Descriptions
Last checked against version &textutils-contversion;.
Program file descriptions
cat
cat concatenates file(s) or standard input to
standard output.
cksum
cksum prints CRC checksum and byte counts of each specified
file.
comm
comm compares two sorted files line by line.
csplit
csplit outputs pieces of a file separated by (a) pattern(s) to files
xx01, xx02, ..., and outputs byte counts of each piece to standard
output.
cut
cut prints selected parts of lines from specified files to standard
output.
expand
expand converts tabs in files to spaces, writing to standard
output.
fmt
fmt reformats each paragraph in the specified file(s), writing to
standard output.
fold
fold wraps input lines in each specified file (standard input by default),
writing to standard output.
head
head prints the first xx (10 by default) lines of each specified file to
standard output.
join
join joins lines of two files on a common field.
md5sum
md5sum prints or checks MD5 checksums.
nl
nl writes each specified file to standard output, with line numbers
added.
od
od writes an unambiguous representation, octal bytes by default, of a
specified file to standard output.
paste
paste writes lines consisting of the sequentially corresponding
lines from each specified file, separated by TABs,
to standard output.
pr
pr paginates or columnates files for printing.
ptx
ptx produces a permuted index of file contents.
sort
sort writes sorted concatenation of files to standard
output.
split
split outputs fixed-size pieces of an input file to
PREFIXaa, PREFIXab, ...
sum
sum prints checksum and block counts for each specified
file.
tac
tac writes each specified file to standard output, last line
first.
tail
tail print the last xx (10 by default) lines of each specified file to
standard output.
tr
tr translates, squeezes, and/or deletes characters from standard
input, writing to standard output.
tsort
tsort writes totally ordered lists consistent with the partial ordering
in specified files.
unexpand
unexpand converts spaces in each file to tabs, writing to standard
output.
uniq
uniq removes duplicate lines from a sorted file.
wc
wc prints line, word and byte counts for each specified file and a
total line, if more than one file is specified.