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+# Available Command Line Tools
+
+## The service command
+
+The `service` utility can be used for control and administration of services.
+
+It is composed of several sub commands run by issuing
+`service <command> [arguments..]`.
+
+Currently available service commands are:
+
+ * enable - enable a service with the given list of arguments.
+ * disable - disable a service. If the service is parameterized, requires the
+   same arguments used for enabling, to disable the specific instance of the
+   service.
+ * dumpscript - generate an equivalent shell script from the `exec` lines of
+   a service after applying all parameter substitutions.
+ * list - list all enabled service. A target can be specified to only list
+   services for the specified target.
+ * help - display a short help text and a list of available commands.
+
+
+## shutdown and reboot
+
+The programs `shudown` and `reboot` can be used to signal to the `init` program
+that it should transition to the `shutdown` or `reboot` target respectively.
+
+The option `-f` or `--force` can be used to by pass the init system entirely
+and force a hard reset or power off by directly signalling the kernel.
+
+Running any one of those programs requires superuser privileges.
+
+
+## syslog
+
+If the `usyslogd` service is built as part of this package, a program called
+`syslog` is built that can be used from the command line to send syslog
+messages.
+
+This can for instance be used to produce log messages from shell scripts.
+
+The log level, facility and identity string can be specified.
+See `syslog --help` for more information.