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Package: Util Linux
Various useful Linux utilities
Version: 2.14.2
Source size: 2,938 kB (compressed)
Manuals
User commands
- cal(1)
- - displays a calendar
- chkdupexe(1)
- Find duplicate executables
- chrt(1)
- Manipulate real-time attributes of a process
- col(1)
- - filter reverse line feeds from input
- colcrt(1)
- - filter nroff output for CRT previewing
- colrm(1)
- - remove columns from a file
- column(1)
- - columnate lists
- ddate(1)
- Converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates
- dmesg(1)
- Print or control the kernel ring buffer
- flock(1)
- Manage locks from shell scripts
- getopt(1)
- Parse command options (enhanced)
- hexdump(1)
- - ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal dump
- ionice(1)
- Ionice - get/set program io scheduling class and priority
- ipcrm(1)
- Remove a message queue, semaphore set or shared memory id
- ipcs(1)
- Provide information on ipc facilities
- line(1)
- Read one line
- logger(1)
- - a shell command interface to the syslog(3) system log module
- look(1)
- - display lines beginning with a given string
- mcookie(1)
- Generate magic cookies for xauth
- more(1)
- - file perusal filter for crt viewing
- namei(1)
- Follow a pathname until a terminal point is found
- pg(1)
- Browse pagewise through text files
- readprofile(1)
- A tool to read kernel profiling information
- rename(1)
- Rename files
- renice(1)
- - alter priority of running processes
- rev(1)
- - reverse lines of a file or files
- script(1)
- - make typescript of terminal session
- scriptreplay(1)
- Play back typescripts, using timing information
- setsid(1)
- Run a program in a new session
- setterm(1)
- Set terminal attributes
- tailf(1)
- Follow the growth of a log file
- taskset(1)
- Retrieve or set a process's CPU affinity
- ul(1)
- - do underlining
- whereis(1)
- Locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command
- write(1)
- Send a message to another user
Administration commands
- addpart(8)
- Addpart -
- agetty(8)
- Alternative Linux getty
- blockdev(8)
- Call block device ioctls from the command line
- cfdisk(8)
- Curses based disk partition table manipulator for Linux
- ctrlaltdel(8)
- Set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination
- cytune(8)
- Tune driver parameters for Cyclades-Z multiport serial card
- delpart(8)
- Delpart -
- fdformat(8)
- Low-level formats a floppy disk
- fdisk(8)
- Partition table manipulator for Linux
- fsck.minix(8)
- A file system consistency checker for Linux
- hwclock(8)
- Query and set the hardware clock (RTC)
- i386(8)
- Change reported architecture in new program environment and set personality flags
- isosize(8)
- Outputs the length of a iso9660 file system
- ldattach(8)
- Attach a line discipline to a serial line
- linux32(8)
- Change reported architecture in new program environment and set personality flags
- linux64(8)
- Change reported architecture in new program environment and set personality flags
- losetup(8)
- Set up and control loop devices
- mkfs(8)
- Build a Linux file system
- mkfs.bfs(8)
- Make an SCO bfs filesystem
- mkfs.minix(8)
- Make a Linux MINIX filesystem
- mkswap(8)
- Set up a Linux swap area
- mount(8)
- Mount a file system
- partx(8)
- Partx -
- pivot_root(8)
- Change the root file system
- ramsize(8)
- Rdev - query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
- raw(8)
- Bind a Linux raw character device
- rdev(8)
- Rdev - query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
- rootflags(8)
- Rdev - query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
- rtcwake(8)
- Enter a system sleep state until specified wakeup time
- setarch(8)
- Change reported architecture in new program environment and set personality flags
- sfdisk(8)
- Partition table manipulator for Linux
- swapoff(8)
- Swapon, swapoff - enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping
- swapon(8)
- Swapon, swapoff - enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping
- tunelp(8)
- Set various parameters for the lp device
- umount(8)
- Unmount file systems
- vidmode(8)
- Rdev - query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
File formats
- fstab(5)
- Static information about the filesystems