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zic
Nov 22nd
SYNOPSIS zic [ -v ] [ -d directory ] [ -l localtime ] [ -p posixrules ] [ -L leapsecondfilename ] [ -s ] [ -y command ] [ filename ... ] DESCRIPTION Zic reads text from the file(s) named on the command line and creates the time conversion information files specified in this input.…
xqmstats
Nov 22nd
SYNOPSIS /usr/sbin/xqmstats DESCRIPTION xqmstat queries the kernel for the XFS Quota Manager dquot statistics. It displays: o Reclaims o Missed reclaims o Dquot dups o Cache misses o Cache hits o Dquot wants o Shake reclaims o Inact reclaims OPTIONS None. SEE ALSO quotastats(1), quota(1). April 2, 2004 XQMSTATS(8)
x86_64
Nov 22nd
SYNOPSIS setarch arch [options] [program [arguments]] arch [options] [program [arguments]] DESCRIPTION setarch This utility currently only affects the output of uname -m. For example, on an AMD64 system, running ‘setarch i386 program’ will cause ‘program’ to see i686 (or other relevant arch) instead of x86_64 as machine type. It also allows to set various personality…
wpa_supplicant
Nov 22nd
SYNOPSIS wpa_supplicant [ -BddfhKLqqtuvW ] [ -iifname ] [ -cconfig file ] [ -Ddriver ] [ -PPID_file ] [ -foutput file ] OVERVIEW Wireless networks do not require physical access to the network equip- ment in the same way as wired networks. This makes it easier for unau- thorized users to passively monitor a network…
wpa_passphrase
Nov 22nd
SYNOPSIS wpa_passphrase [ ssid ] [ passphrase ] OVERVIEW wpa_passphrase pre-computes PSK entries for network configuration blocks of a wpa_supplicant.conf file. An ASCII passphrase and SSID are used to generate a 256-bit PSK. OPTIONS ssid The SSID whose passphrase should be derived. passphrase The passphrase to use. If not included on the command line, passphrase…
wpa_cli
Nov 22nd
SYNOPSIS wpa_cli [ -p path to ctrl sockets ] [ -i ifname ] [ -hvB ] [ -a action file ] [ -P pid file ] [ command ... ] OVERVIEW wpa_cli is a text-based frontend program for interacting with wpa_sup- plicant. It is used to query current status, change configuration, trigger events, and request…
wpa_background
Nov 22nd
WPA The original security mechanism of IEEE 802.11 standard was not designed to be strong and has proven to be insufficient for most net- works that require some kind of security. Task group I (Security) of IEEE 802.11 working group (http://www.ieee802.org/11/) has worked to address the flaws of the base standard and has in practice…
wpa_action
Nov 22nd
SYNOPSIS wpa_action IFACE ACTION DESCRIPTION wpa_action is a shell script designed to control the ifupdown framework according to ACTION events received from wpa_supplicant. wpa_cli receives CONNECTED and DISCONNECTED events from wpa_supplicant via the crtl_iface socket and gives the ACTION event to the wpa_action script as an argument, along with the IFACE to be acted upon.…
wipefs
Nov 22nd
SYNOPSIS wipefs [-ahnp] [-o offset] device DESCRIPTION wipefs allows to erase filesystem or raid signatures (magic strings) from the device to make the filesystem invisible for libblkid. wipefs does not erase the whole filesystem or any other data from the device. When used without options -a or -o, it lists all visible filesystems and offsets…
wipefs
Nov 22nd
SYNOPSIS wipefs [-ahnp] [-o offset] device DESCRIPTION wipefs allows to erase filesystem or raid signatures (magic strings) from the device to make the filesystem invisible for libblkid. wipefs does not erase the whole filesystem or any other data from the device. When used without options -a or -o, it lists all visible filesystems and offsets…