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shellutils - Command line utilities

The shell utility programs are:

basename- removes the path prefix from a given pathname
chroot- changes the root directory
date- prints the system date and time
dirname- removes the last level or filename from a pathname
echo- prints a line of text
env- displays/modifies the environment
expr- evaluates expressions
factor- prints prime factor
false- returns an unsuccessful exit status
groups- prints the groups the user belongs to
hostname- prints or sets the machine name
id- print real/effective/ uid/gid
logname- prints current login name
nice- modifies scheduling priority
nohup- lets a command keep running after logging out
pathchk- checks file name portability
pinky- lightweight 'finger' program; prints user information
printenv- prints environment variables
printf- formats and prints data
pwd- prints the working (current) directory
seq- prints numeric sequences
sleep- suspends execution for a specified time
stty- prints/changes terminal settings
su- lets you adopt the ID of another user or superuser
tee- sends output to multiple files
test- evaluates an expression
true- returns a successful exit status
tty- prints terminal name
uname- prints system information
uptime- tells how long the system has been running
users- prints current user names
who- prints a list of all users currently logged in
whoami- prints effective user ID
yes- prints a string indefinitely

This program has been folded into 'coreutils.' Please see that entry (http://www.gnu.org/directory/coreutils.html) for the latest information on this software.

Obtaining

Web page	http://www.gnu.org/software/shellutils/shellutils.html
Source tarball	http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sh-utils/sh-utils-2.0.tar.gz

Version 2.0 (stable) released on 1999-08-15

Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later.

This is a GNU package.

Documentation

User manual included

Support contacts

Bug List

<bug-shellutils@gnu.org>

Project contacts

Maintainers	Jim Meyering <meyering@gnu.org>
Developers	Jim Meyering <meyering@gnu.org>
Contributors	See the THANKS file and the Changelog for a complete list

Related information

Interfaces	command line
Programs	basename, chroot, date, dirname, echo, env, expr, factor, false, groups, hostname, id, logname, nice, nohup, pathchk, printenv, printf, pwd, seq, sleep, stty, su, tee, test, true, tty, uname, users, who, whoami, yes
Source languages	C
Related programs	fileutils

Entry information

License verified by	Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-02-01
Entry compiled by	Janet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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