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.
echoping – tests a remote host with TCP or UDP Synopsisechoping [-4] [-6] [-v] [-V] [-ffill] [-ttimeout] [-c] [-d] [-u] [-ssize] [-nnumber] [-wdelay] [-hurl-or-path] [-R] [-iurl] [-ppriority] [-Ptos] [-C] [-S] [-A] [-a] [-mplugin] hostname [:port] [plugin options…] Descriptionechoping is a small program to test (approximatively) performances of a remote Internet host by sending it TCP…
echo – display a line of text Synopsisecho [,SHORT-OPTION/]… [,STRING/]… echo ,LONG-OPTION/ DescriptionEcho the STRING(s) to standard output. -n do not output the trailing newline -e enable interpretation of backslash escapes -E disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default) –help display this help and exit –version output version information and exit If -e is in effect,…
ec2meta – get the metadata for this particular ec2 instance Synopsisec2meta -h –help [type] ArgumentsWith a TYPE reports just that TYPE of meta data. With out one reports on all meta data available. (except the keys, which are listed by name, not value) The -h flag displays this help message. types: ami_id The AMI ID…
ebrowse – create a class hierarchy database Synopsisebrowse [options] [FILES…] DescriptionThis manual page documents briefly the ebrowse command. Full documentation is available in the GNU Info format. ebrowse is used to create the database used by the class browser in Emacs. OptionsThe program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with…
ebrowse – create a class hierarchy database Synopsisebrowse [options] [FILES…] DescriptionThis manual page documents briefly the ebrowse command. Full documentation is available in the GNU Info format. ebrowse is used to create the database used by the class browser in Emacs. OptionsThe program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with…
eboard-config – program to get information about the installed eboard. Synopsiseboard-config [–prefix|–datadir|–bindir|–version] DescriptionThis manual page briefly documents the eboard-config command. This manual page was contributed by the developers of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. eboard-config reports the installation options that the currently installed version of eboard was compiled with. Options–prefix Returns the prefix under which eboard…
eboard-addtheme – a program to easily install new eboard board and sound themes. Synopsiseboard-addtheme P graphics-file description eboard-addtheme S sound-file DescriptionThis manual page briefly documents the eboard-addtheme command. This manual page was contributed by the developers of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution. eboard-addtheme installs the given theme for eboard. If it has sufficient permissions, it will…
extractbb, ebb – extract bounding box information from graphics files Synopsisextractbb [-v|-q] [-O] [-m|-x] file… DescriptionFor each JPEG, PNG, or PDF file given on the command line, extractbb extracts the bounding box information and writes it into a file with extension .xbb, together with some header information. These files can then be used by dvipdfmx…
easytag – tag editor for MP3, Ogg Vorbis files and more Synopsis easytag [OPTION] easytag [PATH]Descriptioneasytag is a utility for viewing and editing tags for MP3, MP2, MP4/AAC, FLAC, Ogg Speex, Ogg Opus, Ogg Vorbis, MusePack, Monkey’s Audio and WavPack files. Its simple and nice GTK+ interface makes tagging easier under Linux or Windows. Invocationeasytag…
easside-ng – an auto-magic tool which allows you to communicate via an WEP-encrypted AP without knowing the key Synopsiseasside-ng <options> Descriptioneasside-ng is an auto-magic tool which allows you to communicate via an WEP-encrypted access point (AP) without knowing the WEP key. It first identifies a network, then proceeds to associate with it, obtain PRGA (pseudo…
e2tail – a basic version of the tail command for an ext2 filesystem Synopsise2tail [options] file DescriptionThe e2tail command implements a basic version of the tail command. Options-n num_lines The number of lines to display -f Output appended data as the file grows. This is inode dependent, so if the file is renamed, it will…
e2rm – removes files and directories on an ext2 filesystem Synopsise2rm [options] files… DescriptionThe e2rm command removes files and directories on an ext2 filesystem. Options-r Recursively delete files if a directory name is given. -v Be verbose.See Alsoe2tools(7), e2ln(1), e2ls(1), e2mkdir(1), e2cp(1), e2mv(1), e2tail(1). AuthorThe e2tools were written by Keith Sheffield <sheff [at] pobox.com>. This…
e2pall – convert all EPS files in a LaTeX document to PDF Synopsise2pall TEXFILE Descriptione2pall searches through TEXFILE for \includegraphics commands to find the base names of image files. When it finds one, e2pall runs epstopdf(1) to create a PDF file from the EPS file. e2pall will check to be sure that an existing PDF…
e2mv – moves or renames files on an ext2fs filesystem Synopsise2mv [options] files… dest DescriptionThe e2mv command moves or renames files on an ext2fs filesystem. The source files must be explicitly stated. It does not use regular expressions, yet. Options-f Force the operation to remove any existing files. -s Swap names of the two files….
e2mkdir – creates a directory on an ext2 filesystem Synopsise2mkdir [options] directory… DescriptionThe e2mkdir command creates directories on an ext2 filesystem. It behaves similar to `mkdir -p’. Options-G gid Set the default group to gid. -O uid Set the default file owner to uid. -P mode Set the file permissions (ie 755, 666). -v Be…
e2ls – list files and directories on an ext2 filesystem Synopsise2ls [options] file_specification DescriptionThe e2ls command is used to list files and directories on an ext2 filesystem. Note: Files deleted via e2rm sometimes will show up even without the -D option. It is being investigated. Options-a Show hidden directories. -c Sort by creation time (must…
e2ln – create hard links on an ext2 filesystem Synopsise2ln [options] source destination DescriptionThe e2ln command is used to create hard links on an ext2 filesystem. Options-f Force the operation to remove any existing files. -s Create a symlink. -v Be verbose. Note: creating symlinks is not operational at this time. See Alsoe2tools(7), e2mv(1), e2ls(1),…
e2cp – copies files from/to an e2fs filesystem Synopsise2cp [options] files… dest DescriptionThe e2cp command copies files to/from an e2fs filesystem from/to the machine’s filesystem. OptionsA single `-‘ (dash) can be used instead of a file name to indicate standard input/output. -0 Input lines terminated by a null character. -a Absolute directory names – create…
e16 – The Enlightenment DR16 Window Manager e16 documentationEnlightenment version 0.16.8Topics: How To Use DocumentationAbout EnlightenmentResourcesUser DocumentationFrequently Asked Questions Welcome to the Enlightenment Documentation Viewer. Please select a topic from the list. This Documentation is intended to take you step by step through Enlightenment(E16) and its default setup, how to use it, modify settings, and…
dzen2 – general-purpose messaging and notification for X11 Synopsisdzen2 [-v] [-p [seconds]] [-m [v|h]] [-ta <l|c|r>] [-sa <l|c|r>] [-x <pixel>] [-y <pixel>] [-w <pixel>] [-tw <pixel>] [-u] [-e <string>] [-l <lines>] [-fn <font>] [-bg <color>] [-fg <color>] [-xs <screen>] DescriptionDzen is a general-purpose messaging and notification program for X11, desigend to be scriptable in any language and integrate well with window managers like dwm, wmii and xmonad though it will work with any…