> dmesg There is no analog to this right now, and probably won't be one. The /dev/kmsg device is the closest thing there is.
> free > gunzip > gzip > init > ping > syslogd > uptime > which You haven't said what the trouble building these is. > loadacm > loadfont These don't have analogs right now. > update The update daemon is superfluous on the Hurd, that is what this is. > mount > umount > swaponoff The implementation of these is completely different in the Hurd than in Linux. You are better off just sticking with the existing programs in the Hurd distribution (swapon and mount).
