Linux Commands Examples
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m-a - manage kernel modules packages
macptopbm - convert a MacPaint file into a portable bitmap
mag - computes fontsizes and magsteps
mail-lock - command-line programs to safely lock and unlock files and mailboxes (via liblockfile).
mail-touchlock - command-line programs to safely lock and unlock files and mailboxes (via liblockfile).
mail-unlock - command-line programs to safely lock and unlock files and mailboxes (via liblockfile).
make - GNU make utility to maintain groups of programs
make-ssl-cert - Debconf wrapper for openssl
MAKEDEV - create devices
makeindex - a general purpose, formatter-independent index processor
makeinfo - translate Texinfo documents
makeivs-ng - generate a dummy IVS dump file with a specific WEP key
makejvf
mako-render - renders Mako templates
man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals
mandb - create or update the manual page index caches
manhole
manpath - determine search path for manual pages
mapscrn - load screen output mapping table
mattrib
mawk - pattern scanning and text processing language
mbadblocks
mc-tool - manipulate Mission Control accounts from the command line
mc-wait-for-name - run until a D-Bus name appears on the session bus
mcat
mcd
mcheck - verify all files on an MS-DOS formatted disk
mclasserase
mcomp - Compares two files using mtools
mcookie - generate magic cookies for xauth
mcopy
md5pass - Create an MD5 password hash
md5sum - compute and check MD5 message digest
md5sum.textutils - compute and check MD5 message digest
mdatopbm - convert a Microdesign .mda or .mdp file into a portable bitmap
mdel
mdeltree
mdir
mdu
meinproc4 - KDE translator for XML
meinproc4_simple
meld - Visual diff and merge tool for the GNOME Desktop
memdiskfind - utility to search for a MEMDISK instance
mencoder - movie encoder
mendex
mesg - control write access to your terminal
mess - The Multiple Emulator Super System
metaflac - program to list, add, remove, or edit metadata in one or more FLAC files.
mf - Metafont, a language for font and logo design
mf-nowin - , inimf, virmf Metafont, a language for font and logo design
mformat
mfplain
mft - translate Metafont or MetaPost code to TeX code for prettyprinting
mgrtopbm - convert a MGR bitmap into a portable bitmap
midi2ly - manual page for midi2ly (LilyPond) 2.16.0
mii-tool - view, manipulate media-independent interface status
mimeopen - Open files by mimetype
mimetype - Determine file type
min12xxw - Convert pbmraw streams to Minolta PagePro 12xxW languages
minfo
miniterm.py
mkdir - make directories
mkdiskimage - Create a blank MS-DOS formatted hard disk image
mkdosfs - create an MS-DOS file system under Linux
mke2fs - create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)
mkfontdir - create an index of X font files in a directory
mkfontscale - create an index of scalable font files for X
mkfs - build a Linux filesystem
mkfs.bfs - make an SCO bfs filesystem
mkfs.cramfs
mkfs.ext2 - create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.ext3 - create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.ext4 - create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.ext4dev - create an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem
mkfs.minix - make a Minix filesystem
mkfs.msdos - create an MS-DOS file system under Linux
mkfs.vfat - create an MS-DOS file system under Linux
mkhomedir_helper - Helper binary that creates home directories
mkindex - script to process LaTeX index and glossary files
mkinitramfs - low-level tool for generating an initramfs image
mkisofs
mklost+found - create a lost+found directory on a mounted Linux second extended file system
mkluatexfontdb
mkmanifest
mknod - make block or character special files
mkntfs - create an NTFS file system
mkocp - frontend to otp2ocp (1)
mkofm - front end to mktextfm (1)
mkpasswd - Overfeatured front end to crypt(3)
mkswap - set up a Linux swap area
mktemp - create a temporary file or directory
mktexfmt - utility for maintaining TeX format files fmtutil-sys - utility for maintaining TeX format files system-wide
mktexlsr - create ls-R databases
mktexmf - create a Metafont source file
mktexpk - create a PK file for a font
mktextfm - create a TFM file for a font
mkzftree - Create a zisofs/RockRidge compressed file tree
mk_modmap - translate a Linux keytable file into an xmodmap file
mlabel
mlocate - find files by name
mmd
mmount
mmove
mmroff - cross reference preprocessor
mntctl
moc
modem-manager
modinfo - Show information about a Linux Kernel module
modprobe - Add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
module-assistant - manage kernel modules packages
mogrify - resize an image, blur, crop, despeckle, dither, draw on, flip, join, re-sample, and much more. Mogrify overwrites the original image file, whereas, convert(1) writes to a different image file.
mogrify.im6 - resize an image, blur, crop, despeckle, dither, draw on, flip, join, re-sample, and much more. Mogrify overwrites the original image file, whereas, convert(1) writes to a different image file.
montage - create a composite image by combining several separate images. The images are tiled on the composite image optionally adorned with a border, frame, image name, and more.
montage.im6 - create a composite image by combining several separate images. The images are tiled on the composite image optionally adorned with a border, frame, image name, and more.
more - file perusal filter for crt viewing
mount - mount a filesystem
mount.fuse - format and options for the fuse file systems
mount.lowntfs-3g - Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
mount.ntfs - Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
mount.ntfs-3g - Third Generation Read/Write NTFS Driver
mount.vboxsf - x86 virtualization solution
mountall - Mount filesystems during boot
mountpoint - see if a directory is a mountpoint
mousetweaks - Accessibility enhancements for pointing devices
mp2enc - Simple MPEG-1 layer-II audio encoder
mpartition
mpeg2enc - MPEG-1/2 encoder
mpegtranscode
mplayer - movie player mencoder - movie encoder
mplex - MPEG 1/2 program/system stream multiplexer
mpost - MetaPost, a system for creating graphics
mptopdf - convert MetaPost to PDF
mrd
mren
mscompress - compress data using LZ77 algorithm
msexpand - decompress data compressed using mscompress(1) or COMPRESS.EXE
msgattrib - attribute matching and manipulation on message catalog
msgcat - combines several message catalogs
msgcmp - compare message catalog and template
msgcomm - match two message catalogs
msgconv - character set conversion for message catalog
msgen - create English message catalog
msgexec - process translations of message catalog
msgfilter - edit translations of message catalog
msgfmt - compile message catalog to binary format
msggrep - pattern matching on message catalog
msginit - initialize a message catalog
msgmerge - merge message catalog and template
msgunfmt - uncompile message catalog from binary format
msguniq - unify duplicate translations in message catalog
mshortname
mshowfat
msiexec - Wine MSI Installer
msql2mysql - convert mSQL programs for use with MySQL
mt - control magnetic tape drive operation
mt-gnu - control magnetic tape drive operation
mtools
mtoolstest
mtr - a network diagnostic tool
mtrace - Interpret output from MALLOC_TRACE
mttroff - A libavg based multitouch TRON clone
mtvtoppm - convert output from the MTV or PRT ray tracers into a portable pixmap
mtype
musicxml2ly - manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.16.0
mv - move (rename) files
mx-create-image-cache - program to make a cache of a directory
mxtar - Wrapper for using GNU tar directly from a floppy disk
myisamchk - MyISAM table-maintenance utility
myisamlog - display MyISAM log file contents
myisampack - generate compressed, read-only MyISAM tables
myisam_ftdump - display full-text index information
mysql - the MySQL command-line tool
mysqlaccess - client for checking access privileges
mysqladmin - client for administering a MySQL server
mysqlanalyze - a table maintenance program
mysqlbinlog - utility for processing binary log files
mysqlbug - generate bug report
mysqlcheck - a table maintenance program
mysqld - the MySQL server
mysqldump - a database backup program
mysqldumpslow - Summarize slow query log files
mysqld_multi - manage multiple MySQL servers
mysqld_safe - MySQL server startup script
mysqlhotcopy - a database backup program
mysqlimport - a data import program
mysqloptimize - a table maintenance program
mysqlrepair - a table maintenance program
mysqlreport - Makes a friendly report of important MySQL status values
mysqlshow - display database, table, and column information
mysqlslap - load emulation client
mysqltest - _embedded program to run embedded test cases
mysql_client_test - _embedded test client API for embedded server
mysql_convert_table_format - convert tables to use a given storage engine
mysql_find_rows - extract SQL statements from files
mysql_fix_extensions - normalize table file name extensions
mysql_install_db - initialize MySQL data directory
mysql_plugin - configure MySQL server plugins
mysql_secure_installation - improve MySQL installation security
mysql_setpermission - interactively set permissions in grant tables
mysql_tzinfo_to_sql - load the time zone tables
mysql_upgrade - check and upgrade MySQL tables
mysql_waitpid - kill process and wait for its termination
mysql_zap - kill processes that match a pattern
my_print_defaults - display options from option files
mzip