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diff --git a/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml b/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml index ef29138e8..c00be7060 100644 --- a/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/shellutils-desc.xml @@ -1,13 +1,11 @@ <sect2> <title>Contents</title> -<para> -The Sh-utils package contains the basename, chroot, date, dirname, +<para>The Sh-utils package contains the basename, chroot, date, dirname, echo, env, expr, factor, false, groups, hostid, hostname, id, logname, nice, nohup, pathchk, pinky, printenv, printf, pwd, seq, sleep, stty, su, tee, test, true, tty, uname, uptime, users, who, whoami and yes -programs. -</para> +programs.</para> </sect2> @@ -15,286 +13,219 @@ programs. <sect3><title>basename</title> -<para> -basename strips directory and suffixes from filenames. -</para> +<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> +<para>chroot runs a command or interactive shell with special +root directory.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>date</title> -<para> -date displays the current time in a specified format, or sets the system -date. -</para> +<para>date displays the current time in a specified format, or sets +the system date.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>dirname</title> -<para> -dirname strips non-directory suffixes from file name. -</para> +<para>dirname strips non-directory suffixes from file name.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>echo</title> -<para> -echo displays a line of text. -</para> +<para>echo displays a line of text.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>env</title> -<para> -env runs a program in a modified environment. -</para> +<para>env runs a program in a modified environment.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>expr</title> -<para> -expr evaluates expressions. -</para> +<para>expr evaluates expressions.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>factor</title> -<para> -factor prints the prime factors of all specified integer numbers. -</para> +<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> +<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> +<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> +<para>hostid prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current +host.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>hostname</title> -<para> -hostname sets or prints the name of the current host system -</para> +<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> +<para>id prints the real and effective UIDs and GIDs of a user or the current +user.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>logname</title> -<para> -logname prints the current user's login name. -</para> +<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> +<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> +<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> +<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> +<para>pinky is a lightweight finger utility which retrieves information about +a certain user</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>printenv</title> -<para> -printenv prints all or part of the environment. -</para> +<para>printenv prints all or part of the environment.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>printf</title> -<para> -printf formats and print data (the same as the printf C function). -</para> +<para>printf formats and print 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> +<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> +<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> +<para>sleep delays for a specified amount of time.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>stty</title> -<para> -stty changes and prints terminal line settings. -</para> +<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> +<para>su runs a shell with substitute user and group IDs</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>tee</title> -<para> -tee reads from standard input and write to standard output and files. -</para> +<para>tee reads from standard input and write to standard output and +files.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>test</title> -<para> -test checks file types and compares values. -</para> +<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> +<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> +<para>tty prints the file name of the terminal connected to standard +input.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>uname</title> -<para> -uname prints system information. -</para> +<para>uname prints system information.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>uptime</title> -<para> -uptime tells how long the system has been running. -</para> +<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> +<para>users prints the user names of users currently logged in to the +current host.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>who</title> -<para> -who shows who is logged on. -</para> +<para>who shows who is logged on.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>whoami</title> -<para> -whoami prints the users effective userid. -</para> +<para>whoami prints the users effective userid.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>yes</title> -<para> -yes outputs a string repeatedly until killed. -</para> +<para>yes outputs a string repeatedly until killed.</para> </sect3> |