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!
!
:
Connectives for test
!=
:
String tests
%
%
:
Numeric expressions
%b
:
printf invocation
%q
:
printf invocation
&
&
:
Relations for expr
*
:
Numeric expressions
+
+
:
String expressions
+
:
Numeric expressions
+page_range
:
pr invocation
-
-
:
Numeric expressions
-
:
env invocation
- and Unix rm
:
rm invocation
‘-
’, removing files beginning with:
rm invocation
--
:
Common options
--across
:
pr invocation
--additional-suffix
:
split invocation
--address-radix
:
od invocation
--adjustment
:
nice invocation
--all
:
unexpand invocation
--all
:
Which files are listed
--all
:
df invocation
--all
:
du invocation
--all
:
stty invocation
--all
:
who invocation
--all
:
nproc invocation
--all
:
uname invocation
--all-repeated
:
uniq invocation
--almost-all
:
Which files are listed
--apparent-size
:
du invocation
--append
:
tee invocation
--archive
:
cp invocation
--attributes-only
:
cp invocation
--author
:
What information is listed
--auto-reference
:
Output formatting in ptx
--backup
:
Backup options
--backup
:
cp invocation
--backup
:
install invocation
--backup
:
mv invocation
--backup
:
ln invocation
--base16
:
basenc invocation
--base2lsbf
:
basenc invocation
--base2msbf
:
basenc invocation
--base32
:
basenc invocation
--base32hex
:
basenc invocation
--base64
:
basenc invocation
--base64url
:
basenc invocation
--batch-size
:
sort invocation
--before
:
tac invocation
--binary
:
md5sum invocation
--block-size
:
Block size
--block-size
:
df invocation
--block-size
:
du invocation
--block-size=size
:
Block size
--body-numbering
:
nl invocation
--boot
:
who invocation
--bourne-shell
:
dircolors invocation
--break-file
:
Input processing in ptx
--buffer-size
:
sort invocation
--bytes
:
fold invocation
--bytes
:
head invocation
--bytes
:
tail invocation
--bytes
:
split invocation
--bytes
:
wc invocation
--bytes
:
cut invocation
--bytes
:
du invocation
--c-shell
:
dircolors invocation
--cached=mode
:
stat invocation
--canonicalize
:
readlink invocation
--canonicalize-existing
:
readlink invocation
--canonicalize-existing
:
realpath invocation
--canonicalize-missing
:
readlink invocation
--canonicalize-missing
:
realpath invocation
--changes
:
chown invocation
--changes
:
chgrp invocation
--changes
:
chmod invocation
--characters
:
cut invocation
--chars
:
wc invocation
--chdir
:
env invocation
--check
:
sort invocation
--check
:
sort invocation
--check-chars
:
uniq invocation
--classify
:
General output formatting
--color
:
General output formatting
--columns
:
pr invocation
--compare
:
install invocation
--complement
:
cut invocation
--compute
:
runcon invocation
--context
:
What information is listed
--context
:
cp invocation
--context
:
install invocation
--context
:
mv invocation
--context
:
mkdir invocation
--context
:
mkfifo invocation
--context
:
mknod invocation
--context
:
id invocation
--count
:
uniq invocation
--count
:
who invocation
--count-links
:
du invocation
--crown-margin
:
fmt invocation
--csh
:
dircolors invocation
--data
:
sync invocation
--date
:
touch invocation
--date
:
Options for date
--dead
:
who invocation
--debug
:
Options for date
--debug
:
env invocation
--debug
:
numfmt invocation
--decode
:
base64 invocation
--delimiter
:
cut invocation
--delimiter
:
numfmt invocation
--delimiters
:
paste invocation
--dereference
:
Which files are listed
--dereference
:
cp invocation
--dereference
:
chown invocation
--dereference
:
chgrp invocation
--dereference
:
du invocation
--dereference
:
stat invocation
--dereference
:
chcon invocation
--dereference-args
:
du invocation
--dereference-command-line
:
Which files are listed
--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir
:
Which files are listed
--dictionary-order
:
sort invocation
--digits
:
csplit invocation
--dir
:
rm invocation
--directory
:
Which files are listed
--directory
:
install invocation
--directory
:
ln invocation
--directory
:
mktemp invocation
--dired
:
What information is listed
--double-space
:
pr invocation
--dry-run
:
mktemp invocation
--echo
:
shuf invocation
--elide-empty-files
:
split invocation
--elide-empty-files
:
csplit invocation
--endian
:
od invocation
--equal-width
:
seq invocation
--error
:
stdbuf invocation
--escape
:
Formatting the file names
--exact
:
shred invocation
--exclude-from=file
:
du invocation
--exclude-type
:
df invocation
--exclude=pattern
:
du invocation
--expand-tabs
:
pr invocation
--field
:
numfmt invocation
--field-separator
:
sort invocation
--fields
:
cut invocation
--file
:
stty invocation
--file
:
Options for date
--file-system
:
stat invocation
--file-system
:
sync invocation
--file-type
:
General output formatting
--files0-from=file
:
wc invocation
--files0-from=file
:
sort invocation
--files0-from=file
:
du invocation
--filter
:
split invocation
--first-line-number
:
pr invocation
--flag-truncation
:
Output formatting in ptx
--follow
:
tail invocation
--footer-numbering
:
nl invocation
--force
:
cp invocation
--force
:
mv invocation
--force
:
rm invocation
--force
:
shred invocation
--force
:
ln invocation
--foreground
:
timeout invocation
--form-feed
:
pr invocation
--format
:
od invocation
--format
:
What information is listed
--format
:
General output formatting
--format
:
General output formatting
--format
:
General output formatting
--format
:
General output formatting
--format
:
numfmt invocation
--format
:
seq invocation
--format=format
:
stat invocation
--format=roff
:
Output formatting in ptx
--format=tex
:
Output formatting in ptx
--from
:
chown invocation
--from
:
numfmt invocation
--from-unit
:
numfmt invocation
--full-time
:
What information is listed
--gap-size
:
Output formatting in ptx
--general-numeric-sort
:
sort invocation
--goal
:
fmt invocation
--group
:
uniq invocation
--group
:
install invocation
--group
:
id invocation
--group-directories-first
:
Which files are listed
--grouping
:
numfmt invocation
--groups
:
id invocation
--groups
:
chroot invocation
--hardware-platform
:
uname invocation
--head-count
:
shuf invocation
--header
:
pr invocation
--header
:
General options in join
--header
:
numfmt invocation
--header-numbering
:
nl invocation
--header=N
:
numfmt invocation
--heading
:
who invocation
--help
:
Common options
--hex-suffixes
:
split invocation
--hide-control-chars
:
Formatting the file names
--hide=pattern
:
Which files are listed
--human-numeric-sort
:
sort invocation
--human-readable
:
Block size
--human-readable
:
What information is listed
--human-readable
:
df invocation
--human-readable
:
du invocation
--hyperlink
:
General output formatting
--ignore
:
nproc invocation
--ignore-backups
:
Which files are listed
--ignore-case
:
sort invocation
--ignore-case
:
uniq invocation
--ignore-case
:
Charset selection in ptx
--ignore-case
:
General options in join
--ignore-environment
:
env invocation
--ignore-fail-on-non-empty
:
rmdir invocation
--ignore-file
:
Input processing in ptx
--ignore-garbage
:
base64 invocation
--ignore-interrupts
:
tee invocation
--ignore-leading-blanks
:
sort invocation
--ignore-missing
:
md5sum invocation
--ignore-nonprinting
:
sort invocation
--ignore=pattern
:
Which files are listed
--indent
:
pr invocation
--indicator-style
:
General output formatting
--indicator-style
:
General output formatting
--indicator-style
:
General output formatting
--indicator-style
:
General output formatting
--initial
:
expand invocation
--inode
:
What information is listed
--inodes
:
df invocation
--inodes
:
du invocation
--input
:
stdbuf invocation
--input-range
:
shuf invocation
--interactive
:
cp invocation
--interactive
:
mv invocation
--interactive
:
rm invocation
--interactive
:
ln invocation
--invalid
:
numfmt invocation
--io-blocks
:
truncate invocation
--iso-8601[=timespec]
:
Options for date
--iterations=number
:
shred invocation
--join-blank-lines
:
nl invocation
--join-lines
:
pr invocation
--keep-files
:
csplit invocation
--kernel-name
:
uname invocation
--kernel-release
:
uname invocation
--kernel-version
:
uname invocation
--key
:
sort invocation
--kibibytes
:
General output formatting
--kill-after
:
timeout invocation
--length
:
pr invocation
--length
:
b2sum invocation
--line-bytes
:
split invocation
--line-increment
:
nl invocation
--lines
:
head invocation
--lines
:
tail invocation
--lines
:
split invocation
--lines
:
wc invocation
--link
:
cp invocation
--literal
:
Formatting the file names
--local
:
df invocation
--logical
:
ln invocation
--logical
:
realpath invocation
--logical
:
pwd invocation
--login
:
who invocation
--lookup
:
who invocation
--machine
:
uname invocation
--macro-name
:
Output formatting in ptx
--max-depth=depth
:
du invocation
--max-line-length
:
wc invocation
--max-unchanged-stats
:
tail invocation
--merge
:
pr invocation
--merge
:
sort invocation
--mesg
:
who invocation
--message
:
who invocation
--mode
:
install invocation
--mode
:
mkdir invocation
--mode
:
mkfifo invocation
--mode
:
mknod invocation
--month-sort
:
sort invocation
--multiple
:
basename invocation
--name
:
id invocation
--no-clobber
:
cp invocation
--no-clobber
:
mv invocation
--no-create
:
touch invocation
--no-create
:
truncate invocation
--no-dereference
:
cp invocation
--no-dereference
:
ln invocation
--no-dereference
:
chown invocation
--no-dereference
:
chgrp invocation
--no-dereference
:
touch invocation
--no-dereference
:
du invocation
--no-dereference
:
chcon invocation
--no-file-warnings
:
pr invocation
--no-group
:
What information is listed
--no-newline
:
readlink invocation
--no-preserve-root
:
rm invocation
--no-preserve-root
:
chown invocation
--no-preserve-root
:
chgrp invocation
--no-preserve-root
:
chmod invocation
--no-preserve-root
:
chcon invocation
--no-renumber
:
nl invocation
--no-symlinks
:
realpath invocation
--no-sync
:
df invocation
--no-target-directory
:
Target directory
--no-target-directory
:
cp invocation
--no-target-directory
:
install invocation
--no-target-directory
:
mv invocation
--no-target-directory
:
ln invocation
--nodename
:
uname invocation
--null
:
du invocation
--null
:
printenv invocation
--null
:
env invocation
--number
:
cat invocation
--number
:
split invocation
--number-format
:
nl invocation
--number-lines
:
pr invocation
--number-nonblank
:
cat invocation
--number-separator
:
nl invocation
--number-width
:
nl invocation
--numeric-sort
:
sort invocation
--numeric-suffixes
:
split invocation
--numeric-uid-gid
:
What information is listed
--omit-header
:
pr invocation
--omit-pagination
:
pr invocation
--one-file-system
:
cp invocation
--one-file-system
:
rm invocation
--one-file-system
:
du invocation
--only-delimited
:
cut invocation
--only-file
:
Input processing in ptx
--operating-system
:
uname invocation
--output
:
sort invocation
--output
:
shuf invocation
--output
:
df invocation
--output
:
stdbuf invocation
--output-delimiter
:
cut invocation
--output-duplicates
:
od invocation
--output-error
:
tee invocation
--output-tabs
:
pr invocation
--owner
:
install invocation
--padding
:
numfmt invocation
--pages=page_range
:
pr invocation
--page_width
:
pr invocation
--parallel
:
sort invocation
--parents
:
cp invocation
--parents
:
mkdir invocation
--parents
:
rmdir invocation
--physical
:
ln invocation
--physical
:
realpath invocation
--physical
:
pwd invocation
--pid
:
tail invocation
--portability
:
df invocation
--portability
:
pathchk invocation
--prefix
:
csplit invocation
--preserve
:
cp invocation
--preserve-context
:
install invocation
--preserve-root
:
rm invocation
--preserve-root
:
chown invocation
--preserve-root
:
chgrp invocation
--preserve-root
:
chmod invocation
--preserve-root
:
chcon invocation
--preserve-status
:
timeout invocation
--preserve-timestamps
:
install invocation
--print-database
:
dircolors invocation
--print-type
:
df invocation
--printf=format
:
stat invocation
--process
:
who invocation
--processor
:
uname invocation
--quiet
:
head invocation
--quiet
:
tail invocation
--quiet
:
csplit invocation
--quiet
:
md5sum invocation
--quiet
:
readlink invocation
--quiet
:
chown invocation
--quiet
:
chgrp invocation
--quiet
:
chmod invocation
--quiet
:
mktemp invocation
--quiet
:
realpath invocation
--quiet
:
tty invocation
--quote-name
:
Formatting the file names
--quoting-style
:
Formatting the file names
--quoting-style
:
Formatting the file names
--quoting-style
:
Formatting the file names
--quoting-style
:
Formatting the file names
--random-sort
:
sort invocation
--random-source
:
sort invocation
--random-source
:
shuf invocation
--random-source
:
shred invocation
--range
:
chcon invocation
--range
:
runcon invocation
--read-bytes
:
od invocation
--real
:
id invocation
--recursive
:
Which files are listed
--recursive
:
cp invocation
--recursive
:
rm invocation
--recursive
:
chown invocation
--recursive
:
chgrp invocation
--recursive
:
chmod invocation
--recursive
:
chcon invocation
--reference
:
chown invocation
--reference
:
chgrp invocation
--reference
:
chmod invocation
--reference
:
touch invocation
--reference
:
truncate invocation
--reference
:
Options for date
--reference
:
chcon invocation
--references
:
Input processing in ptx
--reflink[=when]
:
cp invocation
--regex
:
tac invocation
--relative
:
ln invocation
--relative-base
:
realpath invocation
--relative-base
:
Realpath usage examples
--relative-to
:
realpath invocation
--relative-to
:
Realpath usage examples
--remove
:
shred invocation
--remove-destination
:
cp invocation
--remove=unlink
:
shred invocation
--remove=wipe
:
shred invocation
--remove=wipesync
:
shred invocation
--repeat
:
shuf invocation
--repeated
:
uniq invocation
--retry
:
tail invocation
--reverse
:
sort invocation
--reverse
:
Sorting the output
--rfc-2822
:
Options for date
--rfc-3339=timespec
:
Options for date
--rfc-822
:
Options for date
--rfc-email
:
Options for date
--right-side-refs
:
Output formatting in ptx
--role
:
chcon invocation
--role
:
runcon invocation
--round
:
numfmt invocation
--round=down
:
numfmt invocation
--round=from-zero
:
numfmt invocation
--round=nearest
:
numfmt invocation
--round=towards-zero
:
numfmt invocation
--round=up
:
numfmt invocation
--runlevel
:
who invocation
--save
:
stty invocation
--section-delimiter
:
nl invocation
--sentence-regexp
:
Input processing in ptx
--sep-string
:
pr invocation
--separate-dirs
:
du invocation
--separator
:
tac invocation
--separator
:
pr invocation
--separator
:
split invocation
--separator
:
seq invocation
--serial
:
paste invocation
--set
:
Options for date
--sh
:
dircolors invocation
--show-all
:
cat invocation
--show-control-chars
:
pr invocation
--show-control-chars
:
Formatting the file names
--show-ends
:
cat invocation
--show-nonprinting
:
cat invocation
--show-nonprinting
:
pr invocation
--show-tabs
:
cat invocation
--si
:
Block size
--si
:
What information is listed
--si
:
df invocation
--si
:
du invocation
--signal
:
timeout invocation
--silent
:
head invocation
--silent
:
tail invocation
--silent
:
csplit invocation
--silent
:
readlink invocation
--silent
:
chown invocation
--silent
:
chgrp invocation
--silent
:
chmod invocation
--silent
:
tty invocation
--size
:
What information is listed
--size
:
truncate invocation
--size=bytes
:
shred invocation
--skip-bytes
:
od invocation
--skip-chars
:
uniq invocation
--skip-chdir
:
chroot invocation
--skip-fields
:
uniq invocation
--sleep-interval
:
tail invocation
--sort
:
sort invocation
--sort
:
sort invocation
--sort
:
sort invocation
--sort
:
sort invocation
--sort
:
sort invocation
--sort
:
Sorting the output
--sort
:
Sorting the output
--sort
:
Sorting the output
--sort
:
Sorting the output
--sort
:
Sorting the output
--spaces
:
fold invocation
--sparse=when
:
cp invocation
--split-only
:
fmt invocation
--split-string
:
env invocation
--squeeze-blank
:
cat invocation
--stable
:
sort invocation
--starting-line-number
:
nl invocation
--status
:
md5sum invocation
--strict
:
md5sum invocation
--strings
:
od invocation
--strip
:
install invocation
--strip
:
realpath invocation
--strip-program
:
install invocation
--strip-trailing-slashes
:
cp invocation
--strip-trailing-slashes
:
mv invocation
--suffix
:
Backup options
--suffix
:
cp invocation
--suffix
:
install invocation
--suffix
:
mv invocation
--suffix
:
ln invocation
--suffix
:
basename invocation
--suffix
:
mktemp invocation
--suffix
:
numfmt invocation
--suffix-format
:
csplit invocation
--suffix-length
:
split invocation
--summarize
:
du invocation
--suppress-matched
:
csplit invocation
--symbolic
:
ln invocation
--symbolic-link
:
cp invocation
--sync
:
df invocation
--sysv
:
sum invocation
--tabs
:
expand invocation
--tabs
:
unexpand invocation
--tabsize
:
General output formatting
--tag
:
md5sum invocation
--tagged-paragraph
:
fmt invocation
--target-directory
:
Target directory
--target-directory
:
cp invocation
--target-directory
:
install invocation
--target-directory
:
mv invocation
--target-directory
:
ln invocation
--temporary-directory
:
sort invocation
--terse
:
stat invocation
--text
:
md5sum invocation
--threshold
:
du invocation
--time
:
Sorting the output
--time
:
Sorting the output
--time
:
Sorting the output
--time
:
touch invocation
--time
:
touch invocation
--time
:
du invocation
--time
:
du invocation
--time
:
du invocation
--time
:
who invocation
--time-style
:
Formatting file timestamps
--time-style
:
du invocation
--tmpdir
:
mktemp invocation
--to
:
numfmt invocation
--to-unit
:
numfmt invocation
--total
:
df invocation
--total
:
du invocation
--traditional
:
od invocation
--type
:
df invocation
--type
:
chcon invocation
--type
:
runcon invocation
--unbuffered
:
split invocation
--uniform-spacing
:
fmt invocation
--unique
:
sort invocation
--unique
:
uniq invocation
--universal
:
Options for date
--unset
:
env invocation
--update
:
cp invocation
--update
:
mv invocation
--user
:
id invocation
--user
:
chcon invocation
--user
:
runcon invocation
--userspec
:
chroot invocation
--utc
:
Options for date
--verbose
:
head invocation
--verbose
:
tail invocation
--verbose
:
split invocation
--verbose
:
cp invocation
--verbose
:
install invocation
--verbose
:
mv invocation
--verbose
:
rm invocation
--verbose
:
shred invocation
--verbose
:
ln invocation
--verbose
:
mkdir invocation
--verbose
:
readlink invocation
--verbose
:
rmdir invocation
--verbose
:
chown invocation
--verbose
:
chgrp invocation
--verbose
:
chmod invocation
--verbose
:
chcon invocation
--verbose
:
timeout invocation
--version
:
Common options
--version-sort
:
sort invocation
--warn
:
md5sum invocation
--width
:
od invocation
--width
:
fmt invocation
--width
:
pr invocation
--width
:
fold invocation
--width
:
Output formatting in ptx
--width
:
General output formatting
--word-regexp
:
Input processing in ptx
--words
:
wc invocation
--wrap
:
base64 invocation
--writable
:
who invocation
--z85
:
basenc invocation
--zero
:
md5sum invocation
--zero
:
shred invocation
--zero
:
readlink invocation
--zero
:
basename invocation
--zero
:
dirname invocation
--zero
:
realpath invocation
--zero
:
id invocation
--zero-terminated
:
head invocation
--zero-terminated
:
tail invocation
--zero-terminated
:
sort invocation
--zero-terminated
:
shuf invocation
--zero-terminated
:
uniq invocation
--zero-terminated
:
comm invocation
--zero-terminated
:
cut invocation
--zero-terminated
:
paste invocation
--zero-terminated
:
General options in join
--zero-terminated
:
numfmt invocation
-0
:
du invocation
-0
:
printenv invocation
-0
:
env invocation
-1
:
comm invocation
-1
:
General options in join
-1
:
General output formatting
-2
:
comm invocation
-2
:
General options in join
-3
:
comm invocation
-A
:
cat invocation
-A
:
od invocation
-a
:
od invocation
-a
:
pr invocation
-a
:
split invocation
-A
:
Output formatting in ptx
-a
:
General options in join
-a
:
unexpand invocation
-a
:
Which files are listed
-A
:
Which files are listed
-a
:
cp invocation
-a
:
touch invocation
-a
:
df invocation
-a
:
du invocation
-a
:
Connectives for test
-a
:
tee invocation
-a
:
basename invocation
-a
:
stty invocation
-a
:
who invocation
-a
:
uname invocation
-b
:
Backup options
-b
:
cat invocation
-b
:
tac invocation
-b
:
nl invocation
-b
:
od invocation
-b
:
fold invocation
-b
:
split invocation
-b
:
csplit invocation
-b
:
md5sum invocation
-b
:
sort invocation
-b
:
Input processing in ptx
-b
:
cut invocation
-B
:
Which files are listed
-b
:
Formatting the file names
-b
:
dircolors invocation
-b
:
cp invocation
-b
:
install invocation
-b
:
mv invocation
-b
:
ln invocation
-B
:
df invocation
-B
:
du invocation
-b
:
du invocation
-b
:
File type tests
-b
:
who invocation
-c
:
od invocation
-c
:
fmt invocation
-c
:
pr invocation
-c
:
head invocation
-c
:
tail invocation
-C
:
split invocation
-c
:
wc invocation
-c
:
sort invocation
-c
:
sort invocation
-c
:
shuf invocation
-c
:
uniq invocation
-c
:
cut invocation
-c
:
Sorting the output
-C
:
General output formatting
-c
:
dircolors invocation
-C
:
install invocation
-c
:
install invocation
-c
:
chown invocation
-c
:
chgrp invocation
-c
:
chmod invocation
-c
:
touch invocation
-c
:
du invocation
-c
:
stat invocation
-c
:
truncate invocation
-c
:
File type tests
-c
:
runcon invocation
-C
:
env invocation
-column
:
pr invocation
-d
:
nl invocation
-d
:
od invocation
-d
:
base64 invocation
-d
:
pr invocation
-d
:
split invocation
-d
:
sort invocation
-d
:
uniq invocation
-D
:
uniq invocation
-d
:
cut invocation
-d
:
paste invocation
-d
:
Which files are listed
-D
:
What information is listed
-d
:
cp invocation
-D
:
install invocation
-d
:
install invocation
-d
:
rm invocation
-d
:
ln invocation
-d
:
touch invocation
-D
:
du invocation
-d
:
File type tests
-d
:
mktemp invocation
-d
:
who invocation
-d
:
Options for date
-d
:
numfmt invocation
-d depth
:
du invocation
-e
:
cat invocation
-E
:
cat invocation
-e
:
pr invocation
-e
:
split invocation
-e
:
General options in join
-e
:
readlink invocation
-e
:
echo invocation
-E
:
echo invocation
-e
:
File characteristic tests
-e
:
realpath invocation
-e
:
stdbuf invocation
-ef
:
File characteristic tests
-eq
:
Numeric tests
-f
:
nl invocation
-f
:
od invocation
-F
:
pr invocation
-f
:
pr invocation
-f
:
tail invocation
-F
:
tail invocation
-f
:
csplit invocation
-f
:
sort invocation
-f
:
uniq invocation
-f
:
Charset selection in ptx
-F
:
Output formatting in ptx
-f
:
cut invocation
-f
:
Sorting the output
-F
:
General output formatting
-f
:
cp invocation
-f
:
mv invocation
-f
:
rm invocation
-f
:
shred invocation
-F
:
ln invocation
-f
:
ln invocation
-f
:
readlink invocation
-f
:
chown invocation
-f
:
chgrp invocation
-f
:
chmod invocation
-f
:
touch invocation
-f
:
stat invocation
-f
:
File type tests
-F
:
stty invocation
-f
:
Options for date
-f
:
seq invocation
-g
:
fmt invocation
-g
:
sort invocation
-g
:
Output formatting in ptx
-g
:
What information is listed
-G
:
What information is listed
-g
:
install invocation
-g
:
Access permission tests
-G
:
Access permission tests
-g
:
stty invocation
-g
:
id invocation
-G
:
id invocation
-ge
:
Numeric tests
-gt
:
Numeric tests
-h
:
Block size
-H
:
Traversing symlinks
-h
:
nl invocation
-h
:
pr invocation
-h
:
sort invocation
-H
:
Which files are listed
-h
:
What information is listed
-H
:
cp invocation
-h
:
chown invocation
-H
:
chown invocation
-h
:
chgrp invocation
-H
:
chgrp invocation
-h
:
touch invocation
-h
:
df invocation
-H
:
df invocation
-H
:
du invocation
-h
:
du invocation
-h
:
File type tests
-H
:
who invocation
-h
:
chcon invocation
-H
:
chcon invocation
-i
:
nl invocation
-i
:
od invocation
-i
:
base64 invocation
-i
:
pr invocation
-i
:
sort invocation
-i
:
shuf invocation
-i
:
uniq invocation
-i
:
Input processing in ptx
-i
:
General options in join
-i
:
expand invocation
-I
:
Which files are listed
-i
:
What information is listed
-i
:
cp invocation
-i
:
mv invocation
-i
:
rm invocation
-I
:
rm invocation
-i
:
ln invocation
-i
:
df invocation
-i
:
tee invocation
-i
:
uname invocation
-i
:
env invocation
-i
:
stdbuf invocation
-I[timespec]
:
Options for date
-j
:
od invocation
-J
:
pr invocation
-k
:
Block size
-k
:
csplit invocation
-k
:
sort invocation
-k
:
General output formatting
-k
:
df invocation
-k
:
du invocation
-k
:
Access permission tests
-k
:
timeout invocation
-L
:
Traversing symlinks
-l
:
nl invocation
-l
:
od invocation
-l
:
pr invocation
-l
:
split invocation
-l
:
wc invocation
-L
:
wc invocation
-l
:
b2sum invocation
-L
:
Which files are listed
-l
:
What information is listed
-l
:
cp invocation
-L
:
cp invocation
-L
:
ln invocation
-L
:
chown invocation
-L
:
chgrp invocation
-l
:
df invocation
-L
:
du invocation
-l
:
du invocation
-L
:
stat invocation
-L
:
File type tests
-L
:
realpath invocation
-L
:
pwd invocation
-l
:
who invocation
-L
:
chcon invocation
-l
:
chcon invocation
-l
:
runcon invocation
-le
:
Numeric tests
-lt
:
Numeric tests
-m
:
pr invocation
-m
:
wc invocation
-m
:
sort invocation
-M
:
sort invocation
-M
:
Output formatting in ptx
-m
:
General output formatting
-m
:
install invocation
-m
:
mkdir invocation
-m
:
mkfifo invocation
-m
:
mknod invocation
-m
:
readlink invocation
-m
:
touch invocation
-m
:
du invocation
-m
:
realpath invocation
-m
:
who invocation
-m
:
uname invocation
-n
:
cat invocation
-n
:
nl invocation
-N
:
od invocation
-n
:
pr invocation
-N
:
pr invocation
-n
:
head invocation
-n
:
tail invocation
-n
:
split invocation
-n
:
csplit invocation
-n
:
sort invocation
-n
:
shuf invocation
-n
:
cut invocation
-n
:
What information is listed
-N
:
Formatting the file names
-n
:
cp invocation
-n
:
mv invocation
-n
:
ln invocation
-n
:
readlink invocation
-n
:
echo invocation
-N
:
File characteristic tests
-n
:
String tests
-n
:
id invocation
-n
:
uname invocation
-n
:
nice invocation
-n number
:
shred invocation
-ne
:
Numeric tests
-nt
:
File characteristic tests
-o
:
od invocation
-o
:
pr invocation
-o
:
sort invocation
-o
:
shuf invocation
-o
:
Input processing in ptx
-O
:
Output formatting in ptx
-o
:
What information is listed
-o
:
install invocation
-o
:
truncate invocation
-O
:
Access permission tests
-o
:
Connectives for test
-o
:
uname invocation
-o
:
stdbuf invocation
-ot
:
File characteristic tests
-P
:
Traversing symlinks
-p
:
nl invocation
-p
:
General output formatting
-p
:
dircolors invocation
-P
:
cp invocation
-p
:
cp invocation
-p
:
install invocation
-P
:
ln invocation
-p
:
mkdir invocation
-p
:
rmdir invocation
-P
:
chown invocation
-P
:
chgrp invocation
-P
:
df invocation
-P
:
du invocation
-p
:
File type tests
-p
:
tee invocation
-p
:
pathchk invocation
-P
:
pathchk invocation
-p
:
mktemp invocation
-P
:
realpath invocation
-P
:
pwd invocation
-p
:
who invocation
-p
:
uname invocation
-P
:
chcon invocation
-q
:
head invocation
-q
:
tail invocation
-q
:
csplit invocation
-q
:
Formatting the file names
-Q
:
Formatting the file names
-q
:
readlink invocation
-q
:
mktemp invocation
-q
:
realpath invocation
-q
:
who invocation
-r
:
tac invocation
-r
:
pr invocation
-r
:
sum invocation
-r
:
sort invocation
-R
:
sort invocation
-r
:
shuf invocation
-r
:
Input processing in ptx
-R
:
Output formatting in ptx
-R
:
Which files are listed
-r
:
Sorting the output
-R
:
cp invocation
-r
:
cp invocation
-r
:
rm invocation
-R
:
rm invocation
-r
:
ln invocation
-R
:
chown invocation
-R
:
chgrp invocation
-R
:
chmod invocation
-r
:
touch invocation
-r
:
truncate invocation
-r
:
Access permission tests
-r
:
id invocation
-r
:
who invocation
-r
:
Options for date
-R
:
Options for date
-r
:
uname invocation
-R
:
chcon invocation
-r
:
chcon invocation
-r
:
runcon invocation
-S
:
Backup options
-s
:
cat invocation
-s
:
tac invocation
-s
:
nl invocation
-S
:
od invocation
-s
:
od invocation
-s
:
fmt invocation
-s
:
pr invocation
-S
:
pr invocation
-s
:
fold invocation
-s
:
tail invocation
-s
:
csplit invocation
-s
:
sum invocation
-s
:
sort invocation
-S
:
sort invocation
-s
:
uniq invocation
-S
:
Input processing in ptx
-s
:
cut invocation
-s
:
paste invocation
-s
:
What information is listed
-S
:
Sorting the output
-s
:
cp invocation
-S
:
cp invocation
-s
:
install invocation
-S
:
install invocation
-S
:
mv invocation
-s
:
ln invocation
-S
:
ln invocation
-s
:
readlink invocation
-S
:
du invocation
-s
:
du invocation
-s
:
truncate invocation
-S
:
File type tests
-s
:
File characteristic tests
-s
:
basename invocation
-s
:
realpath invocation
-s
:
tty invocation
-s
:
who invocation
-s
:
Options for date
-s
:
uname invocation
-S
:
env invocation
-s
:
timeout invocation
-s
:
seq invocation
-s bytes
:
shred invocation
-S
, env and single quotes:
env invocation
-t
:
cat invocation
-T
:
cat invocation
-t
:
od invocation
-t
:
fmt invocation
-t
:
pr invocation
-T
:
pr invocation
-t
:
split invocation
-t
:
md5sum invocation
-t
:
sort invocation
-T
:
sort invocation
-T
:
Output formatting in ptx
-t
:
expand invocation
-t
:
unexpand invocation
-t
:
Sorting the output
-T
:
General output formatting
-t
:
cp invocation
-T
:
cp invocation
-t
:
install invocation
-T
:
install invocation
-t
:
mv invocation
-T
:
mv invocation
-t
:
ln invocation
-T
:
ln invocation
-t
:
df invocation
-T
:
df invocation
-t
:
du invocation
-t
:
stat invocation
-t
:
File type tests
-t
:
mktemp invocation
-t
:
who invocation
-T
:
who invocation
-t
:
chcon invocation
-t
:
runcon invocation
-u
:
cat invocation
-u
:
fmt invocation
-u
:
split invocation
-u
:
sort invocation
-u
:
uniq invocation
-u
:
Sorting the output
-U
:
Sorting the output
-u
:
cp invocation
-u
:
mv invocation
-u
:
shred invocation
-u
:
Access permission tests
-u
:
mktemp invocation
-u
:
id invocation
-u
:
who invocation
-u
:
Options for date
-u
:
chcon invocation
-u
:
runcon invocation
-u
:
env invocation
-v
:
cat invocation
-v
:
nl invocation
-v
:
od invocation
-v
:
pr invocation
-v
:
head invocation
-v
:
tail invocation
-V
:
sort invocation
-v
:
Sorting the output
-v
:
cp invocation
-v
:
install invocation
-v
:
mv invocation
-v
:
rm invocation
-v
:
shred invocation
-v
:
ln invocation
-v
:
mkdir invocation
-v
:
readlink invocation
-v
:
rmdir invocation
-v
:
chown invocation
-v
:
chgrp invocation
-v
:
chmod invocation
-v
:
uname invocation
-v
:
chcon invocation
-v
:
env invocation
-v
:
timeout invocation
-w
:
nl invocation
-w
:
od invocation
-w
:
base64 invocation
-w
:
fmt invocation
-w
:
pr invocation
-W
:
pr invocation
-w
:
fold invocation
-w
:
wc invocation
-w
:
md5sum invocation
-w
:
uniq invocation
-W
:
Input processing in ptx
-w
:
Output formatting in ptx
-w
:
General output formatting
-w
:
Access permission tests
-w
:
who invocation
-w
:
seq invocation
-width
:
fmt invocation
-x
:
od invocation
-x
:
split invocation
-X
:
Sorting the output
-x
:
General output formatting
-x
:
cp invocation
-x
:
shred invocation
-x
:
df invocation
-x
:
du invocation
-x
:
Access permission tests
-X file
:
du invocation
-z
:
head invocation
-z
:
tail invocation
-z
:
csplit invocation
-z
:
md5sum invocation
-z
:
sort invocation
-z
:
shuf invocation
-z
:
uniq invocation
-z
:
comm invocation
-z
:
cut invocation
-z
:
paste invocation
-z
:
General options in join
-Z
:
What information is listed
-Z
:
cp invocation
-Z
:
install invocation
-Z
:
mv invocation
-z
:
shred invocation
-Z
:
mkdir invocation
-Z
:
mkfifo invocation
-Z
:
mknod invocation
-z
:
readlink invocation
-z
:
String tests
-z
:
basename invocation
-z
:
dirname invocation
-z
:
realpath invocation
-Z
:
id invocation
-z
:
id invocation
-z
:
numfmt invocation
/
/
:
Numeric expressions
1
128-bit checksum:
md5sum invocation
16-bit checksum:
sum invocation
160-bit checksum:
sha1sum invocation
2
224-bit checksum:
sha2 utilities
256-bit checksum:
sha2 utilities
3
384-bit checksum:
sha2 utilities
5
512-bit checksum:
b2sum invocation
512-bit checksum:
sha2 utilities
<
<
:
Relations for expr
<=
:
Relations for expr
=
=
:
Relations for expr
=
:
String tests
==
:
Relations for expr
==
:
String tests
>
>
:
Relations for expr
>=
:
Relations for expr
\
\( regexp operator
:
String expressions
\+ regexp operator
:
String expressions
\? regexp operator
:
String expressions
\c
:
printf invocation
\ooo
:
printf invocation
\uhhhh
:
printf invocation
\Uhhhhhhhh
:
printf invocation
\xhh
:
printf invocation
\| regexp operator
:
String expressions
_
_POSIX2_VERSION
:
Standards conformance
_POSIX2_VERSION
:
tail invocation
_POSIX2_VERSION
:
sort invocation
_POSIX2_VERSION
:
uniq invocation
_POSIX2_VERSION
:
touch invocation
|
|
:
Relations for expr
A
abbreviations for months:
Calendar date items
access permission tests:
Access permission tests
access permissions, changing:
chmod invocation
access time, changing
:
touch invocation
access timestamp:
dd invocation
access timestamp, printing or sorting files by
:
Sorting the output
access timestamp, show the most recent
:
du invocation
across columns:
pr invocation
across, listing files
:
General output formatting
adding permissions:
Setting Permissions
addition:
Numeric expressions
ago in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
all lines, grouping:
uniq invocation
all repeated lines, outputting:
uniq invocation
alnum
:
Character sets
alpha
:
Character sets
alternate ebcdic, converting to
:
dd invocation
always color option
:
General output formatting
always hyperlink option
:
General output formatting
always interactive option
:
rm invocation
am i
:
who invocation
am in date strings
:
Time of day items
and operator:
Connectives for test
and operator:
Relations for expr
append
:
dd invocation
appending to the output file:
dd invocation
appropriate privileges:
install invocation
appropriate privileges:
Setting the time
appropriate privileges:
hostname invocation
appropriate privileges:
nice invocation
arbitrary date strings, debugging:
Options for date
arbitrary date strings, parsing:
Options for date
arbitrary text, displaying:
echo invocation
arch
:
arch invocation
arithmetic tests:
Numeric tests
ASCII dump of files:
od invocation
ascii, converting to
:
dd invocation
atime:
File timestamps
atime, changing
:
touch invocation
atime, printing or sorting files by
:
Sorting the output
atime, show the most recent
:
du invocation
attribute caching:
stat invocation
attributes, file:
Changing file attributes
authors of parse_datetime
:
Authors of parse_datetime
auto color option
:
General output formatting
auto hyperlink option
:
General output formatting
B
b for block special file
:
mknod invocation
b2sum
:
b2sum invocation
background jobs, stopping at terminal write:
Local
backslash escapes:
Character sets
backslash escapes:
echo invocation
backslash escapes:
echo invocation
backslash sequences for file names:
Formatting the file names
backup files, ignoring:
Which files are listed
backup options:
Backup options
backup suffix:
Backup options
backups, making:
Backup options
backups, making:
cp invocation
backups, making:
install invocation
backups, making:
mv invocation
backups, making:
ln invocation
backups, making only:
cp invocation
base32
:
base32 invocation
base32 encoding:
base32 invocation
base32 encoding:
basenc invocation
base64
:
base64 invocation
Base64 decoding:
base64 invocation
base64 encoding:
base64 invocation
basename
:
basename invocation
basenc
:
basenc invocation
baud rate, setting:
Special
beeping at input buffer full:
Input
beginning of time:
Time conversion specifiers
beginning of time, for POSIX:
Seconds since the Epoch
Bellovin, Steven M.:
Authors of parse_datetime
Berets, Jim:
Authors of parse_datetime
Berry, K.:
Introduction
Berry, K.:
Authors of parse_datetime
binary
:
dd invocation
binary I/O:
dd invocation
binary input files:
md5sum invocation
bind mount:
rm invocation
bind mount:
stat invocation
birth time, printing or sorting files by
:
Sorting the output
birthtime:
File timestamps
BLAKE2:
b2sum invocation
BLAKE2 hash length:
b2sum invocation
blank
:
Character sets
blank lines, numbering:
nl invocation
blanks, ignoring leading:
sort invocation
block (space-padding)
:
dd invocation
block size:
Block size
block size:
dd invocation
block size of conversion:
dd invocation
block size of input:
dd invocation
block size of output:
dd invocation
block special check:
File type tests
block special files:
mknod invocation
block special files, creating:
mknod invocation
BLOCKSIZE
:
Block size
BLOCK_SIZE
:
Block size
body, numbering:
nl invocation
Bourne shell syntax for color setup:
dircolors invocation
breaks, cause interrupts:
Input
breaks, ignoring:
Input
brkint
:
Input
bs
:
dd invocation
BSD output:
md5sum invocation
BSD sum
:
sum invocation
BSD tail
:
tail invocation
BSD touch
compatibility:
touch invocation
bsn
:
Output
btrfs file system type
:
df invocation
bugs, reporting:
Introduction
built-in shell commands, conflicts with:
mknod invocation
built-in shell commands, conflicts with:
stat invocation
built-in shell commands, conflicts with:
echo invocation
built-in shell commands, conflicts with:
printf invocation
built-in shell commands, conflicts with:
test invocation
built-in shell commands, conflicts with:
pwd invocation
built-in shell commands, conflicts with:
nice invocation
built-in shell commands, conflicts with:
kill invocation
built-in shell commands, conflicts with:
sleep invocation
byte count:
wc invocation
byte-swapping:
od invocation
byte-swapping:
dd invocation
C
c for character special file
:
mknod invocation
C shell syntax for color setup:
dircolors invocation
C-s/C-q flow control
:
Input
calendar date item:
Calendar date items
calling combined multi-call program:
Multi-call invocation
canonical file name:
readlink invocation
canonical file name:
realpath invocation
canonicalize a file name:
readlink invocation
canonicalize a file name:
realpath invocation
case folding:
sort invocation
case translation:
Local
case, ignored in dates:
General date syntax
cat
:
cat invocation
cbreak
:
Combination
cbs
:
dd invocation
CD-ROM file system type:
df invocation
cdfs file system type
:
df invocation
cdtrdsr
:
Control
change or print terminal settings:
stty invocation
change SELinux context:
chcon invocation
changed files, verbosely describing:
chgrp invocation
changed owners, verbosely describing:
chown invocation
changing access permissions:
chmod invocation
changing file attributes:
Changing file attributes
changing file ownership:
chown invocation
changing file timestamps:
touch invocation
changing group ownership:
chown invocation
changing group ownership:
chgrp invocation
changing security context:
chcon invocation
changing special mode bits:
Changing Special Mode Bits
character classes:
Character sets
character count:
wc invocation
character size:
Control
character special check:
File type tests
character special files:
mknod invocation
character special files, creating:
mknod invocation
characters, special:
Characters
chcon
:
chcon invocation
check file types:
test invocation
checking for sortedness:
sort invocation
checking for sortedness:
sort invocation
checksum, 128-bit:
md5sum invocation
checksum, 16-bit:
sum invocation
checksum, 160-bit:
sha1sum invocation
checksum, 224-bit:
sha2 utilities
checksum, 256-bit:
sha2 utilities
checksum, 384-bit:
sha2 utilities
checksum, 512-bit:
b2sum invocation
checksum, 512-bit:
sha2 utilities
chgrp
:
chgrp invocation
chmod
:
chmod invocation
chown
:
chown invocation
chroot
:
chroot invocation
cio
:
dd invocation
cksum
:
cksum invocation
clocal
:
Control
clock skew:
Formatting file timestamps
clock skew:
File timestamps
clone:
cp invocation
cmspar
:
Control
cntrl
:
Character sets
color database, printing:
dircolors invocation
color setup:
dircolors invocation
color, distinguishing file types with:
General output formatting
cols
:
Special
column to wrap data after:
base64 invocation
COLUMNS
:
General output formatting
COLUMNS
:
Special
columns
:
Special
combination settings:
Combination
combined:
Multi-call invocation
combined date and time of day item:
Combined date and time of day items
comm
:
comm invocation
command-line operands to shuffle:
shuf invocation
commands for controlling processes:
Process control
commands for delaying:
Delaying
commands for exit status:
Conditions
commands for file name manipulation:
File name manipulation
commands for invoking other commands:
Modified command invocation
commands for printing text:
Printing text
commands for printing the working context:
Working context
commands for printing user information:
User information
commands for redirection:
Redirection
commands for SELinux context:
SELinux context
commands for system context:
System context
commas, outputting between files
:
General output formatting
comments, in dates:
General date syntax
common field, joining on:
join invocation
common lines:
comm invocation
common options:
Common options
compare values:
test invocation
comparing sorted files:
comm invocation
comparison operators:
Relations for expr
concatenate and write files:
cat invocation
concurrent I/O:
dd invocation
conditional executability:
Conditional Executability
conditions:
Conditions
conflicts with shell built-ins:
mknod invocation
conflicts with shell built-ins:
stat invocation
conflicts with shell built-ins:
echo invocation
conflicts with shell built-ins:
printf invocation
conflicts with shell built-ins:
test invocation
conflicts with shell built-ins:
pwd invocation
conflicts with shell built-ins:
nice invocation
conflicts with shell built-ins:
kill invocation
conflicts with shell built-ins:
sleep invocation
connectives, logical:
Connectives for test
connectives, logical:
Relations for expr
constant parity:
Control
context splitting:
csplit invocation
context, system:
System context
control characters, using ‘^c
’:
Local
control settings:
Control
controlling terminal:
dd invocation
conv
:
dd invocation
conversion block size:
dd invocation
conversion specifiers, date:
Date conversion specifiers
conversion specifiers, literal:
Literal conversion specifiers
conversion specifiers, time:
Time conversion specifiers
converting tabs to spaces:
expand invocation
converting while copying a file:
dd invocation
cooked
:
Combination
Coordinated Universal Time:
Options for date
copy on write:
cp invocation
copying directories recursively:
cp invocation
copying directories recursively:
cp invocation
copying existing permissions:
Copying Permissions
copying files:
cat invocation
copying files and directories:
cp invocation
copying files and setting attributes:
install invocation
core utilities:
Top
count
:
dd invocation
count_bytes
:
dd invocation
COW:
cp invocation
cp
:
cp invocation
crashes and corruption:
sync invocation
CRC checksum:
cksum invocation
cread
:
Control
creating directories:
mkdir invocation
creating FIFOs (named pipes):
mkfifo invocation
creating links (hard only):
link invocation
creating links (hard or soft):
ln invocation
creating output file, avoiding:
dd invocation
creating output file, requiring:
dd invocation
creation timestamp, printing or sorting files by
:
Sorting the output
crn
:
Output
crown margin:
fmt invocation
crt
:
Combination
crterase
:
Local
crtkill
:
Local
crtscts
:
Control
csh
syntax for color setup:
dircolors invocation
csn
:
Control
csplit
:
csplit invocation
cstopb
:
Control
ctime:
File timestamps
ctime, printing or sorting by
:
Sorting the output
ctime, show the most recent
:
du invocation
ctlecho
:
Local
current working directory, printing:
pwd invocation
cut
:
cut invocation
cyclic redundancy check:
cksum invocation
D
data, erasing:
shred invocation
database for color setup, printing:
dircolors invocation
date
:
date invocation
date and time of day format, ISO 8601:
Combined date and time of day items
date conversion specifiers:
Date conversion specifiers
date format, ISO 8601:
Calendar date items
date input formats:
Date input formats
date
options:
Options for date
date strings, debugging:
Options for date
date strings, parsing:
Options for date
day in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
day in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
day of week item:
Day of week items
dd
:
dd invocation
ddrescue:
dd invocation
debugging date strings:
Options for date
debugging, env -S
:
env invocation
dec
:
Combination
decctlq
:
Combination
Decode base64 data:
base64 invocation
delay for a specified time:
sleep invocation
delaying commands:
Delaying
deleting characters:
Squeezing and deleting
dereferencing symbolic links:
ln invocation
descriptor follow option
:
tail invocation
destination directory:
Target directory
destination directory:
Target directory
destination directory:
cp invocation
destination directory:
cp invocation
destination directory:
install invocation
destination directory:
install invocation
destination directory:
mv invocation
destination directory:
mv invocation
destination directory:
ln invocation
destination directory:
ln invocation
destinations, multiple output:
tee invocation
device file, disk:
df invocation
df
:
df invocation
DF_BLOCK_SIZE
:
Block size
diagnostic:
chcon invocation
dictionary order:
sort invocation
differing lines:
comm invocation
digit
:
Character sets
dir
:
dir invocation
dircolors
:
dircolors invocation
direct
:
dd invocation
direct I/O:
dd invocation
directories, copying:
cp invocation
directories, copying recursively:
cp invocation
directories, copying recursively:
cp invocation
directories, creating:
mkdir invocation
directories, creating with given attributes:
install invocation
directories, removing:
rm invocation
directories, removing (recursively):
rm invocation
directories, removing empty:
rmdir invocation
directory
:
dd invocation
directory check:
File type tests
directory components, printing:
dirname invocation
directory deletion, ignoring failures:
rmdir invocation
directory deletion, reporting:
rmdir invocation
directory I/O:
dd invocation
directory listing:
ls invocation
directory listing, brief:
dir invocation
directory listing, recursive:
Which files are listed
directory listing, verbose:
vdir invocation
directory order, listing by:
Sorting the output
directory, creating temporary:
mktemp invocation
directory, stripping from file names:
basename invocation
dired Emacs mode support:
What information is listed
dirname
:
dirname invocation
disabling special characters:
Characters
disambiguating group names and IDs:
Disambiguating names and IDs
discard
:
Characters
discarding file cache:
dd invocation
disk allocation:
What information is listed
disk device file:
df invocation
disk usage:
Disk usage
disk usage by file system:
df invocation
disk usage for files:
du invocation
disks, failing:
dd invocation
displacement of dates:
Relative items in date strings
displaying text:
echo invocation
displaying value of a symbolic link:
readlink invocation
division:
Numeric expressions
do nothing, successfully:
true invocation
do nothing, unsuccessfully:
false invocation
DOS file system:
df invocation
double spacing:
pr invocation
down columns:
pr invocation
drain
:
Special
dsusp
:
Characters
dsync
:
dd invocation
DTR/DSR flow control:
Control
du
:
du invocation
DU_BLOCK_SIZE
:
Block size
DVD file system type:
df invocation
E
ebcdic, converting to
:
dd invocation
echo
:
echo invocation
echo
:
Local
echoctl
:
Local
echoe
:
Local
echok
:
Local
echoke
:
Local
echonl
:
Local
echoprt
:
Local
effective user and group IDs, printing:
id invocation
effective user ID, printing:
whoami invocation
Eggert, Paul:
Authors of parse_datetime
eight-bit characters:
Control
eight-bit characters:
Combination
eight-bit input:
Input
ek
:
Combination
empty files, creating:
touch invocation
empty lines, numbering:
nl invocation
endianness:
od invocation
entire files, output of:
Output of entire files
env
:
env invocation
env -S
, and single quotes:
env invocation
env -S
, debugging:
env invocation
env in scripts:
env invocation
environment variables, printing:
printenv invocation
environment, printing:
env invocation
environment, running a program in a modified:
env invocation
eof
:
Characters
eol
:
Characters
eol2
:
Characters
epoch, for POSIX:
Seconds since the Epoch
epoch, seconds since:
Time conversion specifiers
equal string check:
String tests
equal string check:
String tests
equivalence classes:
Character sets
erase
:
Characters
erasing data:
shred invocation
error messages, omitting:
chown invocation
error messages, omitting:
chgrp invocation
error messages, omitting:
chmod invocation
evaluation of expressions:
expr invocation
even parity:
Control
evenp
:
Combination
exabyte, definition of:
Block size
examples of date
:
Examples of date
examples of expr
:
Examples of expr
exbibyte, definition of:
Block size
excl
:
dd invocation
excluding files from du
:
du invocation
excluding files from du
:
du invocation
executable file check:
Access permission tests
executables and file type, marking:
General output formatting
execute/search permission:
Mode Structure
execute/search permission, symbolic:
Setting Permissions
existence-of-file check:
File characteristic tests
existing backup method
:
Backup options
exit status commands:
Conditions
exit status of chroot
:
chroot invocation
exit status of env
:
env invocation
exit status of expr
:
expr invocation
exit status of false
:
false invocation
exit status of ls
:
ls invocation
exit status of mktemp
:
mktemp invocation
exit status of nice
:
nice invocation
exit status of nohup
:
nohup invocation
exit status of pathchk
:
pathchk invocation
exit status of printenv
:
printenv invocation
exit status of realpath
:
realpath invocation
exit status of runcon
:
runcon invocation
exit status of sort
:
sort invocation
exit status of stdbuf
:
stdbuf invocation
exit status of test
:
test invocation
exit status of timeout
:
timeout invocation
exit status of true
:
true invocation
exit status of tty
:
tty invocation
expand
:
expand invocation
expr
:
expr invocation
expression evaluation:
test invocation
expression evaluation:
expr invocation
expressions, numeric:
Numeric expressions
expressions, string:
String expressions
ext2 file system type
:
df invocation
ext3 file system type
:
df invocation
ext4 file system type
:
df invocation
extended attributes, xattr:
install invocation
extended attributes, xattr:
mv invocation
extension, sorting files by
:
Sorting the output
extproc
:
Local
F
factor
:
factor invocation
failure exit status:
false invocation
false
:
false invocation
fat file system file
:
df invocation
fdatasync
:
dd invocation
ffn
:
Output
field separator character:
sort invocation
fields, padding numeric:
Padding and other flags
FIFOs, creating:
mkfifo invocation
file attributes, changing:
Changing file attributes
file characteristic tests:
File characteristic tests
file contents, dumping unambiguously:
od invocation
file information, preserving:
cp invocation
file information, preserving, extended attributes, xattr:
cp invocation
file mode bits, numeric:
Numeric Modes
file name manipulation:
File name manipulation
file names, canonicalization:
realpath invocation
file names, checking validity and portability:
pathchk invocation
file names, creating temporary:
mktemp invocation
file names, stripping directory and suffix:
basename invocation
file offset radix:
od invocation
file ownership, changing:
chown invocation
file sizes:
du invocation
file space usage:
du invocation
file status:
stat invocation
file system disk usage:
df invocation
file system sizes:
df invocation
file system space, retrieving current data more slowly:
df invocation
file system space, retrieving old data more quickly:
df invocation
file system status:
stat invocation
file system types, limiting output to certain:
df invocation
file system types, limiting output to certain:
df invocation
file system types, printing:
df invocation
file systems:
stat invocation
file systems and hard links:
ln invocation
file systems, omitting copying to different:
cp invocation
file timestamp resolution:
File timestamps
file timestamps, changing:
touch invocation
file type and executables, marking:
General output formatting
file type tests:
File type tests
file type, marking:
General output formatting
file type, marking:
General output formatting
file types:
Special file types
file types, special:
Special file types
file utilities:
Top
files beginning with ‘-
’, removing:
rm invocation
files, copying:
cp invocation
files, creating:
truncate invocation
fingerprint, 128-bit:
md5sum invocation
fingerprint, 160-bit:
sha1sum invocation
fingerprint, 224-bit:
sha2 utilities
fingerprint, 256-bit:
sha2 utilities
fingerprint, 384-bit:
sha2 utilities
fingerprint, 512-bit:
b2sum invocation
fingerprint, 512-bit:
sha2 utilities
first in date strings
:
General date syntax
first part of files, outputting:
head invocation
fixed-length records, converting to variable-length:
dd invocation
floating point:
Floating point
flow control, hardware:
Control
flow control, hardware:
Control
flow control, software:
Input
flush
:
Characters
flushing, disabling:
Local
flusho
:
Local
fmt
:
fmt invocation
fold
:
fold invocation
folding long input lines:
fold invocation
footers, numbering:
nl invocation
force deletion:
shred invocation
formatting file contents:
Formatting file contents
formatting of numbers in seq
:
seq invocation
formatting times:
pr invocation
formatting times:
date invocation
fortnight in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
fsync
:
dd invocation
fullblock
:
dd invocation
G
general date syntax:
General date syntax
general numeric sort:
sort invocation
gibibyte, definition of:
Block size
gigabyte, definition of:
Block size
giving away permissions:
Umask and Protection
GMT:
Options for date
grand total of disk size, usage and available space:
df invocation
grand total of disk space:
du invocation
graph
:
Character sets
Greenwich Mean Time:
Options for date
group IDs, disambiguating:
Disambiguating names and IDs
group names, disambiguating:
Disambiguating names and IDs
group owner, default:
Mode Structure
group ownership of installed files, setting:
install invocation
group ownership, changing:
chown invocation
group ownership, changing:
chgrp invocation
group, permissions for:
Setting Permissions
groups
:
groups invocation
growing files:
tail invocation
H
hangups, immunity to:
nohup invocation
hard link check:
File characteristic tests
hard link, defined:
ln invocation
hard links:
dd invocation
hard links to directories:
ln invocation
hard links to symbolic links:
ln invocation
hard links, counting in du
:
du invocation
hard links, creating:
link invocation
hard links, creating:
ln invocation
hard links, preserving:
cp invocation
hardware class:
uname invocation
hardware flow control:
Control
hardware flow control:
Control
hardware platform:
uname invocation
hardware type:
uname invocation
hat notation for control characters:
Local
head
:
head invocation
head of output:
shuf invocation
headers, numbering:
nl invocation
help, online:
Common options
hex dump of files:
od invocation
holes, copying files with:
cp invocation
holes, creating files with:
truncate invocation
horizontal, listing files
:
General output formatting
host processor type:
uname invocation
hostid
:
hostid invocation
hostname
:
hostname invocation
hostname:
uname invocation
hour in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
human numeric sort:
sort invocation
human-readable output:
Block size
human-readable output:
What information is listed
human-readable output:
df invocation
human-readable output:
du invocation
hup[cl]
:
Control
hurd, author, printing:
What information is listed
hyperlink, linking to files:
General output formatting
I
ibs
:
dd invocation
icanon
:
Local
icrnl
:
Input
id
:
id invocation
idle time:
who invocation
IEEE floating point:
Floating point
iexten
:
Local
if
:
dd invocation
iflag
:
dd invocation
ignbrk
:
Input
igncr
:
Input
ignore file systems:
df invocation
Ignore garbage in base64 stream:
base64 invocation
ignoring case:
sort invocation
ignpar
:
Input
imaxbel
:
Input
immunity to hangups:
nohup invocation
implementation, hardware:
uname invocation
indenting lines:
pr invocation
index
:
String expressions
information, about current users:
who invocation
initial part of files, outputting:
head invocation
initial tabs, converting:
expand invocation
inlcr
:
Input
inode number, printing:
What information is listed
inode usage:
df invocation
inode usage, dereferencing in du
:
du invocation
inode, and hard links:
ln invocation
inodes, written buffered:
sync invocation
inpck
:
Input
input block size:
dd invocation
input encoding, UTF-8:
Input
input range to shuffle:
shuf invocation
input settings:
Input
input tabs:
pr invocation
install
:
install invocation
intr
:
Characters
invocation of commands, modified:
Modified command invocation
isig
:
Local
ISO 8601 date and time of day format:
Combined date and time of day items
ISO 8601 date format:
Calendar date items
ISO/IEC 10646:
printf invocation
ISO9660 file system type:
df invocation
iso9660 file system type
:
df invocation
ispeed
:
Special
istrip
:
Input
items in date strings:
General date syntax
iterations, selecting the number of:
shred invocation
iuclc
:
Input
iutf8
:
Input
ixany
:
Input
ixoff
:
Input
ixon
:
Input
J
join
:
join invocation
K
kernel name:
uname invocation
kernel release:
uname invocation
kernel version:
uname invocation
kibibyte, definition of:
Block size
kibibytes for file sizes:
du invocation
kibibytes for file system sizes:
df invocation
kill
:
kill invocation
kill
:
Characters
kilobyte, definition of:
Block size
Knuth, Donald E.:
fmt invocation
L
language, in dates:
General date syntax
language, in dates:
General date syntax
last day
:
Day of week items
last day
:
Options for date
last in date strings
:
General date syntax
last modified dates, displaying in du
:
du invocation
last part of files, outputting:
tail invocation
lcase
:
Combination
LCASE
:
Combination
lcase, converting to
:
dd invocation
lchown
:
chown invocation
lchown
:
chown invocation
lchown
:
chgrp invocation
lchown
:
chgrp invocation
LC_ALL
:
sort invocation
LC_ALL
:
ls invocation
LC_COLLATE
:
sort invocation
LC_COLLATE
:
uniq invocation
LC_COLLATE
:
comm invocation
LC_COLLATE
:
Sorting files for join
LC_COLLATE
:
Relations for expr
LC_CTYPE
:
sort invocation
LC_CTYPE
:
sort invocation
LC_CTYPE
:
sort invocation
LC_CTYPE
:
sort invocation
LC_CTYPE
:
printf invocation
LC_MESSAGES
:
pr invocation
LC_NUMERIC
:
Block size
LC_NUMERIC
:
Floating point
LC_NUMERIC
:
sort invocation
LC_NUMERIC
:
sort invocation
LC_NUMERIC
:
sort invocation
LC_NUMERIC
:
printf invocation
LC_TIME
:
pr invocation
LC_TIME
:
sort invocation
LC_TIME
:
Formatting file timestamps
LC_TIME
:
Formatting file timestamps
LC_TIME
:
Formatting file timestamps
LC_TIME
:
du invocation
LC_TIME
:
date invocation
leading directories, creating missing:
install invocation
leading directory components, stripping:
basename invocation
leap seconds:
touch invocation
leap seconds:
Time conversion specifiers
leap seconds:
Time conversion specifiers
leap seconds:
Options for date
leap seconds:
Examples of date
leap seconds:
General date syntax
leap seconds:
Time of day items
leap seconds:
Seconds since the Epoch
left margin:
pr invocation
length
:
String expressions
limiting output of du
:
du invocation
line
:
Special
line buffered:
stdbuf invocation
line count:
wc invocation
line numbering:
nl invocation
line separator character:
split invocation
line settings of terminal:
stty invocation
line-breaking:
fmt invocation
line-by-line comparison:
comm invocation
LINES
:
Special
link
:
link invocation
links, creating:
link invocation
links, creating:
ln invocation
Linux file system types:
df invocation
literal conversion specifiers:
Literal conversion specifiers
litout
:
Combination
ln
:
ln invocation
ln format for nl
:
nl invocation
lnext
:
Characters
local file system types:
df invocation
local settings:
Local
logging out and continuing to run:
nohup invocation
logical and operator:
Connectives for test
logical and operator:
Relations for expr
logical connectives:
Connectives for test
logical connectives:
Relations for expr
logical or operator:
Connectives for test
logical or operator:
Relations for expr
logical pages, numbering on:
nl invocation
login name, printing:
logname invocation
login sessions, printing users with:
users invocation
login time:
who invocation
logname
:
logname invocation
long ls format
:
What information is listed
lower
:
Character sets
lowercase, translating to output:
Output
ls
:
ls invocation
LS_BLOCK_SIZE
:
Block size
LS_COLORS
:
General output formatting
LS_COLORS
:
dircolors invocation
lutimes
:
touch invocation
M
machine type:
uname invocation
machine-readable stty
output:
stty invocation
MacKenzie, D.:
Introduction
MacKenzie, David:
Authors of parse_datetime
Makefiles, installing programs in:
install invocation
manipulating files:
Basic operations
manipulation of file names:
File name manipulation
mark parity:
Control
match
:
String expressions
matching patterns:
String expressions
MD5:
md5sum invocation
md5sum
:
md5sum invocation
mebibyte, definition of:
Block size
mebibytes for file sizes:
du invocation
megabyte, definition of:
Block size
merging files:
paste invocation
merging files in parallel:
pr invocation
merging sorted files:
sort invocation
message status:
who invocation
message-digest, 128-bit:
md5sum invocation
message-digest, 160-bit:
sha1sum invocation
message-digest, 224-bit:
sha2 utilities
message-digest, 256-bit:
sha2 utilities
message-digest, 384-bit:
sha2 utilities
message-digest, 512-bit:
b2sum invocation
message-digest, 512-bit:
sha2 utilities
Meyering, J.:
Introduction
Meyering, Jim:
Authors of parse_datetime
midnight in date strings
:
Time of day items
min
:
Special
minute in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
minutes, time zone correction by:
Time of day items
mkdir
:
mkdir invocation
mkfifo
:
mkfifo invocation
mknod
:
mknod invocation
mktemp
:
mktemp invocation
modem control:
Control
modes and umask:
Umask and Protection
modes of created directories, setting:
mkdir invocation
modes of created FIFOs, setting:
mkfifo invocation
modification timestamp, sorting files by
:
Sorting the output
modified command invocation:
Modified command invocation
modified environment, running a program in a:
env invocation
modify time, changing
:
touch invocation
month in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
month names in date strings:
Calendar date items
months, sorting by:
sort invocation
months, written-out:
General date syntax
MS-DOS file system:
df invocation
MS-Windows file system:
df invocation
mtime:
File timestamps
mtime, changing
:
touch invocation
mtime-greater-atime file check:
File characteristic tests
multicall
:
Multi-call invocation
multicolumn output, generating:
pr invocation
multiple changes to permissions:
Multiple Changes
multiplication:
Numeric expressions
multipliers after numbers:
dd invocation
multithreaded sort:
sort invocation
mv
:
mv invocation
N
name follow option
:
tail invocation
name of kernel:
uname invocation
named pipe check:
File type tests
named pipes, creating:
mkfifo invocation
network node name:
uname invocation
never interactive option
:
rm invocation
newer files, copying only:
cp invocation
newer files, moving only:
mv invocation
newer-than file check:
File characteristic tests
newline echoing after kill
:
Local
newline, echoing:
Local
newline, translating to crlf:
Output
newline, translating to return:
Input
next day
:
Day of week items
next day
:
Options for date
next in date strings
:
General date syntax
NFS file system type:
df invocation
NFS mounts from BSD to HP-UX:
What information is listed
NFS mounts from BSD to HP-UX:
du invocation
nice
:
nice invocation
niceness:
nice invocation
nl
:
nl invocation
nl
:
Combination
nln
:
Output
no dereference:
chcon invocation
no-op:
true invocation
noatime
:
dd invocation
nocache
:
dd invocation
nocreat
:
dd invocation
noctty
:
dd invocation
node name:
uname invocation
noerror
:
dd invocation
noflsh
:
Local
nofollow
:
dd invocation
nohup
:
nohup invocation
nohup.out
:
nohup invocation
nohup.out
:
nohup invocation
nolinks
:
dd invocation
non-directories, copying as special files:
cp invocation
non-directories, copying as special files:
cp invocation
non-directory suffix, stripping:
dirname invocation
nonblock
:
dd invocation
nonblocking I/O:
dd invocation
nonblocking stty
setting:
Special
none backup method
:
Backup options
none color option
:
General output formatting
none dd status=
:
dd invocation
none hyperlink option
:
General output formatting
none, sorting option for ls
:
Sorting the output
nonempty file check:
File characteristic tests
nonprinting characters, ignoring:
sort invocation
nonzero-length string check:
String tests
noon in date strings
:
Time of day items
not-equal string check:
String tests
notrunc
:
dd invocation
now in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
noxfer dd status=
:
dd invocation
NO_NEW_PRIVS:
runcon invocation
nproc
:
nproc invocation
NTFS file system:
df invocation
ntfs file system file
:
df invocation
number of inputs to merge, nmerge:
sort invocation
numbered backup method
:
Backup options
numbering lines:
nl invocation
numbers, written-out:
General date syntax
numeric expressions:
Numeric expressions
numeric field padding:
Padding and other flags
numeric modes:
Numeric Modes
numeric operations:
Numeric operations
numeric sequences:
seq invocation
numeric sort:
sort invocation
numeric tests:
Numeric tests
numeric uid and gid:
What information is listed
numeric user and group IDs:
What information is listed
numfmt
:
numfmt invocation
O
obs
:
dd invocation
ocrnl
:
Output
octal dump of files:
od invocation
octal numbers for file modes:
Numeric Modes
od
:
od invocation
odd parity:
Control
oddp
:
Combination
of
:
dd invocation
ofdel
:
Output
ofill
:
Output
oflag
:
dd invocation
olcuc
:
Output
older-than file check:
File characteristic tests
once interactive option
:
rm invocation
one file system, restricting du
to:
du invocation
one file system, restricting rm
to:
rm invocation
one-line output format:
df invocation
onlcr
:
Output
onlret
:
Output
onocr
:
Output
operating on characters:
Operating on characters
operating on sorted files:
Operating on sorted files
operating system name:
uname invocation
opost
:
Output
option delimiter:
Common options
options for date
:
Options for date
or operator:
Connectives for test
or operator:
Relations for expr
ordinal numbers:
General date syntax
ospeed
:
Special
other permissions:
Setting Permissions
output block size:
dd invocation
output file name prefix:
split invocation
output file name prefix:
csplit invocation
output file name suffix:
csplit invocation
output format:
stat invocation
output format:
stat invocation
output format, portable:
df invocation
output NUL-byte-terminated lines:
md5sum invocation
output NUL-byte-terminated lines:
readlink invocation
output NUL-byte-terminated lines:
du invocation
output NUL-byte-terminated lines:
basename invocation
output NUL-byte-terminated lines:
dirname invocation
output NUL-byte-terminated lines:
realpath invocation
output NUL-byte-terminated lines:
printenv invocation
output NUL-byte-terminated lines:
env invocation
output of entire files:
Output of entire files
output of parts of files:
Output of parts of files
output settings:
Output
output tabs:
pr invocation
overwriting of input, allowed:
sort invocation
overwriting of input, allowed:
shuf invocation
owned by effective group ID check:
Access permission tests
owned by effective user ID check:
Access permission tests
owner of file, permissions for:
Setting Permissions
owner, default:
Mode Structure
ownership of installed files, setting:
install invocation
P
p for FIFO file
:
mknod invocation
pad character:
Output
pad instead of timing for delaying:
Output
padding of numeric fields:
Padding and other flags
paragraphs, reformatting:
fmt invocation
parenb
:
Control
parent directories and cp
:
cp invocation
parent directories, creating:
mkdir invocation
parent directories, creating missing:
install invocation
parent directories, removing:
rmdir invocation
parentheses for grouping:
expr invocation
parity
:
Combination
parity errors, marking:
Input
parity, ignoring:
Input
parmrk
:
Input
parodd
:
Control
parse_datetime
:
Date input formats
parsing date strings:
Options for date
parts of files, output of:
Output of parts of files
pass8
:
Combination
paste
:
paste invocation
Paterson, R.:
Introduction
PATH
:
env invocation
pathchk
:
pathchk invocation
pattern matching:
String expressions
pebibyte, definition of:
Block size
permission tests:
Access permission tests
permissions of installed files, setting:
install invocation
permissions, changing access:
chmod invocation
permissions, copying existing:
Copying Permissions
permissions, for changing file timestamps:
touch invocation
permissions, output by ls
:
What information is listed
petabyte, definition of:
Block size
phone directory order:
sort invocation
pieces, splitting a file into:
split invocation
Pinard, F.:
Introduction
Pinard, F.:
Authors of parse_datetime
pipe fitting:
tee invocation
Plass, Michael F.:
fmt invocation
platform, hardware:
uname invocation
pm in date strings
:
Time of day items
portable file names, checking for:
pathchk invocation
portable output format:
df invocation
POSIX:
Introduction
POSIX output format:
df invocation
POSIXLY_CORRECT
:
Common options
POSIXLY_CORRECT
:
Standards conformance
POSIXLY_CORRECT
:
pr invocation
POSIXLY_CORRECT
:
sort invocation
POSIXLY_CORRECT
:
sort invocation
POSIXLY_CORRECT
:
dd invocation
POSIXLY_CORRECT
:
echo invocation
POSIXLY_CORRECT
:
printf invocation
POSIXLY_CORRECT
:
id invocation
POSIXLY_CORRECT, and block size
:
Block size
pr
:
pr invocation
prime factors:
factor invocation
print
:
Character sets
print machine hardware name:
arch invocation
print name of current directory:
pwd invocation
print system information:
uname invocation
print terminal file name:
tty invocation
Print the number of processors:
nproc invocation
printenv
:
printenv invocation
printf
:
printf invocation
printing all or some environment variables:
printenv invocation
printing color database:
dircolors invocation
printing current user information:
who invocation
printing current usernames:
users invocation
printing groups a user is in:
groups invocation
printing real and effective user and group IDs:
id invocation
printing text:
echo invocation
printing text, commands for:
Printing text
printing the current time:
date invocation
printing the effective user ID:
whoami invocation
printing the host identifier:
hostid invocation
printing the hostname:
hostname invocation
printing the system uptime and load:
uptime invocation
printing user’s login name:
logname invocation
printing, preparing files for:
pr invocation
process zero-terminated items:
head invocation
process zero-terminated items:
tail invocation
process zero-terminated items:
sort invocation
process zero-terminated items:
shuf invocation
process zero-terminated items:
uniq invocation
process zero-terminated items:
comm invocation
process zero-terminated items:
cut invocation
process zero-terminated items:
paste invocation
process zero-terminated items:
General options in join
process zero-terminated items:
numfmt invocation
processes, commands for controlling:
Process control
progress dd status=
:
dd invocation
prompting, and ln
:
ln invocation
prompting, and mv
:
mv invocation
prompting, and rm
:
rm invocation
prompts, forcing:
mv invocation
prompts, omitting:
mv invocation
prompts, omitting:
mv invocation
prterase
:
Local
ptx
:
ptx invocation
punct
:
Character sets
pure numbers in date strings:
Pure numbers in date strings
pwd
:
pwd invocation
Q
quit
:
Characters
quoting style:
Formatting the file names
R
radix for file offsets:
od invocation
random seed:
Random sources
random sort:
sort invocation
random source for shredding:
shred invocation
random source for shuffling:
shuf invocation
random source for sorting:
sort invocation
random sources:
Random sources
ranges:
Character sets
raw
:
Combination
read errors, ignoring:
dd invocation
read from stdin and write to stdout and files:
tee invocation
read permission:
Mode Structure
read permission, symbolic:
Setting Permissions
read system call, and holes
:
cp invocation
readable file check:
Access permission tests
readlink
:
readlink invocation
real user and group IDs, printing:
id invocation
realpath
:
realpath invocation
realpath
:
realpath invocation
realpath
:
realpath invocation
realpath:
readlink invocation
record separator character:
split invocation
recursive directory listing:
Which files are listed
recursively changing access permissions:
chmod invocation
recursively changing file ownership:
chown invocation
recursively changing group ownership:
chgrp invocation
recursively copying directories:
cp invocation
recursively copying directories:
cp invocation
redirection:
Redirection
reference file:
chcon invocation
reformatting paragraph text:
fmt invocation
regular expression matching:
String expressions
regular file check:
File type tests
relations, numeric or string:
Relations for expr
relative items in date strings:
Relative items in date strings
release of kernel:
uname invocation
relpath:
realpath invocation
remainder:
Numeric expressions
remote hostname:
who invocation
removing characters:
Squeezing and deleting
removing empty directories:
rmdir invocation
removing files after shredding:
shred invocation
removing files or directories:
rm invocation
removing files or directories (via the unlink syscall):
unlink invocation
removing permissions:
Setting Permissions
repeat output values:
shuf invocation
repeated characters:
Character sets
repeated lines, outputting:
uniq invocation
repeated output of a string:
yes invocation
restricted deletion flag:
Mode Structure
restricted security context:
runcon invocation
return, ignoring:
Input
return, translating to newline:
Input
return, translating to newline:
Output
reverse sorting:
sort invocation
reverse sorting:
Sorting the output
reversing files:
tac invocation
rm
:
rm invocation
rmdir
:
rmdir invocation
rn format for nl
:
nl invocation
root as default owner
:
install invocation
root directory, allow recursive destruction:
rm invocation
root directory, allow recursive modification:
chown invocation
root directory, allow recursive modification:
chgrp invocation
root directory, allow recursive modification:
chmod invocation
root directory, disallow recursive destruction:
rm invocation
root directory, disallow recursive modification:
chown invocation
root directory, disallow recursive modification:
chgrp invocation
root directory, disallow recursive modification:
chmod invocation
root directory, running a program in a specified:
chroot invocation
rows
:
Special
rprnt
:
Characters
RTS/CTS flow control:
Control
run commands with bounded time:
timeout invocation
run with security context:
runcon invocation
runcon
:
runcon invocation
running a program in a modified environment:
env invocation
running a program in a specified root directory:
chroot invocation
rz format for nl
:
nl invocation
S
Salz, Rich:
Authors of parse_datetime
same file check:
File characteristic tests
sane
:
Combination
scheduling, affecting:
nice invocation
screen columns:
fold invocation
scripts arguments:
env invocation
seconds since the epoch:
Time conversion specifiers
section delimiters of pages:
nl invocation
security context:
What information is listed
security context:
cp invocation
security context:
install invocation
security context:
install invocation
security context:
mv invocation
security context:
mkdir invocation
security context:
mkfifo invocation
security context:
mknod invocation
security context:
id invocation
seek
:
dd invocation
seek_bytes
:
dd invocation
self-backups:
cp invocation
SELinux:
What information is listed
SELinux:
install invocation
SELinux:
id invocation
SELinux context:
SELinux context
SELinux, context:
SELinux context
SELinux, restoring security context:
mv invocation
SELinux, setting/restoring security context:
cp invocation
SELinux, setting/restoring security context:
install invocation
SELinux, setting/restoring security context:
mkdir invocation
SELinux, setting/restoring security context:
mkfifo invocation
SELinux, setting/restoring security context:
mknod invocation
send a signal to processes:
kill invocation
sentences and line-breaking:
fmt invocation
separator for numbers in seq
:
seq invocation
seq
:
seq invocation
sequence of numbers:
seq invocation
set-group-ID:
Mode Structure
set-group-ID check:
Access permission tests
set-user-ID:
Mode Structure
set-user-ID check:
Access permission tests
setgid:
Mode Structure
setting permissions:
Setting Permissions
setting the hostname:
hostname invocation
setting the time:
Setting the time
setuid:
Mode Structure
setup for color:
dircolors invocation
sh
syntax for color setup:
dircolors invocation
SHA-1:
sha1sum invocation
SHA-2:
sha2 utilities
sha1sum
:
sha1sum invocation
sha224sum
:
sha2 utilities
sha256sum
:
sha2 utilities
sha384sum
:
sha2 utilities
sha512sum
:
sha2 utilities
shebang arguments:
env invocation
SHELL environment variable, and color
:
General output formatting
SHELL environment variable, and color
:
dircolors invocation
shell utilities:
Top
shred
:
shred invocation
shuf
:
shuf invocation
shuffling files:
shuf invocation
SI output:
Block size
SI output:
What information is listed
SI output:
df invocation
SI output:
du invocation
signals, specifying:
Signal specifications
simple backup method
:
Backup options
SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX
:
Backup options
single quotes, and env -S
:
env invocation
single-column output of files
:
General output formatting
size
:
Special
size for main memory sorting:
sort invocation
size of file to shred:
shred invocation
size of files, reporting:
What information is listed
size of files, sorting files by
:
Sorting the output
skip
:
dd invocation
skip_bytes
:
dd invocation
sleep
:
sleep invocation
socket check:
File type tests
software flow control:
Input
sort
:
sort invocation
sort field:
sort invocation
sort stability:
sort invocation
sort stability:
sort invocation
sort’s last-resort comparison:
sort invocation
sort’s last-resort comparison:
sort invocation
sorted files, operations on:
Operating on sorted files
sorting files:
sort invocation
sorting ls
output:
Sorting the output
space
:
Character sets
space parity:
Control
sparse
:
dd invocation
sparse files, copying:
cp invocation
sparse files, creating:
truncate invocation
special characters:
Characters
special file types:
Special file types
special file types:
Special file types
special files:
mknod invocation
special settings:
Special
specifying sets of characters:
Character sets
speed
:
Special
split
:
split invocation
splitting a file into pieces:
split invocation
splitting a file into pieces by context:
csplit invocation
squeezing blank lines:
cat invocation
squeezing empty lines:
cat invocation
squeezing repeat characters:
Squeezing and deleting
Stallman, R.:
Introduction
standard input:
Common options
standard output:
Common options
standard streams, buffering:
stdbuf invocation
start
:
Characters
stat
:
stat invocation
status
:
dd invocation
status
:
Characters
status time, printing or sorting by
:
Sorting the output
status time, show the most recent
:
du invocation
stdbuf
:
stdbuf invocation
stick parity:
Control
sticky:
Mode Structure
sticky bit check:
Access permission tests
stop
:
Characters
stop bits:
Control
strftime and date
:
date invocation
string constants, outputting:
od invocation
string expressions:
String expressions
string tests:
String tests
strip directory and suffix from file names:
basename invocation
stripping non-directory suffix:
dirname invocation
stripping symbol table information:
install invocation
stripping trailing slashes:
cp invocation
stripping trailing slashes:
mv invocation
stty
:
stty invocation
substr
:
String expressions
subtracting permissions:
Setting Permissions
subtraction:
Numeric expressions
successful exit:
true invocation
suffix, stripping from file names:
basename invocation
sum
:
sum invocation
summarizing files:
Summarizing files
superblock, writing:
sync invocation
supplementary groups, printing:
groups invocation
susp
:
Characters
swab (byte-swapping)
:
dd invocation
swap space, saving text image in:
Mode Structure
swtch
:
Characters
symbol table information, stripping:
install invocation
symbol table information, stripping, program:
install invocation
symbolic (soft) links, creating:
ln invocation
symbolic link check:
File type tests
symbolic link to directory, controlling traversal of:
Traversing symlinks
symbolic link to directory, never traverse:
Traversing symlinks
symbolic link to directory, never traverse:
chown invocation
symbolic link to directory, never traverse:
chgrp invocation
symbolic link to directory, never traverse:
chcon invocation
symbolic link to directory, traverse each that is encountered:
Traversing symlinks
symbolic link to directory, traverse each that is encountered:
chown invocation
symbolic link to directory, traverse each that is encountered:
chgrp invocation
symbolic link to directory, traverse each that is encountered:
chcon invocation
symbolic link to directory, traverse if on the command line:
Traversing symlinks
symbolic link to directory, traverse if on the command line:
chown invocation
symbolic link to directory, traverse if on the command line:
chgrp invocation
symbolic link to directory, traverse if on the command line:
chcon invocation
symbolic link, defined:
ln invocation
symbolic links and ln
:
ln invocation
symbolic links and pwd
:
pwd invocation
symbolic links, changing group:
chgrp invocation
symbolic links, changing owner:
chown invocation
symbolic links, changing owner:
chown invocation
symbolic links, changing owner:
chown invocation
symbolic links, changing owner:
chgrp invocation
symbolic links, changing time:
touch invocation
symbolic links, copying:
cp invocation
symbolic links, copying:
cp invocation
symbolic links, copying with:
cp invocation
symbolic links, dereferencing:
Which files are listed
symbolic links, dereferencing:
Which files are listed
symbolic links, dereferencing:
Which files are listed
symbolic links, dereferencing in du
:
du invocation
symbolic links, dereferencing in du
:
du invocation
symbolic links, dereferencing in stat
:
stat invocation
symbolic links, following:
dd invocation
symbolic links, permissions of:
chmod invocation
symbolic modes:
Symbolic Modes
symlinks, resolution:
realpath invocation
sync
:
sync invocation
sync
:
dd invocation
sync (padding with ASCII NULs)
:
dd invocation
Synchronize cached writes to persistent storage:
sync invocation
synchronize disk and memory:
sync invocation
synchronized data and metadata I/O:
dd invocation
synchronized data and metadata writes, before finishing:
dd invocation
synchronized data reads:
dd invocation
synchronized data writes, before finishing:
dd invocation
system context:
System context
system information, printing:
arch invocation
system information, printing:
nproc invocation
system information, printing:
uname invocation
system name, printing:
hostname invocation
System V sum
:
sum invocation
T
tab stops, setting:
expand invocation
tabn
:
Output
tabs
:
Combination
tabs to spaces, converting:
expand invocation
tac
:
tac invocation
tagged paragraphs:
fmt invocation
tail
:
tail invocation
tandem
:
Input
target directory:
Target directory
target directory:
Target directory
target directory:
Target directory
target directory:
cp invocation
target directory:
cp invocation
target directory:
install invocation
target directory:
install invocation
target directory:
mv invocation
target directory:
mv invocation
target directory:
ln invocation
target directory:
ln invocation
tebibyte, definition of:
Block size
tee
:
tee invocation
telephone directory order:
sort invocation
temporary directory:
sort invocation
temporary files and directories:
mktemp invocation
terabyte, definition of:
Block size
terminal check:
File type tests
terminal file name, printing:
tty invocation
terminal lines, currently used:
who invocation
terminal settings:
stty invocation
terminal, using color iff:
General output formatting
terminal, using hyperlink iff:
General output formatting
terse output:
stat invocation
test
:
test invocation
text
:
dd invocation
text I/O:
dd invocation
text image, saving in swap space:
Mode Structure
text input files:
md5sum invocation
text utilities:
Top
text, displaying:
echo invocation
text, reformatting:
fmt invocation
this in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
time
:
touch invocation
time
:
Special
time conversion specifiers:
Time conversion specifiers
time formats:
pr invocation
time formats:
date invocation
time limit:
timeout invocation
time of day item:
Time of day items
time setting:
Setting the time
time style:
Formatting file timestamps
time style:
du invocation
time units:
timeout invocation
time units:
sleep invocation
time zone correction:
Time of day items
time zone item:
General date syntax
time zone item:
Time zone items
time, printing or setting:
date invocation
timeout
:
timeout invocation
timestamps of installed files, preserving:
install invocation
timestamps, changing file:
touch invocation
TIME_STYLE
:
Formatting file timestamps
TIME_STYLE
:
du invocation
TMPDIR
:
sort invocation
TMPDIR
:
sort invocation
today in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
tomorrow
:
Options for date
tomorrow in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
topological sort:
tsort invocation
tostop
:
Local
total counts:
wc invocation
touch
:
touch invocation
tr
:
tr invocation
trailing slashes:
Trailing slashes
translating characters:
Translating
true
:
true invocation
truncate
:
truncate invocation
truncating output file, avoiding:
dd invocation
truncating, file sizes:
truncate invocation
tsort
:
tsort invocation
tty
:
tty invocation
two-way parity:
Control
type size:
od invocation
TZ
:
pr invocation
TZ
:
Formatting file timestamps
TZ
:
touch invocation
TZ
:
stat invocation
TZ
:
who invocation
TZ
:
date invocation
TZ
:
Options for date
TZ
:
Specifying time zone rules
U
u, and disabling special characters
:
Characters
ucase, converting to
:
dd invocation
umask and modes:
Umask and Protection
uname
:
uname invocation
unblock
:
dd invocation
unexpand
:
unexpand invocation
Unicode:
printf invocation
uniq
:
uniq invocation
unique lines, outputting:
uniq invocation
uniquify files:
uniq invocation
uniquifying output:
sort invocation
Universal Time:
Options for date
unlink
:
unlink invocation
unprintable characters, ignoring:
sort invocation
unsorted directory listing:
Sorting the output
upper
:
Character sets
uppercase, translating to lowercase:
Input
uptime
:
uptime invocation
use time, changing
:
touch invocation
use time, printing or sorting files by
:
Sorting the output
use time, printing or sorting files by
:
Sorting the output
use time, show the most recent
:
du invocation
user IDs, disambiguating:
Disambiguating names and IDs
user information, commands for:
User information
user name, printing:
logname invocation
user names, disambiguating:
Disambiguating names and IDs
usernames, printing current:
users invocation
users
:
users invocation
UTC:
Options for date
utmp
:
logname invocation
utmp
:
users invocation
utmp
:
who invocation
V
valid file names, checking for:
pathchk invocation
variable-length records, converting to fixed-length:
dd invocation
vdir
:
vdir invocation
verbose ls format
:
What information is listed
verifying MD5 checksums:
md5sum invocation
verifying MD5 checksums:
md5sum invocation
verifying MD5 checksums:
md5sum invocation
verifying MD5 checksums:
md5sum invocation
verifying MD5 checksums:
md5sum invocation
version number sort:
sort invocation
version number, finding:
Common options
version of kernel:
uname invocation
version, sorting option for ls
:
Sorting the output
version-control Emacs variable
:
Backup options
VERSION_CONTROL
:
Backup options
VERSION_CONTROL
:
cp invocation
VERSION_CONTROL
:
install invocation
VERSION_CONTROL
:
mv invocation
VERSION_CONTROL
:
ln invocation
vertical sorted files in columns
:
General output formatting
vtn
:
Output
W
wc
:
wc invocation
week in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
werase
:
Characters
who
:
who invocation
who am i
:
who invocation
whoami
:
whoami invocation
word count:
wc invocation
working context:
Working context
working directory, printing:
pwd invocation
wrap data:
base64 invocation
wrapping long input lines:
fold invocation
writable file check:
Access permission tests
write permission:
Mode Structure
write permission, symbolic:
Setting Permissions
write, allowed
:
who invocation
wtmp
:
users invocation
wtmp
:
who invocation
X
xcase
:
Local
xdigit
:
Character sets
xfs file system type
:
df invocation
XON/XOFF flow control:
Input
Y
year in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
yes
:
yes invocation
yesterday
:
Options for date
yesterday in date strings
:
Relative items in date strings
yottabyte, definition of:
Block size
Youmans, B.:
Introduction
Z
zero-length string check:
String tests
zettabyte, definition of:
Block size