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website: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
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repo: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/coreutils.git
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wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Core_Utilities
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---
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# GNU Core Utils
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The GNU Core Utilities or coreutils is a package of GNU software containing implementations for many of the basic tools, such as cat, ls, and rm, which are used on Unix-like operating systems.
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## base64
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[base64](../../files/Base64.md) encode/decode data and print to standard output
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Usage: `base64 [OPTION]... [FILE]`
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### Flags
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| Flag | Description |
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| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
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| `-d, --decode` | Decode Input |
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| `-i, --ignore-garbage` | when decoding, ignore non-alphabet characters |
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## basename
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strip directory and suffix from filenames
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Usage: `basename NAME`
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## cat
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concatenate files and print on the standard output
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Usage: `cat [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
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### Flags
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| Flag | Description |
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| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
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| `-b, --number-nonblank` | number nonempty output lines, overrides `-n` |
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| `-n, --number` | number all output lines |
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## chmod
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change file mode (permissions) bits
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Usage: `chmod [OPTION]... OCTAL-MODE FILE...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-c, --changes` | like verbose but report only when a change is made |
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| `-f, --silent, --quiet` | suppress most error messages |
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| `-v, --verbose` | output a diagnostic for every file processed |
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| `--reference=RFILE` | use RFILE's mode instead of specifying MODE values. RFILE is always dereferenced if a symbolic link. |
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| `-R, --recursive` | change files and directories recursively | |
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## chown
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change file owner and group
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Usage: `chown [OPTION]... [OWNER][:[GROUP]] FILE...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-c, --changes` | like verbose but report only when a change is made |
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| `-f, --silent, --quiet` | suppress most error messages |
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| `-v, --verbose` | output a diagnostic for every file processed |
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| `--reference=RFILE` | use RFILE's owner and group rather than specifying OWNER:GROUP values. RFILE is always dereferenced. |
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| `-R, --recursive` | operate on files and directories recursively |
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## chroot
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run command or interactive shell with special root directory
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Usage: `chroot [OPTION] NEWROOT [COMMAND [ARG]...]`
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## cksum
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compute and verify file checksums
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Usage: `cksum [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------- | ----------------------------- |
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| `-a, --algorithm=TYPE` | select the digest type to use |
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### Digests
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- crc
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- md5
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- sha1
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- sha224
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- sha256
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- sha384
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- sha512
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- blake2b
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## cp
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copy files and directories
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Usage: `cp [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-l, --link` | hard link files instead of copying |
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| `-R, -r, --recursive` | copy directories recursively |
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| `-s, --symbolic-link` | make symbolic links instead of copying |
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| `-S, --suffix=SUFFIX` | override the usual backup suffix |
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| `-t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY` | copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY |
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| `--update[=UPDATE]` | control which existing files are updated; UPDATE={all,none,older(default)}. |
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| `-u` | equivalent to `--update[=older]` |
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| `-v, --verbose` | explain what is being done |
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| `-x, --one-file-system` | stay on this file system |
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| `-b` | Create a backup file if destination already exists |
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## cut
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remove sections from each line of files
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Usage: `cut OPTION... [FILE]...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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| `-d, --delimiter=DELIM` | use DELIM instead of TAB for field delimiter |
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| `-f, --fields=LIST` | select only these fields; also print any line that contains no delimiter character, unless the `-s` option is specified |
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| `-s, --only-delimited` | do not print lines not containing delimiters |
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| `--output-delimiter=STRING` | use STRING as the output delimiter the default is to use the input delimiter |
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## date
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print or set the system date and time
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Usage: `date [OPTION]... [+FORMAT]`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
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| `-d, --date=STRING` | display time described by STRING |
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| `-r, --reference=FILE` | display the last modification time of FILE |
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| `-s, --set=STRING` | set time described by STRING |
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## dd
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convert and copy a file
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Usage: `dd [OPERAND]...`
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### Operands
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| Operand | Description |
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| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `bs=BYTES` | read and write up to BYTES bytes at a time (default: 512) |
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| `count=N` | copy only N input blocks |
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| `if=FILE` | read from FILE instead of stdin |
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| `of=FILE` | write to FILE instead of stdout |
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| `status=LEVEL` | The LEVEL of information to print to stderr; 'none' suppresses everything but error messages, 'noxfer' suppresses the final transfer statistics, 'progress' shows periodic transfer statistics |
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## df
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report file system space usage
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Usage: `df [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-a, --all` | include pseudo, duplicate, inaccessible file systems |
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| `-h, --human-readable` | print sizes in powers of 1024 (e.g., 1023M) |
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| `-H, --si` | print sizes in powers of 1000 (e.g., 1.1G) |
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| `-i, --inodes` | list inode information instead of block usage |
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## dirname
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strip last component from file name
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Usage: `dirname [OPTION] NAME...`
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## du
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estimate file space usage
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Usage: `du [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
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| `-h, --human-readable` | print sizes in human readable format |
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| `-s, --summarize` | display only a total for each argument |
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## echo
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display a line of text
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Usage: `echo [OPTION]... [STRING]...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-n` | do not output the trailing newline |
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| `-e` | enable interpretation of backslash escapes |
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| `-E` | disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default) |
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### Backslash Interpretations
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| Sequence | Meaning |
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| -------- | ----------------------------------------- |
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| \\ | backslash |
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| \a | alert (BEL) |
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| \b | backspace |
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| \c | produce no further output |
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| \e | escape |
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| \f | form feed |
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| \n | new line |
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| \r | carriage return |
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| \t | horizontal tab |
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| \v | vertical tab |
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| \0NNN | byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits) |
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| \xHH | byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2) |
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## env
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run a program in a modified environment
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Print [Environment Variables](../../linux/Environment%20Variables.md) with only `env`
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Usage: `env [OPTION]... [-] [NAME=VALUE]... [COMMAND [ARG]...]`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-i, --ignore-environment` | start with an empty environment |
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| `-u, --unset=NAME` | remove variable from the environment |
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| `-C, --chdir=DIR` | change working directory to DIR |
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| `--block-signal[=SIG]` | block delivery of SIG signal(s) to COMMAND |
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| `--ignore-signal[=SIG]` | set handling of SIG signal(s) to do nothing |
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| `-v, --debug` | print verbose information for each processing step |
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## false
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do nothing, unsuccessfully
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Usage: `false`
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## head
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output the first part of files
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Usage: `head [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-c, --bytes=[-]NUM` | print the first NUM bytes of each file; with the leading '-', print all but the last NUM bytes of each file |
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| `-n, --lines=[-]NUM` | print the first NUM lines instead of the first 10; with the leading '-', print all but the last NUM lines of each file |
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| `-q, --quiet, --silent` | never print headers giving file names |
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## id
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print real and effective user and group IDs
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Usage: `id [OPTION]... [USER]...`
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### Option
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| Option | Description |
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| -------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
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| `-g, --group` | print only the effective group ID |
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| `-G, --groups` | print all group IDs |
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| `-n, --name` | print a name instead of a number, for `-ugG` |
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| `-u, --user` | print only the effective user ID |
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## install
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copy files and set attributes
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Usage: `install [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-b` | make a backup of each existing destination file |
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| `-S, --suffix=SUFFIX` | override the usual backup suffix |
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| `-C, --compare` | compare content of source and destination files, and if no change to content, ownership, and permissions, do not modify the destination at all |
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| `-d, --directory` | treat all arguments as directory names; create all components of the specified directories |
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| `-g, --group=GROUP` | set group ownership, instead of process' current group |
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| `-m, --mode=MODE` | set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x |
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| `-o, --owner=OWNER` | set ownership (super-user only) |
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| `-p, --preserve-timestamps` | apply access/modification times of SOURCE files to corresponding destination files |
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| `-s, --strip` | strip symbol tables |
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| `-t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY` | copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY |
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| `-v, --verbose` | print the name of each created file or directory |
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## kill
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terminate a process
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Usage: `kill [-signal|-s signal|-p] [-q value] [-a] [--timeout milliseconds signal] [--] pid|name...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-s, --signal signal` | The signal to send. It may be given as a name or a number. |
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| `-p, --pid` | Only print the process ID (PID) of the named processes, do not send any signals. |
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| `--verbose` | Print PID(s) that will be signaled with kill along with the signal. |
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## ln
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make links between files
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Usage: `ln [OPTION]... TARGET LINK_NAME`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-s, --symbolic` | make symbolic links instead of hard links |
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| `-t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY` | specify the DIRECTORY in which to create the links |
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| `-v, --verbose` | print name of each linked file |
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## ls
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list directory contents
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Usage: `ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-a, --all` | do not ignore entries starting with . |
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| `-h, --human-readable` | with `-l` print sizes like 1K 234M 2G etc |
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| `-I, --ignore=PATTERN` | do not list implied entries matching shell PATTERN |
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| `-l` | use a long listing format |
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| `-r, --reverse` | reverse order while sorting |
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| `-R, --recursive` | list subdirectories recursively |
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## mkdir
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make directories
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Usage: `mkdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-m, --mode=MODE` | set file mode (as in chmod), not a=rwx - umask |
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| `-p, --parents` | no error if existing, make parent directories as needed, with their file modes unaffected by any -m option. |
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| `-v, --verbose` | print a message for each created directory |
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## mkfifo
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make FIFOs (named pipes)
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Usage: `mkfifo [OPTION]... NAME...`
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## mv
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move (rename) files
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Usage: `mv [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
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| `-b` | make a backup of each existing destination file |
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| `-S, --suffix=SUFFIX` | override the usual backup suffix |
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| `-t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY` | copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY |
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| `-v, --verbose` | print the name of each created file or directory |
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## nl
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number lines of files
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Usage: `nl [FILE]...`
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## nproc
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print the number of processing units available
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Usage: `nproc`
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## pwd
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print name of current/working directory
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Usage: `pwd`
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## readlink
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print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names
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Usage: `readlink [OPTION]... FILE...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-f, --canonicalize` | canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively; all but the last component must exist |
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| `-e, --canonicalize-existing` | canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, all components must exist |
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| `-m, --canonicalize-missing` | canonicalize by following every symlink in every component of the given name recursively, without requirements on components existence |
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| `-n, --no-newline` | do not output the trailing delimiter |
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## realpath
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print the resolved path
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Usage: `realpath [OPTION]... FILE...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
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| `-e, --canonicalize-existing` | all components of the path must exist |
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| `-m, --canonicalize-missing` | no path components need exist or be a directory |
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| `-L, --logical` | resolve '..' components before symlinks |
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| `--relative-to=DIR` | print the resolved path relative to DIR |
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| `--relative-base=DIR` | print absolute paths unless paths below DIR |
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| `-s, --strip, --no-symlinks` | don't expand symlinks |
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## rm
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remove files or directories
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Usage: `rm [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-f, --force` | ignore nonexistent files and arguments, never prompt |
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| `-i` | prompt before every removal |
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| `--one-file-system` | when removing a hierarchy recursively, skip any directory that is on a file system different from that of the corresponding command line argument |
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| `-r, -R, --recursive` | remove directories and their contents recursively |
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| `-d, --dir` | remove empty directories |
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| `-v, --verbose` | explain what is being done |
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## rmdir
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remove empty directories
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Usage: `rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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| `-p, --parents` | remove DIRECTORY and its ancestors; e.g., 'rmdir -p a/b' is similar to 'rmdir a/b a' |
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| `-v, --verbose` | output a diagnostic for every directory processed |
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## seq
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print a sequence of numbers
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Usage:
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- `seq [OPTION]... LAST`
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- `seq [OPTION]... FIRST LAST`
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- `seq [OPTION]... FIRST INCREMENT LAST`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- |
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| `-f, --format=FORMAT` | use printf style floating-point FORMAT |
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| `-s, --separator=STRING` | use STRING to separate numbers (default: \n) |
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| `-w, --equal-width` | equalize width by padding with leading zeroes |
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## shred
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overwrite a file to hide its contents, and optionally delete it
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Usage: `shred [OPTION]... FILE...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
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| `-f, --force` | change permissions to allow writing if necessary |
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| `-n, --iterations=N` | overwrite N times instead of the default (3) |
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| `--random-source=FILE` | get random bytes from FILE |
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## shuf
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generate random permutations
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Usage: `shuf [OPTION]... [FILE]`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
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| `-i, --input-range=LO-HI` | treat each number LO through HI as an input line |
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| `-n, --head-count=COUNT` | output at most COUNT lines |
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| `-o, --output=FILE` | write result to FILE instead of standard output |
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| `--random-source=FILE` | get random bytes from FILE |
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| `-r, --repeat` | output lines can be repeated |
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## sleep
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delay for a specified amount of time
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Usage: `sleep NUMBER[SUFFIX]...`
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## sort
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sort lines of text files
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Usage: `sort [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
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| `-b, --ignore-leading-blanks` | ignore leading blanks |
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| `-d, --dictionary-order` | consider only blanks and alphanumeric characters |
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| `-f, --ignore-case` | fold lower case to upper case characters |
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| `-g, --general-numeric-sort` | compare according to general numerical value |
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| `-i, --ignore-nonprinting` | consider only printable characters |
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| `-M, --month-sort` | compare (unknown) < 'JAN' < ... < 'DEC' |
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| `-h, --human-numeric-sort` | compare human readable numbers (e.g., 2K 1G) |
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| `-n, --numeric-sort` | compare according to string numerical value |
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| `-r, --reverse` | reverse the result of comparisons |
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## split
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split a file into pieces
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Usage: `split [OPTION]... [FILE [PREFIX]]`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `-a, --suffix-length=N` | generate suffixes of length N (default 2) |
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| `--additional-suffix=SUFFIX` | append an additional SUFFIX to file names |
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| `-b, --bytes=SIZE` | put SIZE bytes per output file |
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| `-C, --line-bytes=SIZE` | put at most SIZE bytes of records per output file |
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| `-d` | use numeric suffixes starting at 0, not alphabetic |
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| `--numeric-suffixes[=FROM]` | same as `-d`, but allow setting the start value |
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| `-x` | use hex suffixes starting at 0, not alphabetic |
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| `--hex-suffixes[=FROM]` | same as `-x`, but allow setting the start value |
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| `-l, --lines=NUMBER` | put NUMBER lines/records per output file |
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| `-n, --number=CHUNKS` | generate CHUNKS output files; see explanation below |
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| `--verbose` | print a diagnostic just before each output file is opened |
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## stat
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display file or file system status
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Usage: `stat [OPTION]... FILE...`
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### Options
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| Option | Description |
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| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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| `-L, --dereference` | follow links |
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| `-f, --file-system` | display file system status instead of file status |
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| `-c --format=FORMAT` | use the specified FORMAT instead of the default; output a newline after each use of FORMAT |
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### Format Modifiers
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| Format | Description |
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| ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| %a | permission bits in octal (note '#' and '0' printf flags) |
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| %A | permission bits and file type in human readable form |
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| %b | number of blocks allocated (see %B) |
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| %B | the size in bytes of each block reported by %b |
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| %C | SELinux security context string |
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| %d | device number in decimal (st_dev) |
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| %D | device number in hex (st_dev) |
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| %Hd | major device number in decimal |
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| %Ld | minor device number in decimal |
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| %f | raw mode in hex |
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| %F | file type |
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| %g | group ID of owner |
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| %G | group name of owner |
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| %h | number of hard links |
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| %i | inode number |
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| %m | mount point |
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| %n | file name |
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| %N | quoted file name with dereference if symbolic link |
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| %o | optimal I/O transfer size hint |
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| %s | total size, in bytes |
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| %r | device type in decimal (st_rdev) |
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| %R | device type in hex (st_rdev) |
|
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| %Hr | major device type in decimal, for character/block device special files |
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| %Lr | minor device type in decimal, for character/block device special files |
|
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| %t | major device type in hex, for character/block device special files |
|
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| %T | minor device type in hex, for character/block device special files |
|
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| %u | user ID of owner |
|
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| %U | user name of owner |
|
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| %w | time of file birth, human-readable; - if unknown |
|
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| %W | time of file birth, seconds since Epoch; 0 if unknown |
|
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| %x | time of last access, human-readable |
|
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| %X | time of last access, seconds since Epoch |
|
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| %y | time of last data modification, human-readable |
|
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| %Y | time of last data modification, seconds since Epoch |
|
||
| %z | time of last status change, human-readable |
|
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| %Z | time of last status change, seconds since Epoch |
|
||
| %a | free blocks available to non-superuser |
|
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| %b | total data blocks in file system |
|
||
| %c | total file nodes in file system |
|
||
| %d | free file nodes in file system |
|
||
| %f | free blocks in file system |
|
||
| %i | file system ID in hex |
|
||
| %l | maximum length of filenames |
|
||
| %n | file name |
|
||
| %s | block size (for faster transfers) |
|
||
| %S | fundamental block size (for block counts) |
|
||
| %t | file system type in hex |
|
||
| %T | file system type in human readable form |
|
||
|
||
## tac
|
||
concatenate and print files in reverse
|
||
Usage: `tac [FILE]...`
|
||
|
||
## tail
|
||
output the last part of files
|
||
Usage: `tail [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
|
||
|
||
### Options
|
||
| Option | Description |
|
||
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|
||
| `-c, --bytes=[+]NUM` | output the last NUM bytes; or use `-c` +NUM to output starting with byte NUM of each file |
|
||
| `-f` | output appended data as the file grows; |
|
||
| `-n, --lines=[+]NUM` | output the last NUM lines, instead of the last 10; or use `-n` +NUM to skip NUM-1 lines at the start |
|
||
| `--pid=PID` | with `-f`, terminate after process ID, PID dies |
|
||
|
||
## tee
|
||
read from standard input and write to standard output and files
|
||
Usage: `tee [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
|
||
|
||
### Options
|
||
| Option | Description |
|
||
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
|
||
| `-a, --append` | append to the given FILEs, do not overwrite |
|
||
|
||
## touch
|
||
change file timestamps
|
||
Usage: `touch [OPTION]... FILE...`
|
||
|
||
### Options
|
||
| Option | Description |
|
||
| ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
|
||
| `-a` | change only the access time |
|
||
| `-c, --no-create` | do not create any files |
|
||
| `-d, --date=STRING` | parse STRING and use it instead of current time |
|
||
| `-r, --reference=FILE` | use this file's times instead of current time |
|
||
|
||
## tr
|
||
translate or delete characters
|
||
Usage: `tr [OPTION]... STRING1 [STRING2]`
|
||
|
||
### Options
|
||
| Option | Description |
|
||
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
|
||
| `-d, --delete` | delete characters in STRING1, do not translate |
|
||
|
||
## true
|
||
do nothing, successfully
|
||
Usage: `true`
|
||
|
||
## truncate
|
||
shrink or extend the size of a file to the specified size
|
||
Usage: `truncate OPTION... FILE...`
|
||
|
||
### Options
|
||
| Option | Description |
|
||
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
|
||
| `-c, --no-create` | do not create any files |
|
||
| `-r, --reference=RFILE` | base size on RFILE |
|
||
| `-s, --size=SIZE` | set or adjust the file size by SIZE bytes |
|
||
|
||
## uname
|
||
print system information
|
||
Usage: `uname [OPTION]...`
|
||
|
||
### Options
|
||
| Option | Description |
|
||
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------- |
|
||
| `-a, --all` | print all information |
|
||
| `-s, --kernel-name` | print the kernel name |
|
||
| `-n, --nodename` | print the network node hostname |
|
||
| `-r, --kernel-release` | print the kernel release |
|
||
| `-v, --kernel-version` | print the kernel version |
|
||
| `-m, --machine` | print the machine hardware name |
|
||
|
||
## uniq
|
||
report or omit repeated lines
|
||
Usage: `uniq [OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]`
|
||
|
||
### Options
|
||
| Option | Description |
|
||
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
|
||
| `-c, --count` | prefix lines by the number of occurrences |
|
||
| `-d, --repeated` | only print duplicate lines, one for each group |
|
||
| `-i, --ignore-case` | ignore differences in case when comparing |
|
||
| `-s, --skip-chars=N` | avoid comparing the first N characters |
|
||
| `-u, --unique` | only print unique lines |
|
||
|
||
## uptime
|
||
Tell how long the system has been running
|
||
Usage: `uptime [options]`
|
||
|
||
### Options
|
||
| Option | Description |
|
||
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
|
||
| `-p, --pretty` | show uptime in pretty format |
|
||
| `-s, --since` | system up since, in yyyy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS format |
|
||
|
||
## wc
|
||
print newline, word, and byte counts for each file
|
||
Usage: `wc [OPTION]... [FILE]...`
|
||
|
||
### Options
|
||
| Option | Description |
|
||
| ------------- | -------------------------- |
|
||
| `-c, --bytes` | print the byte counts |
|
||
| `-m, --chars` | print the character counts |
|
||
| `-l, --lines` | print the newline counts |
|
||
| `-w, --words` | print the word counts |
|
||
|
||
## whoami
|
||
print effective user name
|
||
Usage: `whoami` |