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- <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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- %general-entities;
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-<sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux-ng" role="wrap">
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- <?dbhtml filename="util-linux-ng.html"?>
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- <sect1info condition="script">
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- <productname>util-linux-ng</productname>
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- <productnumber>&util-linux-ng-version;</productnumber>
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- <address>&util-linux-ng-url;</address>
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- </sect1info>
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-
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- <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-ng-version;</title>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng">
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- <primary sortas="a-Util-linux-ng">Util-linux-ng</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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-
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- <sect2 role="package">
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- <title/>
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-
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- <para>The Util-linux-ng package contains miscellaneous utility programs.
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- Among them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions,
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- and messages.</para>
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-
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- <segmentedlist>
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- <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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- <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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-
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- <seglistitem>
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- <seg>&util-linux-ng-ch6-sbu;</seg>
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- <seg>&util-linux-ng-ch6-du;</seg>
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- </seglistitem>
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- </segmentedlist>
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- </sect2>
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-
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- <sect2 role="installation">
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- <title>FHS compliance notes</title>
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-
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- <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
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- class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
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- usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
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- location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the
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- <command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the
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- following:</para>
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-
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-<screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -e 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \
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- -i $(grep -rl '/etc/adjtime' .)
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-mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
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- </sect2>
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-
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- <sect2 role="installation">
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- <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
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-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure</userinput></screen>
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-
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- <para>Compile the package:</para>
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-
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-<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
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-
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-<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
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-
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- </sect2>
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-
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- <sect2 id="contents-utillinux" role="content">
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- <title>Contents of Util-linux</title>
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-
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- <segmentedlist>
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- <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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- <seglistitem>
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- <seg>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt,
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- colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat,
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- fdisk, flock, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm,
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- ipcs, isosize, line, logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs,
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- mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root,
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- ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev,
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- rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk,
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- swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tailf, tunelp, ul, umount,
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- vidmode (link to rdev), whereis, and write</seg>
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- </seglistitem>
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- </segmentedlist>
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-
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- <variablelist>
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- <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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- <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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- <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="agetty">
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- <term><command>agetty</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
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- and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng agetty">
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- <primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="arch">
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- <term><command>arch</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Reports the machine's architecture</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng arch">
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- <primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="blockdev">
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- <term><command>blockdev</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command
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- line</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng blockdev">
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- <primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="cal">
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- <term><command>cal</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Displays a simple calendar</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng cal">
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- <primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="cfdisk">
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- <term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng cfdisk">
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- <primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="chkdupexe">
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- <term><command>chkdupexe</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Finds duplicate executables</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng chkdupexe">
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- <primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="col">
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- <term><command>col</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng col">
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- <primary sortas="b-col">col</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="colcrt">
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- <term><command>colcrt</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
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- that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng colcrt">
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- <primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="colrm">
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- <term><command>colrm</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Filters out the given columns</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng colrm">
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- <primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="column">
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- <term><command>column</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng column">
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- <primary sortas="b-column">column</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel">
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- <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a
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- hard or a soft reset</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ctrlaltdel">
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- <primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="cytune">
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- <term><command>cytune</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for
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- Cyclades cards</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng cytune">
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- <primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="ddate">
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- <term><command>ddate</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date
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- to a Discordian one</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ddate">
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- <primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="dmesg">
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- <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng dmesg">
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- <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="elvtune">
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- <term><command>elvtune</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Tunes the performance and interactivity of a block
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- device</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng elvtune">
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- <primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="fdformat">
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- <term><command>fdformat</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Low-level formats a floppy disk</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fdformat">
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- <primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="fdisk">
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- <term><command>fdisk</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Manipulates the paritition table of the given device</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fdisk">
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- <primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="flock">
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- <term><command>flock</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Acquires a file lock and then executes a command with the lock
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- held</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng flock">
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- <primary sortas="b-flock">flock</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs">
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- <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the
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- given device</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fsck.cramfs">
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- <primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="fsck.minix">
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- <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the
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- given device</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fsck.minix">
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- <primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="getopt">
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- <term><command>getopt</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Parses options in the given command line</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng getopt">
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- <primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="hexdump">
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- <term><command>hexdump</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given
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- format</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng hexdump">
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- <primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="hwclock">
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- <term><command>hwclock</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called
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- the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
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- clock</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng hwclock">
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- <primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="ipcrm">
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- <term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ipcrm">
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- <primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="ipcs">
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- <term><command>ipcs</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Provides IPC status information</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ipcs">
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- <primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="isosize">
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- <term><command>isosize</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng isosize">
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- <primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- <varlistentry id="line">
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- <term><command>line</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Copies a single line</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng line">
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- <primary sortas="b-line">line</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="logger">
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- <term><command>logger</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Enters the given message into the system log</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng logger">
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- <primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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- <varlistentry id="look">
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- <term><command>look</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng look">
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- <primary sortas="b-look">look</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="losetup">
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- <term><command>losetup</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng losetup">
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- <primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="mcookie">
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- <term><command>mcookie</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for
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- <command>xauth</command></para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mcookie">
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- <primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="mkfs">
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- <term><command>mkfs</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
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- partition)</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs">
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- <primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs">
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- <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs.bfs">
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- <primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs">
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- <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Creates a cramfs file system</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs.cramfs">
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- <primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix">
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- <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Creates a Minix file system</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs.minix">
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- <primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="mkswap">
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- <term><command>mkswap</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap
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- area</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkswap">
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- <primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="more">
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- <term><command>more</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng more">
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- <primary sortas="b-more">more</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="mount">
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- <term><command>mount</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified
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- directory in the file-system tree</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mount">
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- <primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="namei">
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- <term><command>namei</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng namei">
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- <primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="pg">
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- <term><command>pg</command></term>
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Displays a text file one screen full at a time</para>
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng pg">
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- <primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary>
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- </indexterm>
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
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-
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- <varlistentry id="pivot_root">
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- <term><command>pivot_root</command></term>
|
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- <listitem>
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- <para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the
|
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- current process</para>
|
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng pivot_root">
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- <primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary>
|
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- </indexterm>
|
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- </listitem>
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- </varlistentry>
|
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-
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- <varlistentry id="ramsize">
|
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- <term><command>ramsize</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Sets the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ramsize">
|
|
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- <primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary>
|
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- </indexterm>
|
|
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- </listitem>
|
|
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- </varlistentry>
|
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-
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|
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- <varlistentry id="raw">
|
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- <term><command>raw</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
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|
- <para>Used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block
|
|
|
- device</para>
|
|
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- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng raw">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-raw">raw</primary>
|
|
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- </indexterm>
|
|
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- </listitem>
|
|
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- </varlistentry>
|
|
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-
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|
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- <varlistentry id="rdev">
|
|
|
- <term><command>rdev</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Queries and sets the root device, among other things, in a
|
|
|
- bootable image</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rdev">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
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|
|
- <varlistentry id="readprofile">
|
|
|
- <term><command>readprofile</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Reads kernel profiling information</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng readprofile">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
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|
|
- <varlistentry id="rename">
|
|
|
- <term><command>rename</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Renames the given files, replacing a given string with
|
|
|
- another</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rename">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="renice">
|
|
|
- <term><command>renice</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Alters the priority of running processes</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng renice">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="rev">
|
|
|
- <term><command>rev</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Reverses the lines of a given file</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rev">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="rootflags">
|
|
|
- <term><command>rootflags</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Sets the rootflags in a bootable image</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rootflags">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="script">
|
|
|
- <term><command>script</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Makes a typescript of a terminal session</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng script">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-script">script</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="setfdprm">
|
|
|
- <term><command>setfdprm</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Sets user-provided floppy disk parameters</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setfdprm">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
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|
|
- <varlistentry id="setsid">
|
|
|
- <term><command>setsid</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Runs the given program in a new session</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setsid">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="setterm">
|
|
|
- <term><command>setterm</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Sets terminal attributes</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setterm">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="sfdisk">
|
|
|
- <term><command>sfdisk</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>A disk partition table manipulator</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng sfdisk">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="swapoff">
|
|
|
- <term><command>swapoff</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng swapoff">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="swapon">
|
|
|
- <term><command>swapon</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Enables devices and files for paging and swapping and
|
|
|
- lists the devices and files currently in use</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng swapon">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="tailf">
|
|
|
- <term><command>tailf</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Tracks the growth of a log file. Displays the last 10 lines
|
|
|
- of a log file, then continues displaying any new entries in the
|
|
|
- log file as they are created</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng tailf">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-tailf">tailf</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="tunelp">
|
|
|
- <term><command>tunelp</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Tunes the parameters of the line printer</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng tunelp">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="ul">
|
|
|
- <term><command>ul</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>A filter for translating underscores into escape sequences
|
|
|
- indicating underlining for the terminal in use</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ul">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="umount">
|
|
|
- <term><command>umount</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng umount">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="vidmode">
|
|
|
- <term><command>vidmode</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Sets the video mode in a bootable image</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng vidmode">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="whereis">
|
|
|
- <term><command>whereis</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Reports the location of the binary, source, and man page
|
|
|
- for the given command</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng whereis">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- <varlistentry id="write">
|
|
|
- <term><command>write</command></term>
|
|
|
- <listitem>
|
|
|
- <para>Sends a message to the given user <emphasis>if</emphasis> that
|
|
|
- user has not disabled receipt of such messages</para>
|
|
|
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng write">
|
|
|
- <primary sortas="b-write">write</primary>
|
|
|
- </indexterm>
|
|
|
- </listitem>
|
|
|
- </varlistentry>
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
- </variablelist>
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-
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- </sect2>
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-</sect1>
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Jeremy Huntwork