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author | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-07-22 19:45:10 +0000 |
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committer | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-07-22 19:45:10 +0000 |
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diff --git a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml index 56fe867b8..f0e1d877e 100644 --- a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml @@ -1,16 +1,14 @@ <sect2> <title>Contents</title> -<para> -The Util-linux package contains the arch, dmesg, kill, more, +<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> +swapdev, tunelp and vidmode programs.</para> </sect2> @@ -20,524 +18,415 @@ swapdev, tunelp and vidmode programs. <sect3> <title>arch</title> -<para> -arch prints the machine architecture. -</para> +<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> +<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> +<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> +<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> +<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> +<para>umount unmounts a mounted filesystem.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>agetty</title> -<para> -agetty opens a tty port, prompts for a login name and invokes the -/bin/login command. -</para> +<para>agetty opens a tty port, prompts for a login name and invokes the +/bin/login command.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>blockdev</title> -<para> -blockdev allows to call block device ioctls from the command line -</para> +<para>blockdev allows to call block device ioctls from the command +line</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>cfdisk</title> -<para> -cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table manipulator. -</para> +<para>cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table manipulator.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>ctrlaltdel</title> -<para> -ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard -or soft reset). -</para> +<para>ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard +or soft reset).</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>elvtune</title> -<para> -elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue basis. -</para> +<para>elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue +basis.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>fdisk</title> -<para> -fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator. -</para> +<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> +<para>fsck.minix performs a consistency check for the Linux MINIX +filesystem.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>hwclock</title> -<para> -hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (Also called the RTC or BIOS -clock). -</para> +<para>hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (Also called the RTC or BIOS +clock).</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>kbdrate</title> -<para> -kbdrate resets the keyboard repeat rate and delay time. -</para> +<para>kbdrate resets the keyboard repeat rate and delay time.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>losetup</title> -<para> -losetup sets up and controls loop devices. -</para> +<para>losetup sets up and controls loop devices.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>mkfs</title> -<para> -mkfs builds a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a harddisk -partition. -</para> +<para>mkfs builds a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a harddisk +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> +<para>mkfs.bfs creates a SCO bfs file system on a device, usually a harddisk +partition.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>mkfs.minix</title> -<para> -mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX filesystem on a device, usually a -harddisk partition. -</para> +<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> +<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> +<para>sfdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>swapoff</title> -<para> -swapoff disables devices and files for paging an swapping. -</para> +<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> +<para>swapon enables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>cal</title> -<para> -cal displays a simple calender. -</para> +<para>cal displays a simple calender.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>chkdupexe</title> -<para> -chkdupexe finds duplicate executables. -</para> +<para>chkdupexe finds duplicate executables.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>col</title> -<para> -col filters reverse line feeds from input. -</para> +<para>col filters reverse line feeds from input.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>colcrt</title> -<para> -colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing. -</para> +<para>colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>colrm</title> -<para> -colrm removes columns from a file. -</para> +<para>colrm removes columns from a file.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>column</title> -<para> -column columnates lists. -</para> +<para>column columnates lists.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>cytune</title> -<para> -cytune queries and modifies the interruption threshold for the Cyclades -driver. -</para> +<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> +<para>ddate converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>fdformat</title> -<para> -fdformat low-level formats a floppy disk. -</para> +<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> +<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> +<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> +<para>ipcrm removes a specified resource.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>ipcs</title> -<para> -ipcs provides information on IPC facilities. -</para> +<para>ipcs provides information on IPC facilities.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>logger</title> -<para> -logger makes entries in the system log. -</para> +<para>logger makes entries in the system log.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>look</title> -<para> -look displays lines beginning with a given string. -</para> +<para>look displays lines beginning with a given string.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>mcookie</title> -<para> -mcookie generates magic cookies for xauth. -</para> +<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> +<para>namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>rename</title> -<para> -rename renames files. -</para> +<para>rename renames files.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>renice</title> -<para> -renice alters priority of running processes. -</para> +<para>renice alters priority of running processes.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>rev</title> -<para> -rev reverses lines of a file. -</para> +<para>rev reverses lines of a file.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>script</title> -<para> -script makes typescript of terminal session. -</para> +<para>script makes typescript of terminal session.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>setfdprm</title> -<para> -setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters. -</para> +<para>setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>setsid</title> -<para> -setsid runs programs in a new session. -</para> +<para>setsid runs programs in a new session.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>setterm</title> -<para> -setterm sets terminal attributes. -</para> +<para>setterm sets terminal attributes.</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> +<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> +<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> +<para>write sends a message to another user.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>ramsize</title> -<para> -ramsize queries and sets RAM disk size. -</para> +<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> +<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> +<para>readprofile reads kernel profiling information.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>rootflags</title> -<para> -rootflags queries and sets extra information used when mounting root. -</para> +<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> +<para>swapdev queries and sets swap device.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>tunelp</title> -<para> -tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device. -</para> +<para>tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device.</para> </sect3> <sect3> <title>vidmode</title> -<para> -vidmode queries and sets the video mode. -</para> +<para>vidmode queries and sets the video mode.</para> </sect3> |