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authorManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2006-02-10 19:05:30 +0000
committerManuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org>2006-02-10 19:05:30 +0000
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
%general-entities;
]>
+
<sect1 id="ch-system-util-linux" role="wrap">
-<title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>
-<?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?>
-
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux"><primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary></indexterm>
-
-<sect2 role="package"><title/>
-<para>The Util-linux 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>0.2 SBU</seg><seg>11.6 MB</seg></seglistitem>
-</segmentedlist>
-
-<segmentedlist>
-<segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
-<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils,
-Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, Sed, and Zlib</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>
+ <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?>
+
+ <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>
+
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux">
+ <primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <sect2 role="package">
+ <title/>
+
+ <para>The Util-linux 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>0.2 SBU</seg>
+ <seg>11.6 MB</seg>
+ </seglistitem>
+ </segmentedlist>
+
+ <segmentedlist>
+ <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
+
+ <seglistitem>
+ <seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc,
+ Grep, Make, Ncurses, Sed, and Zlib</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>sed -i 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \
hwclock/hwclock.c
mkdir -p /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
-</sect2>
+ </sect2>
-<sect2 role="installation">
-<title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
+ <sect2 role="installation">
+ <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
-<para>Util-linux fails to compile against newer versions of Linux-Libc-Headers.
-The following patch properly fixes this issue:</para>
+ <para>Util-linux fails to compile against newer versions of Linux-Libc-Headers.
+ The following patch properly fixes this issue:</para>
<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&util-linux-cramfs-patch;</userinput></screen>
-<para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
+ <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>
<screen><userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
-<para>Compile the package:</para>
+ <para>Compile the package:</para>
<screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes</userinput></screen>
-<para>The meaning of the make parameters:</para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <title>The meaning of the make parameters:</title>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>HAVE_KILL=yes</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This prevents the <command>kill</command> program (already
+ installed by Procps) from being built and installed again.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
-<variablelist>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><parameter>HAVE_KILL=yes</parameter></term>
-<listitem><para>This prevents the
-<command>kill</command> program (already installed by Procps) from being
-built and installed again.</para></listitem>
-</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>HAVE_SLN=yes</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This prevents the <command>sln</command> program (a
+ statically linked version of <command>ln</command> already installed
+ by Glibc) from being built and installed again.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term><parameter>HAVE_SLN=yes</parameter></term>
-<listitem><para>This prevents the <command>sln</command> program (a
-statically linked version of <command>ln</command> already installed
-by Glibc) from being built and installed again.</para></listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
+ </variablelist>
-<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
+ <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
-<para>Install the package and move the <command>logger</command> binary to
-<filename class="directory">/bin</filename> as it is needed by the
-LFS-Bootscripts package:</para>
+ <para>Install the package and move the <command>logger</command> binary to
+ <filename class="directory">/bin</filename> as it is needed by the
+ LFS-Bootscripts package:</para>
<screen><userinput>make HAVE_KILL=yes HAVE_SLN=yes install
mv /usr/bin/logger /bin</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,
-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, swapdev, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 fdformat"><primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="fdisk">
-<term><command>fdisk</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk"><primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 sfdisk"><primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="swapdev">
-<term><command>swapdev</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Sets the swap device in a bootable image</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapdev"><primary sortas="b-swapdev">swapdev</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 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 swapon"><primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</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 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 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 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 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 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 write"><primary sortas="b-write">write</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
-
-</sect2>
+ </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, 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,
+ swapdev, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 fdformat">
+ <primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="fdisk">
+ <term><command>fdisk</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Manipulates the partition table of the given device</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk">
+ <primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 sfdisk">
+ <primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="swapdev">
+ <term><command>swapdev</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sets the swap device in a bootable image</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapdev">
+ <primary sortas="b-swapdev">swapdev</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 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 swapon">
+ <primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</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 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 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 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 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 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 write">
+ <primary sortas="b-write">write</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
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