sh-utils-2.0: description + notes
sh-utilsis the GNU version of a suite of Unix standard shell utilities. These utilities include:
- basename - Removes the path prefix from a given pathname.
- chroot - Changes the root directory.
- date - Prints/sets the system date and time.
- dirname - Removes the last level or filename from a given pathname.
- echo - Prints a line of text.
- env - Displays/modifies the environment.
- expr - Evaluates expressions.
- factor - Prints prime factors.
- false - Returns an unsuccessful exit status.
- groups - Print the groups of which the user is a member.
- hostid - Print the hexadecimal identifier for the current host.
- hostname - Print or set the machine name.
- id - Print real/effective uid/gid.
- logname - Print current login name.
- nice - Modify scheduling priority.
- nohup - Allows a command to continue running after logging out.
- pathchk - Check file name portability.
- pinky - A lightweight `finger' program; print user information.
- printenv - Prints environmant variables.
- printf - Formats and prints data.
- pwd - Prints the working (current) directory.
- seq - Prints numeric sequences.
- sleep - Suspends execution for a specified time.
- stty - Print/change terminal settings.
- tee - Sends output to multiple files.
- test - Evaluates an expression.
- true - Returns a successful exit status.
- tty - Prints terminal name.
- uname - Prints system information.
- users - Prints current user names.
- who - Prints a list of all users currently logged in.
- whoami - Prints effective user id.
- yes - Prints a string indefinitelly.
For more details see the man page for each utility.
NOTE: su is excluded from this distribution mainly for security reasons, but also since it doesn't support
localhostin/rhostsand trusted-IRIX capabilities like the standard IRIX version does.
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