From 53ad30a63b4d5f80f713963835dee995f9546071 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Hymers Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 16:09:47 +0000 Subject: [Bug 190] Put descs in alphabetical order git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@1249 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml | 493 ++++++++++++------------------------------- 1 file changed, 135 insertions(+), 358 deletions(-) (limited to 'appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml') diff --git a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml index f0e1d877e..50018bafa 100644 --- a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml @@ -1,434 +1,211 @@ 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. +The Util-linux package contains the agetty, arch, +blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt, colrm, column, +ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat, fdisk, +fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm, ipcs, +kbdrate, kill, logger, look, losetup, +mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, +umount, ramsize, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev, rootflags, +script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk, swapdev, swapoff, swapon, +tunelp, ul, vidmode, whereis, and write 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 screen full at a time. - - - - -mount - -mount mounts a filesystem from a device to a directory (mount -point). - - - - -umount - -umount unmounts a mounted filesystem. - - - - -agetty - +agetty agetty opens a tty port, prompts for a login name and invokes the -/bin/login command. +/bin/login command. - - - -blockdev +arch +arch prints the machine architecture. +blockdev blockdev allows to call block device ioctls from the command -line +line - +cal +cal displays a simple calender. - -cfdisk +cfdisk +cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table +manipulator. -cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table manipulator. +chkdupexe +chkdupexe finds duplicate executables. - +col +col filters reverse line feeds from input. - -ctrlaltdel +colcrt +colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing. -ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard -or soft reset). +colrm +colrm removes columns from a file. - +column +column columnates lists. - -elvtune +ctrlaltdel +ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard +or soft reset). -elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue -basis. +cytune +cytune queries and modifies the interruption threshold for the Cyclades +driver. - +ddate +ddate converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates. - -fdisk +dmesg +dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer (boot +messages from the kernel). -fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator. +elvtune +elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue +basis. - +fdformat +fdformat low-level formats a floppy disk. - -fsck.minix +fdisk +fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator. +fsck.minix fsck.minix performs a consistency check for the Linux MINIX -filesystem. +filesystem. - +getopt +getops parses command options the same way as the getopt C +command. - -hwclock +hexdump +hexdump displays specified files, or standard input, in a user specified +format (ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal). +hwclock hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (Also called the RTC or BIOS -clock). +clock). - +ipcrm +ipcrm removes a specified resource. - -kbdrate +ipcs +ipcs provides information on IPC facilities. -kbdrate resets the keyboard repeat rate and delay time. +kbdrate +kbdrate resets the keyboard repeat rate and delay time. - +kill +kill sends a specified signal to the specified process. - -losetup +logger +logger makes entries in the system log. -losetup sets up and controls loop devices. +look +look displays lines beginning with a given string. - +losetup +losetup sets up and controls loop devices. - -mkfs +mcookie +mcookie generates magic cookies for xauth. +mkfs mkfs builds a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a harddisk -partition. - - - - -mkfs.bfs +partition. +mkfs.bfs mkfs.bfs creates a SCO bfs file system on a device, usually a harddisk -partition. - - - - -mkfs.minix +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 and 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 +harddisk partition. -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. - - +mkswap +mkswap sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file. - -rename +more +more is a filter for paging through text one screen full at a +time. -rename renames files. - - - - -renice +mount +mount mounts a filesystem from a device to a directory (mount +point). -renice alters priority of running processes. +namei +namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found. - +umount +umount unmounts a mounted filesystem. - -rev +ramsize +ramsize queries and sets RAM disk size. -rev reverses lines of a file. +rdev +rdev queries and sets image root device, swap device, RAM disk size, or +video mode. - +readprofile +readprofile reads kernel profiling information. - -script +rename +rename renames files. -script makes typescript of terminal session. +renice +renice alters priority of running processes. - +rev +rev reverses lines of a file. - -setfdprm +rootflags +rootflags queries and sets extra information used when mounting +root. -setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters. +script +script makes typescript of terminal session. - +setfdprm +setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters. - -setsid +setsid +setsid runs programs in a new session. -setsid runs programs in a new session. +setterm +setterm sets terminal attributes. - +sfdisk +sfdisk is a disk partition table manipulator. - -setterm +swapdev +swapdev queries and sets swap device. -setterm sets terminal attributes. +swapoff +swapoff disables devices and files for paging and swapping. - +swapon +swapon enables devices and files for paging and swapping. - -ul +tunelp +tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device. +ul ul reads a file and translates occurrences 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 parameters for the LP device. - - +which indicates underlining for the terminal in use. - -vidmode +vidmode +vidmode queries and sets the video mode. -vidmode queries and sets the video mode. +whereis +whereis locates a binary, source and manual page for a +command. - +write +write sends a message to another user. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf