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| Misctools |
| Component programs | bat,pmod,dirstack,dirtree,ftrunc,pascii,pfortune,ranline,stat,textlock,tformat,watcherd + |
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| Computer languages | C + |
| Documentation note | User manpages included |
| Full description | The 'misctools' package includes the follo … The 'misctools' package includes the following: <br /> 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.' package was formerly known as 'pingtools.' |
| Homepage URL | http://www.dystance.net/software/misctools/ + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | ping + , PING tools + , PING utils + , pingtools + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 29 May 2010 + |
| License | GPL + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 12 December 2000 + |
| Name | Misctools + |
| Prerequisite description | CFL + |
| Prerequisite kind | Required to use + |
| Real name | Mark Lindner + |
| Related projects | PTunnel + , Fping + |
| Resource URL | mailto:markl@gnu.org + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 3,285 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 13:41:01 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | Collection of utilities for 'ping' + |
| Software-development | small-specific-development-task + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | software-development + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 2.2 stable released 2005-08-14 |
| Version date | 14 August 2005 + |
| Version download | http://www.dystance.net/software/misctools/misctools-2.2.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 2.2 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 25 May 2012 00:06:08 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | hyperrealm@gmail.com + |
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