util-linux

util-linux
Stable release
2.41.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 24 June 2025 (24 June 2025)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemLinux
Available in31 languages, 7 full translations[2]
TypeUtility software
LicensePortions variously under GNU General Public License (v2+ or v2 only), GNU Lesser General Public License (v2+) and BSD License.[3]
Websitewww.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git

util-linux is a package of utilities distributed by the Linux Kernel Organization for use in a Linux operating system. A fork, util-linux-ng (with ng meaning "next generation"), was created when development stalled,[4] but as of January 2011 has been renamed back to util-linux, and is the official version of the package.[5]

Content

The package includes the following utilities:

  • addpart
  • agetty
  • blkdiscard[6]
  • blkid
  • blkzone
  • blockdev
  • cal
  • cfdisk
  • chcpu
  • chfn
  • chmem
  • choom
  • chrt
  • chsh
  • col (legacy)[7]
  • colcrt
  • colrm
  • column
  • ctrlaltdel
  • delpart
  • dmesg
  • eject
  • fallocate
  • fdformat
  • fdisk
  • fincore
  • findfs
  • findmnt
  • flock
  • fsck
  • fsck.cramfs
  • fsck.minix
  • fsfreeze
  • fstrim
  • getopt
  • hardlink
  • hexdump
  • hwclock[a]
  • ionice
  • ipcmk
  • ipcrm
  • ipcs
  • irqtop[8]
  • isosize
  • kill
  • last
  • ldattach
  • line (legacy)[7]
  • logger
  • login
  • look
  • losetup
  • lsblk
  • lscpu[9]
  • lsfd[b]
  • lsipc
  • lsirq[10]
  • lslocks
  • lslogins
  • lsmem
  • lsns
  • mcookie
  • mesg
  • mkfs (legacy)[7]
  • mkfs.bfs
  • mkfs.cramfs
  • mkfs.minix
  • mkswap
  • more
  • mount
  • mountpoint
  • namei
  • newgrp
  • nologin
  • nsenter
  • partx
  • pg (legacy)[7]
  • pivot_root
  • prlimit[11]
  • raw
  • readprofile
  • rename
  • renice
  • reset (legacy)[7]
  • resizepart
  • rev
  • rfkill
  • rtcwake
  • runuser
  • script
  • scriptlive
  • scriptreplay
  • setarch[c]
  • setpriv
  • setsid
  • setterm
  • sfdisk
  • su
  • sulogin
  • swaplabel
  • swapoff
  • swapon
  • switch_root
  • taskset
  • tunelp (deprecated)[12]
  • ul
  • umount
  • unshare
  • utmpdump
  • uuidd
  • uuidgen
  • uuidparse
  • vipw[d]
  • wall
  • wdctl
  • whereis
  • wipefs
  • write
  • zramctl

Removed content

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

See also

  • BusyBox – Collection of Unix tools in single executable file
  • CUPS – Computer printing system
  • GNU Core Utilities – Collection of standard, Unix-based utilities from GNU
  • Toybox – Collection of Unix tools in single executable file
  • uname – Standard UNIX utility that prints name and other details about the machine

Notes

  1. ^ cquery and set the hardware clock (RTC)
  2. ^ modern replacement for lsof
  3. ^ including architecture symlinks such as i386, linux32, linux64, x86_64, etc.
  4. ^ including symlink to vigr
  5. ^ removed from default build[17] before being removed[18] altogether
  6. ^ a b c formerly a symlink to rdev[21]

References

  1. ^ "[ANNOUNCE] util-linux v2.41.1". 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Translation Project util-linux textual domain". 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  3. ^ "README.licensing". util-linux source tree. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ Karel Zak (2006-12-18). "[ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng fork". Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  5. ^ Karel Zak (2010-12-01). "[ANNOUNCE] util-linux without -ng". Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  6. ^ "blkdiscard(8) - Linux manual page". July 2014. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Documentation/deprecated.txt". util-linux. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  8. ^ "Release v2.36 notes".
  9. ^ "lscpu manual".
  10. ^ "Release v2.36 notes".
  11. ^ Karel Zak (2012-01-25). "prlimit(1)". Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  12. ^ Sami Kerola (2012-12-16). "tunelp: deprecation: remove command from default build". util-linux. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  13. ^ Karel Zak (2013-03-14). "arch: remove the command, deprecated since 2.13, use coreutils version". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  14. ^ Karel Zak (2013-03-14). "chkdupexe: remove, deprecated for years". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  15. ^ Karel Zak. "clock: Dropped entirely. Use hwclock". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  16. ^ Sami Kerola (2014-05-11). "cytune: remove from util-linux". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  17. ^ Karel Zak (2011-08-18). "build-sys: add --enable-ddate". util-linux. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  18. ^ Sami Kerola (2012-10-08). "ddate: remove from util-linux". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  19. ^ Sami Kerola (2013-08-17). "build-sys: complete elvtune removal". util-linux. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g Karel Zak (2011-06-08). "simpleinit: remove this deprecated set of utils". util-linux. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  21. ^ a b Karel Zak (2010-05-13). "rdev: remove this deprecated command". util-linux. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  22. ^ Sami Kerola (2017-04-02). "tailf: remove deprecated utility". util-linux.
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