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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-coreutils" role="wrap"> |
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="coreutils.html"?> |
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10 | |
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11 | <title>Coreutils-&coreutils-version;</title> |
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12 | |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils"> |
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Coreutils">Coreutils</primary> |
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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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20 | <para>The Coreutils package contains utilities for showing and setting the |
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21 | basic system characteristics.</para> |
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22 | |
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23 | </sect2> |
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24 | |
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25 | &env-target; |
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26 | |
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27 | <sect2 role="installation"> |
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28 | <title>Installation of Coreutils</title> |
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29 | |
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30 | <para os="p1">A known issue with the <command>uname</command> program from |
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31 | this package is that the <option>-p</option> switch always |
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32 | returns <computeroutput>unknown</computeroutput>. The following patch |
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33 | fixes this behavior for all architectures:</para> |
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34 | |
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35 | <screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&coreutils-uname-patch;</userinput></screen> |
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36 | |
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37 | <para os="aa">The following command updates the timestamps on the uname |
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38 | and hostname man pages so that the Makefile does not attempt to regenerate |
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39 | them:</para> |
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40 | |
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41 | <screen os="ab"><userinput>touch man/uname.1 man/hostname.1</userinput></screen> |
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42 | |
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43 | <para os="s1">Coreutils attempts to use the <command>install</command> |
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44 | program it just built to perform the install. This will not work if the |
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45 | target architecture is incompatible with the host architecture. The |
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46 | following command causes the Makefile to use the host's |
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47 | <command>install</command> to perform the install:</para> |
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48 | |
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49 | <screen os="s2"><userinput>cp -v src/Makefile.in{,.orig} |
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50 | sed -e "/binPROGRAMS_INSTALL=/s:./ginstall:install:" src/Makefile.in.orig > src/Makefile.in</userinput></screen> |
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51 | |
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52 | <para os="a">Configure can not properly determine how to get free space |
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53 | when cross-compiling - as a result, the <command>df</command> program will |
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54 | not be built. Add the following entry to <filename>config.cache</filename> |
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55 | to correct this:</para> |
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56 | |
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57 | <screen os="b"><userinput>cat > config.cache << EOF |
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58 | fu_cv_sys_stat_statfs2_bsize=yes |
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59 | gl_cv_func_mbrtowc_incomplete_state=yes |
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60 | gl_cv_func_mbrtowc_nul_retval=yes |
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61 | gl_cv_func_mbrtowc_null_arg=yes |
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62 | gl_cv_func_mbrtowc_retval=yes |
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63 | gl_cv_func_btowc_eof=yes |
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64 | gl_cv_func_wcrtomb_retval=yes |
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65 | gl_cv_func_wctob_works=yes |
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66 | EOF</userinput></screen> |
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67 | |
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68 | <para os="c">Now prepare Coreutils for compilation:</para> |
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69 | |
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70 | <screen os="d"><userinput>./configure --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \ |
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71 | --prefix=/usr --cache-file=config.cache \ |
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72 | --enable-no-install-program=kill,uptime \ |
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73 | --enable-install-program=hostname</userinput></screen> |
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74 | |
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75 | <para os="e">Compile the package:</para> |
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76 | |
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77 | <screen os="f"><userinput>make</userinput></screen> |
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78 | |
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79 | <para os="g">Install the package:</para> |
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80 | |
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81 | <screen os="h"><userinput>make DESTDIR=${CLFS} install</userinput></screen> |
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82 | |
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83 | <para os="i">Move programs to the locations specified by the FHS:</para> |
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84 | |
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85 | <screen os="j"><userinput>mv -v ${CLFS}/usr/bin/{cat,chgrp,chmod,chown,cp,date} ${CLFS}/bin |
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86 | mv -v ${CLFS}/usr/bin/{dd,df,echo,false,hostname,ln,ls,mkdir} ${CLFS}/bin |
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87 | mv -v ${CLFS}/usr/bin/{mv,pwd,rm,rmdir,stty,true,uname} ${CLFS}/bin |
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88 | mv -v ${CLFS}/usr/bin/chroot ${CLFS}/usr/sbin</userinput></screen> |
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89 | |
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90 | <para os="k">Other Coreutils programs are used by some of the scripts |
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91 | in the CLFS-Bootscripts package. As <filename |
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92 | class="directory">/usr</filename> may not be available during the early |
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93 | stages of booting, those binaries need to be on the root partition:</para> |
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94 | |
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95 | <screen os="l"><userinput>mv -v ${CLFS}/usr/bin/{[,basename,head,install,nice} ${CLFS}/bin |
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96 | mv -v ${CLFS}/usr/bin/{readlink,sleep,sync,test,touch} ${CLFS}/bin |
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97 | ln -sfv ../../bin/install ${CLFS}/usr/bin</userinput></screen> |
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98 | |
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99 | </sect2> |
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100 | |
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101 | <sect2 id="contents-coreutils" role="content"> |
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102 | <title>Contents of Coreutils</title> |
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103 | |
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104 | <segmentedlist> |
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105 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> |
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106 | |
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107 | <seglistitem> |
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108 | <seg>[, base64, basename, cat, chcon, chgrp, chmod, chown, chroot, |
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109 | cksum, comm, cp, csplit, cut, date, dd, df, dir, dircolors, dirname, du, |
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110 | echo, env, expand, expr, factor, false, fmt, fold, groups, head, |
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111 | hostid, hostname, id, install, join, link, ln, logname, ls, md5sum, |
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112 | mkdir, mkfifo, mknod, mktemp, mv, nice, nl, nohup, od, paste, pathchk, |
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113 | pinky, pr, printenv, printf, ptx, pwd, readlink, rm, rmdir, runcon, seq, |
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114 | sha1sum, sha224sum, sha256sum, sha384sum, sha512sum, shred, shuf, |
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115 | sleep, sort, split, stat, stty, sum, sync, tac, tail, tee, test, |
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116 | timeout, touch, tr, true, truncate, tsort, tty, uname, unexpand, uniq, |
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117 | unlink, users, vdir, wc, who, whoami, and yes</seg> |
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118 | </seglistitem> |
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119 | </segmentedlist> |
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120 | |
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121 | <variablelist> |
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122 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> |
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123 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> |
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124 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> |
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125 | |
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126 | <varlistentry id="base64"> |
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127 | <term><command>base64</command></term> |
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128 | <listitem> |
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129 | <para>Base64 encode/decode data and print to standard output</para> |
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130 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils base64"> |
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131 | <primary sortas="b-base64">base64</primary> |
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132 | </indexterm> |
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133 | </listitem> |
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134 | </varlistentry> |
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135 | |
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136 | <varlistentry id="basename"> |
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137 | <term><command>basename</command></term> |
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138 | <listitem> |
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139 | <para>Strips any path and a given suffix from a file name</para> |
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140 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils basename"> |
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141 | <primary sortas="b-basename">basename</primary> |
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142 | </indexterm> |
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143 | </listitem> |
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144 | </varlistentry> |
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145 | |
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146 | <varlistentry id="cat"> |
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147 | <term><command>cat</command></term> |
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148 | <listitem> |
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149 | <para>Concatenates files to standard output</para> |
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150 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils cat"> |
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151 | <primary sortas="b-cat">cat</primary> |
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152 | </indexterm> |
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153 | </listitem> |
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154 | </varlistentry> |
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155 | |
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156 | <varlistentry id="chcon"> |
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157 | <term><command>chcon</command></term> |
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158 | <listitem> |
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159 | <para>Changes security context for files and directories</para> |
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160 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils chcon"> |
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161 | <primary sortas="b-chcon">chcon</primary> |
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162 | </indexterm> |
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163 | </listitem> |
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164 | </varlistentry> |
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165 | |
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166 | <varlistentry id="chgrp"> |
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167 | <term><command>chgrp</command></term> |
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168 | <listitem> |
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169 | <para>Changes the group ownership of files and directories</para> |
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170 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils chgrp"> |
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171 | <primary sortas="b-chgrp">chgrp</primary> |
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172 | </indexterm> |
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173 | </listitem> |
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174 | </varlistentry> |
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175 | |
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176 | <varlistentry id="chmod"> |
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177 | <term><command>chmod</command></term> |
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178 | <listitem> |
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179 | <para>Changes the permissions of each file to the given mode; the mode |
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180 | can be either a symbolic representation of the changes to make or an |
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181 | octal number representing the new permissions</para> |
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182 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils chmod"> |
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183 | <primary sortas="b-chmod">chmod</primary> |
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184 | </indexterm> |
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185 | </listitem> |
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186 | </varlistentry> |
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187 | |
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188 | <varlistentry id="chown"> |
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189 | <term><command>chown</command></term> |
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190 | <listitem> |
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191 | <para>Changes the user and/or group ownership of files and |
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192 | directories</para> |
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193 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils chown"> |
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194 | <primary sortas="b-chown">chown</primary> |
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195 | </indexterm> |
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196 | </listitem> |
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197 | </varlistentry> |
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198 | |
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199 | <varlistentry id="chroot"> |
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200 | <term><command>chroot</command></term> |
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201 | <listitem> |
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202 | <para>Runs a command with the specified directory as the |
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203 | <filename class="directory">/</filename> directory</para> |
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204 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils chroot"> |
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205 | <primary sortas="b-chroot">chroot</primary> |
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206 | </indexterm> |
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207 | </listitem> |
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208 | </varlistentry> |
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209 | |
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210 | <varlistentry id="cksum"> |
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211 | <term><command>cksum</command></term> |
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212 | <listitem> |
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213 | <para>Prints the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) checksum and the byte |
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214 | counts of each specified file</para> |
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215 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils cksum"> |
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216 | <primary sortas="b-cksum">cksum</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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221 | <varlistentry id="comm"> |
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222 | <term><command>comm</command></term> |
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223 | <listitem> |
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224 | <para>Compares two sorted files, outputting in three columns the lines |
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225 | that are unique and the lines that are common</para> |
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226 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils comm"> |
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227 | <primary sortas="b-comm">comm</primary> |
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228 | </indexterm> |
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229 | </listitem> |
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230 | </varlistentry> |
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231 | |
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232 | <varlistentry id="cp"> |
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233 | <term><command>cp</command></term> |
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234 | <listitem> |
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235 | <para>Copies files</para> |
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236 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils cp"> |
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237 | <primary sortas="b-cp">cp</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="csplit"> |
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243 | <term><command>csplit</command></term> |
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244 | <listitem> |
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245 | <para>Splits a given file into several new files, separating them |
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246 | according to given patterns or line numbers and outputting the byte |
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247 | count of each new file</para> |
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248 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils csplit"> |
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249 | <primary sortas="b-csplit">csplit</primary> |
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250 | </indexterm> |
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251 | </listitem> |
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252 | </varlistentry> |
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253 | |
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254 | <varlistentry id="cut"> |
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255 | <term><command>cut</command></term> |
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256 | <listitem> |
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257 | <para>Prints sections of lines, selecting the parts according to given |
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258 | fields or positions</para> |
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259 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils cut"> |
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260 | <primary sortas="b-cut">cut</primary> |
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261 | </indexterm> |
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262 | </listitem> |
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263 | </varlistentry> |
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264 | |
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265 | <varlistentry id="date"> |
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266 | <term><command>date</command></term> |
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267 | <listitem> |
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268 | <para>Displays the current time in the given format, or sets the |
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269 | system date</para> |
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270 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils date"> |
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271 | <primary sortas="b-date">date</primary> |
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272 | </indexterm> |
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273 | </listitem> |
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274 | </varlistentry> |
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275 | |
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276 | <varlistentry id="dd"> |
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277 | <term><command>dd</command> </term> |
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278 | <listitem> |
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279 | <para>Copies a file using the given block size and count, while |
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280 | optionally performing conversions on it</para> |
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281 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils dd"> |
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282 | <primary sortas="b-dd">dd</primary> |
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283 | </indexterm> |
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284 | </listitem> |
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285 | </varlistentry> |
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286 | |
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287 | <varlistentry id="df"> |
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288 | <term><command>df</command></term> |
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289 | <listitem> |
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290 | <para>Reports the amount of disk space available (and used) on all |
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291 | mounted file systems, or only on the file systems holding the selected |
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292 | files</para> |
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293 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils df"> |
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294 | <primary sortas="b-df">df</primary> |
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295 | </indexterm> |
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296 | </listitem> |
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297 | </varlistentry> |
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298 | |
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299 | <varlistentry id="dir"> |
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300 | <term><command>dir</command></term> |
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301 | <listitem> |
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302 | <para>Lists the contents of each given directory (the same as |
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303 | the <command>ls</command> command)</para> |
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304 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils dir"> |
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305 | <primary sortas="b-dir">dir</primary> |
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306 | </indexterm> |
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307 | </listitem> |
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308 | </varlistentry> |
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309 | |
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310 | <varlistentry id="dircolors"> |
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311 | <term><command>dircolors</command></term> |
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312 | <listitem> |
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313 | <para>Outputs commands to set the <envar>LS_COLOR</envar> |
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314 | environment variable to change the color scheme used by |
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315 | <command>ls</command></para> |
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316 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils dircolors"> |
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317 | <primary sortas="b-dircolors">dircolors</primary> |
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318 | </indexterm> |
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319 | </listitem> |
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320 | </varlistentry> |
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321 | |
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322 | <varlistentry id="dirname"> |
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323 | <term><command>dirname</command></term> |
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324 | <listitem> |
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325 | <para>Strips the non-directory suffix from a file name</para> |
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326 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils dirname"> |
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327 | <primary sortas="b-dirname">dirname</primary> |
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328 | </indexterm> |
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329 | </listitem> |
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330 | </varlistentry> |
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331 | |
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332 | <varlistentry id="du"> |
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333 | <term><command>du</command></term> |
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334 | <listitem> |
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335 | <para>Reports the amount of disk space used by the current directory, |
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336 | by each of the given directories (including all subdirectories) or by |
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337 | each of the given files</para> |
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338 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils du"> |
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339 | <primary sortas="b-du">du</primary> |
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340 | </indexterm> |
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341 | </listitem> |
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342 | </varlistentry> |
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343 | |
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344 | <varlistentry id="echo"> |
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345 | <term><command>echo</command></term> |
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346 | <listitem> |
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347 | <para>Displays the given strings</para> |
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348 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils echo"> |
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349 | <primary sortas="b-echo">echo</primary> |
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350 | </indexterm> |
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351 | </listitem> |
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352 | </varlistentry> |
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353 | |
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354 | <varlistentry id="env"> |
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355 | <term><command>env</command></term> |
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356 | <listitem> |
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357 | <para>Runs a command in a modified environment</para> |
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358 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils env"> |
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359 | <primary sortas="b-env">env</primary> |
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360 | </indexterm> |
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361 | </listitem> |
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362 | </varlistentry> |
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363 | |
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364 | <varlistentry id="expand"> |
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365 | <term><command>expand</command></term> |
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366 | <listitem> |
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367 | <para>Converts tabs to spaces</para> |
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368 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils expand"> |
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369 | <primary sortas="b-expand">expand</primary> |
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370 | </indexterm> |
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371 | </listitem> |
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372 | </varlistentry> |
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373 | |
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374 | <varlistentry id="expr"> |
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375 | <term><command>expr</command></term> |
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376 | <listitem> |
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377 | <para>Evaluates expressions</para> |
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378 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils expr"> |
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379 | <primary sortas="b-expr">expr</primary> |
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380 | </indexterm> |
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381 | </listitem> |
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382 | </varlistentry> |
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383 | |
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384 | <varlistentry id="factor"> |
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385 | <term><command>factor</command></term> |
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386 | <listitem> |
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387 | <para>Prints the prime factors of all specified integer numbers</para> |
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388 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils factor"> |
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389 | <primary sortas="b-factor">factor</primary> |
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390 | </indexterm> |
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391 | </listitem> |
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392 | </varlistentry> |
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393 | |
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394 | <varlistentry id="false"> |
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395 | <term><command>false</command></term> |
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396 | <listitem> |
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397 | <para>Does nothing, unsuccessfully; it always exits with a status code |
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398 | indicating failure</para> |
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399 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils false"> |
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400 | <primary sortas="b-false">false</primary> |
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401 | </indexterm> |
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402 | </listitem> |
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403 | </varlistentry> |
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404 | |
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405 | <varlistentry id="fmt"> |
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406 | <term><command>fmt</command></term> |
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407 | <listitem> |
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408 | <para>Reformats the paragraphs in the given files</para> |
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409 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils fmt"> |
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410 | <primary sortas="b-fmt">fmt</primary> |
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411 | </indexterm> |
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412 | </listitem> |
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413 | </varlistentry> |
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414 | |
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415 | <varlistentry id="fold"> |
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416 | <term><command>fold</command></term> |
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417 | <listitem> |
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418 | <para>Wraps the lines in the given files</para> |
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419 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils fold"> |
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420 | <primary sortas="b-fold">fold</primary> |
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421 | </indexterm> |
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422 | </listitem> |
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423 | </varlistentry> |
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424 | |
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425 | <varlistentry id="groups"> |
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426 | <term><command>groups</command></term> |
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427 | <listitem> |
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428 | <para>Reports a user's group memberships</para> |
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429 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils groups"> |
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430 | <primary sortas="b-groups">groups</primary> |
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431 | </indexterm> |
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432 | </listitem> |
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433 | </varlistentry> |
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434 | |
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435 | <varlistentry id="head"> |
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436 | <term><command>head</command></term> |
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437 | <listitem> |
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438 | <para>Prints the first ten lines (or the given number of lines) |
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439 | of each given file</para> |
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440 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils head"> |
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441 | <primary sortas="b-head">head</primary> |
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442 | </indexterm> |
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443 | </listitem> |
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444 | </varlistentry> |
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445 | |
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446 | <varlistentry id="hostid"> |
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447 | <term><command>hostid</command></term> |
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448 | <listitem> |
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449 | <para>Reports the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) of the host</para> |
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450 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils hostid"> |
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451 | <primary sortas="b-hostid">hostid</primary> |
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452 | </indexterm> |
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453 | </listitem> |
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454 | </varlistentry> |
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455 | |
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456 | <varlistentry id="hostname"> |
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457 | <term><command>hostname</command></term> |
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458 | <listitem> |
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459 | <para>Reports or sets the name of the host</para> |
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460 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils hostname"> |
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461 | <primary sortas="b-hostname">hostname</primary> |
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462 | </indexterm> |
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463 | </listitem> |
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464 | </varlistentry> |
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465 | |
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466 | <varlistentry id="id"> |
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467 | <term><command>id</command></term> |
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468 | <listitem> |
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469 | <para>Reports the effective user ID, group ID, and group memberships |
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470 | of the current user or specified user</para> |
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471 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils id"> |
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472 | <primary sortas="b-id">id</primary> |
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473 | </indexterm> |
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474 | </listitem> |
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475 | </varlistentry> |
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476 | |
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477 | <varlistentry id="install"> |
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478 | <term><command>install</command> </term> |
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479 | <listitem> |
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480 | <para>Copies files while setting their permission modes and, if |
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481 | possible, their owner and group</para> |
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482 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils install"> |
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483 | <primary sortas="b-install">install</primary> |
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484 | </indexterm> |
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485 | </listitem> |
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486 | </varlistentry> |
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487 | |
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488 | <varlistentry id="join"> |
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489 | <term><command>join</command></term> |
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490 | <listitem> |
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491 | <para>Joins the lines that have identical join fields from two |
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492 | separate files</para> |
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493 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils join"> |
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494 | <primary sortas="b-join">join</primary> |
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495 | </indexterm> |
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496 | </listitem> |
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497 | </varlistentry> |
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498 | |
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499 | <varlistentry id="link"> |
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500 | <term><command>link</command></term> |
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501 | <listitem> |
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502 | <para>Creates a hard link with the given name to a file</para> |
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503 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils link"> |
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504 | <primary sortas="b-link">link</primary> |
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505 | </indexterm> |
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506 | </listitem> |
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507 | </varlistentry> |
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508 | |
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509 | <varlistentry id="ln"> |
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510 | <term><command>ln</command></term> |
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511 | <listitem> |
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512 | <para>Makes hard links or soft (symbolic) links between files</para> |
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513 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils ln"> |
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514 | <primary sortas="b-ln">ln</primary> |
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515 | </indexterm> |
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516 | </listitem> |
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517 | </varlistentry> |
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518 | |
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519 | <varlistentry id="logname"> |
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520 | <term><command>logname</command></term> |
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521 | <listitem> |
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522 | <para>Reports the current user's login name</para> |
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523 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils logname"> |
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524 | <primary sortas="b-logname">logname</primary> |
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525 | </indexterm> |
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526 | </listitem> |
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527 | </varlistentry> |
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528 | |
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529 | <varlistentry id="ls"> |
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530 | <term><command>ls</command></term> |
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531 | <listitem> |
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532 | <para>Lists the contents of each given directory</para> |
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533 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils ls"> |
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534 | <primary sortas="b-ls">ls</primary> |
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535 | </indexterm> |
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536 | </listitem> |
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537 | </varlistentry> |
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538 | |
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539 | <varlistentry id="md5sum"> |
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540 | <term><command>md5sum</command></term> |
---|
541 | <listitem> |
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542 | <para>Reports or checks Message Digest 5 (MD5) checksums</para> |
---|
543 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils md5sum"> |
---|
544 | <primary sortas="b-md5sum">md5sum</primary> |
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545 | </indexterm> |
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546 | </listitem> |
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547 | </varlistentry> |
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548 | |
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549 | <varlistentry id="mkdir"> |
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550 | <term><command>mkdir</command></term> |
---|
551 | <listitem> |
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552 | <para>Creates directories with the given names</para> |
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553 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils mkdir"> |
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554 | <primary sortas="b-mkdir">mkdir</primary> |
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555 | </indexterm> |
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556 | </listitem> |
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557 | </varlistentry> |
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558 | |
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559 | <varlistentry id="mkfifo"> |
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560 | <term><command>mkfifo</command></term> |
---|
561 | <listitem> |
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562 | <para>Creates First-In, First-Outs (FIFOs), a <quote>named |
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563 | pipe</quote> in UNIX parlance, with the given names</para> |
---|
564 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils mkfifo"> |
---|
565 | <primary sortas="b-mkfifo">mkfifo</primary> |
---|
566 | </indexterm> |
---|
567 | </listitem> |
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568 | </varlistentry> |
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569 | |
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570 | <varlistentry id="mknod"> |
---|
571 | <term><command>mknod</command></term> |
---|
572 | <listitem> |
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573 | <para>Creates device nodes with the given names; a device node is a |
---|
574 | character special file, a block special file, or a FIFO</para> |
---|
575 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils mknod"> |
---|
576 | <primary sortas="b-mknod">mknod</primary> |
---|
577 | </indexterm> |
---|
578 | </listitem> |
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579 | </varlistentry> |
---|
580 | |
---|
581 | <varlistentry id="mktemp"> |
---|
582 | <term><command>mktemp</command></term> |
---|
583 | <listitem> |
---|
584 | <para>Creates temporary files in a secure manner; it is used in |
---|
585 | scripts</para> |
---|
586 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils mktemp"> |
---|
587 | <primary sortas="b-mktemp">mktemp</primary> |
---|
588 | </indexterm> |
---|
589 | </listitem> |
---|
590 | </varlistentry> |
---|
591 | |
---|
592 | <varlistentry id="mv"> |
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593 | <term><command>mv</command></term> |
---|
594 | <listitem> |
---|
595 | <para>Moves or renames files or directories</para> |
---|
596 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils mv"> |
---|
597 | <primary sortas="b-mv">mv</primary> |
---|
598 | </indexterm> |
---|
599 | </listitem> |
---|
600 | </varlistentry> |
---|
601 | |
---|
602 | <varlistentry id="nice"> |
---|
603 | <term><command>nice</command></term> |
---|
604 | <listitem> |
---|
605 | <para>Runs a program with modified scheduling priority</para> |
---|
606 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils nice"> |
---|
607 | <primary sortas="b-nice">nice</primary> |
---|
608 | </indexterm> |
---|
609 | </listitem> |
---|
610 | </varlistentry> |
---|
611 | |
---|
612 | <varlistentry id="nl"> |
---|
613 | <term><command>nl</command></term> |
---|
614 | <listitem> |
---|
615 | <para>Numbers the lines from the given files</para> |
---|
616 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils nl"> |
---|
617 | <primary sortas="b-nl">nl</primary> |
---|
618 | </indexterm> |
---|
619 | </listitem> |
---|
620 | </varlistentry> |
---|
621 | |
---|
622 | <varlistentry id="nohup"> |
---|
623 | <term><command>nohup</command></term> |
---|
624 | <listitem> |
---|
625 | <para>Runs a command immune to hangups, with its output redirected to |
---|
626 | a log file</para> |
---|
627 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils nohup"> |
---|
628 | <primary sortas="b-nohup">nohup</primary> |
---|
629 | </indexterm> |
---|
630 | </listitem> |
---|
631 | </varlistentry> |
---|
632 | |
---|
633 | <varlistentry id="od"> |
---|
634 | <term><command>od</command></term> |
---|
635 | <listitem> |
---|
636 | <para>Dumps files in octal and other formats</para> |
---|
637 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils od"> |
---|
638 | <primary sortas="b-od">od</primary> |
---|
639 | </indexterm> |
---|
640 | </listitem> |
---|
641 | </varlistentry> |
---|
642 | |
---|
643 | <varlistentry id="paste"> |
---|
644 | <term><command>paste</command></term> |
---|
645 | <listitem> |
---|
646 | <para>Merges the given files, joining sequentially corresponding lines |
---|
647 | side by side, separated by tab characters</para> |
---|
648 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils paste"> |
---|
649 | <primary sortas="b-paste">paste</primary> |
---|
650 | </indexterm> |
---|
651 | </listitem> |
---|
652 | </varlistentry> |
---|
653 | |
---|
654 | <varlistentry id="pathchk"> |
---|
655 | <term><command>pathchk</command></term> |
---|
656 | <listitem> |
---|
657 | <para>Checks if file names are valid or portable</para> |
---|
658 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils pathchk"> |
---|
659 | <primary sortas="b-pathchk">pathchk</primary> |
---|
660 | </indexterm> |
---|
661 | </listitem> |
---|
662 | </varlistentry> |
---|
663 | |
---|
664 | <varlistentry id="pinky"> |
---|
665 | <term><command>pinky</command></term> |
---|
666 | <listitem> |
---|
667 | <para>Is a lightweight finger client; it reports some information |
---|
668 | about the given users</para> |
---|
669 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils pinky"> |
---|
670 | <primary sortas="b-pinky">pinky</primary> |
---|
671 | </indexterm> |
---|
672 | </listitem> |
---|
673 | </varlistentry> |
---|
674 | |
---|
675 | <varlistentry id="pr"> |
---|
676 | <term><command>pr</command></term> |
---|
677 | <listitem> |
---|
678 | <para>Paginates and columnates files for printing</para> |
---|
679 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils pr"> |
---|
680 | <primary sortas="b-pr">pr</primary> |
---|
681 | </indexterm> |
---|
682 | </listitem> |
---|
683 | </varlistentry> |
---|
684 | |
---|
685 | <varlistentry id="printenv"> |
---|
686 | <term><command>printenv</command></term> |
---|
687 | <listitem> |
---|
688 | <para>Prints the environment</para> |
---|
689 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils printenv"> |
---|
690 | <primary sortas="b-printenv">printenv</primary> |
---|
691 | </indexterm> |
---|
692 | </listitem> |
---|
693 | </varlistentry> |
---|
694 | |
---|
695 | <varlistentry id="printf"> |
---|
696 | <term><command>printf</command></term> |
---|
697 | <listitem> |
---|
698 | <para>Prints the given arguments according to the given format, much |
---|
699 | like the C printf function</para> |
---|
700 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils printf"> |
---|
701 | <primary sortas="b-printf">printf</primary> |
---|
702 | </indexterm> |
---|
703 | </listitem> |
---|
704 | </varlistentry> |
---|
705 | |
---|
706 | <varlistentry id="ptx"> |
---|
707 | <term><command>ptx</command></term> |
---|
708 | <listitem> |
---|
709 | <para>Produces a permuted index from the contents of the given files, |
---|
710 | with each keyword in its context</para> |
---|
711 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils ptx"> |
---|
712 | <primary sortas="b-ptx">ptx</primary> |
---|
713 | </indexterm> |
---|
714 | </listitem> |
---|
715 | </varlistentry> |
---|
716 | |
---|
717 | <varlistentry id="pwd"> |
---|
718 | <term><command>pwd</command></term> |
---|
719 | <listitem> |
---|
720 | <para>Reports the name of the current working directory</para> |
---|
721 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils pwd"> |
---|
722 | <primary sortas="b-pwd">pwd</primary> |
---|
723 | </indexterm> |
---|
724 | </listitem> |
---|
725 | </varlistentry> |
---|
726 | |
---|
727 | <varlistentry id="readlink"> |
---|
728 | <term><command>readlink</command></term> |
---|
729 | <listitem> |
---|
730 | <para>Reports the value of the given symbolic link</para> |
---|
731 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils readlink"> |
---|
732 | <primary sortas="b-readlink">readlink</primary> |
---|
733 | </indexterm> |
---|
734 | </listitem> |
---|
735 | </varlistentry> |
---|
736 | |
---|
737 | <varlistentry id="rm"> |
---|
738 | <term><command>rm</command></term> |
---|
739 | <listitem> |
---|
740 | <para>Removes files or directories</para> |
---|
741 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils rm"> |
---|
742 | <primary sortas="b-rm">rm</primary> |
---|
743 | </indexterm> |
---|
744 | </listitem> |
---|
745 | </varlistentry> |
---|
746 | |
---|
747 | <varlistentry id="rmdir"> |
---|
748 | <term><command>rmdir</command></term> |
---|
749 | <listitem> |
---|
750 | <para>Removes directories if they are empty</para> |
---|
751 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils rmdir"> |
---|
752 | <primary sortas="b-rmdir">rmdir</primary> |
---|
753 | </indexterm> |
---|
754 | </listitem> |
---|
755 | </varlistentry> |
---|
756 | |
---|
757 | <varlistentry id="runcon"> |
---|
758 | <term><command>runcon</command></term> |
---|
759 | <listitem> |
---|
760 | <para>Runs a command with specified security context</para> |
---|
761 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils runcon"> |
---|
762 | <primary sortas="b-runcon">runcon</primary> |
---|
763 | </indexterm> |
---|
764 | </listitem> |
---|
765 | </varlistentry> |
---|
766 | |
---|
767 | <varlistentry id="seq"> |
---|
768 | <term><command>seq</command></term> |
---|
769 | <listitem> |
---|
770 | <para>Prints a sequence of numbers within a given range and with a |
---|
771 | given increment</para> |
---|
772 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils seq"> |
---|
773 | <primary sortas="b-seq">seq</primary> |
---|
774 | </indexterm> |
---|
775 | </listitem> |
---|
776 | </varlistentry> |
---|
777 | |
---|
778 | <varlistentry id="sha1sum"> |
---|
779 | <term><command>sha1sum</command></term> |
---|
780 | <listitem> |
---|
781 | <para>Prints or checks 160-bit Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA1) |
---|
782 | checksums</para> |
---|
783 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils sha1sum"> |
---|
784 | <primary sortas="b-sha1sum">sha1sum</primary> |
---|
785 | </indexterm> |
---|
786 | </listitem> |
---|
787 | </varlistentry> |
---|
788 | |
---|
789 | <varlistentry id="sha224sum"> |
---|
790 | <term><command>sha224sum</command></term> |
---|
791 | <listitem> |
---|
792 | <para>Prints or checks SHA224 checksums</para> |
---|
793 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils sha224sum"> |
---|
794 | <primary sortas="b-sha224sum">sha224sum</primary> |
---|
795 | </indexterm> |
---|
796 | </listitem> |
---|
797 | </varlistentry> |
---|
798 | |
---|
799 | <varlistentry id="sha256sum"> |
---|
800 | <term><command>sha256sum</command></term> |
---|
801 | <listitem> |
---|
802 | <para>Prints or checks SHA256 checksums</para> |
---|
803 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils sha256sum"> |
---|
804 | <primary sortas="b-sha256sum">sha256sum</primary> |
---|
805 | </indexterm> |
---|
806 | </listitem> |
---|
807 | </varlistentry> |
---|
808 | |
---|
809 | <varlistentry id="sha384sum"> |
---|
810 | <term><command>sha384sum</command></term> |
---|
811 | <listitem> |
---|
812 | <para>Prints or checks SHA384 checksums</para> |
---|
813 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils sha384sum"> |
---|
814 | <primary sortas="b-sha384sum">sha384sum</primary> |
---|
815 | </indexterm> |
---|
816 | </listitem> |
---|
817 | </varlistentry> |
---|
818 | |
---|
819 | <varlistentry id="sha512sum"> |
---|
820 | <term><command>sha512sum</command></term> |
---|
821 | <listitem> |
---|
822 | <para>Prints or checks SHA512 checksums</para> |
---|
823 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils sha512sum"> |
---|
824 | <primary sortas="b-sha512sum">sha512sum</primary> |
---|
825 | </indexterm> |
---|
826 | </listitem> |
---|
827 | </varlistentry> |
---|
828 | |
---|
829 | <varlistentry id="shred"> |
---|
830 | <term><command>shred</command></term> |
---|
831 | <listitem> |
---|
832 | <para>Overwrites the given files repeatedly with complex patterns, |
---|
833 | making it difficult to recover the data</para> |
---|
834 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils shred"> |
---|
835 | <primary sortas="b-shred">shred</primary> |
---|
836 | </indexterm> |
---|
837 | </listitem> |
---|
838 | </varlistentry> |
---|
839 | |
---|
840 | <varlistentry id="shuf"> |
---|
841 | <term><command>shuf</command></term> |
---|
842 | <listitem> |
---|
843 | <para>Write a random permutation of the input lines to standard output or a file</para> |
---|
844 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils shuf"> |
---|
845 | <primary sortas="b-shuf">shuf</primary> |
---|
846 | </indexterm> |
---|
847 | </listitem> |
---|
848 | </varlistentry> |
---|
849 | |
---|
850 | <varlistentry id="sleep"> |
---|
851 | <term><command>sleep</command></term> |
---|
852 | <listitem> |
---|
853 | <para>Pauses for the given amount of time</para> |
---|
854 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils sleep"> |
---|
855 | <primary sortas="b-sleep">sleep</primary> |
---|
856 | </indexterm> |
---|
857 | </listitem> |
---|
858 | </varlistentry> |
---|
859 | |
---|
860 | <varlistentry id="sort"> |
---|
861 | <term><command>sort</command></term> |
---|
862 | <listitem> |
---|
863 | <para>Sorts the lines from the given files</para> |
---|
864 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils sort"> |
---|
865 | <primary sortas="b-sort">sort</primary> |
---|
866 | </indexterm> |
---|
867 | </listitem> |
---|
868 | </varlistentry> |
---|
869 | |
---|
870 | <varlistentry id="split"> |
---|
871 | <term><command>split</command></term> |
---|
872 | <listitem> |
---|
873 | <para>Splits the given file into pieces, by size or by number of |
---|
874 | lines</para> |
---|
875 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils split"> |
---|
876 | <primary sortas="b-split">split</primary> |
---|
877 | </indexterm> |
---|
878 | </listitem> |
---|
879 | </varlistentry> |
---|
880 | |
---|
881 | <varlistentry id="stat"> |
---|
882 | <term><command>stat</command></term> |
---|
883 | <listitem> |
---|
884 | <para>Displays file or filesystem status</para> |
---|
885 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils stat"> |
---|
886 | <primary sortas="b-stat">stat</primary> |
---|
887 | </indexterm> |
---|
888 | </listitem> |
---|
889 | </varlistentry> |
---|
890 | |
---|
891 | <varlistentry id="stty"> |
---|
892 | <term><command>stty</command></term> |
---|
893 | <listitem> |
---|
894 | <para>Sets or reports terminal line settings</para> |
---|
895 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils stty"> |
---|
896 | <primary sortas="b-stty">stty</primary> |
---|
897 | </indexterm> |
---|
898 | </listitem> |
---|
899 | </varlistentry> |
---|
900 | |
---|
901 | <varlistentry id="sum"> |
---|
902 | <term><command>sum</command></term> |
---|
903 | <listitem> |
---|
904 | <para>Prints checksum and block counts for each given file</para> |
---|
905 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils sum"> |
---|
906 | <primary sortas="b-sum">sum</primary> |
---|
907 | </indexterm> |
---|
908 | </listitem> |
---|
909 | </varlistentry> |
---|
910 | |
---|
911 | <varlistentry id="sync"> |
---|
912 | <term><command>sync</command></term> |
---|
913 | <listitem> |
---|
914 | <para>Flushes file system buffers; it forces changed blocks to disk |
---|
915 | and updates the super block</para> |
---|
916 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils sync"> |
---|
917 | <primary sortas="b-sync">sync</primary> |
---|
918 | </indexterm> |
---|
919 | </listitem> |
---|
920 | </varlistentry> |
---|
921 | |
---|
922 | <varlistentry id="tac"> |
---|
923 | <term><command>tac</command></term> |
---|
924 | <listitem> |
---|
925 | <para>Concatenates the given files in reverse</para> |
---|
926 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils tac"> |
---|
927 | <primary sortas="b-tac">tac</primary> |
---|
928 | </indexterm> |
---|
929 | </listitem> |
---|
930 | </varlistentry> |
---|
931 | |
---|
932 | <varlistentry id="tail"> |
---|
933 | <term><command>tail</command></term> |
---|
934 | <listitem> |
---|
935 | <para>Prints the last ten lines (or the given number of lines) of each |
---|
936 | given file</para> |
---|
937 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils tail"> |
---|
938 | <primary sortas="b-tail">tail</primary> |
---|
939 | </indexterm> |
---|
940 | </listitem> |
---|
941 | </varlistentry> |
---|
942 | |
---|
943 | <varlistentry id="tee"> |
---|
944 | <term><command>tee</command></term> |
---|
945 | <listitem> |
---|
946 | <para>Reads from standard input while writing both to standard output |
---|
947 | and to the given files</para> |
---|
948 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils tee"> |
---|
949 | <primary sortas="b-tee">tee</primary> |
---|
950 | </indexterm> |
---|
951 | </listitem> |
---|
952 | </varlistentry> |
---|
953 | |
---|
954 | <varlistentry id="test"> |
---|
955 | <term><command>test</command> or <command>[</command></term> |
---|
956 | <listitem> |
---|
957 | <para>Compares values and checks file types</para> |
---|
958 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils test"> |
---|
959 | <primary sortas="b-test">test</primary> |
---|
960 | </indexterm> |
---|
961 | </listitem> |
---|
962 | </varlistentry> |
---|
963 | |
---|
964 | <varlistentry id="timeout"> |
---|
965 | <term><command>timeout</command></term> |
---|
966 | <listitem> |
---|
967 | <para>Runs a command with a time limit</para> |
---|
968 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils timeout"> |
---|
969 | <primary sortas="b-timeout">timeout</primary> |
---|
970 | </indexterm> |
---|
971 | </listitem> |
---|
972 | </varlistentry> |
---|
973 | |
---|
974 | <varlistentry id="touch"> |
---|
975 | <term><command>touch</command></term> |
---|
976 | <listitem> |
---|
977 | <para>Changes file timestamps, setting the access and modification |
---|
978 | times of the given files to the current time; files that do not exist |
---|
979 | are created with zero length</para> |
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980 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils touch"> |
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981 | <primary sortas="b-touch">touch</primary> |
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982 | </indexterm> |
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983 | </listitem> |
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984 | </varlistentry> |
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985 | |
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986 | <varlistentry id="tr"> |
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987 | <term><command>tr</command></term> |
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988 | <listitem> |
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989 | <para>Translates, squeezes, and deletes the given characters from |
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990 | standard input</para> |
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991 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils tr"> |
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992 | <primary sortas="b-tr">tr</primary> |
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993 | </indexterm> |
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994 | </listitem> |
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995 | </varlistentry> |
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996 | |
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997 | <varlistentry id="true"> |
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998 | <term><command>true</command></term> |
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999 | <listitem> |
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1000 | <para>Does nothing, successfully; it always exits with a status code |
---|
1001 | indicating success</para> |
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1002 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils true"> |
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1003 | <primary sortas="b-true">true</primary> |
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1004 | </indexterm> |
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1005 | </listitem> |
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1006 | </varlistentry> |
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1007 | |
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1008 | <varlistentry id="truncate"> |
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1009 | <term><command>truncate</command></term> |
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1010 | <listitem> |
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1011 | <para>Shrinks or expands a file to the specified size</para> |
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1012 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils truncate"> |
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1013 | <primary sortas="b-truncate">truncate</primary> |
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1014 | </indexterm> |
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1015 | </listitem> |
---|
1016 | </varlistentry> |
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1017 | |
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1018 | <varlistentry id="tsort"> |
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1019 | <term><command>tsort</command></term> |
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1020 | <listitem> |
---|
1021 | <para>Performs a topological sort; it writes a completely ordered list |
---|
1022 | according to the partial ordering in a given file</para> |
---|
1023 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils tsort"> |
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1024 | <primary sortas="b-tsort">tsort</primary> |
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1025 | </indexterm> |
---|
1026 | </listitem> |
---|
1027 | </varlistentry> |
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1028 | |
---|
1029 | <varlistentry id="tty"> |
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1030 | <term><command>tty</command></term> |
---|
1031 | <listitem> |
---|
1032 | <para>Reports the file name of the terminal connected to standard |
---|
1033 | input</para> |
---|
1034 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils tty"> |
---|
1035 | <primary sortas="b-tty">tty</primary> |
---|
1036 | </indexterm> |
---|
1037 | </listitem> |
---|
1038 | </varlistentry> |
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1039 | |
---|
1040 | <varlistentry id="uname"> |
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1041 | <term><command>uname</command></term> |
---|
1042 | <listitem> |
---|
1043 | <para>Reports system information</para> |
---|
1044 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils uname"> |
---|
1045 | <primary sortas="b-uname">uname</primary> |
---|
1046 | </indexterm> |
---|
1047 | </listitem> |
---|
1048 | </varlistentry> |
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1049 | |
---|
1050 | <varlistentry id="unexpand"> |
---|
1051 | <term><command>unexpand</command></term> |
---|
1052 | <listitem> |
---|
1053 | <para>Converts spaces to tabs</para> |
---|
1054 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils unexpand"> |
---|
1055 | <primary sortas="b-unexpand">unexpand</primary> |
---|
1056 | </indexterm> |
---|
1057 | </listitem> |
---|
1058 | </varlistentry> |
---|
1059 | |
---|
1060 | <varlistentry id="uniq"> |
---|
1061 | <term><command>uniq</command></term> |
---|
1062 | <listitem> |
---|
1063 | <para>Discards all but one of successive identical lines</para> |
---|
1064 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils uniq"> |
---|
1065 | <primary sortas="b-uniq">uniq</primary> |
---|
1066 | </indexterm> |
---|
1067 | </listitem> |
---|
1068 | </varlistentry> |
---|
1069 | |
---|
1070 | <varlistentry id="unlink"> |
---|
1071 | <term><command>unlink</command></term> |
---|
1072 | <listitem> |
---|
1073 | <para>Removes the given file</para> |
---|
1074 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils unlink"> |
---|
1075 | <primary sortas="b-unlink">unlink</primary> |
---|
1076 | </indexterm> |
---|
1077 | </listitem> |
---|
1078 | </varlistentry> |
---|
1079 | |
---|
1080 | <varlistentry id="users"> |
---|
1081 | <term><command>users</command></term> |
---|
1082 | <listitem> |
---|
1083 | <para>Reports the names of the users currently logged on</para> |
---|
1084 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils users"> |
---|
1085 | <primary sortas="b-users">users</primary> |
---|
1086 | </indexterm> |
---|
1087 | </listitem> |
---|
1088 | </varlistentry> |
---|
1089 | |
---|
1090 | <varlistentry id="vdir"> |
---|
1091 | <term><command>vdir</command></term> |
---|
1092 | <listitem> |
---|
1093 | <para>Is the same as <command>ls -l</command></para> |
---|
1094 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils vdir"> |
---|
1095 | <primary sortas="b-vdir">vdir</primary> |
---|
1096 | </indexterm> |
---|
1097 | </listitem> |
---|
1098 | </varlistentry> |
---|
1099 | |
---|
1100 | <varlistentry id="wc"> |
---|
1101 | <term><command>wc</command></term> |
---|
1102 | <listitem> |
---|
1103 | <para>Reports the number of lines, words, and bytes for each given |
---|
1104 | file, as well as a total line when more than one file is given</para> |
---|
1105 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils wc"> |
---|
1106 | <primary sortas="b-wc">wc</primary> |
---|
1107 | </indexterm> |
---|
1108 | </listitem> |
---|
1109 | </varlistentry> |
---|
1110 | |
---|
1111 | <varlistentry id="who"> |
---|
1112 | <term><command>who</command></term> |
---|
1113 | <listitem> |
---|
1114 | <para>Reports who is logged on</para> |
---|
1115 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils who"> |
---|
1116 | <primary sortas="b-who">who</primary> |
---|
1117 | </indexterm> |
---|
1118 | </listitem> |
---|
1119 | </varlistentry> |
---|
1120 | |
---|
1121 | <varlistentry id="whoami"> |
---|
1122 | <term><command>whoami</command></term> |
---|
1123 | <listitem> |
---|
1124 | <para>Reports the user name associated with the current effective |
---|
1125 | user ID</para> |
---|
1126 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils whoami"> |
---|
1127 | <primary sortas="b-whoami">whoami</primary> |
---|
1128 | </indexterm> |
---|
1129 | </listitem> |
---|
1130 | </varlistentry> |
---|
1131 | |
---|
1132 | <varlistentry id="yes"> |
---|
1133 | <term><command>yes</command></term> |
---|
1134 | <listitem> |
---|
1135 | <para>Repeatedly outputs <quote>y</quote> or a given string until |
---|
1136 | killed</para> |
---|
1137 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-coreutils yes"> |
---|
1138 | <primary sortas="b-yes">yes</primary> |
---|
1139 | </indexterm> |
---|
1140 | </listitem> |
---|
1141 | </varlistentry> |
---|
1142 | |
---|
1143 | </variablelist> |
---|
1144 | |
---|
1145 | </sect2> |
---|
1146 | |
---|
1147 | </sect1> |
---|