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accton accton - turns process accounting on or off
actsync actsync, actsyncd - synchronize newsgroups
adduser useradd - Create a new user or update default new user
information
adjtimex adjtimex - display or set the kernel time variables
amd amd - automatically mount file systems
amq amq - automounter query tool
ap ap - parse addresses 822-style
apmd apmd - Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS daemon
archive archive - Usenet article archiver
arp arp - manipulate the system ARP cache
atd atd - run jobs queued for later execution
atrun atrun - run jobs queued for later execution
autofs /etc/init.d/rc.d/autofs - Control Script for automounter
automount automount - configure mount points for autofs
badblocks badblocks - search a device for bad blocks
batcher batcher - article batching backend for InterNetNews
bdflush bdflush - kernel daemon to flush dirty buffers back to
disk.
bootparamd bootparamd - boot parameter server
bootpd bootpd, bootpgw - Internet Boot Protocol server/gateway
bootpef bootpef - BOOTP Extension File compiler
bootptest bootptest - send BOOTP queries and print responses
buffchan buffchan - buffered file-writing backend for InterNetNews
callback callback - call a user back, presenting a login prompt
cardctl cardctl - PCMCIA card control utility
cardmgr cardmgr - PCMCIA device manager
cfdisk cfdisk - Curses based disk partition table manipulator for
Linux
chat chat - Automated conversational script with a modem
chkconfig chkconfig - updates and queries runlevel information for
system services
choptest choptest - HylaFAX page chopping test program
chpasswd chpasswd - update password file in batch
chroot chroot - run command or interactive shell with special
root directory
cleanfeed
clockprobe grabmode - a Textmode/XWindows mode grabber
clockprobe - a Textmode/XWindows pixel clock probe
comsat comsat - biff server
conflict conflict - search for alias/password conflicts
control-panel control-panel - Launches the various Red Hat system admin-
istration tools.
cqtest cqtest - HylaFAX copy quality checking test program
cron cron - daemon to execute scheduled commands (Vixie Cron)
crond cron - daemon to execute scheduled commands (Vixie Cron)
crosspost crosspost - create the links for cross posted articles
ctlinnd ctlinnd - control the InterNetNews daemon
ctrlaltdel ctrlaltdel - set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combina-
tion
cvsbug cvsbug - send problem report (PR) about CVS to a central
support site
cvtbatch cvtbatch - convert Usenet batch file to INN format
cytune cytune - Tune Cyclades driver parameters
debugfs debugfs - ext2 file system debugger
dhcpcd dhcpcd - DHCP client daemon
dhcpd dhcpd - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server
dhcrelay dhcrelay - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Relay Agent
dialtest dialtest - HylaFAX dial string processing rules test pro-
gram
dip dip - handle dialup IP connections
diplogin dip - handle dialup IP connections
dm dm - dungeon master
dmesg dmesg - print or control the kernel ring buffer
dp dp - parse dates 822-style
dump dump - filesystem backup
dumpe2fs dumpe2fs - dump filesystem information
e2fsck e2fsck - check a Linux second extended file system
edquota edquota - edit user quotas
expire expire - Usenet article and history expiration program
expireover expireover - Expire entries from the news overview
database
expirerm expirerm - remove articles that have been expired.
ext2ed ext2ed - ext2 file system editor
faillog faillog - examine faillog and set login failure limits
fastrm fastrm - quickly remove a set of files
faxabort faxabort - tell a HylaFAX server to abort a receive
faxaddmodem faxaddmodem - configure a modem for use with HylaFAX
faxanswer faxanswer - tell a HylaFAX server to answer the telephone
faxconfig faxconfig - dynamically change HylaFAX configuration
parameters
faxcron faxcron - HylaFAX routine maintenance script
faxgetty faxgetty - HylaFAX front-door process
faxinfo faxinfo - print information about a received facsimile
faxmodem faxmodem - dynamically add a modem to a HylaFAX server
system
faxq faxq - display fax jobs queued by faxspool(1)
faxqclean faxqclean - HylaFAX queue cleaner process
faxquit faxquit - tell a HylaFAX server to terminate
faxrcvd faxrcvd - HylaFAX notification script for received facsim-
ile
faxsend faxsend - HylaFAX facsimile transmit program
faxsetup faxsetup - setup a machine for use with HylaFAX
faxstate faxstate - control ``modem state'' of a device used by
HylaFAX
faxwatch faxwatch - monitor low-level HylaFAX server actions
fdformat fdformat - Low-level formats a floppy disk
fdisk fdisk - Partition table manipulator for Linux
filechan filechan - file-writing backend for InterNetNews
fingerd fingerd - remote user information server
fixmount fixmount - fix remote mount entries
fmtdump fmtdump - decode nmh format files
fsck fsck - check and repair a Linux file system
fsck.minix fsck.minix - a file system consistency checker for Linux
fsinfo fsinfo - X font server information utility
ftl_check ftl_check - Flash Translation Layer format checker
ftl_format ftl_format - Flash Translation Layer formatting utility
ftpd ftpd - DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
ftpshut
gated gated - gateway routing daemon
gdc gdc - operational user interface for gated (8)
genksyms genksyms - generate symbol version information
getkeycodes getkeycodes - print kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping
table
glint glint - Graphical Linux Installation Tool for RPM based
systems
grabmode grabmode - a Textmode/XWindows mode grabber
clockprobe - a Textmode/XWindows pixel clock probe
groupadd groupadd - Create a new group
groupdel groupdel - Delete a group
groupmod groupmod - Modify a group
grpck grpck - verify integrity of group files
grpconv pwconv, pwunconv, grpconv, grpunconv - convert to and from
shadow passwords and groups.
grpunconv pwconv, pwunconv, grpconv, grpunconv - convert to and from
shadow passwords and groups.
halt halt, reboot, poweroff - stop the system.
hdparm hdparm - get/set hard disk parameters
hfaxd hfaxd - HylaFAX client-server protocol server
hlfsd hlfsd - home-link file system daemon
httpd httpd - Apache hypertext transfer protocol server
hwclock clock - query and set the ISA hardware clock (RTC)
identd identd, in.identd - TCP/IP IDENT protocol server
ide_info ide_info - IDE device description tool
ifconfig ifconfig - configure a network interface
ifport ifport - select the transceiver type for a network inter-
face
imapd IMAPd - Internet Message Access Protocol server
in.comsat comsat - biff server
in.fingerd fingerd - remote user information server
in.identd identd, in.identd - TCP/IP IDENT protocol server
in.ntalkd talkd - remote user communication server
in.rexecd rexecd - remote execution server
in.rlogind rlogind - remote login server
in.rshd rshd - remote shell server
in.talkd talkd - remote user communication server
in.telnetd telnetd - DARPA telnet protocol server
in.tftpd tftpd - DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
inetd inetd - internet ``super-server''
init init, telinit - process control initialization
inncheck inncheck - check inn configuration and database files.
innd innd, inndstart - InterNetNews daemon
innlog.pl innlog.pl - summarize innd and nnrpd log files.
innstat innstat - print snapshot of INN system
innwatch innwatch - monitor innd.
innxbatch innxbatch - send xbatched Usenet articles to a remote NNTP
server
innxmit innxmit - send Usenet articles to a remote NNTP server
install-mh install-mh - initialize the nmh environment
intro intro - Introduction to user commands
ipcrm ipcs - provide information on ipc facilities
ipcs ipcs - provide information on ipc facilities
ipfwadm ipfwadm - IP firewall and accounting administration
ipopd IPOPd - Post Office Protocol server
ipx_configure ipx_configure - query/configure IPX behavior
ipx_interface ipx_interface - add, delete, or display an IPX interface
ipx_internal_net ipx_internal_net - add or delete the IPX internal network
ipx_route ipx_route - add or delete IPX route
isapnp isapnp - Configure ISA Plug-and-Play devices.
kbdconfig kbdconfig - simple interface for configuring system key-
board
kbdrate kbdrate - reset the keyboard repeat rate and delay time
kerneld kerneld - perform kernel action in user space (such as on-
demand loading of modules)
killall5 killall5 -- send a signal to all processes.
klogd klogd - kernel log daemon.
lastlog lastlog - examine lastlog file
ldconfig ldconfig - determine run-time link bindings
lilo lilo - install boot loader
loadunimap loadunimap - load the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table
logrotate logrotate - rotates, compresses, and mails system logs
losetup losetup - set up and control loop devices
lpc lpc - line printer control program
lpd lpd - line printer spooler daemon
lsdev lsdev - display information about installed hardware
makeactive makeactive - tool to recover Usenet active file.
makedbm makedbm - create or dump a ypserv database file
MAKEDEV MAKEDEV - create devices
makehistory makehistory - tools to recover Usenet history database.
makemap makemap - create database maps for sendmail
mapscrn mapscrn - load screen output mapping table
mcserv mcserv - Midnight Commander file server.
mgetty mgetty - smart modem getty
mh-mts mh-mts - the nmh interface to the message transport system
mingetty mingetty - minimal getty for consoles
mk-amd-map mk-amd-map - create database maps for Amd
mkbootdisk mkbootdisk - creates a stand-alone boot floppy for the
running system
mkcover mkcover - HylaFAX continuation cover page generation com-
mand
mkdosfs mkdosfs - create an MS-DOS file system under Linux
mke2fs mke2fs - create a Linux second extended file system
mkfs mkfs - build a Linux file system
mkfs.minix mkfs - make a Linux MINIX filesystem
mkfs.msdos mkdosfs - create an MS-DOS file system under Linux
mkinitrd mkinitrd - creates initial ramdisk images for preloading
modules
mkisofs mkisofs - create a iso9660 filesystem with optional Rock
Ridge attributes.
mklost+found mklost+found - create a lost+found directory on a mounted
Linux second extended file system
mknetid mknetid - generate data for netid map
mkpasswd mkpasswd - generate new password, optionally apply it to a
user
mkswap mkswap - set up a Linux swap area
mount mount - mount a file system
mountd mountd - NFS mount daemon
mouseconfig mouseconfig - configure mouse for use under Linux
named named - Internet domain name server
named-xfer named-xfer - ancillary agent for inbound zone transfers
named.reload named.reload - cause the name server to synchronize its
database
named.restart named.restart - stop and restart the name server
ncpmount ncpmount - mount all volumes of a specified Novell file-
server.
ncpumount ncpumount - unmount a NetWare filesystem mounted with ncp-
mount.
ndc ndc - name daemon control interface
netstat netstat - Display network connections, routing tables,
interface statistics and masquerade connections.
news-recovery makeactive, makehistory, newsrequeue - tools to recover
Usenet databases
news.daily news.daily - do regular Usenet system administration
newslog scanlogs, writelog, innstat, tally.unwanted, tally.con-
trol, innlog.pl - programs to manipulate or summarize INN
log files.
newsrequeue newsrequeue - tool to rewrite batchfiles.
newusers newusers - update and create new users in batch
nfsd nfsd - NFS service daemon
nmbd nmbd - provide netbios nameserver support to clients
nnrpd nnrpd - NNTP server for on-campus hosts
nntpsend nntpsend - send Usenet articles to remote site
notify notify - HylaFAX user notification script
nslookup nslookup - query Internet name servers interactively
ntalkd talkd - remote user communication server
ntsysv ntsysv - simple interface for configuring runlevels
nwbocreate nwbocreate - Create a NetWare Bindery Object
nwborm nwborm - Remove a NetWare Bindery Object
nwbpadd nwbpadd - Set the value of a NetWare Bindery Property
nwbpcreate nwbpcreate - Create a NetWare Bindery Propery
nwbprm nwbprm - Remove a NetWare Bindery Propery
nwgrant nwgrant - Add Trustee Rights to a directory
nwmsg nwmsg - Deliver NetWare user broadcast messages
nwrevoke nwrevoke - Revoke a Trustee Right from a directory
ospf_monitor ospf_monitor - monitor OSPF gateways
overchan overchan - update the news overview database
pac pac - printer/plotter accounting information
pagesend pagesend - HylaFAX IXO/TAP and UCP transmit program
pcinitrd pcinitrd - create a PCMCIA initrd ram disk image
pidof pidof -- find the process ID of a running program.
ping ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
pnpdump pnpdump - Dump ISA Plug-And-Play devices resource informa-
tion
pollrcvd pollrcvd - HylaFAX script for delivering facsimile
received by polling
post post - deliver a message
poweroff halt, reboot, poweroff - stop the system.
pppd pppd - Point to Point Protocol daemon
pppstats pppstats - print PPP statistics
procinfo procinfo - display system status gathered from /proc
prunehistory prunehistory - remove file names from Usenet history file
ps2fax ps2fax - image POSTSCRIPT for facsimile transmission by
HylaFAX
psupdate psupdate - update the ps database of kernel offsets
pwck pwck - verify integrity of password files
pwconv pwconv, pwunconv, grpconv, grpunconv - convert to and from
shadow passwords and groups.
pwunconv pwconv, pwunconv, grpconv, grpunconv - convert to and from
shadow passwords and groups.
pwupdate pwupdate - updates passwd and shadow NIS map
quotacheck quotacheck - scan a file system for disk usages
quotaon quotaon, quotaoff - turn file system quotas on and off
ramsize rdev - query/set image root device, swap device, RAM disk
size, or video mode
rarp rarp - manipulate the system RARP table
rdev rdev - query/set image root device, swap device, RAM disk
size, or video mode
rdist rdist - remote file distribution client program
rdump dump - filesystem backup
reboot halt, reboot, poweroff - stop the system.
recvstats recvstats - summarize HylaFAX receive accounting informa-
tion
renice renice - alter priority of running processes
repquota repquota - summarize quotas for a file system
resizecons resizecons - change kernel idea of the console size
restore restore - restore files or file systems from backups made with dump
revnetgroup revnetgroup - generate reverse netgroup data
rexecd rexecd - remote execution server
rhbackup rhbackup - program to aid in backing up system data
ripquery ripquery - query RIP gateways
rlogind rlogind - remote login server
rmail rmail - handle remote mail received via uucp
rmt rmt - remote magtape protocol module
rootflags rdev - query/set image root device, swap device, RAM disk
size, or video mode
route route - show / manipulate the IP routing table
routed routed - network routing daemon
rpc.bootparamd bootparamd - boot parameter server
rpc.rquotad rquotad, rpc.rquotad - remote quota server
rpc.rusersd rpc.rusersd - logged in users server
rpc.rwalld rpc.rwalld - write messages to users currently logged in server
rpc.yppasswdd rpc.yppasswdd - NIS password update daemon
rpc.ypxfrd rpc.ypxfrd - NIS map transfer server
rpm rpm - Red Hat Package Manager
rpm2cpio rpm2cpio - Converts Red Hat Packge (RPM) to cpio archive
rquotad rquotad, rpc.rquotad - remote quota server
rrestore restore - restore files or file systems from backups made with dump
rshd rshd - remote shell server
runlevel runlevel -- find the current and previous system runlevel.
rusersd rpc.rusersd - logged in users server
rwalld rpc.rwalld - write messages to users currently logged in server
rwhod rwhod - system status server
sa sa - summarizes accounting information
sbpnpprobe sbpnpprobe - scan ISA bus for Sound Blaster PnP cards
scanlogs scanlogs - summarize INN log files.
scsi_info scsi_info - SCSI device description tool
sendfax sendfax - submit a facsimile job for transmission
sendmail sendmail - an electronic mail transport agent
setclock setclock - sets the hardware clock from the system clock
setconsole setconsole - sets the systems console to local video or
serial console
setfdprm setfdprm - sets user-provided floppy disk parameters
setfont setfont - load EGA/VGA console screen font
setkeycodes setkeycodes - load kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping
table entries
setserial setserial - get/set Linux serial port information
setsid setsid - run a program in a new session
showmount showmount - show mount information for an NFS server
shutdown shutdown - bring the system down
sliplogin sliplogin - attach a serial line network interface
smbd smbd - provide SMB (aka LanManager) services to clients
smbmount smbmount - mount program for smbfs
smbumount smbumount - umount for normal users
sndconfig sndconfig - configure sound card for use with Linux kernel
modules
snmpd snmpd - cmu's snmp agent for Linux
snmptrapd snmptrapd - Receive and log snmp trap messages.
socklist socklist - display list of open sockets
stm SVGATextMode - Textmode manipulation/enhancement tool
sulogin sulogin -- Single-user login
SVGATextMode SVGATextMode - Textmode manipulation/enhancement tool
swapdev rdev - query/set image root device, swap device, RAM disk
size, or video mode
swapoff swapon, swapoff - enable/disable devices and files for
paging and swapping
swapon swapon, swapoff - enable/disable devices and files for
paging and swapping
swatch swatch - simple watcher
symlinks symlinks - symbolic link maintenance utility
sysklogd sysklogd - Linux system logging utilities.
syslogd sysklogd - Linux system logging utilities.
tagtest tagtest - HylaFAX tag line testing program
talkd talkd - remote user communication server
tally.control tally.control - keep track of newgroup creation and dele-
tions.
tally.unwanted tally.unwanted - keep track of unwanted newsgroups.
tcpd tcpd - access control facility for internet services
tcpdchk tcpdchk - tcp wrapper configuration checker
tcpdmatch tcpdmatch - tcp wrapper oracle
tcpdump tcpdump - dump traffic on a network
telinit init, telinit - process control initialization
telnetd telnetd - DARPA telnet protocol server
tftpd tftpd - DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
tiff2fax tiff2fax - convert TIFF for facsimile transmission by
HylaFAX
tiffcheck tiffcheck - check TIFF for HylaFAX conversion requirements
timeconfig timeconfig - simple interface for configuring system time
parameters
timed timed - time server daemon
timedc timedc - timed control program
tksysv tksysv - a runlevel service editor
tmpwatch tmpwatch - removes files which haven't been accessed for a
period of time
traceroute traceroute - print the route packets take to network host
tsitest tsitest - HylaFAX TSI access control list checking program
tune2fs tune2fs - adjust tunable filesystem parameters on second
extended filesystems
tunelp tunelp - set various parameters for the lp device
umount umount - unmount file systems
update bdflush - kernel daemon to flush dirty buffers back to
disk.
useradd useradd - Create a new user or update default new user
information
userdel userdel - Delete a user account and related files
userhelper userhelper - A helper interface to pam.
usermod usermod - Modify a user account
uucico uucico - UUCP file transfer daemon
uuxqt uuxqt - UUCP execution daemon
vidmode rdev - query/set image root device, swap device, RAM disk
size, or video mode
vipw vipw, vigr - edit the password or group files
vmstat vmstat - Report virtual memory statistics
wedged wedged - HylaFAX modem wedged script
wire-test wire-test - test your network interfaces and local IP
address
writelog writelog - add a entry to an INN log file.
xferstats xferstats - summarize HylaFAX transmission accounting
ypbind ypbind - NIS binding process
ypinit ypinit - NIS database install and build program
yppasswdd rpc.yppasswdd - NIS password update daemon
yppoll yppoll - ask version of YP map from YP server
yppush yppush - force propagation of changed NIS databases
ypserv ypserv - NIS server
ypset ypset - tell ypbind(8) which YP server process to use
ypxfr ypxfr - transfer NIS database from remote server to local
host
ypxfrd rpc.ypxfrd - NIS map transfer server
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