitem>
     592</varlistentry>
     593
     594<varlistentry id="vidmode">
     595<term><command>vidmode</command></term>
     596<listitem>
     597<para>Sets the video mode in a bootable image</para>
     598<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux vidmode"><primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary></indexterm>
     599</listitem>
     600</varlistentry>
     601
     602<varlistentry id="whereis">
     603<term><command>whereis</command></term>
     604<listitem>
     605<para>Reports the location of binary, the source, and the manual page
     606for the given command</para>
     607<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux whereis"><primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary></indexterm>
     608</listitem>
     609</varlistentry>
     610
     611<varlistentry id="write">
     612<term><command>write</command></term>
     613<listitem>
     614<para>Sends a message to the given user
     615<emphasis>if</emphasis> that user has not disabled receipt of such messages</para>
     616<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux write"><primary sortas="b-write">write</primary></indexterm>
     617</listitem>
     618</varlistentry>
     619</variablelist>
    59620
    60621</sect2>
    61622
    62623</sect1>
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