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| Command | Description | Package |
Awk to Perl translator |
perl |
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format files for printing on a PostScript printer |
a2ps |
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Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool |
httpd |
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print statistics about users' connect time |
psacct |
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accept/reject jobs sent to a destination |
cups |
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turns process accounting on or off |
psacct |
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change type and/or creator of Apple Macintosh files (netatalk format) |
netatalk |
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ALSA sequencer connection manager |
alsa-utils |
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Advanced Configuration and Power Interface event daemon |
acpid |
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run actsync to synchronize newsgroups |
inn |
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synchronize newsgroups |
inn |
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add information to troff font files for use with groff |
groff |
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convert addresses into file names and line numbers |
binutils |
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Create a new user or update default new user information |
shadow-utils |
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Adding words to specified dictionary collectively |
Canna |
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display or set the kernel time variables |
adjtimex |
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send AppleTalk Echo Protocol packets to network hosts |
netatalk |
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display type and creator of Apple Macintosh files (netatalk format) |
netatalk |
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convert Adobe font metrics to TeX font metrics |
tetex-afm |
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create font files for use with groff -Tps |
groff-perl |
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AppleTalk Filing Protocol daemon |
netatalk |
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netatalk password maintenance utility |
netatalk |
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AFS token initializer |
pam_krb5 |
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obtains AFS tokens for specified cells |
krbafs-utils |
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alternative Linux getty |
util-linux |
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Portable make wrapper script |
pvm |
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configuration tool for ALSA |
alsa-lib |
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bash built-in commands, see bash(1) |
bash |
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force the most important Computer-Modern-fonts to be calculated |
tetex |
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force the most important Computer-Modern-fonts to be calculated |
tetex |
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force the calculation of all fonts now needed |
tetex |
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advanced controls for ALSA soundcard driver |
alsa-utils |
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soundcard mixer for ALSA soundcard driver, with ncurses interface |
alsa-utils |
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maintain symbolic links determining default commands |
chkconfig |
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administrative interface to control AMANDA backups |
amanda-server |
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Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver |
amanda-server |
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run AMANDA self-checks |
amanda-server |
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check AMANDA database for tape consistency |
amanda-server |
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run the AMANDA cleanup process after a failure |
amanda-server |
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AMANDA version of dd |
amanda-server |
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automatically mount file systems |
am-utils |
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back up all disks in an AMANDA configuration |
amanda-server |
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flush AMANDA backup files from holding disk to tape |
amanda-server |
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look up amanda.conf variables |
amanda-server |
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read from and write to ALSA RawMIDI ports |
alsa-utils |
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command-line mixer for ALSA soundcard driver |
alsa-utils |
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label an AMANDA tape |
amanda-server |
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AMANDA version of mt |
amanda-server |
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display file systems processed by AMANDA over time |
amanda-server |
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visualize the behavior of AMANDA |
amanda-server |
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automounter query tool |
am-utils |
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AMANDA index database browser |
amanda-client |
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generate a formatted output of statistics for an AMANDA run |
amanda-server |
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extract backup images from an AMANDA tape |
amanda |
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remove a tape from the AMANDA database |
amanda-server |
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display the state of an AMANDA run |
amanda-server |
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structured text formatting and typesetting |
tetex |
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user interface to AMANDA tape changer controls |
amanda-server |
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generate a tapetype definition |
amanda-server |
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generate TOC (Table Of Contents) for an AMANDA run |
amanda-server |
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check an Amanda tape for errors |
amanda-server |
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check the tapes written by the last AMANDA run |
amanda-server |
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runs commands periodically |
anacron |
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wiggling tentacles |
xscreensaver-extras |
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directional search on a plane |
xscreensaver-extras |
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animates an image or image sequence on any X server |
ImageMagick |
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convert ANSI C to Kernighan & Ritchie C |
ghostscript |
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cellular automaton |
xscreensaver-extras |
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ant model inspection screenhack |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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ant spotlight screenhack |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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Postfix session count and request rate control |
postfix |
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convert an arbitrary type of image file to PBM, PGM, or PPM |
netpbm-progs |
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Apache HTTP Server Control Interface |
httpd |
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Driver for American Power Conversion Smart Protocol UPS equipment |
nut |
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command-line sound recorder and player for ALSA sound card driver |
alsa-utils |
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play Standard MIDI Files |
alsa-utils |
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Advanced Power Management (APM) daemon |
apmd |
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go into suspend or standby mode and wake-up later |
apmd |
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interface with the APM subsystem |
apmd |
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Descartes Circle Theorem |
xscreensaver-extras |
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Apple ][ display emulator |
xscreensaver-extras |
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list X application resource database |
xorg-x11 |
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search the whatis database for strings |
man |
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APache eXtenSion tool |
httpd-devel |
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Usenet article archiver |
inn |
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print machine architecture |
util-linux |
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create, modify, and extract from archives |
binutils |
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command-line sound recorder and player for ALSA sound card driver |
alsa-utils |
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record Standard MIDI Files |
alsa-utils |
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send ARP REQUEST to a neighbour host |
iputils |
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keep track of ethernet/ip address pairings |
arpwatch |
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manipulate the system ARP cache |
net-tools |
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administration tool for arp packet filtering |
arptables_jf |
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keep track of ethernet/ip address pairings |
arpwatch |
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convert ASCII graphics into a PGM |
netpbm-progs |
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show the events received at an ALSA sequencer port |
alsa-utils |
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ALSA sequencer connectors over network |
alsa-utils |
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load a SoundFont file on the Emux WaveTable |
awesfx |
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AppleTalk RTMP, NBP, ZIP, and AEP manager |
netatalk |
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run jobs queued for later execution |
at |
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convert Andrew Toolkit raster object to PBM |
netpbm-progs |
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draw swimming sharks, whales, and dolphins |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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list and maintain local ATM addresses |
linux-atm |
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ATMARP demon |
linux-atm |
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administer classical IP over ATM connections |
linux-atm |
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show ATM device driver diagnostics |
linux-atm |
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capture or generate ATM cells |
linux-atm |
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get/set loopback mode of ATM interfaces |
linux-atm |
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ATM signaling demon |
linux-atm |
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set up ATM over TCP connections |
linux-atm |
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bitmap editor and converter utilities for the X Window System |
xorg-x11 |
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queue, examine or delete jobs for later execu tion |
at |
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queue, examine or delete jobs for later execu tion |
at |
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run jobs queued for later execution |
at |
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queue, examine or delete jobs for later execu tion |
at |
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queue, examine or delete jobs for later execution |
at |
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interactions of opposing forces |
xscreensaver-extras |
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extended attributes on XFS filesystem objects |
attr |
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hypnotic GL tunnel journey |
xscreensaver-gl-extras |
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generate policy allow rules from logs of denied operations |
policycoreutils |
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Translates SELinux audit messages into a description of why the access was denied |
policycoreutils |
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a utility to assist controlling the kernel's audit system |
audit |
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The Linux audit daemon |
audit |
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a tool that produces summary reports of audit daemon logs |
audit |
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a tool to query audit daemon logs |
audit |
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an interface for configuring system authentication resources |
authconfig |
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Generate configuration scripts |
autoconf |
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generate an Expect script from watching a session |
expect |
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Create a template header for configure |
autoconf |
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internet address self-assigner |
howl |
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Generate files and scripts thanks to M4 |
autoconf |
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converts old Sun automount maps to Amd maps |
am-utils |
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configure mount points for autofs |
autofs |
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copies standard gettext infrastructure |
gettext-devel |
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utilities to convert various sound formats |
mgetty-voice |
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Update generated configuration files |
autoconf |
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automatically mounts/unmounts CDROMs and executes /path_to_cdrom/autorun after mounting |
autorun |
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Generate a preliminary configure.in |
autoconf |
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Update a configure.in to a newer Autoconf |
autoconf |
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ISDN voice box (sound converter) |
isdn4k-utils |
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a program similar to strace |
audit |
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Display SELinux AVC statistics |
libselinux |
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Add, reset or remove active AVM cards and load firmware |
isdn4k-utils |
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pattern scanning and processing language |
gawk |
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