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A

a2p - Awk to Perl translator
ac - print statistics about users' connect time
achfile - change type and/or creator of Apple Macintosh files (netatalk format)
acleandir - clean up a directory containing netatalk Apple Macintosh files
aclocal - manual page for aclocal 1.6
aconnect - ALSA sequencer connection manager
acpi - manual page for acpi 0.06
addr2line - convert addresses into file names and line numbers.
addresses - Dumps the Palm Address Book entries to STDOUT in a simple format.
afile - display type and creator of Apple Macintosh files (netatalk format)
afmtodit - create font files for use with groff -Tps
afppasswd - netatalk password maintenance utility
1:afslog
alsactl - advanced controls for ALSA soundcard driver
alsamixer - soundcard mixer for ALSA soundcard driver, with ncurses interface
amixer - command-line mixer for ALSA soundcard driver
1:anytopnm
apple_cp - Do an apple copy, copying the resource fork as well
apple_mv - Do an apple move, moving the resource fork as well
apple_rm - Do an apple remove, remove the resource fork as well
apropos - search the manual page names and descriptions
arch - print machine architecture
as86 - Assembler for 8086..80386 processors
1:asciitopgm
ascii-xfr - upload/download files using the ASCII protocol
aseqnet - ALSA sequencer connectors over network
1:atktopbm
attr - extended attributes on XFS filesystem objects
1:aumix
autoexpect - generate an Expect script from watching a session
autoheader - Create a template header for configure
automake - manual page for automake 1.6
autopoint - copies standard gettext infrastructure
autoreconf - Update generated configuration files
gawk - pattern scanning and processing language

B

backend - cups backend transmission interfaces
at, batch, atq, atrm - queue, examine or delete jobs for later execution
bc - An arbitrary precision calculator language
Binary Decimal Hexadecimal - How does it work
1:bioradtopgm
bison - GNU Project parser generator (yacc replacement)
1:bmptopnm
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 1024x768 monitor to display properly.
1:bon_csv2txt
1:brushtopbm
bsetbg - utility to manipulate the appearance of the X11 desktop's root window.
bsetroot - blackbox utility to change root window appearance
build - build SuSE Linux RPMs in a chroot environment
1:buildhash
bzip2, bunzip2 - a block-sorting file compressor, v1.0.2 bzcat - decompresses files to stdout, bzip2recover - recovers data from damaged bzip2 files
bzip2, bunzip2 - a block-sorting file compressor, v1.0.2 - bzcat - decompresses files to stdout, bzip2recover - recovers data from damaged bzip2 files
bzip2, bunzip2 - a block-sorting file compressor, v1.0.2 bzcat - decompresses files to stdout - bzip2recover - recovers data from damaged bzip2 files

C

1:cal
calamaris - generate statistic out of log files from Proxy-Cache-Servers
captoinfo - convert a termcap description into a terminfo description
card - print reference card of program options
cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output
1:catchsegv
ccache - a fast compiler cache
cfgmaker - Creates mrtg.cfg files (for mrtg-2.9.29)
chacl - change the access control list of a file or directory
chattr - change file attributes on a Linux second extended file system
chgrp - change group ownership
chmod - change file access permissions
chown - change file owner and group
chroot - run command or interactive shell with special root directory
chvt - change foreground virtual terminal
cksum - checksum and count the bytes in a file
clear - clear the terminal screen
cmp - compare two files byte by byte
1:col
1:colcrt
1:column
composite - composite images together.
config.guess - guess the build system triplet
config.sub - validate and canonicalize a configuration triplet
conjure - process a Magick Scripting Language (MSL) script
convert options... <input_file output_file
cpan - easily interact with CPAN from the command line
cpio - copy files to and from archives
cpp - The C Preprocessor
crontab - maintain crontab files for individual users (V3)
cryptdir - encrypt/decrypt all files in a directory
csplit - split a file into sections determined by context lines
cupstestppd - test conformance of ppd files
curl - transfer a URL
cut - remove sections from each line of files
cvs - Concurrent Versions System
CVSps - create patchset information from CVS

D

date - print or set the system date and time
dbiproxy - A proxy server for the DBD::Proxy driver
ddate - converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates
ddd - The Data Display Debugger
deallocvt - deallocate unused virtual consoles
dehtmldiff - get usable diff from an HTML page
diffpp - pretty-print diff outputs with GNU enscript
dig - DNS lookup utility
dir - list directory contents
dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name
Dislocate - disconnect and reconnect processes
disnbi - display Etherboot image
1:dnsdomainname
1:domainname
dos2unix - DOS/MAC to UNIX text file format converter
plotutils - The GNU plotting utilities.
dprofpp - display perl profile data
du - estimate file space usage
dumpkeys - dump keyboard translation tables
dvipdf - Convert TeX DVI file to PDF using ghostscript and dvips

E

E3 - A mini text editor
echo - display a line of text
ed, red - text editor
1:editdiff
evim - easy Vim, edit a file with Vim and setup for modeless editing
emacs - GNU project Emacs
enc2xs -- Perl Encode Module Generator
enscript - convert text files to PostScript
env - run a program in a modified environment
epist - NetWM keybindings grabber
ps2ps, eps2eps - Ghostscript PostScript "distiller"
escputil - maintain Epson Stylus inkjet printers
espdiff - apply the appropriate transformation to a set of patches
etags, gnuctags - generate tag file for Emacs, vi
evlfacility - Manage facility registry
evlnotify - Event Notification
evlogmgr - Event log manager
Configuration and setup of Remote Event Forwarding
evltc - Compile formatting templates
vim - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
expand - convert tabs to spaces
expect - programmed dialogue with interactive programs, Version 5
expr - evaluate expressions
1:eyuvtoppm

F

factor - factor numbers
help - How to get help if you have problems with MRTG
fc-cache, fonts.cache - create an index of FreeType font files in a directory
fc-list - list available fonts
fetchmail - fetch mail from a POP, IMAP, ETRN, or ODMR-capable server
fgconsole - print the number of the active VT.
1:fiascotopnm
filter - cups file conversion filter interfaces
filterdiff - extract or exclude diffs from a diff file
find - search for files in a directory hierarchy
find2perl - translate find command lines to Perl code
1:findaffix
1:finger
1:fitstopnm
fixps - sanitize PostScript files
flea - Report a bug (or rather a flea) in mutt.
flipdiff - exchange the order of two incremental patches
floppyd - floppy daemon for remote access to floppy drive floppyd_installtest - tests whether floppyd is installed and running
floppyd_installtest - tests whether floppyd is installed and running
fold - wrap each input line to fit in specified width
font2c - Write PostScript Type 0 or Type 1 font as C code
fonts-config - configures installed X11 fonts.
foomatic-gswrapper - foomatic wrapper for ghostscript
foomatic-rip - Universal print filter/RIP wrapper
formail - mail (re)formatter
free - Display amount of free and used memory in the system
1:fstopgm
funzip - filter for extracting from a ZIP archive in a pipe
fuser - identify processes using files or sockets

G

gawk - pattern scanning and processing language
gcov - coverage testing tool
gdb - The GNU Debugger
gdbserver - Remote Server for the GNU Debugger
enscript - convert text files to PostScript
lwp-request, GET, HEAD, POST - Simple WWW user agent
1:getconf
getfacl - get file access control lists
getopt - parse command options (enhanced)
gettextize - install or upgrade gettext infrastructure
getty - sets terminal mode, speed, and conditions port
GFDL - The GNU Free Documentation License
1:giftopnm
1:gnuattach
1:gnuclient
etags, gnuctags - generate tag file for Emacs, vi
1:gnudoit
gnuplot - an interactive plotting program
gnuserv, gnuclient - Server and Clients for XEmacs
gpgv -- signature verification tool
grep, egrep, fgrep - print lines matching a pattern
grepdiff - show files modified by a diff containing a regex
grn - groff preprocessor for gremlin files
grodvi - convert groff output to TeX dvi format
grog - guess options for groff command
grohtml - html driver for groff
grolbp - groff driver for Canon CAPSL printers (LBP-4 and LBP-8 series laser printers).
grops - PostScript driver for groff
grotty - groff driver for typewriter-like devices
groups - print the groups a user is in
gs - Ghostscript (PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer)
gslp - Format and print text using ghostscript gsbj - Format and print text for BubbleJet printer using ghostscript, gsdj - Format and print text for DeskJet printer using ghostscript, gsdj500 - Format and print text for DeskJet 500 BubbleJet using ghostscript, gslj - Format and print text for LaserJet printer using ghostscript
gslp - Format and print text using ghostscript gsbj - Format and print text for BubbleJet printer using ghostscript, gsdj - Format and print text for DeskJet printer using ghostscript, gsdj500 - Format and print text for DeskJet 500 BubbleJet using ghostscript, gslj - Format and print text for LaserJet printer using ghostscript
gslp - Format and print text using ghostscript gsbj - Format and print text for BubbleJet printer using ghostscript, gsdj - Format and print text for DeskJet printer using ghostscript, gsdj500 - Format and print text for DeskJet 500 BubbleJet using ghostscript, gslj - Format and print text for LaserJet printer using ghostscript
gslp - Format and print text using ghostscript gsbj - Format and print text for BubbleJet printer using ghostscript, gsdj - Format and print text for DeskJet printer using ghostscript, gsdj500 - Format and print text for DeskJet 500 BubbleJet using ghostscript, gslj - Format and print text for LaserJet printer using ghostscript
guards - select from a list of files guarded by conditions
1:gunzip
vim - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
vim - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
vimdiff - edit two or three versions of a file with Vim and show differences
gzip, gunzip, zcat - compress or expand files

H

h2ph - convert .h C header files to .ph Perl header files
1:hdifftopam
lwp-request, GET, HEAD, POST - Simple WWW user agent
1:hipstopgm
hostid - set or print system's host id.
hostname - show or set the system's host name domainname - show or set the system's NIS/YP domain name, dnsdomainname - show the system's DNS domain name, nodename - show or set the system's DECnet node name
html2ps - convert HTML to PostScript
html2text - an advanced HTML-to-text converter

I

1:icontopbm
id - print real and effective UIDs and GIDs
ident - identify RCS keyword strings in files
identify - describe an image or image sequence.
ietf2datebook - Converts IETF agenda format to install-datebook format
ifnames - Extract CPP conditionals from a set of files
igawk - gawk with include files
1:imgtoppm
import - capture some or all of an X server screen and save the image to a file.
indent - changes the appearance of a C program by inserting or deleting whitespace.
indexmaker - Creates index files for mrtg web sites (mrtg-2.9.29)
infocmp - compare or print out terminfo descriptions
infotocap - convert a terminfo description into a termcap description
ginstall - copy files and set attributes
install-datebook - installs a new datebook entry onto your Palm handheld.
install-info - update info/dir entries
install-memo - installs a new Memo Pad entry onto your Palm handheld.
install-netsync - reads or sets the Network Preferences information on a Palm Device.
install-user - reads or sets a Palm User and UserID on a Palm Device.
interdiff - show differences between two diff files
iostat - Report Central Processing Unit (CPU) statistics and input/output statistics for devices and partitions.
1:isag
isamlog - Write info about whats in a nisam log file.
ispell, buildhash, munchlist, findaffix, tryaffix, icombine, ijoin - Interactive spelling checking

J

openjade - apply a DSSSL stylesheet to an SGML or XML document
jaztool, ziptool - Tool for IOMega JAZ and ZIP drives
joe - Joe's Own Editor
join - join lines of two files on a common field
joe - Joe's Own Editor
joe - Joe's Own Editor

K

1:kauth
kbd_mode - report or set the keyboard mode
1:kdestroy
kernelversion - program to report major version of kernel
1:kf
1:kgetcred
killall - kill processes by name
1:kinit
1:klist
1:kpasswd
1:kx

L

1:lastb
lastcomm - print out information about previously executed commands.
ld - Using LD, the GNU linker
[[1:ld86|ld86 - Linker for as86(1)]]
ldapmodify, ldapadd - LDAP modify entry and LDAP add entry tools
ldapcompare - LDAP compare tool
ldapmodrdn - LDAP rename entry tool
ldappasswd - change the password of an LDAP entry
ldd - print shared library dependencies
less - opposite of more
lesskey - specify key bindings for less
flex - fast lexical analyzer generator
lexgrog - parse header information in man pages
libnetcfg - configure libnet
line - read one line
links - lynx-like alternative character mode WWW browser
lkbib - search bibliographic databases
lkcd_config - configure system dumping parameters
lmove - move articles into /news/group/number directories
ln - make links between files
1:locale
localedef - compile locale definition files
locate - list files in databases that match a pattern
logfile - description of the mrtg-2 logfile format
1:logger
1:look
lookbib - search bibliographic databases
lp - print files cancel - cancel jobs
lppasswd - add, change, or delete digest passwords.
lprm - cancel print jobs
ls - list directory contents
lsattr - list file attributes on a Linux second extended file system
ltrace - A library call tracer
lwp-download - fetch large files from the net
lwp-request, GET, HEAD, POST - Simple WWW user agent
lynx - a general purpose distributed information browser for the World Wide Web

M

  • m4 - macro processor
  • dos2unix - DOS/MAC to UNIX text file format converter
  • macptopbm - convert a MacPaint file into a PBM image
  • mmv - move/copy/append/link multiple files by wildcard patterns
  • Magick-config - get information about the installed version of ImageMagick
  • mailutil - mail utility program
  • make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs
  • man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals
  • mattrib - change MSDOS file attribute flags
  • mbadblocks - tests a floppy disk, and marks the bad blocks in the FAT
  • mbchk - check the format of a Multiboot kernel
  • mc - Visual shell for Unix-like systems.
  • mcd - change MSDOS directory
  • mcookie - generate magic cookies for xauth
  • mcopy - copy MSDOS files to/from Unix
  • mmv - move/copy/append/link multiple files by wildcard patterns
  • mcview - Internal file viewer of GNU Midnight Commander.
  • md5sum - compute and check MD5 message digest
  • mdatopbm - convert a Microdesign .mda or .mdp file into a PBM image
  • mdel - delete an MSDOS file mdeltree - recursively delete an MSDOS directory and its contents
  • mdeltree - recursively delete an MSDOS directory and its contents
  • mdir - display an MSDOS directory
  • megatron, unhex, unbin, unsingle, hqx2bin, single2bin, macbinary - Macintosh file format transformer
  • memos - Read or Write Memopad entries to STDOUT or files.
  • mesg - display (do not display) messages from other users
  • mev - a program to report mouse events
  • mformat - add an MSDOS filesystem to a low-level formatted floppy disk
  • mgrtopbm - convert a MGR bitmap into a PBM image
  • mibhelp - A Table of some interesting OIDs
  • minfo - print the parameters of a MSDOS filesystem
  • minicom - friendly serial communication program
  • mirror - mirror packages on remote sites
  • mm - mirror master
  • mkdir - make directories
  • mkfontdir - create an index of X font files in a directory
  • mkfontscale - create an index of scalable font files for X
  • mknbi - make network bootable image
  • mknbi - make network bootable image
  • mknbi - make network bootable image
  • mknbi - make network bootable image
  • mknbi - make network bootable image
  • mknbi - make network bootable image
  • mknbi - make network bootable image
  • mkpasswd - Overfeatured front end to crypt(3)
  • mktemp - make temporary filename (unique)
  • mkzftree - Create a zisofs/RockRidge compressed file tree
  • mmove - move or rename an MSDOS file or subdirectory
  • mmv - move/copy/append/link multiple files by wildcard patterns
  • mogrify - mogrify an image
  • mono - ECMA-CLI native code generator
  • montage - create a composite image by combining several separate images
  • more - file perusal filter for crt viewing
  • mouse-test - a tool for determining mouse type and device it's attached to.
  • mpg123 - play audio MPEG 1.0/2.0 file (layers 1, 2 and 3)
  • mpstat - Report processors related statistics.
  • mrd - remove an MSDOS subdirectory
  • mren - rename an existing MSDOS file
  • mrtg - What is MRTG
  • MRTG_lib.pm - Library for MRTG and support scripts
  • msgattrib - attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog
  • msgcat - combines several message catalogs
  • msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog
  • msgexec - process translations of message catalog
  • msggrep - pattern matching on message catalog
  • msginit - initialize a message catalog
  • msgmerge - merge message catalog and template
  • msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format
  • msguniq - unify duplicate translations in message catalog
  • mshowfat - shows FAT clusters allocated to file
  • mt - control magnetic tape drive operation
  • mtoolstest - tests and displays the configuration
  • 1:mtvtoppm - convert output from an MTV or PRT ray tracer into a PPM
  • multixterm - drive multiple xterms separately or together
  • 1:munchlist
  • mutt - The Mutt Mail User Agent
  • mutt_dotlock - Lock mail spool files.
  • mv - move (rename) files
  • mysql - text-based client for mysqld, a SQL-based relational database daemon
  • mysql_fix_privilege_tables - Fixes MySQL privilege tables.
  • zap - a perl script used to kill processes
  • mysqlaccess - Create new users to mysql.
  • mysqld - Starts the MySQL server demon
  • mysqld_multi - is meant for managing several mysqld processes running in different UNIX sockets and TCP/IP ports.
  • mysqldump - text-based client for dumping or backing up mysql databases , tables and or data.
  • mysqlshow - Shows the structure of a mysql database (databases,tables and columns)

N

namei - follow a pathname until a terminal point is found
nbplkup, nbprgstr, nbpunrgstr - access NBP database
1:nbplkup
1:nbprgstr
1:nbpunrgstr
ncopy - NetWare file copy
1:neotoppm
netatalk-config - script to get information about the installed version of netatalk
1:newaliases
newgrp - log in to a new group sg - execute command as different group ID
nice - run a program with modified scheduling priority
nl - number lines of files
nm - list symbols from object files
nn - efficient net news interface (No News is good news)
nncheck - check for unread articles
nngrab - news retrieval by keyword (nn)
nngrep - grep for news group names (nn)
nnpost - post news articles (nn)
nntidy - tidy your personal .newsrc file
nnview - invokes nn on a folder
nroff - emulate nroff command with groff
nsend - Send messages to users or groups
onsgmls - An SGML System Conforming to International Standard ISO 8879 -- Standard Generalized Markup Language. An SGML Extended Facilities system conforming to Annex A of Internal Standard ISO/IEC 10744 -- Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language
nt-guide - The Windows NT Guide to MRTG 2.9.29
NTP - Network Time Protocol
NTP - Network Time Protocol
NTP - Network Time Protocol
NTP - Network Time Protocol
NTP - Network Time Protocol
nwauth - Verify username/password
nwbpvalues - Print a NetWare Bindery Propery's contents
nwdir - Lists files in directory
nwfstime - Display / Set a NetWare server's date and time
nwpjvm - Move print job to Unix queue
nwpqjob - Perform operations on the jobs in NetWare print queue
nwpurge - Permanently delete previously erased files
nwrights - Show effective rights for file or directory
nwsfind - Find a NetWare Server
nwtrustee - List an object's trustee directory assignments
nwuserlist - List Users logged in at a NetWare server

O

objcopy - copy and translate object files
od - dump files in octal and other formats
ogonkify - international support for PostScript
openbox - a window manager for X11
openjade - apply a DSSSL stylesheet to an SGML or XML document
opensc-config - a tool to get information about the installed version of OpenSC
opensc-tool - generic smart card utility
openvt - start a program on a new virtual terminal (VT).
osgmlnorm - An SGML System Conforming to International Standard ISO 8879 -- Standard Generalized Markup Language. An SGML Extended Facilities system conforming to Annex A of International Standard ISO/IEC 10744 -- Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language.
ospam - An SGML System Conforming to International Standard ISO 8879 -- Standard Generalized Markup Language. An SGML Extended Facilities system conforming to Annex A of Internation Standard ISO/IEC 10744 -- Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language.
ospent - Concatenate entities
osx - An SGML System Conforming to International Standard ISO 8879 -- Standard Generalized Markup Language. An SGML Extended Facilities system conforming to Annex A of International Standard ISO/IEC 10744 -- Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language.
1:otp

P

Q

1:qrttoppm

R

S

psed - a stream editor
osx - An SGML System Conforming to International Standard ISO 8879 -- Standard Generalized Markup Language. An SGML Extended Facilities system conforming to Annex A of International Standard ISO/IEC 10744 -- Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language.
sabcmd - a command line interface to Sablotron XSLT processor
sbgp - simple BGP speaker/listner
1:sbigtopgm
scotty - A Tcl shell including the Tnm extensions.
1:scp
screen - screen manager with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
1:script
sdiff - side-by-side merge of file differences
sed - manual page for sed version 4.0.6
sendmail - Postfix to Sendmail compatibility interface
seq - print a sequence of numbers
setfacl - set file access control lists
setfattr - set extended attributes of filesystem objects
setleds - set the keyboard leds
1:sg
1:sgitopnm
osx - An SGML System Conforming to International Standard ISO 8879 -- Standard Generalized Markup Language. An SGML Extended Facilities system conforming to Annex A of International Standard ISO/IEC 10744 -- Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language.
osgmlnorm - An SGML System Conforming to International Standard ISO 8879 -- Standard Generalized Markup Language. An SGML Extended Facilities system conforming to Annex A of International Standard ISO/IEC 10744 -- Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language.
shasum - compute and check SHA1 message digest
shar - create shell archives
showkey - examine the codes sent by the keyboard
siga - System Information GAthering
1:single2bin
sisinstall - simple command line program for installing packaged programs or libraries on the Psion.
size - list section sizes and total size.
skill, snice - send a signal or report process status
1:sldtoppm
sleep - delay for a specified amount of time
sliceprint - slice documents with long lines.
slrn - An easy to use NNTP / spool based newsreader.
1:snice
snmpbulkget - communicates with a network entity using SNMP BULK Requests.
snmpbulkwalk - communicates with a network entity using SNMP BULK Requests.
1:snmpcmd
snmpconf - creates and modifies snmp configuration files
snmpd - daemon to respond to SNMP request packets.
1:snmpinform
snmpnetstat - show network status using SNMP
snmpset - communicates with a network entity using SNMP SET Requests.
snmptable - obtain and print an SNMP table
snmptranslate - translate SNMP objects into more useful information
snmptrap, snmpinform - sends an SNMP trap to a manager
snmpusm - creates and maintains SNMPv3 user's on a remote entity.
snmpwalk - communicates with a network entity using SNMP GET Next Requests.
sort - sort lines of text files
ospam - An SGML System Conforming to International Standard ISO 8879 -- Standard Generalized Markup Language. An SGML Extended Facilities system conforming to Annex A of Internation Standard ISO/IEC 10744 -- Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language.
1:spctoppm
ospent - Concatenate entities
diagnostics - Perl compiler pragma to force verbose warning diagnostics
split - split a file into pieces
1:spottopgm
1:sputoppm
sq - squeeze a sorted word list unsq - unsqueeze a sorted word list
squid - using mrtg to monitor Squid
1:ssh
1:ssh-add
1:ssh-agent
ssh-copy-id - install your identity.pub in a remote machine's authorized_keys
1:ssh-keygen
1:ssh-keyscan
states - awk alike text processing tool
strace - trace system calls and signals
strip - Discard symbols from object files.
stty - change and print terminal line settings
su - run a shell with substitute user and group IDs
suck - Pull a small newsfeed from an NNTP server, avoiding the NEWNEWS command.
SITAR - System InformaTion At Runtime
sync - flush filesystem buffers
sx, sb, sz - XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM file send

T

  • tac - concatenate and print files in reverse
  • tack - terminfo action checker
  • talk - talk to another user
  • tar - The GNU version of the tar archiving utility
  • tclsh - Simple shell containing Tcl interpreter
  • tcpdump - dump traffic on a network
  • tcsh - C shell with file name completion and command line editing
  • tek2plot - translate Tektronix files to other graphics formats
  • testhost - test the status of an NNTP news server
  • tfmtodit - create font files for use with groff -Tdvi
  • tftp - IPv4 Trivial File Transfer Protocol client
  • tgatoppm - convert TrueVision Targa file to a PPM image
  • thinkjettopbm - convert HP ThinkJet printer commands file to PBM
  • tic - the terminfo entry-description compiler
  • time - time a simple command or give resource usage
  • tkined - An Interactive Network Editor based on Tk.
  • tknewsbiff - pop up a window when news appears
  • toe - table of (terminfo) entries
  • top - display Linux tasks
  • touch - change file timestamps
  • tr - translate or delete characters
  • traceroute - print the route packets take to network host
  • traceroute6 - print the route packets take to network host
  • troff - format documents
  • tryaffix
  • tset, reset - terminal initialization
  • tsort - perform topological sort
  • ttmkfdir - create a fonts.scale file from a set of TrueType fonts
  • tty - print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input

U

1:ul
uname - print system information
1:unbin
unicode_start - put keyboard and console in unicode mode
unicode_stop - revert keyboard and console from unicode mode
uniq - remove duplicate lines from a sorted file
units - unit conversion program
unix-guide - Instructions for running MRTG 2.9.29 on a Unix Box
unshar - unpack a shar file
1:unsingle
unwrapdiff - demangle word-wrapped patches
unzip - list, test and extract compressed files in a ZIP archive
unzipsfx - self-extracting stub for prepending to ZIP archives
updatedb - update a file name database
Usleep - sleep for the specified number of microseconds
uuidgen - command-line utility to create a new UUID value

V

vacation - reply to mail automatically
vim - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
vim - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor
vimdiff - edit two or three versions of a file with Vim and show differences
vimtutor - the Vim tutor
vitmp - edit temporary files
vlock - Virtual Console lock program

W

X

xargs - build and execute command lines from standard input
xemacs - Emacs: The Next Generation
xgettext - extract gettext strings from source
xkibitz - allow multiple people to interact in an xterm
xminicom
xmllint - command line XML tool
NTP - Network Time Protocol
NTP - Network Time Protocol
xresolution - print the display resolution of an X server
xsltproc - command line xslt processor
1:xvminitoppm
xxd - make a hexdump or do the reverse.
xzip - compresses files using the best suitable compression algorithm

Y

1:ybmtopbm
yes - output a string repeatedly until killed
1:yuvsplittoppm
1:yuvtoppm

Z

1:zcat
1:zcmp
1:zeisstopnm
zgrep - search possibly compressed files for a regular expression
zip, zipcloak, zipnote, zipsplit - package and compress (archive) files
zipgrep - search files in a ZIP archive for lines matching a pattern
jaztool, ziptool - Tool for IOMega JAZ and ZIP drives
zmore - file perusal filter for crt viewing of compressed text
zmore - file perusal filter for crt viewing of compressed text
znew - recompress .Z files to .gz files
zshall - the Z shell meta-man page
zshcompsys - zsh completion system
zshcompwid - zsh completion widgets
zshexpn - zsh expansion and substitution
zshparam - zsh parameters
zshtcpsys - zsh tcp system
zshzftpsys - zftp function front-end
zshzle - zsh command line editor

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