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a2ps

This section contains an alphabetical overview of commands discussed in this document.

Format files for printing on a PostScript printer, see Section 8.1.2.

acroread

PDF viewer, see Section 8.1.2.2.

adduser

Create a new user or update default new user information.

alias

Create a shell alias for a command.

alsaconf

Configure sound card using the ALSA driver, see Section 11.1.2.

alsamixer

Tune ALSA sound device output, see Section 11.2.2.3.

anacron

Execute commands periodically, does not assume continuously running machine.

apropos

Search the whatis database for strings, see Section 2.3.3.2.

apt-get

APT package handling utility, see Section 7.5.3.2.

arecord

Record a sound sample, see Section 11.2.3.

aspell

Spell checker.

at, atq, atrm

Queue, examine or delete jobs for later execution, see Section 4.1.2.2 and Section 4.4.3.

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