format files for printing on a PostScript printer

PDF viewer

create a new user or update default new user information

Create a shell alias for a command

execute commands periodically, does not assume continuously running machine

Search the whatis database for strings

APT package handling utility

spell checker

queue, examine or delete jobs for later execution

pattern scanning and processing language

Bourne Again SHell

queue, examine or delete jobs for later execution

run a job in the background

bitmap editor and converter utilities for the X window System

a block-sorting file compressor

concatenate files and print to standard output

change directory

record a CD-R

change file attributes

change group ownership

update or query run level information for system services

change file access permissions

change file owner and group

compress files

copy files and directories

maintain crontab files

open a C shell

remove sections from each line of file(s)

print or set system date and time

convert and copy a file (disk dump)

report file system disk usage

DHCP client daemon

find differences between two files

send domain name query packets to name servers

print or control the kernel ring buffer

estimate file space usage

display a line of text

diff to English translator

extended grep

Unmount and eject mounted media

electronic mail reader

start the Emacs editor

invoke subprocess(es)

exit current shell

add function(s) to the bash environment

convert a TIFF facsimile to PostScript.

format floppy disk

partition table manipulator for Linux

fetch mail from a POP, IMAP, ETRN or ODMR-capable server

bring a job in the foreground

determine file type

find files

set up packet filter rules

mail (re)formatter

print a random, hopefully interesting adage

transfer files (unsafe unless anonymous account is used!)

Graphical web browser

Gnome Display Manager

control console devices

Image manipulation program

print lines matching a pattern

emulate nroff command with groff

the grub shell

a PostScript and PDF viewer

compress or expand files

stop the system

output the first part of files

display help on a shell built-in command

DNS lookup utility

Apache hypertext transfer protocol server

ICE authority file utility

Configure network interface or show configuration

read Info documents

process control initialization

graphical front-end for configuring ISDN, modem and xDSL connections

display I/O statistics

display/change network interface status

IP firewall administration

IP packet filter administration

Java archive tool

list jobs

desktop manager for KDE

terminate process(es)

open a Korn shell

Modify an LDAP entry

LDAP search tool

more with features

(deprecated) Linux boot loader

text mode WWW browser

make links between files

load keyboard translation tables

find files

close current shell

send requests to the LP print service

line printer control program

print spool queue examination program

offline print

remove print requests

list directory content

text mode WWW browser

send and receive mail

read man pages

copy MSDOS files to/from Unix

display an MSDOS directory

display memory usage

display memory usage statistics

control write access to your terminal

add an MSDOS file system to a low-level formatted floppy disk

creates a stand-alone boot floppy for the running system

create directory

create a hybrid ISO9660 filesystem

filter for displaying text one screen at the time

mount a file system

web browser

control magnetic tape drive operation

network diagnostic tool

mail reading program

rename files

Internet domain name server

browser program for the ftp program

graphical front-end for network configuration

text tool for setting up networking

print network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multi-cast memberships

print statistics about networked file systems

run a program with modified scheduling priority

NetBIOS name server

simple interface for configuring run levels

change password

Ghostscript PDF to PostScript translator

Practical Extraction and Report Language

page through text output

simple text editor

a Program for Internet News and Email

send echo request to a host

convert text files for printing

text/graphical front-ends for maintaining the LPR config files, spool directories and print filters

print all or part of environment

graphical front-end for configuring printers and print queues

autonomous mail processor

report process status

display a tree of processes

print present working directory

display disk usage and limits

remote copy (unsafe!)

stop the system

text/graphical network configuration tool

alter priority of a running process

remote login (telnet, insecure!)

remove a file

remove a directory

a survey of the roff typesetting system

remote shell (insecure!)

secure remote copy

screen manager with VT100 emulation

an electronic mail transport agent

graphical tool for configuring and controlling services starting at boot time

display, set or change variable

set terminal attributes

Secure (encrypted) ftp

open a standard shell

Bring the system down

Stand-alone LDAP Daemon

wait for a given period

Security Enhanced version of the GNU Locate

text mode Usenet client

Standalone LDAP Update Replication Daemon

server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients

network intrusion detection tool

sort lines of text files

secure shell

secure shell server

authentication key generation, management and conversion

Change and print terminal line settings

switch user

concatenate and print files in reverse

output the last part of files

talk to a user

tar archiving utility

open a Turbo C shell

user interface to the TELNET protocol (insecure!)

text formatting and typesetting

time a simple command or give resource usage

simple interface for configuring system time parameters

news reading program

display top CPU processes

change file timestamps

print the route packets take to network host

a file integrity checker for UNIX systems

format documents

Tab Window Manager for the X Window System

controll resources

set user file creation mask

unmount a file system

decompress compressed files

remove duplicate lines from a sorted file

a program for updating packages on Red Hat Linux

kernel daemon to flush dirty buffers back to disk

display system uptime and average load

delete a user account and related files

start the vi (improved) editor

The Vim tutor

report virtual memory statistics

show who is logged on and what they are doing

send a message to everybody's terminal

print the number of bytes, words and lines in files

shows the full path of (shell) commands

print effective user ID

Query a whois or nicname database

send a message to another user

X authority file utility

graphical front end to cdrecord

analog/digital clock for X

configure XFree86 server and display

monitor system console messages with X

X Display Manager with support for XDMCP, host chooser

DVI viewer

X font server

server access control program for X

the extended Internet services daemon

system load average display for X

server font list displayer for X

PDF viewer

terminal emulator for X

change NIS password

compress or expand files

search possibly compressed files for a regular expression

file perusal filter for crt viewing of compressed text