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Util-linux

util-linux
Stable release
2.29 / 8 November 2016; 4 months ago (2016-11-08)
Repository https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux, git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git
Development status Active
Written in C and Python
Operating system Linux
Available in 27 languages, 8 full translations
Type Utility software
License Portions variously under GNU General Public License (v2+ or v2 only), GNU Lesser General Public License (v2+) and BSD License.
Website

www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/

git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git

www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/

util-linux is a standard package of the Linux kernel. A fork, util-linux-ng—with ng meaning "next generation"—was created when development stalled, but as of January 2011 has been renamed back to util-linux, and is the official version of the package.

It includes the following utilities:

Utilities formerly included, but removed as of 1 July 2015:


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