1 #define ar_trivial_usage \
2 "-[ovR]{ptx} archive filenames"
3 #define ar_full_usage \
4 "Extract or list files from an ar archive.\n\n" \
6 "\t-o\t\tpreserve original dates\n" \
7 "\t-p\t\textract to stdout\n" \
10 "\t-v\t\tverbosely list files processed\n" \
11 "\t-R\t\trecursive action"
13 #define basename_trivial_usage \
15 #define basename_full_usage \
16 "Strips directory path and suffixes from FILE.\n" \
17 "If specified, also removes any trailing SUFFIX."
19 #define cat_trivial_usage \
21 #define cat_full_usage \
22 "Concatenates FILE(s) and prints them to stdout."
24 #define chgrp_trivial_usage \
25 "[OPTION]... GROUP FILE..."
26 #define chgrp_full_usage \
27 "Change the group membership of each FILE to GROUP.\n" \
29 "\t-R\tChanges files and directories recursively."
31 #define chmod_trivial_usage \
32 "[-R] MODE[,MODE]... FILE..."
33 #define chmod_full_usage \
34 "Each MODE is one or more of the letters ugoa, one of the\n" \
35 "symbols +-= and one or more of the letters rwxst.\n\n" \
37 "\t-R\tChanges files and directories recursively."
39 #define chown_trivial_usage \
40 "[OPTION]... OWNER[<.|:>[GROUP] FILE..."
41 #define chown_full_usage \
42 "Change the owner and/or group of each FILE to OWNER and/or GROUP.\n" \
44 "\t-R\tChanges files and directories recursively."
46 #define chroot_trivial_usage \
47 "NEWROOT [COMMAND...]"
48 #define chroot_full_usage \
49 "Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT."
51 #define chvt_trivial_usage \
53 #define chvt_full_usage \
54 "Changes the foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN"
56 #define clear_trivial_usage \
58 #define clear_full_usage \
61 #define cmp_trivial_usage \
63 #define cmp_full_usage \
66 #define cp_trivial_usage \
67 "[OPTION]... SOURCE DEST\n"
68 #define cp_full_usage \
69 "Copies SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.\n" \
71 "\t-a\tSame as -dpR\n" \
72 "\t-d\tPreserves links\n" \
73 "\t-p\tPreserves file attributes if possible\n" \
74 "\t-f\tforce (implied; ignored) - always set\n" \
75 "\t-R\tCopies directories recursively"
77 #define cut_trivial_usage \
78 "[OPTION]... [FILE]..."
79 #define cut_full_usage \
80 "Prints selected fields from each input FILE to standard output.\n\n" \
82 "\t-b LIST\tOutput only bytes from LIST\n" \
83 "\t-c LIST\tOutput only characters from LIST\n" \
84 "\t-d CHAR\tUse CHAR instead of tab as the field delimiter\n" \
85 "\t-s\tOutput only the lines containing delimiter\n" \
86 "\t-f N\tPrint only these fields\n" \
89 #define date_trivial_usage \
90 "[OPTION]... [+FORMAT]\n"
91 #define date_full_usage \
92 "Displays the current time in the given FORMAT, or sets the system date.\n" \
94 \t-R\t\tOutputs RFC-822 compliant date string\n" \
95 "\t-d STRING\tdisplay time described by STRING, not `now'\n" \
96 "\t-s\t\tSets time described by STRING\n" \
97 "\t-u\t\tPrints or sets Coordinated Universal Time"
99 #define dc_trivial_usage \
101 #define dc_full_usage \
102 "This is a Tiny RPN calculator that understands the\n" \
103 "following operations: +, -, /, *, and, or, not, eor.\n" \
104 "i.e. 'dc 2 2 add' -> 4, and 'dc 8 8 \\* 2 2 + /' -> 16"
106 #define dd_trivial_usage \
107 "[if=FILE] [of=FILE] [bs=N] [count=N] [skip=N]\n" \
108 "[seek=N] [conv=notrunc|sync]"
109 #define dd_full_usage \
110 "Copy a file, converting and formatting according to options\n\n" \
111 "\tif=FILE\tread from FILE instead of stdin\n" \
112 "\tof=FILE\twrite to FILE instead of stdout\n" \
113 "\tbs=N\tread and write N bytes at a time\n" \
114 "\tcount=N\tcopy only N input blocks\n" \
115 "\tskip=N\tskip N input blocks\n" \
116 "\tseek=N\tskip N output blocks\n" \
117 "\tconv=notrunc\tdon't truncate output file\n" \
118 "\tconv=sync\tpad blocks with zeros\n" \
120 "Numbers may be suffixed by c (x1), w (x2), b (x512), kD (x1000), k (x1024),\n" \
121 "MD (x1000000), M (x1048576), GD (x1000000000) or G (x1073741824)."
123 #define deallocvt_trivial_usage \
125 #define deallocvt_full_usage \
126 "Deallocate unused virtual terminal /dev/ttyN"
129 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_HUMAN_READABLE
130 #define USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE(a,b) a
132 #define USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE(a,b) b
134 #define df_trivial_usage \
135 "[-" USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE("hm", "") "k] [filesystem ...]"
136 #define df_full_usage \
137 "Print the filesystem space used and space available.\n\n" \
139 USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE( \
140 "\n\t-h\tprint sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 243M 2G )\n" \
141 "\t-m\tprint sizes in megabytes\n" \
142 "\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(default)", \
143 "\n\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(compatability)")
145 #define dirname_trivial_usage \
147 #define dirname_full_usage \
148 "Strips non-directory suffix from FILENAME"
150 #define dmesg_trivial_usage \
151 "[-c] [-n LEVEL] [-s SIZE]"
152 #define dmesg_full_usage \
153 "Prints or controls the kernel ring buffer\n\n" \
155 "\t-c\t\tClears the ring buffer's contents after printing\n" \
156 "\t-n LEVEL\tSets console logging level\n" \
157 "\t-s SIZE\t\tUse a buffer of size SIZE"
159 #define dos2unix_trivial_usage \
161 #define dos2unix_full_usage \
162 "Converts a text file to/from dos format to unix format.\n\n" \
164 "\t-u\toutput will be in UNIX format\n" \
165 "\t-d\toutput will be in DOS format\n\n" \
166 "- when no option is given then input format will be automaticaly detected\n" \
167 " and converted to the oposite format on output\n" \
168 "- when no file is given, then stdin is used as input and stdout as output"
170 #define dpkg_trivial_usage \
171 "[-i|-r|--unpack|--configure] my.deb"
172 #define dpkg_full_usage \
173 "WORK IN PROGRESS, only usefull for debian-installer"
175 #define dpkg_deb_trivial_usage \
176 "[-cexX] file directory"
177 #define dpkg_deb_full_usage \
178 "Perform actions on debian packages (.debs)\n\n" \
180 "\t-c\tList contents of filesystem tree (verbose)\n" \
181 "\t-l\tList contents of filesystem tree (.list format)\n" \
182 "\t-e\tExtract control files to directory\n" \
183 "\t-x\tExctract packages filesystem tree to directory\n" \
184 "\t-X\tVerbose extract"
186 #define du_trivial_usage \
187 "[-ls" USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE("hm", "") "k] [FILE]..."
188 #define du_full_usage \
189 "Summarizes disk space used for each FILE and/or directory.\n" \
190 "Disk space is printed in units of 1024 bytes.\n\n" \
192 "\t-l\tcount sizes many times if hard linked\n" \
193 "\t-s\tdisplay only a total for each argument" \
194 USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE( \
195 "\n\t-h\tprint sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 243M 2G )\n" \
196 "\t-m\tprint sizes in megabytes\n" \
197 "\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(default)" \
199 "\n\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(compatability)")
201 #define dumpkmap_trivial_usage \
203 #define dumpkmap_full_usage \
204 "Prints out a binary keyboard translation table to standard output."
206 #define dutmp_trivial_usage \
208 #define dutmp_full_usage \
209 "Dump utmp file format (pipe delimited) from FILE\n" \
210 "or stdin to stdout. (i.e. 'dutmp /var/run/utmp')"
212 #define echo_trivial_usage \
214 #define echo_full_usage \
215 "Prints the specified ARGs to stdout\n\n" \
217 "\t-n\tsuppress trailing newline\n" \
218 "\t-e\tinterpret backslash-escaped characters (i.e. \\t=tab etc)\n" \
219 "\t-E\tdisable interpretation of backslash-escaped characters"
221 #define expr_trivial_usage \
223 #define expr_full_usage \
224 "Prints the value of EXPRESSION to standard output.\n\n" \
225 "EXPRESSION may be:\n" \
226 "ARG1 | ARG2 ARG1 if it is neither null nor 0, otherwise ARG2\n" \
227 "ARG1 & ARG2 ARG1 if neither argument is null or 0, otherwise 0\n" \
228 "ARG1 < ARG2 ARG1 is less than ARG2\n" \
229 "ARG1 <= ARG2 ARG1 is less than or equal to ARG2\n" \
230 "ARG1 = ARG2 ARG1 is equal to ARG2\n" \
231 "ARG1 != ARG2 ARG1 is unequal to ARG2\n" \
232 "ARG1 >= ARG2 ARG1 is greater than or equal to ARG2\n" \
233 "ARG1 > ARG2 ARG1 is greater than ARG2\n" \
234 "ARG1 + ARG2 arithmetic sum of ARG1 and ARG2\n" \
235 "ARG1 - ARG2 arithmetic difference of ARG1 and ARG2\n" \
236 "ARG1 * ARG2 arithmetic product of ARG1 and ARG2\n" \
237 "ARG1 / ARG2 arithmetic quotient of ARG1 divided by ARG2\n" \
238 "ARG1 % ARG2 arithmetic remainder of ARG1 divided by ARG2\n" \
239 "STRING : REGEXP anchored pattern match of REGEXP in STRING\n" \
240 "match STRING REGEXP same as STRING : REGEXP\n" \
241 "substr STRING POS LENGTH substring of STRING, POS counted from 1\n" \
242 "index STRING CHARS index in STRING where any CHARS is found, or 0\n" \
243 "length STRING length of STRING\n" \
244 "quote TOKEN interpret TOKEN as a string, even if it is a \n" \
245 " keyword like `match' or an operator like `/'\n" \
246 "( EXPRESSION ) value of EXPRESSION\n\n" \
247 "Beware that many operators need to be escaped or quoted for shells.\n" \
248 "Comparisons are arithmetic if both ARGs are numbers, else\n" \
249 "lexicographical. Pattern matches return the string matched between \n" \
250 "\\( and \\) or null; if \\( and \\) are not used, they return the number \n" \
251 "of characters matched or 0."
253 #define false_trivial_usage \
255 #define false_full_usage \
256 "Return an exit code of FALSE (1)."
258 #define fdflush_trivial_usage \
260 #define fdflush_full_usage \
261 "Forces floppy disk drive to detect disk change"
263 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_FIND_TYPE
264 #define USAGE_FIND_TYPE(a) a
266 #define USAGE_FIND_TYPE(a)
268 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_FIND_PERM
269 #define USAGE_FIND_PERM(a) a
271 #define USAGE_FIND_PERM(a)
273 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_FIND_MTIME
274 #define USAGE_FIND_MTIME(a) a
276 #define USAGE_FIND_MTIME(a)
279 #define find_trivial_usage \
280 "[PATH...] [EXPRESSION]"
281 #define find_full_usage \
282 "Search for files in a directory hierarchy. The default PATH is\n" \
283 "the current directory; default EXPRESSION is '-print'\n\n" \
284 "\nEXPRESSION may consist of:\n" \
285 "\t-follow\t\tDereference symbolic links.\n" \
286 "\t-name PATTERN\tFile name (leading directories removed) matches PATTERN." \
288 "\n\t-type X\t\tFiletype matches X (where X is one of: f,d,l,b,c,...)" \
290 "\n\t-perm PERMS\tPermissions match any of (+NNN); all of (-NNN);\n\t\t\tor exactly (NNN)" \
291 ) USAGE_FIND_MTIME( \
292 "\n\t-mtime TIME\tModified time is greater than (+N); less than (-N);\n\t\t\tor exactly (N) days")
294 #define free_trivial_usage \
296 #define free_full_usage \
297 "Displays the amount of free and used system memory"
299 #define freeramdisk_trivial_usage \
301 #define freeramdisk_full_usage \
302 "Frees all memory used by the specified ramdisk."
304 #define fsck_minix_trivial_usage \
305 "[-larvsmf] /dev/name"
306 #define fsck_minix_full_usage \
307 "Performs a consistency check for MINIX filesystems.\n\n" \
309 "\t-l\tLists all filenames\n" \
310 "\t-r\tPerform interactive repairs\n" \
311 "\t-a\tPerform automatic repairs\n" \
313 "\t-s\tOutputs super-block information\n" \
314 "\t-m\tActivates MINIX-like \"mode not cleared\" warnings\n" \
315 "\t-f\tForce file system check."
317 #define getopt_trivial_usage \
319 #define getopt_full_usage \
320 "\nParse command options\n" \
321 "\t-a, --alternative Allow long options starting with single -\n" \
322 "\t-l, --longoptions=longopts Long options to be recognized\n" \
323 "\t-n, --name=progname The name under which errors are reported\n" \
324 "\t-o, --options=optstring Short options to be recognized\n" \
325 "\t-q, --quiet Disable error reporting by getopt(3)\n" \
326 "\t-Q, --quiet-output No normal output\n" \
327 "\t-s, --shell=shell Set shell quoting conventions\n" \
328 "\t-T, --test Test for getopt(1) version\n" \
329 "\t-u, --unqote Do not quote the output"
331 #define grep_trivial_usage \
332 "[-ihHnqvs] pattern [files...]"
333 #define grep_full_usage \
334 "Search for PATTERN in each FILE or standard input.\n\n" \
336 "\t-H\tprefix output lines with filename where match was found\n" \
337 "\t-h\tsuppress the prefixing filename on output\n" \
338 "\t-i\tignore case distinctions\n" \
339 "\t-n\tprint line number with output lines\n" \
340 "\t-q\tbe quiet. Returns 0 if result was found, 1 otherwise\n" \
341 "\t-v\tselect non-matching lines\n" \
342 "\t-s\tsuppress file open/read error messages"
344 #define gunzip_trivial_usage \
346 #define gunzip_full_usage \
347 "Uncompress FILE (or standard input if FILE is '-').\n\n" \
349 "\t-c\tWrite output to standard output\n" \
350 "\t-t\tTest compressed file integrity"
352 #define gzip_trivial_usage \
354 #define gzip_full_usage \
355 "Compress FILE with maximum compression.\n" \
356 "When FILE is '-', reads standard input. Implies -c.\n\n" \
358 "\t-c\tWrite output to standard output instead of FILE.gz\n" \
361 #define halt_trivial_usage \
363 #define halt_full_usage \
366 #define head_trivial_usage \
368 #define head_full_usage \
369 "Print first 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.\n" \
370 "With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the\n" \
371 "file name. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\n" \
373 "\t-n NUM\t\tPrint first NUM lines instead of first 10"
375 #define hostid_trivial_usage \
377 #define hostid_full_usage \
378 "Print out a unique 32-bit identifier for the machine."
380 #define hostname_trivial_usage \
381 "[OPTION] {hostname | -F file}"
382 #define hostname_full_usage \
383 "Get or set the hostname or DNS domain name. If a hostname is given\n" \
384 "(or a file with the -F parameter), the host name will be set.\n\n" \
387 "\t-i\t\tAddresses for the hostname\n" \
388 "\t-d\t\tDNS domain name\n" \
389 "\t-F, --file FILE\tUse the contents of FILE to specify the hostname"
391 #define id_trivial_usage \
392 "[OPTIONS]... [USERNAME]"
393 #define id_full_usage \
394 "Print information for USERNAME or the current user\n\n" \
396 "\t-g\tprints only the group ID\n" \
397 "\t-u\tprints only the user ID\n" \
398 "\t-n\tprint a name instead of a number (with for -ug)\n" \
399 "\t-r\tprints the real user ID instead of the effective ID (with -ug)"
401 #ifdef SIOCSKEEPALIVE
402 #define USAGE_SIOCSKEEPALIVE(a) a
404 #define USAGE_SIOCSKEEPALIVE(a)
406 #define ifconfig_trivial_usage \
407 "[-a] [-i] [-v] <interface> [<address>]"
408 #define ifconfig_full_usage \
409 "configure a network interface\n\n" \
411 "\t[[-]broadcast [<address>]] [[-]pointopoint [<address>]]\n" \
412 "\t[netmask <address>] [dstaddr <address>] [tunnel <adress>]\n" \
413 USAGE_SIOCSKEEPALIVE("\t[outfill <NN>] [keepalive <NN>]\n") \
414 "\t[hw ether <address>] [metric <NN>] [mtu <NN>]\n" \
415 "\t[[-]trailers] [[-]arp] [[-]allmulti]\n" \
416 "\t[multicast] [[-]promisc]\n" \
417 "\t[mem_start <NN>] [io_addr <NN>] [irq <NN>] [media <type>]\n" \
420 #define init_trivial_usage \
422 #define init_full_usage \
423 "Init is the parent of all processes.\n\n" \
424 "This version of init is designed to be run only by the kernel."
426 #define insmod_trivial_usage \
427 "[OPTION]... MODULE [symbol=value]..."
428 #define insmod_full_usage \
429 "Loads the specified kernel modules into the kernel.\n\n" \
431 "\t-f\tForce module to load into the wrong kernel version.\n" \
432 "\t-k\tMake module autoclean-able.\n" \
433 "\t-v\tverbose output\n" \
434 "\t-L\tLock to prevent simultaneous loads of a module\n" \
435 "\t-x\tdo not export externs"
437 #define kill_trivial_usage \
438 "[-signal] process-id [process-id ...]"
439 #define kill_full_usage \
440 "Send a signal (default is SIGTERM) to the specified process(es).\n\n"\
442 "\t-l\tList all signal names and numbers."
444 #define killall_trivial_usage \
445 "[-signal] process-name [process-name ...]"
446 #define killall_full_usage \
447 "Send a signal (default is SIGTERM) to the specified process(es).\n\n"\
449 "\t-l\tList all signal names and numbers."
451 #define length_trivial_usage \
453 #define length_full_usage \
454 "Prints out the length of the specified STRING."
456 #define ln_trivial_usage \
457 "[OPTION] TARGET... LINK_NAME|DIRECTORY"
458 #define ln_full_usage \
459 "Create a link named LINK_NAME or DIRECTORY to the specified TARGET\n"\
460 "\nYou may use '--' to indicate that all following arguments are non-options.\n\n" \
462 "\t-s\tmake symbolic links instead of hard links\n" \
463 "\t-f\tremove existing destination files\n" \
464 "\t-n\tno dereference symlinks - treat like normal file"
466 #define loadacm_trivial_usage \
468 #define loadacm_full_usage \
469 "Loads an acm from standard input."
471 #define loadfont_trivial_usage \
473 #define loadfont_full_usage \
474 "Loads a console font from standard input."
476 #define loadkmap_trivial_usage \
478 #define loadkmap_full_usage \
479 "Loads a binary keyboard translation table from standard input."
481 #define logger_trivial_usage \
482 "[OPTION]... [MESSAGE]"
483 #define logger_full_usage \
484 "Write MESSAGE to the system log. If MESSAGE is omitted, log stdin.\n\n" \
486 "\t-s\tLog to stderr as well as the system log.\n" \
487 "\t-t\tLog using the specified tag (defaults to user name).\n" \
488 "\t-p\tEnter the message with the specified priority.\n" \
489 "\t\tThis may be numerical or a ``facility.level'' pair."
491 #define logname_trivial_usage \
493 #define logname_full_usage \
494 "Print the name of the current user."
496 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS
497 #define USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS(a) a
499 #define USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS(a)
501 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES
502 #define USAGE_LS_FILETYPES(a) a
504 #define USAGE_LS_FILETYPES(a)
506 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
507 #define USAGE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS(a) a
509 #define USAGE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS(a)
511 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_RECURSIVE
512 #define USAGE_LS_RECURSIVE(a) a
514 #define USAGE_LS_RECURSIVE(a)
516 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_SORTFILES
517 #define USAGE_LS_SORTFILES(a) a
519 #define USAGE_LS_SORTFILES(a)
521 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
522 #define USAGE_AUTOWIDTH(a) a
524 #define USAGE_AUTOWIDTH(a)
526 #define ls_trivial_usage \
527 "[-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", "") "k] [filenames...]"
528 #define ls_full_usage \
529 "List directory contents\n\n" \
531 "\t-1\tlist files in a single column\n" \
532 "\t-A\tdo not list implied . and ..\n" \
533 "\t-a\tdo not hide entries starting with .\n" \
534 "\t-C\tlist entries by columns\n" \
535 USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("\t-c\twith -l: show ctime\n") \
536 "\t-d\tlist directory entries instead of contents\n" \
537 USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("\t-e\tlist both full date and full time\n") \
538 USAGE_LS_FILETYPES("\t-F\tappend indicator (one of */=@|) to entries\n") \
539 "\t-i\tlist the i-node for each file\n" \
540 "\t-l\tuse a long listing format\n" \
541 "\t-n\tlist numeric UIDs and GIDs instead of names\n" \
542 USAGE_LS_FILETYPES("\t-p\tappend indicator (one of /=@|) to entries\n") \
543 USAGE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS("\t-L\tlist entries pointed to by symbolic links\n") \
544 USAGE_LS_RECURSIVE("\t-R\tlist subdirectories recursively\n") \
545 USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("\t-r\tsort the listing in reverse order\n") \
546 USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("\t-S\tsort the listing by file size\n") \
547 "\t-s\tlist the size of each file, in blocks\n" \
548 USAGE_AUTOWIDTH("\t-T NUM\tassume Tabstop every NUM columns\n") \
549 USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("\t-t\twith -l: show modification time\n") \
550 USAGE_LS_TIMESTAMPS("\t-u\twith -l: show access time\n") \
551 USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("\t-v\tsort the listing by version\n") \
552 USAGE_AUTOWIDTH("\t-w NUM\tassume the terminal is NUM columns wide\n") \
553 "\t-x\tlist entries by lines instead of by columns\n" \
554 USAGE_LS_SORTFILES("\t-X\tsort the listing by extension\n") \
555 USAGE_HUMAN_READABLE( \
556 "\t-h\tprint sizes in human readable format (e.g., 1K 243M 2G )\n" \
557 "\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(default)" , \
558 "\t-k\tprint sizes in kilobytes(compatability)")
560 #define lsmod_trivial_usage \
562 #define lsmod_full_usage \
563 "List the currently loaded kernel modules."
565 #define makedevs_trivial_usage \
566 "NAME TYPE MAJOR MINOR FIRST LAST [s]"
567 #define makedevs_full_usage \
568 "Creates a range of block or character special files\n\n" \
570 "\tb:\tMake a block (buffered) device.\n" \
571 "\tc or u:\tMake a character (un-buffered) device.\n" \
572 "\tp:\tMake a named pipe. MAJOR and MINOR are ignored for named pipes.\n\n" \
573 "FIRST specifies the number appended to NAME to create the first device.\n" \
574 "LAST specifies the number of the last item that should be created.\n" \
575 "If 's' is the last argument, the base device is created as well.\n\n" \
577 "\tmakedevs /dev/ttyS c 4 66 2 63 -> ttyS2-ttyS63\n" \
578 "\tmakedevs /dev/hda b 3 0 0 8 s -> hda,hda1-hda8"
580 #define md5sum_trivial_usage \
581 "[OPTION] [FILE]...\n" \
582 "or: md5sum [OPTION] -c [FILE]"
583 #define md5sum_full_usage \
584 "Print or check MD5 checksums.\n\n" \
586 "With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\n" \
587 "\t-b\tread files in binary mode\n" \
588 "\t-c\tcheck MD5 sums against given list\n" \
589 "\t-t\tread files in text mode (default)\n" \
590 "\t-g\tread a string\n" \
591 "\nThe following two options are useful only when verifying checksums:\n" \
592 "\t-s,\tdon't output anything, status code shows success\n" \
593 "\t-w,\twarn about improperly formated MD5 checksum lines"
595 #define mkdir_trivial_usage \
596 "[OPTION] DIRECTORY..."
597 #define mkdir_full_usage \
598 "Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist\n\n" \
600 "\t-m\tset permission mode (as in chmod), not rwxrwxrwx - umask\n" \
601 "\t-p\tno error if existing, make parent directories as needed"
603 #define mkfifo_trivial_usage \
605 #define mkfifo_full_usage \
606 "Creates a named pipe (identical to 'mknod name p')\n\n" \
608 "\t-m\tcreate the pipe using the specified mode (default a=rw)"
610 #define mkfs_minix_trivial_usage \
611 "[-c | -l filename] [-nXX] [-iXX] /dev/name [blocks]"
612 #define mkfs_minix_full_usage \
613 "Make a MINIX filesystem.\n\n" \
615 "\t-c\t\tCheck the device for bad blocks\n" \
616 "\t-n [14|30]\tSpecify the maximum length of filenames\n" \
617 "\t-i INODES\tSpecify the number of inodes for the filesystem\n" \
618 "\t-l FILENAME\tRead the bad blocks list from FILENAME\n" \
619 "\t-v\t\tMake a Minix version 2 filesystem"
621 #define mknod_trivial_usage \
622 "[OPTIONS] NAME TYPE MAJOR MINOR"
623 #define mknod_full_usage \
624 "Create a special file (block, character, or pipe).\n\n" \
626 "\t-m\tcreate the special file using the specified mode (default a=rw)\n\n" \
628 "\tb:\tMake a block (buffered) device.\n" \
629 "\tc or u:\tMake a character (un-buffered) device.\n" \
630 "\tp:\tMake a named pipe. MAJOR and MINOR are ignored for named pipes."
632 #define mkswap_trivial_usage \
633 "[-c] [-v0|-v1] device [block-count]"
634 #define mkswap_full_usage \
635 "Prepare a disk partition to be used as a swap partition.\n\n" \
637 "\t-c\t\tCheck for read-ability.\n" \
638 "\t-v0\t\tMake version 0 swap [max 128 Megs].\n" \
639 "\t-v1\t\tMake version 1 swap [big!] (default for kernels > 2.1.117).\n" \
640 "\tblock-count\tNumber of block to use (default is entire partition)."
642 #define mktemp_trivial_usage \
644 #define mktemp_full_usage \
645 "Creates a temporary file with its name based on TEMPLATE.\n" \
646 "TEMPLATE is any name with six `Xs' (i.e. /tmp/temp.XXXXXX)."
648 #define more_trivial_usage \
650 #define more_full_usage \
651 "More is a filter for viewing FILE one screenful at a time."
653 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP
654 #define USAGE_MOUNT_LOOP(a) a
656 #define USAGE_MOUNT_LOOP(a)
659 #define USAGE_MTAB(a) a
661 #define USAGE_MTAB(a)
663 #define mount_trivial_usage \
664 "[flags] device directory [-o options,more-options]"
665 #define mount_full_usage \
666 "Mount a filesystem\n\n" \
668 "\t-a:\t\tMount all filesystems in fstab.\n" \
670 "\t-f:\t\t\"Fake\" mount. Add entry to mount table but don't mount it.\n" \
671 "\t-n:\t\tDon't write a mount table entry.\n" \
673 "\t-o option:\tOne of many filesystem options, listed below.\n" \
674 "\t-r:\t\tMount the filesystem read-only.\n" \
675 "\t-t fs-type:\tSpecify the filesystem type.\n" \
676 "\t-w:\t\tMount for reading and writing (default).\n" \
678 "Options for use with the \"-o\" flag:\n" \
679 "\tasync/sync:\tWrites are asynchronous / synchronous.\n" \
680 "\tatime/noatime:\tEnable / disable updates to inode access times.\n" \
681 "\tdev/nodev:\tAllow use of special device files / disallow them.\n" \
682 "\texec/noexec:\tAllow use of executable files / disallow them.\n" \
684 "\tloop:\t\tMounts a file via loop device.\n" \
686 "\tsuid/nosuid:\tAllow set-user-id-root programs / disallow them.\n" \
687 "\tremount:\tRe-mount a currently-mounted filesystem, changing its flags.\n" \
688 "\tro/rw:\t\tMount for read-only / read-write.\n" \
689 "\nThere are EVEN MORE flags that are specific to each filesystem.\n" \
690 "You'll have to see the written documentation for those."
692 #define mt_trivial_usage \
693 "[-f device] opcode value"
694 #define mt_full_usage \
695 "Control magnetic tape drive operation\n" \
696 "\nAvailable Opcodes:\n\n" \
697 "bsf bsfm bsr bss datacompression drvbuffer eof eom erase\n" \
698 "fsf fsfm fsr fss load lock mkpart nop offline ras1 ras2\n" \
699 "ras3 reset retension rew rewoffline seek setblk setdensity\n" \
700 "setpart tell unload unlock weof wset"
702 #define mv_trivial_usage \
704 "or: mv SOURCE... DIRECTORY"
705 #define mv_full_usage \
706 "Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY."
708 #define nc_trivial_usage \
710 #define nc_full_usage \
711 "Netcat opens a pipe to IP:port"
713 #define nslookup_trivial_usage \
715 #define nslookup_full_usage \
716 "Queries the nameserver for the IP address of the given HOST"
718 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_SIMPLE_PING
719 #define ping_trivial_usage "host"
720 #define ping_full_usage "Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts"
722 #define ping_trivial_usage \
724 #define ping_full_usage \
725 "Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.\n\n" \
727 "\t-c COUNT\tSend only COUNT pings.\n" \
728 "\t-s SIZE\t\tSend SIZE data bytes in packets (default=56).\n" \
729 "\t-q\t\tQuiet mode, only displays output at start\n" \
730 "\t\t\tand when finished."
733 #define pivot_root_trivial_usage \
735 #define pivot_root_full_usage \
736 "Move the current root file system to put_old and make new_root\n" \
737 "the new root file system."
739 #define poweroff_trivial_usage \
741 #define poweroff_full_usage \
742 "Halt the system and request that the kernel shut off the power."
744 #define printf_trivial_usage \
745 "FORMAT [ARGUMENT...]"
746 #define printf_full_usage \
747 "Formats and prints ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT,\n" \
748 "Where FORMAT controls the output exactly as in C printf."
750 #define ps_trivial_usage \
752 #define ps_full_usage \
753 "Report process status\n" \
754 "\nThis version of ps accepts no options."
756 #define pwd_trivial_usage \
758 #define pwd_full_usage \
759 "Print the full filename of the current working directory."
761 #define rdate_trivial_usage \
763 #define rdate_full_usage \
764 "Get and possibly set the system date and time from a remote HOST.\n" \
766 "\t-s\tSet the system date and time (default).\n" \
767 "\t-p\tPrint the date and time."
769 #define readlink_trivial_usage \
771 #define readlink_full_usage \
772 "Read a symbolic link."
774 #define reboot_trivial_usage \
776 #define reboot_full_usage \
779 #define renice_trivial_usage \
780 "priority pid [pid ...]"
781 #define renice_full_usage \
782 "Changes priority of running processes. Allowed priorities range\n" \
783 "from 20 (the process runs only when nothing else is running) to 0\n" \
784 "(default priority) to -20 (almost nothing else ever gets to run)."
786 #define reset_trivial_usage \
788 #define reset_full_usage \
791 #define rm_trivial_usage \
792 "[OPTION]... FILE..."
793 #define rm_full_usage \
794 "Remove (unlink) the FILE(s). You may use '--' to\n" \
795 "indicate that all following arguments are non-options.\n\n" \
797 "\t-f\t\tremove existing destinations, never prompt\n" \
798 "\t-r or -R\tremove the contents of directories recursively"
800 #define rmdir_trivial_usage \
801 "[OPTION]... DIRECTORY..."
802 #define rmdir_full_usage \
803 "Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty."
805 #define rmmod_trivial_usage \
806 "[OPTION]... [MODULE]..."
807 #define rmmod_full_usage \
808 "Unloads the specified kernel modules from the kernel.\n\n" \
810 "\t-a\tTry to remove all unused kernel modules."
812 #define route_trivial_usage \
814 #define route_full_usage \
815 "Edit the kernel's routing tables"
817 #define rpmunpack_trivial_usage \
818 "< package.rpm | gunzip | cpio -idmuv"
819 #define rpmunpack_full_usage \
820 "Extracts an rpm archive."
822 #define sed_trivial_usage \
823 "[-Vhnef] pattern [files...]"
824 #define sed_full_usage \
825 "-n\t\tsuppress automatic printing of pattern space\n" \
826 "-e script\tadd the script to the commands to be executed\n" \
827 "-f scriptfile\tadd the contents of script-file to the commands to be executed\n" \
828 "-h\t\tdisplay this help message\n" \
830 "If no -e or -f is given, the first non-option argument is taken as the\n" \
831 "sed script to interpret. All remaining arguments are names of input\n" \
832 "files; if no input files are specified, then the standard input is read."
834 #define setkeycodes_trivial_usage \
835 "SCANCODE KEYCODE ..."
836 #define setkeycodes_full_usage \
837 "Set entries into the kernel's scancode-to-keycode map,\n" \
838 "allowing unusual keyboards to generate usable keycodes.\n\n" \
839 "SCANCODE may be either xx or e0xx (hexadecimal),\n" \
840 "and KEYCODE is given in decimal"
842 #define sh_trivial_usage \
844 "or: sh -c command [args]..."
845 #define sh_full_usage \
846 "lash: The BusyBox command interpreter (shell)."
848 #define sleep_trivial_usage \
850 #define sleep_full_usage \
851 "Pause for N seconds."
854 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_SORT_REVERSE
855 #define USAGE_SORT_REVERSE(a) a
857 #define USAGE_SORT_REVERSE(a)
859 #define sort_trivial_usage \
860 "[-n]" USAGE_SORT_REVERSE(" [-r]") " [FILE]..."
861 #define sort_full_usage \
862 "Sorts lines of text in the specified files"
864 #define stty_trivial_usage \
865 "[-a|g] [-F device] [SETTING]..."
866 #define stty_full_usage \
867 "Without arguments, prints baud rate, line discipline," \
868 "\nand deviations from stty sane." \
869 "\n -F device open and use the specified device instead of stdin" \
870 "\n -a print all current settings in human-readable form. Or" \
871 "\n -g print in a stty-readable form" \
872 "\n [SETTING] see in documentation"
874 #define swapoff_trivial_usage \
876 #define swapoff_full_usage \
877 "Stop swapping virtual memory pages on the given device.\n\n" \
879 "\t-a\tStop swapping on all swap devices"
881 #define swapon_trivial_usage \
883 #define swapon_full_usage \
884 "Start swapping virtual memory pages on the given device.\n\n" \
886 "\t-a\tStart swapping on all swap devices"
888 #define sync_trivial_usage \
890 #define sync_full_usage \
891 "Write all buffered filesystem blocks to disk."
894 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_KLOGD
895 #define USAGE_KLOGD(a) a
897 #define USAGE_KLOGD(a)
899 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG
900 #define USAGE_REMOTE_LOG(a) a
902 #define USAGE_REMOTE_LOG(a)
904 #define syslogd_trivial_usage \
906 #define syslogd_full_usage \
907 "Linux system and kernel (provides klogd) logging utility.\n" \
908 "Note that this version of syslogd/klogd ignores /etc/syslog.conf.\n\n" \
910 "\t-m NUM\t\tInterval between MARK lines (default=20min, 0=off)\n" \
911 "\t-n\t\tRun as a foreground process\n" \
912 USAGE_KLOGD("\t-K\t\tDo not start up the klogd process\n") \
913 "\t-O FILE\t\tUse an alternate log file (default=/var/log/messages)" \
915 "\n\t-R HOST[:PORT]\t\tLog remotely to IP or hostname on PORT (default PORT=514/UDP)\n" \
916 "\t-L\t\tLog locally as well as network logging (default is network only)")
919 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_SIMPLE_TAIL
920 #define USAGE_UNSIMPLE_TAIL(a)
922 #define USAGE_UNSIMPLE_TAIL(a) a
924 #define tail_trivial_usage \
925 "[OPTION]... [FILE]..."
926 #define tail_full_usage \
927 "Print last 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.\n" \
928 "With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the\n" \
929 "file name. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\n" \
931 USAGE_UNSIMPLE_TAIL("\t-c N[kbm]\toutput the last N bytes\n") \
932 "\t-n N[kbm]\tprint last N lines instead of last 10\n" \
933 "\t-f\t\toutput data as the file grows" \
934 USAGE_UNSIMPLE_TAIL( \
935 "\n\t-q\t\tnever output headers giving file names\n" \
936 "\t-s SEC\t\twait SEC seconds between reads with -f\n" \
937 "\t-v\t\talways output headers giving file names\n\n" \
938 "If the first character of N (bytes or lines) is a `+', output begins with \n" \
939 "the Nth item from the start of each file, otherwise, print the last N items\n" \
940 "in the file. N bytes may be suffixed by k (x1024), b (x512), or m (1024^2)." \
943 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE
944 #define USAGE_TAR_CREATE(a) a
946 #define USAGE_TAR_CREATE(a)
948 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_TAR_EXCLUDE
949 #define USAGE_TAR_EXCLUDE(a) a
951 #define USAGE_TAR_EXCLUDE(a)
953 #define tar_trivial_usage \
954 "-[" USAGE_TAR_CREATE("c") "xtvO] " \
955 USAGE_TAR_EXCLUDE("[--exclude File] [-X File]") \
956 "[-f tarFile] [FILE(s)] ..."
957 #define tar_full_usage \
958 "Create, extract, or list files from a tar file.\n\n" \
959 "Main operation mode:\n" \
960 USAGE_TAR_CREATE("\tc\t\tcreate\n") \
963 "\nFile selection:\n" \
964 "\tf\t\tname of tarfile or \"-\" for stdin\n" \
965 "\tO\t\textract to stdout\n" \
967 "\texclude\t\tfile to exclude\n" \
968 "\tX\t\tfile with names to exclude\n" \
970 "\nInformative output:\n" \
971 "\tv\t\tverbosely list files processed"
973 #define tee_trivial_usage \
974 "[OPTION]... [FILE]..."
975 #define tee_full_usage \
976 "Copy standard input to each FILE, and also to standard output.\n\n" \
978 "\t-a\tappend to the given FILEs, do not overwrite"
980 #define telnet_trivial_usage \
982 #define telnet_full_usage \
983 "Telnet is used to establish interactive communication with another\n"\
984 "computer over a network using the TELNET protocol."
986 #define test_trivial_usage \
987 "EXPRESSION\n or [ EXPRESSION ]"
988 #define test_full_usage \
989 "Checks file types and compares values returning an exit\n" \
990 "code determined by the value of EXPRESSION."
992 #define touch_trivial_usage \
993 "[-c] file [file ...]"
994 #define touch_full_usage \
995 "Update the last-modified date on the given file[s].\n\n" \
997 "\t-c\tDo not create any files"
999 #define tr_trivial_usage \
1000 "[-cds] STRING1 [STRING2]"
1001 #define tr_full_usage \
1002 "Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters from\n" \
1003 "standard input, writing to standard output.\n\n" \
1005 "\t-c\ttake complement of STRING1\n" \
1006 "\t-d\tdelete input characters coded STRING1\n" \
1007 "\t-s\tsqueeze multiple output characters of STRING2 into one character"
1009 #define true_trivial_usage \
1011 #define true_full_usage \
1012 "Return an exit code of TRUE (0)."
1014 #define tty_trivial_usage \
1016 #define tty_full_usage \
1017 "Print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.\n\n"\
1019 "\t-s\tprint nothing, only return an exit status"
1021 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_MOUNT_FORCE
1022 #define USAGE_MOUNT_FORCE(a) a
1024 #define USAGE_MOUNT_FORCE(a)
1026 #define umount_trivial_usage \
1027 "[flags] filesystem|directory"
1028 #define umount_full_usage \
1029 "Unmount file systems\n" \
1030 "\nFlags:\n" "\t-a:\tUnmount all file systems" \
1031 USAGE_MTAB(" in /etc/mtab\n\t-n:\tDon't erase /etc/mtab entries") \
1032 "\n\t-r:\tTry to remount devices as read-only if mount is busy" \
1033 USAGE_MOUNT_FORCE("\n\t-f:\tForce filesystem umount (i.e. unreachable NFS server)") \
1034 USAGE_MOUNT_LOOP("\n\t-l:\tDo not free loop device (if a loop device has been used)")
1036 #define uname_trivial_usage \
1038 #define uname_full_usage \
1039 "Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s.\n\n" \
1041 "\t-a\tprint all information\n" \
1042 "\t-m\tthe machine (hardware) type\n" \
1043 "\t-n\tprint the machine's network node hostname\n" \
1044 "\t-r\tprint the operating system release\n" \
1045 "\t-s\tprint the operating system name\n" \
1046 "\t-p\tprint the host processor type\n" \
1047 "\t-v\tprint the operating system version"
1049 #define uniq_trivial_usage \
1050 "[OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]"
1051 #define uniq_full_usage \
1052 "Discard all but one of successive identical lines from INPUT\n" \
1053 "(or standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n" \
1055 "\t-c\tprefix lines by the number of occurrences\n" \
1056 "\t-d\tonly print duplicate lines\n" \
1057 "\t-u\tonly print unique lines"
1059 #define unix2dos_trivial_usage \
1061 #define unix2dos_full_usage \
1062 "See 'dos2unix --help' for help!"
1064 #define update_trivial_usage \
1066 #define update_full_usage \
1067 "Periodically flushes filesystem buffers.\n\n" \
1069 "\t-S\tforce use of sync(2) instead of flushing\n" \
1070 "\t-s SECS\tcall sync this often (default 30)\n" \
1071 "\t-f SECS\tflush some buffers this often (default 5)"
1073 #define uptime_trivial_usage \
1075 #define uptime_full_usage \
1076 "Display the time since the last boot."
1078 #define usleep_trivial_usage \
1080 #define usleep_full_usage \
1081 "Pause for N microseconds."
1083 #define uudecode_trivial_usage \
1085 #define uudecode_full_usage \
1086 "Uudecode a file that is uuencoded.\n\n" \
1088 "\t-o FILE\tdirect output to FILE" \
1090 #define uuencode_trivial_usage \
1091 "[OPTION] [INFILE] REMOTEFILE"
1092 #define uuencode_full_usage \
1093 "Uuencode a file.\n\n" \
1095 "\t-m\tuse base64 encoding as of RFC1521"
1097 #define watchdog_trivial_usage \
1099 #define watchdog_full_usage \
1100 "Periodically write to watchdog device \"dev\""
1102 #define wc_trivial_usage \
1103 "[OPTION]... [FILE]..."
1104 #define wc_full_usage \
1105 "Print line, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if\n" \
1106 "more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, read standard input.\n\n" \
1108 "\t-c\tprint the byte counts\n" \
1109 "\t-l\tprint the newline counts\n" \
1110 "\t-L\tprint the length of the longest line\n" \
1111 "\t-w\tprint the word counts"
1113 #define wget_trivial_usage \
1114 "[-c] [-O file] url"
1115 #define wget_full_usage \
1116 "wget retrieves files via HTTP\n\n" \
1118 "\t-c\tcontinue retrieval of aborted transfers\n" \
1119 "\t-O\tsave to filename ('-' for stdout)"
1121 #define which_trivial_usage \
1123 #define which_full_usage \
1124 "Locates a COMMAND."
1126 #define whoami_trivial_usage \
1128 #define whoami_full_usage \
1129 "Prints the user name associated with the current effective user id."
1131 #define xargs_trivial_usage \
1132 "[COMMAND] [ARGS...]"
1133 #define xargs_full_usage \
1134 "Executes COMMAND on every item given by standard input."
1136 #define yes_trivial_usage \
1137 "[OPTION]... [STRING]..."
1138 #define yes_full_usage \
1139 "Repeatedly outputs a line with all specified STRING(s), or `y'."
1141 #define zcat_trivial_usage \
1143 #define zcat_full_usage \
1144 "Uncompress to stdout."