This package contains the basic file, shell and text manipulation utilities which are expected to exist on every operating system.
Specifically, this package includes:
arch base64 basename cat chcon chgrp chmod chown chroot cksum comm cp csplit cut date dd df dir dircolors dirname du echo env expand expr factor false flock fmt fold groups head hostid id install join link ln logname ls md5sum mkdir mkfifo mknod mktemp mv nice nl nohup nproc numfmt od paste pathchk pinky pr printenv printf ptx pwd readlink realpath rm rmdir runcon sha*sum seq shred sleep sort split stat stty sum sync tac tail tee test timeout touch tr true truncate tsort tty uname unexpand uniq unlink users vdir wc who whoami yes
Specifically, this package includes:
arch base64 basename cat chcon chgrp chmod chown chroot cksum comm cp csplit cut date dd df dir dircolors dirname du echo env expand expr factor false flock fmt fold groups head hostid id install join link ln logname ls md5sum mkdir mkfifo mknod mktemp mv nice nl nohup nproc numfmt od paste pathchk pinky pr printenv printf ptx pwd readlink realpath rm rmdir runcon sha*sum seq shred sleep sort split stat stty sum sync tac tail tee test timeout touch tr true truncate tsort tty uname unexpand uniq unlink users vdir wc who whoami yes
| Original maintainer | Michael Stone |
|---|---|
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ |
8.32
8.31
8.30
8.29
8.28
8.26
8.25
8.22
| Distribution | Version | Since | Package | Installed | Packager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xz | 8.31-3 | Nov 13 | 2.37 MiB | 15.4 MiB | Allan McRae |
| zst | 8.32-1 | Mar 06 | 2.67 MiB | 16 MiB | Sébastien Luttringer |
| rpm | 8.22-24.el7 | Jan 07 | 3.26 MiB | 13.9 MiB | CentOS BuildSystem |
| deb | 8.30-3 | 2019-03-10 | 2.58 MiB | 15.4 MiB | Michael Stone |
| deb | 8.26-3 | 2017-11-10 | 2.74 MiB | 14.7 MiB | Michael Stone |
| rpm | 8.29-5.fc28 | 2019-01-14 | 1.24 MiB | 6.69 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.29-5.fc28 | 2019-01-14 | 1.24 MiB | 6.69 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.29-5.fc28 | 2019-01-14 | 1.24 MiB | 6.69 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.30-4.fc29 | 2019-01-14 | 1.18 MiB | 7.1 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.30-4.fc29 | 2019-01-14 | 1.18 MiB | 7.1 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.30-4.fc29 | 2019-01-14 | 1.18 MiB | 7.1 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.30-4.fc29 | 2019-01-14 | 1.18 MiB | 7.1 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.30-4.fc29 | 2019-01-14 | 1.18 MiB | 7.1 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.30-4.fc29 | 2019-01-14 | 1.18 MiB | 7.1 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.31-1.fc30 | 2019-06-17 | 1.2 MiB | 12 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.31-1.fc30 | 2019-06-17 | 1.2 MiB | 12 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.31-1.fc30 | 2019-06-17 | 1.2 MiB | 12 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.30-9.fc30 | 2019-06-17 | 1.07 MiB | 11.5 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.30-9.fc30 | 2019-06-17 | 1.07 MiB | 11.5 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.31-4.fc31 | Jan 07 | 1.17 MiB | 7.31 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.31-4.fc31 | Jan 07 | 1.17 MiB | 7.31 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.32-3.fc33 | Mar 12 | 1.17 MiB | 6.86 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.32-3.fc33 | Mar 12 | 1.17 MiB | 6.86 MiB | Fedora Project |
| rpm | 8.31-4.fc31 | 2019-07-30 | 1.17 MiB | 7.31 MiB | Fedora Project |
| xz | 8.31-1 | 2019-03-30 | 2.36 MiB | 15.4 MiB | Sébastien Luttringer |
| xz | 8.31-1 | 2019-03-23 | 2.36 MiB | 15.4 MiB | Sébastien Luttringer |
| xz | 8.31-1 | 2019-03-21 | 2.36 MiB | 15.4 MiB | Sébastien Luttringer |
| rpm | 8.29-lp150.2.2 | 2019-01-17 | 1.33 MiB | 6.13 MiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| rpm | 8.29-lp151.3.3 | 2019-01-23 | 1.33 MiB | 6.13 MiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| rpm | 8.29-lp152.4.5 | Mar 23 | 1.26 MiB | 6.13 MiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| rpm | 8.25-3.3 | 2019-01-17 | 1.23 MiB | 5.8 MiB | http://bugs.opensuse.org |
| rpm | 8.25-5.1 | 2019-01-21 | 1.24 MiB | 5.8 MiB | http://bugs.opensuse.org |
| rpm | 8.31-3.1 | Feb 16 | 1 MiB | 5.78 MiB | https://bugs.opensuse.org |
| deb | 8.26-3ubuntu4 | 2017-11-10 | 1.16 MiB | 6.35 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 8.28-1ubuntu1 | 2018-02-06 | 1.17 MiB | 6.41 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 8.28-1ubuntu2 | 2019-01-14 | 1.18 MiB | 6.98 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 8.30-1ubuntu1 | 2019-01-24 | 1.19 MiB | 6.84 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 8.30-3ubuntu2 | 2019-09-05 | 1.19 MiB | 7.03 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 8.30-3ubuntu2 | Jan 07 | 1.19 MiB | 7.03 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 8.25-2ubuntu2 | 2017-11-10 | 1.12 MiB | 6.12 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
| deb | 8.25-2ubuntu3~16.04 | 2017-11-10 | 1.12 MiB | 6.1 MiB | Ubuntu Developers |
Manual pages
arch(1)
arch - print machine hardware name (same as uname -m)
b2sum(1)
b2sum - compute and check BLAKE2 message digest
base32(1)
base32 - base32 encode/decode data and print to standard output
base64(1)
base64 - base64 encode/decode data and print to standard output
basename(1)
basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames
basenc(1)
basenc - Encode/decode data and print to standard output
cat(1)
cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output
chcon(1)
chcon - change file SELinux security context
chgrp(1)
chgrp - change group ownership
chmod(1)
chmod - change file mode bits
chown(1)
chown - change file owner and group
chroot(1)
chroot - run command or interactive shell with special root directory
cksum(1)
cksum - checksum and count the bytes in a file
comm(1)
comm - compare two sorted files line by line
cp(1)
cp - copy files and directories
csplit(1)
csplit - split a file into sections determined by context lines
cut(1)
cut - remove sections from each line of files
date(1)
date - print or set the system date and time
dd(1)
dd - convert and copy a file
df(1)
df - report file system disk space usage
dir(1)
dir - list directory contents
dircolors(1)
dircolors - color setup for ls
dirname(1)
dirname - strip last component from file name
du(1)
du - estimate file space usage
echo(1)
echo - display a line of text
env(1)
env - run a program in a modified environment
expand(1)
expand - convert tabs to spaces
expr(1)
expr - evaluate expressions
factor(1)
factor - factor numbers
false(1)
false - do nothing, unsuccessfully
fmt(1)
fmt - simple optimal text formatter
fold(1)
fold - wrap each input line to fit in specified width
groups(1)
groups - print the groups a user is in
head(1)
head - output the first part of files
hostid(1)
hostid - print the numeric identifier for the current host
id(1)
id - print real and effective user and group IDs
install(1)
install - copy files and set attributes
join(1)
join - join lines of two files on a common field
link(1)
link - call the link function to create a link to a file
ln(1)
ln - make links between files
logname(1)
logname - print user's login name
ls(1)
ls - list directory contents
md5sum(1)
md5sum - compute and check MD5 message digest
mkdir(1)
mkdir - make directories
mkfifo(1)
mkfifo - make FIFOs (named pipes)
mknod(1)
mknod - make block or character special files
mktemp(1)
mktemp - create a temporary file or directory
mv(1)
mv - move (rename) files
nice(1)
nice - run a program with modified scheduling priority
nl(1)
nl - number lines of files
nohup(1)
nohup - run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty
nproc(1)
nproc - print the number of processing units available
numfmt(1)
numfmt - Convert numbers from/to human-readable strings
od(1)
od - dump files in octal and other formats
paste(1)
paste - merge lines of files
pathchk(1)
pathchk - check whether file names are valid or portable
pinky(1)
pinky - lightweight finger
pr(1)
pr - convert text files for printing
printenv(1)
printenv - print all or part of environment
printf(1)
printf - format and print data
ptx(1)
ptx - produce a permuted index of file contents
pwd(1)
pwd - print name of current/working directory
readlink(1)
readlink - print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names
realpath(1)
realpath - print the resolved path
rm(1)
rm - remove files or directories
rmdir(1)
rmdir - remove empty directories
runcon(1)
runcon - run command with specified SELinux security context
seq(1)
seq - print a sequence of numbers
sha1sum(1)
sha1sum - compute and check SHA1 message digest
sha224sum(1)
sha224sum - compute and check SHA224 message digest
sha256sum(1)
sha256sum - compute and check SHA256 message digest
sha384sum(1)
sha384sum - compute and check SHA384 message digest
sha512sum(1)
sha512sum - compute and check SHA512 message digest
shred(1)
shred - overwrite a file to hide its contents, and optionally delete it
shuf(1)
shuf - generate random permutations
sleep(1)
sleep - delay for a specified amount of time
sort(1)
sort - sort lines of text files
split(1)
split - split a file into pieces
stat(1)
stat - display file or file system status
stdbuf(1)
stdbuf - Run COMMAND, with modified buffering operations for its standard streams.
stty(1)
stty - change and print terminal line settings
sum(1)
sum - checksum and count the blocks in a file
sync(1)
sync - Synchronize cached writes to persistent storage
tac(1)
tac - concatenate and print files in reverse
tail(1)
tail - output the last part of files
tee(1)
tee - read from standard input and write to standard output and files
test(1)
test - check file types and compare values
timeout(1)
timeout - run a command with a time limit
touch(1)
touch - change file timestamps
tr(1)
tr - translate or delete characters
true(1)
true - do nothing, successfully
truncate(1)
truncate - shrink or extend the size of a file to the specified size
tsort(1)
tsort - perform topological sort
tty(1)
tty - print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input
uname(1)
uname - print system information
unexpand(1)
unexpand - convert spaces to tabs
uniq(1)
uniq - report or omit repeated lines
unlink(1)
unlink - call the unlink function to remove the specified file
uptime(1)
uptime - Tell how long the system has been running.
users(1)
users - print the user names of users currently logged in to the current host
vdir(1)
vdir - list directory contents
wc(1)
wc - print newline, word, and byte counts for each file
who(1)
who - show who is logged on
whoami(1)
whoami - print effective userid
yes(1)
yes - output a string repeatedly until killed
chroot(8)
chroot - run command or interactive shell with special root directory
Latest updates
OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 oss: Updated from 8.29-lp152.4.4 to 8.29-lp152.4.5
Mar 23
- Use %license (boo#1082318)
Fedora rawhide development/Everything-os: Updated from 8.31-10.fc32 to 8.32-3.fc33
Mar 12
- uniq: remove collation handling as required by newer POSIX
Fedora rawhide development/Server-os: Updated from 8.31-10.fc32 to 8.32-3.fc33
Mar 12
- uniq: remove collation handling as required by newer POSIX
Arch rolling testing/os: Version 8.32-1 introduced
Mar 06
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 8.31-2.3 to 8.31-3.1
Feb 16
- disable single and testsuite builds in rings/staging
- remove duplicate "coreutils" in flavor to make it look nicer in OBS
Fedora rawhide development/Server-os: Updated from 8.31-9.fc32 to 8.31-10.fc32
Feb 15
- make upstream test-suite work with root privileges (#1800597)
Fedora rawhide development/Everything-os: Updated from 8.31-9.fc32 to 8.31-10.fc32
Feb 15
- make upstream test-suite work with root privileges (#1800597)
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 8.31-2.2 to 8.31-2.3
Feb 09
- Do not recommend lang package. The lang package already has a supplements.
Fedora rawhide development/Server-os: Updated from 8.31-8.fc32 to 8.31-9.fc32
Feb 08
- use upstream fix the cp/proc-short-read test
Fedora rawhide development/Everything-os: Updated from 8.31-8.fc32 to 8.31-9.fc32
Feb 08
- use upstream fix the cp/proc-short-read test
Fedora rawhide development/Everything-os: Updated from 8.31-6.fc32 to 8.31-8.fc32
Jan 31
- skip a test that relies on /proc/kallsyms having immutable content
Fedora rawhide development/Server-os: Updated from 8.31-6.fc32 to 8.31-8.fc32
Jan 31
- skip a test that relies on /proc/kallsyms having immutable content
Fedora 31 releases/Server-os: Version 8.31-4.fc31 introduced
Jan 07
Fedora 31 releases/Everything-os: Version 8.31-4.fc31 introduced
Jan 07
OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 oss: Version 8.29-lp152.4.4 introduced
Jan 07
- Use %license (boo#1082318)
CentOS 7.7.1908 os: Version 8.22-24.el7 introduced
Jan 07
- doc: improve description of the --kibibytes option of ls (#1527391)
- doc: fix typo in date example (#1620624)
- stat,tail: sync the list of file systems with coreutils-8.31 (#1659530)
- df: avoid stat() for dummy file systems with -l (#1668137)
- df: prioritize mounts nearer the device root (#1042840)
Ubuntu 20.04 focal/main: Version 8.30-3ubuntu2 introduced
Jan 07
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed oss: Updated from 8.31-2.1 to 8.31-2.2
Nov 20
- Do not recommend lang package. The lang package already has a supplements.
Arch rolling testing/os: Version 8.31-3 removed
Nov 13
Arch rolling core/os: Updated from 8.31-2 to 8.31-3
Nov 13
Related packages
coreutils-common - coreutils common optional components
coreutils-debuginfo - Debug information for package coreutils
coreutils-debugsource - Debug sources for package coreutils
coreutils-doc - Documentation for the GNU Core Utilities
coreutils-lang - Translations for package coreutils
coreutils-single - coreutils multicall binary
coreutils-single-debuginfo - Debug information for package coreutils-single
coreutils-single-debugsource - Debug sources for package coreutils-single
coreutils-testsuite - GNU Core Utilities
