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- This is the file .../info/dir, which contains the
- topmost node of the Info hierarchy, called (dir)Top.
- The first time you invoke Info you start off looking at this node.
- File: dir, Node: Top This is the top of the INFO tree
-
- This (the Directory node) gives a menu of major topics.
- Typing "q" exits, "?" lists all Info commands, "d" returns here,
- "h" gives a primer for first-timers,
- "mEmacs<Return>" visits the Emacs manual, etc.
-
- In Emacs, you can click mouse button 2 on a menu item or cross reference
- to select it.
-
- * Menu:
-
- Archiving
- * Cpio: (cpio). Copy-in-copy-out archiver to tape or disk.
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- Basics
- * Common options: (coreutils)Common options.
- Common options.
- * Coreutils: (coreutils). Core GNU (file, text, shell) utilities.
- * Date input formats: (coreutils)Date input formats.
- * Ed: (ed). The GNU line editor
- * File permissions: (coreutils)File permissions.
- Access modes.
- * Finding files: (find). Operating on files matching certain criteria.
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- Development
- * SSIP: (ssip). Speech Synthesis Interface Protocol.
- * Speech Dispatcher: (speech-dispatcher).
- Speech Dispatcher.
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- DOS
- * Mtools: (mtools). Mtools: utilities to access DOS disks in Unix.
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- Editors
- * nano: (nano). Small and friendly text editor.
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- General Commands
- * Screen: (screen). Full-screen window manager.
-
- GNU Utilities
- * gpg: (gpg). OpenPGP encryption and signing tool (v1).
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- Individual utilities
- * arch: (coreutils)arch invocation. Print machine hardware name.
- * base64: (coreutils)base64 invocation. Base64 encode/decode data.
- * basename: (coreutils)basename invocation. Strip directory and suffix.
- * cat: (coreutils)cat invocation. Concatenate and write files.
- * chcon: (coreutils)chcon invocation. Change SELinux CTX of files.
- * chgrp: (coreutils)chgrp invocation. Change file groups.
- * chmod: (coreutils)chmod invocation. Change file permissions.
- * chown: (coreutils)chown invocation. Change file owners/groups.
- * chroot: (coreutils)chroot invocation. Specify the root directory.
- * cksum: (coreutils)cksum invocation. Print POSIX CRC checksum.
- * comm: (coreutils)comm invocation. Compare sorted files by line.
- * cp: (coreutils)cp invocation. Copy files.
- * csplit: (coreutils)csplit invocation. Split by context.
- * cut: (coreutils)cut invocation. Print selected parts of lines.
- * date: (coreutils)date invocation. Print/set system date and time.
- * dd: (coreutils)dd invocation. Copy and convert a file.
- * df: (coreutils)df invocation. Report file system disk usage.
- * dir: (coreutils)dir invocation. List directories briefly.
- * dircolors: (coreutils)dircolors invocation. Color setup for ls.
- * dirname: (coreutils)dirname invocation. Strip non-directory suffix.
- * du: (coreutils)du invocation. Report on disk usage.
- * echo: (coreutils)echo invocation. Print a line of text.
- * env: (coreutils)env invocation. Modify the environment.
- * expand: (coreutils)expand invocation. Convert tabs to spaces.
- * expr: (coreutils)expr invocation. Evaluate expressions.
- * factor: (coreutils)factor invocation. Print prime factors
- * false: (coreutils)false invocation. Do nothing, unsuccessfully.
- * find: (find)Invoking find. Finding and acting on files.
- * fmt: (coreutils)fmt invocation. Reformat paragraph text.
- * fold: (coreutils)fold invocation. Wrap long input lines.
- * groups: (coreutils)groups invocation. Print group names a user is in.
- * gzip: (gzip)Invoking gzip. Compress files.
- * head: (coreutils)head invocation. Output the first part of files.
- * hostid: (coreutils)hostid invocation. Print numeric host identifier.
- * hostname: (coreutils)hostname invocation. Print or set system name.
- * id: (coreutils)id invocation. Print user identity.
- * install: (coreutils)install invocation. Copy and change attributes.
- * join: (coreutils)join invocation. Join lines on a common field.
- * kill: (coreutils)kill invocation. Send a signal to processes.
- * link: (coreutils)link invocation. Make hard links between files.
- * ln: (coreutils)ln invocation. Make links between files.
- * locate: (find)Invoking locate. Finding files in a database.
- * logname: (coreutils)logname invocation. Print current login name.
- * ls: (coreutils)ls invocation. List directory contents.
- * md5sum: (coreutils)md5sum invocation. Print or check MD5 digests.
- * mkdir: (coreutils)mkdir invocation. Create directories.
- * mkfifo: (coreutils)mkfifo invocation. Create FIFOs (named pipes).
- * mknod: (coreutils)mknod invocation. Create special files.
- * mv: (coreutils)mv invocation. Rename files.
- * nice: (coreutils)nice invocation. Modify niceness.
- * nl: (coreutils)nl invocation. Number lines and write files.
- * nohup: (coreutils)nohup invocation. Immunize to hangups.
- * od: (coreutils)od invocation. Dump files in octal, etc.
- * paste: (coreutils)paste invocation. Merge lines of files.
- * pathchk: (coreutils)pathchk invocation. Check file name portability.
- * pr: (coreutils)pr invocation. Paginate or columnate files.
- * printenv: (coreutils)printenv invocation. Print environment variables.
- * printf: (coreutils)printf invocation. Format and print data.
- * ptx: (coreutils)ptx invocation. Produce permuted indexes.
- * pwd: (coreutils)pwd invocation. Print working directory.
- * readlink: (coreutils)readlink invocation. Print referent of a symlink.
- * rm: (coreutils)rm invocation. Remove files.
- * rmdir: (coreutils)rmdir invocation. Remove empty directories.
- * runcon: (coreutils)runcon invocation. Run in specified SELinux CTX.
- * seq: (coreutils)seq invocation. Print numeric sequences
- * sha1sum: (coreutils)sha1sum invocation. Print or check SHA-1 digests.
- * sha2: (coreutils)sha2 utilities. Print or check SHA-2 digests.
- * shred: (coreutils)shred invocation. Remove files more securely.
- * shuf: (coreutils)shuf invocation. Shuffling text files.
- * sleep: (coreutils)sleep invocation. Delay for a specified time.
- * sort: (coreutils)sort invocation. Sort text files.
- * split: (coreutils)split invocation. Split into fixed-size pieces.
- * stat: (coreutils)stat invocation. Report file(system) status.
- * stty: (coreutils)stty invocation. Print/change terminal settings.
- * su: (coreutils)su invocation. Modify user and group ID.
- * sum: (coreutils)sum invocation. Print traditional checksum.
- * sync: (coreutils)sync invocation. Synchronize memory and disk.
- * tac: (coreutils)tac invocation. Reverse files.
- * tail: (coreutils)tail invocation. Output the last part of files.
- * tee: (coreutils)tee invocation. Redirect to multiple files.
- * test: (coreutils)test invocation. File/string tests.
- * time: (time). Run programs and summarize
- system resource usage.
- * timeout: (coreutils)timeout invocation. Run with time limit.
- * touch: (coreutils)touch invocation. Change file timestamps.
- * tr: (coreutils)tr invocation. Translate characters.
- * true: (coreutils)true invocation. Do nothing, successfully.
- * truncate: (coreutils)truncate invocation. Shrink/extend size of a file.
- * tsort: (coreutils)tsort invocation. Topological sort.
- * tty: (coreutils)tty invocation. Print terminal name.
- * uname: (coreutils)uname invocation. Print system information.
- * unexpand: (coreutils)unexpand invocation. Convert spaces to tabs.
- * uniq: (coreutils)uniq invocation. Uniquify files.
- * unlink: (coreutils)unlink invocation. Removal via unlink(2).
- * updatedb: (find)Invoking updatedb. Building the locate database.
- * uptime: (coreutils)uptime invocation. Print uptime and load.
- * users: (coreutils)users invocation. Print current user names.
- * vdir: (coreutils)vdir invocation. List directories verbosely.
- * wc: (coreutils)wc invocation. Line, word, and byte counts.
- * who: (coreutils)who invocation. Print who is logged in.
- * whoami: (coreutils)whoami invocation. Print effective user ID.
- * xargs: (find)Invoking xargs. Operating on many files.
- * yes: (coreutils)yes invocation. Print a string indefinitely.
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- Kernel
- * grub-install: (grub)Invoking grub-install.
- Install GRUB on your drive
- * grub-terminfo: (grub)Invoking grub-terminfo.
- Generate a terminfo command from a terminfo
- name
- * GRUB: (grub). The GRand Unified Bootloader
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- Libraries
- * RLuserman: (rluserman). The GNU readline library User's Manual.
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- Miscellaneous
- * dc: (dc). Arbitrary precision RPN "Desktop Calculator".
- * ipc: (ipc). System V style inter process communication
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- Network Applications
- * Wget: (wget). The non-interactive network downloader.
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- Sound
- * SSIP: (ssip). Speech Synthesis Interface Protocol.
- * Say for Speech Dispatcher: (spd-say).
- Say.
- * Speech Dispatcher: (speech-dispatcher).
- Speech Dispatcher.
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- Text creation and manipulation
- * grep: (grep). Print lines matching a pattern.
- * sed: (sed). Stream EDitor.
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- Utilities
- * Gzip: (gzip). The gzip command for compressing files.
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