| util-linux | |
|---|---|
| Stable release | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Available in | 31 languages, 7 full translations[2] |
| Type | Utility software |
| License | Portions variously underGNU General Public License (v2+ or v2 only),GNU Lesser General Public License (v2+) andBSD License.[3] |
| Website | www git |
| Repository | |
util-linux is a package ofutilities distributed by theLinux Kernel Organization for use in aLinuxoperating system. Afork,util-linux-ng (withng meaning "next generation"), was created when development stalled,[4] but as of January 2011[update] has been renamed back toutil-linux, and is the official version of the package.[5]
The package includes the following utilities:
Utilities formerly included, but removed as of 1 July 2015[update]: