diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 02f9dcb..4ed17dc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1 +1,90 @@ -# util-linux \ No newline at end of file +# util-linux + +First, reimplement the most important tools from util-linux + +* /bin/mountpoint: Checks if a directory is a mountpoint. +* /bin/su: Switches to another user account. +* /sbin/blkid: Locates or prints block device attributes. +* /sbin/fsck: Checks and repairs a Linux file system. +* /sbin/mkfs: Builds a Linux file system on a device, usually used for formatting. +* /sbin/mkswap: Sets up a Linux swap area. +* /usr/bin/getopt: Parses command options, essential for scripting. +* /usr/bin/lscpu: Displays information about the CPU architecture. +* /usr/bin/lsblk: Lists information about all available or specified block devices. +* /bin/dmesg: Displays or controls the kernel ring buffer, used for viewing system message logs. + +Second, the long list: +* /bin/findmnt: Lists all mounted filesystems or searches for a filesystem. +* /bin/more: A file pager, displays text files one screen at a time. +* /sbin/agetty: Manages physical or virtual terminals and is essential for login prompts. +* /sbin/blkdiscard: Securely discards blocks on a device, useful for SSDs and thin-provisioned LUNs. +* /sbin/blkzone: Reports or modifies zoned block device parameters. +* /sbin/blockdev: Performs various block device operations like setting read-only, fetching the size, etc. +* /sbin/chcpu: Configures CPU devices in the Linux kernel. +* /sbin/ctrlaltdel: Sets the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination on the console. +* /sbin/findfs: Finds a filesystem by label or UUID. +* /sbin/fsfreeze: Halts access to a filesystem for a snapshot. +* /sbin/fstrim: Discards unused blocks on a mounted filesystem, useful for SSDs. +* /sbin/isosize: Outputs the length of an iso9660 filesystem. +* /sbin/mkfs.bfs: Creates a BFS filesystem, used primarily in older Linux distributions. +* /sbin/mkfs.cramfs: Creates a compressed ROM file system (cramfs). +* /sbin/mkfs.minix: Creates a MINIX filesystem. +* /sbin/pivot_root: Changes the root file system, used in advanced boot or system recovery scenarios. +* /sbin/runuser: Runs a command with the privileges of a specified user account. +* /sbin/sulogin: Provides a login prompt to a single user shell, especially in system rescue mode. +* /sbin/swaplabel: Provides label and UUID for swap area. +* /sbin/switch_root: Switches to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree. +* /sbin/wipefs: Wipes a signature from a device to make it unrecognizable. +* /sbin/zramctl: Sets up and controls zram devices, which are compressed block devices in RAM. +* /usr/bin/addpart: Adds a partition to the system. +* /usr/bin/choom: Adjusts the OOM-killer score of processes. +* /usr/bin/chrt: Manipulates the real-time attributes of a process. +* /usr/bin/delpart: Deletes a partition from the system. +* /usr/bin/fallocate: Manipulates file space, allowing you to efficiently manage file storage space. +* /usr/bin/flock: Manages file locking which is crucial in scripting and avoiding race conditions. +* /usr/bin/hardlink: Creates a hard link to a file. +* /usr/bin/ionice: Sets or gets the I/O scheduling class and priority for a program. +* /usr/bin/ipcmk: Creates IPC (Inter-process communication) resources. +* /usr/bin/ipcrm: Removes IPC resources. +* /usr/bin/ipcs: Shows IPC resources status. +* /usr/bin/last: Shows a listing of last logged in users. +* /usr/bin/lsipc: Shows information on IPC facilities. +* /usr/bin/lslocks: Lists local system locks. +* /usr/bin/lslogins: Displays information about known users in the system. +* /usr/bin/lsmem: Shows the status of available memory. +* /usr/bin/lsns: Lists namespaces. +* /usr/bin/mcookie: Generates magic cookies for xauth. +* /usr/bin/mesg: Controls the access to your terminal by others. +* /usr/bin/namei: Follows a pathname until a terminal point is found. +* /usr/bin/nsenter: Runs programs in the context of other namespaces. +* /usr/bin/partx: Tells the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk partitions. +* /usr/bin/prlimit: Sets or reports process resource limits. +* /usr/bin/rename.ul: Renames files. +* /usr/bin/resizepart: Resizes a partition. +* /usr/bin/rev: Reverses lines of a file or files. +* /usr/bin/setarch: Sets architecture emulation for a new process. +* /usr/bin/setpriv: Runs a program with different Linux privilege settings. +* /usr/bin/setsid: Creates a new session and sets the process group ID. +* /usr/bin/setterm: Sets terminal attributes. +* /usr/bin/taskset: Assigns a process to a specific CPU core. +* /usr/bin/uclampset: Sets or queries the utilization clamping value. +* /usr/bin/unshare: Runs a program with some namespaces unshared from the parent. +* /usr/bin/utmpdump: Dumps the contents of utmp and wtmp files in a readable format. +* /usr/bin/whereis: Locates the binary, source, and manual pages for a command. +* /usr/sbin/chmem: Sets or reports the kernel memory policy. +* /usr/sbin/ldattach: Attaches a line discipline to a serial line. +* /usr/sbin/readprofile: Reads and displays kernel profiling information. +* /usr/sbin/rtcwake: Enters a system sleep state until specified wakeup time. +* /sbin/getty: Manages virtual consoles and serial terminals. +* /usr/bin/i386: Sets the process execution domain to i386, for running 32-bit applications on 64-bit systems. +* /usr/bin/lastb: Shows a listing of last failed login attempts. +* /usr/bin/linux32: Runs a program in a 32-bit environment on a 64-bit kernel. +* /usr/bin/linux64: Runs a program in a 64-bit environment on a 64-bit kernel. +* /usr/bin/x86_64: Sets the process execution domain to x86_64, for running 64-bit applications. + +Note: +* /bin/more is already implemented in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils + + +Project: +http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/