is a standard package distributed by the
Linux Kernel Organization for use as part of the
Linux
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operating system
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. A
fork, (with meaning "next generation"), was created when development stalled, but has been renamed back to , and is the official version of the package.
Contents
Included
It includes the following utilities:
Removed
Utilities formerly included, but removed :
* arch
* chkdupexe
* clock
* cytune
*
ddate (removed from default build before being removed altogether)
* elvtune
* fastboot
* fasthalt
* halt
* initctl
* ramsize (formerly a symlink to rdev)
* rdev
* reboot
* rootflags (formerly a symlink to rdev)
*
shutdown
* simpleinit
* tailf
* vidmode (formerly a symlink to rdev)
See also
*
BusyBox
BusyBox is a software suite that provides several Unix utilities in a single executable file. It runs in a variety of POSIX environments such as Linux, Android, and FreeBSD, although many of the tools it provides are designed to work with int ...
*
cat (Unix)
cat is a standard Unix utility that reads files sequentially, writing them to standard output. The name is derived from its function to (con)catenate files (from Latin ''catenare'', "to chain"). It has been ported to a number of operating syst ...
*
CUPS
*
GNU Core Utilities
*
Toybox
Toybox is a free and open-source software implementation of over 200 Unix command line utilities such as '' ls'', '' cp'', and '' mv''. The Toybox project was started in 2006, and became a 0BSD licensed BusyBox alternative. Toybox is used for ...
*
uname
References
External links
The util-linux code repository.pub/linux/utils/util-linuxon
Kernel.org
util-linux development discussion and bug reporting mailing listKarel Zak's blog the blog of the current maintainer
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Linux
Hardware in Linux
Free system software
Free software programmed in C