Misctools

The 'misctools' package includes the following: 

	bat-      binary dump program; similar to the UNIX 'od' command
	pmod-     copies file permissions.
        dirstack- curses-based directory browser/selector
	dirtree-  generates hierarchical list of filenames for a given
		     directory tree
	ftrunc-   truncates files to specified lengths
	pascii-   reads characters from keyboard and displays their ASCII code
	pfortune  prints out random fortunes
	ranline-  reads a line at random from a file
	stat-     prints out information about a file
	textlock- password-protection program for text terminals like 'xlock'
	tformat-  reformats text to fit in a specified number of columns
	watcherd  watches filesize and invokes another program if it increases

This package was formerly known as 'pingtools.'

Last updated 22 Dec, 2007


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Fping, PTunnel

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bat, pmod, dirstack, dirtree, ftrunc, pascii, pfortune, ranline, stat, textlock, tformat, watcherd

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2.2 stable released 2005-08-14

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