From c6d52ce7e5688d9b38b960c46f458d86719d8a6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Burgess Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:59:22 +0000 Subject: Fix up the migration to Util-linux-ng. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@8458 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml | 756 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 756 insertions(+) create mode 100644 chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml (limited to 'chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml') diff --git a/chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml b/chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..656127aa1 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml @@ -0,0 +1,756 @@ + + + %general-entities; +]> + + + + + + util-linux-ng + &util-linux-ng-version; +
&util-linux-ng-url;
+ + + Util-linux-&util-linux-ng-version; + + + Util-linux-ng + + + + + + <para>The Util-linux-ng package contains miscellaneous utility programs. + Among them are utilities for handling file systems, consoles, partitions, + and messages.</para> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>&util-linux-ng-ch6-sbu;</seg> + <seg>&util-linux-ng-ch6-du;</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>FHS compliance notes + + The FHS recommends using the /var/lib/hwclock directory instead of the + usual /etc directory as the + location for the adjtime file. To make the + hwclock program FHS-compliant, run the + following: + +sed -e 's@etc/adjtime@var/lib/hwclock/adjtime@g' \ + -i $(grep -rl '/etc/adjtime' .) +mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock + + + + + Installation of Util-linux + +./configure + + Compile the package: + +make + +make install + + + + + Contents of Util-linux + + + Installed programs + + + agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt, + colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat, + fdisk, flock, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm, + ipcs, isosize, line, logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, + mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root, + ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev, + rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk, + swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tailf, tunelp, ul, umount, + vidmode (link to rdev), whereis, and write + + + + + Short Descriptions + + + + + agetty + + Opens a tty port, prompts for a login name, + and then invokes the login program + + agetty + + + + + + arch + + Reports the machine's architecture + + arch + + + + + + blockdev + + Allows users to call block device ioctls from the command + line + + blockdev + + + + + + cal + + Displays a simple calendar + + cal + + + + + + cfdisk + + Manipulates the partition table of the given device + + cfdisk + + + + + + chkdupexe + + Finds duplicate executables + + chkdupexe + + + + + + col + + Filters out reverse line feeds + + col + + + + + + colcrt + + Filters nroff output for terminals + that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines + + colcrt + + + + + + colrm + + Filters out the given columns + + colrm + + + + + + column + + Formats a given file into multiple columns + + column + + + + + + ctrlaltdel + + Sets the function of the Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to a + hard or a soft reset + + ctrlaltdel + + + + + + cytune + + Tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for + Cyclades cards + + cytune + + + + + + ddate + + Gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date + to a Discordian one + + ddate + + + + + + dmesg + + Dumps the kernel boot messages + + dmesg + + + + + + elvtune + + Tunes the performance and interactivity of a block + device + + elvtune + + + + + + fdformat + + Low-level formats a floppy disk + + fdformat + + + + + + fdisk + + Manipulates the paritition table of the given device + + fdisk + + + + + + flock + + Acquires a file lock and then executes a command with the lock + held + + flock + + + + + + fsck.cramfs + + Performs a consistency check on the Cramfs file system on the + given device + + fsck.cramfs + + + + + + fsck.minix + + Performs a consistency check on the Minix file system on the + given device + + fsck.minix + + + + + + getopt + + Parses options in the given command line + + getopt + + + + + + hexdump + + Dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given + format + + hexdump + + + + + + hwclock + + Reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called + the Real-Time Clock (RTC) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) + clock + + hwclock + + + + + + ipcrm + + Removes the given Inter-Process Communication (IPC) resource + + ipcrm + + + + + + ipcs + + Provides IPC status information + + ipcs + + + + + + isosize + + Reports the size of an iso9660 file system + + isosize + + + + + + line + + Copies a single line + + line + + + + + + logger + + Enters the given message into the system log + + logger + + + + + + look + + Displays lines that begin with the given string + + look + + + + + + losetup + + Sets up and controls loop devices + + losetup + + + + + + mcookie + + Generates magic cookies (128-bit random hexadecimal numbers) for + xauth + + mcookie + + + + + + mkfs + + Builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk + partition) + + mkfs + + + + + + mkfs.bfs + + Creates a Santa Cruz Operations (SCO) bfs file system + + mkfs.bfs + + + + + + mkfs.cramfs + + Creates a cramfs file system + + mkfs.cramfs + + + + + + mkfs.minix + + Creates a Minix file system + + mkfs.minix + + + + + + mkswap + + Initializes the given device or file to be used as a swap + area + + mkswap + + + + + + more + + A filter for paging through text one screen at a time + + more + + + + + + mount + + Attaches the file system on the given device to a specified + directory in the file-system tree + + mount + + + + + + namei + + Shows the symbolic links in the given pathnames + + namei + + + + + + pg + + Displays a text file one screen full at a time + + pg + + + + + + pivot_root + + Makes the given file system the new root file system of the + current process + + pivot_root + + + + + + ramsize + + Sets the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image + + ramsize + + + + + + raw + + Used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block + device + + raw + + + + + + rdev + + Queries and sets the root device, among other things, in a + bootable image + + rdev + + + + + + readprofile + + Reads kernel profiling information + + readprofile + + + + + + rename + + Renames the given files, replacing a given string with + another + + rename + + + + + + renice + + Alters the priority of running processes + + renice + + + + + + rev + + Reverses the lines of a given file + + rev + + + + + + rootflags + + Sets the rootflags in a bootable image + + rootflags + + + + + + script + + Makes a typescript of a terminal session + + script + + + + + + setfdprm + + Sets user-provided floppy disk parameters + + setfdprm + + + + + + setsid + + Runs the given program in a new session + + setsid + + + + + + setterm + + Sets terminal attributes + + setterm + + + + + + sfdisk + + A disk partition table manipulator + + sfdisk + + + + + + swapoff + + Disables devices and files for paging and swapping + + swapoff + + + + + + swapon + + Enables devices and files for paging and swapping and + lists the devices and files currently in use + + swapon + + + + + + tailf + + Tracks the growth of a log file. Displays the last 10 lines + of a log file, then continues displaying any new entries in the + log file as they are created + + tailf + + + + + + tunelp + + Tunes the parameters of the line printer + + tunelp + + + + + + ul + + A filter for translating underscores into escape sequences + indicating underlining for the terminal in use + + ul + + + + + + umount + + Disconnects a file system from the system's file tree + + umount + + + + + + vidmode + + Sets the video mode in a bootable image + + vidmode + + + + + + whereis + + Reports the location of the binary, source, and man page + for the given command + + whereis + + + + + + write + + Sends a message to the given user if that + user has not disabled receipt of such messages + + write + + + + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf