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    34  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
    45  %general-entities;
    56]>
     7
    68<sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux" role="wrap">
    7 <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>
    8 <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?>
    9 
    10 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux"><primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary></indexterm>
    11 
    12 <sect2 role="package"><title/>
    13 <para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs. Among
    14 them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions, and
    15 messages.</para>
    16 
    17 <segmentedlist>
    18 <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
    19 <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
    20 <seglistitem><seg>0.2 SBU</seg><seg>11.6 MB</seg></seglistitem>
    21 </segmentedlist>
    22 
    23 <segmentedlist>
    24 <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
    25 <seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils,
    26 Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, Sed, and Zlib</seg></seglistitem>
    27 </segmentedlist>
    28 </sect2>
    29 
    30 <sect2 role="installation">
    31 <title>FHS compliance notes</title>
    32 
    33 <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
    34 class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
    35 usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
    36 location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the
    37 <command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the
    38 following:</para>
     9  <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?>
     10
     11  <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>
     12
     13  <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux">
     14    <primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary>
     15  </indexterm>
     16
     17  <sect2 role="package">
     18    <title/>
     19
     20    <para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs. Among
     21    them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions, and
     22    messages.</para>
     23
     24    <segmentedlist>
     25      <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
     26      <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
     27
     28      <seglistitem>
     29        <seg>0.2 SBU</seg>
     30        <seg>11.6 MB</seg>
     31      </seglistitem>
     32    </segmentedlist>
     33
     34    <segmentedlist>
     35      <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
     36
     37      <seglistitem>
     38        <seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc,
     39        Grep, Make, Ncurses, Sed, and Zlib</seg>
     40      </seglistitem>
     41    </segmentedlist>
     42
     43  </sect2>
     44
     45  <sect2 role="installation">
     46    <title>FHS compliance notes</title>
     47
     48    <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
     49    class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
     50    usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
     51    location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the
     52    <command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the
     53    following:</para>
    3954
    4055<screen><userinput>sed -i 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \
    … …  
    4257mkdir -p /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
    4358
    44 </sect2>
    45 
    46 <sect2 role="installation">
    47 <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
    48 
    49 <para>Util-linux fails to compile against newer versions of Linux-Libc-Headers.
    50 The following patch properly fixes this issue:</para>
     59  </sect2>
     60
     61  <sect2 role="installation">
     62    <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
     63
     64    <para>Util-linux fails to compile against newer versions of Linux-Libc-Headers.
     65    The following patch properly fixes this issue:</para>
    5166
    5267<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&util-linux-cramfs-patch;</userinput></screen>
    5368
    54 <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
     69    <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
    5570
    5671<screen><userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
    5772
    58 <para>Compile the package:</para>
     73    <para>Compile the package:</para>
    5974
    6075<screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes</userinput></screen>
    6176
    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
    69 built 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
    75 statically linked version of <command>ln</command> already installed
    76 by 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 and move the <command>logger</command> binary to
    83 <filename class="directory">/bin</filename> as it is needed by the
    84 LFS-Bootscripts package:</para>
     77    <variablelist>
     78      <title>The meaning of the make parameters:</title>
     79
     80      <varlistentry>
     81        <term><parameter>HAVE_KILL=yes</parameter></term>
     82        <listitem>
     83          <para>This prevents the <command>kill</command> program (already
     84          installed by Procps) from being built and installed again.</para>
     85        </listitem>
     86      </varlistentry>
     87
     88      <varlistentry>
     89        <term><parameter>HAVE_SLN=yes</parameter></term>
     90        <listitem>
     91          <para>This prevents the <command>sln</command> program (a
     92          statically linked version of <command>ln</command> already installed
     93          by Glibc) from being built and installed again.</para>
     94        </listitem>
     95      </varlistentry>
     96
     97    </variablelist>
     98
     99    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
     100
     101    <para>Install the package and move the <command>logger</command> binary to
     102    <filename class="directory">/bin</filename> as it is needed by the
     103    LFS-Bootscripts package:</para>
    85104
    86105<screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes install
    87106mv /usr/bin/logger /bin</userinput></screen>
    88107
    89 </sect2>
    90 
    91 <sect2 id="contents-utillinux" role="content"><title>Contents of Util-linux</title>
    92 
    93 <segmentedlist>
    94 <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
    95 <seglistitem><seg>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt,
    96 colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat, fdisk,
    97 fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm, ipcs, isosize, line,
    98 logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap,
    99 more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root, ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile,
    100 rename, renice, rev, rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm,
    101 sfdisk, swapdev, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tunelp, ul, umount, vidmode (link to rdev),
    102 whereis, and write</seg></seglistitem>
    103 </segmentedlist>
    104 
    105 <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
    106 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
    107 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
    108 
    109 <varlistentry id="agetty">
    110 <term><command>agetty</command></term>
    111 <listitem>
    112 <para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
    113 and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para>
    114 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux agetty"><primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary></indexterm>
    115 </listitem>
    116 </varlistentry>
    117 
    118 <varlistentry id="arch">
    119 <term><command>arch</command></term>
    120 <listitem>
    121 <para>Reports the machine's architecture</para>
    122 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux arch"><primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary></indexterm>
    123 </listitem>
    124 </varlistentry>
    125 
    126 <varlistentry id="blockdev">
    127 <term><command>blockdev</command></term>
    128 <listitem>
    129 <para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command line</para>
    130 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev"><primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary></indexterm>
    131 </listitem>
    132 </varlistentry>
    133 
    134 <varlistentry id="cal">
    135 <term><command>cal</command></term>
    136 <listitem>
    137 <para>Displays a simple calendar</para>
    138 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cal"><primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary></indexterm>
    139 </listitem>
    140 </varlistentry>
    141 
    142 <varlistentry id="cfdisk">
    143 <term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
    144 <listitem>
    145 <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
    146 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk"><primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary></indexterm>
    147 </listitem>
    148 </varlistentry>
    149 
    150 <varlistentry id="chkdupexe">
    151 <term><command>chkdupexe</command></term>
    152 <listitem>
    153 <para>Finds duplicate executables</para>
    154 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chkdupexe"><primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary></indexterm>
    155 </listitem>
    156 </varlistentry>
    157 
    158 <varlistentry id="col">
    159 <term><command>col</command></term>
    160 <listitem>
    161 <para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para>
    162 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux col"><primary sortas="b-col">col</primary></indexterm>
    163 </listitem>
    164 </varlistentry>
    165 
    166 <varlistentry id="colcrt">
    167 <term><command>colcrt</command></term>
    168 <listitem>
    169 <para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
    170 that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para>
    171 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt"><primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary></indexterm>
    172 </listitem>
    173 </varlistentry>
    174 
    175 <varlistentry id="colrm">
    176 <term><command>colrm</command></term>
    177 <listitem>
    178 <para>Filters out the given columns</para>
    179 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colrm"><primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary></indexterm>
    180 </listitem>
    181 </varlistentry>
    182 
    183 <varlistentry id="column">
    184 <term><command>column</command></term>
    185 <listitem>
    186 <para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para>
    187 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux column"><primary sortas="b-column">column</primary></indexterm>
    188 </listitem>
    189 </varlistentry>
    190 
    191 <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel">
    192 <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term>
    193 <listitem>
    194 <para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a hard or a
    195 soft reset</para>
    196 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ctrlaltdel"><primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary></indexterm>
    197 </listitem>
    198 </varlistentry>
    199 
    200 <varlistentry id="cytune">
    201 <term><command>cytune</command></term>
    202 <listitem>
    203 <para>Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for
    204 Cyclades cards</para>
    205 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cytune"><primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary></indexterm>
    206 </listitem>
    207 </varlistentry>
    208 
    209 <varlistentry id="ddate">
    210 <term><command>ddate</command></term>
    211 <listitem>
    212 <para>Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date
    213 to a Discordian one</para>
    214 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ddate"><primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary></indexterm>
    215 </listitem>
    216 </varlistentry>
    217 
    218 <varlistentry id="dmesg">
    219 <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
    220 <listitem>
    221 <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
    222 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux dmesg"><primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary></indexterm>
    223 </listitem>
    224 </varlistentry>
    225 
    226 <varlistentry id="elvtune">
    227 <term><command>elvtune</command></term>
    228 <listitem>
    229 <para>Tunes the performance and interactivity of a block
    230 device</para>
    231 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux elvtune"><primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary></indexterm>
    232 </listitem>
    233 </varlistentry>
    234 
    235 <varlistentry id="fdformat">
    236 <term><command>fdformat</command></term>
    237 <listitem>
    238 <para>Low-level formats a floppy disk</para>
    239 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdformat"><primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary></indexterm>
    240 </listitem>
    241 </varlistentry>
    242 
    243 <varlistentry id="fdisk">
    244 <term><command>fdisk</command></term>
    245 <listitem>
    246 <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
    247 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk"><primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary></indexterm>
    248 </listitem>
    249 </varlistentry>
    250 
    251 <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs">
    252 <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term>
    253 <listitem>
    254 <para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the
    255 given device</para>
    256 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.cramfs"><primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary></indexterm>
    257 </listitem>
    258 </varlistentry>
    259 
    260 <varlistentry id="fsck.minix">
    261 <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term>
    262 <listitem>
    263 <para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the
    264 given device</para>
    265 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.minix"><primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary></indexterm>
    266 </listitem>
    267 </varlistentry>
    268 
    269 <varlistentry id="getopt">
    270 <term><command>getopt</command></term>
    271 <listitem>
    272 <para>Parses options in the given command line</para>
    273 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux getopt"><primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary></indexterm>
    274 </listitem>
    275 </varlistentry>
    276 
    277 <varlistentry id="hexdump">
    278 <term><command>hexdump</command></term>
    279 <listitem>
    280 <para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given format</para>
    281 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump"><primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary></indexterm>
    282 </listitem>
    283 </varlistentry>
    284 
    285 <varlistentry id="hwclock">
    286 <term><command>hwclock</command></term>
    287 <listitem>
    288 <para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called
    289 the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
    290 clock</para>
    291 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hwclock"><primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary></indexterm>
    292 </listitem>
    293 </varlistentry>
    294 
    295 <varlistentry id="ipcrm">
    296 <term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
    297 <listitem>
    298 <para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para>
    299 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcrm"><primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary></indexterm>
    300 </listitem>
    301 </varlistentry>
    302 
    303 <varlistentry id="ipcs">
    304 <term><command>ipcs</command></term>
    305 <listitem>
    306 <para>Provides IPC status information</para>
    307 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcs"><primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary></indexterm>
    308 </listitem>
    309 </varlistentry>
    310 
    311 <varlistentry id="isosize">
    312 <term><command>isosize</command></term>
    313 <listitem>
    314 <para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para>
    315 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux isosize"><primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary></indexterm>
    316 </listitem>
    317 </varlistentry>
    318 
    319 <varlistentry id="line">
    320 <term><command>line</command></term>
    321 <listitem>
    322 <para>Copies a single line</para>
    323 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux line"><primary sortas="b-line">line</primary></indexterm>
    324 </listitem>
    325 </varlistentry>
    326 
    327 <varlistentry id="logger">
    328 <term><command>logger</command></term>
    329 <listitem>
    330 <para>Enters the given message into the system log</para>
    331 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux logger"><primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary></indexterm>
    332 </listitem>
    333 </varlistentry>
    334 
    335 <varlistentry id="look">
    336 <term><command>look</command></term>
    337 <listitem>
    338 <para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para>
    339 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux look"><primary sortas="b-look">look</primary></indexterm>
    340 </listitem>
    341 </varlistentry>
    342 
    343 <varlistentry id="losetup">
    344 <term><command>losetup</command></term>
    345 <listitem>
    346 <para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para>
    347 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup"><primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary></indexterm>
    348 </listitem>
    349 </varlistentry>
    350 
    351 <varlistentry id="mcookie">
    352 <term><command>mcookie</command></term>
    353 <listitem>
    354 <para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for
    355 <command>xauth</command></para>
    356 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mcookie"><primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary></indexterm>
    357 </listitem>
    358 </varlistentry>
    359 
    360 <varlistentry id="mkfs">
    361 <term><command>mkfs</command></term>
    362 <listitem>
    363 <para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
    364 partition)</para>
    365 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary></indexterm>
    366 </listitem>
    367 </varlistentry>
    368 
    369 <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs">
    370 <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term>
    371 <listitem>
    372 <para>Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para>
    373 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.bfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary></indexterm>
    374 </listitem>
    375 </varlistentry>
    376 
    377 <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs">
    378 <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term>
    379 <listitem>
    380 <para>Creates a cramfs file system</para>
    381 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.cramfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary></indexterm>
    382 </listitem>
    383 </varlistentry>
    384 
    385 <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix">
    386 <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term>
    387 <listitem>
    388 <para>Creates a Minix file system</para>
    389 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.minix"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary></indexterm>
    390 </listitem>
    391 </varlistentry>
    392 
    393 <varlistentry id="mkswap">
    394 <term><command>mkswap</command></term>
    395 <listitem>
    396 <para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap area</para>
    397 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkswap"><primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary></indexterm>
    398 </listitem>
    399 </varlistentry>
    400 
    401 <varlistentry id="more">
    402 <term><command>more</command></term>
    403 <listitem>
    404 <para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para>
    405 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more"><primary sortas="b-more">more</primary></indexterm>
    406 </listitem>
    407 </varlistentry>
    408 
    409 <varlistentry id="mount">
    410 <term><command>mount</command></term>
    411 <listitem>
    412 <para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified
    413 directory in the file-system tree</para>
    414 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mount"><primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary></indexterm>
    415 </listitem>
    416 </varlistentry>
    417 
    418 <varlistentry id="namei">
    419 <term><command>namei</command></term>
    420 <listitem>
    421 <para>Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames</para>
    422 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux namei"><primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary></indexterm>
    423 </listitem>
    424 </varlistentry>
    425 
    426 <varlistentry id="pg">
    427 <term><command>pg</command></term>
    428 <listitem>
    429 <para>Displays a text file one screen full at a time</para>
    430 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pg"><primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary></indexterm>
    431 </listitem>
    432 </varlistentry>
    433 
    434 <varlistentry id="pivot_root">
    435 <term><command>pivot_root</command></term>
    436 <listitem>
    437 <para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the
    438 current process</para>
    439 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pivot_root"><primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary></indexterm>
    440 </listitem>
    441 </varlistentry>
    442 
    443 <varlistentry id="ramsize">
    444 <term><command>ramsize</command></term>
    445 <listitem>
    446 <para>Sets the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image</para>
    447 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ramsize"><primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary></indexterm>
    448 </listitem>
    449 </varlistentry>
    450 
    451 <varlistentry id="raw">
    452 <term><command>raw</command></term>
    453 <listitem>
    454 <para>Used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block
    455 device</para>
    456 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux raw"><primary sortas="b-raw">raw</primary></indexterm>
    457 </listitem>
    458 </varlistentry>
    459 
    460 <varlistentry id="rdev">
    461 <term><command>rdev</command></term>
    462 <listitem>
    463 <para>Queries and sets the root device, among other things, in a
    464 bootable image</para>
    465 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rdev"><primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary></indexterm>
    466 </listitem>
    467 </varlistentry>
    468 
    469 <varlistentry id="readprofile">
    470 <term><command>readprofile</command></term>
    471 <listitem>
    472 <para>Reads kernel profiling information</para>
    473 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux readprofile"><primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary></indexterm>
    474 </listitem>
    475 </varlistentry>
    476 
    477 <varlistentry id="rename">
    478 <term><command>rename</command></term>
    479 <listitem>
    480 <para>Renames the given files, replacing a given string with another</para>
    481 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rename"><primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary></indexterm>
    482 </listitem>
    483 </varlistentry>
    484 
    485 <varlistentry id="renice">
    486 <term><command>renice</command></term>
    487 <listitem>
    488 <para>Alters the priority of running processes</para>
    489 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux renice"><primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary></indexterm>
    490 </listitem>
    491 </varlistentry>
    492 
    493 <varlistentry id="rev">
    494 <term><command>rev</command></term>
    495 <listitem>
    496 <para>Reverses the lines of a given file</para>
    497 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rev"><primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary></indexterm>
    498 </listitem>
    499 </varlistentry>
    500 
    501 <varlistentry id="rootflags">
    502 <term><command>rootflags</command></term>
    503 <listitem>
    504 <para>Sets the rootflags in a bootable image</para>
    505 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rootflags"><primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary></indexterm>
    506 </listitem>
    507 </varlistentry>
    508 
    509 <varlistentry id="script">
    510 <term><command>script</command></term>
    511 <listitem>
    512 <para>Makes a typescript of a terminal session</para>
    513 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux script"><primary sortas="b-script">script</primary></indexterm>
    514 </listitem>
    515 </varlistentry>
    516 
    517 <varlistentry id="setfdprm">
    518 <term><command>setfdprm</command></term>
    519 <listitem>
    520 <para>Sets user-provided floppy disk parameters</para>
    521 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setfdprm"><primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary></indexterm>
    522 </listitem>
    523 </varlistentry>
    524 
    525 <varlistentry id="setsid">
    526 <term><command>setsid</command></term>
    527 <listitem>
    528 <para>Runs the given program in a new session</para>
    529 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setsid"><primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary></indexterm>
    530 </listitem>
    531 </varlistentry>
    532 
    533 <varlistentry id="setterm">
    534 <term><command>setterm</command></term>
    535 <listitem>
    536 <para>Sets terminal attributes</para>
    537 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setterm"><primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary></indexterm>
    538 </listitem>
    539 </varlistentry>
    540 
    541 <varlistentry id="sfdisk">
    542 <term><command>sfdisk</command></term>
    543 <listitem>
    544 <para>A disk partition table manipulator</para>
    545 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sfdisk"><primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary></indexterm>
    546 </listitem>
    547 </varlistentry>
    548 
    549 <varlistentry id="swapdev">
    550 <term><command>swapdev</command></term>
    551 <listitem>
    552 <para>Sets the swap device in a bootable image</para>
    553 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapdev"><primary sortas="b-swapdev">swapdev</primary></indexterm>
    554 </listitem>
    555 </varlistentry>
    556 
    557 <varlistentry id="swapoff">
    558 <term><command>swapoff</command></term>
    559 <listitem>
    560 <para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para>
    561 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapoff"><primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary></indexterm>
    562 </listitem>
    563 </varlistentry>
    564 
    565 <varlistentry id="swapon">
    566 <term><command>swapon</command></term>
    567 <listitem>
    568 <para>Enables devices and files for paging and swapping and lists the devices
    569 and files currently in use</para>
    570 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapon"><primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary></indexterm>
    571 </listitem>
    572 </varlistentry>
    573 
    574 <varlistentry id="tunelp">
    575 <term><command>tunelp</command></term>
    576 <listitem>
    577 <para>Tunes the parameters of the line printer</para>
    578 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tunelp"><primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary></indexterm>
    579 </listitem>
    580 </varlistentry>
    581 
    582 <varlistentry id="ul">
    583 <term><command>ul</command></term>
    584 <listitem>
    585 <para>A filter for translating underscores into
    586 escape sequences indicating underlining for the terminal in use</para>
    587 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ul"><primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary></indexterm>
    588 </listitem>
    589 </varlistentry>
    590 
    591 <varlistentry id="umount">
    592 <term><command>umount</command></term>
    593 <listitem>
    594 <para>Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree</para>
    595 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux umount"><primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary></indexterm>
    596 </listitem>
    597 </varlistentry>
    598 
    599 <varlistentry id="vidmode">
    600 <term><command>vidmode</command></term>
    601 <listitem>
    602 <para>Sets the video mode in a bootable image</para>
    603 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux vidmode"><primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary></indexterm>
    604 </listitem>
    605 </varlistentry>
    606 
    607 <varlistentry id="whereis">
    608 <term><command>whereis</command></term>
    609 <listitem>
    610 <para>Reports the location of the binary, source, and man page
    611 for the given command</para>
    612 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux whereis"><primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary></indexterm>
    613 </listitem>
    614 </varlistentry>
    615 
    616 <varlistentry id="write">
    617 <term><command>write</command></term>
    618 <listitem>
    619 <para>Sends a message to the given user
    620 <emphasis>if</emphasis> that user has not disabled receipt of such messages</para>
    621 <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux write"><primary sortas="b-write">write</primary></indexterm>
    622 </listitem>
    623 </varlistentry>
    624 </variablelist>
    625 
    626 </sect2>
     108  </sect2>
     109
     110  <sect2 id="contents-utillinux" role="content">
     111    <title>Contents of Util-linux</title>
     112
     113    <segmentedlist>
     114      <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
     115
     116      <seglistitem>
     117        <seg>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt,
     118        colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat,
     119        fdisk, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm,
     120        ipcs, isosize, line, logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs,
     121        mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root,
     122        ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev,
     123        rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk,
     124        swapdev, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tunelp, ul, umount, vidmode
     125        (link to rdev), whereis, and write</seg>
     126      </seglistitem>
     127    </segmentedlist>
     128
     129    <variablelist>
     130      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
     131      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
     132      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
     133
     134      <varlistentry id="agetty">
     135        <term><command>agetty</command></term>
     136        <listitem>
     137          <para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
     138          and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para>
     139          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux agetty">
     140            <primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary>
     141          </indexterm>
     142        </listitem>
     143      </varlistentry>
     144
     145      <varlistentry id="arch">
     146        <term><command>arch</command></term>
     147        <listitem>
     148          <para>Reports the machine's architecture</para>
     149          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux arch">
     150            <primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary>
     151          </indexterm>
     152        </listitem>
     153      </varlistentry>
     154
     155      <varlistentry id="blockdev">
     156        <term><command>blockdev</command></term>
     157        <listitem>
     158          <para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command
     159          line</para>
     160          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev">
     161            <primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary>
     162          </indexterm>
     163        </listitem>
     164      </varlistentry>
     165
     166      <varlistentry id="cal">
     167        <term><command>cal</command></term>
     168        <listitem>
     169          <para>Displays a simple calendar</para>
     170          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cal">
     171            <primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary>
     172          </indexterm>
     173        </listitem>
     174      </varlistentry>
     175
     176      <varlistentry id="cfdisk">
     177        <term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
     178        <listitem>
     179          <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
     180          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk">
     181            <primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary>
     182          </indexterm>
     183        </listitem>
     184      </varlistentry>
     185
     186      <varlistentry id="chkdupexe">
     187        <term><command>chkdupexe</command></term>
     188        <listitem>
     189          <para>Finds duplicate executables</para>
     190          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chkdupexe">
     191            <primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary>
     192          </indexterm>
     193        </listitem>
     194      </varlistentry>
     195
     196      <varlistentry id="col">
     197        <term><command>col</command></term>
     198        <listitem>
     199          <para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para>
     200          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux col">
     201            <primary sortas="b-col">col</primary>
     202          </indexterm>
     203        </listitem>
     204      </varlistentry>
     205
     206      <varlistentry id="colcrt">
     207        <term><command>colcrt</command></term>
     208        <listitem>
     209          <para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
     210          that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para>
     211          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt">
     212            <primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary>
     213          </indexterm>
     214        </listitem>
     215      </varlistentry>
     216
     217      <varlistentry id="colrm">
     218        <term><command>colrm</command></term>
     219        <listitem>
     220          <para>Filters out the given columns</para>
     221          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colrm">
     222            <primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary>
     223          </indexterm>
     224        </listitem>
     225      </varlistentry>
     226
     227      <varlistentry id="column">
     228        <term><command>column</command></term>
     229        <listitem>
     230          <para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para>
     231          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux column">
     232            <primary sortas="b-column">column</primary>
     233          </indexterm>
     234        </listitem>
     235      </varlistentry>
     236
     237      <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel">
     238        <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term>
     239        <listitem>
     240          <para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a
     241          hard or a soft reset</para>
     242          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ctrlaltdel">
     243            <primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary>
     244          </indexterm>
     245        </listitem>
     246      </varlistentry>
     247
     248      <varlistentry id="cytune">
     249        <term><command>cytune</command></term>
     250        <listitem>
     251          <para>Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for
     252          Cyclades cards</para>
     253          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cytune">
     254            <primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary>
     255          </indexterm>
     256        </listitem>
     257      </varlistentry>
     258
     259      <varlistentry id="ddate">
     260        <term><command>ddate</command></term>
     261        <listitem>
     262          <para>Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date
     263          to a Discordian one</para>
     264          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ddate">
     265            <primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary>
     266          </indexterm>
     267        </listitem>
     268      </varlistentry>
     269
     270      <varlistentry id="dmesg">
     271        <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
     272        <listitem>
     273          <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
     274          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux dmesg">
     275            <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary>
     276          </indexterm>
     277        </listitem>
     278      </varlistentry>
     279
     280      <varlistentry id="elvtune">
     281        <term><command>elvtune</command></term>
     282        <listitem>
     283          <para>Tunes the performance and interactivity of a block
     284          device</para>
     285          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux elvtune">
     286            <primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary>
     287          </indexterm>
     288        </listitem>
     289      </varlistentry>
     290
     291      <varlistentry id="fdformat">
     292        <term><command>fdformat</command></term>
     293        <listitem>
     294          <para>Low-level formats a floppy disk</para>
     295          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdformat">
     296            <primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary>
     297          </indexterm>
     298        </listitem>
     299      </varlistentry>
     300
     301      <varlistentry id="fdisk">
     302        <term><command>fdisk</command></term>
     303        <listitem>
     304          <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
     305          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk">
     306            <primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary>
     307          </indexterm>
     308        </listitem>
     309      </varlistentry>
     310
     311      <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs">
     312        <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term>
     313        <listitem>
     314          <para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the
     315          given device</para>
     316          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.cramfs">
     317            <primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary>
     318          </indexterm>
     319        </listitem>
     320      </varlistentry>
     321
     322      <varlistentry id="fsck.minix">
     323        <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term>
     324        <listitem>
     325          <para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the
     326          given device</para>
     327          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.minix">
     328            <primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary>
     329          </indexterm>
     330        </listitem>
     331      </varlistentry>
     332
     333      <varlistentry id="getopt">
     334        <term><command>getopt</command></term>
     335        <listitem>
     336          <para>Parses options in the given command line</para>
     337          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux getopt">
     338            <primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary>
     339          </indexterm>
     340        </listitem>
     341      </varlistentry>
     342
     343      <varlistentry id="hexdump">
     344        <term><command>hexdump</command></term>
     345        <listitem>
     346          <para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given
     347          format</para>
     348          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump">
     349            <primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary>
     350          </indexterm>
     351        </listitem>
     352      </varlistentry>
     353
     354      <varlistentry id="hwclock">
     355        <term><command>hwclock</command></term>
     356        <listitem>
     357          <para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called
     358          the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
     359          clock</para>
     360          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hwclock">
     361            <primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary>
     362          </indexterm>
     363        </listitem>
     364      </varlistentry>
     365
     366      <varlistentry id="ipcrm">
     367        <term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
     368        <listitem>
     369          <para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para>
     370          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcrm">
     371            <primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary>
     372          </indexterm>
     373        </listitem>
     374      </varlistentry>
     375
     376      <varlistentry id="ipcs">
     377        <term><command>ipcs</command></term>
     378        <listitem>
     379          <para>Provides IPC status information</para>
     380          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcs">
     381            <primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary>
     382          </indexterm>
     383        </listitem>
     384      </varlistentry>
     385
     386      <varlistentry id="isosize">
     387        <term><command>isosize</command></term>
     388        <listitem>
     389          <para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para>
     390          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux isosize">
     391            <primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary>
     392          </indexterm>
     393        </listitem>
     394      </varlistentry>
     395
     396      <varlistentry id="line">
     397        <term><command>line</command></term>
     398        <listitem>
     399          <para>Copies a single line</para>
     400          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux line">
     401            <primary sortas="b-line">line</primary>
     402          </indexterm>
     403        </listitem>
     404      </varlistentry>
     405
     406      <varlistentry id="logger">
     407        <term><command>logger</command></term>
     408        <listitem>
     409          <para>Enters the given message into the system log</para>
     410          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux logger">
     411            <primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary>
     412          </indexterm>
     413        </listitem>
     414      </varlistentry>
     415
     416      <varlistentry id="look">
     417        <term><command>look</command></term>
     418        <listitem>
     419          <para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para>
     420          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux look">
     421            <primary sortas="b-look">look</primary>
     422          </indexterm>
     423        </listitem>
     424      </varlistentry>
     425
     426      <varlistentry id="losetup">
     427        <term><command>losetup</command></term>
     428        <listitem>
     429          <para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para>
     430          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup">
     431            <primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary>
     432          </indexterm>
     433        </listitem>
     434      </varlistentry>
     435
     436      <varlistentry id="mcookie">
     437        <term><command>mcookie</command></term>
     438        <listitem>
     439          <para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for
     440          <command>xauth</command></para>
     441          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mcookie">
     442            <primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary>
     443          </indexterm>
     444        </listitem>
     445      </varlistentry>
     446
     447      <varlistentry id="mkfs">
     448        <term><command>mkfs</command></term>
     449        <listitem>
     450          <para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
     451          partition)</para>
     452          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs">
     453            <primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary>
     454          </indexterm>
     455        </listitem>
     456      </varlistentry>
     457
     458      <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs">
     459        <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term>
     460        <listitem>
     461          <para>Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para>
     462          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.bfs">
     463            <primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary>
     464          </indexterm>
     465        </listitem>
     466      </varlistentry>
     467
     468      <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs">
     469        <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term>
     470        <listitem>
     471          <para>Creates a cramfs file system</para>
     472          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.cramfs">
     473            <primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary>
     474          </indexterm>
     475        </listitem>
     476      </varlistentry>
     477
     478      <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix">
     479        <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term>
     480        <listitem>
     481          <para>Creates a Minix file system</para>
     482          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.minix">
     483            <primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary>
     484          </indexterm>
     485        </listitem>
     486      </varlistentry>
     487
     488      <varlistentry id="mkswap">
     489        <term><command>mkswap</command></term>
     490        <listitem>
     491          <para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap
     492          area</para>
     493          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkswap">
     494            <primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary>
     495          </indexterm>
     496        </listitem>
     497      </varlistentry>
     498
     499      <varlistentry id="more">
     500        <term><command>more</command></term>
     501        <listitem>
     502          <para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para>
     503          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more">
     504            <primary sortas="b-more">more</primary>
     505          </indexterm>
     506        </listitem>
     507      </varlistentry>
     508
     509      <varlistentry id="mount">
     510        <term><command>mount</command></term>
     511        <listitem>
     512          <para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified
     513          directory in the file-system tree</para>
     514          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mount">
     515            <primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary>
     516          </indexterm>
     517        </listitem>
     518      </varlistentry>
     519
     520      <varlistentry id="namei">
     521        <term><command>namei</command></term>
     522        <listitem>
     523          <para>Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames</para>
     524          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux namei">
     525            <primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary>
     526          </indexterm>
     527        </listitem>
     528      </varlistentry>
     529
     530      <varlistentry id="pg">
     531        <term><command>pg</command></term>
     532        <listitem>
     533          <para>Displays a text file one screen full at a time</para>
     534          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pg">
     535            <primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary>
     536          </indexterm>
     537        </listitem>
     538      </varlistentry>
     539
     540      <varlistentry id="pivot_root">
     541        <term><command>pivot_root</command></term>
     542        <listitem>
     543          <para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the
     544          current process</para>
     545          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pivot_root">
     546            <primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary>
     547          </indexterm>
     548        </listitem>
     549      </varlistentry>
     550
     551      <varlistentry id="ramsize">
     552        <term><command>ramsize</command></term>
     553        <listitem>
     554          <para>Sets the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image</para>
     555          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ramsize">
     556            <primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary>
     557          </indexterm>
     558        </listitem>
     559      </varlistentry>
     560
     561      <varlistentry id="raw">
     562        <term><command>raw</command></term>
     563        <listitem>
     564          <para>Used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block
     565          device</para>
     566          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux raw">
     567            <primary sortas="b-raw">raw</primary>
     568          </indexterm>
     569        </listitem>
     570      </varlistentry>
     571
     572      <varlistentry id="rdev">
     573        <term><command>rdev</command></term>
     574        <listitem>
     575          <para>Queries and sets the root device, among other things, in a
     576          bootable image</para>
     577          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rdev">
     578            <primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary>
     579          </indexterm>
     580        </listitem>
     581      </varlistentry>
     582
     583      <varlistentry id="readprofile">
     584        <term><command>readprofile</command></term>
     585        <listitem>
     586          <para>Reads kernel profiling information</para>
     587          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux readprofile">
     588            <primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary>
     589          </indexterm>
     590        </listitem>
     591      </varlistentry>
     592
     593      <varlistentry id="rename">
     594        <term><command>rename</command></term>
     595        <listitem>
     596          <para>Renames the given files, replacing a given string with
     597          another</para>
     598          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rename">
     599            <primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary>
     600          </indexterm>
     601        </listitem>
     602      </varlistentry>
     603
     604      <varlistentry id="renice">
     605        <term><command>renice</command></term>
     606        <listitem>
     607          <para>Alters the priority of running processes</para>
     608          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux renice">
     609            <primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary>
     610          </indexterm>
     611        </listitem>
     612      </varlistentry>
     613
     614      <varlistentry id="rev">
     615        <term><command>rev</command></term>
     616        <listitem>
     617          <para>Reverses the lines of a given file</para>
     618          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rev">
     619            <primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary>
     620          </indexterm>
     621        </listitem>
     622      </varlistentry>
     623
     624      <varlistentry id="rootflags">
     625        <term><command>rootflags</command></term>
     626        <listitem>
     627          <para>Sets the rootflags in a bootable image</para>
     628          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rootflags">
     629            <primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary>
     630          </indexterm>
     631        </listitem>
     632      </varlistentry>
     633
     634      <varlistentry id="script">
     635        <term><command>script</command></term>
     636        <listitem>
     637          <para>Makes a typescript of a terminal session</para>
     638          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux script">
     639            <primary sortas="b-script">script</primary>
     640          </indexterm>
     641        </listitem>
     642      </varlistentry>
     643
     644      <varlistentry id="setfdprm">
     645        <term><command>setfdprm</command></term>
     646        <listitem>
     647          <para>Sets user-provided floppy disk parameters</para>
     648          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setfdprm">
     649            <primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary>
     650          </indexterm>
     651        </listitem>
     652      </varlistentry>
     653
     654      <varlistentry id="setsid">
     655        <term><command>setsid</command></term>
     656        <listitem>
     657          <para>Runs the given program in a new session</para>
     658          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setsid">
     659            <primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary>
     660          </indexterm>
     661        </listitem>
     662      </varlistentry>
     663
     664      <varlistentry id="setterm">
     665        <term><command>setterm</command></term>
     666        <listitem>
     667          <para>Sets terminal attributes</para>
     668          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setterm">
     669            <primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary>
     670          </indexterm>
     671        </listitem>
     672      </varlistentry>
     673
     674      <varlistentry id="sfdisk">
     675        <term><command>sfdisk</command></term>
     676        <listitem>
     677          <para>A disk partition table manipulator</para>
     678          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sfdisk">
     679            <primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary>
     680          </indexterm>
     681        </listitem>
     682      </varlistentry>
     683
     684      <varlistentry id="swapdev">
     685        <term><command>swapdev</command></term>
     686        <listitem>
     687          <para>Sets the swap device in a bootable image</para>
     688          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapdev">
     689            <primary sortas="b-swapdev">swapdev</primary>
     690          </indexterm>
     691        </listitem>
     692      </varlistentry>
     693
     694      <varlistentry id="swapoff">
     695        <term><command>swapoff</command></term>
     696        <listitem>
     697          <para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para>
     698          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapoff">
     699            <primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary>
     700          </indexterm>
     701        </listitem>
     702      </varlistentry>
     703
     704      <varlistentry id="swapon">
     705        <term><command>swapon</command></term>
     706        <listitem>
     707          <para>Enables devices and files for paging and swapping and
     708          lists the devices and files currently in use</para>
     709          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapon">
     710            <primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary>
     711          </indexterm>
     712        </listitem>
     713      </varlistentry>
     714
     715      <varlistentry id="tunelp">
     716        <term><command>tunelp</command></term>
     717        <listitem>
     718          <para>Tunes the parameters of the line printer</para>
     719          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tunelp">
     720            <primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary>
     721          </indexterm>
     722        </listitem>
     723      </varlistentry>
     724
     725      <varlistentry id="ul">
     726        <term><command>ul</command></term>
     727        <listitem>
     728          <para>A filter for translating underscores into escape sequences
     729          indicating underlining for the terminal in use</para>
     730          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ul">
     731            <primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary>
     732          </indexterm>
     733        </listitem>
     734      </varlistentry>
     735
     736      <varlistentry id="umount">
     737        <term><command>umount</command></term>
     738        <listitem>
     739          <para>Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree</para>
     740          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux umount">
     741            <primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary>
     742          </indexterm>
     743        </listitem>
     744      </varlistentry>
     745
     746      <varlistentry id="vidmode">
     747        <term><command>vidmode</command></term>
     748        <listitem>
     749          <para>Sets the video mode in a bootable image</para>
     750          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux vidmode">
     751            <primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary>
     752          </indexterm>
     753        </listitem>
     754      </varlistentry>
     755
     756      <varlistentry id="whereis">
     757        <term><command>whereis</command></term>
     758        <listitem>
     759          <para>Reports the location of the binary, source, and man page
     760          for the given command</para>
     761          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux whereis">
     762            <primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary>
     763          </indexterm>
     764        </listitem>
     765      </varlistentry>
     766
     767      <varlistentry id="write">
     768        <term><command>write</command></term>
     769        <listitem>
     770          <para>Sends a message to the given user <emphasis>if</emphasis> that
     771          user has not disabled receipt of such messages</para>
     772          <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux write">
     773            <primary sortas="b-write">write</primary>
     774          </indexterm>
     775        </listitem>
     776      </varlistentry>
     777
     778    </variablelist>
     779
     780  </sect2>
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