1 #define adjtimex_trivial_usage \
2 "[-q] [-o offset] [-f frequency] [-p timeconstant] [-t tick]"
3 #define adjtimex_full_usage \
4 "Reads and optionally sets system timebase parameters.\n" \
5 "See adjtimex(2).\n\n" \
7 "\t-q\t\tquiet mode - do not print\n" \
8 "\t-o offset\ttime offset, microseconds\n" \
9 "\t-f frequency\tfrequency adjust, integer kernel units (65536 is 1ppm)\n" \
10 "\t\t\t(positive values make the system clock run fast)\n" \
11 "\t-t tick\t\tmicroseconds per tick, usually 10000\n" \
14 #define ar_trivial_usage \
15 "-[ovR]{ptx} archive filenames"
16 #define ar_full_usage \
17 "Extract or list files from an ar archive.\n\n" \
19 "\t-o\t\tpreserve original dates\n" \
20 "\t-p\t\textract to stdout\n" \
23 "\t-v\t\tverbosely list files processed\n" \
24 "\t-R\t\trecursive action"
26 #define basename_trivial_usage \
28 #define basename_full_usage \
29 "Strips directory path and suffixes from FILE.\n" \
30 "If specified, also removes any trailing SUFFIX."
31 #define basename_example_usage \
32 "$ basename /usr/local/bin/foo\n" \
34 "$ basename /usr/local/bin/\n" \
36 "$ basename /foo/bar.txt .txt\n" \
39 #define cat_trivial_usage \
41 #define cat_full_usage \
42 "Concatenates FILE(s) and prints them to stdout."
43 #define cat_example_usage \
44 "$ cat /proc/uptime\n" \
47 #define chgrp_trivial_usage \
48 "[OPTION]... GROUP FILE..."
49 #define chgrp_full_usage \
50 "Change the group membership of each FILE to GROUP.\n" \
52 "\t-R\tChanges files and directories recursively."
53 #define chgrp_example_usage \
54 "$ ls -l /tmp/foo\n" \
55 "-r--r--r-- 1 andersen andersen 0 Apr 12 18:25 /tmp/foo\n" \
56 "$ chgrp root /tmp/foo\n" \
57 "$ ls -l /tmp/foo\n" \
58 "-r--r--r-- 1 andersen root 0 Apr 12 18:25 /tmp/foo\n"
60 #define chmod_trivial_usage \
61 "[-R] MODE[,MODE]... FILE..."
62 #define chmod_full_usage \
63 "Each MODE is one or more of the letters ugoa, one of the\n" \
64 "symbols +-= and one or more of the letters rwxst.\n\n" \
66 "\t-R\tChanges files and directories recursively."
67 #define chmod_example_usage \
68 "$ ls -l /tmp/foo\n" \
69 "-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 12 18:25 /tmp/foo\n" \
70 "$ chmod u+x /tmp/foo\n" \
71 "$ ls -l /tmp/foo\n" \
72 "-rwxrw-r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 12 18:25 /tmp/foo*\n" \
73 "$ chmod 444 /tmp/foo\n" \
74 "$ ls -l /tmp/foo\n" \
75 "-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 12 18:25 /tmp/foo\n"
77 #define chown_trivial_usage \
78 "[OPTION]... OWNER[<.|:>[GROUP]] FILE..."
79 #define chown_full_usage \
80 "Change the owner and/or group of each FILE to OWNER and/or GROUP.\n" \
82 "\t-R\tChanges files and directories recursively."
83 #define chown_example_usage \
84 "$ ls -l /tmp/foo\n" \
85 "-r--r--r-- 1 andersen andersen 0 Apr 12 18:25 /tmp/foo\n" \
86 "$ chown root /tmp/foo\n" \
87 "$ ls -l /tmp/foo\n" \
88 "-r--r--r-- 1 root andersen 0 Apr 12 18:25 /tmp/foo\n" \
89 "$ chown root.root /tmp/foo\n" \
91 "-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 12 18:25 /tmp/foo\n"
93 #define chroot_trivial_usage \
94 "NEWROOT [COMMAND...]"
95 #define chroot_full_usage \
96 "Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT."
97 #define chroot_example_usage \
99 "lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Apr 13 00:46 /bin/ls -> /BusyBox\n" \
100 "$ mount /dev/hdc1 /mnt -t minix\n" \
102 "$ ls -l /bin/ls\n" \
103 "-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 40816 Feb 5 07:45 /bin/ls*\n"
105 #define chvt_trivial_usage \
107 #define chvt_full_usage \
108 "Changes the foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN"
110 #define clear_trivial_usage \
112 #define clear_full_usage \
115 #define cmp_trivial_usage \
117 #define cmp_full_usage \
120 #define cp_trivial_usage \
121 "[OPTION]... SOURCE DEST"
122 #define cp_full_usage \
123 "Copies SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.\n" \
125 "\t-a\tSame as -dpR\n" \
126 "\t-d\tPreserves links\n" \
127 "\t-p\tPreserves file attributes if possible\n" \
128 "\t-f\tforce (implied; ignored) - always set\n" \
129 "\t-R\tCopies directories recursively"
131 #define cut_trivial_usage \
132 "[OPTION]... [FILE]..."
133 #define cut_full_usage \
134 "Prints selected fields from each input FILE to standard output.\n\n" \
136 "\t-b LIST\t\tOutput only bytes from LIST\n" \
137 "\t-c LIST\t\tOutput only characters from LIST\n" \
138 "\t-d CHAR\t\tUse CHAR instead of tab as the field delimiter\n" \
139 "\t-s\t\tOutput only the lines containing delimiter\n" \
140 "\t-f N\t\tPrint only these fields\n" \
142 #define cut_example_usage \
143 "$ echo "Hello world" | cut -f 1 -d ' '\n" \
145 "$ echo "Hello world" | cut -f 2 -d ' '\n" \
148 #define date_trivial_usage \
149 "[OPTION]... [+FORMAT]"
150 #define date_full_usage \
151 "Displays the current time in the given FORMAT, or sets the system date.\n" \
153 "\t-R\t\tOutputs RFC-822 compliant date string\n" \
154 "\t-d STRING\tdisplay time described by STRING, not `now'\n" \
155 "\t-s\t\tSets time described by STRING\n" \
156 "\t-u\t\tPrints or sets Coordinated Universal Time"
157 #define date_example_usage \
159 "Wed Apr 12 18:52:41 MDT 2000\n"
161 #define dc_trivial_usage \
163 #define dc_full_usage \
164 "This is a Tiny RPN calculator that understands the\n" \
165 "following operations: +, -, /, *, and, or, not, eor.\n" \
166 "i.e. 'dc 2 2 add' -> 4, and 'dc 8 8 \\* 2 2 + /' -> 16"
167 #define dc_example_usage \
170 "$ dc 8 8 \* 2 2 + /\n" \
176 "$ echo 72 9 div 8 mul | dc\n" \
179 #define dd_trivial_usage \
180 "[if=FILE] [of=FILE] [bs=N] [count=N] [skip=N]\n" \
181 "\t [seek=N] [conv=notrunc|sync]"
182 #define dd_full_usage \
183 "Copy a file, converting and formatting according to options\n\n" \
184 "\tif=FILE\t\tread from FILE instead of stdin\n" \
185 "\tof=FILE\t\twrite to FILE instead of stdout\n" \
186 "\tbs=N\t\tread and write N bytes at a time\n" \
187 "\tcount=N\t\tcopy only N input blocks\n" \
188 "\tskip=N\t\tskip N input blocks\n" \
189 "\tseek=N\t\tskip N output blocks\n" \
190 "\tconv=notrunc\tdon't truncate output file\n" \
191 "\tconv=sync\tpad blocks with zeros\n" \
193 "Numbers may be suffixed by c (x1), w (x2), b (x512), kD (x1000), k (x1024),\n" \
194 "MD (x1000000), M (x1048576), GD (x1000000000) or G (x1073741824)."
195 #define dd_example_usage \
196 "$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/ram1 bs=1M count=4\n" \
200 #define deallocvt_trivial_usage \
202 #define deallocvt_full_usage \
203 "Deallocate unused virtual terminal /dev/ttyN"
206 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_HUMAN_READABLE
207 #define USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE(a) a
208 #define USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE(a)
210 #define USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE(a)
211 #define USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE(a) a
213 #define df_trivial_usage \
214 "[-" USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE("hm") USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE("") "k] [filesystem ...]"
215 #define df_full_usage \
216 "Print the filesystem space used and space available.\n\n" \
218 USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE( \
219 "\n\t-h\tprint sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 243M 2G )\n" \
220 "\t-m\tprint sizes in megabytes\n" \
221 "\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(default)") USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE( \
222 "\n\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(compatability)")
223 #define df_example_usage \
225 "Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on\n" \
226 "/dev/sda3 8690864 8553540 137324 98% /\n" \
227 "/dev/sda1 64216 36364 27852 57% /boot\n" \
229 "Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on\n" \
230 "/dev/sda3 8690864 8553540 137324 98% /\n"
232 #define dirname_trivial_usage \
234 #define dirname_full_usage \
235 "Strips non-directory suffix from FILENAME"
236 #define dirname_example_usage \
237 "$ dirname /tmp/foo\n" \
239 "$ dirname /tmp/foo/\n" \
242 #define dmesg_trivial_usage \
243 "[-c] [-n LEVEL] [-s SIZE]"
244 #define dmesg_full_usage \
245 "Prints or controls the kernel ring buffer\n\n" \
247 "\t-c\t\tClears the ring buffer's contents after printing\n" \
248 "\t-n LEVEL\tSets console logging level\n" \
249 "\t-s SIZE\t\tUse a buffer of size SIZE"
251 #define dos2unix_trivial_usage \
253 #define dos2unix_full_usage \
254 "Converts a text file to/from dos format to unix format.\n\n" \
256 "\t-u\toutput will be in UNIX format\n" \
257 "\t-d\toutput will be in DOS format\n\n" \
258 "- when no option is given then input format will be automaticaly detected\n" \
259 " and converted to the oposite format on output\n" \
260 "- when no file is given, then stdin is used as input and stdout as output"
262 #define dpkg_trivial_usage \
263 "[-i|-r|--unpack|--configure] my.deb"
264 #define dpkg_full_usage \
265 "WORK IN PROGRESS, only usefull for debian-installer"
267 #define dpkg_deb_trivial_usage \
268 "[-cexX] file directory"
269 #define dpkg_deb_full_usage \
270 "Perform actions on debian packages (.debs)\n\n" \
272 "\t-c\tList contents of filesystem tree (verbose)\n" \
273 "\t-l\tList contents of filesystem tree (.list format)\n" \
274 "\t-e\tExtract control files to directory\n" \
275 "\t-x\tExctract packages filesystem tree to directory\n" \
276 "\t-X\tVerbose extract"
277 #define dpkg_deb_example_usage \
278 "$ dpkg-deb -X ./busybox_0.48-1_i386.deb /tmp\n"
280 #define du_trivial_usage \
281 "[-ls" USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE("hm") USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE("") "k] [FILE]..."
282 #define du_full_usage \
283 "Summarizes disk space used for each FILE and/or directory.\n" \
284 "Disk space is printed in units of 1024 bytes.\n\n" \
286 "\t-l\tcount sizes many times if hard linked\n" \
287 "\t-s\tdisplay only a total for each argument" \
288 USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE( \
289 "\n\t-h\tprint sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 243M 2G )\n" \
290 "\t-m\tprint sizes in megabytes\n" \
291 "\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(default)") USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE( \
292 "\n\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(compatability)")
293 #define du_example_usage \
296 "12 ./kernel-patches/CVS\n" \
297 "80 ./kernel-patches\n" \
300 "12 ./scripts/CVS\n" \
306 #define dumpkmap_trivial_usage \
308 #define dumpkmap_full_usage \
309 "Prints out a binary keyboard translation table to standard output."
310 #define dumpkmap_example_usage \
311 "$ dumpkmap > keymap\n"
313 #define dutmp_trivial_usage \
315 #define dutmp_full_usage \
316 "Dump utmp file format (pipe delimited) from FILE\n" \
317 "or stdin to stdout. (i.e. 'dutmp /var/run/utmp')"
318 #define dutmp_example_usage \
319 "$ dutmp /var/run/utmp\n" \
320 "8|7||si|||0|0|0|955637625|760097|0\n" \
321 "2|0|~|~~|reboot||0|0|0|955637625|782235|0\n" \
322 "1|20020|~|~~|runlevel||0|0|0|955637625|800089|0\n" \
323 "8|125||l4|||0|0|0|955637629|998367|0\n" \
324 "6|245|tty1|1|LOGIN||0|0|0|955637630|998974|0\n" \
325 "6|246|tty2|2|LOGIN||0|0|0|955637630|999498|0\n" \
326 "7|336|pts/0|vt00andersen|andersen|:0.0|0|0|0|955637763|0|0\n"
328 #define echo_trivial_usage \
330 #define echo_full_usage \
331 "Prints the specified ARGs to stdout\n\n" \
333 "\t-n\tsuppress trailing newline\n" \
334 "\t-e\tinterpret backslash-escaped characters (i.e. \\t=tab etc)\n" \
335 "\t-E\tdisable interpretation of backslash-escaped characters"
336 #define echo_example_usage \
337 "$ echo "Erik is cool"\n" \
339 "$ echo -e "Erik\nis\ncool"\n" \
343 "$ echo "Erik\nis\ncool"\n" \
346 #define env_trivial_usage \
347 "[-] [-iu] [name=value ...] [command]"
348 #define env_full_usage \
349 "Prints the current environment or runs a program after setting\n" \
350 "up the specified environment.\n\n" \
352 "\t-, -i\tstart with an empty environment\n" \
353 "\t-u\tremove variable from the environment\n"
355 #define expr_trivial_usage \
357 #define expr_full_usage \
358 "Prints the value of EXPRESSION to standard output.\n\n" \
359 "EXPRESSION may be:\n" \
360 "\tARG1 | ARG2 ARG1 if it is neither null nor 0, otherwise ARG2\n" \
361 "\tARG1 & ARG2 ARG1 if neither argument is null or 0, otherwise 0\n" \
362 "\tARG1 < ARG2 ARG1 is less than ARG2\n" \
363 "\tARG1 <= ARG2 ARG1 is less than or equal to ARG2\n" \
364 "\tARG1 = ARG2 ARG1 is equal to ARG2\n" \
365 "\tARG1 != ARG2 ARG1 is unequal to ARG2\n" \
366 "\tARG1 >= ARG2 ARG1 is greater than or equal to ARG2\n" \
367 "\tARG1 > ARG2 ARG1 is greater than ARG2\n" \
368 "\tARG1 + ARG2 arithmetic sum of ARG1 and ARG2\n" \
369 "\tARG1 - ARG2 arithmetic difference of ARG1 and ARG2\n" \
370 "\tARG1 * ARG2 arithmetic product of ARG1 and ARG2\n" \
371 "\tARG1 / ARG2 arithmetic quotient of ARG1 divided by ARG2\n" \
372 "\tARG1 % ARG2 arithmetic remainder of ARG1 divided by ARG2\n" \
373 "\tSTRING : REGEXP anchored pattern match of REGEXP in STRING\n" \
374 "\tmatch STRING REGEXP same as STRING : REGEXP\n" \
375 "\tsubstr STRING POS LENGTH substring of STRING, POS counted from 1\n" \
376 "\tindex STRING CHARS index in STRING where any CHARS is found,\n" \
378 "\tlength STRING length of STRING\n" \
379 "\tquote TOKEN interpret TOKEN as a string, even if\n" \
380 "\t it is a keyword like `match' or an\n" \
381 "\t operator like `/'\n" \
382 "\t( EXPRESSION ) value of EXPRESSION\n\n" \
383 "Beware that many operators need to be escaped or quoted for shells.\n" \
384 "Comparisons are arithmetic if both ARGs are numbers, else\n" \
385 "lexicographical. Pattern matches return the string matched between \n" \
386 "\\( and \\) or null; if \\( and \\) are not used, they return the number \n" \
387 "of characters matched or 0."
389 #define false_trivial_usage \
391 #define false_full_usage \
392 "Return an exit code of FALSE (1)."
393 #define false_example_usage \
398 #define fbset_trivial_usage \
400 #define fbset_full_usage \
401 "Show and modify frame buffer settings"
402 #define fbset_example_usage \
404 "mode "1024x768-76"\n" \
405 "\t# D: 78.653 MHz, H: 59.949 kHz, V: 75.694 Hz\n" \
406 "\tgeometry 1024 768 1024 768 16\n" \
407 "\ttimings 12714 128 32 16 4 128 4\n" \
409 "\trgba 5/11,6/5,5/0,0/0\n" \
412 #define fdflush_trivial_usage \
414 #define fdflush_full_usage \
415 "Forces floppy disk drive to detect disk change"
417 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_FIND_TYPE
418 #define USAGE_FIND_TYPE(a) a
420 #define USAGE_FIND_TYPE(a)
422 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_FIND_PERM
423 #define USAGE_FIND_PERM(a) a
425 #define USAGE_FIND_PERM(a)
427 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_FIND_MTIME
428 #define USAGE_FIND_MTIME(a) a
430 #define USAGE_FIND_MTIME(a)
433 #define find_trivial_usage \
434 "[PATH...] [EXPRESSION]"
435 #define find_full_usage \
436 "Search for files in a directory hierarchy. The default PATH is\n" \
437 "the current directory; default EXPRESSION is '-print'\n" \
438 "\nEXPRESSION may consist of:\n" \
439 "\t-follow\t\tDereference symbolic links.\n" \
440 "\t-name PATTERN\tFile name (leading directories removed) matches PATTERN." \
441 "\t-print\t\tPrint (default and assumed).\n" \
443 "\n\t-type X\t\tFiletype matches X (where X is one of: f,d,l,b,c,...)" \
445 "\n\t-perm PERMS\tPermissions match any of (+NNN); all of (-NNN);\n\t\t\tor exactly (NNN)" \
446 ) USAGE_FIND_MTIME( \
447 "\n\t-mtime TIME\tModified time is greater than (+N); less than (-N);\n\t\t\tor exactly (N) days")
448 #define find_example_usage \
449 "$ find / -name /etc/passwd\n" \
452 #define free_trivial_usage \
454 #define free_full_usage \
455 "Displays the amount of free and used system memory"
456 #define free_example_usage \
458 " total used free shared buffers\n" \
459 " Mem: 257628 248724 8904 59644 93124\n" \
460 " Swap: 128516 8404 120112\n" \
461 "Total: 386144 257128 129016\n" \
463 #define freeramdisk_trivial_usage \
465 #define freeramdisk_full_usage \
466 "Frees all memory used by the specified ramdisk."
467 #define freeramdisk_example_usage \
468 "$ freeramdisk /dev/ram2\n"
470 #define fsck_minix_trivial_usage \
471 "[-larvsmf] /dev/name"
472 #define fsck_minix_full_usage \
473 "Performs a consistency check for MINIX filesystems.\n\n" \
475 "\t-l\tLists all filenames\n" \
476 "\t-r\tPerform interactive repairs\n" \
477 "\t-a\tPerform automatic repairs\n" \
479 "\t-s\tOutputs super-block information\n" \
480 "\t-m\tActivates MINIX-like \"mode not cleared\" warnings\n" \
481 "\t-f\tForce file system check."
483 #define getopt_trivial_usage \
485 #define getopt_full_usage \
486 "Parse command options\n" \
487 "\t-a, --alternative Allow long options starting with single -\n" \
488 "\t-l, --longoptions=longopts Long options to be recognized\n" \
489 "\t-n, --name=progname The name under which errors are reported\n" \
490 "\t-o, --options=optstring Short options to be recognized\n" \
491 "\t-q, --quiet Disable error reporting by getopt(3)\n" \
492 "\t-Q, --quiet-output No normal output\n" \
493 "\t-s, --shell=shell Set shell quoting conventions\n" \
494 "\t-T, --test Test for getopt(1) version\n" \
495 "\t-u, --unqote Do not quote the output"
496 #define getopt_example_usage \
497 "$ cat getopt.test\n" \
499 "GETOPT=`getopt -o ab:c:: --long a-long,b-long:,c-long:: \\\n" \
500 " -n 'example.busybox' -- "$@"`\n" \
501 "if [ $? != 0 ] ; then exit 1 ; fi\n" \
502 "eval set -- "$GETOPT"\n" \
503 "while true ; do\n" \
505 " -a|--a-long) echo \"Option a\" ; shift ;;\n" \
506 " -b|--b-long) echo \"Option b, argument \`$2'\" ; shift 2 ;;\n" \
509 " \"\") echo \"Option c, no argument\"; shift 2 ;;\n" \
510 " *) echo \"Option c, argument \`$2'\" ; shift 2 ;;\n" \
512 " --) shift ; break ;;\n" \
513 " *) echo \"Internal error!\" ; exit 1 ;;\n" \
517 #define grep_trivial_usage \
518 "[-ihHnqvs] pattern [files...]"
519 #define grep_full_usage \
520 "Search for PATTERN in each FILE or standard input.\n\n" \
522 "\t-H\tprefix output lines with filename where match was found\n" \
523 "\t-h\tsuppress the prefixing filename on output\n" \
524 "\t-i\tignore case distinctions\n" \
525 "\t-l\tlist names of files that match\n" \
526 "\t-n\tprint line number with output lines\n" \
527 "\t-q\tbe quiet. Returns 0 if result was found, 1 otherwise\n" \
528 "\t-v\tselect non-matching lines\n" \
529 "\t-s\tsuppress file open/read error messages"
530 #define grep_example_usage \
531 "$ grep root /etc/passwd\n" \
532 "root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash\n" \
533 "$ grep ^[rR]oo. /etc/passwd\n" \
534 "root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash\n"
536 #define gunzip_trivial_usage \
538 #define gunzip_full_usage \
539 "Uncompress FILE (or standard input if FILE is '-').\n\n" \
541 "\t-c\tWrite output to standard output\n" \
542 "\t-t\tTest compressed file integrity"
543 #define gunzip_example_usage \
544 "$ ls -la /tmp/BusyBox*\n" \
545 "-rw-rw-r-- 1 andersen andersen 557009 Apr 11 10:55 /tmp/BusyBox-0.43.tar.gz\n" \
546 "$ gunzip /tmp/BusyBox-0.43.tar.gz\n" \
547 "$ ls -la /tmp/BusyBox*\n" \
548 "-rw-rw-r-- 1 andersen andersen 1761280 Apr 14 17:47 /tmp/BusyBox-0.43.tar\n"
550 #define gzip_trivial_usage \
552 #define gzip_full_usage \
553 "Compress FILE with maximum compression.\n" \
554 "When FILE is '-', reads standard input. Implies -c.\n\n" \
556 "\t-c\tWrite output to standard output instead of FILE.gz\n" \
558 #define gzip_example_usage \
559 "$ ls -la /tmp/BusyBox*\n" \
560 "-rw-rw-r-- 1 andersen andersen 1761280 Apr 14 17:47 /tmp/BusyBox-0.43.tar\n" \
561 "$ gzip /tmp/BusyBox-0.43.tar\n" \
562 "$ ls -la /tmp/BusyBox*\n" \
563 "-rw-rw-r-- 1 andersen andersen 554058 Apr 14 17:49 /tmp/BusyBox-0.43.tar.gz\n"
565 #define halt_trivial_usage \
567 #define halt_full_usage \
570 #define head_trivial_usage \
572 #define head_full_usage \
573 "Print first 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.\n" \
574 "With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the\n" \
575 "file name. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\n" \
577 "\t-n NUM\t\tPrint first NUM lines instead of first 10"
578 #define head_example_usage \
579 "$ head -n 2 /etc/passwd\n" \
580 "root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash\n" \
581 "daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh\n"
583 #define hostid_trivial_usage \
585 #define hostid_full_usage \
586 "Print out a unique 32-bit identifier for the machine."
588 #define hostname_trivial_usage \
589 "[OPTION] {hostname | -F file}"
590 #define hostname_full_usage \
591 "Get or set the hostname or DNS domain name. If a hostname is given\n" \
592 "(or a file with the -F parameter), the host name will be set.\n\n" \
595 "\t-i\t\tAddresses for the hostname\n" \
596 "\t-d\t\tDNS domain name\n" \
597 "\t-F, --file FILE\tUse the contents of FILE to specify the hostname"
598 #define hostname_example_usage \
602 #define id_trivial_usage \
603 "[OPTIONS]... [USERNAME]"
604 #define id_full_usage \
605 "Print information for USERNAME or the current user\n\n" \
607 "\t-g\tprints only the group ID\n" \
608 "\t-u\tprints only the user ID\n" \
609 "\t-n\tprint a name instead of a number (with for -ug)\n" \
610 "\t-r\tprints the real user ID instead of the effective ID (with -ug)"
611 #define id_example_usage \
613 "uid=1000(andersen) gid=1000(andersen)\n"
615 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_SLIP
616 #define USAGE_SIOCSKEEPALIVE(a) a
618 #define USAGE_SIOCSKEEPALIVE(a)
620 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_MEMSTART_IOADDR_IRQ
621 #define USAGE_IFCONFIG_MII(a) a
623 #define USAGE_IFCONFIG_MII(a)
625 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_HW
626 #define USAGE_IFCONFIG_HW(a) a
628 #define USAGE_IFCONFIG_HW(a)
630 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_STATUS
631 #define USAGE_IFCONFIG_OPT_A(a) a
633 #define USAGE_IFCONFIG_OPT_A(a)
636 #define ifconfig_trivial_usage \
637 USAGE_IFCONFIG_OPT_A("[-a]") " <interface> [<address>]"
638 #define ifconfig_full_usage \
639 "configure a network interface\n\n" \
641 "\t[[-]broadcast [<address>]] [[-]pointopoint [<address>]]\n" \
642 "\t[netmask <address>] [dstaddr <address>]\n" \
643 USAGE_SIOCSKEEPALIVE("\t[outfill <NN>] [keepalive <NN>]\n") \
644 "\t" USAGE_IFCONFIG_HW("[hw ether <address>] ") \
645 "[metric <NN>] [mtu <NN>]\n" \
646 "\t[[-]trailers] [[-]arp] [[-]allmulti]\n" \
647 "\t[multicast] [[-]promisc] [txqueuelen <NN>] [[-]dynamic]\n" \
648 USAGE_IFCONFIG_MII("\t[mem_start <NN>] [io_addr <NN>] [irq <NN>]\n") \
651 #define init_trivial_usage \
653 #define init_full_usage \
654 "Init is the parent of all processes."
655 #define init_notes_usage \
656 "This version of init is designed to be run only by the kernel.\n" \
658 "BusyBox init doesn't support multiple runlevels. The runlevels field of\n" \
659 "the /etc/inittab file is completely ignored by BusyBox init. If you want \n" \
660 "runlevels, use sysvinit.\n" \
662 "BusyBox init works just fine without an inittab. If no inittab is found, \n" \
663 "it has the following default behavior:\n" \
665 " ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS\n" \
666 " ::askfirst:/bin/sh\n" \
667 " ::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot\n" \
668 " ::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a\n" \
669 " ::shutdown:/bin/umount -a -r\n" \
671 "if it detects that /dev/console is _not_ a serial console, it will also run:\n" \
673 " tty2::askfirst:/bin/sh\n" \
674 " tty3::askfirst:/bin/sh\n" \
675 " tty4::askfirst:/bin/sh\n" \
677 "If you choose to use an /etc/inittab file, the inittab entry format is as follows:\n" \
679 " <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process>\n" \
683 " WARNING: This field has a non-traditional meaning for BusyBox init!\n" \
684 " The id field is used by BusyBox init to specify the controlling tty for\n" \
685 " the specified process to run on. The contents of this field are\n" \
686 " appended to "/dev/" and used as-is. There is no need for this field to\n" \
687 " be unique, although if it isn't you may have strange results. If this\n" \
688 " field is left blank, the controlling tty is set to the console. Also\n" \
689 " note that if BusyBox detects that a serial console is in use, then only\n" \
690 " entries whose controlling tty is either the serial console or /dev/null\n" \
691 " will be run. BusyBox init does nothing with utmp. We don't need no\n" \
692 " stinkin' utmp.\n" \
696 " The runlevels field is completely ignored.\n" \
700 " Valid actions include: sysinit, respawn, askfirst, wait, \n" \
701 " once, ctrlaltdel, and shutdown.\n" \
703 " The available actions can be classified into two groups: actions\n" \
704 " that are run only once, and actions that are re-run when the specified\n" \
705 " process exits.\n" \
707 " Run only-once actions:\n" \
709 " 'sysinit' is the first item run on boot. init waits until all\n" \
710 " sysinit actions are completed before continuing. Following the\n" \
711 " completion of all sysinit actions, all 'wait' actions are run.\n" \
712 " 'wait' actions, like 'sysinit' actions, cause init to wait until\n" \
713 " the specified task completes. 'once' actions are asyncronous,\n" \
714 " therefore, init does not wait for them to complete. 'ctrlaltdel'\n" \
715 " actions are run when the system detects that someone on the system\n" \
716 " console has pressed the CTRL-ALT-DEL key combination. Typically one\n" \
717 " wants to run 'reboot' at this point to cause the system to reboot.\n" \
718 " Finally the 'shutdown' action specifies the actions to taken when\n" \
719 " init is told to reboot. Unmounting filesystems and disabling swap\n" \
720 " is a very good here\n" \
722 " Run repeatedly actions:\n" \
724 " 'respawn' actions are run after the 'once' actions. When a process\n" \
725 " started with a 'respawn' action exits, init automatically restarts\n" \
726 " it. Unlike sysvinit, BusyBox init does not stop processes from\n" \
727 " respawning out of control. The 'askfirst' actions acts just like\n" \
728 " respawn, except that before running the specified process it\n" \
729 " displays the line "Please press Enter to activate this console."\n" \
730 " and then waits for the user to press enter before starting the\n" \
731 " specified process. \n" \
733 " Unrecognized actions (like initdefault) will cause init to emit an\n" \
734 " error message, and then go along with its business. All actions are\n" \
735 " run in the reverse order from how they appear in /etc/inittab.\n" \
739 " Specifies the process to be executed and it's command line.\n" \
741 "Example /etc/inittab file:\n" \
743 " # This is run first except when booting in single-user mode.\n" \
745 " ::sysinit:/etc/init.d/rcS\n" \
747 " # /bin/sh invocations on selected ttys\n" \
749 " # Start an "askfirst" shell on the console (whatever that may be)\n" \
750 " ::askfirst:-/bin/sh\n" \
751 " # Start an "askfirst" shell on /dev/tty2-4\n" \
752 " tty2::askfirst:-/bin/sh\n" \
753 " tty3::askfirst:-/bin/sh\n" \
754 " tty4::askfirst:-/bin/sh\n" \
756 " # /sbin/getty invocations for selected ttys\n" \
758 " tty4::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5\n" \
759 " tty5::respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6\n" \
762 " # Example of how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal)\n" \
764 " #::respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100\n" \
765 " #::respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100\n" \
767 " # Example how to put a getty on a modem line.\n" \
768 " #::respawn:/sbin/getty 57600 ttyS2\n" \
770 " # Stuff to do before rebooting\n" \
771 " ::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot\n" \
772 " ::shutdown:/bin/umount -a -r\n" \
773 " ::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a\n"
775 #define insmod_trivial_usage \
776 "[OPTION]... MODULE [symbol=value]..."
777 #define insmod_full_usage \
778 "Loads the specified kernel modules into the kernel.\n\n" \
780 "\t-f\tForce module to load into the wrong kernel version.\n" \
781 "\t-k\tMake module autoclean-able.\n" \
782 "\t-v\tverbose output\n" \
783 "\t-L\tLock to prevent simultaneous loads of a module\n" \
784 "\t-x\tdo not export externs"
786 #define kill_trivial_usage \
787 "[-signal] process-id [process-id ...]"
788 #define kill_full_usage \
789 "Send a signal (default is SIGTERM) to the specified process(es).\n\n"\
791 "\t-l\tList all signal names and numbers."
792 #define kill_example_usage \
793 "$ ps | grep apache\n" \
794 "252 root root S [apache]\n" \
795 "263 www-data www-data S [apache]\n" \
796 "264 www-data www-data S [apache]\n" \
797 "265 www-data www-data S [apache]\n" \
798 "266 www-data www-data S [apache]\n" \
799 "267 www-data www-data S [apache]\n" \
802 #define killall_trivial_usage \
803 "[-signal] process-name [process-name ...]"
804 #define killall_full_usage \
805 "Send a signal (default is SIGTERM) to the specified process(es).\n\n"\
807 "\t-l\tList all signal names and numbers."
808 #define killall_example_usage \
811 #define klogd_trivial_usage \
813 #define klogd_full_usage \
816 "\t-n\tRun as a foreground process."
818 #define length_trivial_usage \
820 #define length_full_usage \
821 "Prints out the length of the specified STRING."
822 #define length_example_usage \
823 "$ length "Hello"\n" \
826 #define ln_trivial_usage \
827 "[OPTION] TARGET... LINK_NAME|DIRECTORY"
828 #define ln_full_usage \
829 "Create a link named LINK_NAME or DIRECTORY to the specified TARGET\n"\
830 "\nYou may use '--' to indicate that all following arguments are non-options.\n\n" \
832 "\t-s\tmake symbolic links instead of hard links\n" \
833 "\t-f\tremove existing destination files\n" \
834 "\t-n\tno dereference symlinks - treat like normal file"
835 #define ln_example_usage \
836 "$ ln -s BusyBox /tmp/ls\n" \
837 "$ ls -l /tmp/ls\n" \
838 "lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Apr 12 18:39 ls -> BusyBox*\n"
840 #define loadacm_trivial_usage \
842 #define loadacm_full_usage \
843 "Loads an acm from standard input."
844 #define loadacm_example_usage \
845 "$ loadacm < /etc/i18n/acmname\n"
847 #define loadfont_trivial_usage \
849 #define loadfont_full_usage \
850 "Loads a console font from standard input."
851 #define loadfont_example_usage \
852 "$ loadfont < /etc/i18n/fontname\n"
854 #define loadkmap_trivial_usage \
856 #define loadkmap_full_usage \
857 "Loads a binary keyboard translation table from standard input."
858 #define loadkmap_example_usage \
859 "$ loadkmap < /etc/i18n/lang-keymap\n"
861 #define logger_trivial_usage \
862 "[OPTION]... [MESSAGE]"
863 #define logger_full_usage \
864 "Write MESSAGE to the system log. If MESSAGE is omitted, log stdin.\n\n" \
866 "\t-s\tLog to stderr as well as the system log.\n" \
867 "\t-t\tLog using the specified tag (defaults to user name).\n" \
868 "\t-p\tEnter the message with the specified priority.\n" \
869 "\t\tThis may be numerical or a ``facility.level'' pair."
870 #define logger_example_usage \
873 #define logname_trivial_usage \
875 #define logname_full_usage \
876 "Print the name of the current user."
877 #define logname_example_usage \
881 #define logread_trivial_usage \
884 #define logread_full_usage \
885 "Shows the messages from syslogd (using circular buffer)."
887 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS
888 #define USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS(a) a
890 #define USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS(a)
892 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES
893 #define USAGE_LS_FILETYPES(a) a
895 #define USAGE_LS_FILETYPES(a)
897 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
898 #define USAGE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS(a) a
900 #define USAGE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS(a)
902 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_RECURSIVE
903 #define USAGE_LS_RECURSIVE(a) a
905 #define USAGE_LS_RECURSIVE(a)
907 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_SORTFILES
908 #define USAGE_LS_SORTFILES(a) a
910 #define USAGE_LS_SORTFILES(a)
912 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
913 #define USAGE_AUTOWIDTH(a) a
915 #define USAGE_AUTOWIDTH(a)
917 #define ls_trivial_usage \
918 "[-1Aa" USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("c") "Cd" USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("e") USAGE_LS_FILETYPES("F") "iln" USAGE_LS_FILETYPES("p") USAGE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS("L") USAGE_LS_RECURSIVE("R") USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("rS") "s" USAGE_AUTOWIDTH("T") USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("tu") USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("v") USAGE_AUTOWIDTH("w") "x" USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("X") USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE("h") USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE("") "k] [filenames...]"
919 #define ls_full_usage \
920 "List directory contents\n\n" \
922 "\t-1\tlist files in a single column\n" \
923 "\t-A\tdo not list implied . and ..\n" \
924 "\t-a\tdo not hide entries starting with .\n" \
925 "\t-C\tlist entries by columns\n" \
926 USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("\t-c\twith -l: show ctime\n") \
927 "\t-d\tlist directory entries instead of contents\n" \
928 USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("\t-e\tlist both full date and full time\n") \
929 USAGE_LS_FILETYPES("\t-F\tappend indicator (one of */=@|) to entries\n") \
930 "\t-i\tlist the i-node for each file\n" \
931 "\t-l\tuse a long listing format\n" \
932 "\t-n\tlist numeric UIDs and GIDs instead of names\n" \
933 USAGE_LS_FILETYPES("\t-p\tappend indicator (one of /=@|) to entries\n") \
934 USAGE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS("\t-L\tlist entries pointed to by symbolic links\n") \
935 USAGE_LS_RECURSIVE("\t-R\tlist subdirectories recursively\n") \
936 USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("\t-r\tsort the listing in reverse order\n") \
937 USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("\t-S\tsort the listing by file size\n") \
938 "\t-s\tlist the size of each file, in blocks\n" \
939 USAGE_AUTOWIDTH("\t-T NUM\tassume Tabstop every NUM columns\n") \
940 USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("\t-t\twith -l: show modification time\n") \
941 USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("\t-u\twith -l: show access time\n") \
942 USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("\t-v\tsort the listing by version\n") \
943 USAGE_AUTOWIDTH("\t-w NUM\tassume the terminal is NUM columns wide\n") \
944 "\t-x\tlist entries by lines instead of by columns\n" \
945 USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("\t-X\tsort the listing by extension\n") \
946 USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE( \
947 "\t-h\tprint sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 243M 2G )\n" \
948 "\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(default)") USAGE_NOT_HUMAN_READABLE( \
949 "\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(compatability)")
951 #define lsmod_trivial_usage \
953 #define lsmod_full_usage \
954 "List the currently loaded kernel modules."
956 #define makedevs_trivial_usage \
957 "NAME TYPE MAJOR MINOR FIRST LAST [s]"
958 #define makedevs_full_usage \
959 "Creates a range of block or character special files\n\n" \
961 "\tb:\tMake a block (buffered) device.\n" \
962 "\tc or u:\tMake a character (un-buffered) device.\n" \
963 "\tp:\tMake a named pipe. MAJOR and MINOR are ignored for named pipes.\n\n" \
964 "FIRST specifies the number appended to NAME to create the first device.\n" \
965 "LAST specifies the number of the last item that should be created.\n" \
966 "If 's' is the last argument, the base device is created as well.\n\n" \
968 "\tmakedevs /dev/ttyS c 4 66 2 63 -> ttyS2-ttyS63\n" \
969 "\tmakedevs /dev/hda b 3 0 0 8 s -> hda,hda1-hda8"
970 #define makedevs_example_usage \
971 "$ makedevs /dev/ttyS c 4 66 2 63\n" \
972 "[creates ttyS2-ttyS63]\n" \
973 "$ makedevs /dev/hda b 3 0 0 8 s\n" \
974 "[creates hda,hda1-hda8]\n"
976 #define md5sum_trivial_usage \
977 "[OPTION] [FILE]...\n" \
978 "or: md5sum [OPTION] -c [FILE]"
979 #define md5sum_full_usage \
980 "Print or check MD5 checksums.\n\n" \
982 "With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\n" \
983 "\t-b\tread files in binary mode\n" \
984 "\t-c\tcheck MD5 sums against given list\n" \
985 "\t-t\tread files in text mode (default)\n" \
986 "\t-g\tread a string\n" \
987 "\nThe following two options are useful only when verifying checksums:\n" \
988 "\t-s\tdon't output anything, status code shows success\n" \
989 "\t-w\twarn about improperly formated MD5 checksum lines"
990 #define md5sum_example_usage \
991 "$ md5sum < busybox\n" \
992 "6fd11e98b98a58f64ff3398d7b324003\n" \
993 "$ md5sum busybox\n" \
994 "6fd11e98b98a58f64ff3398d7b324003 busybox\n" \
996 "6fd11e98b98a58f64ff3398d7b324003 busybox\n" \
1000 #define mkdir_trivial_usage \
1001 "[OPTION] DIRECTORY..."
1002 #define mkdir_full_usage \
1003 "Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist\n\n" \
1005 "\t-m\tset permission mode (as in chmod), not rwxrwxrwx - umask\n" \
1006 "\t-p\tno error if existing, make parent directories as needed"
1007 #define mkdir_example_usage \
1008 "$ mkdir /tmp/foo\n" \
1009 "$ mkdir /tmp/foo\n" \
1010 "/tmp/foo: File exists\n" \
1011 "$ mkdir /tmp/foo/bar/baz\n" \
1012 "/tmp/foo/bar/baz: No such file or directory\n" \
1013 "$ mkdir -p /tmp/foo/bar/baz\n"
1015 #define mkfifo_trivial_usage \
1017 #define mkfifo_full_usage \
1018 "Creates a named pipe (identical to 'mknod name p')\n\n" \
1020 "\t-m\tcreate the pipe using the specified mode (default a=rw)"
1022 #define mkfs_minix_trivial_usage \
1023 "[-c | -l filename] [-nXX] [-iXX] /dev/name [blocks]"
1024 #define mkfs_minix_full_usage \
1025 "Make a MINIX filesystem.\n\n" \
1027 "\t-c\t\tCheck the device for bad blocks\n" \
1028 "\t-n [14|30]\tSpecify the maximum length of filenames\n" \
1029 "\t-i INODES\tSpecify the number of inodes for the filesystem\n" \
1030 "\t-l FILENAME\tRead the bad blocks list from FILENAME\n" \
1031 "\t-v\t\tMake a Minix version 2 filesystem"
1033 #define mknod_trivial_usage \
1034 "[OPTIONS] NAME TYPE MAJOR MINOR"
1035 #define mknod_full_usage \
1036 "Create a special file (block, character, or pipe).\n\n" \
1038 "\t-m\tcreate the special file using the specified mode (default a=rw)\n\n" \
1039 "TYPEs include:\n" \
1040 "\tb:\tMake a block (buffered) device.\n" \
1041 "\tc or u:\tMake a character (un-buffered) device.\n" \
1042 "\tp:\tMake a named pipe. MAJOR and MINOR are ignored for named pipes."
1043 #define mknod_example_usage \
1044 "$ mknod /dev/fd0 b 2 0 \n" \
1045 "$ mknod -m 644 /tmp/pipe p\n"
1047 #define mkswap_trivial_usage \
1048 "[-c] [-v0|-v1] device [block-count]"
1049 #define mkswap_full_usage \
1050 "Prepare a disk partition to be used as a swap partition.\n\n" \
1052 "\t-c\t\tCheck for read-ability.\n" \
1053 "\t-v0\t\tMake version 0 swap [max 128 Megs].\n" \
1054 "\t-v1\t\tMake version 1 swap [big!] (default for kernels >\n\t\t\t2.1.117).\n" \
1055 "\tblock-count\tNumber of block to use (default is entire partition)."
1057 #define mktemp_trivial_usage \
1059 #define mktemp_full_usage \
1060 "Creates a temporary file with its name based on TEMPLATE.\n" \
1061 "TEMPLATE is any name with six `Xs' (i.e. /tmp/temp.XXXXXX)."
1062 #define mktemp_example_usage \
1063 "$ mktemp /tmp/temp.XXXXXX\n" \
1064 "/tmp/temp.mWiLjM\n" \
1065 "$ ls -la /tmp/temp.mWiLjM\n" \
1066 "-rw------- 1 andersen andersen 0 Apr 25 17:10 /tmp/temp.mWiLjM\n"
1068 #define more_trivial_usage \
1070 #define more_full_usage \
1071 "More is a filter for viewing FILE one screenful at a time."
1072 #define more_example_usage \
1075 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP
1076 #define USAGE_MOUNT_LOOP(a) a
1078 #define USAGE_MOUNT_LOOP(a)
1080 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT
1081 #define USAGE_MTAB(a) a
1083 #define USAGE_MTAB(a)
1085 #define mount_trivial_usage \
1086 "[flags] device directory [-o options,more-options]"
1087 #define mount_full_usage \
1088 "Mount a filesystem\n\n" \
1090 "\t-a:\t\tMount all filesystems in fstab.\n" \
1092 "\t-f:\t\t\"Fake\" Add entry to mount table but don't mount it.\n" \
1093 "\t-n:\t\tDon't write a mount table entry.\n" \
1095 "\t-o option:\tOne of many filesystem options, listed below.\n" \
1096 "\t-r:\t\tMount the filesystem read-only.\n" \
1097 "\t-t fs-type:\tSpecify the filesystem type.\n" \
1098 "\t-w:\t\tMount for reading and writing (default).\n" \
1100 "Options for use with the \"-o\" flag:\n" \
1101 "\tasync/sync:\tWrites are asynchronous / synchronous.\n" \
1102 "\tatime/noatime:\tEnable / disable updates to inode access times.\n" \
1103 "\tdev/nodev:\tAllow use of special device files / disallow them.\n" \
1104 "\texec/noexec:\tAllow use of executable files / disallow them.\n" \
1106 "\tloop:\t\tMounts a file via loop device.\n" \
1108 "\tsuid/nosuid:\tAllow set-user-id-root programs / disallow them.\n" \
1109 "\tremount:\tRe-mount a mounted filesystem, changing its flags.\n" \
1110 "\tro/rw:\t\tMount for read-only / read-write.\n" \
1111 "\nThere are EVEN MORE flags that are specific to each filesystem.\n" \
1112 "You'll have to see the written documentation for those."
1113 #define mount_example_usage \
1115 "/dev/hda3 on / type minix (rw)\n" \
1116 "proc on /proc type proc (rw)\n" \
1117 "devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)\n" \
1118 "$ mount /dev/fd0 /mnt -t msdos -o ro\n" \
1119 "$ mount /tmp/diskimage /opt -t ext2 -o loop\n"
1121 #define mt_trivial_usage \
1122 "[-f device] opcode value"
1123 #define mt_full_usage \
1124 "Control magnetic tape drive operation\n" \
1125 "\nAvailable Opcodes:\n\n" \
1126 "bsf bsfm bsr bss datacompression drvbuffer eof eom erase\n" \
1127 "fsf fsfm fsr fss load lock mkpart nop offline ras1 ras2\n" \
1128 "ras3 reset retension rew rewoffline seek setblk setdensity\n" \
1129 "setpart tell unload unlock weof wset"
1131 #define mv_trivial_usage \
1133 "or: mv SOURCE... DIRECTORY"
1134 #define mv_full_usage \
1135 "Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY."
1136 #define mv_example_usage \
1137 "$ mv /tmp/foo /bin/bar\n"
1139 #define nc_trivial_usage \
1141 #define nc_full_usage \
1142 "Netcat opens a pipe to IP:port"
1143 #define nc_example_usage \
1144 "$ nc foobar.somedomain.com 25\n" \
1145 "220 foobar ESMTP Exim 3.12 #1 Sat, 15 Apr 2000 00:03:02 -0600\n" \
1147 "214-Commands supported:\n" \
1148 "214- HELO EHLO MAIL RCPT DATA AUTH\n" \
1149 "214 NOOP QUIT RSET HELP\n" \
1151 "221 foobar closing connection\n"
1153 #define nslookup_trivial_usage \
1155 #define nslookup_full_usage \
1156 "Queries the nameserver for the IP address of the given HOST"
1157 #define nslookup_example_usage \
1158 "$ nslookup localhost\n" \
1159 "Server: default\n" \
1160 "Address: default\n" \
1163 "Address: 127.0.0.1\n"
1165 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_SIMPLE_PING
1166 #define ping_trivial_usage "host"
1167 #define ping_full_usage "Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts"
1169 #define ping_trivial_usage \
1171 #define ping_full_usage \
1172 "Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.\n\n" \
1174 "\t-c COUNT\tSend only COUNT pings.\n" \
1175 "\t-s SIZE\t\tSend SIZE data bytes in packets (default=56).\n" \
1176 "\t-q\t\tQuiet mode, only displays output at start\n" \
1177 "\t\t\tand when finished."
1179 #define ping_example_usage \
1180 "$ ping localhost\n" \
1181 "PING slag (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes\n" \
1182 "64 bytes from 127.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=20.1 ms\n" \
1184 "--- debian ping statistics ---\n" \
1185 "1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0% packet loss\n" \
1186 "round-trip min/avg/max = 20.1/20.1/20.1 ms\n"
1188 #define pivot_root_trivial_usage \
1190 #define pivot_root_full_usage \
1191 "Move the current root file system to put_old and make new_root\n" \
1192 "the new root file system."
1194 #define poweroff_trivial_usage \
1196 #define poweroff_full_usage \
1197 "Halt the system and request that the kernel shut off the power."
1199 #define printf_trivial_usage \
1200 "FORMAT [ARGUMENT...]"
1201 #define printf_full_usage \
1202 "Formats and prints ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT,\n" \
1203 "Where FORMAT controls the output exactly as in C printf."
1204 #define printf_example_usage \
1205 "$ printf "Val=%d\n" 5\n" \
1208 #define ps_trivial_usage \
1210 #define ps_full_usage \
1211 "Report process status\n" \
1212 "\nThis version of ps accepts no options."
1213 #define ps_example_usage \
1215 " PID Uid Gid State Command\n" \
1216 " 1 root root S init\n" \
1217 " 2 root root S [kflushd]\n" \
1218 " 3 root root S [kupdate]\n" \
1219 " 4 root root S [kpiod]\n" \
1220 " 5 root root S [kswapd]\n" \
1221 " 742 andersen andersen S [bash]\n" \
1222 " 743 andersen andersen S -bash\n" \
1223 " 745 root root S [getty]\n" \
1224 " 2990 andersen andersen R ps\n"
1226 #define pwd_trivial_usage \
1228 #define pwd_full_usage \
1229 "Print the full filename of the current working directory."
1230 #define pwd_example_usage \
1234 #define rdate_trivial_usage \
1236 #define rdate_full_usage \
1237 "Get and possibly set the system date and time from a remote HOST.\n\n" \
1239 "\t-s\tSet the system date and time (default).\n" \
1240 "\t-p\tPrint the date and time."
1242 #define readlink_trivial_usage \
1244 #define readlink_full_usage \
1245 "Read a symbolic link."
1247 #define reboot_trivial_usage \
1249 #define reboot_full_usage \
1250 "Reboot the system."
1252 #define renice_trivial_usage \
1253 "priority pid [pid ...]"
1254 #define renice_full_usage \
1255 "Changes priority of running processes. Allowed priorities range\n" \
1256 "from 20 (the process runs only when nothing else is running) to 0\n" \
1257 "(default priority) to -20 (almost nothing else ever gets to run)."
1259 #define reset_trivial_usage \
1261 #define reset_full_usage \
1262 "Resets the screen."
1264 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_RM_INTERACTIVE
1265 #define USAGE_RM_INTERACTIVE(a) a
1267 #define USAGE_RM_INTERACTIVE(a)
1269 #define rm_trivial_usage \
1270 "[OPTION]... FILE..."
1271 #define rm_full_usage \
1272 "Remove (unlink) the FILE(s). You may use '--' to\n" \
1273 "indicate that all following arguments are non-options.\n\n" \
1275 USAGE_RM_INTERACTIVE("\t-i\t\talways prompt before removing each destinations\n") \
1276 "\t-f\t\tremove existing destinations, never prompt\n" \
1277 "\t-r or -R\tremove the contents of directories recursively"
1278 #define rm_example_usage \
1279 "$ rm -rf /tmp/foo\n"
1281 #define rmdir_trivial_usage \
1282 "[OPTION]... DIRECTORY..."
1283 #define rmdir_full_usage \
1284 "Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty."
1285 #define rmdir_example_usage \
1286 "# rmdir /tmp/foo\n"
1288 #define rmmod_trivial_usage \
1289 "[OPTION]... [MODULE]..."
1290 #define rmmod_full_usage \
1291 "Unloads the specified kernel modules from the kernel.\n\n" \
1293 "\t-a\tTry to remove all unused kernel modules."
1294 #define rmmod_example_usage \
1297 #define route_trivial_usage \
1299 #define route_full_usage \
1300 "Edit the kernel's routing tables"
1302 #define rpmunpack_trivial_usage \
1303 "< package.rpm | gunzip | cpio -idmuv"
1304 #define rpmunpack_full_usage \
1305 "Extracts an rpm archive."
1307 #define sed_trivial_usage \
1308 "[-Vhnef] pattern [files...]"
1309 #define sed_full_usage \
1311 "\t-n\t\tsuppress automatic printing of pattern space\n" \
1312 "\t-e script\tadd the script to the commands to be executed\n" \
1313 "\t-f scriptfile\tadd the contents of script-file to the commands to be executed\n" \
1314 "\t-h\t\tdisplay this help message\n" \
1316 "If no -e or -f is given, the first non-option argument is taken as the\n" \
1317 "sed script to interpret. All remaining arguments are names of input\n" \
1318 "files; if no input files are specified, then the standard input is read."
1319 #define sed_example_usage \
1320 "$ echo "foo" | sed -e 's/f[a-zA-Z]o/bar/g'\n" \
1323 #define setkeycodes_trivial_usage \
1324 "SCANCODE KEYCODE ..."
1325 #define setkeycodes_full_usage \
1326 "Set entries into the kernel's scancode-to-keycode map,\n" \
1327 "allowing unusual keyboards to generate usable keycodes.\n\n" \
1328 "SCANCODE may be either xx or e0xx (hexadecimal),\n" \
1329 "and KEYCODE is given in decimal"
1330 #define setkeycodes_example_usage \
1331 "$ setkeycodes e030 127\n"
1333 #define sh_trivial_usage \
1335 "or: sh -c command [args]..."
1336 #define sh_full_usage \
1337 "lash: The BusyBox LAme SHell (command interpreter)"
1338 #define sh_notes_usage \
1339 "This command does not yet have proper documentation.\n" \
1341 "Use lash just as you would use any other shell. It properly handles pipes,\n" \
1342 "redirects, job control, can be used as the shell for scripts, and has a\n" \
1343 "sufficient set of builtins to do what is needed. It does not (yet) support\n" \
1344 "Bourne Shell syntax. If you need things like "if-then-else", "while", and such\n" \
1345 "use ash or bash. If you just need a very simple and extremely small shell,\n" \
1346 "this will do the job."
1348 #define sleep_trivial_usage \
1350 #define sleep_full_usage \
1351 "Pause for N seconds."
1352 #define sleep_example_usage \
1354 "[2 second delay results]\n"
1357 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_SORT_REVERSE
1358 #define USAGE_SORT_REVERSE(a) a
1360 #define USAGE_SORT_REVERSE(a)
1362 #define sort_trivial_usage \
1363 "[-n]" USAGE_SORT_REVERSE(" [-r]") " [FILE]..."
1364 #define sort_full_usage \
1365 "Sorts lines of text in the specified files"
1366 #define sort_example_usage \
1367 "$ echo -e "e\nf\nb\nd\nc\na" | sort\n" \
1375 #define stty_trivial_usage \
1376 "[-a|g] [-F device] [SETTING]..."
1377 #define stty_full_usage \
1378 "Without arguments, prints baud rate, line discipline," \
1379 "\nand deviations from stty sane." \
1381 "\n\t-F device\topen device instead of stdin" \
1382 "\n\t-a\t\tprint all current settings in human-readable form" \
1383 "\n\t-g\t\tprint in stty-readable form" \
1384 "\n\t[SETTING]\tsee documentation"
1386 #define swapoff_trivial_usage \
1388 #define swapoff_full_usage \
1389 "Stop swapping virtual memory pages on the given device.\n\n" \
1391 "\t-a\tStop swapping on all swap devices"
1393 #define swapon_trivial_usage \
1395 #define swapon_full_usage \
1396 "Start swapping virtual memory pages on the given device.\n\n" \
1398 "\t-a\tStart swapping on all swap devices"
1400 #define sync_trivial_usage \
1402 #define sync_full_usage \
1403 "Write all buffered filesystem blocks to disk."
1406 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG
1407 #define USAGE_REMOTE_LOG(a) a
1409 #define USAGE_REMOTE_LOG(a)
1411 #define syslogd_trivial_usage \
1413 #define syslogd_full_usage \
1414 "Linux system and kernel logging utility.\n" \
1415 "Note that this version of syslogd ignores /etc/syslog.conf.\n\n" \
1417 "\t-m NUM\t\tInterval between MARK lines (default=20min, 0=off)\n" \
1418 "\t-n\t\tRun as a foreground process\n" \
1419 "\t-O FILE\t\tUse an alternate log file (default=/var/log/messages)" \
1421 "\n\t-R HOST[:PORT]\tLog to IP or hostname on PORT (default PORT=514/UDP)\n" \
1422 "\t-L\t\tLog locally and via network logging (default is network only)")
1423 #define syslogd_example_usage \
1424 "$ syslogd -R masterlog:514\n" \
1425 "$ syslogd -R 192.168.1.1:601\n"
1428 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_SIMPLE_TAIL
1429 #define USAGE_UNSIMPLE_TAIL(a)
1431 #define USAGE_UNSIMPLE_TAIL(a) a
1433 #define tail_trivial_usage \
1434 "[OPTION]... [FILE]..."
1435 #define tail_full_usage \
1436 "Print last 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.\n" \
1437 "With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the\n" \
1438 "file name. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\n" \
1440 USAGE_UNSIMPLE_TAIL("\t-c N[kbm]\toutput the last N bytes\n") \
1441 "\t-n N[kbm]\tprint last N lines instead of last 10\n" \
1442 "\t-f\t\toutput data as the file grows" \
1443 USAGE_UNSIMPLE_TAIL( "\n\t-q\t\tnever output headers giving file names\n" \
1444 "\t-s SEC\t\twait SEC seconds between reads with -f\n" \
1445 "\t-v\t\talways output headers giving file names\n\n" \
1446 "If the first character of N (bytes or lines) is a '+', output begins with \n" \
1447 "the Nth item from the start of each file, otherwise, print the last N items\n" \
1448 "in the file. N bytes may be suffixed by k (x1024), b (x512), or m (1024^2)." )
1449 #define tail_example_usage \
1450 "$ tail -n 1 /etc/resolv.conf\n" \
1451 "nameserver 10.0.0.1\n"
1453 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE
1454 #define USAGE_TAR_CREATE(a) a
1456 #define USAGE_TAR_CREATE(a)
1458 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TAR_EXCLUDE
1459 #define USAGE_TAR_EXCLUDE(a) a
1461 #define USAGE_TAR_EXCLUDE(a)
1463 #define tar_trivial_usage \
1464 "-[" USAGE_TAR_CREATE("c") "xtvO] " \
1465 USAGE_TAR_EXCLUDE("[--exclude File] [-X File]") \
1466 "[-f tarFile] [FILE(s)] ..."
1467 #define tar_full_usage \
1468 "Create, extract, or list files from a tar file.\n\n" \
1469 "Main operation mode:\n" \
1470 USAGE_TAR_CREATE("\tc\t\tcreate\n") \
1471 "\tx\t\textract\n" \
1473 "\nFile selection:\n" \
1474 "\tf\t\tname of tarfile or \"-\" for stdin\n" \
1475 "\tO\t\textract to stdout\n" \
1476 USAGE_TAR_EXCLUDE( \
1477 "\texclude\t\tfile to exclude\n" \
1478 "\tX\t\tfile with names to exclude\n" \
1480 "\nInformative output:\n" \
1481 "\tv\t\tverbosely list files processed"
1482 #define tar_example_usage \
1483 "$ zcat /tmp/tarball.tar.gz | tar -xf -\n" \
1484 "$ tar -cf /tmp/tarball.tar /usr/local\n"
1486 #define tee_trivial_usage \
1487 "[OPTION]... [FILE]..."
1488 #define tee_full_usage \
1489 "Copy standard input to each FILE, and also to standard output.\n\n" \
1491 "\t-a\tappend to the given FILEs, do not overwrite"
1492 #define tee_example_usage \
1493 "$ echo "Hello" | tee /tmp/foo\n" \
1494 "$ cat /tmp/foo\n" \
1497 #define telnet_trivial_usage \
1499 #define telnet_full_usage \
1500 "Telnet is used to establish interactive communication with another\n"\
1501 "computer over a network using the TELNET protocol."
1503 #define test_trivial_usage \
1504 "EXPRESSION\n or [ EXPRESSION ]"
1505 #define test_full_usage \
1506 "Checks file types and compares values returning an exit\n" \
1507 "code determined by the value of EXPRESSION."
1508 #define test_example_usage \
1509 "$ test 1 -eq 2\n" \
1512 "$ test 1 -eq 1\n" \
1518 "$ [ -d /junk ]\n" \
1522 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TFTP_GET
1523 #define USAGE_TFTP_GET(a) a
1525 #define USAGE_TFTP_GET(a)
1527 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TFTP_PUT
1528 #define USAGE_TFTP_PUT(a) a
1530 #define USAGE_TFTP_PUT(a)
1533 #define tftp_trivial_usage \
1534 "command SOURCE DEST"
1535 #define tftp_full_usage \
1536 "Transfers a file from/to a tftp server using \"octet\" mode.\n\n" \
1539 "\tget\tGet file from server SOURCE and store to local DEST.\n" \
1542 "\tput\tPut local file SOURCE to server DEST.\n" \
1544 "\nWhen nameing a server, use the syntax \"server:file\"."
1546 #define touch_trivial_usage \
1547 "[-c] file [file ...]"
1548 #define touch_full_usage \
1549 "Update the last-modified date on the given file[s].\n\n" \
1551 "\t-c\tDo not create any files"
1552 #define touch_example_usage \
1553 "$ ls -l /tmp/foo\n" \
1554 "/bin/ls: /tmp/foo: No such file or directory\n" \
1555 "$ touch /tmp/foo\n" \
1556 "$ ls -l /tmp/foo\n" \
1557 "-rw-rw-r-- 1 andersen andersen 0 Apr 15 01:11 /tmp/foo\n"
1559 #define tr_trivial_usage \
1560 "[-cds] STRING1 [STRING2]"
1561 #define tr_full_usage \
1562 "Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters from\n" \
1563 "standard input, writing to standard output.\n\n" \
1565 "\t-c\ttake complement of STRING1\n" \
1566 "\t-d\tdelete input characters coded STRING1\n" \
1567 "\t-s\tsqueeze multiple output characters of STRING2 into one character"
1568 #define tr_example_usage \
1569 "$ echo "gdkkn vnqkc" | tr [a-y] [b-z]\n" \
1572 #define true_trivial_usage \
1574 #define true_full_usage \
1575 "Return an exit code of TRUE (0)."
1576 #define true_example_usage \
1581 #define tty_trivial_usage \
1583 #define tty_full_usage \
1584 "Print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.\n\n"\
1586 "\t-s\tprint nothing, only return an exit status"
1587 #define tty_example_usage \
1591 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_FORCE
1592 #define USAGE_MOUNT_FORCE(a) a
1594 #define USAGE_MOUNT_FORCE(a)
1596 #define umount_trivial_usage \
1597 "[flags] filesystem|directory"
1598 #define umount_full_usage \
1599 "Unmount file systems\n" \
1600 "\nFlags:\n" "\t-a:\tUnmount all file systems" \
1601 USAGE_MTAB(" in /etc/mtab\n\t-n:\tDon't erase /etc/mtab entries") \
1602 "\n\t-r:\tTry to remount devices as read-only if mount is busy" \
1603 USAGE_MOUNT_FORCE("\n\t-f:\tForce filesystem umount (i.e. unreachable NFS server)") \
1604 USAGE_MOUNT_LOOP("\n\t-l:\tDo not free loop device (if a loop device has been used)")
1605 #define umount_example_usage \
1606 "$ umount /dev/hdc1 \n"
1608 #define uname_trivial_usage \
1610 #define uname_full_usage \
1611 "Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s.\n\n" \
1613 "\t-a\tprint all information\n" \
1614 "\t-m\tthe machine (hardware) type\n" \
1615 "\t-n\tprint the machine's network node hostname\n" \
1616 "\t-r\tprint the operating system release\n" \
1617 "\t-s\tprint the operating system name\n" \
1618 "\t-p\tprint the host processor type\n" \
1619 "\t-v\tprint the operating system version"
1620 #define uname_example_usage \
1622 "Linux debian 2.2.15pre13 #5 Tue Mar 14 16:03:50 MST 2000 i686 unknown\n"
1624 #define uniq_trivial_usage \
1625 "[OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]"
1626 #define uniq_full_usage \
1627 "Discard all but one of successive identical lines from INPUT\n" \
1628 "(or standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n\n" \
1630 "\t-c\tprefix lines by the number of occurrences\n" \
1631 "\t-d\tonly print duplicate lines\n" \
1632 "\t-u\tonly print unique lines"
1633 #define uniq_example_usage \
1634 "$ echo -e "a\na\nb\nc\nc\na" | sort | uniq\n" \
1639 #define unix2dos_trivial_usage \
1641 #define unix2dos_full_usage \
1642 "See 'dos2unix --help' for help!"
1644 #define update_trivial_usage \
1646 #define update_full_usage \
1647 "Periodically flushes filesystem buffers.\n\n" \
1649 "\t-S\tforce use of sync(2) instead of flushing\n" \
1650 "\t-s SECS\tcall sync this often (default 30)\n" \
1651 "\t-f SECS\tflush some buffers this often (default 5)"
1653 #define uptime_trivial_usage \
1655 #define uptime_full_usage \
1656 "Display the time since the last boot."
1657 #define uptime_example_usage \
1659 " 1:55pm up 2:30, load average: 0.09, 0.04, 0.00\n"
1661 #define usleep_trivial_usage \
1663 #define usleep_full_usage \
1664 "Pause for N microseconds."
1665 #define usleep_example_usage \
1666 "$ usleep 1000000\n" \
1667 "[pauses for 1 second]\n"
1669 #define uudecode_trivial_usage \
1671 #define uudecode_full_usage \
1672 "Uudecode a file that is uuencoded.\n\n" \
1674 "\t-o FILE\tdirect output to FILE"
1675 #define uudecode_example_usage \
1676 "$ uudecode -o busybox busybox.uu\n" \
1677 "$ ls -l busybox\n" \
1678 "-rwxr-xr-x 1 ams ams 245264 Jun 7 21:35 busybox\n"
1680 #define uuencode_trivial_usage \
1681 "[OPTION] [INFILE] REMOTEFILE"
1682 #define uuencode_full_usage \
1683 "Uuencode a file.\n\n" \
1685 "\t-m\tuse base64 encoding as of RFC1521"
1686 #define uuencode_example_usage \
1687 "$ uuencode busybox busybox\n" \
1688 "begin 755 busybox\n" \
1689 "<encoded file snipped>\n" \
1690 "$ uudecode busybox busybox > busybox.uu\n" \
1693 #define vi_trivial_usage \
1694 "[OPTION] [FILE]..."
1695 #define vi_full_usage \
1698 "\t-R\tRead-only- do not write to the file."
1700 #define watchdog_trivial_usage \
1702 #define watchdog_full_usage \
1703 "Periodically write to watchdog device DEV"
1705 #define wc_trivial_usage \
1706 "[OPTION]... [FILE]..."
1707 #define wc_full_usage \
1708 "Print line, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if\n" \
1709 "more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, read standard input.\n\n" \
1711 "\t-c\tprint the byte counts\n" \
1712 "\t-l\tprint the newline counts\n" \
1713 "\t-L\tprint the length of the longest line\n" \
1714 "\t-w\tprint the word counts"
1715 #define wc_example_usage \
1716 "$ wc /etc/passwd\n" \
1717 " 31 46 1365 /etc/passwd\n"
1719 #define wget_trivial_usage \
1720 "[-c] [-O file] url"
1721 #define wget_full_usage \
1722 "wget retrieves files via HTTP or FTP\n\n" \
1724 "\t-c\tcontinue retrieval of aborted transfers\n" \
1725 "\t-q\tquiet mode - do not print\n" \
1726 "\t-O\tsave to filename ('-' for stdout)"
1728 #define which_trivial_usage \
1730 #define which_full_usage \
1731 "Locates a COMMAND."
1732 #define which_example_usage \
1736 #define whoami_trivial_usage \
1738 #define whoami_full_usage \
1739 "Prints the user name associated with the current effective user id."
1741 #define xargs_trivial_usage \
1742 "[COMMAND] [ARGS...]"
1743 #define xargs_full_usage \
1744 "Executes COMMAND on every item given by standard input."
1745 #define xargs_example_usage \
1746 "$ ls | xargs gzip\n" \
1747 "$ find . -name '*.c' -print | xargs rm\n"
1749 #define yes_trivial_usage \
1750 "[OPTION]... [STRING]..."
1751 #define yes_full_usage \
1752 "Repeatedly outputs a line with all specified STRING(s), or 'y'."
1754 #define zcat_trivial_usage \
1756 #define zcat_full_usage \
1757 "Uncompress to stdout."