User commands
- addftinfo (1)- add information to troff font files for use with groff
(is in package groff)
- addr2line (1)- convert addresses into file names and line numbers
(is in package binutils)
- afmtodit (1)- create font files for use with groff -Tps
(is in package groff)
- ar (1)- create, modify, and extract from archives.
(is in package binutils)
- arch (1)- print machine architecture
(is in package util)
- GNU as (1)- the portable GNU assembler.
(is in package binutils)
- gawk (1)- pattern scanning and processing language
(is in package gawk)
- basename (1)- strip directory and suffix from filenames
(is in package sh_utils)
- bash (1)- GNU Bourne-Again SHell
(is in package bash)
- bashbug (1)- report a bug in bash
(is in package bash)
- biff "be notified if mail arrives and who it is from" (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- bison (1)- GNU Project parser generator (yacc replacement)
(is in package bison)
- cal displays a calendar (1)-
(is in package util)
- captoinfo (1m)- convert a termcap description into a terminfo description
(is in package ncurses)
- cat (1)- concatenate files and print on the standard output
(is in package textutil)
- cccp, cpp (1)- The GNU C-Compatible Compiler Preprocessor.
(is in package egcs)
- chage (1)- change user password expiry information
(is in package shadow)
- chattr (1)- change file attributes on a Linux second extended file system
(is in package ext2fs)
- chfn (1)- change user name and information
(is in package shadow)
- chgrp (1)- change the group ownership of files
(is in package fileutil)
- chkdupexe (1)- find duplicate executables
(is in package util)
- chmod (1)- change the access permissions of files
(is in package fileutil)
- chown (1)- change the user and group ownership of files
(is in package fileutil)
- chroot (1)- run command or interactive shell with special root directory
(is in package sh_utils)
- chsh (1)- change login shell
(is in package shadow)
- chvt (1)- change foreground virtual terminal
(is in package kbd)
- ci (1)- check in RCS revisions
(is in package rcs)
- cksum (1)- checksum and count the bytes in a file
(is in package textutil)
- clear (1)- clear the terminal screen
(is in package ncurses)
- co (1)- check out RCS revisions
(is in package rcs)
- col filter reverse line feeds from input (1)-
(is in package util)
- colcrt filter nroff output for CRT previewing (1)-
(is in package util)
- colrm remove columns from a file (1)-
(is in package util)
- column columnate lists (1)-
(is in package util)
- comm (1)- compare two sorted files line by line
(is in package textutil)
- compress, uncompress, zcat (1)- compress and expand data (version 4.1)
(is in package compress)
- cp (1)- copy files
(is in package fileutil)
- cpio (1)- copy files to and from archives
(is in package cpio)
- csplit (1)- split a file into sections determined by context lines
(is in package textutil)
- cut (1)- remove sections from each line of files
(is in package textutil)
- date (1)- print or set the system date and time
(is in package sh_utils)
- dd (1)- convert a file while copying it
(is in package fileutil)
- ddate (1)- converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates
(is in package util)
- deallocvt (1)- deallocate unused virtual consoles
(is in package kbd)
- depmod, modprobe (1)- handle loadable modules automatically
(is in package modules)
- df (1)- summarize free disk space
(is in package fileutil)
- dircolors (1)- output commands to set the LS_COLOR environment variable
(is in package fileutil)
- dirname (1)- strip non-directory suffix from file name
(is in package sh_utils)
- du (1)- summarize disk usage
(is in package fileutil)
- dumpkeys (1)- dump keyboard translation tables
(is in package kbd)
- echo (1)- display a line of text
(is in package sh_utils)
- env (1)- run a program in a modified environment
(is in package sh_utils)
- eqn (1)- format equations for troff
(is in package groff)
- expand (1)- convert tabs to spaces
(is in package textutil)
- expr (1)- evaluate expressions
(is in package sh_utils)
- false (1)- do nothing, unsuccessfully
(is in package sh_utils)
- file (1)- determine file type
(is in package file)
- find (1)- search for files in a directory hierarchy
(is in package find)
- finger user information lookup program (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- flex (1)- fast lexical analyzer generator
(is in package flex)
- fmt (1)- simple optimal text formatter
(is in package textutil)
- fold (1)- wrap each input line to fit in specified width
(is in package textutil)
- free (1)- Display amount of free and used memory in the system
(is in package ps)
- ftp ARPANET file transfer program (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- funzip (1)- filter for extracting from a ZIP archive in a pipe .PD
(is in package unzip)
- fuser (1)- identify processes using files or sockets
(is in package ps)
- gawk (1)- pattern scanning and processing language
(is in package gawk)
- gcc, g++ (1)- GNU project C and C++ Compiler (egcs-1.1.2)
(is in package egcs)
- getopt (1)- parse command options (enhanced)
(is in package util)
- gpasswd (1)- administer the /etc/group file .br
(is in package shadow)
- gpm-root (1)- a default handler for gpm, used to draw menus on the root window
(is in package gpm)
- gprof (1)- display call graph profile data
(is in package binutils)
- grep, egrep, fgrep (1)- print lines matching a pattern
(is in package base)
- grodvi (1)- convert groff output to TeX dvi format
(is in package groff)
- groff (1)- front end for the groff document formatting system
(is in package groff)
- grog (1)- guess options for groff command
(is in package groff)
- grolj4 (1)- groff driver for HP Laserjet 4 family
(is in package groff)
- grops (1)- PostScript driver for groff
(is in package groff)
- grotty (1)- groff driver for typewriter-like devices
(is in package groff)
- groups (1)- print the groups a user is in
(is in package sh_utils)
- gzexe (1)- compress executable files in place
(is in package gzip)
- gzip, gunzip, zcat (1)- compress or expand files
(is in package gzip)
- head (1)- output the first part of files
(is in package textutil)
- hexdump ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal dump (1)-
(is in package util)
- hostid (1)- set or print system's host id.
(is in package util)
- hostname (1)- show or set the system's host name .br domainname - show or set the system's NIS/YP domain name .br dnsdomainname - show the system's DNS domain name .br nisdomainname - show or set system's NIS/YP domain name .br ypdomainname - show or set the system's NIS/YP domain name
(is in package net_tool)
- hpftodit (1)- create font description files for use with groff -Tlj4
(is in package groff)
- id (1)- print real and effective UIDs and GIDs
(is in package sh_utils)
- ident (1)- identify RCS keyword strings in files
(is in package rcs)
- igawk (1)- gawk with include files
(is in package gawk)
- indxbib (1)- make inverted index for bibliographic databases
(is in package groff)
- infocmp (1m)- compare or print out terminfo descriptions
(is in package ncurses)
- insmod (1)- install loadable kernel module
(is in package modules)
- install (1)- copy files and set their attributes
(is in package fileutil)
- join (1)- join lines of two files on a common field
(is in package textutil)
- kbd_mode (1)- report or set the keyboard mode
(is in package kbd)
- kill (1)- terminate a process
(is in package util)
- killall (1)- kill processes by name
(is in package ps)
- ksyms (1)- display exported kernel symbols.
(is in package modules)
- last, lastb (1)- show listing of last logged in users }}} {{{ Synopsis
(is in package sysvinit)
- ld (1)- the GNU linker
(is in package binutils)
- ldd (1)- print shared library dependencies
(is in package ldso)
- less (1)- opposite of more
(is in package less)
- lesskey (1)- specify key bindings for less
(is in package less)
- flex (1)- fast lexical analyzer generator
(is in package flex)
- lkbib (1)- search bibliographic databases
(is in package groff)
- ln (1)- make links between files
(is in package fileutil)
- loadkeys (1)- load keyboard translation tables
(is in package kbd)
- locate (1)- list files in databases that match a pattern
(is in package find)
- logger make entries in the system log (1)-
(is in package util)
- login (1)- Begin session on the system
(is in package shadow)
- logname (1)- print user's login name
(is in package sh_utils)
- look display lines beginning with a given string (1)-
(is in package util)
- lookbib (1)- search bibliographic databases
(is in package groff)
- ls, dir, vdir (1)- list contents of directories
(is in package fileutil)
- lsattr (1)- list file attributes on a Linux second extended file system
(is in package ext2fs)
- lsmod (1)- list loaded modules.
(is in package modules)
- mailq print the mail queue (1)-
(is in package sendmail)
- make (1)- GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs
(is in package make)
- mcookie (1)- generate magic cookies for xauth
(is in package util)
- md5sum (1)- compute and check MD5 message digest
(is in package textutil)
- merge (1)- three-way file merge
(is in package rcs)
- mesg (1)- display (do not display) messages from other users
(is in package util)
- mev (1)- a program to report mouse events
(is in package gpm)
- mkdir (1)- make directories
(is in package fileutil)
- mkfifo (1)- make FIFOs (named pipes)
(is in package fileutil)
- mknod (1)- make special files
(is in package fileutil)
- mktemp make temporary file name (unique) (1)-
(is in package mktemp)
- more file perusal filter for crt viewing (1)-
(is in package util)
- mt (1)- control magnetic tape drive operation
(is in package cpio)
- mv (1)- rename files
(is in package fileutil)
- namei (1)- follow a pathname until a terminal point is found
(is in package util)
- newaliases rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file (1)-
(is in package sendmail)
- newgrp (1)- Change group ID .br sg - Execute command as different group ID
(is in package shadow)
- nice (1)- run a program with modified scheduling priority
(is in package sh_utils)
- nl (1)- number lines of files
(is in package textutil)
- nlmconv (1)- converts object code into an NLM
(is in package binutils)
- nm (1)- list symbols from object files.
(is in package binutils)
- nohup (1)- run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty
(is in package sh_utils)
- nroff (1)- emulate nroff command with groff
(is in package groff)
- objcopy (1)- copy and translate object files
(is in package binutils)
- objdump (1)- display information from object files.
(is in package binutils)
- od (1)- dump files in octal and other formats
(is in package textutil)
- passwd (1)- change user password
(is in package shadow)
- paste (1)- merge lines of files
(is in package textutil)
- patch (1)- apply a diff file to an original
(is in package patch)
- pathchk (1)- check whether file names are valid or portable
(is in package sh_utils)
- pfbtops (1)- translate a PostScript font in .pfb format to ASCII
(is in package groff)
- ftp ARPANET file transfer program (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- pgp (1)- Pretty Good Privacy encryption system denote multiple entry points thus; makewhatis(8) will catch them
(is in package pgp)
- pic (1)- compile pictures for troff or TeX
(is in package groff)
- pr (1)- convert text files for printing
(is in package textutil)
- printenv (1)- print all or part of environment
(is in package sh_utils)
- printf (1)- format and print data
(is in package sh_utils)
- ps (1)- report process status
(is in package ps)
- psbb (1)- extract bounding box from PostScript document
(is in package groff)
- psfaddtable (1)- add a Unicode character table to a console font
(is in package kbd)
- psfgettable (1)- extract the embedded Unicode character table from a console font
(is in package kbd)
- psfstriptable (1)- remove the embedded Unicode character table from a console font
(is in package kbd)
- pstree (1)- display a tree of processes
(is in package ps)
- pwd (1)- print name of current/working directory
(is in package sh_utils)
- ranlib (1)- generate index to archive.
(is in package binutils)
- rcp remote file copy (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- rcs (1)- change RCS file attributes
(is in package rcs)
- rcsclean (1)- clean up working files
(is in package rcs)
- rcsdiff (1)- compare RCS revisions
(is in package rcs)
- rcsintro (1)- introduction to RCS commands
(is in package rcs)
- rcsmerge (1)- merge RCS revisions
(is in package rcs)
- readprofile (1)- a tool to read kernel profiling information
(is in package util)
- refer (1)- preprocess bibliographic references for groff
(is in package groff)
- rev reverse lines of a file (1)-
(is in package util)
- rexec (1)- remote execution client for an exec server
(is in package nkitb)
- rlog (1)- print log messages and other information about RCS files
(is in package rcs)
- rlogin remote login (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- rm (1)- remove files
(is in package fileutil)
- rmdir (1)- remove empty directories
(is in package fileutil)
- rmmod (1)- unload loadable modules
(is in package modules)
- rpcgen (1)- an RPC protocol compiler
(is in package nkitb)
- rsh remote shell (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- rsysinfo (1)- remote system information display
(is in package nkitb)
- rup (1)- remote uptime display
(is in package nkitb)
- ruptime show host status of local machines (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- rusers who is logged in to machines on local network (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- rwall send a message to users logged on a host (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- rwho who is logged in on local machines (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- script make typescript of terminal session (1)-
(is in package util)
- sed (1)- a Stream EDitor
(is in package base)
- setleds (1)- set the keyboard leds
(is in package kbd)
- setmetamode (1)- define the keyboard meta key handling
(is in package kbd)
- setterm (1)- set terminal attributes
(is in package util)
- showkey (1)- examine the codes sent by the keyboard
(is in package kbd)
- size (1)- list section sizes and total size.
(is in package binutils)
- skill, snice (1)- signal or reprioritize specified processes
(is in package ps)
- sleep (1)- delay for a specified amount of time
(is in package sh_utils)
- skill, snice (1)- signal or reprioritize specified processes
(is in package ps)
- soelim (1)- interpret .so requests in groff input
(is in package groff)
- sort (1)- sort lines of text files
(is in package textutil)
- split (1)- split a file into pieces
(is in package textutil)
- strace (1)- trace system calls and signals
(is in package strace)
- strings (1)- print the strings of printable characters in files
(is in package binutils)
- strip (1)- Discard symbols from object files.
(is in package binutils)
- stty (1)- change and print terminal line settings
(is in package sh_utils)
- su (1)- run a shell with substitute user and group IDs
(is in package sh_utils)
- sum (1)- checksum and count the blocks in a file
(is in package textutil)
- tac (1)- concatenate and print files in reverse
(is in package textutil)
- tail (1)- output the last part of files
(is in package textutil)
- talk talk to another user (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- tbl (1)- format tables for troff
(is in package groff)
- tee (1)- read from standard input and write to standard output and files
(is in package sh_utils)
- telnet user interface to the TELNET protocol (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- test (1)- check file types and compare values
(is in package sh_utils)
- texi2html (1)- a Texinfo to HTML converter
(is in package texinfo)
- texi2roff, texi2index (1)- convert Texinfo documents for formatting by troff.
(is in package texinfo)
- tfmtodit (1)- create font files for use with groff -Tdvi
(is in package groff)
- tftp trivial file transfer program (1)-
(is in package nkitb)
- tic (1m)- the terminfo entry-description compiler
(is in package ncurses)
- tload (1)- graphic representation of system load average
(is in package ps)
- toe (1m)- table of (terminfo) entries
(is in package ncurses)
- top (1)- display top CPU processes
(is in package ps)
- touch (1)- change file timestamps
(is in package fileutil)
- tput (1)- initialize a terminal or query terminfo database
(is in package ncurses)
- tr (1)- translate or delete characters
(is in package textutil)
- troff (1)- format documents
(is in package groff)
- true (1)- do nothing, successfully
(is in package sh_utils)
- tset (1)- terminal initialization
(is in package ncurses)
- tsort topological sort of a directed graph (1)-
(is in package util)
- tty (1)- print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input
(is in package sh_utils)
- ul do underlining (1)-
(is in package util)
- uname (1)- print system information
(is in package sh_utils)
- unexpand (1)- convert spaces to tabs
(is in package textutil)
- uniq (1)- remove duplicate lines from a sorted file
(is in package textutil)
- unzip (1)- list, test and extract compressed files in a ZIP archive .PD
(is in package unzip)
- unzipsfx (1)- self-extracting stub for prepending to ZIP archives .PD
(is in package unzip)
- updatedb (1)- update a file name database
(is in package find)
- uptime (1)- Tell how long the system has been running.
(is in package ps)
- users (1)- print the user names of users currently logged in to the current host
(is in package sh_utils)
- vim (1)- Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
(is in package vim)
- vim (1)- Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
(is in package vim)
- w (1)- Show who is logged on and what they are doing.
(is in package ps)
- wall write a message to users (1)-
(is in package util)
- watch (1)- watch a program with update intervals
(is in package ps)
- wc (1)- print the number of bytes, words, and lines in files
(is in package textutil)
- whereis (1)- locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command
(is in package util)
- which (1)- show full path of commands
(is in package base)
- who (1)- show who is logged on
(is in package sh_utils)
- whoami (1)- print effective userid
(is in package sh_utils)
- write (1)- send a message to another user
(is in package util)
- xargs (1)- build and execute command lines from standard input
(is in package find)
- xcpustate (1x)- display CPU states (idle, nice, system, kernel) statistics
(is in package ps)
- xxd (1)- make a hexdump or do the reverse.
(is in package vim)
- yes (1)- output a string repeatedly until killed
(is in package sh_utils)
- ytalk (1)- A multi-user chat program.
(is in package nkita)
- zcmp, zdiff (1)- compare compressed files
(is in package gzip)
- zforce (1)- force a '.gz' extension on all gzip files
(is in package gzip)
- zgrep (1)- search possibly compressed files for a regular expression
(is in package gzip)
- zipgrep (1)- search files in a ZIP archive for lines matching a pattern .PD
(is in package unzip)
- zipinfo (1)- list detailed information about a ZIP archive .PD
(is in package unzip)
- zmore (1)- file perusal filter for crt viewing of compressed text
(is in package gzip)
- zmore (1)- file perusal filter for crt viewing of compressed text
(is in package gzip)
- znew (1)- recompress .Z files to .gz files
(is in package gzip)
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