This manual documents version 2.7 of the GNU networking utilities.
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dnsdomainname: Show DNS domain namehostname: Show or set system host name.ifconfig: Configure network interfaceslogger: Send messages to system logping: Packets to network hostsping6: Packets to IPv6 network hoststraceroute: Trace the route to a hostwhois: User interface to WHOIS data bases.ftp: FTP clientrcp: Copy files between machinesrexec: a remote execution programrlogin: Remote loginrsh: Remote shelltalk: a communication programtelnet: User interface to TELNETtftp: TFTP clientinetd: Internet super-serversyslogd: system service logging faclityftpd: FTP daemonrexecd: server for rexecrlogind: Remote login serverrshd: Remote shell servertalkd: a server for communication between userstelnetd: Telnet servertftpd: TFTP serveruucpd: Unix to Unix Copy relay daemon.dnsdomainname: Show DNS domain namehostname: Show or set system host name.
ifconfig: Configure network interfaces
logger: Send messages to system log
ping: Packets to network hosts
ping6: Packets to IPv6 network hosts
traceroute: Trace the route to a host
whois: User interface to WHOIS data bases.
ftp: FTP client
rcp: Copy files between machines
rexec: a remote execution program
rlogin: Remote login
rsh: Remote shell
talk: a communication program
telnet: User interface to TELNET
tftp: TFTP client
inetd: Internet super-server
syslogd: system service logging faclity
ftpd: FTP daemon
rexecd: server for rexec
rlogind: Remote login server
rshd: Remote shell server
talkd: a server for communication between users
telnetd: Telnet server
tftpd: TFTP server
uucpd: Unix to Unix Copy relay daemon.