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.
asy – Asymptote: a script-based vector graphics language Synopsisasy [options] [file …] DescriptionAsymptote is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language for technical drawings, inspired by MetaPost but with an improved C++-like syntax. Asymptote provides for figures the same high-quality level of typesetting that LaTeX does for scientific text. OptionsIf no arguments are given, Asymptote runs in…
assoGiate – modify the detection and display of file types Synopsisassogiate [options] DescriptionFile Types Editor (assoGiate) is an editor of the file types database for GNOME. It allows users to modify the detection and display of file types. For full documentation, see the File Types Editor Manual in GNOME help. Options–help Display a summary of…
aspell – interactive spell checker Synopsisaspell [options] <command> Descriptionaspell is a utility program that connects to the Aspell library so that it can function as an ispell -a replacement, as an independent spell checker, as a test utility to test out Aspell library features, and as a utility for managing dictionaries used by the library….
aspell-import – import old personal dictionaries into GNU Aspell Synopsisaspell-import Descriptionaspell-import is a command that will search for old personal dictionaries and will import them into GNU Aspell. It will look for both Ispell and Aspell dictionaries. To use it just run it from the command prompt. OptionsThis program does not accept any command-line options….
asn1Parser – ASN.1 syntax tree generator for libtasn1 Synopsisasn1Parser [,OPTION/] ,FILE/ DescriptionRead FILE with ASN.1 definitions and generate a C array that is used with libtasn1 functions. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. -c, –check checks the syntax only -o, –output=,FILE/ output file -n, –name=,NAME/ array name -h, –help display…
asn1Decoding – ASN.1 DER decoder Synopsisasn1Decoding [,OPTION/] ,DEFINITIONS ENCODED ASN1TYPE/ DescriptionDecodes DER data in ENCODED file, for the ASN1TYPE element described in ASN.1 DEFINITIONS file, and print decoded structures. -h, –help display this help and exit -v, –version output version information and exitAuthorWritten by Fabio Fiorina. Reporting BugsReport bugs to: help-libtasn1 [at] gnu.org GNU Libtasn1…
asn1Coding – ASN.1 DER encoder Synopsisasn1Coding [,OPTION/] ,DEFINITIONS ASSIGNMENTS/ DescriptionGenerates a DER encoding of ASN.1 DEFINITIONS file and ASSIGNMENTS file with value assignments. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. -c, –check checks the syntax only -o, –output=,FILE/ output file -h, –help display this help and exit -v, –version output version…
asl – cross assembler for microprocessors and -controllers Syntaxasl [ option(s) ] file(s) [ option(s) ] file(s) … DescriptionAS is a cross assembler that can be used to write assembler programs for a variety of different microprocessors and -controllers. asl is the UNIX/C implementation of AS. A complete description of AS is far beyond the…
askmara – do simple dns queries Descriptionaskmara queries the user-specified dns server for records, and outputs the reply in a csv2-compatible format (csv2 is the format of zone files that maradns uses). Usageaskmara [-n] [ -v | -t timeout] query [ server ] Options-t If this is present, the following argument is the askmara timeout,…
asip-status.pl – Queries AFP servers for their capabilities Synopsis/usr/bin/asip-status.pl ADDRESS:PORT… Descriptionasip-status.pl is a perl script that sends a FPGetSrvrInfo request to an AFP server at ADDRESS:PORT and displays the results, namely "Machine type", the server’s name, supported AFP versions, UAMs and AFP flags, the "server signature" and the network addresses, the server provides AFP services…
sfxload, asfxload – load a SoundFont file on the Emux WaveTable Synopsissfxload [-options] fontfile asfxload [-options] fontfile Descriptionsfxload and asfxload are utility program sto transfer the sound wave and instruments data in a SoundFont file to the AWE32 sound driver, or to the Emux WaveTable of ALSA sbawe and emu10k1 drivers. This program is necessary…
aseqnet – ALSA sequencer connectors over network Synopsisaseqnet [remotehost] Descriptionaseqnet is an ALSA sequencer client which sends and receives event packets over network. Suppose two hosts connected by network, hostA as a server and hostB as a client. The ALSA sequencer system must be running on both hosts. For creating the server port, run the…
aseqdump – show the events received at an ALSA sequencer port Synopsisaseqdump [-p client:port,…] Descriptionaseqdump is a command-line utility that prints the sequencer events it receives as text. To stop receiving, press Ctrl+C. Options-h,–help Prints a list of options. -V,–version Prints the current version. -l,–list Prints a list of possible input ports. -p,–port=client:port,… Sets the…
asciitopgm – convert ASCII graphics into a portable graymap Synopsisasciitopgm [-d divisor] height width [asciifile] DescriptionReads ASCII data as input. Produces a portable graymap with pixel values which are an approximation of the "brightness" of the ASCII characters, assuming black-on-white printing. In other words, a capital M is very dark, a period is ver light,…
asciinema – terminal session recorder Synopsisasciinema [-h] [–version] command [<args>] DescriptionTerminal session recorder and the best companion of asciinema.org service. asciinema is composed of multiple commands, similar to git, apt-get or brew. When you run asciinema with no arguments help messages is displayed, listing all available commands with their options. Options-h, –help Display help message…
asciidoc – converts an AsciiDoc text file to HTML or DocBook Synopsisasciidoc [OPTIONS] FILE DescriptionThe asciidoc(1) command translates the AsciiDoc text file FILE to DocBook or HTML. If FILE is – then the standard input is used. Options-a, –attribute=ATTRIBUTE Define or delete document attribute. ATTRIBUTE is formatted like NAME=VALUE. Command-line attributes take precedence over document…
ascii – report character aliases Synopsis ascii [-dxohv] [-t] [char-alias…]OptionsCalled with no options, ascii behaves like `ascii -h’. Options are as follows: -t Script-friendly mode, emits only ISO/decimal/hex/octal/binary encodings of the character. -s Parse multiple characters. Convenient way of parsing strings. -d Ascii table in decimal. -x Ascii table in hex. -o Ascii table in…
ascii-xfr – upload/download files using the ASCII protocol Synopsisascii-xfr -s|-r [-ednv] [-l linedelay] [-c characterdelay] filename DescriptionAscii-xfr Transfers files in ASCII mode. This means no flow control, no checksumming and no file-name negotiation. It should only be used if the remote system doesn’t understand anything else. The ASCII protocol transfers files line-by-line. The EOL (End-Of-Line)…
asa – convert ASA (Fortran) carriage control charachters Synopsisasa [file…] Descriptionasa reads text with ASA cariage control characters from the files specified as its command arguments, or standard input if none are specified, and converts them into line printer control sequences. These control characters are traditionally used in Fortran programs. The first character of every…
as86 – Assembler for 8086..80386 processors Synopsisas86 [-0123agjuw] [-lm[list]] [-n name] [-o obj] [-b[bin]] [-s sym] [-t textseg] src as86_encap prog.s prog.v [prefix_] [as86_options] Descriptionas86 is an assembler for the 8086..80386 processors, it’s syntax is closer to the intel/microsoft form rather than the more normal generic form of the unix system assembler. The src file…