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125 lines
4.4 KiB
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[](https://crates.io/crates/util-linux)
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[](https://discord.gg/wQVJbvJ)
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[](https://github.com/uutils/util-linux/blob/main/LICENSE)
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[](https://deps.rs/repo/github/uutils/util-linux)
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[](https://codecov.io/gh/uutils/util-linux)
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# util-linux
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This projects aims at doing the same as https://github.com/uutils/coreutils for util-linux.
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We are rewriting <a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/">these tools</a> in Rust as dropped-in replacements.
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First, reimplement the most important tools from util-linux
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## System Information
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- dmesg: Displays kernel messages.
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- lscpu: Shows CPU architecture information.
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Started
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- lsipc: Lists IPC facilities.
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- lslocks: Lists system locks.
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- lsmem: Lists memory ranges and status.
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- lsns: Lists namespaces.
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## Hardware Management
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- chcpu: Manages CPU state.
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- rtcwake: Manages system sleep states.
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- zramctl: Manages zram devices.
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- wdctl: Shows watchdog status.
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- chmem: Manages kernel memory usage.
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## Filesystem Tools
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- findmnt: Lists mounted filesystems.
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- mountpoint: Checks if a directory is a mountpoint.
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Started
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- fsck: Checks and repairs filesystems.
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- fsfreeze: Freezes/unfreezes filesystems.
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- fstrim: Discards unused blocks on filesystems.
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- wipefs: Wipes filesystem signatures.
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## Partition Management
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- blkdiscard: Discards sectors on a device.
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- blkid: Identifies block device attributes.
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- blkzone: Manages zoned block device parameters.
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- blockdev: Performs block device operations.
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- mkswap: Sets up swap space.
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- swaplabel: Manages swap space labels.
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- addpart: Adds a partition.
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- delpart: Deletes a partition.
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- partx: Manages partition entries.
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- resizepart: Resizes a partition.
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## Process and Resource Management
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- runuser: Runs a shell with different user/group IDs.
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- sulogin: Provides single-user mode login.
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- chrt: Manages real-time process attributes.
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- ionice: Sets process I/O scheduling class/priority.
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- kill: Sends signals to processes.
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- renice: Alters process priority.
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- prlimit: Sets/gets process resource limits.
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- taskset: Sets/gets process CPU affinity.
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- uclampset: Manages process utilization clamping.
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## User and Session Management
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- su: Changes user ID or becomes superuser.
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- agetty: Manages TTYs for login prompts.
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- ctrlaltdel: Configures Ctrl-Alt-Del action.
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- pivot_root: Changes the root filesystem.
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- switch_root: Switches to a different root filesystem.
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- last: Lists last logged-in users.
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- lslogins: Displays user information.
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- mesg: Controls write access to terminal.
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- setsid: Runs a program in a new session.
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- setterm: Sets terminal attributes.
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- getty: Manages virtual console login prompts.
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## Networking and IPC
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- ipcmk: Creates IPC resources.
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- ipcrm: Removes IPC resources.
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- ipcs: Shows IPC facilities status.
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- nsenter: Enters different namespaces.
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## Utility Tools
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- lsblk: Lists block devices.
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- more: Pager for file viewing.
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- fallocate: Preallocates file space.
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- flock: Manages file locks.
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- getopt: Parses command options.
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- hardlink: Creates hard links.
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- mcookie: Generates random numbers.
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- namei: Follows a pathname to its endpoint.
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- rename.ul: Renames files.
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- rev: Reverses lines in a file.
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- setarch: Sets architecture emulation.
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- setpriv: Runs a program with different privileges.
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- unshare: Runs a program with unshared namespaces.
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- utmpdump: Dumps UTMP/WTMP files.
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- whereis: Locates binaries, sources, and manuals.
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- ldattach: Attaches line discipline to a serial line.
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- readprofile: Reads kernel profiling info.
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- i386, linux32, linux64, x86_64: Set personality flags for execution environment.
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Note:
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* /bin/more is already implemented in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils
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Project:
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
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## Installation
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Ensure you have Rust installed on your system. You can install Rust through [rustup](https://rustup.rs/).
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Clone the repository and build the project using Cargo:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/uutils/util-linux.git
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cd util-linux
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cargo build --release
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cargo run --release
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```
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## License
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util-linux is licensed under the MIT License - see the `LICENSE` file for details
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