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.
a2ping.pl — convert between PS, EPS and PDF and other page description formats Synopsis a2ping.pl [—]help a2ping.pl [—]doc a2ping.pl [options] <inputfile> [[outformat:] outputfile] Descriptiona2ping is a UNIX command line utility written in Perl that converts many raster image and vector graphics formats to EPS or PDF and other page description formats. Accepted input file formats are: PS (PostScript), EPS, PDF, PNG, JPEG,…
a2p – Awk to Perl translator Synopsisa2p [options] [filename] DescriptionA2p takes an awk script specified on the command line (or from standard input) and produces a comparable perl script on the standard output. OPTIONSOptions include: -D<number> sets debugging flags. -F<character> tells a2p that this awk script is always invoked with this -F switch. -n<fieldlist> specifies…
Xwayland – an X server for running X clients under Wayland. SynopsisXwayland [option …] DescriptionXwayland is an X server and a Wayland client. It plays the role of a proxy between legacy X clients which do not support the Wayland protocols and the Wayland server. Usually, Xwayland is spawned automatically by the Wayland server and…
Xvnc – the X VNC server SynopsisXvnc [options] :display# DescriptionXvnc is the X VNC (Virtual Network Computing) server. It is based on a standard X server, but it has a "virtual" screen rather than a physical one. X applications display themselves on it as if it were a normal X display, but they can only…
Xvfb – virtual framebuffer X server for X Version 11 SynopsisXvfb [ option ] … DescriptionXvfb is an X server that can run on machines with no display hardware and no physical input devices. It emulates a dumb framebuffer using virtual memory. The primary use of this server was intended to be server testing. The…
Xserver – X Window System display server SynopsisX [option …] DescriptionX is the generic name for the X Window System display server. It is frequently a link or a copy of the appropriate server binary for driving the most frequently used server on a given machine. Starting The ServerThe X server is usually started from…
Xorg.wrap – Xorg X server binary wrapper DescriptionThe Xorg X server may need root rights to function properly. To start the Xorg X server with these rights your system is using a suid root wrapper installed as /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg.wrap which will execute the real X server which is installed as /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg. By default Xorg.wrap will autodetect…
Xorg – X11R7 X server SynopsisXorg [:display] [option …] DescriptionXorg is a full featured X server that was originally designed for UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems running on Intel x86 hardware. It now runs on a wider range of hardware and OS platforms. This work was derived by the X.Org Foundation from the XFree86 Project’s…
Xnest – a nested X server SynopsisXnest [ options ] DescriptionXnest is both an X client and an X server. Xnest is a client of the real server which manages windows and graphics requests on its behalf. Xnest is a server to its own clients. Xnest manages windows and graphics requests on their behalf. To…
Xmark – summarize x11perf results SyntaxXmark datafile DescriptionXmark is a shell script that reads the indicated datafile and compiles a benchmark which it writes to standard output. It writes three numbers: A weighted performance number for the x11perf results. A weighted performance number for a standard SparcStation 1, with SunOS 4.1.2, X11R5 Xsun, and a…
Xephyr – X server outputting to a window on a pre-existing X display SynopsisXephyr [:display] [option …] DescriptionXephyr is a kdrive server that outputs to a window on a pre-existing "host" X display. Think Xnest but with support for modern extensions like composite, damage and randr. Unlike Xnest which is an X proxy, i.e. limited…
Xdmx – Distributed Multi-head X server SynopsisXdmx [:display] [option …] DescriptionXdmx is a proxy X server that uses one or more other X servers as its display devices. It provides multi-head X functionality for displays that might be located on different machines. Xdmx functions as a front-end X server that acts as a proxy to…
XMLRPCsh.pl – Interactive shell for XMLRPC calls Synopsis perl XMLRPCsh.pl http://betty.userland.com/RPC2 > examples.getStateName(2) > examples.getStateNames(1,2,3,7) > examples.getStateList([1,9]) > examples.getStateStruct({a=>1, b=>24}) > Ctrl-D (Ctrl-Z on Windows)or # all parameters after uri will be executed as methods perl XMLRPCsh.pl http://betty.userland.com/RPC2 examples.getStateName(2) > Ctrl-D (Ctrl-Z on Windows)DescriptionXMLRPCsh.pl is a shell for making XMLRPC calls. It takes one parameter,…
Wand-config – get information about the installed version of the Magick Wand SynopsisWand-config [–cflags] [–cppflags] [–exec-prefix] [–ldflags] [–libs] [–prefix] [–version] DescriptionWand-config prints the compiler and linker flags required to compile and link programs that use the Wand Application Programmer Interface. ExamplesTo print the version of the installed distribution of Wand, use: Wand-config –version To compile…
VirtualBox – x86 virtualization solution DescriptionOracle VM VirtualBox VM Selector v6.0.2_Ubuntu (C) 2005-2019 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved. No special options. If you are looking for –startvm and related options, you need to use VirtualBoxVM.
VBoxSDL – x86 virtualization solution DescriptionOracle VM VirtualBox SDL GUI version (C) 2005-2019 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved. Usage:–startvm <uuid|name> Virtual machine to start, either UUID or name –separate Run a separate VM process or attach to a running VM –hda <file> Set temporary first hard disk to file –fda <file> Set temporary first floppy…
VBoxManage – x86 virtualization solution DescriptionOracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface (C) 2005-2019 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved. Usage: VBoxManage [<general option>] <command> General Options: [-v|–version] print version number and exit [-q|–nologo] suppress the logo [–settingspw <pw>] provide the settings password [–settingspwfile <file>] provide a file containing the settings password [@<response-file>] load arguments from…
VBoxHeadless – x86 virtualization solution DescriptionOracle VM VirtualBox Headless Interface (C) 2008-2019 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved. Usage:-s, -startvm, –startvm <name|uuid> Start given VM (required argument) -v, -vrde, –vrde on|off|config Enable or disable the VRDE server or don’t change the setting (default) -e, -vrdeproperty, –vrdeproperty <name=[value]> Set a VRDE property: "TCP/Ports" – comma-separated list of…
VBoxClient – x86 virtualization solution SynopsisVBoxClient –clipboard|–draganddrop|–display|–checkhostversion|–seamless [-d|–nodaemon] DescriptionStart the VirtualBox X Window System guest services. Options–clipboard start the shared clipboard service –draganddrop start the drag and drop service –display start the display management service –checkhostversion start the host version notifier service –seamless start the seamless windows service -d, –nodaemon continue running as a system…
VB – Visual Builder for the Prima toolkit DescriptionVisual Builder is a RAD-style suite for designing forms under the Prima toolkit. It provides rich set of perl-composed widgets, whose can be inserted into a form by simple actions. The form can be stored in a file and loaded by either user program or a simple…