Util-linux
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| Stable release | 2.23 / 25 April 2013 |
|---|---|
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux |
| License | GNU General Public License and BSD License |
| Website | www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/ |
util-linux is a standard package of the Linux operating system. A fork, util-linux-ng—with ng meaning "next generation"—was created when development stalled,[1] but as of January 2011 has been renamed back to util-linux, and is the official version of the package.[2]
Contents
It includes the following utilities:
- addpart
- agetty
- arch (deprecated in favor of uname or arch from coreutils)[3]
- blkid
- blockdev
- cal
- cfdisk
- chfn
- chkdupexe
- chrt
- chsh
- clock
- col (legacy)[4]
- colcrt
- colrm
- column
- ctrlaltdel
- cytune
- ddate (no longer included by default)[5]
- delpart
- dmesg
- elvtune (obsolete since Linux kernel version 2.6.9)[3]
- fallocate
- fdformat
- fdisk
- findfs
- findmnt
- flock
- fsck
- fsck.cramfs
- fsck.minix
- fsfreeze
- fstab
- fstrim
- getopt
- hexdump
- hwclock (query and set the hardware clock (RTC))
- ionice
- ipcmk
- ipcrm
- ipcs
- isosize
- kill
- ldattach
- line (legacy)[4]
- logger
- login
- look
- losetup
- lsblk
- lscpu
- mcookie
- mesg
- mkfs
- mkfs.bfs
- mkfs.cramfs
- mkfs.minix
- mkswap
- more
- mount
- mountpoint
- namei
- newgrp
- nologin
- partx
- pg (legacy)[4]
- pivot_root
- raw
- readprofile
- rename
- renice
- reset
- rev
- rtcwake
- script
- scriptreplay
- setarch (including architecture symlinks such as i386, linux32, linux64, x86_64, etc.)
- setsid
- setterm
- sfdisk
- swaplabel
- swapoff
- swapon
- switch_root
- tailf
- taskset
- tunelp (deprecated)[6]
- ul
- umount
- unshare
- uuidd
- uuidgen
- vigr
- vipw
- whereis
- wipefs
- write
Utilities formerly included, but removed as of 2012:
- fastboot[7]
- fasthalt[7]
- halt[7]
- initctl[7]
- ramsize (formerly a symlink to rdev)[8]
- rdev[8]
- reboot[7]
- rootflags (formerly a symlink to rdev)[8]
- shutdown[7]
- simpleinit[7]
- vidmode (formerly a symlink to rdev)[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "[ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng fork". 18 December 2006.
- ↑ "[ANNOUNCE] util-linux without -ng". 1 December 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "git.kernel.org - utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/blob - DEPRECATED". Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux/util-linux.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/deprecated.txt;h=666ed63de6890295df134e455e42ddaeacabc60b;hb=1342ffcbeb0dbad6ec12026f1dad27a26d27248f#l67
- ↑ https://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux/util-linux.git;a=commit;h=4a8962f3a7cb970b28add7d770528edebbe03635
- ↑ https://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux/util-linux.git;a=commit;h=1342ffcbeb0dbad6ec12026f1dad27a26d27248f
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 https://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux/util-linux.git;a=commit;h=0ff9e65ea30ee7e3548d11992a180d95d0a02fe9
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux/util-linux.git;a=commit;h=a3e40c14651fccf18e7954f081e601389baefe3f
External links
- Git repository on kernel.org (primary)
- Git repository on GitHub (backup)
- FTP at kernel.org
- Mailing list
- Karel Zak's blog, the current maintainer.
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