Coreutils |
Coreutils is a package of GNU Software containing many of the basic tools such as cat (Unix), Ls, and rm (Unix) needed for Unix-like operating systems. It is a combination of a number of earlier packages, including [http://www.gnu.org/software/textutils/textutils.html textutils], [http://www.gnu.org/software/shellutils/shellutils.html shellutils], and [http://www.gnu.org/software/fileutils/fileutils.html fileutils] along with some other miscellaneous utilities.
= GNU coreutils capabilities =
The GNU core utilities support long options as parameter (computer science)s to the commands, as well as the relaxation of the convention of specifying options before the regular arguments, unless the POSIXLY_CORRECT environment variable is set (which however enables a different functionality in BSD). Additionally, as the GNU philosophy shifts information away from manual pages (and uses tools such as info), usage information is more extensive.
= Programs included in coreutils =
The Debian package coreutils-5.2.1-2 contains these programs:
In addition, coreutils contains a program called [. It is a synonym for test (Unix), permitting expressions like [ expression ].
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