lfs-book/appendixa/lfs-utils-desc.xml

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<sect2><title>Descriptions</title>

<para>(Last checked against version &lfs-utils-contversion;.)</para>

<sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title>

<sect4><title>mktemp</title>
<para>mktemp creates temporary files in a secure manner for use in scripts.</para></sect4>

<sect4><title>tempfile</title>
<para>tempfile creates temporary files in a less secure manner than mktemp.
It is installed for backwards-compatibility.</para></sect4>

<sect4><title>http-get</title>
<para>http-get is a script that takes advantage of a little known
feature of Bash called "net redirection". It is used to download from
websites without using any third-party programs.</para></sect4>

<sect4><title>iana-net</title>
<para>iana-net uses the http-get to simplify the process of procuring
IANA's services and protocols configuration files.</para></sect4>

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