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Origin: util-linux.

[ Alias ↣ ] Name (section) Brief
addpart(8) Tell the kernel about the existence of a partition.
agetty(8) Alternative Linux getty.
blkdiscard(8) Discard sectors on a device.
blkid(8) Locate/print block device attributes.
blockdev(8) Call block device ioctls from the command line.
cfdisk(8) Display or manipulate a disk partition table.
chcpu(8) Configure CPUs.
chmem(8) Configure memory.
chrt(1) Manipulate the real-time attributes of a process.
ctrlaltdel(8) Set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination.
delpart(8) Tell the kernel to forget about a partition.
dmesg(1) Print or control the kernel ring buffer.
fallocate(1) Preallocate or deallocate space to a file.
fdformat(8) Low-level format a floppy disk.
fdisk(8) Manipulate disk partition table.
findfs(8) Find a filesystem by label or UUID.
findmnt(8) Find a filesystem.
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.
getopt(1) Parse command options (enhanced).
getty(8) ↣ agetty(8) Alternative Linux getty.
hwclock(8) Time clocks utility.
i386(8) ↣ setarch(8) Change reported architecture in new program environment and 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.
isosize(8) Output the length of an iso9660 filesystem.
last(1) Show a listing of last logged in users.
lastb(1) ↣ last(1) Show a listing of last logged in users.
ldattach(8) Attach a line discipline to a serial line.
libblkid(3) Block device identification library.
logger(1) Enter messages into the system log.
losetup(8) Set up and control loop devices.
lsblk(8) List block devices.
lscpu(1) Display information about the CPU architecture.
lsipc(1) Show information on IPC facilities currently employed in the system.
lslocks(8) List local system locks.
lslogins(1) Display information about known users in the system.
lsmem(1) List the ranges of available memory with their online status.
lsns(8) List namespaces.
mcookie(1) Generate magic cookies for xauth.
mesg(1) Display (or do not display) messages from other users.
mkfs(8) Build a Linux filesystem.
mkfs.bfs(8) Make an SCO bfs filesystem.
mkfs.cramfs(8) Make compressed ROM file system.
mkfs.minix(8) Make a Minix filesystem.
mkswap(8) Set up a Linux swap area.
more(1) File perusal filter for crt viewing.
mount(8) Mount a filesystem.
mountpoint(1) See if a directory or file is a mountpoint.
namei(1) Follow a pathname until a terminal point is found.
nsenter(1) Run program with namespaces of other processes.
partx(8) Tell the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk partitions.
pivot_root(8) Change the root filesystem.
prlimit(1) Get and set process resource limits.
raw(8) Bind a Linux raw character device.
readprofile(8) Read kernel profiling information.
rename.ul(1) Rename files.
renice(1) Alter priority of running processes.
resizepart(8) Tell the kernel about the new size of a partition.
rev(1) Reverse lines characterwise.
rfkill(8) Tool for enabling and disabling wireless devices.
rtcwake(8) Enter a system sleep state until specified wakeup time.
runuser(1) Run a command with substitute user and group ID.
script(1) Make typescript of terminal session.
scriptreplay(1) Play back typescripts, using timing information.
setarch(8) Change reported architecture in new program environment and set personality flags.
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.
sulogin(8) Single-user login.
swaplabel(8) Print or change the label or UUID of a swap area.
swapoff(8) ↣ swapon(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.
taskset(1) Set or retrieve a process's CPU affinity.
terminal-colors.d(5) Configure output colorization for various utilities.
umount(8) Unmount file systems.
unshare(1) Run program with some namespaces unshared from parent.
utmpdump(1) Dump UTMP and WTMP files in raw format.
uuid(3) DCE compatible Universally Unique Identifier library.
uuid_clear(3) Reset value of UUID variable to the NULL value.
uuid_compare(3) Compare whether two UUIDs are the same.
uuid_copy(3) Copy a UUID value.
uuid_generate(3) Create a new unique UUID.
uuid_generate_random(3) ↣ uuid_generate(3) Create a new unique UUID.
uuid_generate_time(3) ↣ uuid_generate(3) Create a new unique UUID.
uuid_generate_time_safe(3) ↣ uuid_generate(3) Create a new unique UUID.
uuid_is_null(3) Compare the value of the UUID to the NULL value.
uuid_parse(3) Convert an input UUID string into binary representation.
uuid_time(3) Extract the time at which the UUID was created.
uuid_unparse(3) Convert an UUID from binary representation to a string.
uuidd(8) UUID generation daemon.
uuidgen(1) Create a new UUID value.
uuidparse(1) An utility to parse unique identifiers.
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.
zramctl(8) Set up and control zram devices.
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