User Manual

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Chapter 3. Using the System
Application Description
getty
Opens a tty, prompts for a login name, then invokes /bin/login.
grep Print lines matching a pattern.
gunzip Expand gzip compressed files.
gzip Compress files into gzip format.
head Output the first part of files.
hexdump A filter which displays the specified files, or the standard input, if
no files are specified, in a user specified format.
hostid Print out a unique 32-bit identifier for the machine (not yet
implemented).
hostname Show or set the system’s host name.
hwclock Query and set the hardware clock.
id
Print information for username or current user.
ide_info IDE device information.
ifconfig Configure a network interface.
ifport Select the transceiver type for a network interface.
ifuser Checks to see if any of the listed hosts or network addresses are
routed through the specified interface.
insmod Loads the specified kernel modules into the kernel.
ip TCP/IP interface configuration and routing utility.
iptables, ip6tables IP packet filter administration.
kill Terminate a program.
killall Kill processes by name.
ln Make links between files.
logger Make entries into the system log.
login Sign on.
ls List directory contents.
lsmod List loaded modules.
md5sum Compute and check MD5 message digest.
mkdir Make directories.
mknod Make block or character special files.
mktemp Make a temporary file name (unique).
modprobe High level handling of loadable modules.
more File perusal filter for crt viewing.
mount Mount a file system.
mv Move (rename) files.
net-snmp-config Net-SNMP tool.
nslookup Queries the nameserver for IP address of given host.
ntpd Network Time Protocol NTP daemon.
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