Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition

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Linux

Commands

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setb block [n]

Mark n blocks as allocated, beginning from block. Default is 1

block.

seti file

Mark in use the inode corresponding to file.

set_super_value [-l] field value

Set superblock field to value. Use -l to print a list of valid

fields.

show_super_stats [-h]

List the contents of the superblock and block group descrip-

tors. Use -h to list only the superblock contents.

stat file

Dump the contents of the inode corresponding to file.

testb block [n]

Print whether each of n blocks is in use, beginning with block.

By default, just check the specified block.

testi file

Test whether the inode corresponding to file is marked as

allocated.

unlink file

Remove a link.

write source_file file

Create a file in the filesystem named file, and copy the

contents of source_file into the destination file.

depmod

depmod [options] modules

System administration command. Create a dependency file for the

modules given on the command line. This dependency file can be

used by modprobe to automatically load the relevant modules. The

normal use of depmod is to include the line /sbin/depmod -a in

one of the files in /etc/rc.d so that the correct module dependencies

will be available after booting the system.

Options

-a, --all

Create dependencies for all modules listed in /etc/modules.conf.

-b dir,