Linux - Alias

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

alias – built-in command for creating a shortcut to a command on a system.

-p parameter prints all the alias on the system.

Example: alias ll='ls -l'

Linux - Agrep

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

agrep – a utility similar to grep which searches through a given pattern and outputs a near match.

-i parameter stands for ignore case.

-w parameter stands for match of whole words only.

Example: agrep -i -w 'KMO'

Linux - Agetty

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

agetty – program the same as the Unix getty short for get tty  which manages physical or virtual terminals and is summoned by init. Once a connection is detected, it opens a tty port, asks for a user’s login name and calls the /bin/login command.

-8 parameter to use 8-bit tty.

-t parameter stands for timeout based on the number of seconds given.

- parameter stands for that the input is already connected to a tty port.

linux argument for the TERM environment variable to be utilized.  

Example: agetty -8 -t 5 - linux

Linux AFIO

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

afio – archive file manipulation program. Afio manipulates groups of files, copying them within or between filesystems and an afio archive.

-i parameter stands for install the archive file by unpacking it.

-t parameter stands for list table-of-contents of archive.

-r parameter stands for verify archive against filesystem.

-p parameter stands for copy files.

-Z parameter stands for compress.

Example: afio -i -Z name_of_archive

Linux - Addgroup

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

addgroup – adds a group to the system based on the default configuration specified in the /etc/adduser.conf file.

Example: addgroup name_of_group

Linux - AddUser

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

adduser – adds a user to the system based on the default configuration specified in the /etc/adduser.conf file.

Example: adduser username

Linux - Access Permissions

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

access permissions – a set of permissions associated with every file and directory that determine who can read it, write to it, or execute it.