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                                  util-linux

              util-linux is a random collection of Linux utilities

     Note that in years 2006-2010 this project used the name "util-linux-ng".

WEB PAGE:

     http://kernel.org/~kzak/util-linux/


MAILING LIST:

      E-MAIL: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
      URL:    http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#util-linux


DOWNLOAD:

      ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/


SOURCE CODE:

      Web interface:
          http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux/util-linux.git
      Checkout:
          git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git util-linux

NLS (PO TRANSLATIONS):

      PO files are maintained by:
          http://translationproject.org/domain/util-linux-ng.html

NEUTRALITY:

      The stuff in util-linux should be rather distribution-neutral.
      No RPMs/DEBs/... are provided - get yours from your distributor.


VERSION SCHEMA:

      Standard releases:

          <major>.<minor>[.<maint>[.<bugfix>]]

             major = fatal and deep changes
             minor = typical release with new features
             maint = maintenance releases; bug fixes only
             bugfix = unplanned releases for critical/security bugs

      Development releases:

         <major>.<minor>-rc<N>