📦 util-linux

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A

B

  • bits(1)convert bit masks or lists from/to various formats✨
  • blkdiscard(8)discard sectors on a device✨
  • blkid(8)locate/print block device attributes✨
  • blkpr(8)run a persistent-reservations command on a device✨
  • blkzone(8)run zone command on a device✨
  • blockdev(8)call block device ioctls from the command line✨

C

D

  • delpart(8)tell the kernel to forget about a partition✨
  • dmesg(1)print or control the kernel ring buffer✨

E

  • eject(1)eject removable media✨
  • enosys(1)utility to make syscalls fail with ENOSYS✨
  • exch(1)atomically exchanges paths between two files✨

F

  • fadvise(1)utility to use the *posix_fadvise*(2) system call✨
  • fallocate(1)preallocate or deallocate space to a file✨
  • fdformat(8)low-level format a floppy disk✨
  • fdisk(8)manipulate disk partition table✨
  • fincore(1)count pages of file contents in core✨
  • findfs(8)find a filesystem by label or UUID✨
  • findmnt(8)find a filesystem✨
  • flock(1)manage locks from shell scripts✨
  • fsck(8)check and repair a Linux filesystem✨
  • fsck.cramfs(8)fsck compressed ROM file system✨
  • fsck.minix(8)check consistency of Minix filesystem✨
  • fsfreeze(8)suspend access to a filesystem (Ext3/4, ReiserFS, JFS, XFS)✨
  • fstab(5)static information about the filesystems✨
  • fstrim(8)discard unused blocks on a mounted filesystem✨

G

  • getino(1)print the unique inode number associated to a process file descriptor or namespace for a given PID✨
  • getopt(1)parse command options (enhanced)✨
  • getty(8)alternative Linux getty✨

H

  • hardlink(1)link multiple copies of a file✨
  • hd(1)display file contents in hexadecimal, decimal, octal, or ascii✨
  • hexdump(1)display file contents in hexadecimal, decimal, octal, or ascii✨
  • hwclock(5)settings that affect the behaviour of the hwclock init script✨
  • hwclock(8)time clocks utility✨

I

  • i386(8)change reported architecture in new program environment and/or set personality flags✨
  • ionice(1)set or get process I/O scheduling class and priority✨
  • ipcmk(1)make various IPC resources✨
  • ipcrm(1)remove certain IPC resources✨
  • ipcs(1)show information on IPC facilities✨
  • irqtop(1)display kernel interrupt information✨
  • isosize(8)output the length of an iso9660 filesystem✨

K

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P

  • pam_lastlog2(8)PAM module to display date of last login✨
  • partx(8)tell the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk partitions✨
  • pg(1)browse pagewise through text files✨
  • pipesz(1)set or examine pipe and FIFO buffer sizes✨
  • pivot_root(8)change the root filesystem✨
  • prlimit(1)get and set process resource limits✨

R

S

  • scols-filter(5)syntax for libsmartcols filter expressions✨
  • script(1)make typescript of terminal session✨
  • scriptlive(1)re-run session typescripts, using timing information✨
  • scriptreplay(1)play back typescripts, using timing information✨
  • setarch(8)change reported architecture in new program environment and/or set personality flags✨
  • setpgid(1)run a program in a new process group✨
  • setpriv(1)run a program with different Linux privilege settings✨
  • setsid(1)run a program in a new session✨
  • setterm(1)set terminal attributes✨
  • sfdisk(8)display or manipulate a disk partition table✨
  • su(1)run a command with substitute user and group ID✨
  • sulogin(8)single-user login✨
  • swaplabel(8)print or change the label or UUID of a swap area✨
  • swapoff(8)enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping✨
  • swapon(8)enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping✨
  • switch_root(8)switch to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree✨

T

U

V

  • vigr(8)edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file✨
  • vipw(8)edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-group file✨

W

  • waitpid(1)utility to wait for arbitrary processes✨
  • wall(1)write a message to all users✨
  • wdctl(8)show hardware watchdog status✨
  • whereis(1)locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command✨
  • wipefs(8)wipe a signature from a device✨
  • write(1)send a message to another user✨

X

  • x86_64(8)change reported architecture in new program environment and/or set personality flags✨

Z