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author | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-09-22 16:09:47 +0000 |
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committer | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-09-22 16:09:47 +0000 |
commit | 53ad30a63b4d5f80f713963835dee995f9546071 (patch) | |
tree | f304bfa899e693aa1f7de368f8e49ffe46477334 /appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml | |
parent | eb33fb1cad428658dafc39e87d0c57ae479def5f (diff) |
[Bug 190] Put descs in alphabetical order
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@1249 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml index f0e1d877e..50018bafa 100644 --- a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml @@ -1,434 +1,211 @@ <sect2> <title>Contents</title> -<para>The Util-linux package contains the arch, dmesg, kill, more, -mount, umount, agetty, blockdev, cfdisk, ctrlaltdel, elvtune, fdisk, -fsck.minix, hwclock, kbdrate, losetup, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.minix, -mkswap, sfdisk, swapoff, swapon, cal, chkdupexe, col, colcrt, colrm, -column, cytune, ddate, fdformat, getopt, hexdump, ipcrm, ipcs, logger, -look, mcookie, namei, rename, renice, rev, script, setfdprm, setsid, -setterm, ul, whereis, write, ramsize, rdev, readprofile, rootflags, -swapdev, tunelp and vidmode programs.</para> +<para>The Util-linux package contains the agetty, arch, +blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt, colrm, column, +ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat, fdisk, +fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm, ipcs, +kbdrate, kill, logger, look, losetup, +mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, +umount, ramsize, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev, rootflags, +script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk, swapdev, swapoff, swapon, +tunelp, ul, vidmode, whereis, and write programs.</para> </sect2> <sect2> <title>Description</title> -<sect3> -<title>arch</title> - -<para>arch prints the machine architecture.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>dmesg</title> - -<para>dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer (boot -messages from the kernel).</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>kill</title> - -<para>kill sends a specified signal to the specified process.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>more</title> - -<para>more is a filter for paging through text one screen full at a time.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>mount</title> - -<para>mount mounts a filesystem from a device to a directory (mount -point).</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>umount</title> - -<para>umount unmounts a mounted filesystem.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>agetty</title> - +<sect3><title>agetty</title> <para>agetty opens a tty port, prompts for a login name and invokes the -/bin/login command.</para> +/bin/login command.</para></sect3> -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>blockdev</title> +<sect3><title>arch</title> +<para>arch prints the machine architecture.</para></sect3> +<sect3><title>blockdev</title> <para>blockdev allows to call block device ioctls from the command -line</para> +line</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>cal</title> +<para>cal displays a simple calender.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>cfdisk</title> +<sect3><title>cfdisk</title> +<para>cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table +manipulator.</para></sect3> -<para>cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table manipulator.</para> +<sect3><title>chkdupexe</title> +<para>chkdupexe finds duplicate executables.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>col</title> +<para>col filters reverse line feeds from input.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>ctrlaltdel</title> +<sect3><title>colcrt</title> +<para>colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing.</para></sect3> -<para>ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard -or soft reset).</para> +<sect3><title>colrm</title> +<para>colrm removes columns from a file.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>column</title> +<para>column columnates lists.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>elvtune</title> +<sect3><title>ctrlaltdel</title> +<para>ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard +or soft reset).</para></sect3> -<para>elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue -basis.</para> +<sect3><title>cytune</title> +<para>cytune queries and modifies the interruption threshold for the Cyclades +driver.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>ddate</title> +<para>ddate converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>fdisk</title> +<sect3><title>dmesg</title> +<para>dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer (boot +messages from the kernel).</para></sect3> -<para>fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.</para> +<sect3><title>elvtune</title> +<para>elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue +basis.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>fdformat</title> +<para>fdformat low-level formats a floppy disk.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>fsck.minix</title> +<sect3><title>fdisk</title> +<para>fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.</para></sect3> +<sect3><title>fsck.minix</title> <para>fsck.minix performs a consistency check for the Linux MINIX -filesystem.</para> +filesystem.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>getopt</title> +<para>getops parses command options the same way as the getopt C +command.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>hwclock</title> +<sect3><title>hexdump</title> +<para>hexdump displays specified files, or standard input, in a user specified +format (ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal).</para></sect3> +<sect3><title>hwclock</title> <para>hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (Also called the RTC or BIOS -clock).</para> +clock).</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>ipcrm</title> +<para>ipcrm removes a specified resource.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>kbdrate</title> +<sect3><title>ipcs</title> +<para>ipcs provides information on IPC facilities.</para></sect3> -<para>kbdrate resets the keyboard repeat rate and delay time.</para> +<sect3><title>kbdrate</title> +<para>kbdrate resets the keyboard repeat rate and delay time.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>kill</title> +<para>kill sends a specified signal to the specified process.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>losetup</title> +<sect3><title>logger</title> +<para>logger makes entries in the system log.</para></sect3> -<para>losetup sets up and controls loop devices.</para> +<sect3><title>look</title> +<para>look displays lines beginning with a given string.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>losetup</title> +<para>losetup sets up and controls loop devices.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>mkfs</title> +<sect3><title>mcookie</title> +<para>mcookie generates magic cookies for xauth.</para></sect3> +<sect3><title>mkfs</title> <para>mkfs builds a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a harddisk -partition.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>mkfs.bfs</title> +partition.</para></sect3> +<sect3><title>mkfs.bfs</title> <para>mkfs.bfs creates a SCO bfs file system on a device, usually a harddisk -partition.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>mkfs.minix</title> +partition.</para></sect3> +<sect3><title>mkfs.minix</title> <para>mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX filesystem on a device, usually a -harddisk partition.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>mkswap</title> - -<para>mkswap sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>sfdisk</title> - -<para>sfdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>swapoff</title> - -<para>swapoff disables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>swapon</title> - -<para>swapon enables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>cal</title> - -<para>cal displays a simple calender.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>chkdupexe</title> - -<para>chkdupexe finds duplicate executables.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>col</title> - -<para>col filters reverse line feeds from input.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>colcrt</title> - -<para>colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>colrm</title> - -<para>colrm removes columns from a file.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>column</title> - -<para>column columnates lists.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>cytune</title> +harddisk partition.</para></sect3> -<para>cytune queries and modifies the interruption threshold for the Cyclades -driver.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>ddate</title> - -<para>ddate converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>fdformat</title> - -<para>fdformat low-level formats a floppy disk.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>getopt</title> - -<para>getops parses command options the same way as the getopt C command.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>hexdump</title> - -<para>hexdump displays specified files, or standard input, in a user specified -format (ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal).</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>ipcrm</title> - -<para>ipcrm removes a specified resource.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>ipcs</title> - -<para>ipcs provides information on IPC facilities.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>logger</title> - -<para>logger makes entries in the system log.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>look</title> - -<para>look displays lines beginning with a given string.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>mcookie</title> - -<para>mcookie generates magic cookies for xauth.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>namei</title> - -<para>namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found.</para> - -</sect3> +<sect3><title>mkswap</title> +<para>mkswap sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>rename</title> +<sect3><title>more</title> +<para>more is a filter for paging through text one screen full at a +time.</para></sect3> -<para>rename renames files.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>renice</title> +<sect3><title>mount</title> +<para>mount mounts a filesystem from a device to a directory (mount +point).</para></sect3> -<para>renice alters priority of running processes.</para> +<sect3><title>namei</title> +<para>namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>umount</title> +<para>umount unmounts a mounted filesystem.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>rev</title> +<sect3><title>ramsize</title> +<para>ramsize queries and sets RAM disk size.</para></sect3> -<para>rev reverses lines of a file.</para> +<sect3><title>rdev</title> +<para>rdev queries and sets image root device, swap device, RAM disk size, or +video mode.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>readprofile</title> +<para>readprofile reads kernel profiling information.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>script</title> +<sect3><title>rename</title> +<para>rename renames files.</para></sect3> -<para>script makes typescript of terminal session.</para> +<sect3><title>renice</title> +<para>renice alters priority of running processes.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>rev</title> +<para>rev reverses lines of a file.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>setfdprm</title> +<sect3><title>rootflags</title> +<para>rootflags queries and sets extra information used when mounting +root.</para></sect3> -<para>setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters.</para> +<sect3><title>script</title> +<para>script makes typescript of terminal session.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>setfdprm</title> +<para>setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>setsid</title> +<sect3><title>setsid</title> +<para>setsid runs programs in a new session.</para></sect3> -<para>setsid runs programs in a new session.</para> +<sect3><title>setterm</title> +<para>setterm sets terminal attributes.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>sfdisk</title> +<para>sfdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>setterm</title> +<sect3><title>swapdev</title> +<para>swapdev queries and sets swap device.</para></sect3> -<para>setterm sets terminal attributes.</para> +<sect3><title>swapoff</title> +<para>swapoff disables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>swapon</title> +<para>swapon enables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>ul</title> +<sect3><title>tunelp</title> +<para>tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device.</para></sect3> +<sect3><title>ul</title> <para>ul reads a file and translates occurrences of underscores to the sequence -which indicates underlining for the terminal in use.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>whereis</title> - -<para>whereis locates a binary, source and manual page for a command.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>write</title> - -<para>write sends a message to another user.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>ramsize</title> - -<para>ramsize queries and sets RAM disk size.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>rdev</title> - -<para>rdev queries and sets image root device, swap device, RAM disk size, or -video mode.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>readprofile</title> - -<para>readprofile reads kernel profiling information.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>rootflags</title> - -<para>rootflags queries and sets extra information used when mounting -root.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>swapdev</title> - -<para>swapdev queries and sets swap device.</para> - -</sect3> - -<sect3> -<title>tunelp</title> - -<para>tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device.</para> - -</sect3> +which indicates underlining for the terminal in use.</para></sect3> -<sect3> -<title>vidmode</title> +<sect3><title>vidmode</title> +<para>vidmode queries and sets the video mode.</para></sect3> -<para>vidmode queries and sets the video mode.</para> +<sect3><title>whereis</title> +<para>whereis locates a binary, source and manual page for a +command.</para></sect3> -</sect3> +<sect3><title>write</title> +<para>write sends a message to another user.</para></sect3> </sect2> |