Contents
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.
Description
basename
basename strips directory and suffixes from filenames.
chroot
chroot runs a command or interactive shell with special root directory.
date
date displays the current time in a specified format, or sets the system
date.
dirname
dirname strips non-directory suffixes from file name.
echo
echo displays a line of text.
env
env runs a program in a modified environment.
expr
expr evaluates expressions.
factor
factor prints the prime factors of all specified integer numbers.
false
false always exits with a status code indicating failure.
groups
groups prints the groups a user is in.
hostid
hostid prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for the current
host.
hostname
hostname sets or prints the name of the current host system
id
id prints the real and effective UIDs and GIDs of a user or the current
user.
logname
logname prints the current user's login name.
nice
nice runs a program with modified scheduling priority.
nohup
nohup runs a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty
pathchk
pathchk checks whether file names are valid or portable.
pinky
pinky is a lightweight finger utility which retrieves information about
a certain user
printenv
printenv prints all or part of the environment.
printf
printf formats and print data (the same as the printf C function).
pwd
pwd prints the name of the current/working directory
seq
seq prints numbers in a certain range with a certain increment.
sleep
sleep delays for a specified amount of time.
stty
stty changes and prints terminal line settings.
su
su runs a shell with substitute user and group IDs
tee
tee reads from standard input and write to standard output and files.
test
test checks file types and compares values.
true
True always exits with a status code indicating success.
tty
tty prints the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.
uname
uname prints system information.
uptime
uptime tells how long the system has been running.
users
users prints the user names of users currently logged in to the
current host.
who
who shows who is logged on.
whoami
whoami prints the users effective userid.
yes
yes outputs a string repeatedly until killed.