The Linux Manuals (man pages) document is an important part of Linux documents. Linux Manuals are organized as several sections. Each section has a group of commands for a specific area in Linux usage, administration or development.
write – send a message to another user Synopsisuser [tty ] DescriptionThe utility allows you to communicate with other users, by copying lines from your terminal to theirs. When you run the command, the user you are writing to gets a message of the form: Message from yourname [at] yourhost on yourtty at hh:mm ……
from – print names of those who have sent mail Synopsis[-c ] [-f file ] [-s sender ] [user ] DescriptionThe utility prints out the mail header lines from the invoker’s mailbox. The following options are available: -c Just print a count of messages and exit. -f file The supplied file is examined instead of…
csh – a shell (command interpreter) with C-like syntax Synopsiscsh [-bcefimnstVvXx [argument … ] ] csh [-l ] Descriptioncsh is a command language interpreter incorporating a history mechanism (see Sx History substitutions ) , job control facilities (see Sx Jobs ) , interactive file name and user name completion (see Sx File name completion )…
bs11nread – Barry Project’s program to read database serialization files. Synopsisbs11nread [-f file][-h][-S] Descriptionbs11nread reads Boost serialization files that were saved with the btool program, and dumps the database records in human readable format to stdout. This program is only available if Barry is compiled with Boost support enabled. Options-f file Filename of Boost serialization…
brushtopbm – convert a doodle brush file into a portable bitmap Synopsisbrushtopbm [brushfile] DescriptionReads a Xerox doodle brush file as input. Produces a portable bitmap as output. Note that there is currently no pbmtobrush tool. See Alsopbm(5) AuthorCopyright (C) 1988 by Jef Poskanzer.
broadwayd – Broadway display server Synopsis broadwayd [–port PORT] [–address ADDRESS] [–unixsocket ADDRESS] [:DISPLAY]Descriptionbroadwayd is a display server for the Broadway GDK backend. It allows multiple GTK+ applications to display their windows in the same web browser, by connecting to broadwayd. When using broadwayd, specify the display number to use, prefixed with a colon, similar to X. The…
bro-cut – parse Bro logs Synopsisbro-cut [options] [columns] DescriptionExtracts the given columns from ASCII Bro logs on standard input, and outputs them to standard output. If no columns are given, all are selected. By default, bro-cut does not include format header blocks in the output. Columns are specified as a list of space-separated field names….
brltty – refreshable braille display driver for Linux/Unix Synopsisbrltty [option …] Descriptionbrltty is a background process (daemon) which provides access to the console screen (when in text mode) for a blind person using a refreshable braille display. It drives the braille display, and provides complete screen review functionality. Some speech capability has also been incorporated….
brecsum – Generate SHA1 sums of raw Blackberry database records. Synopsisbrecsum [-d db][-h][-p pin][-P pass][-v] Descriptionbrecsum downloads the specified database(s) and computes a SHA1 checksum on each raw record it finds. The SHA1 sums are written to stdout. This is mainly useful for verifying the integrity of restored data during testing. Options-d db Specify the…
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brasero – Simple and easy to use CD/DVD burning application for the GNOME Desktop Synopsisbrasero [options] [uri] [uri] … DescriptionBrasero is an easy-to-use application for burning CD-R/Ws and DVD-R/Ws. With Brasero you can create data, audio, or video CDs, DVDs, and SVCDs. You can copy existing disks, use image files, or create new projects. Brasero…
rancid – Cisco configuration filter Synopsisrancid [-dlCV] [-t device_type] (-f filename | hostname) rancid [-dhlCV] -t device_type (-f filename | hostname) Descriptionrancid is a collection of perl(1) scripts which uses the login scripts (see clogin(1)) to login to a device, execute commands to display the configuration, etc, then filters the output for formatting, security, and…
bpython – a fancy {curses, GTK+, urwid} interface to the Python interactive interpreter Synopsisbpython [options] [file [args]] bpython-gtk [options] [file [args]] bpython-urwid [options] [file [args]] DescriptionThe idea is to provide the user with all the features in-line, much like modern IDEs, but in a simple, lightweight package that can be run in a terminal window….
axgetput – upload or download files via AX.25 / axspawn Linux login session. Synopsisaxgetput [-b blocksize] [-i] [-v] [-h] [?] filename axgetput [-b blocksize] [-i] -s [-v] [-h] [?] [filename] Description-b blocksize Set the blocksize (frame length) of transmitted data. Defaults to 256 bytes which matches typical AX.25 network confurations best. -i Compute CRC checksum…
boxes – text mode box and comment drawing filter Synopsisboxes [-hlmrv] [-a format] [-d design] [-f file] [-i indent] [-k bool] [-p pad] [-s size] [-t tabopts] [infile [outfile]] DescriptionBoxes is a text filter which can draw any kind of box around its input text. Box design choices range from simple boxes to complex ASCII…
bournal – When nobody else cares what you have to say! Synopsisbournal [options] Descriptionbournal is a program that allows you to write personal, password-protected journal entries, as well as search through and edit old entries. Bournal has no internet capabilities, so if you’re looking for a blogging app, boy, did you install the wrong package….
borg – BorgBackup is a deduplicating backup program with optional compression and authenticated encryption. Borg consists of a number of commands. Each command accepts a number of arguments and options. The following sections will describe each command in detail. GeneralRepository URLsLocal filesystem (or locally mounted network filesystem): /path/to/repo – filesystem path to repo directory, absolute…
bootctl – Control EFI firmware boot settings and manage boot loader Synopsis bootctl [OPTIONS…] {COMMAND}Descriptionbootctl can check the EFI firmware and boot loader status, list and manage available boot loaders and boot loader entries, and install, update, or remove the systemd-boot(7) boot loader on the current system. Generic Efi Firmware/Boot Loader CommandsThese commands are available…
bootconf – bootconf Synopsis bootconf [options…]Descriptionbootconf is a small utility that provides a convenient way to set or inspect some common Linux kernel boot options. bootconf updates the GRUB configuration file (/boot/grub/grub.conf in most cases). The changes will take effect, naturally, at the next reboot. The following parameters may be specified: -titles This parameter must…
booldnf – converts a boolean expression to the DNF Synopsisecho ‘a&(!b|c&!d)’ | booldnf > result.txt Descriptionbooldnf is a program that reads boolean expressions from its standard input and rewrites them in Disjunctive Normal Form on its standard output. It uses the BoolStuff library. The Disjunctive Normal Form is an ORing of ANDed terms. In other…