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author | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2002-02-06 23:15:46 +0000 |
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committer | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2002-02-06 23:15:46 +0000 |
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parent | 76c0b783eeb766c0dec8e66dab2e6c275ba0786d (diff) |
[Bug 190] reorganise and sync descriptions
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diff --git a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml index 1d707ff64..9995a7b9e 100644 --- a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml @@ -1,208 +1,217 @@ -<sect2> -<title>Contents</title> - -<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, -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>agetty</title> +<sect2><title>Contents of util-linux-&util-linux-contversion;</title> + +<sect3><title>Program Files</title> +<para>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt, +colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat, fdisk, +fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm, ipcs, isosize +kill, line, logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.minix, +mkswap, more, mount, namei, pivot_root, +ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev, +rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk, +swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tunelp, ul, umount, vidmode, whereis +and write</para></sect3> + +<sect3><title>Descriptions</title> + +<sect4><title>agetty</title> <para>agetty opens a tty port, prompts for a login name and invokes the -/bin/login command.</para></sect3> +/bin/login command.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>arch</title> -<para>arch prints the machine architecture.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>arch</title> +<para>arch prints the machine architecture.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>blockdev</title> +<sect4><title>blockdev</title> <para>blockdev allows to call block device ioctls from the command -line</para></sect3> +line</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>cal</title> -<para>cal displays a simple calender.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>cal</title> +<para>cal displays a simple calender.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>cfdisk</title> +<sect4><title>cfdisk</title> <para>cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table -manipulator.</para></sect3> +manipulator.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>chkdupexe</title> -<para>chkdupexe finds duplicate executables.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>chkdupexe</title> +<para>chkdupexe finds duplicate executables.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>col</title> -<para>col filters reverse line feeds from input.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>col</title> +<para>col filters reverse line feeds from input.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>colcrt</title> -<para>colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>colcrt</title> +<para>colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>colrm</title> -<para>colrm removes columns from a file.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>colrm</title> +<para>colrm removes columns from a file.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>column</title> -<para>column columnates lists.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>column</title> +<para>column columnates lists.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>ctrlaltdel</title> +<sect4><title>ctrlaltdel</title> <para>ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard -or soft reset).</para></sect3> +or soft reset).</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>cytune</title> +<sect4><title>cytune</title> <para>cytune queries and modifies the interruption threshold for the Cyclades -driver.</para></sect3> +driver.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>ddate</title> -<para>ddate converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>ddate</title> +<para>ddate converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>dmesg</title> +<sect4><title>dmesg</title> <para>dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer (boot -messages from the kernel).</para></sect3> +messages from the kernel).</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>elvtune</title> +<sect4><title>elvtune</title> <para>elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue -basis.</para></sect3> +basis.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>fdformat</title> -<para>fdformat low-level formats a floppy disk.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>fdformat</title> +<para>fdformat low-level formats a floppy disk.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>fdisk</title> -<para>fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>fdisk</title> +<para>fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>fsck.minix</title> +<sect4><title>fsck.minix</title> <para>fsck.minix performs a consistency check for the Linux MINIX -filesystem.</para></sect3> +filesystem.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>getopt</title> +<sect4><title>getopt</title> <para>getops parses command options the same way as the getopt C -command.</para></sect3> +command.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>hexdump</title> +<sect4><title>hexdump</title> <para>hexdump displays specified files, or standard input, in a user specified -format (ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal).</para></sect3> +format (ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal).</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>hwclock</title> +<sect4><title>hwclock</title> <para>hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (Also called the RTC or BIOS -clock).</para></sect3> +clock).</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>ipcrm</title> +<para>ipcrm removes a specified resource.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>ipcrm</title> -<para>ipcrm removes a specified resource.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>ipcs</title> +<para>ipcs provides information on IPC facilities.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>ipcs</title> -<para>ipcs provides information on IPC facilities.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>isosize</title> +<para>isosize outputs the length of a iso9660 file system.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>kill</title> -<para>kill sends a specified signal to the specified process.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>kill</title> +<para>kill sends a specified signal to the specified process.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>logger</title> -<para>logger makes entries in the system log.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>line</title> +<para>line copies one line (up to a newline) from standard input and writes it +to standard output.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>look</title> -<para>look displays lines beginning with a given string.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>logger</title> +<para>logger makes entries in the system log.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>losetup</title> -<para>losetup sets up and controls loop devices.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>look</title> +<para>look displays lines beginning with a given string.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>mcookie</title> -<para>mcookie generates magic cookies for xauth.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>losetup</title> +<para>losetup sets up and controls loop devices.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>mkfs</title> +<sect4><title>mcookie</title> +<para>mcookie generates magic cookies for xauth.</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>mkfs</title> <para>mkfs builds a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a harddisk -partition.</para></sect3> +partition.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>mkfs.bfs</title> +<sect4><title>mkfs.bfs</title> <para>mkfs.bfs creates a SCO bfs file system on a device, usually a harddisk -partition.</para></sect3> +partition.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>mkfs.minix</title> +<sect4><title>mkfs.minix</title> <para>mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX filesystem on a device, usually a -harddisk partition.</para></sect3> +harddisk partition.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>mkswap</title> -<para>mkswap sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>mkswap</title> +<para>mkswap sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>more</title> +<sect4><title>more</title> <para>more is a filter for paging through text one screen full at a -time.</para></sect3> +time.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>mount</title> +<sect4><title>mount</title> <para>mount mounts a filesystem from a device to a directory (mount -point).</para></sect3> +point).</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>namei</title> +<para>namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>namei</title> -<para>namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>pivot_root</title> +<para>pivot_root moves the root file system of the current process.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>umount</title> -<para>umount unmounts a mounted filesystem.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>ramsize</title> +<para>ramsize queries and sets RAM disk size.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>ramsize</title> -<para>ramsize queries and sets RAM disk size.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>raw</title> +<para>raw is used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block device.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>rdev</title> +<sect4><title>rdev</title> <para>rdev queries and sets image root device, swap device, RAM disk size, or -video mode.</para></sect3> +video mode.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>readprofile</title> -<para>readprofile reads kernel profiling information.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>readprofile</title> +<para>readprofile reads kernel profiling information.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>rename</title> -<para>rename renames files.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>rename</title> +<para>rename renames files.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>renice</title> -<para>renice alters priority of running processes.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>renice</title> +<para>renice alters priority of running processes.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>rev</title> -<para>rev reverses lines of a file.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>rev</title> +<para>rev reverses lines of a file.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>rootflags</title> +<sect4><title>rootflags</title> <para>rootflags queries and sets extra information used when mounting -root.</para></sect3> - -<sect3><title>script</title> -<para>script makes typescript of terminal session.</para></sect3> +root.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>setfdprm</title> -<para>setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>script</title> +<para>script makes typescript of terminal session.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>setsid</title> -<para>setsid runs programs in a new session.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>setfdprm</title> +<para>setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>setterm</title> -<para>setterm sets terminal attributes.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>setsid</title> +<para>setsid runs programs in a new session.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>sfdisk</title> -<para>sfdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>setterm</title> +<para>setterm sets terminal attributes.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>swapdev</title> -<para>swapdev queries and sets swap device.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>sfdisk</title> +<para>sfdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>swapoff</title> -<para>swapoff disables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>swapoff</title> +<para>swapoff disables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>swapon</title> -<para>swapon enables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>swapon</title> +<para>swapon enables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>tunelp</title> -<para>tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>tunelp</title> +<para>tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>ul</title> +<sect4><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> +which indicates underlining for the terminal in use.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>vidmode</title> -<para>vidmode queries and sets the video mode.</para></sect3> +<sect4><title>umount</title> +<para>umount unmounts a mounted filesystem.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>whereis</title> +<sect4><title>vidmode</title> +<para>vidmode queries and sets the video mode.</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>whereis</title> <para>whereis locates a binary, source and manual page for a -command.</para></sect3> +command.</para></sect4> + +<sect4><title>write</title> +<para>write sends a message to another user.</para></sect4> -<sect3><title>write</title> -<para>write sends a message to another user.</para></sect3> +</sect3> </sect2> |