Section 8: Administration and Privileged Commands

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z
Section index

A

a2dismod(8)
enable or disable an apache2 module
a2dissite(8)
enable or disable an apache2 site / virtual host
a2enmod(8)
enable or disable an apache2 module
a2ensite(8)
enable or disable an apache2 site / virtual host
aa-audit(8)
set a AppArmor security profile to audit mode.
aa-autodep(8)
guess basic AppArmor profile requirements
aa-complain(8)
set a AppArmor security profile to complain mode.
aa-decode(8)
decode hex-encoded in AppArmor log files
aa-enforce(8)
set an AppArmor security profile to enforce mode fromc...
aa-genprof(8)
profile generation utility for AppArmor
aa-logprof(8)
utility program for managing AppArmor security profiles
aa-status(8)
display various information about the current AppArmor...
aa-unconfined(8)
output a list of processes with tcp or udp ports that ...
ab(8)
Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool
accessdb(8)
dumps the content of a man-db database in a human read...
acpi_listen(8)
ACPI event listener
acpid(8)
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface event daemon
add-shell(8)
add shells to the list of valid login shells
addgroup(8)
add a user or group to the system
addpart(8)
simple wrapper around the "add partition" ioctl
adduser(8)
add a user or group to the system
adduser.conf(5)
configuration file for adduser(8) and addgroup(8) .
anacron(8)
runs commands periodically
anvil(8postfix)
Postfix session count and request rate control
apache2(8)
Apache Hypertext Transfer Protocol Server
apache2ctl(8)
Apache HTTP server control interface
apparmor_parser(8)
loads AppArmor profiles into the kernel
apparmor_status(8)
display various information about the current AppArmor...
apt(8)
Advanced Package Tool
apt-cache(8)
APT package handling utility - - cache manipulator
apt-cdrom(8)
APT CDROM management utility
apt-config(8)
APT Configuration Query program
apt-get(8)
APT package handling utility - - command-line interface
apt-key(8)
APT key management utility
apt-mark(8)
mark/unmark a package as being automatically-installed
apt-secure(8)
Archive authentication support for APT
aptitude(8)
high-level interface to the package manager
apturl(8)
graphical apt-protocol interpreting package installer
apturl-gtk(8)
graphical apt-protocol interpreting package installer
arp(8)
manipulate the system ARP cache
arpd(8)
userspace arp daemon.
arping(8)
send ARP REQUEST to a neighbour host
aspell-autobuildhash(8)
Autobuilding aspell hash files for some dicts
atd(8)
run jobs queued for later execution
audit(8)
set a AppArmor security profile to audit mode.
autodep(8)
guess basic AppArmor profile requirements
avahi-autoipd(8)
IPv4LL network address configuration daemon
avahi-autoipd.action(8)
avahi-autoipd action script
avahi-daemon(8)
The Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD daemon

B

badblocks(8)
search a device for bad blocks
bccmd(8)
Utility for the CSR BCCMD interface
biosdecode(8)
BIOS information decoder
blkid(8)
command-line utility to locate/print block device attr...
blockdev(8)
call block device ioctls from the command line
bluetoothd(8)
Bluetooth daemon
bootlogd(8)
record boot messages
bounce(8postfix)
Postfix delivery status reports
brctl(8)
ethernet bridge administration
btcflash(8)
firmware flash utility for BTC DRW1008 DVD+/-RW recorder.

C

calibrate_ppa(8)
pnm2ppa calibration tool
catman(8)
create or update the pre-formatted manual pages
cfdisk(8)
Curses/slang based disk partition table manipulator fo...
chat(8)
Automated conversational script with a modem
check_forensic(8)
tool to extract mod_log_forensic output from apache lo...
checkgid(8)
checks the gid
chgpasswd(8)
update group passwords in batch mode
chpasswd(8)
update passwords in batch mode
chroot(8)
run command or interactive shell with special root dir...
cleanup(8postfix)
canonicalize and enqueue Postfix message
clock(8)
query and set the hardware clock (RTC)
complain(8)
set a AppArmor security profile to complain mode.
computer-janitor(8)
clean up a system installation
computer-janitor-gtk(8)
remove cruft from system (GUI version)
cpgr(8)
copy with locking the given file to the password or gr...
cppw(8)
copy with locking the given file to the password or gr...
crda(8)
send to the kernel a wireless regulatory domain for a ...
cron(8)
daemon to execute scheduled commands (Vixie Cron)
ctrlaltdel(8)
set the function of the Ctrl-Alt-Del combination
ctstat(8)
unified linux network statistics
cups-calibrate(8)
ESP CUPS Printer Calibration Tool
cups-deviced(8)
cups device daemon
cups-driverd(8)
cups driver daemon
cups-genppdupdate(8)
update CUPS+Gutenprint PPD files
cups-lpd(8)
receive print jobs and report printer status to lpd cl...
cups-polld(8)
cups printer polling daemon
cupsaccept(8)
accept/reject jobs sent to a destination
cupsaddsmb(8)
export printers to samba for windows clients
cupsctl(8)
configure cupsd.conf options
cupsd(8)
cups scheduler
cupsdisable(8)
stop/start printers and classes
cupsenable(8)
stop/start printers and classes
cupsfilter(8)
convert a file to another format using cups filters
cupsreject(8)
accept/reject jobs sent to a destination
cvs-pserver(8)
The GNU Concurrent Versions System
cytune(8)
Tune driver parameters for Cyclades-Z multiport serial...

D

debfoster(8)
weed unnecessary Debian packages
debugfs(8)
ext2/ext3/ext4 file system debugger
debugreiserfs(8)
The debugging tool for the ReiserFS filesystem.
defer(8postfix)
Postfix delivery status reports
defoma-reconfigure(8)
Reconfigure all from zero.
delgroup(8)
remove a user or group from the system
delpart(8)
simple wrapper around the "del partition" ioctl
deluser(8)
remove a user or group from the system
deluser.conf(5)
configuration file for deluser(8) and delgroup(8) .
depmod(8)
program to generate modules.dep and map files.
desktop-file-install(8)
install a desktop file to the applications directory
dhclient(8)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client
dhclient-script(8)
DHCP client network configuration script
dhclient3(8)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client
discard(8postfix)
Postfix discard mail delivery agent
dkim-filter(8)
DKIM filter for sendmail
dkim-genkey(8)
DKIM filter key generation tool
dkim-stats(8)
output dkim-milter statistics
dkim-testkey(8)
DKIM filter installation test
dkim-testssp(8)
DKIM filter ADSP evaluation tool
dkms(8)
Dynamic Kernel Module Support
dmidecode(8)
DMI table decoder
dmsetup(8)
low level logical volume management
dnsmasq(8)
A lightweight DHCP and caching DNS server.
do-release-upgrade(8)
manual page for do-release-upgrade
dosfsck(8)
check and repair MS-DOS file systems
dosfslabel(8)
set or get a MS-DOS filesystem label
dovecot(8)
An IMAP and POP3 mail server
dpkg-divert(8)
override a package's version of a file
dpkg-hold(8)
program to flag for hold a package or packages
dpkg-preconfigure(8)
let packages ask questions prior to their installation
dpkg-purge(8)
program to flag for purge a package or packages
dpkg-reconfigure(8)
reconfigure an already installed package
dpkg-remove(8)
program to flag for removal a package or packages
dpkg-statoverride(8)
override ownership and mode of files
dpkg-unhold(8)
program to flag for installation a package or packages
dumpe2fs(8)
dump ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem information

E

e2freefrag(8)
report free space fragmentation information
e2fsck(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
e2fsck.static(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
e2image(8)
Save critical ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem metadata to a ...
e2label(8)
Change the label on an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
e2undo(8)
Replay an undo log for an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
editkeep(8)
frontend for deborphan
enforce(8)
set an AppArmor security profile to enforce mode fromc...
error(8postfix)
Postfix error/retry mail delivery agent
etckeeper(8)
store /etc in git, mercurial, bazaar, or darcs
ethtool(8)
Display or change ethernet card settings
eventlogadm(8)
push records into the Samba event log store
ext3grep(8)
ext3 file recovery tool

F

faillog(8)
display faillog records or set login failure limits
fancontrol(8)
automated software based fan speed regulation
fdformat(8)
Low-level formats a floppy disk
fdisk(8)
Partition table manipulator for Linux
filefrag(8)
report on file fragmentation
findfs(8)
Find a filesystem by label or UUID
firestarter(8)
program to manage and observe firewalls
flashrom(8)
detect, read, write, verify and erase flash chips
flush(8postfix)
Postfix fast flush server
foomatic-addpjloptions(8)
Format PJL option information the for foomatic d...
foomatic-getpjloptions(8)
<put a short description here>
foomatic-kitload(8)
installs a data kit into the foomatic database.
foomatic-preferred-driver(8)
<put a short description here>
fping(8)
send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
fping6(8)
send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
fsck(8)
check and repair a Linux file system
fsck.ext2(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
fsck.ext3(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
fsck.ext4(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
fsck.ext4dev(8)
check a Linux ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
fsck.minix(8)
a file system consistency checker for Linux
fsck.msdos(8)
check and repair MS-DOS file systems
fsck.nfs(8)
Dummy fsck.nfs script that always returns success.
fsck.reiserfs(8)
The checking tool for the ReiserFS filesystem.
fsck.vfat(8)
check and repair MS-DOS file systems
fstab-decode(8)
run a command with fstab-encoded arguments

G

gadmin-samba(8)
GTK+ configuration tool for samba
gconf-schemas(8)
register gconf schemas with the gconf database
gdomap(8)
GNUstep Distributed Objects name server
genprof(8)
profile generation utility for AppArmor
getkeycodes(8)
print kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table
getty(8)
alternative Linux getty
gparted(8)
Gnome partition editor for manipulating disk partitions.
gpsd(8)
interface daemon for GPS receivers
groupadd(8)
create a new group
groupdel(8)
delete a group
groupmod(8)
modify a group definition on the system
grpck(8)
verify integrity of group files
grpconv(8)
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
grpunconv(8)
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
grub(8)
the grub shell
grub-install(8)
install GRUB on your drive
grub-md5-crypt(8)
Encrypt a password in MD5 format
grub-mkconfig(8)
manual page for grub-mkconfig (GNU GRUB 1.98-1ubuntu7)
grub-mkdevicemap(8)
manual page for grub-mkdevicemap (GRUB) 1.98-1ubuntu7
grub-probe(8)
manual page for grub-probe (GRUB) 1.98-1ubuntu7
grub-reboot(8)
manual page for grub-reboot 0.01
grub-terminfo(8)
Generate a terminfo command from a terminfo name
gtkorphan(8)
A graphical tool to find and remove orphaned libraries

H

hald(8)
HAL daemon
halt(8)
reboot or stop the system
hciattach(8)
attach serial devices via UART HCI to BlueZ stack
hciconfig(8)
configure Bluetooth devices
hddtemp(8)
Utility to monitor hard drive temperature
hdparm(8)
get/set SATA/IDE device parameters
hg-ssh(8)
restricted ssh login shell for Mercurial
htcacheclean(8)
Clean up the disk cache
httxt2dbm(8)
Generate dbm files for use with RewriteMap
hwclock(8)
query and set the hardware clock (RTC)

I

i386(8)
change reported architecture in new program environmen...
iconvconfig(8)
Create fastloading iconv module configuration file
ifconfig(8)
configure a network interface
ifdown(8)
take a network interface down
ifup(8)
bring a network interface up
im-switch(8)
set up input method for X Window
inetd(8)
internet "super-server"
init(8)
Upstart process management daemon
initctl(8)
init daemon control tool
initramfs-tools(8)
an introduction to writing scripts for mkinitramfs
insmod(8)
simple program to insert a module into the Linux Kernel
insserv(8)
Enable an installed system init script
install-docs(8)
manage online Debian documentation
install-sgmlcatalog(8)
maintain transitional SGML catalog
installkernel(8)
install a new kernel image
intro(8)
Introduction to administration and privileged commands
invoke-rc.d(8)
executes System-V style init script actions
ip(8)
show / manipulate routing, devices, policy routing and...
ip6tables(8)
IPv6 packet filter administration
ip6tables-apply(8)
a safer way to update iptables remotely
ip6tables-restore(8)
Restore IPv6 Tables
ip6tables-save(8)
dump iptables rules to stdout
iptables(8)
administration tool for IPv4 packet filtering and NAT
iptables-apply(8)
a safer way to update iptables remotely
iptables-restore(8)
Restore IP Tables
iptables-save(8)
dump iptables rules to stdout
iptables-xml(8)
Convert iptables-save format to XML
isadump(8)
examine ISA registers
isaset(8)
set ISA registers
isosize(8)
outputs the length of an iso9660 file system
ispell-autobuildhash(8)
Autobuilding the ispell hash file for some dicts
iwconfig(8)
configure a wireless network interface
iwevent(8)
Display Wireless Events generated by drivers and setti...
iwgetid(8)
Report ESSID, NWID or AP/Cell Address of wireless network
iwlist(8)
Get more detailed wireless information from a wireless...
iwpriv(8)
configure optionals (private) parameters of a wireless...
iwspy(8)
Get wireless statistics from specific nodes

K

kbdrate(8)
reset the keyboard repeat rate and delay time
kbuildsycoca4(8)
Rebuilds the system configuration cache.
kcookiejar4(8)
KDE HTTP cookie daemon
kded4(8)
KDE daemon - triggers Sycoca database updates when nee...
kdeinit4(8)
Start all other KDE programs and kdeinit loadable modu...
kerneloops(8)
program to collect and submit kernel oopses to kernelo...
killall5(8)
send a signal to all processes.
kvm-nbd(8)
QEMU Disk Network Block Device Server

L

l2ping(8)
Send L2CAP echo request and receive answer
laptop-detect(8)
attempt to detect a laptop
lastlog(8)
reports the most recent login of all users or of a giv...
ld-linux(8)
dynamic linker/loader
ld-linux.so(8)
dynamic linker/loader
ld.so(8)
dynamic linker/loader
ldattach(8)
attach a line discipline to a serial line
ldconfig(8)
configure dynamic linker run-time bindings
libntfs(8)
library for accessing and managing NTFS volumes
lircd(8)
LIRC daemon decodes infrared signals and provides them...
lircmd(8)
LIRC mouse daemon translates infrared signals into mou...
lmtp(8postfix)
Postfix SMTP+LMTP client
lnstat(8)
unified linux network statistics
loadunimap(8)
load the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table
local(8postfix)
Postfix local mail delivery
locale-gen(8)
compile a list of locale definition files
logprof(8)
utility program for managing AppArmor security profiles
logresolve(8)
Resolve IP-addresses to hostnames in Apache log files
logrotate(8)
rotates, compresses, and mails system logs
logsave(8)
save the output of a command in a logfile
losetup(8)
set up and control loop devices
lpadmin(8)
configure cups printers and classes
lpc(8)
line printer control program
lpdomatic(8)
Universal print filter/RIP wrapper
lpinfo(8)
show available devices or drivers
lpmove(8)
move a job or all jobs to a new destination
lsmod(8)
program to show the status of modules in the Linux Kernel
lsof(8)
list open files
lspci(8)
list all PCI devices
lspcmcia(8)
display extended PCMCIA debugging information
lsusb(8)
list USB devices
lvchange(8)
change attributes of a logical volume
lvconvert(8)
convert a logical volume from linear to mirror or snap...
lvcreate(8)
create a logical volume in an existing volume group
lvdisplay(8)
display attributes of a logical volume
lvextend(8)
extend the size of a logical volume
lvm(8)
LVM2 tools
lvmchange(8)
change attributes of the logical volume manager
lvmdiskscan(8)
scan for all devices visible to LVM2
lvmdump(8)
create lvm2 information dumps for diagnostic purposes
lvreduce(8)
reduce the size of a logical volume
lvremove(8)
remove a logical volume
lvrename(8)
rename a logical volume
lvresize(8)
resize a logical volume
lvs(8)
report information about logical volumes
lvscan(8)
scan (all disks) for logical volumes

M

maidag(8)
the mail delivery agent
make-ssl-cert(8)
Debconf wrapper for openssl
MAKEDEV(8)
create devices
mandb(8)
create or update the manual page index caches
mapscrn(8)
load screen output mapping table
master(8postfix)
Postfix master process
meinproc4(8)
KDE translator for XML
mii-tool(8)
view, manipulate media-independent interface status
mission-control-5(8)
Telepathy account manager/chanel dispatcher
mk_modmap(8)
translate a Linux keytable file into an xmodmap file
mkdosfs(8)
create an MS-DOS file system under Linux
mke2fs(8)
create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs(8)
build a Linux file system
mkfs.bfs(8)
make an SCO bfs filesystem
mkfs.ext2(8)
create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.ext3(8)
create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.ext4(8)
create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.ext4dev(8)
create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.minix(8)
make a Linux MINIX filesystem
mkfs.msdos(8)
create an MS-DOS file system under Linux
mkfs.ntfs(8)
create an NTFS file system
mkfs.reiserfs(8)
The create tool for the Linux ReiserFS filesystem.
mkfs.vfat(8)
create an MS-DOS file system under Linux
mkhomedir_helper(8)
Helper binary that creates home directories
mkinitramfs(8)
low-level tool for generating an initramfs image
mkinitramfs-kpkg(8)
generates an initramfs image for kernel-package
mklost+found(8)
create a lost+found directory on a mounted Linux secon...
mkntfs(8)
create an NTFS file system
mkreiserfs(8)
The create tool for the Linux ReiserFS filesystem.
mksmbpasswd(8)
formats a /etc/passwd entry for a smbpasswd file
mkswap(8)
set up a Linux swap area
modinfo(8)
program to show information about a Linux Kernel module
modprobe(8)
program to add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
mount(8)
mount a filesystem
mount.fuse.ntfs(8)
Read/Write userspace NTFS driver.
mount.ntfs(8)
Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
mount.ntfs-3g(8)
Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
mount.ntfs-fuse(8)
Read/Write userspace NTFS driver.
mountall(8)
Mount filesystems during boot
mtr(8)
a network diagnostic tool
mysqld(8)
the MySQL server
mysqlmanager(8)
the MySQL Instance Manager

N

nameif(8)
name network interfaces based on MAC addresses
nepomukserver(8)
KDE daemon - The Nepomuk server application.
nepomukservicestub(8)
KDE wrapper around Nepomuk service plugins.
net(8)
Tool for administration of Samba and remote CIFS servers.
net.samba3(8)
Tool for administration of Samba and remote CIFS servers.
netstat(8)
Print network connections, routing tables, interface s...
NetworkManager(8)
network management daemon
newusers(8)
update and create new users in batch
nmbd(8)
NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS over IP naming ...
nologin(8)
politely refuse a login
nstat(8)
network statistics tools.
ntfs-3g(8)
Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
ntfs-3g.probe(8)
Probe an NTFS volume mountability
ntfs-3g.secaudit(8)
NTFS Security Data Auditing
ntfs-3g.usermap(8)
NTFS Building a User Mapping File
ntfscat(8)
print NTFS files and streams on the standard output
ntfsclone(8)
Efficiently clone, image, restore or rescue an NTFS
ntfscluster(8)
identify files in a specified region of an NTFS volume.
ntfscmp(8)
compare two NTFS filesystems and tell the differences
ntfscp(8)
copy file to an NTFS volume.
ntfsfix(8)
fix common errors and force Windows to check NTFS
ntfsinfo(8)
dump a file's attributes
ntfslabel(8)
display/change the label on an ntfs file system
ntfsls(8)
list directory contents on an NTFS filesystem
ntfsmount(8)
Read/Write userspace NTFS driver.
ntfsprogs(8)
tools for doing neat things with NTFS
ntfsresize(8)
resize an NTFS filesystem without data loss
ntfsundelete(8)
recover a deleted file from an NTFS volume.
ntp-keygen(8)
generate public and private keys
ntp-wait(8)
wait for NTP server to synchronize
ntpd(8)
Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon
ntpdate(8)
set the date and time via NTP
ntpdate-debian(8)
set the date and time via NTP
ntptime(8)
read kernel time variables

O

openvpn(8)
secure IP tunnel daemon.
oqmgr(8postfix)
old Postfix queue manager
orphaner(8)
frontend for deborphan
ownership(8)
Compaq ownership tag retriever

P

pam-auth-update(8)
manage PAM configuration using packaged profiles
pam_access(8)
PAM module for logdaemon style login access control
pam_ck_connector(8)
Register session with ConsoleKit
pam_debug(8)
PAM module to debug the PAM stack
pam_deny(8)
The locking-out PAM module
pam_echo(8)
PAM module for printing text messages
pam_env(8)
PAM module to set/unset environment variables
pam_exec(8)
PAM module which calls an external command
pam_faildelay(8)
Change the delay on failure per-application
pam_filter(8)
PAM filter module
pam_ftp(8)
PAM module for anonymous access module
pam_getenv(8)
get environment variables from /etc/environment
pam_group(8)
PAM module for group access
pam_issue(8)
PAM module to add issue file to user prompt
pam_keyinit(8)
Kernel session keyring initialiser module
pam_lastlog(8)
PAM module to display date of last login
pam_limits(8)
PAM module to limit resources
pam_listfile(8)
deny or allow services based on an arbitrary file
pam_localuser(8)
require users to be listed in /etc/passwd
pam_loginuid(8)
Record user's login uid to the process attribute
pam_mail(8)
Inform about available mail
pam_mkhomedir(8)
PAM module to create users home directory
pam_motd(8)
Display the motd file
pam_namespace(8)
PAM module for configuring namespace for a session
pam_nologin(8)
Prevent non-root users from login
pam_permit(8)
The promiscuous module
pam_pwhistory(8)
PAM module to remember last passwords
pam_rhosts(8)
The rhosts PAM module
pam_rootok(8)
Gain only root access
pam_securetty(8)
Limit root login to special devices
pam_selinux(8)
PAM module to set the default security context
pam_sepermit(8)
PAM module to allow/deny login depending on SELinux en...
pam_shells(8)
PAM module to check for valid login shell
pam_succeed_if(8)
test account characteristics
pam_tally(8)
The login counter (tallying) module
pam_tally2(8)
The login counter (tallying) module
pam_time(8)
PAM module for time control access
pam_timestamp(8)
Authenticate using cached successful authentication at...
pam_timestamp_check(8)
Check to see if the default timestamp is valid
pam_tty_audit(8)
Enable or disable TTY auditing for specified users
pam_umask(8)
PAM module to set the file mode creation mask
pam_unix(8)
Module for traditional password authentication
pam_userdb(8)
PAM module to authenticate against a db database
pam_warn(8)
PAM module which logs all PAM items if called
pam_wheel(8)
Only permit root access to members of group wheel
pam_xauth(8)
PAM module to forward xauth keys between users
paperconfig(8)
configure the system default paper size
parted(8)
(unknown subject)
partprobe(8)
inform the OS of partition table changes
partx(8)
telling the kernel about presence and numbering of on-...
pccardctl(8)
PCMCIA card control utility
pcimodules(8)
List kernel driver modules available for all currently...
pdbedit(8)
manage the SAM database (Database of Samba Users)
pickup(8postfix)
Postfix local mail pickup
pidof(8)
find the process ID of a running program.
ping(8)
send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts
ping6(8)
send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts
pipe(8postfix)
Postfix delivery to external command
pivot_root(8)
change the root file system
pkcs11-helper-1(8)
Simplified PKCS#11 library.
pklocalauthority(8)
PolicyKit Local Authority
plipconfig(8)
fine tune PLIP device parameters
pm-action(8)
Suspend or Hibernate your computer
pm-hibernate(8)
Suspend or Hibernate your computer
pm-powersave(8)
Put your computer into low power mode
pm-suspend(8)
Suspend or Hibernate your computer
pm-suspend-hybrid(8)
Suspend or Hibernate your computer
PolicyKit(8)
Centralized policy management
polkit(8)
Authorization Framework
polkitd(8)
PolicyKit daemon
popcon-largest-unused(8)
List size of unused packages
popularity-contest(8)
list the most popular Debian packages
postfix-add-filter(8)
add filter service to Postfix master.cf
postfix-add-policy(8)
add policy service to Postfix master.cf
poweroff(8)
reboot or stop the system
pppconfig(8)
configure pppd to connect to the Internet
pppd(8)
Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon
pppd-radattr(8)
RADIUS utility plugin for pppd (8)
pppd-radius(8)
RADIUS authentication plugin for pppd (8)
pppdump(8)
convert PPP record file to readable format
pppoe-discovery(8)
perform PPPoE discovery
pppoeconf(8)
configures a PPPoE (ADSL) connection
pppstats(8)
print PPP statistics
pptp(8)
PPTP driver
pptpsetup(8)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol setup
proxymap(8postfix)
Postfix lookup table proxy server
pvchange(8)
change attributes of a physical volume
pvck(8)
check physical volume metadata
pvcreate(8)
initialize a disk or partition for use by LVM
pvdisplay(8)
display attributes of a physical volume
pvmove(8)
move physical extents
pvremove(8)
remove a physical volume
pvresize(8)
resize a disk or partition in use by LVM2
pvs(8)
report information about physical volumes
pvscan(8)
scan all disks for physical volumes
pwck(8)
verify integrity of password files
pwconv(8)
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
pwmconfig(8)
tests the PWM outputs of sensors and configures fancon...
pwunconv(8)
convert to and from shadow passwords and groups

Q

qemu-nbd(8)
QEMU Disk Network Block Device Server
qmgr(8postfix)
Postfix queue manager
qmqpd(8postfix)
Postfix QMQP server

R

ramsize(8)
query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
rarp(8)
manipulate the system RARP table
raw(8)
bind a Linux raw character device
rdev(8)
query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
reboot(8)
reboot or stop the system
regdbdump(8)
parse and print out regulatory rules file
reiserfsck(8)
The checking tool for the ReiserFS filesystem.
reiserfstune(8)
The tunning tool for the ReiserFS filesystem.
reload(8)
init daemon control tool
remove-default-ispell(8)
remove default ispell dictionary
remove-default-wordlist(8)
remove default wordlist
remove-shell(8)
remove shells from the list of valid login shells
resize2fs(8)
ext2/ext3/ext4 file system resizer
resize_reiserfs(8)
resizer tool for the ReiserFS filesystem
resizecons(8)
change kernel idea of the console size
restart(8)
init daemon control tool
rkhunter(8)
RootKit Hunter
rmail(8)
handle remote mail received via uucp
rmmod(8)
simple program to remove a module from the Linux Kernel
rmt(8)
remote magtape protocol module
rmt-tar(8)
remote magtape protocol module
rootflags(8)
query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
rotatelogs(8)
Piped logging program to rotate Apache logs
route(8)
show / manipulate the IP routing table
routef(8)
flush routes
routel(8)
list routes with pretty output format
rpcinfo(8)
report RPC information
rpl8(8)
Firmware loader for DVD drives
rsyslog.conf(5)
rsyslogd(8) configuration file
rsyslogd(8)
reliable and extended syslogd
rtacct(8)
network statistics tools.
rtcwake(8)
enter a system sleep state until specified wakeup time
rtkitctl(8)
Realtime Policy and Watchdog daemon control
rtmon(8)
listens to and monitors RTnetlink
rtstat(8)
unified linux network statistics
run-parts(8)
run scripts or programs in a directory
runlevel(8)
output previous and current runlevel
runvdr(8)
starts VDR and reloads the DVB modules in case of errors

S

safe_finger(8)
finger client wrapper that protects against nasty stuf...
saned(8)
SANE network daemon
sasl-sample-client(8)
Sample client program for demonstrating and testing ...
sasl-sample-server(8)
Sample server program for demonstrating and testing ...
saslauthd(8)
sasl authentication server
sasldbconverter2(8)
Convert sasldb file into the new format
sasldblistusers2(8)
list users in sasldb
saslpasswd2(8)
set a user's sasl password
saslpluginviewer(8)
list loadable SASL plugins and their properties
savelog(8)
save a log file
scache(8postfix)
Postfix shared connection cache server
scsi_id(8)
retrieve and generate a unique SCSI identifier
scsi_readcap(8)
do SCSI READ CAPACITY command on disks
scsi_ready(8)
do SCSI TEST UNIT READY on devices
scsi_start(8)
start one or more SCSI disks
scsi_stop(8)
stop (spin down) one or more SCSI disks
select-default-ispell(8)
select default ispell dictionary
select-default-wordlist(8)
select default wordlist
sensors-detect(8)
detect hardware monitoring chips
service(8)
run a System V init script
setarch(8)
change reported architecture in new program environmen...
setfont(8)
load EGA/VGA console screen font
setkeycodes(8)
load kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries
setlogcons(8)
Send kernel messages to console N
setpci(8)
configure PCI devices
setserial(8)
get/set Linux serial port information
setvesablank(8)
Turn VESA screen blanking on or off
sfdisk(8)
Partition table manipulator for Linux
sftp-server(8)
SFTP server subsystem
sg3_utils(8)
a package of utilities for sending SCSI commands
sg_dd(8)
copies data to and from files and devices. Specialised...
sg_emc_trespass(8)
Changes ownership of a LUN from another Service-Proces...
sg_format(8)
format or resize a SCSI disk (perhaps change its block...
sg_get_config(8)
sends a SCSI GET CONFIGURATION command (MMC-4 +)
sg_get_lba_status(8)
send the SCSI GET LBA STATUS command
sg_ident(8)
sends a SCSI REPORT or SET IDENTIFYING INFORMATION com...
sg_inq(8)
sends a SCSI INQUIRY or ATA IDENTIFY (PACKET) DEVICE c...
sg_logs(8)
access log pages with SCSI LOG SENSE command
sg_luns(8)
send the SCSI REPORT LUNS command
sg_map(8)
displays mapping between linux sg and other SCSI devices
sg_map26(8)
maps a special file to a SCSI generic (sg) device (or ...
sg_modes(8)
reads mode pages with SCSI MODE SENSE command
sg_opcodes(8)
reports information on supported SCSI commands or task...
sg_persist(8)
sends a SCSI PERSISTENT RESERVE (IN or OUT) command to...
sg_prevent(8)
sends a SCSI PREVENT ALLOW MEDIUM REMOVAL command
sg_raw(8)
sends an arbitrary SCSI command to a device
sg_rbuf(8)
reads data using SCSI READ BUFFER command
sg_rdac(8)
Display or Modify RDAC Redundant Controller Page
sg_read(8)
read blocks of data continually from same offset
sg_read_block_limits(8)
(unknown subject)
sg_read_buffer(8)
send a SCSI READ BUFFER command
sg_read_long(8)
send a SCSI READ LONG command
sg_readcap(8)
sends a SCSI READ CAPACITY command
sg_reassign(8)
sends a SCSI REASSIGN BLOCKS command
sg_requests(8)
send one or more SCSI REQUEST SENSE commands
sg_reset(8)
sends SCSI device, target, bus or host reset; or check...
sg_rmsn(8)
sends a SCSI READ MEDIA SERIAL NUMBER command
sg_rtpg(8)
sends a SCSI REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS command
sg_safte(8)
Fetch status from a SCSI Accessed Fault-Tolerant Enclo...
sg_sat_identify(8)
sends a ATA IDENTIFY (PACKET) DEVICE command via a SCS...
sg_sat_phy_event(8)
Sends an ATA READ LOG EXT command via a SAT pass throu...
sg_sat_set_features(8)
sends a ATA SET FEATURES command via a SCSI to ATA ...
sg_scan(8)
does a scan of sg devices (or given SCSI/ATAPI/ATA dev...
sg_senddiag(8)
performs a SCSI SEND DIAGNOSTIC command
sg_ses(8)
send controls and fetch status from a SCSI Enclosure S...
sg_start(8)
send SCSI START STOP UNIT command to start, stop, load...
sg_stpg(8)
sends a SCSI SET TARGET PORT GROUPS command
sg_sync(8)
send the scsi command synchronize cache
sg_test_rwbuf(8)
Tests the SCSI host adapter by issuing write and read ...
sg_turs(8)
send one or more SCSI TEST UNIT READY commands
sg_unmap(8)
sends a SCSI UNMAP command
sg_verify(8)
invoke SCSI VERIFY command(s) on a block device
sg_vpd(8)
fetches Vital Product Data (VPD) pages using a SCSI IN...
sg_wr_mode(8)
write mode page
sg_write_buffer(8)
send a SCSI WRITE BUFFER command
sg_write_long(8)
send the SCSI WRITE LONG command
sg_write_same(8)
send the SCSI WRITE SAME command
sginfo(8)
access mode page information for a SCSI (or ATAPI) device
sgm_dd(8)
copies data to and from files and devices. Specialized...
sgp_dd(8)
copies data to and from files and devices. Specialized...
shadowconfig(8)
toggle shadow passwords on and off
showconsolefont(8)
Show the current EGA/VGA console screen font
showq(8postfix)
list the Postfix mail queue
shutdown(8)
bring the system down
slattach(8)
attach a network interface to a serial line
smartctl(8)
Control and Monitor Utility for SMART Disks
smartd(8)
SMART Disk Monitoring Daemon
smbd(8)
server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients
smbpasswd(8)
change a user's SMB password
smbspool(8)
send a print file to an SMB printer
smtp(8postfix)
Postfix SMTP+LMTP client
smtpd(8postfix)
Postfix SMTP server
spamd(8p)
daemonized version of spamassassin
spawn(8postfix)
Postfix external command spawner
split-logfile(8)
Split combined virtual hosts access log into one file ...
squirrelmail-configure(8)
Interactively configure SquirrelMail
ss(8)
another utility to investigate sockets
ssh-keysign(8)
ssh helper program for host-based authentication
sshd(8)
OpenSSH SSH daemon
start(8)
init daemon control tool
start-stop-daemon(8)
start and stop system daemon programs
startpar(8)
start runlevel scripts in parallel
status(8)
init daemon control tool
stop(8)
init daemon control tool
sudo(8)
execute a command as another user
sudo_root(8)
How to run administrative commands
sudoedit(8)
execute a command as another user
sulogin(8)
Single-user login
svnserve(8)
Server for the 'svn' repository access method
swapoff(8)
enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping
swapon(8)
enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping
swat(8)
Samba Web Administration Tool
switch_root(8)
switch to another filesystem as the root of the mount ...
synaptic(8)
graphical management of software packages
sync(8)
synchronize data on disk with memory
sync-available(8)
sync dpkg's available database with apt's database
sysctl(8)
configure kernel parameters at runtime
sysctl.conf(5)
sysctl(8) preload/configuration file

T

tasksel(8)
a user interface for installing tasks
tc(8)
show / manipulate traffic control settings
tc-bfifo(8)
Packet limited First In, First Out queue
tc-cbq(8)
Class Based Queueing
tc-cbq-details(8)
Class Based Queueing
tc-htb(8)
Hierarchy Token Bucket
tc-pfifo(8)
Packet limited First In, First Out queue
tc-pfifo_fast(8)
three-band first in, first out queue
tc-prio(8)
Priority qdisc
tc-red(8)
Random Early Detection
tc-sfq(8)
Stochastic Fairness Queueing
tc-tbf(8)
Token Bucket Filter
tcpd(8)
access control facility for internet services
tcpdchk(8)
tcp wrapper configuration checker
tcpdmatch(8)
tcp wrapper oracle
tcpdump(8)
dump traffic on a network
tcptraceroute(8)
print the route packets trace to network host
tcptraceroute.db(8)
print the route packets trace to network host
tdbbackup(8)
tool for backing up and for validating the integrity o...
telepathy-gabble(8)
Telepathy connection manager for XMPP (Jabber)
telepathy-haze(8)
Telepathy connection manager using libpurple
telepathy-idle(8)
Telepathy connection manager for IRC
telepathy-salut(8)
Telepathy connection manager for link-local XMPP
telinit(8)
change system runlevel
testsaslauthd(8)
test utility for the SASL authentication server
tlsmgr(8postfix)
Postfix TLS session cache and PRNG manager
trace(8postfix)
Postfix delivery status reports
tracepath(8)
traces path to a network host discovering MTU along th...
tracepath6(8)
traces path to a network host discovering MTU along th...
traceroute6.iputils(8)
traces path to a network host
trivial-rewrite(8postfix)
Postfix address rewriting and resolving daemon
try-from(8)
test program for the tcp_wrapper
tune2fs(8)
adjust tunable filesystem parameters on ext2/ext3/ext4...
tunelp(8)
set various parameters for the lp device
tzselect(8)
select a timezone

U

udevadm(8)
udev management tool
udevd(8)
event managing daemon
udisks-daemon(8)
udisks Daemon
ufw(8)
program for managing a netfilter firewall
ufw-framework(8)
using the ufw framework
umount(8)
unmount file systems
unattended-upgrade(8)
automatic installation of security (and other) upgrades
unconfined(8)
output a list of processes with tcp or udp ports that ...
unhide(8)
forensic tool to find hidden processes
unhide-linux26(8)
forensic tool to find hidden processes
unhide-posix(8)
forensic tool to find hidden processes
unhide-tcp(8)
forensic tool to find hidden TCP/UDP ports
unix_chkpwd(8)
Helper binary that verifies the password of the curren...
unix_update(8)
Helper binary that updates the password of a given user
update-alternatives(8)
maintain symbolic links determining default commands
update-apt-xapian-index(8)
manual page for update-apt-xapian-index 0.25
update-binfmts(8)
maintain registry of executable binary formats
update-ca-certificates(8)
update /etc/ssl/certs and certificates.crt
update-catalog(8)
create or update entry in SGML catalog file
update-default-aspell(8)
rebuild aspell database and emacsen stuff
update-default-ispell(8)
update default ispell dictionary
update-default-wordlist(8)
update default wordlist
update-dictcommon-aspell(8)
rebuild aspell database and emacsen stuff
update-dictcommon-hunspell(8)
rebuild hunspell database and emacsen stuff
update-dlocatedb(8)
Generate text database of installed files for dlocate
update-fonts-alias(8)
compile fonts.alias files
update-fonts-dir(8)
compile fonts.dir files
update-fonts-scale(8)
generate fonts.scale files
update-gconf-defaults(8)
generate GConf defaults shipped in Debian packages
update-gdkpixbuf-loaders(8)
Update wrapper script for the Gdkpixbuf loader...
update-grub(8)
program to generate GRUB's menu.lst file
update-gtk-immodules(8)
Update wrapper script for the GTK+ IM modules list
update-icon-caches(8)
Update wrapper script for the icon caches
update-inetd(8)
create, remove, enable or disable entry in /etc/inetd....
update-info-dir(8)
(re-)create /usr/share/info/dir from all installed inf...
update-initramfs(8)
generate an initramfs image
update-java-alternatives(8)
update alternatives for jre/sdk installations
update-manager(8)
graphical management of software packages updates
update-mime(8)
create or update MIME information
update-openoffice-dicts(8)
rebuild dictionary.lst for OpenOffice.org
update-pangox-aliases(8)
Update wrapper script for the Pango X aliases file.
update-passwd(8)
safely update /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and /etc/group
update-pciids(8)
download new version of the PCI ID list
update-perl-sax-parsers(8)
(de)register Perl SAX parser modules
update-python-modules(8)
byte-compile python modules
update-rc.d(8)
install and remove System-V style init script links
update-rc.d-insserv(8)
obsolete
update-software-center(8)
Update the database for software-center
update-usbids(8)
download new version of the USB ID list
update-xmlcatalog(8)
maintain XML catalog files
updatedb(8)
update a database for mlocate
updatedb.conf(5)
a configuration file for updatedb(8)
upowerd(8)
UPower Daemon
upstart-udev-bridge(8)
Bridge between Upstart and udev
ureadahead(8)
Read files in advance during boot
usb-creator-gtk(8)
Ubuntu startup disk creation tool for Gtk+
useradd(8)
create a new user or update default new user information
userdel(8)
delete a user account and related files
usermod(8)
modify a user account
uuidd(8)
UUID generation daemon

V

v4l-conf(8)
configure a video4linux driver
vcstime(8)
Show time in upper right hand corner of the console sc...
verify(8postfix)
Postfix address verification server
vgcfgbackup(8)
backup volume group descriptor area
vgcfgrestore(8)
restore volume group descriptor area
vgchange(8)
change attributes of a volume group
vgck(8)
check volume group metadata
vgconvert(8)
convert volume group metadata format
vgcreate(8)
create a volume group
vgdisplay(8)
display attributes of volume groups
vgexport(8)
make volume groups unknown to the system
vgextend(8)
add physical volumes to a volume group
vgimport(8)
make exported volume groups known to the system
vgimportclone(8)
import and rename duplicated volume group (e.g. a hard...
vgmerge(8)
merge two volume groups
vgmknodes(8)
recreate volume group directory and logical volume spe...
vgreduce(8)
reduce a volume group
vgremove(8)
remove a volume group
vgrename(8)
rename a volume group
vgs(8)
report information about volume groups
vgscan(8)
scan all disks for volume groups and rebuild caches
vgsplit(8)
split a volume group into two
vidmode(8)
query/set image root device, RAM disk size, or video mode
vigr(8)
edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-gr...
vipw(8)
edit the password, group, shadow-password or shadow-gr...
virtual(8postfix)
Postfix virtual domain mail delivery agent
visudo(8)
edit the sudoers file
vmstat(8)
Report virtual memory statistics
vpddecode(8)
VPD structure decoder

W

wipefs(8)
wipe a filesystem signature from a device
wpa_action(8)
wpa_cli action script
wpa_background(8)
Background information on Wi-Fi Protected Access and I...
wpa_cli(8)
WPA command line client
wpa_passphrase(8)
Generate a WPA PSK from an ASCII passphrase for a SSID
wpa_supplicant(8)
Wi-Fi Protected Access client and IEEE 802.1X supplicant

X

x86_64(8)
change reported architecture in new program environmen...

Z

zic(8)
time zone compiler

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