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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 | ]>
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7 |
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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-inetutils" role="wrap">
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="inetutils.html"?>
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10 |
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11 | <title>Inetutils-&inetutils-version;</title>
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12 |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils">
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Inetutils">Inetutils</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 Inetutils package contains programs for basic networking.</para>
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21 |
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22 | <segmentedlist>
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23 | <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
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24 |
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25 | <seglistitem>
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26 | <seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep,
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27 | Make, Ncurses, Patch, Sed, and Zlib</seg>
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28 | </seglistitem>
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29 | </segmentedlist>
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30 |
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31 | </sect2>
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32 |
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33 | <sect2 role="installation">
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34 | <title>Installation of Inetutils</title>
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35 |
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36 | <para os="p1">Not all programs that come with Inetutils will be installed.
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37 | However, the Inetutils build system will insist on installing all the
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38 | man pages anyway. The following patch will correct this
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39 | situation:</para>
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40 |
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41 | <screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&inetutils-man_pages-patch;</userinput></screen>
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42 |
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43 | <para os="p3">This patch addresses build issues with GCC 4.x:</para>
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44 |
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45 | <screen os="p4"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&inetutils-gcc4_fixes-patch;</userinput></screen>
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46 |
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47 | <para os="a">Prepare Inetutils for compilation:</para>
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48 |
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49 | <screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin \
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50 | --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \
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51 | --disable-logger --disable-syslogd \
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52 | --disable-whois --disable-servers</userinput></screen>
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53 |
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54 | <variablelist os="c">
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55 | <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
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56 |
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57 | <varlistentry>
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58 | <term><parameter>--disable-logger</parameter></term>
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59 | <listitem>
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60 | <para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the
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61 | <command>logger</command> program, which is used by scripts to
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62 | pass messages to the System Log Daemon. Do not install it because
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63 | Util-linux installs a better version later.</para>
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64 | </listitem>
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65 | </varlistentry>
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66 |
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67 | <varlistentry>
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68 | <term><parameter>--disable-syslogd</parameter></term>
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69 | <listitem>
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70 | <para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the System Log
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71 | Daemon, which is installed with the Sysklogd package.</para>
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72 | </listitem>
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73 | </varlistentry>
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74 |
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75 | <varlistentry>
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76 | <term><parameter>--disable-whois</parameter></term>
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77 | <listitem>
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78 | <para>This option disables the building of the Inetutils
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79 | <command>whois</command> client, which is out of date.
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80 | Instructions for a better <command>whois</command> client are
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81 | in the BLFS book.</para>
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82 | </listitem>
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83 | </varlistentry>
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84 |
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85 | <varlistentry>
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86 | <term><parameter>--disable-servers</parameter></term>
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87 | <listitem>
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88 | <para>This disables the installation of the various network
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89 | servers included as part of the Inetutils package. These servers are
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90 | deemed not appropriate in a basic LFS system. Some are insecure by
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91 | nature and are only considered safe on trusted networks. More
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92 | information can be found at <ulink
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93 | url="&blfs-root;view/svn/basicnet/inetutils.html"/>. Note that
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94 | better replacements are available for many of these
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95 | servers.</para>
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96 | </listitem>
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97 | </varlistentry>
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98 | </variablelist>
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99 |
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100 | <para os="d">Compile the package:</para>
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101 |
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102 | <screen os="e"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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103 |
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104 | <para os="f">This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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105 |
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106 | <para os="g">Install the package:</para>
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107 |
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108 | <screen os="h"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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109 |
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110 | <para os="i">Move the <command>ping</command> program to its FHS-compliant
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111 | place:</para>
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112 |
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113 | <screen os="j"><userinput>mv -v /usr/bin/ping /bin</userinput></screen>
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114 |
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115 | </sect2>
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116 |
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117 | <sect2 id="contents-inetutils" role="content">
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118 | <title>Contents of Inetutils</title>
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119 |
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120 | <segmentedlist>
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121 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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122 |
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123 | <seglistitem>
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124 | <seg>ftp, ping, rcp, rlogin, rsh, talk, telnet, and tftp</seg>
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125 | </seglistitem>
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126 | </segmentedlist>
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127 |
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128 | <variablelist>
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129 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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130 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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131 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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132 |
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133 | <varlistentry id="ftp">
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134 | <term><command>ftp</command></term>
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135 | <listitem>
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136 | <para>Is the file transfer protocol program</para>
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137 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ftp">
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138 | <primary sortas="b-ftp">ftp</primary>
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139 | </indexterm>
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140 | </listitem>
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141 | </varlistentry>
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142 |
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143 | <varlistentry id="ping">
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144 | <term><command>ping</command></term>
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145 | <listitem>
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146 | <para>Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies
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147 | take</para>
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148 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping">
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149 | <primary sortas="b-ping">ping</primary>
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150 | </indexterm>
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151 | </listitem>
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152 | </varlistentry>
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153 |
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154 | <varlistentry id="rcp">
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155 | <term><command>rcp</command></term>
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156 | <listitem>
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157 | <para>Performs remote file copy</para>
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158 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rcp">
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159 | <primary sortas="b-rcp">rcp</primary>
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160 | </indexterm>
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161 | </listitem>
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162 | </varlistentry>
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163 |
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164 | <varlistentry id="rlogin">
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165 | <term><command>rlogin</command></term>
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166 | <listitem>
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167 | <para>Performs remote login</para>
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168 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rlogin">
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169 | <primary sortas="b-rlogin">rlogin</primary>
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170 | </indexterm>
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171 | </listitem>
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172 | </varlistentry>
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173 |
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174 | <varlistentry id="rsh">
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175 | <term><command>rsh</command></term>
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176 | <listitem>
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177 | <para>Runs a remote shell</para>
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178 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rsh">
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179 | <primary sortas="b-rsh">rsh</primary>
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180 | </indexterm>
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181 | </listitem>
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182 | </varlistentry>
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183 |
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184 | <varlistentry id="talk">
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185 | <term><command>talk</command></term>
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186 | <listitem>
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187 | <para>Is used to chat with another user</para>
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188 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils talk">
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189 | <primary sortas="b-talk">talk</primary>
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190 | </indexterm>
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191 | </listitem>
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192 | </varlistentry>
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193 |
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194 | <varlistentry id="telnet">
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195 | <term><command>telnet</command></term>
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196 | <listitem>
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197 | <para>An interface to the TELNET protocol</para>
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198 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils telnet">
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199 | <primary sortas="b-telnet">telnet</primary>
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200 | </indexterm>
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201 | </listitem>
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202 | </varlistentry>
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203 |
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204 | <varlistentry id="tftp">
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205 | <term><command>tftp</command></term>
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206 | <listitem>
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207 | <para>A trivial file transfer program</para>
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208 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils tftp">
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209 | <primary sortas="b-tftp">tftp</primary>
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210 | </indexterm>
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211 | </listitem>
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212 | </varlistentry>
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213 |
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214 | </variablelist>
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215 |
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216 | </sect2>
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217 |
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218 | </sect1>
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