

# The following files are in my /sbin directory:

/sbin: Directory of system support executables

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arp	TCP/IP command or file dealing with the kernel's ARP cache
badblocks	Program to search a device for bad blocks
cfdisk	Partition a hard disk (see also 'fdisk')
clock	Program to read or set the CMOS clock
ctrlaltdel	Program to set 'hard' or 'soft' ctrl-alt-delete reboot
debugfs	Program to aid debugging of ext2 file system
depmod	Program to create dependency file for modules
dumpe2fs	Program to print info about an installed ext2 filesystem
e2fsck	Program to check Linux's ext2 filesystems
extend
fdisk	Program to maintain fixed disk partitions (also 'cfdisk')
flushb
fsck	Program to check any of a variety of file systems
fsck.minix	Program to check Linux MINIX file system
fsck.ext2	Alternate name for 'e2fsck' program
genksyms	Tool to generate lists of exported program symbols
getty	Program to set terminal parameters
halt	Program to halt Linux
ifconfig	TCP/IP command to configure network parameters
init	Program that initializes system process control
insmod	Program to install a module
kbdrate	Program to set keyboard repeat rates and delay time
kerneld	Daemon to handle kernel module loading and unloading
killall5	System V equivalent to 'killall'
ksyms	Program to print exported kernel symbols (also '/proc/ksyms')
ktzset	Program to inform kernel about the local time zone
ldconfig Program to facilitate library usage & upgrading (see 'ld.so')
lilo	Program to allow variations in Linux boot process
losetup	Program to set up loop communication devices
lsmod	Program to print information on loaded modules (see 'modules')
mke2fs	Program to format a device as an ext2 filesystem
mkfs.ext2	Program to format a device as an ext2 filesystem	
mkfs	Program to format a device with a specified filesystem
mkfs.minix	Program to format a device as a MINIX filesystem
mklost+found	Program to create the 'lost+found' directory
mkswap	Program to create a swap space on a device
modprobe	Program to automatically handle loadable modules
pam_conv1	Support program for Pluggable Authentication Modules
pidof	Program to find the process identification of a running program
powerd	Daemon to monitor uninterruptible power supply and signal 'init'
rarp	Program to administer the Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
reboot	Program to close filesystems, shut down & reboot system ('init')
request-route	
rmmod	Program to remove a module (link to 'insmod')
route	TCP/IP command to allow manual manipulation of routing tables
runlevel	Program to print previous and current runlevels
shutdown	Program to invoke system shutdown after specified time
sln	Static 'ln' program to repair incorrect symlinks in /lib
ssync	Static 'sync' program for use when shared libraries are broken
start-stop-daemon	Program to start and stop daemons
sulogin	Program to carry out single-user login
swapoff	Program to stop the use of a swap device
swapon	Program to make a swap device available for swapping and paging
telinit	Link to 'init' to invoke a change system runlevel
tune2fs	Program to tune parameters of ext2 filesystem
udosctl	Link to 'umssync' for controling FAT directories
umssetup	Link to 'umssync' for setting up FAT directories
umssync	Program to syncronize FAT directory information
update	Program to flush all pending output to the display
uugetty	'getty'-like program that respects tty usage locks

# The following files are in my /usr/sbin directory:

adduser	Program to define a new network user
atd	Daemon that handles 'at' scheduling
checkpc	Program to check out the 'printcap' printer database
chroot	Program to change root dir for specified command or new shell
cron	Daemon to periodically run jobs listed incrontab
fdrawcmd	Program to send raw commands to floppy disk controller
floppycontrol	Program used to configure the floppy disk driver
fuser	Program to display IDs (see 'ps') of users of specified files
groupadd	Program to add a new group to '/etc/group' list
groupdel	Program to remove a group from '/etc/group' list
klogd	Daemon to handle logging and display of kernel messages
logrotate	Program to manipulate log files (normally run by 'cron')
lpbanner	Program to print a banner to the printer
lpc	Program to control the line printer system (also 'lpd', 'lpq')
lpd	Daemon program controlling printer spool
lpf	Program dealing with printer accounting?
lpraccnt	Program dealing with printer accounting?
mousetest	Program to display mouse action test on tty
psupdate	Program to update kernel image map file in 'psdatabase'
ramsize	Program to deal with RAM disk spec in kernel image (see 'rdev')
rdev	Program to print root device or change root in kernel image
readprofile	Tool to read kernel profiling info from '/proc/profile'
rootflags	Program to set flags on kernel image (see 'rdev')
scrolltest	Program to test vert & horiz scrolling of tty screen
swapdev	Program to manipulate swap device in kernel image (see 'rdev')
syslogd	TCP/IP daemon to handle network messages from /dev/log
tmpwatch	Perl program to prune old files from /tmp directory
tunelp	Program to tune line printer's device parameters
useradd	Program to add a new user to the system passwd file
userdel	Program to delete a user from the system passwd file
vidmode	Program to set the video mode bytes in kernel image (see 'rdev')
vipw	Program to edit password file '/etc/passwd'
watch-ppp	Script to monitor PPP modem communication
watch-slip	Script to monitor SLIP modem communication
zdump	Program to dump time zones information
zic	Program to create time conversion information

# The following were contributed by Leo Toetsch using SuSE distribution
# I hope my minor editing has not screwed things up

agetty	 Alternative Linux 'getty' for setting terminal parameters
avmcapictrl	 Add AVM-B1 cards and load firmware
checkproc	 Checks for a process by full path name
dump	 Filesystem backup
e2label	 Change the label on an ext2 filesystem
hdparm	 Get/set hard disk parameters
hisaxctrl	 Configure HiSax-Module
hwclock	 Query and set the hardware real-time clock (RTC)
icnctrl	 Configure ICN ISDN adaptor
imon	 Monitor ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) activities
imontty	 Monitor status of all ISDN lines
ipchains	 Internet Protocol firewall administration
ipchains-restore Restore Internet Protocol firewall chains from stdin
ipchains-save	 Save Internet Protocol firewall chains to stdout
ipfwadm	 Internet Protocol firewall and accounting administration
ipfwadm-wrapper	 Internet Protocol firewall administration
ipppd	 ISDN Point-To-Point Protocol daemon
ipppstats	 Print Point-To-Point Protocol statistics
iprofd	 Modem-register daemon
isapnp	 Configure ISA Plug-and-Play devices.
isdnctrl	 Get/set ISDN communications device information
isdnlog	 ISDN communications logging system (and more)
killproc	 Send signals to processes by full path name
mingetty	 Minimal 'getty' for consoles
mkdosfs	 Create a FAT (MsDOS) file system under Linux
mkfs.msdos	 Create a FAT (MsDOS) file system under Linux
nwmsg	 Deliver NetWare user broadcast messages
pcbitctl	 PCBIT-D firmware loader
pnpdump	 Dump ISA Plug-And-Play devices resource information
portmap	 Program to map DARPA ports to RPC numbers
poweroff	 Stop the system 
quotacheck	Scan a file system for disk usages by user id
quotaoff	Turn file system quotas on and off (also 'quotaon')
quotaon	 Turn file system quotas on and off (also 'quotaoff')
rctab	 Tool for boot and run level management
rdump	 Filesystem backup
restore	 Restore files or file systems from backups made with 'dump'
rmt	 Remote magtape protocol module
rrestore Restore files or file systems from backups made with 'rdump'
setserial	 Get/set Linux serial port information
sfdisk	 Partition table manipulator for Linux
startproc	 Start processes identified by full path name
taper	 
telesctrl	 Configure HiSax-Module-logging
vboxd	 Voice box daemon for ISDN communications
vboxgetty	 ISDN voice box (getty)

# The following were on Leo Toetsch's SuSE system in /usr/sbin

SVGATextCalc	 SVGATextMode mode calculator
SVGATextMode	 Textmode manipulation/enhancement tool
ab	 Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool
apachectl	 Apache HTTP server control interface
apxs	 APache eXtenSion tool
atrun	 Run jobs queued for later execution
bootpd	 Internet Boot Protocol server daemon
bootpef	 BOOTP Extension File compiler
bootpgw	 Internet Boot Protocol gateway
bootptest	 Send BOOTP queries and print responses
chat	 Automated conversational script with a modem
checkgroups	 Update group descriptions
chpasswd	 Update password file in batch
clockprobe	 Textmode/XWindows mode grabber/pixel clockprobe 
dhcpd	 
dhcrelay
diald	 Demand dialing daemon for IP links over phone lines
dip	 Handle dialup IP connections
dpasswd	 Change dialup password
edquota	 Edit user quotas
faxq	 Display FAX jobs queued by 'faxspool'
fetch	 Fetch news via Network News Transmission Protocol
grabmode	Textmode/XWindows mode grabber clockprobe 
groupmod	Modify a group
grpck	 Verify integrity of group files
httpd	 Apache HyperText Transfer Protocol server
icmpinfo	 Interpret Internet Control Message Protocol messages
idecrypt	 Decrypt tokens obtained from 'identd'
in.comsat	 biff mail notification server
in.fingerd	 Remote user information server
in.ftpd	 Internet File Transfer Protocol server
in.identd	 TCP/IP IDENT protocol server
in.ntalkd	 Remote user communication server
in.rexecd	 Remote execution server
in.rlogind	 Remote login server
in.rshd	 Remote shell server
in.talkd	 Remote user communication server
in.telnetd	 DARPA telnet protocol server
in.tftpd	 DARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
inetd	 Internet super-server
ipxd	 IPX RIP/SAP daemon program
leafnode Network News Transmission Protocol server for dialup sites
logoutd	 Enforce login time restrictions
logresolve	 Resolve hostnames for IP-adresses in Apache logfiles
makemap	 Create database maps for sendmail
mgetty	 Smart modem 'getty'terminal properties setting program
named	 Internet domain name server (DNS)
named-xfer	 Ancillary agent for inbound DNS zone transfers
named.reload	 Cause domain name server to synchronize its database
named.restart	 Stop and restart the domain name server
ndc	 name daemon control interface
netdate	 Set date and time by ARPA Internet RFC 868
newusers	 Update and create new users in batch
nmbd	 NetBIOS name server for giving IP naming services to clients
pac	 Printer/plotter accounting information
pop3d	 Post Office Protocol 3 server
popper	 Post Office Protocol 3 server
pppd	 Point-to-Point Protocol daemon
pppstats	 Print Point-to-Point Protocol communication statistics
pwck	 Verify integrity of password files
pwconv	 Convert to and from shadow passwords and groups
repquota	 Summarize quotas for a file system
rotatelogs	 Rotate Apache logs without having to kill the server
routed	 Network routing daemon
rpc.bootparamd	 Boot parameter server
rpc.mountd	 Network File System mount daemon
rpc.nfsd	 Network File System service daemon
rpc.rquotad	 Remote quota server
rpc.rstatd	 Kernel statistics server
rpc.rusersd	 logged in users server
rpc.rwalld	 Write messages to users currently logged in server
rpc.ugidd	 uid/gid mapping daemons
rpc.yppasswdd	 Network Information Service password update server
rpc.ypxfrd	 Network Information Service map transfer server
rpcinfo	 Report Remote Procedure Call information
rwhod	 System status server
sendmail	 Electronic mail transport agent
setquota	 Set disk quotas for users
showmount	 Show mount information for Network File System server
smbd	 Provide SMB (LanManager) services to clients
smrsh	 Restricted shell for sendmail
snmpd	 Carnegie-Mellon's Simple Network Management Protocol agent
snmptrapd Receive & log Simple Network Management Protocol trap messages
sshd	 Secure shell daemon
sshd1	 Secure shell daemon
stm	 Textmode manipulation/enhancement tool
strfile	 Create a random access file for storing strings
swat	 Samba Web Administration Tool
tcpd	 Access control facility for internet TCP services
tcpdchk	 Transmission Control Protocol wrapper configuration checker
tcpdmatch	 Transmission Control Protocol wrapper oracle
tcpdump	 Dump traffic on a network
tcpslice	 Extract pieces of and/or glue together 'tcpdump' files
texpire	 Delete old news article threads
timed	 Time server daemon
timedc	 Timed control program
traceroute	 Print the route packets take to network host
unstr	Delete file created by 'strfile' for storing strings
usermod	 Modify a user account
uucico	 Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol file transfer daemon
uuxqt	 Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol execution daemon
vboxd	 ISDN voice box daemon
vboxgetty	 ISDN voice box (getty)
visudo	 Edit the 'sudoers' file
wu.ftpd	 DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
wwwoffled	 A proxy server for the World Wide Web Offline Explorer
ypbind	 Network Information Service (Sun Yellow Pages) binding process
ypmake	 Create Network Information Service (Sun Yellow Pages) maps 
yppush	 Force propagation of changed NIS databases
ypserv	 Network Information Services (Sun Yellow Pages) server
