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diff --git a/chapter06/util-linux.xml b/chapter06/util-linux.xml index 7ab4b6374..ac1413644 100644 --- a/chapter06/util-linux.xml +++ b/chapter06/util-linux.xml @@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ whereis and write</seg></seglistitem> <variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title> -<varlistentry> -<term id="agetty"><command>agetty</command></term> +<varlistentry id="agetty"> +<term><command>agetty</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux agetty"><primary sortas="b-agetty">agetty</primary></indexterm> <para>opens a tty port, prompts for a login name, @@ -109,56 +109,56 @@ and then invokes the login program.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="arch"><command>arch</command></term> +<varlistentry id="arch"> +<term><command>arch</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux arch"><primary sortas="b-arch">arch</primary></indexterm> <para>reports the machine's architecture.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="blockdev"><command>blockdev</command></term> +<varlistentry id="blockdev"> +<term><command>blockdev</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev"><primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary></indexterm> <para>allows you to call block device ioctls from the command line.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="cal"><command>cal</command></term> +<varlistentry id="cal"> +<term><command>cal</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cal"><primary sortas="b-cal">cal</primary></indexterm> <para>displays a simple calendar.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="cfdisk"><command>cfdisk</command></term> +<varlistentry id="cfdisk"> +<term><command>cfdisk</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk"><primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to manipulate the partition table of the given device.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="chkdupexe"><command>chkdupexe</command></term> +<varlistentry id="chkdupexe"> +<term><command>chkdupexe</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux chkdupexe"><primary sortas="b-chkdupexe">chkdupexe</primary></indexterm> <para>finds duplicate executables.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="col"><command>col</command></term> +<varlistentry id="col"> +<term><command>col</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux col"><primary sortas="b-col">col</primary></indexterm> <para>filters out reverse line feeds.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="colcrt"><command>colcrt</command></term> +<varlistentry id="colcrt"> +<term><command>colcrt</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt"><primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to filter nroff output for terminals @@ -166,24 +166,24 @@ that lack some capabilities such as overstriking and half-lines.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="colrm"><command>colrm</command></term> +<varlistentry id="colrm"> +<term><command>colrm</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colrm"><primary sortas="b-colrm">colrm</primary></indexterm> <para>filters out the given columns.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="column"><command>column</command></term> +<varlistentry id="column"> +<term><command>column</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux column"><primary sortas="b-column">column</primary></indexterm> <para>formats a given file into multiple columns.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="ctrlaltdel"><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term> +<varlistentry id="ctrlaltdel"> +<term><command>ctrlaltdel</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ctrlaltdel"><primary sortas="b-ctrlaltdel">ctrlaltdel</primary></indexterm> <para>sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a hard or a @@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ soft reset.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="cytune"><command>cytune</command></term> +<varlistentry id="cytune"> +<term><command>cytune</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cytune"><primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary></indexterm> <para>was used to tune the parameters of the @@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ serial line drivers for Cyclades cards.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="ddate"><command>ddate</command></term> +<varlistentry id="ddate"> +<term><command>ddate</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ddate"><primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary></indexterm> <para>gives the Discordian date, or converts the @@ -209,16 +209,16 @@ given Gregorian date to a Discordian one.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="dmesg"><command>dmesg</command></term> +<varlistentry id="dmesg"> +<term><command>dmesg</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux dmesg"><primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary></indexterm> <para>dumps the kernel boot messages.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="elvtune"><command>elvtune</command></term> +<varlistentry id="elvtune"> +<term><command>elvtune</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux elvtune"><primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary></indexterm> <para>can be used to tune the performance @@ -226,24 +226,24 @@ and interactivity of a block device.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="fdformat"><command>fdformat</command></term> +<varlistentry id="fdformat"> +<term><command>fdformat</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdformat"><primary sortas="b-fdformat">fdformat</primary></indexterm> <para>low-level formats a floppy disk.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="fdisk"><command>fdisk</command></term> +<varlistentry id="fdisk"> +<term><command>fdisk</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk"><primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary></indexterm> <para>could be used to manipulate the partition table of the given device.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="fsck.cramfs"><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term> +<varlistentry id="fsck.cramfs"> +<term><command>fsck.cramfs</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.cramfs"><primary sortas="b-fsck.cramfs">fsck.cramfs</primary></indexterm> <para>performs a consistency check on the @@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ Cramfs file system on the given device.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="fsck.minix"><command>fsck.minix</command></term> +<varlistentry id="fsck.minix"> +<term><command>fsck.minix</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fsck.minix"><primary sortas="b-fsck.minix">fsck.minix</primary></indexterm> <para>performs a consistency check on the @@ -260,24 +260,24 @@ Minix file system on the given device.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="getopt"><command>getopt</command></term> +<varlistentry id="getopt"> +<term><command>getopt</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux getopt"><primary sortas="b-getopt">getopt</primary></indexterm> <para>parses options in the given command line.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="hexdump"><command>hexdump</command></term> +<varlistentry id="hexdump"> +<term><command>hexdump</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump"><primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary></indexterm> <para>dumps the given file in hexadecimal, or in another given format.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="hwclock"><command>hwclock</command></term> +<varlistentry id="hwclock"> +<term><command>hwclock</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hwclock"><primary sortas="b-hwclock">hwclock</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to read or set the system's hardware clock, also called the RTC @@ -285,64 +285,64 @@ Minix file system on the given device.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="ipcrm"><command>ipcrm</command></term> +<varlistentry id="ipcrm"> +<term><command>ipcrm</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcrm"><primary sortas="b-ipcrm">ipcrm</primary></indexterm> <para>removes the given IPC resource.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="ipcs"><command>ipcs</command></term> +<varlistentry id="ipcs"> +<term><command>ipcs</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ipcs"><primary sortas="b-ipcs">ipcs</primary></indexterm> <para>provides IPC status information.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="isosize"><command>isosize</command></term> +<varlistentry id="isosize"> +<term><command>isosize</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux isosize"><primary sortas="b-isosize">isosize</primary></indexterm> <para>reports the size of an iso9660 file system.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="line"><command>line</command></term> +<varlistentry id="line"> +<term><command>line</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux line"><primary sortas="b-line">line</primary></indexterm> <para>copies a single line.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="logger"><command>logger</command></term> +<varlistentry id="logger"> +<term><command>logger</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux logger"><primary sortas="b-logger">logger</primary></indexterm> <para>enters the given message into the system log.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="look"><command>look</command></term> +<varlistentry id="look"> +<term><command>look</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux look"><primary sortas="b-look">look</primary></indexterm> <para>displays lines that begin with the given string.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="losetup"><command>losetup</command></term> +<varlistentry id="losetup"> +<term><command>losetup</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup"><primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to set up and control loop devices.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="mcookie"><command>mcookie</command></term> +<varlistentry id="mcookie"> +<term><command>mcookie</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mcookie"><primary sortas="b-mcookie">mcookie</primary></indexterm> <para>generates magic cookies, 128-bit random hexadecimal numbers, @@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ for xauth.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="mkfs"><command>mkfs</command></term> +<varlistentry id="mkfs"> +<term><command>mkfs</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to build a file system on a device @@ -359,40 +359,40 @@ for xauth.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="mkfs.bfs"><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term> +<varlistentry id="mkfs.bfs"> +<term><command>mkfs.bfs</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.bfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.bfs">mkfs.bfs</primary></indexterm> <para>creates an SCO (Santa Cruz Operations) bfs file system.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="mkfs.cramfs"><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term> +<varlistentry id="mkfs.cramfs"> +<term><command>mkfs.cramfs</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.cramfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.cramfs">mkfs.cramfs</primary></indexterm> <para>creates a cramfs file system.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="mkfs.minix"><command>mkfs.minix</command></term> +<varlistentry id="mkfs.minix"> +<term><command>mkfs.minix</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs.minix"><primary sortas="b-mkfs.minix">mkfs.minix</primary></indexterm> <para>creates a Minix file system.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="mkswap"><command>mkswap</command></term> +<varlistentry id="mkswap"> +<term><command>mkswap</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkswap"><primary sortas="b-mkswap">mkswap</primary></indexterm> <para>initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap area.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="more"><command>more</command></term> +<varlistentry id="more"> +<term><command>more</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more"><primary sortas="b-more">more</primary></indexterm> <para>is a filter for paging through text one @@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ screen full at a time. But less is much better.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="mount"><command>mount</command></term> +<varlistentry id="mount"> +<term><command>mount</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mount"><primary sortas="b-mount">mount</primary></indexterm> <para>attaches the file system on the given device to a specified directory (thus @@ -409,24 +409,24 @@ hiding the contents of that directory) in the file-system tree.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="namei"><command>namei</command></term> +<varlistentry id="namei"> +<term><command>namei</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux namei"><primary sortas="b-namei">namei</primary></indexterm> <para>shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="pg"><command>pg</command></term> +<varlistentry id="pg"> +<term><command>pg</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pg"><primary sortas="b-pg">pg</primary></indexterm> <para>displays a text file one screen full at a time.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="pivot_root"><command>pivot_root</command></term> +<varlistentry id="pivot_root"> +<term><command>pivot_root</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux pivot_root"><primary sortas="b-pivot_root">pivot_root</primary></indexterm> <para>makes the given file system the new @@ -434,16 +434,16 @@ root file system of the current process.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="ramsize"><command>ramsize</command></term> +<varlistentry id="ramsize"> +<term><command>ramsize</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ramsize"><primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to set the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="rdev"><command>rdev</command></term> +<varlistentry id="rdev"> +<term><command>rdev</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rdev"><primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to query and set the root @@ -451,48 +451,48 @@ device and other things in a bootable image.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="readprofile"><command>readprofile</command></term> +<varlistentry id="readprofile"> +<term><command>readprofile</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux readprofile"><primary sortas="b-readprofile">readprofile</primary></indexterm> <para>reads kernel profiling information.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="rename"><command>rename</command></term> +<varlistentry id="rename"> +<term><command>rename</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rename"><primary sortas="b-rename">rename</primary></indexterm> <para>renames the given files, replacing a given string with another.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="renice"><command>renice</command></term> +<varlistentry id="renice"> +<term><command>renice</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux renice"><primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to alter the priority of running processes.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="rev"><command>rev</command></term> +<varlistentry id="rev"> +<term><command>rev</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rev"><primary sortas="b-rev">rev</primary></indexterm> <para>reverses the lines of a given file.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="rootflags"><command>rootflags</command></term> +<varlistentry id="rootflags"> +<term><command>rootflags</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rootflags"><primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to set the rootflags in a bootable image.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="script"><command>script</command></term> +<varlistentry id="script"> +<term><command>script</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux script"><primary sortas="b-script">script</primary></indexterm> <para>makes a typescript of a terminal session, of everything printed to @@ -500,72 +500,72 @@ the terminal.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="setfdprm"><command>setfdprm</command></term> +<varlistentry id="setfdprm"> +<term><command>setfdprm</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setfdprm"><primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary></indexterm> <para>sets user-provided floppy disk parameters.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="setsid"><command>setsid</command></term> +<varlistentry id="setsid"> +<term><command>setsid</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setsid"><primary sortas="b-setsid">setsid</primary></indexterm> <para>runs the given program in a new session.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="setterm"><command>setterm</command></term> +<varlistentry id="setterm"> +<term><command>setterm</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setterm"><primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to set terminal attributes.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="sfdisk"><command>sfdisk</command></term> +<varlistentry id="sfdisk"> +<term><command>sfdisk</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sfdisk"><primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary></indexterm> <para>is a disk partition table manipulator.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="swapdev"><command>swapdev</command></term> +<varlistentry id="swapdev"> +<term><command>swapdev</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapdev"><primary sortas="b-swapdev">swapdev</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to set the swap device in a bootable image.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="swapoff"><command>swapoff</command></term> +<varlistentry id="swapoff"> +<term><command>swapoff</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapoff"><primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary></indexterm> <para>disables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="swapon"><command>swapon</command></term> +<varlistentry id="swapon"> +<term><command>swapon</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapon"><primary sortas="b-swapon">swapon</primary></indexterm> <para>enables devices and files for paging and swapping.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="tunelp"><command>tunelp</command></term> +<varlistentry id="tunelp"> +<term><command>tunelp</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tunelp"><primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary></indexterm> <para>is used to tune the parameters of the line printer.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="ul"><command>ul</command></term> +<varlistentry id="ul"> +<term><command>ul</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ul"><primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary></indexterm> <para>is a filter for translating underscores into @@ -573,24 +573,24 @@ escape sequences indicating underlining for the terminal in use.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="umount"><command>umount</command></term> +<varlistentry id="umount"> +<term><command>umount</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux umount"><primary sortas="b-umount">umount</primary></indexterm> <para>disconnects a file system from the system's file tree.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="vidmode"><command>vidmode</command></term> +<varlistentry id="vidmode"> +<term><command>vidmode</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux vidmode"><primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary></indexterm> <para>could be used to set the video mode in a bootable image.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="whereis"><command>whereis</command></term> +<varlistentry id="whereis"> +<term><command>whereis</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux whereis"><primary sortas="b-whereis">whereis</primary></indexterm> <para>reports the location of binary, the @@ -598,8 +598,8 @@ source, and the manual page for the given command.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> -<varlistentry> -<term id="write"><command>write</command></term> +<varlistentry id="write"> +<term><command>write</command></term> <listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux write"><primary sortas="b-write">write</primary></indexterm> <para>sends a message to the given user, |