Command |
Description |
Package |
chacl |
change the access control list of a file or directory |
acl |
getfacl |
get file access control lists |
acl |
setfacl |
set file access control lists |
acl |
adjtimex |
display or set the kernel time variables |
adjtimex |
anacron |
runs commands periodically |
anacron |
attr |
extended attributes on XFS filesystem objects |
attr |
getfattr |
get extended attributes of filesystem objects |
attr |
setfattr |
set extended attributes of filesystem objects |
attr |
authconfig |
an interface for configuring system authentication resources |
authconfig |
brctl |
ethernet bridge administration |
bridge-utils |
alternatives |
maintain symbolic links determining default commands |
chkconfig |
chkconfig |
updates and queries runlevel information for system services |
chkconfig |
chkfontpath |
simple interface for adding, removing, and listing directories in the X font server's path |
chkfontpath |
basename |
strip directory and suffix from filenames |
coreutils |
cat |
concatenate files and print on the standard output |
coreutils |
chcon |
change security context |
coreutils |
chgrp |
change group ownership |
coreutils |
chmod |
change file access permissions |
coreutils |
chown |
change file owner and group |
coreutils |
chroot |
run command or interactive shell with special root directory |
coreutils |
cksum |
checksum and count the bytes in a file |
coreutils |
comm |
compare two sorted files line by line |
coreutils |
cp |
copy files and directories |
coreutils |
csplit |
split a file into sections determined by context lines |
coreutils |
cut |
remove sections from each line of files |
coreutils |
date |
print or set the system date and time |
coreutils |
dd |
convert and copy a file |
coreutils |
df |
report filesystem disk space usage |
coreutils |
dircolors |
color setup for ls |
coreutils |
dir |
list directory contents |
coreutils |
dirname |
strip non-directory suffix from file name |
coreutils |
du |
estimate file space usage |
coreutils |
echo |
bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
coreutils |
echo |
display a line of text |
coreutils |
env |
run a program in a modified environment |
coreutils |
expand |
convert tabs to spaces |
coreutils |
expr |
evaluate expressions |
coreutils |
factor |
factor numbers |
coreutils |
false |
do nothing, unsuccessfully |
coreutils |
fmt |
simple optimal text formatter |
coreutils |
fold |
wrap each input line to fit in specified width |
coreutils |
groups |
print the groups a user is in |
coreutils |
head |
output the first part of files |
coreutils |
hostid |
print the numeric identifier for the current host |
coreutils |
id |
print real and effective UIDs and GIDs |
coreutils |
join |
join lines of two files on a common field |
coreutils |
link |
call the link function to create a link to a file |
coreutils |
ln |
make links between files |
coreutils |
logname |
print user's login name |
coreutils |
ls |
list directory contents |
coreutils |
md5sum |
compute and check MD5 message digest |
coreutils |
mkdir |
make directories |
coreutils |
mkfifo |
make FIFOs (named pipes) |
coreutils |
mknod |
make block or character special files |
coreutils |
mv |
move (rename) files |
coreutils |
nice |
run a program with modified scheduling priority |
coreutils |
nl |
number lines of files |
coreutils |
nohup |
run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty |
coreutils |
od |
dump files in octal and other formats |
coreutils |
paste |
merge lines of files |
coreutils |
pathchk |
check whether file names are valid or portable |
coreutils |
pinky |
lightweight finger |
coreutils |
pr |
convert text files for printing |
coreutils |
printenv |
print all or part of environment |
coreutils |
printf |
bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
coreutils |
printf |
format and print data |
coreutils |
ptx |
produce a permuted index of file contents |
coreutils |
pwd |
bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
coreutils |
pwd |
print name of current/working directory |
coreutils |
readlink |
display value of a symbolic link |
coreutils |
rmdir |
remove empty directories |
coreutils |
rm |
remove files or directories |
coreutils |
runcon |
run command with specified security context |
coreutils |
seq |
print a sequence of numbers |
coreutils |
shred |
delete a file securely, first overwriting it to hide its contents |
coreutils |
sleep |
delay for a specified amount of time |
coreutils |
sort |
sort lines of text files |
coreutils |
split |
split a file into pieces |
coreutils |
stat |
display file or filesystem status |
coreutils |
stty |
change and print terminal line settings |
coreutils |
sum |
checksum and count the blocks in a file |
coreutils |
su |
run a shell with substitute user and group IDs |
coreutils |
sync |
flush filesystem buffers |
coreutils |
sync |
synchronize data on disk with memory |
coreutils |
tac |
concatenate and print files in reverse |
coreutils |
tail |
output the last part of files |
coreutils |
tee |
read from standard input and write to standard output and files |
coreutils |
test |
bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
coreutils |
test |
check file types and compare values |
coreutils |
touch |
change file timestamps |
coreutils |
tr |
translate or delete characters |
coreutils |
true |
do nothing, successfully |
coreutils |
tsort |
perform topological sort |
coreutils |
tty |
print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input |
coreutils |
uname |
print system information |
coreutils |
unexpand |
convert spaces to tabs |
coreutils |
uniq |
remove duplicate lines from a sorted file |
coreutils |
unlink |
call the unlink function to remove the specified file |
coreutils |
users |
print the user names of users currently logged in to the current host |
coreutils |
vdir |
list directory contents |
coreutils |
wc |
print the number of newlines, words, and bytes in files |
coreutils |
whoami |
print effective userid |
coreutils |
who |
show who is logged on |
coreutils |
yes |
output a string repeatedly until killed |
coreutils |
dmsetup |
low level logical volume management |
device-mapper |
devlabel |
Consistent/persistent storage device access through symlinking |
devlabel |
dhclient |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client |
dhclient |
badblocks |
search a device for bad blocks |
e2fsprogs |
blkid |
command-line utility to locate/print block device attributes |
e2fsprogs |
chattr |
change file attributes on a Linux second extended file system |
e2fsprogs |
debugfs |
ext2/ext3 file system debugger |
e2fsprogs |
dumpe2fs |
dump ext2/ext3 filesystem information |
e2fsprogs |
e2fsck |
check a Linux ext2/ext3 file system |
e2fsprogs |
e2image |
Save critical ext2/ext3 filesystem data to a file |
e2fsprogs |
e2label |
Change the label on an ext2/ext3 filesystem |
e2fsprogs |
filefrag |
report on file fragmentation |
e2fsprogs |
findfs |
Find a filesystem by label or UUID |
e2fsprogs |
fsck |
check and repair a Linux file system |
e2fsprogs |
logsave |
save the output of a command in a logfile |
e2fsprogs |
lsattr |
list file attributes on a Linux second extended file system |
e2fsprogs |
mke2fs |
create an ext2/ext3 filesystem |
e2fsprogs |
resize2fs |
ext2/ext3 file system resizer |
e2fsprogs |
tune2fs |
adjust tunable filesystem parameters on ext2/ext3 filesystems |
e2fsprogs |
uuidgen |
command-line utility to create a new UUID value |
e2fsprogs |
eject |
eject removable media |
eject |
volname |
return volume name |
eject |
genromfs |
create a romfs image |
genromfs |
grub |
the grub shell |
grub |
mbchk |
check the format of a Multiboot kernel |
grub |
infokey |
compile customizations for Info |
info |
info |
read Info documents |
info |
consoletype |
print type of the console connected to standard input |
initscripts |
doexec |
run an executable with an arbitrary argv[0] |
initscripts |
genhostid |
generate and set a hostid for the current host |
initscripts |
initlog |
log messages and events to the system logger |
initscripts |
ipcalc |
perform simple manipulation of IP addresses |
initscripts |
netreport |
request notification of network interface changes |
initscripts |
usernetctl |
allow a user to manipulate a network interface if permitted |
initscripts |
usleep |
sleep some number of microseconds |
initscripts |
racoon |
IKE (ISAKMP/Oakley) key management daemon |
ipsec-tools |
setkey |
manually manipulate the IPsec SA/SP database |
ipsec-tools |
iptables |
administration tool for IPv4 packet filtering and NAT |
iptables |
ip6tables |
IPv6 packet filter administration |
iptables-ipv6 |
iptstate |
A top-like display of IP Tables state table entries |
iptstate |
jsattach |
attach a serial line to a joystick device |
joystick |
jscal |
joystick calibration program |
joystick |
jstest |
joystick test program |
joystick |
chvt |
change foreground virtual terminal |
kbd |
deallocvt |
deallocate unused virtual consoles |
kbd |
dumpkeys |
dump keyboard translation tables |
kbd |
fgconsole |
print the number of the active VT |
kbd |
getkeycodes |
print kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table |
kbd |
kbdrate |
reset the keyboard repeat rate and delay time |
kbd |
loadkeys |
load keyboard translation tables |
kbd |
loadunimap |
load the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table |
kbd |
mapscrn |
load screen output mapping table |
kbd |
openvt |
start a program on a new virtual terminal (VT) |
kbd |
psfaddtable |
add a Unicode character table to a console font |
kbd |
psfgettable |
extract the embedded Unicode character table from a console font |
kbd |
psfstriptable |
remove the embedded Unicode character table from a console font |
kbd |
psfxtable |
handle Unicode character tables for console fonts |
kbd |
resizecons |
change kernel idea of the console size |
kbd |
setfont |
load EGA/VGA console screen font |
kbd |
setkeycodes |
load kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries |
kbd |
setleds |
set the keyboard leds |
kbd |
setmetamode |
define the keyboard meta key handling |
kbd |
showconsolefont |
Show the current EGA/VGA console screen font |
kbd |
showkey |
examine the codes sent by the keyboard |
kbd |
smartctl |
Control and Monitor Utility for SMART Disks |
kernel-utils |
smartd |
SMART Disk Monitoring Daemon |
kernel-utils |
x86info |
display x86 CPU diagnostics |
kernel-utils |
lilo |
install boot loader |
lilo |
logrotate |
rotates, compresses, and mails system logs |
logrotate |
lvchange |
change attributes of a logical volume |
lvm2 |
lvcreate |
create a logical volume in an existing volume group |
lvm2 |
lvdisplay |
display attributes of a logical volume |
lvm2 |
lvextend |
extend the size of a logical volume |
lvm2 |
lvmchange |
change attributes of the logical volume manager |
lvm2 |
lvmdiskscan |
scan for all devices visible to LVM2 |
lvm2 |
lvm |
LVM2 tools |
lvm2 |
lvreduce |
reduce the size of a logical volume |
lvm2 |
lvremove |
remove a logical volume |
lvm2 |
lvrename |
rename a logical volume |
lvm2 |
lvresize |
resize a logical volume |
lvm2 |
lvscan |
scan (all disks) for logical volumes |
lvm2 |
lvs |
report information about logical volumes |
lvm2 |
pvchange |
change attributes of a physical volume |
lvm2 |
pvcreate |
initialize a disk or partition for use by LVM |
lvm2 |
pvdisplay |
display attributes of a physical volume |
lvm2 |
pvmove |
move physical extents |
lvm2 |
pvremove |
remove a physical volume |
lvm2 |
pvscan |
scan all disks for physical volumes |
lvm2 |
pvs |
report information about physical volumes |
lvm2 |
vgcfgbackup |
backup volume group descriptor area |
lvm2 |
vgcfgrestore |
restore volume group descriptor area |
lvm2 |
vgchange |
change attributes of a volume group |
lvm2 |
vgck |
check volume group metadata |
lvm2 |
vgconvert |
convert volume group metadata format |
lvm2 |
vgcreate |
create a volume group |
lvm2 |
vgdisplay |
display attributes of volume groups |
lvm2 |
vgexport |
make volume groups unknown to the system |
lvm2 |
vgextend |
add physical volumes to a volume group |
lvm2 |
vgimport |
make exported volume groups known to the system |
lvm2 |
vgmerge |
merge two volume groups |
lvm2 |
vgmknodes |
recreate volume group directory and logical volume special files |
lvm2 |
vgreduce |
reduce a volume group |
lvm2 |
vgremove |
remove a volume group |
lvm2 |
vgrename |
rename a volume group |
lvm2 |
vgscan |
scan all disks for volume groups and rebuild caches |
lvm2 |
vgsplit |
split a volume group into two |
lvm2 |
vgs |
report information about volume groups |
lvm2 |
MAKEDEV |
create devices |
MAKEDEV |
apropos |
search the whatis database for strings |
man |
makewhatis |
Create the whatis database |
man |
man2html |
format a manual page in html |
man |
man |
format and display the on-line manual pages |
man |
manpath |
determine user's search path for man pages |
man |
whatis |
search the whatis database for complete words |
man |
mdadm |
manage MD devices aka Linux Software Raid |
mdadm |
mingetty |
minimal getty for consoles |
mingetty |
mkbootdisk |
creates a stand-alone boot floppy for the running system |
mkbootdisk |
grubby |
command line tool for configuring grub, lilo, and elilo |
mkinitrd |
mkinitrd |
creates initial ramdisk images for preloading modules |
mkinitrd |
nash |
script interpretor to interpret linuxrc images |
mkinitrd |
mktemp |
make temporary filename (unique) |
mktemp |
arp |
manipulate the system ARP cache |
net-tools |
dnsdomainname |
show the system's DNS domain name |
net-tools |
domainname |
show or set the system's NIS/YP domain name |
net-tools |
hostname |
show or set the system's host name |
net-tools |
ifconfig |
configure a network interface |
net-tools |
nameif |
name network interfaces based on MAC addresses |
net-tools |
netplugd |
network cable hotplug management daemon |
net-tools |
netstat |
Print network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships |
net-tools |
nisdomainname |
show or set system's NIS/YP domain name |
net-tools |
plipconfig |
fine tune PLIP device parameters |
net-tools |
route |
show / manipulate the IP routing table |
net-tools |
slattach |
attach a network interface to a serial line |
net-tools |
ypdomainname |
show or set the system's NIS/YP domain name |
net-tools |
ntsysv |
simple interface for configuring runlevels |
ntsysv |
passwd |
compute password hashes |
passwd |
passwd |
update a user's authentication tokens(s) |
passwd |
pinfo |
curses based lynx-style info browser |
pinfo |
fixfiles |
fix file security contexts |
policycoreutils |
newrole |
run a shell with a new role |
policycoreutils |
restorecon |
set file security contexts |
policycoreutils |
sestatus |
SELinux status tool |
policycoreutils |
setfiles |
set file security contexts |
policycoreutils |
execstack |
tool to set, clear, or query executable stack flag of ELF binaries and shared libraries |
prelink |
prelink |
prelink ELF shared libraries and binaries to speed up startup time |
prelink |
convertquota |
convert quota from old file format to new one |
quota |
edquota |
edit user quotas |
quota |
quotacheck |
scan a filesystem for disk usage, create, check and repair quota files |
quota |
quota |
display disk usage and limits |
quota |
quotaon |
turn filesystem quotas on and off |
quota |
quota |
report and optionally fix quota usage |
quota |
repquota |
summarize quotas for a filesystem |
quota |
rquotad |
remote quota server |
quota |
setquota |
set disk quotas |
quota |
warnquota |
send mail to users over quota |
quota |
ckraid |
obsolete |
raidtools |
mkraid |
initializes/upgrades RAID device arrays |
raidtools |
raid0run |
starts up old (superblock-less) RAID0/LINEAR arrays |
raidtools |
raidadd |
obsolete RAID command |
raidtools |
raidreconf |
reconfigure RAID arrays |
raidtools |
raidrun |
obsolete RAID command |
raidtools |
raidstart |
command set to manage md devices |
raidtools |
raidstop |
command set to manage md devices |
raidtools |
debugreiserfs |
debugging tool for the ReiserFS filesystem |
reiserfs-utils |
mkreiserfs |
create tool for the Linux ReiserFS file system |
reiserfs-utils |
reiserfsck |
checking tool for the ReiserFS filesystem |
reiserfs-utils |
reiserfstune |
tunning tool for the ReiserFS filesystem |
reiserfs-utils |
gendiff |
utility to aid in error-free diff file generation |
rpm |
rpm2cpio |
Extract cpio archive from RPM Package Manager (RPM) package |
rpm |
rpm |
RPM Package Manager |
rpm |
chage |
change user password expiry information |
shadow-utils |
chpasswd |
update password file in batch |
shadow-utils |
faillog |
examine faillog and set login failure limits |
shadow-utils |
gpasswd |
administer the /etc/group file |
shadow-utils |
groupadd |
Create a new group |
shadow-utils |
groupdel |
Delete a group |
shadow-utils |
groupmod |
Modify a group |
shadow-utils |
grpck |
verify integrity of group files |
shadow-utils |
grpconv |
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups |
shadow-utils |
grpunconv |
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups |
shadow-utils |
lastlog |
examine lastlog file |
shadow-utils |
newusers |
update and create new users in batch |
shadow-utils |
pwck |
verify integrity of password files |
shadow-utils |
pwconv |
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups |
shadow-utils |
pwunconv |
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups |
shadow-utils |
useradd |
Create a new user or update default new user information |
shadow-utils |
userdel |
Delete a user account and related files |
shadow-utils |
usermod |
Modify a user account |
shadow-utils |
halt |
stop the system |
SysVinit |
init |
process control initialization |
SysVinit |
lastb |
show listing of last logged in users |
SysVinit |
last |
show listing of last logged in users |
SysVinit |
mesg |
control write access to your terminal |
SysVinit |
poweroff |
stop the system |
SysVinit |
reboot |
stop the system |
SysVinit |
shutdown |
bring the system down |
SysVinit |
telinit |
process control initialization |
SysVinit |
tmpwatch |
removes files which haven't been accessed for a period of time |
tmpwatch |
rhnsd |
a program for quering the Red Hat Network for updates and information |
up2date |
agetty |
alternative Linux getty |
util-linux |
arch |
print machine architecture |
util-linux |
blockdev |
call block device ioctls from the command line |
util-linux |
cal |
displays a calendar |
util-linux |
chfn |
change your finger information |
util-linux |
chsh |
change your login shell |
util-linux |
colcrt |
filter nroff output for CRT previewing |
util-linux |
col |
filter reverse line feeds from input |
util-linux |
colrm |
remove columns from a file |
util-linux |
column |
columnate lists |
util-linux |
ctrlaltdel |
set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination |
util-linux |
cytune |
Tune Cyclades driver parameters |
util-linux |
ddate |
converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates |
util-linux |
dmesg |
print or control the kernel ring buffer |
util-linux |
elvtune |
I/O elevator tuner |
util-linux |
fdformat |
Low-level formats a floppy disk |
util-linux |
fdisk |
Partition table manipulator for Linux |
util-linux |
floppy |
format floppy disks |
util-linux |
getopt |
parse command options (enhanced) |
util-linux |
hexdump |
ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal dump |
util-linux |
hwclock |
query and set the hardware clock (RTC) |
util-linux |
ipcrm |
remove a message queue, semaphore set or shared memory id |
util-linux |
ipcs |
provide information on ipc facilities |
util-linux |
isosize |
outputs the length of a iso9660 file system |
util-linux |
kill |
bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
util-linux |
kill |
terminate a process |
util-linux |
logger |
a shell command interface to the syslog(3) system log module |
util-linux |
login |
sign on |
util-linux |
look |
display lines beginning with a given string |
util-linux |
losetup |
set up and control loop devices |
util-linux |
mcookie |
generate magic cookies for xauth |
util-linux |
mkfs |
build a Linux file system |
util-linux |
mkswap |
set up a Linux swap area |
util-linux |
more |
file perusal filter for crt viewing |
util-linux |
mount |
mount a file system |
util-linux |
namei |
follow a pathname until a terminal point is found |
util-linux |
newgrp |
log in to a new group |
util-linux |
nologin |
politely refuse a login |
util-linux |
raw |
bind a Linux raw character device |
util-linux |
rdev |
query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode |
util-linux |
readprofile |
a tool to read kernel profiling information |
util-linux |
rename |
Rename files |
util-linux |
renice |
alter priority of running processes |
util-linux |
rev |
reverse lines of a file |
util-linux |
script |
make typescript of terminal session |
util-linux |
setfdprm |
sets user-provided floppy disk parameters |
util-linux |
setsid |
run a program in a new session |
util-linux |
setterm |
set terminal attributes |
util-linux |
sfdisk |
Partition table manipulator for Linux |
util-linux |
sln |
static ln |
util-linux |
swapoff |
enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping |
util-linux |
swapon |
enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping |
util-linux |
tailf |
follow the growth of a log file |
util-linux |
tunelp |
set various parameters for the lp device |
util-linux |
ul |
do underlining |
util-linux |
umount |
unmount file systems |
util-linux |
vigr |
edit the password or group files |
util-linux |
vipw |
edit the password or group files |
util-linux |
whereis |
locate the binary, source, and manual page files for a command |
util-linux |
write |
send a message to another user |
util-linux |
vconfig |
VLAN (802.1q) configuration program |
vconfig |
cron |
daemon to execute scheduled commands (Vixie Cron) |
vixie-cron |
crontab |
maintain crontab files for individual users (V3) |
vixie-cron |
iwconfig |
configure a wireless network interface |
wireless-tools |
iwevent |
Display Wireless Events generated by drivers and setting changes |
wireless-tools |
iwgetid |
Report ESSID, NWID or AP/Cell Address of wireless network |
wireless-tools |
iwlist |
Get wireless statistics from specific nodes |
wireless-tools |
iwpriv |
configure optionals (private) parameters of a wireless network interface |
wireless-tools |
iwspy |
Get wireless statistics from specific nodes |
wireless-tools |
ypcat |
print values of all keys in a NIS database |
yp-tools |
ypchfn |
change your password in the NIS database |
yp-tools |
ypchsh |
change your password in the NIS database |
yp-tools |
ypmatch |
print the values of one or more keys from a NIS map |
yp-tools |
yppasswd |
change your password in the NIS database |
yp-tools |
yppoll |
return version and master server of a NIS map |
yp-tools |
ypset |
bind ypbind to a particular NIS server |
yp-tools |
yptest |
test NIS configuration |
yp-tools |
ypwhich |
return name of NIS server or map master |
yp-tools |
yum |
Yellowdog Updater Modified |
yum |