util-linux
| Stable release | 2.40.2[1] 
/ 4 July 2024 |
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| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Available in | 31 languages, 7 full translations[2] |
| Type | Utility software |
| License | Portions variously underGNU General Public License(v2+ or v2 only),GNU Lesser General Public License(v2+) andBSD License.[3] |
| Website | www git |
util-linuxis a standard package distributed by theLinux Kernel Organizationfor use as part of theLinuxoperating system.Afork,util-linux-ng(withngmeaning "next generation" ), was created when development stalled,[4]but as of January 2011[update]has been renamed back toutil-linux,and is the official version of the package.[5]
Contents
[edit]Included
[edit]It includes the following utilities:
- addpart
- agetty
- blkdiscard[6]
- blkid
- blkzone
- blockdev
- cal
- cfdisk
- chcpu
- chfn
- chmem
- choom
- chrt
- chsh
- col (legacy)[7]
- colcrt
- colrm
- column
- ctrlaltdel
- delpart
- dmesg
- eject
- fallocate
- fdformat
- fdisk
- fincore
- findfs
- findmnt
- flock
- fsck
- fsck.cramfs
- fsck.minix
- fsfreeze
- fstrim
- getopt
- hardlink
- hexdump
- hwclock(query and set the hardware clock (RTC))
- ionice
- ipcmk
- ipcrm
- ipcs
- irqtop[8]
- isosize
- kill
- last
- ldattach
- line (legacy)[7]
- logger
- login
- look
- losetup
- lsblk
- lscpu[9]
- lsfd (modern replacement forlsof)
- lsipc
- lsirq[10]
- lslocks
- lslogins
- lsmem
- lsns
- mcookie
- mesg
- mkfs(legacy)[7]
- mkfs.bfs
- mkfs.cramfs
- mkfs.minix
- mkswap
- more
- mount
- mountpoint
- namei
- newgrp
- nologin
- nsenter
- partx
- pg(legacy)[7]
- pivot_root
- prlimit[11]
- raw
- readprofile
- rename
- renice
- reset (legacy)[7]
- resizepart
- rev
- rfkill
- rtcwake
- runuser
- script
- scriptlive
- scriptreplay
- setarch (including architecture symlinks such as i386, linux32, linux64, x86_64, etc.)
- setpriv
- setsid
- setterm
- sfdisk
- su
- sulogin
- swaplabel
- swapoff
- swapon
- switch_root
- taskset
- tunelp (deprecated)[12]
- ul
- umount
- unshare
- utmpdump
- uuidd
- uuidgen
- uuidparse
- vipw(including symlink to vigr)
- wall
- wdctl
- whereis
- wipefs
- write
- zramctl
Removed
[edit]Utilities formerly included, but removed as of 1 July 2015[update]:
- arch[13]
- chkdupexe[14]
- clock[15]
- cytune[16]
- ddate(removed from default build[17]before being removed[18]altogether)
- elvtune[19]
- fastboot[20]
- fasthalt[20]
- halt[20]
- initctl[20]
- ramsize (formerly a symlink to rdev)[21]
- rdev[21]
- reboot[20]
- rootflags (formerly a symlink to rdev)[21]
- shutdown[20]
- simpleinit[20]
- tailf[22]
- vidmode (formerly a symlink to rdev)[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"[ANNOUNCE] util-linux v2.40.2".4 July 2024.Retrieved4 July2024.
- ^"Translation Project util-linux textual domain".2022.Retrieved2022-06-04.
- ^"README.licensing".util-linux source tree.Retrieved20 February2016.
- ^Karel Zak (2006-12-18)."[ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng fork".Retrieved2014-04-12.
- ^Karel Zak (2010-12-01)."[ANNOUNCE] util-linux without -ng".Retrieved2014-04-12.
- ^"blkdiscard(8) - Linux manual page".July 2014.Retrieved2020-01-13.
- ^abcde"Documentation/deprecated.txt".util-linux.2014-04-07.Retrieved2015-07-01.
- ^"Release v2.36 notes".
- ^"lscpu manual".
- ^"Release v2.36 notes".
- ^Karel Zak (2012-01-25)."prlimit(1)".Retrieved2020-01-13.
- ^Sami Kerola (2012-12-16)."tunelp: deprecation: remove command from default build".util-linux.Retrieved2014-04-12.
- ^Karel Zak (2013-03-14)."arch: remove the command, deprecated since 2.13, use coreutils version".util-linux.Retrieved2015-07-01.
- ^Karel Zak (2013-03-14)."chkdupexe: remove, deprecated for years".util-linux.Retrieved2015-07-01.
- ^Karel Zak."clock: Dropped entirely. Use hwclock".util-linux.Retrieved2015-07-01.
- ^Sami Kerola (2014-05-11)."cytune: remove from util-linux".util-linux.Retrieved2015-07-01.
- ^Karel Zak (2011-08-18)."build-sys: add --enable-ddate".util-linux.Retrieved2014-04-12.
- ^Sami Kerola (2012-10-08)."ddate: remove from util-linux".util-linux.Retrieved2015-07-01.
- ^Sami Kerola (2013-08-17)."build-sys: complete elvtune removal".util-linux.Retrieved2015-07-01.
- ^abcdefgKarel Zak (2011-06-08)."simpleinit: remove this deprecated set of utils".util-linux.Retrieved2014-04-12.
- ^abcdKarel Zak (2010-05-13)."rdev: remove this deprecated command".util-linux.Retrieved2014-04-12.
- ^Sami Kerola (2017-04-02)."tailf: remove deprecated utility".util-linux.
External links
[edit]- The util-linux code repository.
- pub/linux/utils/util-linuxonKernel.org
- util-linux development discussion and bug reporting mailing list
- Karel Zak's blog,the blog of the current maintainer
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