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| Command | Description | Package |
a stream editor |
perl |
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Collect and store binary data in the system activity daily data file |
sysstat |
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Write a daily report in the /var/log/sa directory |
sysstat |
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summarizes accounting information |
psacct |
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System activity data collector |
sysstat |
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Driver for SafeNet compatible UPS equipment |
nut |
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SANE network daemon |
sane-backends |
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Collect, report, or save system activity information |
sysstat |
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stand-alone shell with built-in commands |
sash |
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sasl authentication server |
cyrus-sasl |
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list users in sasldb |
cyrus-sasl |
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list users in sasldb |
cyrus-sasl |
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set a user’s sasl password |
cyrus-sasl |
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set a user's sasl password |
cyrus-sasl |
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save a diskdump image |
diskdumputils |
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draws balls spinning like crazy in GL |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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convert an SBIG CCDOPS file to PGM |
netpbm-progs |
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Postfix shared connection cache server |
postfix |
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acquire multiple images from a scanner equipped with an ADF |
sane-frontends |
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scan an image |
sane-backends |
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summarize INN log files |
inn |
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scan/probe PCI buses |
xorg-x11 |
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secure copy (remote file copy program) |
openssh-clients |
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screen manager with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation |
screen |
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make typescript of terminal session |
util-linux |
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convert IBM SCS printer data into ASCII |
tn5250 |
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convert IBM SCS printer data into PDF |
tn5250 |
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convert IBM SCS printer data into PostScript |
tn5250 |
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control SCSI tape devices |
mtx |
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find differences between two files and merge interactively |
diffutils |
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SDP daemon |
bluez-utils |
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control and interrogate SDP servers |
bluez-utils |
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manual page for sed version 4.1.3 |
sed |
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tool to be used within shell scripts to determine if selinux is enabled |
libselinux |
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NSA Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) |
libselinux |
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send group 3 fax files (G3 files) with a class 2 faxmodem |
mgetty-sendfax |
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Send Usenet Path statistics via e-mail |
inn |
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send IEEE 1394 isochronous packets from dump file |
libraw1394 |
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printing sensors information |
lm_sensors |
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print a sequence of numbers |
coreutils |
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manage utmp/wtmp entries for non-init clients |
xorg-x11 |
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SELinux status tool |
policycoreutils |
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change reported architecture in new program environment and set personality flags |
setarch |
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modify the mode SELinux is running in |
libselinux |
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set file access control lists |
acl |
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set extended attributes of filesystem objects |
attr |
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sets user-provided floppy disk parameters |
util-linux |
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set file security contexts |
policycoreutils |
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load EGA/VGA console screen font |
kbd |
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load kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries |
kbd |
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manually manipulate the IPsec SA/SP database |
ipsec-tools |
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set the keyboard leds |
kbd |
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define the keyboard meta key handling |
kbd |
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configure PCI devices |
pciutils |
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set disk quotas |
quota |
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set SELinux boolean value |
libselinux |
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get/set Linux serial port information |
setserial |
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run a program in a new session |
util-linux |
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bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
bash |
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set terminal attributes |
util-linux |
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set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Extension |
xorg-x11 |
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Partition table manipulator for Linux |
util-linux |
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convert CAPI SFF fax files into G3 fax files |
mgetty-sendfax |
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secure file transfer program |
openssh-clients |
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load a SoundFont file on the Emux WaveTable |
awesfx |
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create a TIFF file from an SGI image file |
libtiff |
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access mode page information for a SCSI (or ATAPI) device |
sg3_utils |
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convert a SGI image file to PNM |
netpbm-progs |
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create HTML output from a LinuxDoc DTD SGML source file |
linuxdoc-tools |
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create GNU info output from a LinuxDoc DTD SGML source file |
linuxdoc-tools |
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create LaTeX, DVI, PostScript or PDF output from a Linux Doc DTD SGML source file |
linuxdoc-tools |
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create LyX output from a LinuxDoc DTD SGML source file |
linuxdoc-tools |
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create RTF output from a LinuxDoc DTD SGML source file |
linuxdoc-tools |
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create plain text output from a LinuxDoc DTD SGML source file |
linuxdoc-tools |
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check the syntax of an LinuxDoc DTD sgml source file |
linuxdoc-tools |
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Find differences in the markup of two SGML files |
docbook-utils |
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handle SGML conditionalization for SGML-tools |
linuxdoc-tools |
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translate output of sgmls using ASP replacement files |
linuxdoc-tools |
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execute command as different group ID |
shadow-utils |
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compute and check SHA1 message digest |
coreutils |
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oscillating vapor trails |
xscreensaver-extras |
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create shell archives |
sharutils |
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bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
bash |
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create lock files for use in shell scripts |
inn |
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bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
bash |
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Show the current EGA/VGA console screen font |
kbd |
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font dumper for X font server |
xorg-x11-tools |
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examine the codes sent by the keyboard |
kbd |
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show mount information for an NFS server |
nfs-utils |
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list the Postfix mail queue |
postfix |
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uncompile an rgb color-name database |
xorg-x11 |
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delete a file securely, first overwriting it to hide its contents |
coreutils |
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shrink a file on a line boundary |
inn |
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GNU Bourne-Again SHell |
bash |
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bring the system down |
SysVinit |
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3D Sierpinski triangle fractal |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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draws Sierpinski triangle fractals |
xscreensaver-extras |
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Rudimentary FTP client |
inn |
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Mac intosh file format transformer |
netatalk |
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convert a Solitaire file to PNM |
netpbm-progs |
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list section sizes and total size |
binutils |
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send a signal or report process status |
procps |
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display kernel slab cache information in real time |
procps |
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Add entries to a SLAPD database |
openldap-servers |
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SLAPD database to LDIF utility |
openldap-servers |
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Check a list of string-represented DNs based on schema syntax |
openldap-servers |
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Stand-alone LDAP Daemon |
openldap-servers |
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SLAPD index to LDIF utility |
openldap-servers |
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OpenLDAP password utility |
openldap-servers |
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Check the suitability of the slapd.conf file |
openldap-servers |
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attach a network interface to a serial line |
net-tools |
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convert an AutoCAD slide file to a PPM image |
netpbm-progs |
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delay for a specified amount of time |
coreutils |
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slice documents with long lines |
enscript |
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permute the screen image like an 8-puzzle |
xscreensaver-extras |
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sucks your screen into a jet engine |
xscreensaver-extras |
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Lists available NetWare Servers |
ncpfs |
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static ln |
util-linux |
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Security Enhanced version of the GNU Locate |
slocate |
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OpenSSH SSH client (remote login program) |
openssh-clients |
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An easy to use NNTP / spool based newsreader |
slrn |
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Pull a small newsfeed for offline reading |
slrn-pull |
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Standalone LDAP Update Replication Daemon |
openldap-servers |
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Control and Monitor Utility for SMART Disks |
smartmontools |
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SMART Disk Monitoring Daemon |
smartmontools |
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Set or get ACLs on an NT file or directory names |
samba-client |
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ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources on servers |
samba-client |
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send messages to smbd, nmbd or winbindd processes |
samba |
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Set or get QUOTAs of NTFS 5 shares |
samba-common |
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server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients |
samba |
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helper utility for mounting SMB filesystems |
samba-client |
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mount an smbfs filesystem |
samba-client |
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change a user's SMB password |
samba-common |
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send a print file to an SMB printer |
samba-client |
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report on current Samba connections |
samba |
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shell script for backing up SMB/CIFS shares directly to UNIX tape drives |
samba-client |
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A text based smb network browser |
samba-client |
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smbfs umount for normal users |
samba-client |
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Session Manager Proxy |
xorg-x11 |
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restricted shell for sendmail |
sendmail |
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Driver for Brazilian SMS UPS equipment |
nut |
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Command-line interface to the INN storage manager |
inn |
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magnetic tape control |
star |
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Postfix SMTP server |
postfix |
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Postfix SMTP client |
postfix |
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send a signal or report process status |
procps |
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communicates with a network entity using SNMP GETBULK requests |
net-snmp-utils |
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retrieve a subtree of management values using SNMP GET BULK requests |
net-snmp-utils |
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options and behaviour common to most of the Net-SNMP command-line tools |
net-snmp-utils |
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Monitor delta differences in SNMP Counter values |
net-snmp-utils |
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display disk space usage on a network entity via SNMP |
net-snmp-utils |
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daemon to respond to SNMP request packets |
net-snmp |
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communicates with a network entity using SNMP GET requests |
net-snmp-utils |
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communicates with a network entity using SNMP GETNEXT requests |
net-snmp-utils |
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sends an SNMP notification to a manager |
net-snmp-utils |
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display networking status and configuration information from a network entity via SNMP |
net-snmp-utils |
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communicates with a network entity using SNMP SET requests |
net-snmp-utils |
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retrieves a fixed set of management information from a network entity |
net-snmp-utils |
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retrieve an SNMP table and display it in tabular form |
net-snmp-utils |
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communicates with a network entity using SNMP requests |
net-snmp-utils |
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translate MIB OID names between numeric and textual forms |
net-snmp-utils |
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sends an SNMP notification to a manager |
net-snmp-utils |
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Receive and log SNMP trap messages |
net-snmp |
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creates and maintains SNMPv3 users on a network entity |
net-snmp-utils |
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creates and maintains SNMPv3 View-based Access Control entries on a network entity |
net-snmp-utils |
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retrieve a subtree of management values using SNMP GETNEXT requests |
net-snmp-utils |
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display list of open sockets |
procinfo |
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interpret .so requests in groff input |
groff |
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Driver for Brazilian Microsol SOLIS UPS equipment |
nut |
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display a sonar scope |
xscreensaver-extras |
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sort lines of text files |
coreutils |
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bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
bash |
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Sound eXchange : universal sound sample translator |
sox |
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SoX Examples (CHEAT SHEET) |
sox |
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Sound eXchange : universal sound sample translator |
sox |
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mail filter to identify spam using text analysis |
spamassassin |
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client for spamd |
spamassassin |
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daemonized version of spamassassin |
spamassassin |
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Postfix external command spawner |
postfix |
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portable archive interchange |
star |
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convert an Atari compressed Spectrum file to a PPM |
netpbm-progs |
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simulates speeding down a rocky mineshaft, or a funky dancing worm |
xscreensaver-extras |
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manual page for speexdec version 1.0.3 |
speex |
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manual page for speexenc version 1.0.3 |
speex |
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draws shaded spheres |
xscreensaver-extras |
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3d spherical harmonic shapes |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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draws moving circular spiral patterns |
xscreensaver-extras |
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produce verbose warning diagnostics |
perl |
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separate out incremental patches |
patchutils |
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split a file into pieces |
coreutils |
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Collect several text-form dictionary files into a single file |
Canna |
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move spotlight around desktop |
xscreensaver-extras |
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convert SPOT satellite images to a PGM image |
netpbm-progs |
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Read and display shared object profiling data |
man-pages |
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Q-Bert meets Marble Madness! |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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convert an Atari uncompressed Spectrum file to a PPM image |
netpbm-progs |
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A command line interface for SQLite verson 3 |
sqlite |
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proxy caching server |
squid |
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square spirals screensaver |
xscreensaver-extras |
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Simple SRP password tool |
gnutls-devel |
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OpenSSH SSH client (remote login program) |
openssh-clients |
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OpenSSH SSH daemon |
openssh-server |
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SSL/TLS load-tester based on OpenSSL |
distcache |
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Escher's infinite staircase |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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unique standard tape archiver |
star |
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radially-symmetric throbbing colormap-hacking graphics demo |
xscreensaver-extras |
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setuid root program to start innfeed |
inn |
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initialize an X session |
xorg-x11 |
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draws a perspective text crawl, like at the beginning of the movie |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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Report status of LAM processes |
lam |
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awk alike text processing tool |
enscript |
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display serial port modem status lines |
statserial |
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display file or filesystem status |
coreutils |
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initialize SCSI magnetic tape drives |
mt-st |
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3D undulating ribbons of squares |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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trace system calls and signals |
strace |
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draws strange attractors |
xscreensaver-extras |
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print the strings of printable characters in files |
binutils |
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Discard symbols from object files |
binutils |
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change and print terminal line settings |
coreutils |
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universal SSL tunnel |
stunnel |
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Grow crystal-like lines on a computational substrate |
xscreensaver-extras |
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execute a command as another user |
sudo |
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execute a command as another user |
sudo |
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Switch user before executing external programs |
httpd |
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Single-user login |
SysVinit |
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checksum and count the blocks in a file |
coreutils |
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morphing 3d shapes |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
bash |
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run a shell with substitute user and group IDs |
coreutils |
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Subversion repository administration tool |
subversion |
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Subversion command line client tool |
subversion |
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Filter a subversion repository 'dumpfile' |
subversion |
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Subversion repository examination tool |
subversion |
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Server for the 'svn' repository access method |
subversion |
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Produce a compact version number for a working copy |
subversion |
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enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping |
util-linux |
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enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping |
util-linux |
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Samba Web Administration Tool |
samba-swat |
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Control LAM buffers |
lam |
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draws swirly color-cycling patterns |
xscreensaver-extras |
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graphical and text mode interface for choosing desktop environment |
switchdesk |
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switch to a new virtual terminal (VT) |
open |
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Show an XPM (X PixMap) file and/or convert XPM 1 or 2 files to XPM 3 |
xorg-x11-devel |
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symbolic link maintenance utility |
symlinks |
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query and modify Synaptics TouchPad driver for XFree86 server parameters on the fly |
synaptics |
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flush filesystem buffers |
coreutils |
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a program that monitors keyboard activity and disables the touchpad when the keyboard is being used |
synaptics |
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configure kernel parameters at runtime |
procps |
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Linux system logging utilities |
sysklogd |
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view system device information by bus, class, and topology |
sysfsutils |
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XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM file send |
lrzsz |
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