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[9fedd70f] | 8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux" role="wrap"> |
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| 9 | <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?> |
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[3f8be484] | 10 | |
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[9fedd70f] | 11 | <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title> |
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[3f8be484] | 12 | |
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[9fedd70f] | 13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux"> |
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| 14 | <primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary> |
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[3f8be484] | 15 | </indexterm> |
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| 16 | |
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| 17 | <sect2 role="package"> |
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| 18 | <title/> |
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| 19 | |
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[9fedd70f] | 20 | <para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs. |
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[3f8be484] | 21 | Among them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions, |
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| 22 | and messages.</para> |
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| 23 | |
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| 24 | </sect2> |
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| 25 | |
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[9fedd70f] | 26 | <sect2 id="fhs-util-linux" role="installation"> |
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[3f8be484] | 27 | <title>FHS compliance notes</title> |
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| 28 | |
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| 29 | <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename |
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| 30 | class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the |
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| 31 | usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the |
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| 32 | location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the |
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| 33 | <command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the following:</para> |
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| 34 | |
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| 35 | <screen><userinput>sed -i 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \ |
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| 36 | hwclock/hwclock.c |
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[a40edab] | 37 | mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen> |
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[3f8be484] | 38 | |
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| 39 | </sect2> |
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| 40 | |
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| 41 | <sect2 role="installation"> |
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[9fedd70f] | 42 | <title>Installation of Util-linux</title> |
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[3f8be484] | 43 | |
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[9fedd70f] | 44 | <para os="a">Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para> |
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[3f8be484] | 45 | |
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[bf8339f] | 46 | <screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --enable-arch \ |
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| 47 | --enable-partx --enable-write --disable-wall</userinput></screen> |
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[3f8be484] | 48 | |
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[17e4e83] | 49 | <variablelist os="c"> |
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| 50 | <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title> |
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| 51 | |
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| 52 | <varlistentry> |
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[bf8339f] | 53 | <term><parameter>--enable-arch</parameter></term> |
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[17e4e83] | 54 | <listitem> |
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[bf8339f] | 55 | <para>This option allows the <command>arch</command> program to be |
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| 56 | installed.</para> |
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[17e4e83] | 57 | </listitem> |
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| 58 | </varlistentry> |
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| 59 | |
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| 60 | <varlistentry> |
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[bf8339f] | 61 | <term><parameter>--enable-partx</parameter></term> |
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[17e4e83] | 62 | <listitem> |
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[bf8339f] | 63 | <para>Enables building the <command>addpart</command>, <command>delpart</command>, |
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[e3196bd] | 64 | <command>partx</command> programs.</para> |
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[17e4e83] | 65 | </listitem> |
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| 66 | </varlistentry> |
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| 67 | |
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| 68 | <varlistentry> |
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| 69 | <term><parameter>--enable-write</parameter></term> |
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| 70 | <listitem> |
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| 71 | <para>This option allows the <command>write</command> program to be |
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| 72 | installed.</para> |
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| 73 | </listitem> |
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| 74 | </varlistentry> |
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| 75 | |
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[bf8339f] | 76 | <varlistentry> |
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| 77 | <term><parameter>--disable-wall</parameter></term> |
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| 78 | <listitem> |
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| 79 | <para>Disables building the <command>wall</command> program, |
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| 80 | as the Sysvinit package installs its own version.</para> |
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| 81 | </listitem> |
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| 82 | </varlistentry> |
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| 83 | |
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[17e4e83] | 84 | </variablelist> |
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| 85 | |
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| 86 | <para os="d">Compile the package:</para> |
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| 87 | |
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| 88 | <screen os="e"><userinput>make</userinput></screen> |
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| 89 | |
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| 90 | <para os="f">This package does not come with a test suite.</para> |
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[3f8be484] | 91 | |
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[46423ee] | 92 | <para os="g">Install the package:</para> |
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[3f8be484] | 93 | |
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[46423ee] | 94 | <screen os="h"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> |
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[3f8be484] | 95 | |
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| 96 | </sect2> |
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| 97 | |
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[9fedd70f] | 98 | <sect2 id="contents-util-linux" role="content"> |
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| 99 | <title>Contents of Util-linux</title> |
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[3f8be484] | 100 | |
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| 101 | <segmentedlist> |
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| 102 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> |
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[98c59fa] | 103 | <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> |
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[61ad0b7f] | 104 | <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle> |
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[3f8be484] | 105 | |
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| 106 | <seglistitem> |
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[188b6b2] | 107 | <seg>addpart, agetty, arch, blkid, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, |
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| 108 | chrt, col, colcrt, colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, delpart, |
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| 109 | dmesg, fdformat, fdisk, findfs, flock, fsck, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, |
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| 110 | getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ionice, ipcmk, ipcrm, ipcs, isosize, |
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| 111 | ldattach, line, logger, look, losetup, lscpu, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, |
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| 112 | mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, partx, pg, |
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| 113 | pivot_root, readprofile, rename, renice, rev, rtcwake, script, |
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| 114 | scriptreplay, setarch, setsid, setterm, sfdisk, swapoff (link to |
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| 115 | swapon), swapon, switch_root, tailf, taskset, tunelp, ul, umount, |
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| 116 | uuidd, uuidgen, whereis, and write</seg> |
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[98c59fa] | 117 | <seg>libblkid.[a,so] and libuuid.[a,so]</seg> |
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[61ad0b7f] | 118 | <seg>/usr/include/blkid, /usr/include/uuid, /usr/share/getopt, |
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| 119 | /var/lib/hwclock</seg> |
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[3f8be484] | 120 | </seglistitem> |
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| 121 | </segmentedlist> |
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| 122 | |
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| 123 | <variablelist> |
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| 124 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> |
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| 125 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> |
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| 126 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> |
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| 127 | |
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[9e8d8ae] | 128 | <varlistentry id="addpart"> |
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| 129 | <term><command>addpart</command></term> |
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| 130 | <listitem> |
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| 131 | <para>Informs the kernel of a new partition</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 132 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux addpart"> |
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[9e8d8ae] | 133 | <primary sortas="b-addpart">addpart</primary> |
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| 134 | </indexterm> |
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| 135 | </listitem> |
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| 136 | </varlistentry> |
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| 137 | |
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[3f8be484] | 138 | <varlistentry id="agetty"> |
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| 139 | <term><command>agetty</command></term> |
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| 140 | <listitem> |
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| 141 | <para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name, |
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| 142 | and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 143 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux agetty"> |
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[3f8be484] | 144 | <primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary> |
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| 145 | </indexterm> |
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| 146 | </listitem> |
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| 147 | </varlistentry> |
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| 148 | |
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[2cca6fd] | 149 | <varlistentry id="arch"> |
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| 150 | <term><command>arch</command></term> |
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| 151 | <listitem> |
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| 152 | <para>Reports the machine's architecture</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 153 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux arch"> |
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[2cca6fd] | 154 | <primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary> |
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| 155 | </indexterm> |
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| 156 | </listitem> |
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| 157 | </varlistentry> |
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| 158 | |
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[188b6b2] | 159 | <varlistentry id="blkid"> |
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| 160 | <term><command>blkid</command></term> |
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| 161 | <listitem> |
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| 162 | <para>A command line utility to locate and print block device |
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| 163 | attributes</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 164 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blkid"> |
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[188b6b2] | 165 | <primary sortas="b-blkid">blkid</primary> |
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| 166 | </indexterm> |
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| 167 | </listitem> |
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| 168 | </varlistentry> |
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| 169 | |
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[3f8be484] | 170 | <varlistentry id="blockdev"> |
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| 171 | <term><command>blockdev</command></term> |
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| 172 | <listitem> |
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| 173 | <para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command |
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| 174 | line</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 175 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev"> |
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[3f8be484] | 176 | <primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary> |
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| 177 | </indexterm> |
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| 178 | </listitem> |
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| 179 | </varlistentry> |
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| 180 | |
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| 181 | <varlistentry id="cal"> |
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| 182 | <term><command>cal</command></term> |
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| 183 | <listitem> |
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| 184 | <para>Displays a simple calendar</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 185 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cal"> |
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[3f8be484] | 186 | <primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary> |
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| 187 | </indexterm> |
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| 188 | </listitem> |
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| 189 | </varlistentry> |
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| 190 | |
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| 191 | <varlistentry id="cfdisk"> |
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| 192 | <term><command>cfdisk</command></term> |
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| 193 | <listitem> |
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| 194 | <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 195 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk"> |
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[3f8be484] | 196 | <primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary> |
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| 197 | </indexterm> |
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| 198 | </listitem> |
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| 199 | </varlistentry> |
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| 200 | |
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| 201 | <varlistentry id="chkdupexe"> |
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| 202 | <term><command>chkdupexe</command></term> |
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| 203 | <listitem> |
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| 204 | <para>Finds duplicate executables</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 205 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chkdupexe"> |
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[3f8be484] | 206 | <primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary> |
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| 207 | </indexterm> |
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| 208 | </listitem> |
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| 209 | </varlistentry> |
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| 210 | |
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[427015f] | 211 | <varlistentry id="chrt"> |
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| 212 | <term><command>chrt</command></term> |
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| 213 | <listitem> |
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| 214 | <para>Manipulates real-time attributes of a process</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 215 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chrt"> |
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[427015f] | 216 | <primary sortas="b-chrt">chrt</primary> |
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| 217 | </indexterm> |
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| 218 | </listitem> |
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| 219 | </varlistentry> |
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| 220 | |
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[3f8be484] | 221 | <varlistentry id="col"> |
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| 222 | <term><command>col</command></term> |
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| 223 | <listitem> |
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| 224 | <para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 225 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux col"> |
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[3f8be484] | 226 | <primary sortas="b-col">col</primary> |
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| 227 | </indexterm> |
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| 228 | </listitem> |
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| 229 | </varlistentry> |
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| 230 | |
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| 231 | <varlistentry id="colcrt"> |
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| 232 | <term><command>colcrt</command></term> |
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| 233 | <listitem> |
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| 234 | <para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals |
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| 235 | that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 236 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt"> |
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[3f8be484] | 237 | <primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary> |
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| 238 | </indexterm> |
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| 239 | </listitem> |
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| 240 | </varlistentry> |
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| 241 | |
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| 242 | <varlistentry id="colrm"> |
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| 243 | <term><command>colrm</command></term> |
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| 244 | <listitem> |
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| 245 | <para>Filters out the given columns</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 246 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colrm"> |
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[3f8be484] | 247 | <primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary> |
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| 248 | </indexterm> |
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| 249 | </listitem> |
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| 250 | </varlistentry> |
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| 251 | |
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| 252 | <varlistentry id="column"> |
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| 253 | <term><command>column</command></term> |
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| 254 | <listitem> |
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| 255 | <para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 256 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux column"> |
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[3f8be484] | 257 | <primary sortas="b-column">column</primary> |
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| 258 | </indexterm> |
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| 259 | </listitem> |
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| 260 | </varlistentry> |
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| 261 | |
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| 262 | <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel"> |
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| 263 | <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term> |
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| 264 | <listitem> |
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| 265 | <para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a |
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| 266 | hard or a soft reset</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 267 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ctrlaltdel"> |
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[3f8be484] | 268 | <primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary> |
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| 269 | </indexterm> |
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| 270 | </listitem> |
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| 271 | </varlistentry> |
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| 272 | |
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| 273 | <varlistentry id="cytune"> |
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| 274 | <term><command>cytune</command></term> |
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| 275 | <listitem> |
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| 276 | <para>Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for |
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| 277 | Cyclades cards</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 278 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cytune"> |
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[3f8be484] | 279 | <primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary> |
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| 280 | </indexterm> |
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| 281 | </listitem> |
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| 282 | </varlistentry> |
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| 283 | |
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| 284 | <varlistentry id="ddate"> |
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| 285 | <term><command>ddate</command></term> |
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| 286 | <listitem> |
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| 287 | <para>Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date |
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| 288 | to a Discordian one</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 289 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ddate"> |
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[3f8be484] | 290 | <primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary> |
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| 291 | </indexterm> |
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| 292 | </listitem> |
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| 293 | </varlistentry> |
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| 294 | |
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[9e8d8ae] | 295 | <varlistentry id="delpart"> |
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| 296 | <term><command>delpart</command></term> |
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| 297 | <listitem> |
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| 298 | <para>Asks the kernel to remove a partition</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 299 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux delpart"> |
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[9e8d8ae] | 300 | <primary sortas="b-delpart">delpart</primary> |
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| 301 | </indexterm> |
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| 302 | </listitem> |
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| 303 | </varlistentry> |
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| 304 | |
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[3f8be484] | 305 | <varlistentry id="dmesg"> |
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| 306 | <term><command>dmesg</command></term> |
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| 307 | <listitem> |
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| 308 | <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 309 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux dmesg"> |
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[3f8be484] | 310 | <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary> |
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| 311 | </indexterm> |
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| 312 | </listitem> |
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| 313 | </varlistentry> |
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| 314 | |
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| 315 | <varlistentry id="fdformat"> |
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| 316 | <term><command>fdformat</command></term> |
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| 317 | <listitem> |
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| 318 | <para>Low-level formats a floppy disk</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 319 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdformat"> |
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[3f8be484] | 320 | <primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary> |
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| 321 | </indexterm> |
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| 322 | </listitem> |
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| 323 | </varlistentry> |
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| 324 | |
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| 325 | <varlistentry id="fdisk"> |
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| 326 | <term><command>fdisk</command></term> |
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| 327 | <listitem> |
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| 328 | <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 329 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk"> |
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[3f8be484] | 330 | <primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary> |
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| 331 | </indexterm> |
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| 332 | </listitem> |
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| 333 | </varlistentry> |
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| 334 | |
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[188b6b2] | 335 | <varlistentry id="findfs"> |
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| 336 | <term><command>findfs</command></term> |
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| 337 | <listitem> |
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| 338 | <para>Finds a file system by label or Universally Unique Identifier |
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| 339 | (UUID)</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 340 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux findfs"> |
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[188b6b2] | 341 | <primary sortas="b-findfs">findfs</primary> |
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| 342 | </indexterm> |
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| 343 | </listitem> |
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| 344 | </varlistentry> |
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| 345 | |
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[e29fb58] | 346 | <varlistentry id="flock"> |
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| 347 | <term><command>flock</command></term> |
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| 348 | <listitem> |
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| 349 | <para>Acquires a file lock and then executes a command with the lock |
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| 350 | held</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 351 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux flock"> |
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[e29fb58] | 352 | <primary sortas="b-flock">flock</primary> |
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| 353 | </indexterm> |
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| 354 | </listitem> |
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| 355 | </varlistentry> |
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| 356 | |
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[bed3adf] | 357 | <varlistentry id="fsck"> |
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| 358 | <term><command>fsck</command></term> |
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| 359 | <listitem> |
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| 360 | <para>Is used to check, and optionally repair, file systems</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 361 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck"> |
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[bed3adf] | 362 | <primary sortas="b-fsck">fsck</primary> |
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| 363 | </indexterm> |
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| 364 | </listitem> |
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| 365 | </varlistentry> |
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| 366 | |
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[3f8be484] | 367 | <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs"> |
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| 368 | <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term> |
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| 369 | <listitem> |
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| 370 | <para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the |
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| 371 | given device</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 372 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.cramfs"> |
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[3f8be484] | 373 | <primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary> |
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| 374 | </indexterm> |
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| 375 | </listitem> |
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| 376 | </varlistentry> |
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| 377 | |
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| 378 | <varlistentry id="fsck.minix"> |
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| 379 | <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term> |
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| 380 | <listitem> |
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| 381 | <para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the |
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| 382 | given device</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 383 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.minix"> |
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[3f8be484] | 384 | <primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary> |
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| 385 | </indexterm> |
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| 386 | </listitem> |
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| 387 | </varlistentry> |
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| 388 | |
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| 389 | <varlistentry id="getopt"> |
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| 390 | <term><command>getopt</command></term> |
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| 391 | <listitem> |
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| 392 | <para>Parses options in the given command line</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 393 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux getopt"> |
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[3f8be484] | 394 | <primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary> |
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| 395 | </indexterm> |
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| 396 | </listitem> |
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| 397 | </varlistentry> |
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| 398 | |
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| 399 | <varlistentry id="hexdump"> |
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| 400 | <term><command>hexdump</command></term> |
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| 401 | <listitem> |
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| 402 | <para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given |
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| 403 | format</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 404 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump"> |
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[3f8be484] | 405 | <primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary> |
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| 406 | </indexterm> |
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| 407 | </listitem> |
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| 408 | </varlistentry> |
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| 409 | |
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| 410 | <varlistentry id="hwclock"> |
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| 411 | <term><command>hwclock</command></term> |
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| 412 | <listitem> |
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| 413 | <para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called |
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| 414 | the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) |
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| 415 | clock</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 416 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hwclock"> |
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[3f8be484] | 417 | <primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary> |
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| 418 | </indexterm> |
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| 419 | </listitem> |
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| 420 | </varlistentry> |
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| 421 | |
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[9e8d8ae] | 422 | <varlistentry id="ionice"> |
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| 423 | <term><command>ionice</command></term> |
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| 424 | <listitem> |
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| 425 | <para>Gives and sets program I/O scheduling class and priority</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 426 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ionice"> |
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[9e8d8ae] | 427 | <primary sortas="b-ionice">ionice</primary> |
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| 428 | </indexterm> |
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| 429 | </listitem> |
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| 430 | </varlistentry> |
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| 431 | |
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[2cca6fd] | 432 | <varlistentry id="ipcmk"> |
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| 433 | <term><command>ipcmk</command></term> |
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| 434 | <listitem> |
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| 435 | <para>Creates various IPC resources</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 436 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcmk"> |
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[2cca6fd] | 437 | <primary sortas="b-ipcmk">ipcmk</primary> |
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| 438 | </indexterm> |
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| 439 | </listitem> |
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| 440 | </varlistentry> |
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| 441 | |
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[188b6b2] | 442 | <varlistentry id="ipcrm"> |
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| 443 | <term><command>ipcrm</command></term> |
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| 444 | <listitem> |
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| 445 | <para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 446 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcrm"> |
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[188b6b2] | 447 | <primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary> |
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| 448 | </indexterm> |
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| 449 | </listitem> |
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| 450 | </varlistentry> |
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| 451 | |
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[3f8be484] | 452 | <varlistentry id="ipcs"> |
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| 453 | <term><command>ipcs</command></term> |
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| 454 | <listitem> |
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| 455 | <para>Provides IPC status information</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 456 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcs"> |
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[3f8be484] | 457 | <primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary> |
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| 458 | </indexterm> |
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| 459 | </listitem> |
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| 460 | </varlistentry> |
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| 461 | |
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| 462 | <varlistentry id="isosize"> |
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| 463 | <term><command>isosize</command></term> |
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| 464 | <listitem> |
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| 465 | <para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 466 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux isosize"> |
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[3f8be484] | 467 | <primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary> |
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| 468 | </indexterm> |
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| 469 | </listitem> |
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| 470 | </varlistentry> |
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[5cc122c4] | 471 | |
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| 472 | <varlistentry id="ldattach"> |
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| 473 | <term><command>ldattach</command></term> |
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| 474 | <listitem> |
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| 475 | <para>Attaches a line discipline to a serial line</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 476 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ldattach"> |
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[5cc122c4] | 477 | <primary sortas="b-ldattach">ldattach</primary> |
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| 478 | </indexterm> |
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| 479 | </listitem> |
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| 480 | </varlistentry> |
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[3f8be484] | 481 | |
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| 482 | <varlistentry id="line"> |
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| 483 | <term><command>line</command></term> |
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| 484 | <listitem> |
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| 485 | <para>Copies a single line</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 486 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux line"> |
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[3f8be484] | 487 | <primary sortas="b-line">line</primary> |
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| 488 | </indexterm> |
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| 489 | </listitem> |
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| 490 | </varlistentry> |
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| 491 | |
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| 492 | <varlistentry id="logger"> |
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| 493 | <term><command>logger</command></term> |
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| 494 | <listitem> |
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| 495 | <para>Enters the given message into the system log</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 496 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux logger"> |
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[3f8be484] | 497 | <primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary> |
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| 498 | </indexterm> |
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| 499 | </listitem> |
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| 500 | </varlistentry> |
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| 501 | |
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| 502 | <varlistentry id="look"> |
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| 503 | <term><command>look</command></term> |
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| 504 | <listitem> |
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| 505 | <para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 506 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux look"> |
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[3f8be484] | 507 | <primary sortas="b-look">look</primary> |
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| 508 | </indexterm> |
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| 509 | </listitem> |
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| 510 | </varlistentry> |
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| 511 | |
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| 512 | <varlistentry id="losetup"> |
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| 513 | <term><command>losetup</command></term> |
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| 514 | <listitem> |
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| 515 | <para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 516 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup"> |
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[3f8be484] | 517 | <primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary> |
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| 518 | </indexterm> |
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| 519 | </listitem> |
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| 520 | </varlistentry> |
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| 521 | |
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[2cca6fd] | 522 | <varlistentry id="lscpu"> |
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| 523 | <term><command>lscpu</command></term> |
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| 524 | <listitem> |
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| 525 | <para>Prints CPU architechture information</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 526 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux lscpu"> |
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[2cca6fd] | 527 | <primary sortas="b-lscpu">lscpu</primary> |
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| 528 | </indexterm> |
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| 529 | </listitem> |
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| 530 | </varlistentry> |
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| 531 | |
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[3f8be484] | 532 | <varlistentry id="mcookie"> |
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| 533 | <term><command>mcookie</command></term> |
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| 534 | <listitem> |
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| 535 | <para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for |
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| 536 | <command>xauth</command></para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 537 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mcookie"> |
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[3f8be484] | 538 | <primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary> |
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| 539 | </indexterm> |
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| 540 | </listitem> |
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| 541 | </varlistentry> |
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| 542 | |
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| 543 | <varlistentry id="mkfs"> |
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| 544 | <term><command>mkfs</command></term> |
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| 545 | <listitem> |
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| 546 | <para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk |
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| 547 | partition)</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 548 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs"> |
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[3f8be484] | 549 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary> |
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| 550 | </indexterm> |
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| 551 | </listitem> |
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| 552 | </varlistentry> |
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| 553 | |
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| 554 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs"> |
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| 555 | <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term> |
---|
| 556 | <listitem> |
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| 557 | <para>Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 558 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.bfs"> |
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[3f8be484] | 559 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary> |
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| 560 | </indexterm> |
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| 561 | </listitem> |
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| 562 | </varlistentry> |
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| 563 | |
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| 564 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs"> |
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| 565 | <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term> |
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| 566 | <listitem> |
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| 567 | <para>Creates a cramfs file system</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 568 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.cramfs"> |
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[3f8be484] | 569 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary> |
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| 570 | </indexterm> |
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| 571 | </listitem> |
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| 572 | </varlistentry> |
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| 573 | |
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| 574 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix"> |
---|
| 575 | <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term> |
---|
| 576 | <listitem> |
---|
| 577 | <para>Creates a Minix file system</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 578 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.minix"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 579 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary> |
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| 580 | </indexterm> |
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| 581 | </listitem> |
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| 582 | </varlistentry> |
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| 583 | |
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| 584 | <varlistentry id="mkswap"> |
---|
| 585 | <term><command>mkswap</command></term> |
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| 586 | <listitem> |
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| 587 | <para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap |
---|
| 588 | area</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 589 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkswap"> |
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[3f8be484] | 590 | <primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary> |
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| 591 | </indexterm> |
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| 592 | </listitem> |
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| 593 | </varlistentry> |
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| 594 | |
---|
| 595 | <varlistentry id="more"> |
---|
| 596 | <term><command>more</command></term> |
---|
| 597 | <listitem> |
---|
| 598 | <para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 599 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 600 | <primary sortas="b-more">more</primary> |
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| 601 | </indexterm> |
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| 602 | </listitem> |
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| 603 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 604 | |
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| 605 | <varlistentry id="mount"> |
---|
| 606 | <term><command>mount</command></term> |
---|
| 607 | <listitem> |
---|
| 608 | <para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified |
---|
| 609 | directory in the file-system tree</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 610 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mount"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 611 | <primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary> |
---|
| 612 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 613 | </listitem> |
---|
| 614 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 615 | |
---|
| 616 | <varlistentry id="namei"> |
---|
| 617 | <term><command>namei</command></term> |
---|
| 618 | <listitem> |
---|
| 619 | <para>Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 620 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux namei"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 621 | <primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary> |
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| 622 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 623 | </listitem> |
---|
| 624 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 625 | |
---|
[9e8d8ae] | 626 | <varlistentry id="partx"> |
---|
| 627 | <term><command>partx</command></term> |
---|
| 628 | <listitem> |
---|
| 629 | <para>Tells the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk |
---|
| 630 | partitions</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 631 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux partx"> |
---|
[9e8d8ae] | 632 | <primary sortas="b-partx">partx</primary> |
---|
| 633 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 634 | </listitem> |
---|
| 635 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 636 | |
---|
[3f8be484] | 637 | <varlistentry id="pg"> |
---|
| 638 | <term><command>pg</command></term> |
---|
| 639 | <listitem> |
---|
| 640 | <para>Displays a text file one screen full at a time</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 641 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pg"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 642 | <primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary> |
---|
| 643 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 644 | </listitem> |
---|
| 645 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 646 | |
---|
| 647 | <varlistentry id="pivot_root"> |
---|
| 648 | <term><command>pivot_root</command></term> |
---|
| 649 | <listitem> |
---|
| 650 | <para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the |
---|
| 651 | current process</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 652 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pivot_root"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 653 | <primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary> |
---|
| 654 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 655 | </listitem> |
---|
| 656 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 657 | |
---|
| 658 | <varlistentry id="readprofile"> |
---|
| 659 | <term><command>readprofile</command></term> |
---|
| 660 | <listitem> |
---|
| 661 | <para>Reads kernel profiling information</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 662 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux readprofile"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 663 | <primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary> |
---|
| 664 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 665 | </listitem> |
---|
| 666 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 667 | |
---|
| 668 | <varlistentry id="rename"> |
---|
| 669 | <term><command>rename</command></term> |
---|
| 670 | <listitem> |
---|
| 671 | <para>Renames the given files, replacing a given string with |
---|
| 672 | another</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 673 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rename"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 674 | <primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary> |
---|
| 675 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 676 | </listitem> |
---|
| 677 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 678 | |
---|
| 679 | <varlistentry id="renice"> |
---|
| 680 | <term><command>renice</command></term> |
---|
| 681 | <listitem> |
---|
| 682 | <para>Alters the priority of running processes</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 683 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux renice"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 684 | <primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary> |
---|
| 685 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 686 | </listitem> |
---|
| 687 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 688 | |
---|
| 689 | <varlistentry id="rev"> |
---|
| 690 | <term><command>rev</command></term> |
---|
| 691 | <listitem> |
---|
| 692 | <para>Reverses the lines of a given file</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 693 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rev"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 694 | <primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary> |
---|
| 695 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 696 | </listitem> |
---|
| 697 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 698 | |
---|
[9e8d8ae] | 699 | <varlistentry id="rtcwake"> |
---|
| 700 | <term><command>rtcwake</command></term> |
---|
| 701 | <listitem> |
---|
| 702 | <para>Enters a system sleep state until a specified wakeup time</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 703 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rtcwake"> |
---|
[9e8d8ae] | 704 | <primary sortas="b-rtcwake">rtcwake</primary> |
---|
| 705 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 706 | </listitem> |
---|
| 707 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 708 | |
---|
[3f8be484] | 709 | <varlistentry id="script"> |
---|
| 710 | <term><command>script</command></term> |
---|
| 711 | <listitem> |
---|
| 712 | <para>Makes a typescript of a terminal session</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 713 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux script"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 714 | <primary sortas="b-script">script</primary> |
---|
| 715 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 716 | </listitem> |
---|
| 717 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 718 | |
---|
[9e8d8ae] | 719 | <varlistentry id="scriptreplay"> |
---|
| 720 | <term><command>scriptreplay</command></term> |
---|
| 721 | <listitem> |
---|
| 722 | <para>Plays back typescripts created by <command>script</command></para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 723 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux scriptreplay"> |
---|
[9e8d8ae] | 724 | <primary sortas="b-scriptreplay">scriptreplay</primary> |
---|
| 725 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 726 | </listitem> |
---|
| 727 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 728 | |
---|
| 729 | <varlistentry id="setarch"> |
---|
| 730 | <term><command>setarch</command></term> |
---|
| 731 | <listitem> |
---|
| 732 | <para>Changes reported architecture in new program environment and |
---|
| 733 | sets personality flags</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 734 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setarch"> |
---|
[9e8d8ae] | 735 | <primary sortas="b-setarch">setarch</primary> |
---|
| 736 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 737 | </listitem> |
---|
| 738 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 739 | |
---|
[3f8be484] | 740 | <varlistentry id="setsid"> |
---|
| 741 | <term><command>setsid</command></term> |
---|
| 742 | <listitem> |
---|
| 743 | <para>Runs the given program in a new session</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 744 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setsid"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 745 | <primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary> |
---|
| 746 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 747 | </listitem> |
---|
| 748 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 749 | |
---|
| 750 | <varlistentry id="setterm"> |
---|
| 751 | <term><command>setterm</command></term> |
---|
| 752 | <listitem> |
---|
| 753 | <para>Sets terminal attributes</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 754 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setterm"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 755 | <primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary> |
---|
| 756 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 757 | </listitem> |
---|
| 758 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 759 | |
---|
| 760 | <varlistentry id="sfdisk"> |
---|
| 761 | <term><command>sfdisk</command></term> |
---|
| 762 | <listitem> |
---|
| 763 | <para>A disk partition table manipulator</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 764 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sfdisk"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 765 | <primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary> |
---|
| 766 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 767 | </listitem> |
---|
| 768 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 769 | |
---|
| 770 | <varlistentry id="swapoff"> |
---|
| 771 | <term><command>swapoff</command></term> |
---|
| 772 | <listitem> |
---|
| 773 | <para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 774 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapoff"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 775 | <primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary> |
---|
| 776 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 777 | </listitem> |
---|
| 778 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 779 | |
---|
| 780 | <varlistentry id="swapon"> |
---|
| 781 | <term><command>swapon</command></term> |
---|
| 782 | <listitem> |
---|
| 783 | <para>Enables devices and files for paging and swapping and |
---|
| 784 | lists the devices and files currently in use</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 785 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapon"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 786 | <primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary> |
---|
| 787 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 788 | </listitem> |
---|
| 789 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 790 | |
---|
[188b6b2] | 791 | <varlistentry id="switch_root"> |
---|
| 792 | <term><command>switch_root</command></term> |
---|
| 793 | <listitem> |
---|
| 794 | <para>Switches to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 795 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux switch_root"> |
---|
[188b6b2] | 796 | <primary sortas="b-switch_root">switch_root</primary> |
---|
| 797 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 798 | </listitem> |
---|
| 799 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 800 | |
---|
[e29fb58] | 801 | <varlistentry id="tailf"> |
---|
| 802 | <term><command>tailf</command></term> |
---|
| 803 | <listitem> |
---|
| 804 | <para>Tracks the growth of a log file. Displays the last 10 lines |
---|
| 805 | of a log file, then continues displaying any new entries in the |
---|
| 806 | log file as they are created</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 807 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tailf"> |
---|
[e29fb58] | 808 | <primary sortas="b-tailf">tailf</primary> |
---|
| 809 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 810 | </listitem> |
---|
| 811 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 812 | |
---|
[9e8d8ae] | 813 | <varlistentry id="taskset"> |
---|
| 814 | <term><command>taskset</command></term> |
---|
| 815 | <listitem> |
---|
| 816 | <para>Retrieves or sets a process's CPU affinity</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 817 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux taskset"> |
---|
[9e8d8ae] | 818 | <primary sortas="b-taskset">taskset</primary> |
---|
| 819 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 820 | </listitem> |
---|
| 821 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 822 | |
---|
[3f8be484] | 823 | <varlistentry id="tunelp"> |
---|
| 824 | <term><command>tunelp</command></term> |
---|
| 825 | <listitem> |
---|
| 826 | <para>Tunes the parameters of the line printer</para> |
---|
[9fedd70f] | 827 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tunelp"> |
---|
[3f8be484] | 828 | <primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary> |
---|
| 829 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 830 | </listitem> |
---|
| 831 | </varlistentry> |
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| 832 | |
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| 833 | <varlistentry id="ul"> |
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| 834 | <term><command>ul</command></term> |
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| 835 | <listitem> |
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| 836 | <para>A filter for translating underscores into escape sequences |
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| 837 | indicating underlining for the terminal in use</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 838 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ul"> |
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[3f8be484] | 839 | <primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary> |
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| 840 | </indexterm> |
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| 841 | </listitem> |
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| 842 | </varlistentry> |
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| 843 | |
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| 844 | <varlistentry id="umount"> |
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| 845 | <term><command>umount</command></term> |
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| 846 | <listitem> |
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| 847 | <para>Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 848 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux umount"> |
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[3f8be484] | 849 | <primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary> |
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| 850 | </indexterm> |
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| 851 | </listitem> |
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| 852 | </varlistentry> |
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| 853 | |
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[188b6b2] | 854 | <varlistentry id="uuidd"> |
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| 855 | <term><command>uuidd</command></term> |
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| 856 | <listitem> |
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| 857 | <para>A daemon used by the UUID library to generate time-based |
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| 858 | UUIDs in a secure and guranteed-unique fashion.</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 859 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux uuidd"> |
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[188b6b2] | 860 | <primary sortas="b-uuidd">uuidd</primary> |
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| 861 | </indexterm> |
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| 862 | </listitem> |
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| 863 | </varlistentry> |
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| 864 | |
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| 865 | <varlistentry id="uuidgen"> |
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| 866 | <term><command>uuidgen</command></term> |
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| 867 | <listitem> |
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| 868 | <para>Creates new UUIDs. Each new UUID can reasonably be considered |
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| 869 | unique among all UUIDs created, on the local system and on other |
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| 870 | systems, in the past and in the future</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 871 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux uuidgen"> |
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[188b6b2] | 872 | <primary sortas="b-uuidgen">uuidgen</primary> |
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| 873 | </indexterm> |
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| 874 | </listitem> |
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| 875 | </varlistentry> |
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| 876 | |
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[3f8be484] | 877 | <varlistentry id="whereis"> |
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| 878 | <term><command>whereis</command></term> |
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| 879 | <listitem> |
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| 880 | <para>Reports the location of the binary, source, and man page |
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| 881 | for the given command</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 882 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux whereis"> |
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[3f8be484] | 883 | <primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary> |
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| 884 | </indexterm> |
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| 885 | </listitem> |
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| 886 | </varlistentry> |
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| 887 | |
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| 888 | <varlistentry id="write"> |
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| 889 | <term><command>write</command></term> |
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| 890 | <listitem> |
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| 891 | <para>Sends a message to the given user <emphasis>if</emphasis> that |
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| 892 | user has not disabled receipt of such messages</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 893 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux write"> |
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[3f8be484] | 894 | <primary sortas="b-write">write</primary> |
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| 895 | </indexterm> |
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| 896 | </listitem> |
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| 897 | </varlistentry> |
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| 898 | |
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[98c59fa] | 899 | <varlistentry id="libblkid"> |
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| 900 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libblkid</filename></term> |
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| 901 | <listitem> |
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| 902 | <para>Contains routines for device identification and token |
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| 903 | extraction</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 904 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux libblkid"> |
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[98c59fa] | 905 | <primary sortas="c-libblkid">libblkid</primary> |
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| 906 | </indexterm> |
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| 907 | </listitem> |
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| 908 | </varlistentry> |
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| 909 | |
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| 910 | <varlistentry id="libuuid"> |
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| 911 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libuuid</filename></term> |
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| 912 | <listitem> |
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| 913 | <para>Contains routines for generating unique identifiers for objects |
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| 914 | that may be accessible beyond the local system</para> |
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[9fedd70f] | 915 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux libuuid"> |
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[98c59fa] | 916 | <primary sortas="c-libuuid">libuuid</primary> |
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| 917 | </indexterm> |
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| 918 | </listitem> |
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| 919 | </varlistentry> |
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| 920 | |
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[3f8be484] | 921 | </variablelist> |
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| 922 | |
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| 923 | </sect2> |
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| 924 | |
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| 925 | </sect1> |
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