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- <sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux" role="wrap">
- <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?>
- <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux">
- <primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary>
- </indexterm>
- <sect2 role="package">
- <title/>
- <para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs. Among
- them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions, and
- messages.</para>
- <segmentedlist>
- <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
- <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
- <seglistitem>
- <seg>0.2 SBU</seg>
- <seg>11.6 MB</seg>
- </seglistitem>
- </segmentedlist>
- <segmentedlist>
- <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
- <seglistitem>
- <seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc,
- Grep, Make, Ncurses, Patch, Sed, and Zlib</seg>
- </seglistitem>
- </segmentedlist>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 role="installation">
- <title>FHS compliance notes</title>
- <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
- class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
- usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
- location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the
- <command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the
- following:</para>
- <screen><userinput>sed -i 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \
- hwclock/hwclock.c
- mkdir -p /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 role="installation">
- <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
- <para>Util-linux fails to compile against newer versions of Linux-Libc-Headers.
- The following patch properly fixes this issue:</para>
- <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&util-linux-cramfs-patch;</userinput></screen>
- <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
- <screen><userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
- <para>Compile the package:</para>
- <screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes</userinput></screen>
- <variablelist>
- <title>The meaning of the make parameters:</title>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>HAVE_KILL=yes</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>This prevents the <command>kill</command> program (already
- installed by Procps) from being built and installed again.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><parameter>HAVE_SLN=yes</parameter></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>This prevents the <command>sln</command> program (a
- statically linked version of <command>ln</command> already installed
- by Glibc) from being built and installed again.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
- <para>Install the package and move the <command>logger</command> binary to
- <filename class="directory">/bin</filename> as it is needed by the
- LFS-Bootscripts package:</para>
- <screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes install
- mv /usr/bin/logger /bin</userinput></screen>
- </sect2>
- <sect2 id="contents-utillinux" role="content">
- <title>Contents of Util-linux</title>
- <segmentedlist>
- <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
- <seglistitem>
- <seg>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt,
- colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat,
- fdisk, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm,
- ipcs, isosize, line, logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs,
- mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root,
- ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev,
- rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk,
- swapdev, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tunelp, ul, umount, vidmode
- (link to rdev), whereis, and write</seg>
- </seglistitem>
- </segmentedlist>
- <variablelist>
- <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
- <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
- <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
- <varlistentry id="agetty">
- <term><command>agetty</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
- and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux agetty">
- <primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="arch">
- <term><command>arch</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Reports the machine's architecture</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux arch">
- <primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="blockdev">
- <term><command>blockdev</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command
- line</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev">
- <primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="cal">
- <term><command>cal</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Displays a simple calendar</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cal">
- <primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="cfdisk">
- <term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk">
- <primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="chkdupexe">
- <term><command>chkdupexe</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Finds duplicate executables</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chkdupexe">
- <primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="col">
- <term><command>col</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux col">
- <primary sortas="b-col">col</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="colcrt">
- <term><command>colcrt</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
- that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt">
- <primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="colrm">
- <term><command>colrm</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Filters out the given columns</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colrm">
- <primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="column">
- <term><command>column</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux column">
- <primary sortas="b-column">column</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel">
- <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a
- hard or a soft reset</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ctrlaltdel">
- <primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="cytune">
- <term><command>cytune</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for
- Cyclades cards</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cytune">
- <primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="ddate">
- <term><command>ddate</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date
- to a Discordian one</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ddate">
- <primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="dmesg">
- <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux dmesg">
- <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="elvtune">
- <term><command>elvtune</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Tunes the performance and interactivity of a block
- device</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux elvtune">
- <primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="fdformat">
- <term><command>fdformat</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Low-level formats a floppy disk</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdformat">
- <primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="fdisk">
- <term><command>fdisk</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk">
- <primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs">
- <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the
- given device</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.cramfs">
- <primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="fsck.minix">
- <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the
- given device</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.minix">
- <primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="getopt">
- <term><command>getopt</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Parses options in the given command line</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux getopt">
- <primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="hexdump">
- <term><command>hexdump</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given
- format</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump">
- <primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="hwclock">
- <term><command>hwclock</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called
- the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
- clock</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hwclock">
- <primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="ipcrm">
- <term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcrm">
- <primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="ipcs">
- <term><command>ipcs</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Provides IPC status information</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcs">
- <primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="isosize">
- <term><command>isosize</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux isosize">
- <primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="line">
- <term><command>line</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Copies a single line</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux line">
- <primary sortas="b-line">line</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="logger">
- <term><command>logger</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Enters the given message into the system log</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux logger">
- <primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="look">
- <term><command>look</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux look">
- <primary sortas="b-look">look</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="losetup">
- <term><command>losetup</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup">
- <primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="mcookie">
- <term><command>mcookie</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for
- <command>xauth</command></para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mcookie">
- <primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="mkfs">
- <term><command>mkfs</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
- partition)</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs">
- <primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs">
- <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.bfs">
- <primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs">
- <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Creates a cramfs file system</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.cramfs">
- <primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix">
- <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Creates a Minix file system</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.minix">
- <primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="mkswap">
- <term><command>mkswap</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap
- area</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkswap">
- <primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="more">
- <term><command>more</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more">
- <primary sortas="b-more">more</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="mount">
- <term><command>mount</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified
- directory in the file-system tree</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mount">
- <primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="namei">
- <term><command>namei</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux namei">
- <primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="pg">
- <term><command>pg</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Displays a text file one screen full at a time</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pg">
- <primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="pivot_root">
- <term><command>pivot_root</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the
- current process</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pivot_root">
- <primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="ramsize">
- <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 ramsize">
- <primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="raw">
- <term><command>raw</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block
- device</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux raw">
- <primary sortas="b-raw">raw</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <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 rdev">
- <primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="readprofile">
- <term><command>readprofile</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Reads kernel profiling information</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux readprofile">
- <primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <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 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 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 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 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 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 setfdprm">
- <primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <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 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 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 sfdisk">
- <primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="swapdev">
- <term><command>swapdev</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Sets the swap device in a bootable image</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapdev">
- <primary sortas="b-swapdev">swapdev</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 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 swapon">
- <primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</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 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 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 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 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 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 write">
- <primary sortas="b-write">write</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </sect2>
- </sect1>
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