From 6370fa6cff0ec2a8ac8d50d1595ec9500f6631c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerard Beekmans Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 00:31:17 +0000 Subject: Initial commit - LFS 2.4.4 files git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@14 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- appendixa/utillinux-desc.sgml | 545 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 545 insertions(+) create mode 100644 appendixa/utillinux-desc.sgml (limited to 'appendixa/utillinux-desc.sgml') diff --git a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.sgml b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.sgml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5b546c88a --- /dev/null +++ b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,545 @@ + +Contents + + +The Util-linux package contains the arch, dmesg, kill, more, +mount, umount, agetty, blockdev, cfdisk, ctrlaltdel, elvtune, fdisk, +fsck.minix, hwclock, kbdrate, losetup, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.minix, +mkswap, sfdisk, swapoff, swapon, cal, chkdupexe, col, colcrt, colrm, +column, cytune, ddate, fdformat, getopt, hexdump, ipcrm, ipcs, logger, +look, mcookie, namei, rename, renice, rev, script, setfdprm, setsid, +setterm, ul, whereis, write, ramsize, rdev, readprofile, rootflags, +swapdev, tunelp and vidmode programs. + + + + + +Description + + +arch + + +arch prints the machine architecture. + + + + + +dmesg + + +dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer (boot +messages from the kernel). + + + + + +kill + + +kill sends a specified signal to the specified process. + + + + + +more + + +more is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. + + + + + +mount + + +mount mounts a filesystem from a device to a directory (mount point). + + + + + +umount + + +umount unmounts a mounted filesystem. + + + + + +agetty + + +agetty opens a tty port, prompts for a login name and invokes the +/bin/login command. + + + + + +blockdev + + +blockdev allows you to call block device ioctls from the command line + + + + + +cfdisk + + +cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table manipulator. + + + + + +ctrlaltdel + + +ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard +or soft reset). + + + + + +elvtune + + +elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per blockdevice queue basis. + + + + + +fdisk + + +fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator. + + + + + +fsck.minix + + +fsck.minix performs a consistency check for the Linux MINIX filesystem. + + + + + +hwclock + + +hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (Also called the RTC or BIOS +clock). + + + + + +kbdrate + + +kbdrate resets the keyboard repeat rate and delay time. + + + + + +losetup + + +losetup sets up and controls loop devices. + + + + + +mkfs + + +mkfs builds a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a harddisk +partition. + + + + + +mkfs.bfs + + +mkfs.bfs creates a SCO bfs file system on a device, usually a harddisk +partition. + + + + + +mkfs.minix + + +mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX filesystem on a device, usually a +harddisk partition. + + + + + +mkswap + + +mkswap sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file. + + + + + +sfdisk + + +sfdisk is a disk partition table manipulator. + + + + + +swapoff + + +swapoff disables devices and files for paging an swapping. + + + + + +swapon + + +swapon enables devices and files for paging and swapping. + + + + + +cal + + +cal displays a simple calender. + + + + + +chkdupexe + + +chkdupexe finds duplicate executables. + + + + + +col + + +col filters reverse line feeds from input. + + + + + +colcrt + + +colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing. + + + + + +colrm + + +colrm removes columns from a file. + + + + + +column + + +column columnates lists. + + + + + +cytune + + +cytune queries and modifies the interruption threshold for the Cyclades +driver. + + + + + +ddate + + +ddate converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates. + + + + + +fdformat + + +fdformat low-level formats a floppy disk. + + + + + +getopt + + +getops parses command options the same way as the getopt C command. + + + + + +hexdump + + +hexdump displays specified files, or standard input, in a user specified +format (ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal). + + + + + +ipcrm + + +ipcrm removes a specified resource. + + + + + +ipcs + + +ipcs provides information on ipc facilities. + + + + + +logger + + +logger makes entries in the system log. + + + + + +look + + +look displays lines beginning with a given string. + + + + + +mcookie + + +mcookie generates magic cookies for xauth. + + + + + +namei + + +namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found. + + + + + +rename + + +rename renames files. + + + + + +renice + + +renice alters priority of running processes. + + + + + +rev + + +rev reverses lines of a file. + + + + + +script + + +script makes typescript of terminal session. + + + + + +setfdprm + + +setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters. + + + + + +setsid + + +setsid runs programs in a new session. + + + + + +setterm + + +setterm sets terminal attributes. + + + + + +ul + + +ul reads a file and translates occurences of underscores to the sequence +which indicates underlining for the terminal in use. + + + + + +whereis + + +whereis locates a binary, source and manual page for a command. + + + + + +write + + +write sends a message to another user. + + + + + +ramsize + + +ramsize queries and sets RAM disk size. + + + + + +rdev + + +rdev queries and sets image root device, swap device, RAM disk size, or +video mode. + + + + + +readprofile + + +readprofile reads kernel profiling information. + + + + + +rootflags + + +rootflags queries and sets extra information used when mounting root. + + + + + +swapdev + + +swapdev queries and sets swap device. + + + + + +tunelp + + +tunelp sets various paramters for the lp device. + + + + + +vidmode + + +vidmode queries and sets the video mode. + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf