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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
+ %general-entities;
+]>
+
+<sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux-ng" role="wrap">
+ <?dbhtml filename="util-linux-ng.html"?>
+
+ <sect1info condition="script">
+ <productname>util-linux-ng</productname>
+ <productnumber>&util-linux-ng-version;</productnumber>
+ <address>&util-linux-ng-url;</address>
+ </sect1info>
+
+ <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-ng-version;</title>
+
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng">
+ <primary sortas="a-Util-linux-ng">Util-linux-ng</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <sect2 role="package">
+ <title/>
+
+ <para>The Util-linux-ng package contains miscellaneous utility programs.
+ Among them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions,
+ and messages.</para>
+
+ <segmentedlist>
+ <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
+ <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
+
+ <seglistitem>
+ <seg>&util-linux-ng-ch6-sbu;</seg>
+ <seg>&util-linux-ng-ch6-du;</seg>
+ </seglistitem>
+ </segmentedlist>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 role="installation">
+ <title>FHS compliance notes</title>
+
+ <para>The FHS recommends using the <filename
+ class="directory">/var/lib/hwclock</filename> directory instead of the
+ usual <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory as the
+ location for the <filename>adjtime</filename> file. To make the
+ <command>hwclock</command> program FHS-compliant, run the
+ following:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="pre">sed -e 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \
+ -i $(grep -rl '/etc/adjtime' .)
+mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 role="installation">
+ <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>Compile the package:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="contents-utillinux" role="content">
+ <title>Contents of Util-linux</title>
+
+ <segmentedlist>
+ <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
+
+ <seglistitem>
+ <seg>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt,
+ colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat,
+ fdisk, flock, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm,
+ ipcs, isosize, line, logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs,
+ mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, pg, 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, tailf, tunelp, ul, umount,
+ vidmode (link to rdev), whereis, and write</seg>
+ </seglistitem>
+ </segmentedlist>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
+ <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
+ <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
+
+ <varlistentry id="agetty">
+ <term><command>agetty</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name,
+ and then invokes the <command>login</command> program</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng agetty">
+ <primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="arch">
+ <term><command>arch</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reports the machine's architecture</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng arch">
+ <primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="blockdev">
+ <term><command>blockdev</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command
+ line</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng blockdev">
+ <primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="cal">
+ <term><command>cal</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Displays a simple calendar</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng cal">
+ <primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="cfdisk">
+ <term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng cfdisk">
+ <primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="chkdupexe">
+ <term><command>chkdupexe</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Finds duplicate executables</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng chkdupexe">
+ <primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="col">
+ <term><command>col</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Filters out reverse line feeds</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng col">
+ <primary sortas="b-col">col</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="colcrt">
+ <term><command>colcrt</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
+ that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng colcrt">
+ <primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="colrm">
+ <term><command>colrm</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Filters out the given columns</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng colrm">
+ <primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="column">
+ <term><command>column</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Formats a given file into multiple columns</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng column">
+ <primary sortas="b-column">column</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel">
+ <term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a
+ hard or a soft reset</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ctrlaltdel">
+ <primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="cytune">
+ <term><command>cytune</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for
+ Cyclades cards</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng cytune">
+ <primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="ddate">
+ <term><command>ddate</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date
+ to a Discordian one</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ddate">
+ <primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="dmesg">
+ <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng dmesg">
+ <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="elvtune">
+ <term><command>elvtune</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Tunes the performance and interactivity of a block
+ device</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng elvtune">
+ <primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="fdformat">
+ <term><command>fdformat</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Low-level formats a floppy disk</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fdformat">
+ <primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="fdisk">
+ <term><command>fdisk</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Manipulates the paritition table of the given device</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fdisk">
+ <primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="flock">
+ <term><command>flock</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Acquires a file lock and then executes a command with the lock
+ held</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng flock">
+ <primary sortas="b-flock">flock</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs">
+ <term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the
+ given device</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fsck.cramfs">
+ <primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="fsck.minix">
+ <term><command>fsck.minix</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the
+ given device</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng fsck.minix">
+ <primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="getopt">
+ <term><command>getopt</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Parses options in the given command line</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng getopt">
+ <primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="hexdump">
+ <term><command>hexdump</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given
+ format</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng hexdump">
+ <primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="hwclock">
+ <term><command>hwclock</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called
+ the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
+ clock</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng hwclock">
+ <primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="ipcrm">
+ <term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ipcrm">
+ <primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="ipcs">
+ <term><command>ipcs</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Provides IPC status information</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ipcs">
+ <primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="isosize">
+ <term><command>isosize</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reports the size of an iso9660 file system</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng isosize">
+ <primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="line">
+ <term><command>line</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Copies a single line</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng line">
+ <primary sortas="b-line">line</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="logger">
+ <term><command>logger</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enters the given message into the system log</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng logger">
+ <primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="look">
+ <term><command>look</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Displays lines that begin with the given string</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng look">
+ <primary sortas="b-look">look</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="losetup">
+ <term><command>losetup</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sets up and controls loop devices</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng losetup">
+ <primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="mcookie">
+ <term><command>mcookie</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for
+ <command>xauth</command></para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mcookie">
+ <primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="mkfs">
+ <term><command>mkfs</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
+ partition)</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs">
+ <primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs">
+ <term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs.bfs">
+ <primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs">
+ <term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Creates a cramfs file system</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs.cramfs">
+ <primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="mkfs.minix">
+ <term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Creates a Minix file system</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkfs.minix">
+ <primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="mkswap">
+ <term><command>mkswap</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap
+ area</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mkswap">
+ <primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="more">
+ <term><command>more</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A filter for paging through text one screen at a time</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng more">
+ <primary sortas="b-more">more</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="mount">
+ <term><command>mount</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified
+ directory in the file-system tree</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng mount">
+ <primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="namei">
+ <term><command>namei</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng namei">
+ <primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="pg">
+ <term><command>pg</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Displays a text file one screen full at a time</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng pg">
+ <primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="pivot_root">
+ <term><command>pivot_root</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Makes the given file system the new root file system of the
+ current process</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng pivot_root">
+ <primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="ramsize">
+ <term><command>ramsize</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sets the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ramsize">
+ <primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="raw">
+ <term><command>raw</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block
+ device</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng raw">
+ <primary sortas="b-raw">raw</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="rdev">
+ <term><command>rdev</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Queries and sets the root device, among other things, in a
+ bootable image</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rdev">
+ <primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="readprofile">
+ <term><command>readprofile</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reads kernel profiling information</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng readprofile">
+ <primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="rename">
+ <term><command>rename</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Renames the given files, replacing a given string with
+ another</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rename">
+ <primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="renice">
+ <term><command>renice</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Alters the priority of running processes</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng renice">
+ <primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="rev">
+ <term><command>rev</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reverses the lines of a given file</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rev">
+ <primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="rootflags">
+ <term><command>rootflags</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sets the rootflags in a bootable image</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rootflags">
+ <primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="script">
+ <term><command>script</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Makes a typescript of a terminal session</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng script">
+ <primary sortas="b-script">script</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="setfdprm">
+ <term><command>setfdprm</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sets user-provided floppy disk parameters</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setfdprm">
+ <primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="setsid">
+ <term><command>setsid</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Runs the given program in a new session</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setsid">
+ <primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="setterm">
+ <term><command>setterm</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sets terminal attributes</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setterm">
+ <primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="sfdisk">
+ <term><command>sfdisk</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A disk partition table manipulator</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng sfdisk">
+ <primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="swapoff">
+ <term><command>swapoff</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng swapoff">
+ <primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="swapon">
+ <term><command>swapon</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enables devices and files for paging and swapping and
+ lists the devices and files currently in use</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng swapon">
+ <primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="tailf">
+ <term><command>tailf</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Tracks the growth of a log file. Displays the last 10 lines
+ of a log file, then continues displaying any new entries in the
+ log file as they are created</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng tailf">
+ <primary sortas="b-tailf">tailf</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="tunelp">
+ <term><command>tunelp</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Tunes the parameters of the line printer</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng tunelp">
+ <primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="ul">
+ <term><command>ul</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A filter for translating underscores into escape sequences
+ indicating underlining for the terminal in use</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ul">
+ <primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="umount">
+ <term><command>umount</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng umount">
+ <primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="vidmode">
+ <term><command>vidmode</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sets the video mode in a bootable image</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng vidmode">
+ <primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="whereis">
+ <term><command>whereis</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reports the location of the binary, source, and man page
+ for the given command</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng whereis">
+ <primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="write">
+ <term><command>write</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sends a message to the given user <emphasis>if</emphasis> that
+ user has not disabled receipt of such messages</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng write">
+ <primary sortas="b-write">write</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+</sect1>