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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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]>
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<sect1 id="ch-system-inetutils" role="wrap">
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<?dbhtml filename="inetutils.html"?>
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<sect1info condition="script">
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<productname>inetutils</productname>
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<productnumber>&inetutils-version;</productnumber>
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<address>&inetutils-url;</address>
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</sect1info>
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<title>Inetutils-&inetutils-version;</title>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils">
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<primary sortas="a-Inetutils">Inetutils</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<sect2 role="package">
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<title/>
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<para>The Inetutils package contains programs for basic networking.</para>
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<segmentedlist>
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<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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<seglistitem>
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<seg>&inetutils-ch6-sbu;</seg>
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<seg>&inetutils-ch6-du;</seg>
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</seglistitem>
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</segmentedlist>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="installation">
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<title>Installation of Inetutils</title>
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<para>Not all programs that come with Inetutils will be installed.
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However, the Inetutils build system will insist on installing all the
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man pages anyway. The following patch will correct this
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situation:</para>
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<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../&inetutils-man_pages-patch;</userinput></screen>
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<para>Prepare Inetutils for compilation:</para>
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<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin \
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--localstatedir=/var --disable-ifconfig \
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--disable-logger --disable-syslogd --disable-whois \
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--disable-servers</userinput></screen>
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<variablelist>
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<title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><parameter>--disable-ifconfig</parameter></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the
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<command>ifconfig</command> program, which can be used to configure network
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interfaces. LFS uses <command>ip</command> from IPRoute2 to perform
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this task.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><parameter>--disable-logger</parameter></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the
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<command>logger</command> program, which is used by scripts to
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pass messages to the System Log Daemon. Do not install it because
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Util-linux installs a better version later.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><parameter>--disable-syslogd</parameter></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the System Log
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Daemon, which is installed with the Sysklogd package.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><parameter>--disable-whois</parameter></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>This option disables the building of the Inetutils
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<command>whois</command> client, which is out of date. Instructions for
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a better <command>whois</command> client are in the BLFS book.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><parameter>--disable-servers</parameter></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>This disables the installation of the various network servers
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included as part of the Inetutils package. These servers are deemed not
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appropriate in a basic LFS system. Some are insecure by nature and are
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only considered safe on trusted networks. More information can be found
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at <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/svn/basicnet/inetutils.html"/>. Note that
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better replacements are available for many of these servers.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>Compile the package:</para>
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<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
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<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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<para>Install the package:</para>
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<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
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<para>Move the <command>ping</command> program to its FHS-compliant
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place:</para>
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<screen><userinput remap="install">mv -v /usr/bin/ping /bin</userinput></screen>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="contents-inetutils" role="content">
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<title>Contents of Inetutils</title>
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<segmentedlist>
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<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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<seglistitem>
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<seg>ftp, hostname, ping, ping6, rcp, rlogin, rsh, talk, telnet,
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tftp, and traceroute</seg>
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</seglistitem>
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</segmentedlist>
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<variablelist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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<varlistentry id="ftp">
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<term><command>ftp</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Is the file transfer protocol program</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ftp">
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<primary sortas="b-ftp">ftp</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="hostname">
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<term><command>hostname</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Reports or sets the name of the host</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils hostname">
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<primary sortas="b-hostname">hostname</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="ping">
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<term><command>ping</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies
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take</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping">
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<primary sortas="b-ping">ping</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="ping6">
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<term><command>ping6</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>A version of <command>ping</command> for IPv6 networks</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping6">
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<primary sortas="b-ping6">ping6</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="rcp">
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<term><command>rcp</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Performs remote file copy</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rcp">
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<primary sortas="b-rcp">rcp</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="rlogin">
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<term><command>rlogin</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Performs remote login</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rlogin">
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<primary sortas="b-rlogin">rlogin</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="rsh">
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<term><command>rsh</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Runs a remote shell</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rsh">
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<primary sortas="b-rsh">rsh</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="talk">
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<term><command>talk</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Is used to chat with another user</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils talk">
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<primary sortas="b-talk">talk</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="telnet">
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<term><command>telnet</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>An interface to the TELNET protocol</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils telnet">
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<primary sortas="b-telnet">telnet</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="tftp">
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<term><command>tftp</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>A trivial file transfer program</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils tftp">
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<primary sortas="b-tftp">tftp</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry id="traceroute">
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<term><command>traceroute</command></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>Traces the route your packets take from the host you are
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working on to another host on a network, showing all the intermediate
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hops (gateways) along the way</para>
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<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils traceroute">
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<primary sortas="b-traceroute">traceroute</primary>
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</indexterm>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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