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546 lines
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<title>Contents</title>
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<para>
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The Util-linux package contains the arch, dmesg, kill, more,
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mount, umount, agetty, blockdev, cfdisk, ctrlaltdel, elvtune, fdisk,
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fsck.minix, hwclock, kbdrate, losetup, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.minix,
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mkswap, sfdisk, swapoff, swapon, cal, chkdupexe, col, colcrt, colrm,
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column, cytune, ddate, fdformat, getopt, hexdump, ipcrm, ipcs, logger,
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look, mcookie, namei, rename, renice, rev, script, setfdprm, setsid,
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setterm, ul, whereis, write, ramsize, rdev, readprofile, rootflags,
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swapdev, tunelp and vidmode programs.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Description</title>
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<sect3>
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<title>arch</title>
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<para>
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arch prints the machine architecture.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>dmesg</title>
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<para>
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dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer (boot
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messages from the kernel).
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>kill</title>
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<para>
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kill sends a specified signal to the specified process.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>more</title>
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<para>
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more is a filter for paging through text one screen full at a time.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>mount</title>
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<para>
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mount mounts a filesystem from a device to a directory (mount point).
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>umount</title>
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<para>
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umount unmounts a mounted filesystem.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>agetty</title>
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<para>
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agetty opens a tty port, prompts for a login name and invokes the
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/bin/login command.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>blockdev</title>
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<para>
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blockdev allows to call block device ioctls from the command line
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>cfdisk</title>
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<para>
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cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table manipulator.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>ctrlaltdel</title>
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<para>
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ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard
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or soft reset).
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>elvtune</title>
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<para>
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elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue basis.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>fdisk</title>
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<para>
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fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>fsck.minix</title>
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<para>
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fsck.minix performs a consistency check for the Linux MINIX filesystem.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>hwclock</title>
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<para>
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hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (Also called the RTC or BIOS
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clock).
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>kbdrate</title>
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<para>
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kbdrate resets the keyboard repeat rate and delay time.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>losetup</title>
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<para>
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losetup sets up and controls loop devices.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>mkfs</title>
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<para>
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mkfs builds a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a harddisk
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partition.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>mkfs.bfs</title>
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<para>
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mkfs.bfs creates a SCO bfs file system on a device, usually a harddisk
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partition.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>mkfs.minix</title>
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<para>
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mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX filesystem on a device, usually a
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harddisk partition.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>mkswap</title>
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<para>
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mkswap sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>sfdisk</title>
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<para>
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sfdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>swapoff</title>
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<para>
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swapoff disables devices and files for paging an swapping.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>swapon</title>
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<para>
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swapon enables devices and files for paging and swapping.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>cal</title>
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<para>
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cal displays a simple calender.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>chkdupexe</title>
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<para>
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chkdupexe finds duplicate executables.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>col</title>
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<para>
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col filters reverse line feeds from input.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>colcrt</title>
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<para>
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colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>colrm</title>
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<para>
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colrm removes columns from a file.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>column</title>
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<para>
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column columnates lists.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>cytune</title>
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<para>
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cytune queries and modifies the interruption threshold for the Cyclades
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driver.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>ddate</title>
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<para>
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ddate converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>fdformat</title>
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<para>
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fdformat low-level formats a floppy disk.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>getopt</title>
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<para>
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getops parses command options the same way as the getopt C command.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>hexdump</title>
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<para>
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hexdump displays specified files, or standard input, in a user specified
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format (ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal).
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>ipcrm</title>
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<para>
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ipcrm removes a specified resource.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>ipcs</title>
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<para>
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ipcs provides information on IPC facilities.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>logger</title>
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<para>
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logger makes entries in the system log.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>look</title>
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<para>
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look displays lines beginning with a given string.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>mcookie</title>
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<para>
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mcookie generates magic cookies for xauth.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>namei</title>
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<para>
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namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>rename</title>
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<para>
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rename renames files.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>renice</title>
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<para>
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renice alters priority of running processes.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>rev</title>
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<para>
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rev reverses lines of a file.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>script</title>
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<para>
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script makes typescript of terminal session.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>setfdprm</title>
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<para>
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setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>setsid</title>
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<para>
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setsid runs programs in a new session.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>setterm</title>
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<para>
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setterm sets terminal attributes.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>ul</title>
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<para>
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ul reads a file and translates occurrences of underscores to the sequence
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which indicates underlining for the terminal in use.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>whereis</title>
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<para>
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whereis locates a binary, source and manual page for a command.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>write</title>
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<para>
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write sends a message to another user.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>ramsize</title>
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<para>
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ramsize queries and sets RAM disk size.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>rdev</title>
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<para>
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rdev queries and sets image root device, swap device, RAM disk size, or
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video mode.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>readprofile</title>
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<para>
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readprofile reads kernel profiling information.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>rootflags</title>
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<para>
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rootflags queries and sets extra information used when mounting root.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>swapdev</title>
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<para>
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swapdev queries and sets swap device.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>tunelp</title>
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<para>
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tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>vidmode</title>
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<para>
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vidmode queries and sets the video mode.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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