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diff --git a/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml b/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml index 861620474..0ae673c22 100644 --- a/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml @@ -12,222 +12,121 @@ programs.</para> <sect2><title>Description</title> <sect3><title>basename</title> - -<para>basename strips directory and suffixes from filenames.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>basename strips directory and suffixes from filenames.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>chroot</title> - <para>chroot runs a command or interactive shell with special -root directory.</para> - -</sect3> +root directory.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>date</title> - <para>date displays the current time in a specified format, or sets -the system date.</para> - -</sect3> +the system date.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>dirname</title> - -<para>dirname strips non-directory suffixes from file name.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>dirname strips non-directory suffixes from file name.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>echo</title> - -<para>echo displays a line of text.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>echo displays a line of text.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>env</title> - -<para>env runs a program in a modified environment.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>env runs a program in a modified environment.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>expr</title> - -<para>expr evaluates expressions.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>expr evaluates expressions.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>factor</title> - -<para>factor prints the prime factors of all specified integer numbers.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>factor prints the prime factors of all specified +integer numbers.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>false</title> - -<para>false always exits with a status code indicating failure.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>false always exits with a status code indicating failure.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>groups</title> - -<para>groups prints the groups a user is in.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>groups prints the groups a user is in.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>hostid</title> - <para>hostid prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current -host.</para> - -</sect3> +host.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>hostname</title> - -<para>hostname sets or prints the name of the current host system</para> - -</sect3> +<para>hostname sets or prints the name of the current host system</para></sect3> <sect3><title>id</title> - <para>id prints the real and effective UIDs and GIDs of a user or the current -user.</para> - -</sect3> +user.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>logname</title> - -<para>logname prints the current user's login name.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>logname prints the current user's login name.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>nice</title> - -<para>nice runs a program with modified scheduling priority.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>nice runs a program with modified scheduling priority.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>nohup</title> - -<para>nohup runs a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty</para> - -</sect3> +<para>nohup runs a command immune to hangups, with output to a +non-tty</para></sect3> <sect3><title>pathchk</title> - -<para>pathchk checks whether file names are valid or portable.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>pathchk checks whether file names are valid or portable.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>pinky</title> - <para>pinky is a lightweight finger utility which retrieves information about -a certain user</para> - -</sect3> +a certain user</para></sect3> <sect3><title>printenv</title> - -<para>printenv prints all or part of the environment.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>printenv prints all or part of the environment.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>printf</title> - -<para>printf formats and prints data (the same as the printf C function).</para> - -</sect3> +<para>printf formats and prints data (the same as the printf C +function).</para></sect3> <sect3><title>pwd</title> - -<para>pwd prints the name of the current/working directory</para> - -</sect3> +<para>pwd prints the name of the current/working directory</para></sect3> <sect3><title>seq</title> - -<para>seq prints numbers in a certain range with a certain increment.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>seq prints numbers in a certain range with a certain +increment.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>sleep</title> - -<para>sleep delays for a specified amount of time.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>sleep delays for a specified amount of time.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>stty</title> - -<para>stty changes and prints terminal line settings.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>stty changes and prints terminal line settings.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>su</title> - -<para>su runs a shell with substitute user and group IDs</para> - -</sect3> +<para>su runs a shell with substitute user and group IDs</para></sect3> <sect3><title>tee</title> - <para>tee reads from standard input and writes to standard output and -files.</para> - -</sect3> +files.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>test</title> - -<para>test checks file types and compares values.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>test checks file types and compares values.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>true</title> - -<para>True always exits with a status code indicating success.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>True always exits with a status code indicating success.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>tty</title> - <para>tty prints the file name of the terminal connected to standard -input.</para> - -</sect3> +input.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>uname</title> - -<para>uname prints system information.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>uname prints system information.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>uptime</title> - -<para>uptime tells how long the system has been running.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>uptime tells how long the system has been running.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>users</title> - <para>users prints the user names of users currently logged in to the -current host.</para> - -</sect3> +current host.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>who</title> - -<para>who shows who is logged on.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>who shows who is logged on.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>whoami</title> - -<para>whoami prints the user's effective userid.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>whoami prints the user's effective userid.</para></sect3> <sect3><title>yes</title> - -<para>yes outputs a string repeatedly until killed.</para> - -</sect3> +<para>yes outputs a string repeatedly until killed.</para></sect3> </sect2> |