xkibitz – allow multiple people to interact in an xterm Synopsisxkibitz [ xkibitz-args ] [ program program-args… ] Introductionxkibitz allows users in separate xterms to share one shell (or any program that runs in an xterm). Uses include: • A novice user can ask an expert user for help. Using xkibitz, the expert can see…
unbuffer – unbuffer output Synopsisunbuffer program [ args ] Introductionunbuffer disables the output buffering that occurs when program output is redirected from non-interactive programs. For example, suppose you are watching the output from a fifo by running it through od and then more. od -c /tmp/fifo | moreYou will not see anything until a full…
tknewsbiff – pop up a window when news appears Synopsistknewsbiff [ server or config-file ] Introductiontknewsbiff pops up a window when there is unread news in your favorite newsgroups and removes the window after you’ve read the news. tknewsbiff can optionally play a sound, start your newsreader, etc. Selecting NewsgroupsBy default, the configuration file ~/.tknewsbiff…
passmass – change password on multiple machines Synopsispassmass [ host1 host2 host3 … ] IntroductionPassmass changes a password on multiple machines. If you have accounts on several machines that do not share password databases, Passmass can help you keep them all in sync. This, in turn, will make it easier to change them more frequently….
multixterm – drive multiple xterms separately or together Synopsismultixterm [ args ] DescriptionMultixterm creates multiple xterms that can be driven together or separately. In its simplest form, multixterm is run with no arguments and commands are interactively entered in the first entry field. Press return (or click the "new xterm" button) to create a new…
mkpasswd – generate new password, optionally apply it to a user Synopsismkpasswd [ args ] [ user ] Introductionmkpasswd generates passwords and can apply them automatically to users. mkpasswd is based on the code from Chapter 23 of the O’Reilly book "Exploring Expect". UsageWith no arguments, mkpasswd returns a new password. mkpasswd With a user…
kibitz – allow two people to interact with one shell Synopsiskibitz [ kibitz-args ] user [ program program-args… ] kibitz [ kibitz-args ] user [at] host [ program program-args… ] Introductionkibitz allows two (or more) people to interact with one shell (or any arbitrary program). Uses include: • A novice user can ask an expert…
Dislocate – disconnect and reconnect processes Synopsisdislocate [ program args… ] IntroductionDislocate allows processes to be disconnected and reconnected to the terminal. Possible uses: • You can disconnect a process from a terminal at work and reconnect from home, to continue working. • After having your line be dropped due to noise, you can get…
cryptdir – encrypt/decrypt all files in a directory Synopsiscryptdir [ dir ] decryptdir [ dir ] Introductioncryptdir encrypts all files in the current directory (or the given directory if one is provided as an argument). When called as decryptdir (i.e., same program, different name), all files are decrypted. NotesWhen encrypting, you are prompted twice for…
cryptdir – encrypt/decrypt all files in a directory Synopsiscryptdir [ dir ] decryptdir [ dir ] Introductioncryptdir encrypts all files in the current directory (or the given directory if one is provided as an argument). When called as decryptdir (i.e., same program, different name), all files are decrypted. NotesWhen encrypting, you are prompted twice for…
autoexpect – generate an Expect script from watching a session Synopsisautoexpect [ args ] [ program args… ] Introductionautoexpect watches you interacting with another program and creates an Expect script that reproduces your interactions. For straightline scripts, autoexpect saves substantial time over writing scripts by hand. Even if you are an Expect expert, you will…
expect – programmed dialogue with interactive programs, Version 5 Synopsisexpect [ -dDinN ] [ -c cmds ] [ [ –[f|b] ] cmdfile ] [ args ] IntroductionExpect is a program that "talks" to other interactive programs according to a script. Following the script, Expect knows what can be expected from a program and what the…
expand – convert tabs to spaces Synopsisexpand [,OPTION/]… [,FILE/]… DescriptionConvert tabs in each FILE to spaces, writing to standard output. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. -i, –initial do not convert tabs after non blanks -t, –tabs=,N/ have tabs…
exonerate – a generic tool for sequence comparison Synopsisexonerate [ options ] <query path> <target path> Descriptionexonerate is a general tool for sequence comparison. It uses the C4 dynamic programming library. It is designed to be both general and fast. It can produce either gapped or ungapped alignments, according to a variety of different alignment…
exonerate-server – a sequence comparison server for exonerate Synopsisexonerate-server [ options ] <index path> Descriptionexonerate-server is a multi-threaded server for the exonerate sequence alignment program. It uses a set of sequences and a corresponding index file to allow fast of large datasets. OverviewFirstly, an .esd file must be made from the sequence files. The .esd…
exo-preferred-applications – Select preferred applications for Xfce desktop environment DescriptionUsage:exo-helper-1 [OPTION?]Help Options:-h, –help Show help options –help-all Show all help options –help-gtk Show GTK+ OptionsApplication Options:-V, –version Print version information and exit -c, –configure Open the Preferred Applications configuration dialog -s, –socket-id=,SOCKET/ ID Settings manager socket -l, –launch=,TYPE/ [PARAMETER] Launch the default helper of TYPE…
exo-open – Open URLs and launch preferred applications Synopsis exo-open [[url]…] exo-open –launch [category] [[parameter]…]Descriptionexo-open is a command line frontend to the Xfce Preferred Applications framework. It can either be used to open a list of urls with the default URL handler or launch the preferred application for a certain category. Invocationexo-open either takes a…
exo-desktop-item-edit – Edit freedesktop.org .desktop files DescriptionUsage:exo-desktop-item-edit [OPTION?] [FILE|FOLDER]Help Options:-h, –help Show help options –help-all Show all help options –help-gtk Show GTK+ OptionsApplication Options:-c, –create-new Create a new desktop file in the given directory -t, –type Type of desktop file to create (Application or Link) –name Preset name when creating a desktop file –comment Preset…
exo-csource – C code generation utility for arbitrary data Synopsis exo-csource [options] [file] exo-csource [options] –build-list [[name] [file]…]Descriptionexo-csource is a small utility that generates C code containing arbitrary data, useful for compiling texts or other data directly into programs. Invocationexo-csource either takes as input one file name to generate code for, or, using the –build-list option,…
exiv2 – Image metadata manipulation tool Synopsisexiv2 [options] [action] file … Descriptionexiv2 is a program to read and write Exif, IPTC and XMP image metadata and image comments. The following image formats are supported: TypeExifIPTCXMPImage comments EXVRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write CR2Read/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write– CRWRead/Write––Read/Write MRWReadReadRead– TIFFRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write– DNGRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write– NEFRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write– PEFRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write– ARWReadReadRead– RW2ReadReadRead– SR2ReadReadRead– SRWRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write– ORFRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write– PNGRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write PGFRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/WriteRead/Write RAFReadReadRead– EPS––Read/Write– XMP––Read/Write– GIF––––…