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Section 1: Executable programs or shell commands

[.1

Check file types and compare values

arch.1

Print machine hardware name (same as uname -m)

base64.1

Base64 encode/decode data and print to standard output

basename.1

Strip directory and suffix from filenames

cat.1

Concatenate files and print on the standard output

chcon.1

Change file security context

chgrp.1

Change group ownership

chmod.1

Change file mode bits

chown.1

Change file owner and group

cksum.1

Checksum and count the bytes in a file

comm.1

Compare two sorted files line by line

cp.1

Copy files and directories

csplit.1

Split a file into sections determined by context lines

cut.1

Remove sections from each line of files

date.1

Print or set the system date and time

dd.1

Convert and copy a file

df.1

Report file system disk space usage

dir.1

List directory contents

dircolors.1

Color setup for ls

dirname.1

Strip last component from file name

du.1

Estimate file space usage

echo.1

Display a line of text

env.1

Run a program in a modified environment

expand.1

Convert tabs to spaces

expr.1

Evaluate expressions

factor.1

Factor numbers

false.1

Do nothing, unsuccessfully

fmt.1

Simple optimal text formatter

fold.1

Wrap each input line to fit in specified width

groups.1

Print the groups a user is in

head.1

Output the first part of files

hostid.1

Print the numeric identifier for the current host

id.1

Print real and effective user and group ids

install.1

Copy files and set attributes

join.1

Join lines of two files on a common field

link.1

Call the link function to create a link to a file

ln.1

Make links between files

logname.1

Print user\'s login name

ls.1

List directory contents

md5sum.1

Compute and check md5 message digest

md5sum.textutils.1

Compute and check md5 message digest

mkdir.1

Make directories

mkfifo.1

Make fifos (named pipes)

mknod.1

Make block or character special files

mktemp.1

Create a temporary file or directory

mv.1

Move (rename) files

nice.1

Run a program with modified scheduling priority

nl.1

Number lines of files

nohup.1

Run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty

nproc.1

Print the number of processing units available

numfmt.1

Convert numbers from/to human-readable strings

od.1

Dump files in octal and other formats

paste.1

Merge lines of files

pathchk.1

Check whether file names are valid or portable

pinky.1

Lightweight finger

pr.1

Convert text files for printing

printenv.1

Print all or part of environment

printf.1

Format and print data

ptx.1

Produce a permuted index of file contents

pwd.1

Print name of current/working directory

readlink.1

Print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names

realpath.1

Print the resolved path

rm.1

Remove files or directories

rmdir.1

Remove empty directories

runcon.1

Run command with specified security context

seq.1

Print a sequence of numbers

sha1sum.1

Compute and check sha1 message digest

sha224sum.1

Compute and check sha224 message digest

sha256sum.1

Compute and check sha256 message digest

sha384sum.1

Compute and check sha384 message digest

sha512sum.1

Compute and check sha512 message digest

shred.1

Overwrite a file to hide its contents, and optionally delete it

shuf.1

Generate random permutations

sleep.1

Delay for a specified amount of time

sort.1

Sort lines of text files

split.1

Split a file into pieces

stat.1

Display file or file system status

stdbuf.1

Run command, with modified buffering operations for its standard streams.

stty.1

Change and print terminal line settings

sum.1

Checksum and count the blocks in a file

sync.1

Flush file system buffers

tac.1

Concatenate and print files in reverse

tail.1

Output the last part of files

tee.1

Read from standard input and write to standard output and files

test.1

Check file types and compare values

timeout.1

Run a command with a time limit

touch.1

Change file timestamps

tr.1

Translate or delete characters

true.1

Do nothing, successfully

truncate.1

Shrink or extend the size of a file to the specified size

tsort.1

Perform topological sort

tty.1

Print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input

uname.1

Print system information

unexpand.1

Convert spaces to tabs

uniq.1

Report or omit repeated lines

unlink.1

Call the unlink function to remove the specified file

users.1

Print the user names of users currently logged in to the current host

vdir.1

List directory contents

wc.1

Print newline, word, and byte counts for each file

who.1

Show who is logged on

whoami.1

Print effective userid

yes.1

Output a string repeatedly until killed
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chroot.8

Run command or interactive shell with special root directory

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