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.
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…
bookman – Generate a book from man pages Synopsisbookman [-pPxn] [-o outfile] [-a author] [-d date] [-r release] [-t title] [-v volume] [-c coverfile] [manfile]Descriptionbookman compiles a set of man pages files specified by manfile arguments, or if no manfile is given, filenames are read from standard input. Options-p PDF output format. -P Postscript output…
bonobo-activation-server – GNOME component tracker DescriptionThis application tracks information about installed components and brokers components, in conjunction with its client library; libbonobo-activation. It reads the component descriptions from ${prefix}/lib/bonobo/servers/*.server. These files provide an XML description of a components capabilities which can be queried and manipulated by clients from the client library. Bonobo-activation-server also ensures that…
bond2team — Converts bonding configuration to team Synopsisbond2team [options] Descriptionbond2team is a tool to convert bonding options to team trying as much as possible to keep the original functionality. The resulting files are saved in a temporary directory using ifcfg style by default. In the case of converting an ifcfg file, it translates the bonding…
bon_csv2html program to convert CSV format Bonnie++ data to a HTML form using tables suitable for display on a web page. NB Lynx can’t display this properly, and due to the size it probably requires 1024×768 monitor to display properly. bon_csv2txt program to convert CSV format Bonnie++ data to plain-text format suitable for pasting into…
bon_csv2html program to convert CSV format Bonnie++ data to a HTML form using tables suitable for display on a web page. NB Lynx can’t display this properly, and due to the size it probably requires 1024×768 monitor to display properly. bon_csv2txt program to convert CSV format Bonnie++ data to plain-text format suitable for pasting into…
bombardment – Run siege with an ever-increasing number of users SYNOPSISbombardment [urlfile] [clients] [increment] [trials] [delay] bombardment urls.txt 5 10 20 1 Descriptionbombardment is part of the siege distribution. It calls siege with an initial number of clients. When that run finishes, it immediately calls siege again with that number of clients plus the increment….
boltctl – control the thunderbolt device manager Synopsisboltctl authorize DEVICE boltctl config boltctl domains boltctl enroll DEVICE boltctl forget DEVICE boltctl info DEVICE boltctl list boltctl monitor boltctl powerDescriptionboltctl is the command line interface to interact with boltd, the system daemon that manages Thunderbolt 3(TM) devices. It can be used to query the state of…
boincmgr – The graphical BOINC manager for the client. Synopsisboincmgr [–verbose] [-a] [-e client_dir] [-d data_dir] [-n hostname] [-g port] [-p passwd] [-b BOINC_ARGS] [-i] [-c] [-m] boincmgr [-h | –help] DescriptionThe BOINC manager (boincmgr) is a graphical controlling and monitoring utility for the BOINC client (boinc(1)). It communicates with a running client using port…
boinccmd – The command line interface to the BOINC client. Synopsisboinccmd [–host hostname[:port]] [–passwd passwd] {command} boinccmd [-hV] Notice that the order of the options is important. The –host and –passwd options must precede any command. DescriptionThe BOINC command tool (boinccmd) provides a command line interface to control a running BOINC client (boinc(1)). It communicates…
boinc – The BOINC client program. Synopsisboinc [options] DescriptionThe BOINC "client", boinc, is the heart of BOINC. It controls which project applications are run on your computer, downloading "Tasks" and uploading the resulting files from completed tasks. boinc is usually run in the background, ideally as a daemon. It can then be controlled either by…
bogoutil – Dumps, loads, and maintains bogofilter database files Synopsis bogoutil {-h | -V} bogoutil [options] {-d file | -H file | -l file | -m file | -w file | -p file} bogoutil {-r file | -R file} bogoutil {–db-print-leafpage-count file | –db-print-pagesize file | –db-verify file | –db-checkpoint directory [flag…] | –db-list-logfiles directory | –db-prune directory | –db-recover directory | –db-recover-harder directory | –db-remove-environment directory}where options is bogoutil [-v] [-n] [-C]…
bogoupgrade – upgrades bogofilter database to current version Synopsis bogoupgrade [-h] -d directory [-i input file] [-o output file] [-b path to bogoutil]Descriptionbogoupgrade is a command to upgrade bogofilter’s databases from an old format to the current format. Since the format of the database changes once in a while, the utility is designed to make the upgrade easy. OptionsThe…