List of GNU Core Utilities commands

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This is a list of commands from the GNU Core Utilities for Unix environments. These commands can be found on Unix operating systems and most Unix-like operating systems.

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Programs in coreutils 8.27[1]
Name Category Description
File utilities Changes file security context (SELinux)
chgrp File utilities Changes file group ownership
chown File utilities Changes file ownership
chmod File utilities Changes the permissions of a file or directory
cp File utilities Copies a file or directory
dd File utilities Copies and converts a file
df File utilities Shows disk free space on file systems
dir File utilities Is exactly like "ls -C -b". (Files are by default listed in columns and sorted vertically.)
File utilities Set up color for ls
install File utilities Copies files and set attributes
ln File utilities Creates a link to a file
ls File utilities Lists the files in a directory
mkdir File utilities Creates a directory
mkfifo File utilities Makes named pipes (FIFOs)
mknod File utilities Makes block or character special files
mktemp File utilities Creates a temporary file or directory
mv File utilities Moves files or rename files
File utilities Returns the resolved absolute or relative path for a file
rm File utilities Removes (deletes) files, directories, and symbolic links
rmdir File utilities Removes empty directories
shred File utilities Overwrites a file to hide its contents, and optionally deletes it
sync File utilities Flushes file system buffers
touch File utilities Changes file timestamps; creates file
truncate File utilities Shrink or extend the size of a file to the specified size
vdir File utilities Is exactly like "ls -l -b". (Files are by default listed in long format.)
Text utilities Computes and checks BLAKE2b message digest
base32 Text utilities Encodes or decodes Base32, and prints result to standard output
base64 Text utilities Encodes or decodes Base64, and prints result to standard output
cat Text utilities Concatenates and prints files on the standard output
cksum Text utilities Checksums (IEEE Ethernet CRC-32) and count the bytes in a file
comm Text utilities Compares two sorted files line by line
csplit Text utilities Splits a file into sections determined by context lines
cut Text utilities Removes sections from each line of files
expand Text utilities Converts tabs to spaces
fmt Text utilities Simple optimal text formatter
fold Text utilities Wraps each input line to fit in specified width
head Text utilities Outputs the first part of files
join Text utilities Joins lines of two files on a common field
md5sum Text utilities Computes and checks MD5 message digest
nl Text utilities Numbers lines of files
Text utilities Reformat numbers
od Text utilities Dumps files in octal and other formats
paste Text utilities Merges lines of files
ptx Text utilities Produces a permuted index of file contents
pr Text utilities Converts text files for printing
sha1sum,
sha224sum,
sha256sum,
sha384sum,
sha512sum 		Text utilities Computes and checks SHA-1/SHA-2 message digests
shuf Text utilities generate random permutations
sort Text utilities sort lines of text files
split Text utilities Splits a file into pieces
sum Text utilities Checksums and counts the blocks in a file
tac Text utilities Concatenates and prints files in reverse order line by line
tail Text utilities Outputs the last part of files
tr Text utilities Translates or deletes characters
tsort Text utilities Performs a topological sort
unexpand Text utilities Converts spaces to tabs
uniq Text utilities Removes duplicate lines from a sorted file
wc Text utilities Prints the number of bytes, words, and lines in files
arch Shell utilities Prints machine hardware name (same as uname -m)
basename Shell utilities Removes the path prefix from a given pathname
chroot Shell utilities Changes the root directory
date Shell utilities Prints or sets the system date and time
dirname Shell utilities Strips non-directory suffix from file name
du Shell utilities Shows disk usage on file systems
echo Shell utilities Displays a specified line of text
env Shell utilities Displays and modifies environment variables
expr Shell utilities Evaluates expressions
factor Shell utilities Factors numbers
false Shell utilities Does nothing, but exits unsuccessfully
groups Shell utilities Prints the groups of which the user is a member
Shell utilities Prints the numeric identifier for the current host
id Shell utilities Prints real or effective UID and GID
link Shell utilities Creates a link to a file
logname Shell utilities Print the user's login name
nice Shell utilities Modifies scheduling priority
nohup Shell utilities Allows a command to continue running after logging out
Shell utilities Queries the number of (active) processors
Shell utilities Checks whether file names are valid or portable
Shell utilities A lightweight version of finger
printenv Shell utilities Prints environment variables
printf Shell utilities Formats and prints data
pwd Shell utilities Prints the current working directory
Shell utilities Displays value of a symbolic link
Shell utilities Run command with specified security context
seq Shell utilities Prints a sequence of numbers
sleep Shell utilities Delays for a specified amount of time
stat Shell utilities Returns data about an inode
Shell utilities Controls buffering for commands that use stdio
Shell utilities Changes and prints terminal line settings
tee Shell utilities Sends output to multiple files
test Shell utilities Evaluates an expression
timeout Shell utilities Run a command with a time limit
true Shell utilities Does nothing, but exits successfully
tty Shell utilities Prints terminal name
uname Shell utilities Prints system information
unlink Shell utilities Removes the specified file using the unlink function
uptime Shell utilities Tells how long the system has been running
users Shell utilities Prints the user names of users currently logged into the current host
who Shell utilities Prints a list of all users currently logged in
whoami Shell utilities Prints the effective userid
yes Shell utilities Prints a string repeatedly
[ Other Utilities A synonym for test; this program permits expressions like [ expression ].

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References[]

  1. ^ "README".

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