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| 8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux" role="wrap"> |
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| 9 | <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?> |
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| 10 | |
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| 11 | <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title> |
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| 12 | |
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| 13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux"> |
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| 14 | <primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</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 Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs. |
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| 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 | |
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| 25 | </sect2> |
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| 26 | |
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| 27 | <sect2 id="fhs-util-linux" role="installation"> |
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| 28 | <title>FHS compliance notes</title> |
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| 29 | |
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| 30 | <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename |
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| 31 | class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the |
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| 32 | usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the |
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| 33 | location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the |
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| 34 | <command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the following:</para> |
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| 35 | |
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[3349a3a] | 36 | <screen><userinput>cp hwclock/hwclock.c{,.orig} |
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| 37 | sed 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \ |
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| 38 | hwclock/hwclock.c.orig > hwclock/hwclock.c |
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[02095ae] | 39 | mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen> |
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| 40 | |
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| 41 | </sect2> |
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| 42 | |
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| 43 | <sect2 role="installation"> |
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| 44 | <title>Installation of Util-linux</title> |
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| 45 | |
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| 46 | <para os="p1">Util-linux fails to compile against newer versions of |
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| 47 | Linux kernel headers. The following patch properly fixes this issue:</para> |
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| 48 | |
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| 49 | <screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&util-linux-cramfs-patch;</userinput></screen> |
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| 50 | |
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| 51 | <para os="p3">The following patch fixes build issues with GCC &gcc-version;:</para> |
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| 52 | |
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| 53 | <screen os="p4"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&util-linux-gcc4_fixes-patch;</userinput></screen> |
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| 54 | |
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| 55 | <para os="s1">The following sed prevents the installed files from being |
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| 56 | owned by root</para> |
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| 57 | |
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| 58 | <screen os="s2"><userinput>cp MCONFIG{,.orig} |
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| 59 | sed -e "s/-o root//" MCONFIG.orig > MCONFIG</userinput></screen> |
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| 60 | |
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| 61 | <para os="a">Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para> |
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| 62 | |
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| 63 | <screen os="b"><userinput>./configure</userinput></screen> |
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| 64 | |
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| 65 | <para os="c">Compile the package:</para> |
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| 66 | |
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| 67 | <screen os="d"><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes \ |
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| 68 | CPUOPT="" ARCH="" CPU=""</userinput></screen> |
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| 69 | |
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| 70 | <variablelist os="e"> |
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| 71 | <title>The meaning of the make parameters:</title> |
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| 72 | |
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| 73 | <varlistentry os="e1"> |
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| 74 | <term><parameter>HAVE_KILL=yes</parameter></term> |
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| 75 | <listitem> |
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| 76 | <para>This prevents the <command>kill</command> program (already |
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| 77 | installed by Procps) from being built and installed again.</para> |
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| 78 | </listitem> |
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| 79 | </varlistentry> |
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| 80 | |
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| 81 | <varlistentry os="e2"> |
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| 82 | <term><parameter>HAVE_SLN=yes</parameter></term> |
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| 83 | <listitem> |
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| 84 | <para>This prevents the <command>sln</command> program (a |
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| 85 | statically linked version of <command>ln</command> already installed |
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| 86 | by Glibc) from being built and installed again.</para> |
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| 87 | </listitem> |
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| 88 | </varlistentry> |
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| 89 | |
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| 90 | <varlistentry os="e3"> |
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| 91 | <term><parameter>CPUOPT=""</parameter></term> |
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| 92 | <listitem> |
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| 93 | <para>This disables any compiler optimizations by CPU type.</para> |
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| 94 | </listitem> |
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| 95 | </varlistentry> |
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| 96 | |
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| 97 | <varlistentry os="e4"> |
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| 98 | <term><parameter>ARCH=""</parameter></term> |
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| 99 | <listitem> |
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| 100 | <para>This disables the detection of the architecture.</para> |
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| 101 | </listitem> |
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| 102 | </varlistentry> |
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| 103 | |
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| 104 | <varlistentry os="e5"> |
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| 105 | <term><parameter>CPU=""</parameter></term> |
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| 106 | <listitem> |
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| 107 | <para>This disables the detection of the CPU.</para> |
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| 108 | </listitem> |
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| 109 | </varlistentry> |
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| 110 | |
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| 111 | </variablelist> |
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| 112 | |
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| 113 | <para os="f">Install the package and move the <command>logger</command> binary |
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| 114 | to <filename class="directory">/bin</filename> as it is needed by the |
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| 115 | LFS-Bootscripts package:</para> |
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| 116 | |
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| 117 | <screen os="g"><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes \ |
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| 118 | CPUOPT="" ARCH="" CPU="" USE_TTY_GROUP=no DESTDIR=${LFS} install |
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| 119 | mv -v ${LFS}/usr/bin/logger ${LFS}/bin</userinput></screen> |
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| 120 | |
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| 121 | </sect2> |
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| 122 | |
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| 123 | <sect2 id="contents-util-linux" role="content"> |
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| 124 | <title>Contents of Util-linux</title> |
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| 125 | |
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| 126 | <segmentedlist> |
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| 127 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> |
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| 128 | |
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| 129 | <seglistitem> |
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| 130 | <seg>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt, |
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| 131 | colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat, |
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| 132 | fdisk, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm, |
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| 133 | ipcs, isosize, line, logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, |
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| 134 | mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root, |
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| 135 | ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev, |
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| 136 | rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk, |
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| 137 | swapdev, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tunelp, ul, umount, vidmode |
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| 138 | (link to rdev), whereis, and write</seg> |
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| 139 | </seglistitem> |
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| 140 | </segmentedlist> |
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| 141 | |
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| 142 | <variablelist> |
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| 143 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> |
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| 144 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> |
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| 145 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> |
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| 146 | |
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| 147 | <varlistentry id="agetty"> |
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| 148 | <term><command>agetty</command></term> |
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| 149 | <listitem> |
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| 150 | <para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name, |
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| 151 | and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para> |
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| 152 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux agetty"> |
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| 153 | <primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary> |
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| 154 | </indexterm> |
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| 155 | </listitem> |
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| 156 | </varlistentry> |
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| 157 | |
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| 158 | <varlistentry id="arch"> |
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| 159 | <term><command>arch</command></term> |
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| 160 | <listitem> |
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| 161 | <para>Reports the machine's architecture</para> |
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| 162 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux arch"> |
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| 163 | <primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary> |
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| 164 | </indexterm> |
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| 165 | </listitem> |
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| 166 | </varlistentry> |
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| 167 | |
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| 168 | <varlistentry id="blockdev"> |
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| 169 | <term><command>blockdev</command></term> |
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| 170 | <listitem> |
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| 171 | <para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command |
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| 172 | line</para> |
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| 173 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev"> |
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| 174 | <primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary> |
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| 175 | </indexterm> |
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| 176 | </listitem> |
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| 177 | </varlistentry> |
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| 178 | |
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| 179 | <varlistentry id="cal"> |
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| 180 | <term><command>cal</command></term> |
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| 181 | <listitem> |
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| 182 | <para>Displays a simple calendar</para> |
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| 183 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cal"> |
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| 184 | <primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary> |
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| 185 | </indexterm> |
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| 186 | </listitem> |
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| 187 | </varlistentry> |
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| 188 | |
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| 189 | <varlistentry id="cfdisk"> |
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| 190 | <term><command>cfdisk</command></term> |
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| 191 | <listitem> |
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| 192 | <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para> |
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| 193 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk"> |
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| 194 | <primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</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="chkdupexe"> |
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| 200 | <term><command>chkdupexe</command></term> |
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| 201 | <listitem> |
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| 202 | <para>Finds duplicate executables</para> |
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| 203 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chkdupexe"> |
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| 204 | <primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary> |
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| 205 | </indexterm> |
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| 206 | </listitem> |
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| 207 | </varlistentry> |
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| 208 | |
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| 209 | <varlistentry id="col"> |
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| 210 | <term><command>col</command></term> |
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| 211 | <listitem> |
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| 212 | <para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para> |
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| 213 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux col"> |
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| 214 | <primary sortas="b-col">col</primary> |
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| 215 | </indexterm> |
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| 216 | </listitem> |
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| 217 | </varlistentry> |
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| 218 | |
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| 219 | <varlistentry id="colcrt"> |
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| 220 | <term><command>colcrt</command></term> |
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| 221 | <listitem> |
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| 222 | <para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals |
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| 223 | that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para> |
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| 224 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt"> |
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| 225 | <primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary> |
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| 226 | </indexterm> |
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| 227 | </listitem> |
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| 228 | </varlistentry> |
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| 229 | |
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| 230 | <varlistentry id="colrm"> |
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| 231 | <term><command>colrm</command></term> |
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| 232 | <listitem> |
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| 233 | <para>Filters out the given columns</para> |
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| 234 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colrm"> |
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| 235 | <primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary> |
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| 236 | </indexterm> |
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| 237 | </listitem> |
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| 238 | </varlistentry> |
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| 239 | |
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| 240 | <varlistentry id="column"> |
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| 241 | <term><command>column</command></term> |
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| 242 | <listitem> |
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| 243 | <para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para> |
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| 244 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux column"> |
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| 245 | <primary sortas="b-column">column</primary> |
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| 246 | </indexterm> |
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| 247 | </listitem> |
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| 248 | </varlistentry> |
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| 249 | |
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| 250 | <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel"> |
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| 251 | <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term> |
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| 252 | <listitem> |
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| 253 | <para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a |
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| 254 | hard or a soft reset</para> |
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| 255 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ctrlaltdel"> |
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| 256 | <primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary> |
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| 257 | </indexterm> |
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| 258 | </listitem> |
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| 259 | </varlistentry> |
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| 260 | |
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| 261 | <varlistentry id="cytune"> |
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| 262 | <term><command>cytune</command></term> |
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| 263 | <listitem> |
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| 264 | <para>Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for |
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| 265 | Cyclades cards</para> |
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| 266 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cytune"> |
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| 267 | <primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary> |
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| 268 | </indexterm> |
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| 269 | </listitem> |
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| 270 | </varlistentry> |
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| 271 | |
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| 272 | <varlistentry id="ddate"> |
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| 273 | <term><command>ddate</command></term> |
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| 274 | <listitem> |
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| 275 | <para>Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date |
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| 276 | to a Discordian one</para> |
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| 277 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ddate"> |
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| 278 | <primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary> |
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| 279 | </indexterm> |
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| 280 | </listitem> |
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| 281 | </varlistentry> |
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| 282 | |
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| 283 | <varlistentry id="dmesg"> |
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| 284 | <term><command>dmesg</command></term> |
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| 285 | <listitem> |
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| 286 | <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para> |
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| 287 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux dmesg"> |
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| 288 | <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary> |
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| 289 | </indexterm> |
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| 290 | </listitem> |
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| 291 | </varlistentry> |
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| 292 | |
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| 293 | <varlistentry id="elvtune"> |
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| 294 | <term><command>elvtune</command></term> |
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| 295 | <listitem> |
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| 296 | <para>Tunes the performance and interactivity of a block |
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| 297 | device</para> |
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| 298 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux elvtune"> |
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| 299 | <primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary> |
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| 300 | </indexterm> |
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| 301 | </listitem> |
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| 302 | </varlistentry> |
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| 303 | |
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| 304 | <varlistentry id="fdformat"> |
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| 305 | <term><command>fdformat</command></term> |
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| 306 | <listitem> |
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| 307 | <para>Low-level formats a floppy disk</para> |
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| 308 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdformat"> |
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| 309 | <primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary> |
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| 310 | </indexterm> |
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| 311 | </listitem> |
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| 312 | </varlistentry> |
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| 313 | |
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| 314 | <varlistentry id="fdisk"> |
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| 315 | <term><command>fdisk</command></term> |
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| 316 | <listitem> |
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| 317 | <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para> |
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| 318 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk"> |
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| 319 | <primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary> |
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| 320 | </indexterm> |
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| 321 | </listitem> |
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| 322 | </varlistentry> |
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| 323 | |
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| 324 | <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs"> |
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| 325 | <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term> |
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| 326 | <listitem> |
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| 327 | <para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the |
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| 328 | given device</para> |
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| 329 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.cramfs"> |
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| 330 | <primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</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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| 335 | <varlistentry id="fsck.minix"> |
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| 336 | <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term> |
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| 337 | <listitem> |
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| 338 | <para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the |
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| 339 | given device</para> |
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| 340 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.minix"> |
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| 341 | <primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</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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| 346 | <varlistentry id="getopt"> |
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| 347 | <term><command>getopt</command></term> |
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| 348 | <listitem> |
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| 349 | <para>Parses options in the given command line</para> |
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| 350 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux getopt"> |
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| 351 | <primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary> |
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| 352 | </indexterm> |
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| 353 | </listitem> |
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| 354 | </varlistentry> |
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| 355 | |
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| 356 | <varlistentry id="hexdump"> |
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| 357 | <term><command>hexdump</command></term> |
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| 358 | <listitem> |
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| 359 | <para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given |
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| 360 | format</para> |
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| 361 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump"> |
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| 362 | <primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</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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| 367 | <varlistentry id="hwclock"> |
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| 368 | <term><command>hwclock</command></term> |
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| 369 | <listitem> |
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| 370 | <para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called |
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| 371 | the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) |
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| 372 | clock</para> |
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| 373 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hwclock"> |
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| 374 | <primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary> |
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| 375 | </indexterm> |
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| 376 | </listitem> |
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| 377 | </varlistentry> |
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| 378 | |
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| 379 | <varlistentry id="ipcrm"> |
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| 380 | <term><command>ipcrm</command></term> |
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| 381 | <listitem> |
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| 382 | <para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para> |
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| 383 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcrm"> |
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| 384 | <primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</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="ipcs"> |
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| 390 | <term><command>ipcs</command></term> |
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| 391 | <listitem> |
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| 392 | <para>Provides IPC status information</para> |
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| 393 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcs"> |
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| 394 | <primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</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="isosize"> |
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| 400 | <term><command>isosize</command></term> |
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| 401 | <listitem> |
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| 402 | <para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para> |
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| 403 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux isosize"> |
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| 404 | <primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary> |
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| 405 | </indexterm> |
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| 406 | </listitem> |
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| 407 | </varlistentry> |
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| 408 | |
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| 409 | <varlistentry id="line"> |
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| 410 | <term><command>line</command></term> |
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| 411 | <listitem> |
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| 412 | <para>Copies a single line</para> |
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| 413 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux line"> |
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| 414 | <primary sortas="b-line">line</primary> |
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| 415 | </indexterm> |
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| 416 | </listitem> |
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| 417 | </varlistentry> |
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| 418 | |
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| 419 | <varlistentry id="logger"> |
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| 420 | <term><command>logger</command></term> |
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| 421 | <listitem> |
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| 422 | <para>Enters the given message into the system log</para> |
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| 423 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux logger"> |
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| 424 | <primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary> |
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| 425 | </indexterm> |
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| 426 | </listitem> |
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| 427 | </varlistentry> |
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| 428 | |
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| 429 | <varlistentry id="look"> |
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| 430 | <term><command>look</command></term> |
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| 431 | <listitem> |
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| 432 | <para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para> |
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| 433 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux look"> |
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| 434 | <primary sortas="b-look">look</primary> |
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| 435 | </indexterm> |
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| 436 | </listitem> |
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| 437 | </varlistentry> |
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| 438 | |
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| 439 | <varlistentry id="losetup"> |
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| 440 | <term><command>losetup</command></term> |
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| 441 | <listitem> |
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| 442 | <para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para> |
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| 443 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup"> |
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| 444 | <primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary> |
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| 445 | </indexterm> |
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| 446 | </listitem> |
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| 447 | </varlistentry> |
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| 448 | |
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| 449 | <varlistentry id="mcookie"> |
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| 450 | <term><command>mcookie</command></term> |
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| 451 | <listitem> |
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| 452 | <para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for |
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| 453 | <command>xauth</command></para> |
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| 454 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mcookie"> |
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| 455 | <primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary> |
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| 456 | </indexterm> |
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| 457 | </listitem> |
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| 458 | </varlistentry> |
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| 459 | |
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| 460 | <varlistentry id="mkfs"> |
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| 461 | <term><command>mkfs</command></term> |
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| 462 | <listitem> |
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| 463 | <para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk |
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| 464 | partition)</para> |
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| 465 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs"> |
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| 466 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary> |
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| 467 | </indexterm> |
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| 468 | </listitem> |
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| 469 | </varlistentry> |
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| 470 | |
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| 471 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs"> |
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| 472 | <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term> |
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| 473 | <listitem> |
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| 474 | <para>Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para> |
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| 475 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.bfs"> |
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| 476 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary> |
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| 477 | </indexterm> |
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| 478 | </listitem> |
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| 479 | </varlistentry> |
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| 480 | |
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| 481 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs"> |
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| 482 | <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term> |
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| 483 | <listitem> |
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| 484 | <para>Creates a cramfs file system</para> |
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| 485 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.cramfs"> |
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| 486 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary> |
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| 487 | </indexterm> |
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| 488 | </listitem> |
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| 489 | </varlistentry> |
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| 490 | |
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| 491 | <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix"> |
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| 492 | <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term> |
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| 493 | <listitem> |
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| 494 | <para>Creates a Minix file system</para> |
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| 495 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.minix"> |
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| 496 | <primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary> |
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| 497 | </indexterm> |
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| 498 | </listitem> |
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| 499 | </varlistentry> |
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| 500 | |
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| 501 | <varlistentry id="mkswap"> |
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| 502 | <term><command>mkswap</command></term> |
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| 503 | <listitem> |
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| 504 | <para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap |
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| 505 | area</para> |
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| 506 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkswap"> |
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| 507 | <primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</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="more"> |
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| 513 | <term><command>more</command></term> |
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| 514 | <listitem> |
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| 515 | <para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para> |
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| 516 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more"> |
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| 517 | <primary sortas="b-more">more</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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| 522 | <varlistentry id="mount"> |
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| 523 | <term><command>mount</command></term> |
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| 524 | <listitem> |
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| 525 | <para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified |
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| 526 | directory in the file-system tree</para> |
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| 527 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mount"> |
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| 528 | <primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary> |
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| 529 | </indexterm> |
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| 530 | </listitem> |
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| 531 | </varlistentry> |
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| 532 | |
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| 533 | <varlistentry id="namei"> |
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| 534 | <term><command>namei</command></term> |
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| 535 | <listitem> |
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| 536 | <para>Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames</para> |
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| 537 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux namei"> |
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| 538 | <primary sortas="b-namei">namei</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="pg"> |
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| 544 | <term><command>pg</command></term> |
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| 545 | <listitem> |
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| 546 | <para>Displays a text file one screen full at a time</para> |
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| 547 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pg"> |
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| 548 | <primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary> |
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| 549 | </indexterm> |
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| 550 | </listitem> |
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| 551 | </varlistentry> |
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| 552 | |
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| 553 | <varlistentry id="pivot_root"> |
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| 554 | <term><command>pivot_root</command></term> |
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| 555 | <listitem> |
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| 556 | <para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the |
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| 557 | current process</para> |
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| 558 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pivot_root"> |
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| 559 | <primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</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="ramsize"> |
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| 565 | <term><command>ramsize</command></term> |
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| 566 | <listitem> |
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| 567 | <para>Sets the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image</para> |
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| 568 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ramsize"> |
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| 569 | <primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</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="raw"> |
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| 575 | <term><command>raw</command></term> |
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| 576 | <listitem> |
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| 577 | <para>Used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block |
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| 578 | device</para> |
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| 579 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux raw"> |
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| 580 | <primary sortas="b-raw">raw</primary> |
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| 581 | </indexterm> |
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| 582 | </listitem> |
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| 583 | </varlistentry> |
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| 584 | |
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| 585 | <varlistentry id="rdev"> |
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| 586 | <term><command>rdev</command></term> |
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| 587 | <listitem> |
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| 588 | <para>Queries and sets the root device, among other things, in a |
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| 589 | bootable image</para> |
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| 590 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rdev"> |
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| 591 | <primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary> |
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| 592 | </indexterm> |
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| 593 | </listitem> |
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| 594 | </varlistentry> |
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| 595 | |
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| 596 | <varlistentry id="readprofile"> |
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| 597 | <term><command>readprofile</command></term> |
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| 598 | <listitem> |
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| 599 | <para>Reads kernel profiling information</para> |
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| 600 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux readprofile"> |
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| 601 | <primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary> |
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| 602 | </indexterm> |
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| 603 | </listitem> |
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| 604 | </varlistentry> |
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| 605 | |
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| 606 | <varlistentry id="rename"> |
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| 607 | <term><command>rename</command></term> |
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| 608 | <listitem> |
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| 609 | <para>Renames the given files, replacing a given string with |
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| 610 | another</para> |
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| 611 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rename"> |
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| 612 | <primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary> |
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| 613 | </indexterm> |
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| 614 | </listitem> |
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| 615 | </varlistentry> |
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| 616 | |
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| 617 | <varlistentry id="renice"> |
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| 618 | <term><command>renice</command></term> |
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| 619 | <listitem> |
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| 620 | <para>Alters the priority of running processes</para> |
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| 621 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux renice"> |
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| 622 | <primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary> |
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| 623 | </indexterm> |
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| 624 | </listitem> |
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| 625 | </varlistentry> |
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| 626 | |
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| 627 | <varlistentry id="rev"> |
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| 628 | <term><command>rev</command></term> |
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| 629 | <listitem> |
---|
| 630 | <para>Reverses the lines of a given file</para> |
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| 631 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rev"> |
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| 632 | <primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary> |
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| 633 | </indexterm> |
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| 634 | </listitem> |
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| 635 | </varlistentry> |
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| 636 | |
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| 637 | <varlistentry id="rootflags"> |
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| 638 | <term><command>rootflags</command></term> |
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| 639 | <listitem> |
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| 640 | <para>Sets the rootflags in a bootable image</para> |
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| 641 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rootflags"> |
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| 642 | <primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary> |
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| 643 | </indexterm> |
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| 644 | </listitem> |
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| 645 | </varlistentry> |
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| 646 | |
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| 647 | <varlistentry id="script"> |
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| 648 | <term><command>script</command></term> |
---|
| 649 | <listitem> |
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| 650 | <para>Makes a typescript of a terminal session</para> |
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| 651 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux script"> |
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| 652 | <primary sortas="b-script">script</primary> |
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| 653 | </indexterm> |
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| 654 | </listitem> |
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| 655 | </varlistentry> |
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| 656 | |
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| 657 | <varlistentry id="setfdprm"> |
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| 658 | <term><command>setfdprm</command></term> |
---|
| 659 | <listitem> |
---|
| 660 | <para>Sets user-provided floppy disk parameters</para> |
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| 661 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setfdprm"> |
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| 662 | <primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary> |
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| 663 | </indexterm> |
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| 664 | </listitem> |
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| 665 | </varlistentry> |
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| 666 | |
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| 667 | <varlistentry id="setsid"> |
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| 668 | <term><command>setsid</command></term> |
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| 669 | <listitem> |
---|
| 670 | <para>Runs the given program in a new session</para> |
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| 671 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setsid"> |
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| 672 | <primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary> |
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| 673 | </indexterm> |
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| 674 | </listitem> |
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| 675 | </varlistentry> |
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| 676 | |
---|
| 677 | <varlistentry id="setterm"> |
---|
| 678 | <term><command>setterm</command></term> |
---|
| 679 | <listitem> |
---|
| 680 | <para>Sets terminal attributes</para> |
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| 681 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setterm"> |
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| 682 | <primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary> |
---|
| 683 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 684 | </listitem> |
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| 685 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 686 | |
---|
| 687 | <varlistentry id="sfdisk"> |
---|
| 688 | <term><command>sfdisk</command></term> |
---|
| 689 | <listitem> |
---|
| 690 | <para>A disk partition table manipulator</para> |
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| 691 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sfdisk"> |
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| 692 | <primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary> |
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| 693 | </indexterm> |
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| 694 | </listitem> |
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| 695 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 696 | |
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| 697 | <varlistentry id="swapdev"> |
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| 698 | <term><command>swapdev</command></term> |
---|
| 699 | <listitem> |
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| 700 | <para>Sets the swap device in a bootable image</para> |
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| 701 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapdev"> |
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| 702 | <primary sortas="b-swapdev">swapdev</primary> |
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| 703 | </indexterm> |
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| 704 | </listitem> |
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| 705 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 706 | |
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| 707 | <varlistentry id="swapoff"> |
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| 708 | <term><command>swapoff</command></term> |
---|
| 709 | <listitem> |
---|
| 710 | <para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para> |
---|
| 711 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapoff"> |
---|
| 712 | <primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary> |
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| 713 | </indexterm> |
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| 714 | </listitem> |
---|
| 715 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 716 | |
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| 717 | <varlistentry id="swapon"> |
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| 718 | <term><command>swapon</command></term> |
---|
| 719 | <listitem> |
---|
| 720 | <para>Enables devices and files for paging and swapping and |
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| 721 | lists the devices and files currently in use</para> |
---|
| 722 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapon"> |
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| 723 | <primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary> |
---|
| 724 | </indexterm> |
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| 725 | </listitem> |
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| 726 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 727 | |
---|
| 728 | <varlistentry id="tunelp"> |
---|
| 729 | <term><command>tunelp</command></term> |
---|
| 730 | <listitem> |
---|
| 731 | <para>Tunes the parameters of the line printer</para> |
---|
| 732 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tunelp"> |
---|
| 733 | <primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary> |
---|
| 734 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 735 | </listitem> |
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| 736 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 737 | |
---|
| 738 | <varlistentry id="ul"> |
---|
| 739 | <term><command>ul</command></term> |
---|
| 740 | <listitem> |
---|
| 741 | <para>A filter for translating underscores into escape sequences |
---|
| 742 | indicating underlining for the terminal in use</para> |
---|
| 743 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ul"> |
---|
| 744 | <primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary> |
---|
| 745 | </indexterm> |
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| 746 | </listitem> |
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| 747 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 748 | |
---|
| 749 | <varlistentry id="umount"> |
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| 750 | <term><command>umount</command></term> |
---|
| 751 | <listitem> |
---|
| 752 | <para>Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree</para> |
---|
| 753 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux umount"> |
---|
| 754 | <primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary> |
---|
| 755 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 756 | </listitem> |
---|
| 757 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 758 | |
---|
| 759 | <varlistentry id="vidmode"> |
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| 760 | <term><command>vidmode</command></term> |
---|
| 761 | <listitem> |
---|
| 762 | <para>Sets the video mode in a bootable image</para> |
---|
| 763 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux vidmode"> |
---|
| 764 | <primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary> |
---|
| 765 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 766 | </listitem> |
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| 767 | </varlistentry> |
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| 768 | |
---|
| 769 | <varlistentry id="whereis"> |
---|
| 770 | <term><command>whereis</command></term> |
---|
| 771 | <listitem> |
---|
| 772 | <para>Reports the location of the binary, source, and man page |
---|
| 773 | for the given command</para> |
---|
| 774 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux whereis"> |
---|
| 775 | <primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary> |
---|
| 776 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 777 | </listitem> |
---|
| 778 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 779 | |
---|
| 780 | <varlistentry id="write"> |
---|
| 781 | <term><command>write</command></term> |
---|
| 782 | <listitem> |
---|
| 783 | <para>Sends a message to the given user <emphasis>if</emphasis> that |
---|
| 784 | user has not disabled receipt of such messages</para> |
---|
| 785 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux write"> |
---|
| 786 | <primary sortas="b-write">write</primary> |
---|
| 787 | </indexterm> |
---|
| 788 | </listitem> |
---|
| 789 | </varlistentry> |
---|
| 790 | |
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| 791 | </variablelist> |
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| 792 | |
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| 793 | </sect2> |
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| 794 | |
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| 795 | </sect1> |
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