FREESCO v0.3.8 COMMANDS
|
/bin DIRECTORY COMMANDS:
|
|
/sbin DIRECTORY COMMANDS:
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Command: | = | ||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||
| Type: | Script | ||||||
| Usage: | = [$?/1/0] ["text-success"] ["text-failure"] | ||||||
| Purpose: | This command is used to print "Done" or "XXXX" inside of startup scripts. When used in the above usage example a successful exit will print the first text and a failure will print the second text. |
||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | a: | ||
| Location: | /bin | ||
| Type: | Script | ||
| Usage: | a: [/dev/fdN] [/dev/fdNu1680] | ||
| Purpose: | Mounts or UnMounts a floppy disk. | ||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | agetty | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||||||||||
| Usage: | agetty [-hiLmw] [-l login_program] [-t timeout] [-I initstring] baud_rate,... line [termtype] or agetty [-hiLmw] [-l login_program] [-t timeout] [-I initstring] line baud_rate,... [termtype] |
||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: | The Linux version of getty. Set terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline. agetty is invoked by init, which ultimately connects a user with the Linux system. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | arpf | ||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||
| Usage: | arpf [-i IF] [-s] | ||||
| Purpose: | This will display the IP and MAC addresses of all clients currently connected to the specified network interface. | ||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | arpmon |
| Location: | /sbin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | None. |
| Purpose: | This script is used by the system to monitor the network to see what machines are currently online. Machines that are online then have their MAC addresses written to a special file the rest of the system can use to control other security and access options. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | authorized_key |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | authorized_key <users_home_directory> |
| Purpose: | The authorized_keys file allows users to login using SSH and not have to use a password. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | backup |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | backup |
| Purpose: | This command will copy the primary configuration files from FREESCO running on a hard drive install or on a read-only-once floppy install to a default pre-made FREESCO floppy. Currently it only operates with /dev/fd0. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | basename |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | basename [dir]name.extension [.extension] |
| Purpose: | This script takes any file and strips all other components from it such as the directory and any extension that you specify as the second argument. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | beep | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Usage: | beep [-f freq] [-l length] [-r reps] [-d delay] [-D delay] [-s] [-c] beep [-h ¦ --help] beep [-v ¦ -V ¦ --version] |
||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: | Produces a tone from the speaker. Used by the "play" script. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | block_device |
| Location: | /sbin |
| Type: | Binary |
| Usage: | block_device FILE |
| Purpose: | Returns the block device where a file or directory resides. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | brcfg |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Binary |
| Usage: | brcfg -enable |
| Purpose: | This binary should NOT be used directly from the command line and it is included into FREESCO's internal operations. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | chat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Usage: | chat [-e] [-E] [-v] [-V] [-t TIMEOUT] [-r REPORT_FILE] [-T PHONE_NUMBER] [-U PHONE_NUMBER2] {-f CHAT_FILE ¦ Chat_Script} | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: | The chat binary manages dialing a connection and password negotiation before a PPP connection is made. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | chgrp | ||
| Location: | /bin | ||
| Type: | Binary | ||
| Usage: | chgrp [OPTION]... GROUP FILE... | ||
| Purpose: | Change the group membership of each FILE to GROUP. | ||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | chmod | ||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||
| Usage: | chmod [-R] MODE[,MODE]... FILE... | ||||
| Purpose: | Change file access permissions. | ||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | chown | ||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||
| Usage: | chown [ -Rh ]... OWNER[<.¦:>[GROUP]] FILE... | ||||
| Purpose: | Change the owner and/or group of each FILE to OWNER and/or GROUP. | ||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | chroot |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Binary |
| Usage: | chroot NEWROOT [COMMAND...] |
| Purpose: | Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | chvt |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Binary |
| Usage: | chvt N |
| Purpose: | Changes the foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | cip |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | cip [DEV] |
| Purpose: | Displays a spinning cursor on DEV to indicate 'Computing In Progress'. If DEV is not specified, cip will use the current console. Use CTRL+c to terminate. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | clear |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Binary |
| Usage: | clear |
| Purpose: | Clears the current display of all text. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | clock | ||||||||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||
| Usage: | clock [-u] -r¦w¦s¦a | ||||||||||
| Purpose: | Manipulate the CMOS clock. | ||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | clr |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | clr |
| Purpose: | Clear the screen. This is a shortcut to the binary "clear". |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | cmp | ||
| Location: | /bin | ||
| Type: | Binary | ||
| Usage: | cmp [-s] FILE1 [FILE2] | ||
| Purpose: | Compare files. | ||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | connect |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | connect |
| Purpose: | Used to establish a modem connection to the default ISP. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | control | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Script | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Usage: | control [Command] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: | Controls the current state of the dial-up daemon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | cp | ||||||||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||
| Usage: | cp [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST | ||||||||||
| Purpose: | Copies SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCEs) to DIRECTORY. | ||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | cp-rf |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | cp-rf /DIR1 /DIR2 |
| Purpose: | Copies recursively from DIR1 to DIR2. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | crond | ||||||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||
| Usage: | crond -d[#] [-l#] [-f] [-b] [-c DIR] | ||||||||||
| Purpose: | Execute commands at scheduled times. | ||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | crontab | ||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||
| Type: | Script | ||||
| Usage: | crontab [-e] or crontab [-l] |
||||
| Purpose: | View or edit your current crontab file. | ||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | daemon |
| Location: | /sbin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | daemon PROGRAM |
| Purpose: | Runs PROGRAM in an endless loop that will continue to restart even if the program is killed. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Usage: | /bin/date [OPTION]... [+FORMAT] or /bin/date [OPTION] [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]] NOTE: It is important to use the FULL PATH to this binary because there is also a built-in "date" command that does not have the below options available. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: | Display the current time in the given FORMAT, or set the system date. FORMAT controls the output. Interpreted sequences (listed under options) begin with the % character. By default, date pads numeric fields with zeroes. GNU date recognizes the following modifiers between `%' and a numeric directive: `-' (hyphen) do not pad the field `_' (underscore) pad the field with spaces. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | dd | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||||||||||
| Usage: | dd [if=FILE] [of=FILE] [bs=N] [count=N] [skip=N] [seek=N] [conv=notrunc¦noerror¦sync] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: | Copy a file, converting and formatting according to options. Numbers may be suffixed by c <x1>, w <x2>, b <x512>, kD <x1000>, k <x1024>, MD <x1000000>, M <x1048576>, GD <x1000000000> or G <x1073741824>. |
||||||||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | df | ||||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||
| Usage: | df [-hmk] [FILESYSTEM ...] | ||||||
| Purpose: | Print the filesystem space used and space available. | ||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | dhcpcd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Usage: | dhcpcd [-dknrBCDHNRSTY] [-l LEASETIME] [-h HOSTNAME] [-t TIMEOUT] [-i VENDOR_ID] [-I CLIENT_ID] [-c FILENAME] [-s [IPADDR]] [-w WIN_SIZE] [-L CONFIG_DIR] [-G [GATEWAY]] [INTERFACE] INTERFACE Specifies the network interface name (eth0, eth1, etc.). |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: | DHCP client for ISP DHCP connections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | dhcpcd-fld |
| Location: | /sbin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | None. |
| Purpose: | This script is used by the system when the external DHCP lease from an ISP fails. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | dhcpcd.update |
| Location: | /sbin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | None. |
| Purpose: | This script is used by dhcpcd to update the system when a new lease is acquired. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | dhcpd | ||||||||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||||
| Usage: | dhcpd [-p PORT] [-d] [-f] [-cf CONFIG-FILE] [-lf LEASE-FILE] [-pf PID-FILE] [if0 [...ifN]] | ||||||||||||
| Purpose: | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server daemon. | ||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | diald | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Usage: | diald [modem-device1] [modem-device2 ...] [options...] [-- [pppd options...]] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: | Monitor and control dialup connections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | dir |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | dir [dirname] |
| Purpose: | Prints files in a six column display with executables marked with a "*". |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | dirname |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | dirname /dir/filename.extension |
| Purpose: | Separates only the directory from the full directory and file name. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | dmesg | ||||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||
| Usage: | dmesg [-c] [-n LEVEL] [-s SIZE] | ||||||
| Purpose: | Prints or controls the kernel ring buffer. | ||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | dnsmasq | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Usage: | dnsmasq [options] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: | A caching DNS forwarder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | dropbear | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||||||||||||
| Usage: | dropbear [OPTIONS] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Purpose: | Multicall binary that provides SSH server and client in addition to SFTP, Security key conversion and creation. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | dropbearconvert |
| Location: | /sbin |
| Type: | Binary |
| Usage: | dropbearconvert <INPUTTYPE> <OUTPUTTYPE> <INPUTFILE> <OUTPUTFILE> |
| Purpose: | Convert private keys between Dropbear and OpenSSH format. The input and output types are one of: openssh dropbear |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | dropbearkey | ||||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||
| Usage: | dropbearkey -t <TYPE> -f <FILENAME> [-s BITS] | ||||||||
| Purpose: | Create or display the dropbear keys. | ||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | dyndns | ||
| Location: | /bin | ||
| Type: | Binary | ||
| Usage: | dyndns [-f] | ||
| Purpose: | This is a dynamic DNS client that will update dyndns.org, zoneedit, loopia, dhs, domain-dns, and is capable of being configured to support unsupported dynamic DNS servers. | ||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | echo | ||||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||
| Usage: | echo [-neE] [ARG ...] | ||||||
| Purpose: | Prints the specified ARGs to stdout. | ||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | edit |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | edit filename |
| Purpose: | This script uses the editor listed in the advanced setup (default: edt) to edit files, except when finished it syncs the drive so changes are permanent and clears the screen. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | edt | ||
| Location: | /sbin | ||
| Type: | Binary | ||
| Usage: | edt [-r] filename | ||
| Purpose: | A simple file editor. | ||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | email [[-messages] [-secure] [-infologs] [-netinfo] [-report]] [user@domain] |
| Purpose: | Send logs through email. If no email address is entered, the default email address in the configuration will be used. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | false |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Binary |
| Usage: | false |
| Purpose: | Returns a false status for usage by shell scripts. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | find | ||||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||
| Usage: | find PATH -name PATTERN find PATH -follow find PATH -print |
||||||
| Purpose: | Search for files in a directory hierarchy. The default PATH is the current directory; default EXPRESSION is '-print'. | ||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | fork |
| Location: | /sbin |
| Type: | Binary |
| Usage: | fork PROGRAM |
| Purpose: | Starts an independent shell for the program to run in. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | fpenguin | ||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||
| Type: | Script | ||||
| Usage: | fpenguin [OPTIONS] | ||||
| Purpose: | Screen saver. Use CRTL+c to terminate. |
||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | free |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | free |
| Purpose: | Display all memory usage and disk usage. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | freetime | ||||||||
| Location: | /sbin | ||||||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||||||
| Usage: | freetime [OPTIONS] | ||||||||
| Purpose: | Used by the synctime script to correct the system clock. | ||||||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | fromdos |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | fromdos < Dos.file > Linux.file |
| Purpose: | Converts files that are in DOS format to Linux format files. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | grep |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | OUTPUT ¦ grep PATTERN |
| Purpose: | Takes command OUTPUT and filters it to only display lines that match the specified PATTERN. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | gunzip | ||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||
| Usage: | gunzip [OPTION]... FILE | ||||
| Purpose: | Uncompress FILE (or standard input if FILE is '-'). | ||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | gzip | ||||
| Location: | /bin | ||||
| Type: | Binary | ||||
| Usage: | gzip [OPTION] FILE | ||||
| Purpose: | Compress files. | ||||
| Option(s): |
|
| Command: | halt |
| Location: | /sbin |
| Type: | Binary |
| Usage: | halt |
| Purpose: | Stops the system so it can be turned off. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | hardinfo |
| Location: | /bin |
| Type: | Script |
| Usage: | hardinfo |
| Purpose: | Prints current detected hardware to stdout. |
| Option(s): | None. |
| Command: | hostname |
| Location: | /bin |