sys-apps/util-linux
Various useful Linux utilities
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					util-linux-9999audit build caps +cramfs cryptsetup fdformat +hardlink kill +logger magic ncurses nls pam python +readline rtas selinux slang static-libs +su +suid systemd test tty-helpers udev unicode uuidd python_targets_python3_11 python_targets_python3_12 python_targets_python3_13 python_targets_python3_14 abi_x86_32 abi_x86_64 abi_x86_x32 abi_mips_n32 abi_mips_n64 abi_mips_o32 abi_s390_32 abi_s390_64
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					util-linux-2.41.2~alpha amd64 ~arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux ~arm64-macosaudit build caps +cramfs cryptsetup fdformat +hardlink kill +logger magic ncurses nls pam python +readline rtas selinux slang static-libs +su +suid systemd test tty-helpers udev unicode uuidd python_targets_python3_11 python_targets_python3_12 python_targets_python3_13 python_targets_python3_14 abi_x86_32 abi_x86_64 abi_x86_x32 abi_mips_n32 abi_mips_n64 abi_mips_o32 abi_s390_32 abi_s390_64 verify-sig
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					util-linux-2.41.1-r1~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux ~arm64-macosaudit build caps +cramfs cryptsetup fdformat +hardlink kill +logger magic ncurses nls pam python +readline rtas selinux slang static-libs +su +suid systemd test tty-helpers udev unicode uuidd python_targets_python3_11 python_targets_python3_12 python_targets_python3_13 python_targets_python3_14 abi_x86_32 abi_x86_64 abi_x86_x32 abi_mips_n32 abi_mips_n64 abi_mips_o32 abi_s390_32 abi_s390_64 verify-sig
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					util-linux-2.40.4~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux ~arm64-macosaudit build caps +cramfs cryptsetup fdformat +hardlink kill +logger magic ncurses nls pam python +readline rtas selinux slang static-libs +su +suid systemd test tty-helpers udev unicode uuidd python_targets_python3_11 python_targets_python3_12 python_targets_python3_13 abi_x86_32 abi_x86_64 abi_x86_x32 abi_mips_n32 abi_mips_n64 abi_mips_o32 abi_s390_32 abi_s390_64 verify-sig
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					util-linux-2.26.2amd64 x86build caps +cramfs fdformat ncurses nls pam python selinux slang static-libs +suid systemd test tty-helpers udev unicode python_targets_python2_7 python_targets_python3_3 python_targets_python3_4 python_single_target_python2_7 python_single_target_python3_3 python_single_target_python3_4 abi_x86_32 abi_x86_64 abi_x86_x32 abi_mips_n32 abi_mips_n64 abi_mips_o32 abi_ppc_32 abi_ppc_64 abi_s390_32 abi_s390_64
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					util-linux-2.22.2amd64 x86+cramfs crypt ddate ncurses nls old-linux perl selinux slang static-libs +suid test udev unicode
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USE Flags
audit
			
			        Global: Enable support for sys-process/audit
			    
		build
			
			        Global: !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used for creating build images and the first half of bootstrapping [make stage1]
			    
		caps
			
			        Global: Use Linux capabilities library to control privilege
			    
		+cramfs
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		cryptsetup
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		fdformat
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		+hardlink
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		kill
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		+logger
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		magic
			
			        Global: Add magic file support (sys-apps/file)
			    
		ncurses
			
			        Global: Adds ncurses support (console display library)
			    
		nls
			
			        Global: Adds Native Language Support (using gettext - GNU locale utilities)
			    
		pam
			
			        Global: Adds support for PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) - DANGEROUS to arbitrarily flip
			    
		python
			
			        Global: Adds support/bindings for the Python language
			    
		+readline
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		rtas
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		selinux
			
			        Global: !!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur
			    
		slang
			
			        Global: Adds support for the slang text display library (it's like ncurses, but different)
			    
		static-libs
			
			        Global: Build static libraries
			    
		+su
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		+suid
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		systemd
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		test
			
			        Global: Workaround to pull in packages needed to run with FEATURES=test. Portage-2.1.2 handles this internally, so don't set it in make.conf/package.use anymore
			    
		tty-helpers
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		udev
			
			        Global: Use sys-fs/udev to determine available devices
			    
		unicode
			
			        Global: Adds support for Unicode
			    
		uuidd
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		python_targets_python3_11
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		python_targets_python3_12
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		python_targets_python3_13
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		python_targets_python3_14
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		abi_x86_32
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		abi_x86_64
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		abi_x86_x32
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		abi_mips_n32
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		abi_mips_n64
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		abi_mips_o32
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		abi_s390_32
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		abi_s390_64
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		verify-sig
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		python_targets_python2_7
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		python_targets_python3_3
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		python_targets_python3_4
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		python_single_target_python2_7
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		python_single_target_python3_3
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		python_single_target_python3_4
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		abi_ppc_32
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		abi_ppc_64
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		crypt
			
			        Global: Add support for encryption -- using mcrypt or gpg where applicable
			    
		ddate
			
			        * This flag is undocumented *
			    
		old-linux
			
			        Global: Add support for linux-2.4 and older
			    
		perl
			
			        Global: Adds support/bindings for the Perl language
					Local: install the chkdupexe helper script
			    
		
