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setkeycodes(8) -- load kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries
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The setkeycodes command reads its arguments two at a time, each pair of arguments consisting of a scancode (given in hexadecimal) and a keycode (given in decimal). For each such pair, it tells the ker... |
setsid(8) -- run a program in a new session
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setsid runs a program in a new session. |
sfdisk(8) -- Partition table manipulator for Linux
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sfdisk has four (main) uses: list the size of a partition, list the partitions on a device, check the partitions on a device, and - very dangerous - repartition a device. List Sizes [Toc] [Back]... |
shadowconfig(8) -- toggle shadow passwords on and off
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shadowconfig on will turn shadow passwords on; shadowconfig off will turn shadow passwords off. shadowconfig will print an error message and exit with a nonzero code if it finds anything awry. If that... |
shutdown(8) -- bring the system down
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shutdown brings the system down in a secure way. All logged-in users are notified that the system is going down, and login(1) is blocked. It is possible to shut the system down immediately or after a ... |
slattach(8) -- attach a network interface to a serial line
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Slattach is a tiny little program that can be used to put a normal terminal ("serial") line into one of several "network" modes, thus allowing you to use it for point-to-point links to other compu... |
start-stop-daemon(8) -- start and stop system daemon programs
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start-stop-daemon is used to control the creation and termination of system-level processes. Using the --exec, --pidfile, --user, and --name options, start-stop-daemon can be configured to find existi... |
sulogin(8) -- Single-user login
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sulogin is invoked by init(8) when the system goes into single user mode (this is done through an entry in inittab(5)). Init also tries to execute sulogin when it is passed the -b flag from the bootmo... |
swapoff(8) --
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swapon(8) -- enable/disable devices and files for paging and swapping
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Swapon is used to specify devices on which paging and swapping are to take place. Calls to swapon normally occur in the system multi-user initialization file /etc/rc making all swap devices available,... |
sysctl(8) -- configure kernel parameters at runtime
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sysctl is used to modify kernel parameters at runtime. The parameters available are those listed under /proc/sys/. Procfs is required for sysctl(8) support in Linux. You can use sysctl(8) to both read... |
sysklogd(8) -- Linux system logging utilities.
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Sysklogd provides two system utilities which provide support for system logging and kernel message trapping. Support of both internet and unix domain sockets enables this utility package to support bo... |
syslog-facility(8) -- Setup and remove LOCALx facility for sysklogd
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syslog-facility can be used to setup a syslog facility and to remove it. The primary use of this perl script is to allow packages to automatically setup (and remove) a LOCALx facility. With the first ... |