Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition

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Commands

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p Print a list of all partitions and information about each.

q Quit; do not save.

t Replace the type of the current partition.

u Modify the display/entry units, which must be cylinders or

sectors.

v Verify: check for errors, and display a summary of the number

of unallocated sectors.

w Save changes and exit.

x Switch to expert commands.

Example

To list all partitions currently on the system:

fdisk -l

fetchmail

fetchmail [options] [servers...]

System administration command. Retrieve mail from mail servers

and forward it to the local mail delivery system. fetchmail retrieves

mail from servers that support the common mail protocols POP2,

POP3, IMAP2bis, and IMAP4. Messages are delivered via SMTP

through port 25 on the local host and through your system’s mail

delivery agent (such as sendmail), where they can be read through

the user’s mail client. fetchmail settings are stored in the ~/.fetch-

mailrc file. Parameters and servers can also be set on the command

line, which will override settings in the .fetchmailrc file. fetchmail is

compatible with the popclient program, and users can use both

without having to adjust file settings.

Options

-a, --all

Retrieve all messages from server, even ones that have already

been seen but are left on the server. The default is to retrieve ...