bool "cal"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ cal is used to display a monthly calender.
config CONFIG_CAT
bool "cat"
bool "chgrp"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ chgrp is used to change the group ownership of files.
config CONFIG_CHMOD
bool "chmod"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ chmod is used to change the access permission of files.
config CONFIG_CHOWN
bool "chown"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ chown is used to change the user and/or group ownership
+ of files.
config CONFIG_CHROOT
bool "chroot"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ chroot is used to change the root directory and run a command.
+ The default command is `/bin/sh'.
config CONFIG_CMP
bool "cmp"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ cmp is used to compare two files and returns the result
+ to standard output.
config CONFIG_CP
bool "cp"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ cp is used to copy files and directories.
config CONFIG_CUT
bool "cut"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ cut is used to print selected parts of lines from
+ each file to stdout.
if CONFIG_WATCH
config CONFIG_DATE
bool "date"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ date is used to set the system date or display the
+ current time in the given format.
endif
config CONFIG_FEATURE_DATE_ISOFMT
default y
depends on CONFIG_DATE
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Enable option (-I) to output an ISO-8601 compliant
+ date/time string.
config CONFIG_DD
bool "dd"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ dd copies a file (from standard input to standard output,
+ by default) using specific input and output blocksizes,
+ while optionally performing conversions on it.
config CONFIG_DF
bool "df"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ df reports the amount of disk space used and available
+ on filesystems.
config CONFIG_DIRNAME
bool "dirname"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ dirname is used to strip a non-directory suffix from
+ a file name.
config CONFIG_DOS2UNIX
bool "dos2unix/unix2dos"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ dos2unix is used to convert a text file from DOS format to
+ UNIX format, and vice versa.
+
+config CONFIG_UNIX2DOS
+ bool
+ default y
+ depends on CONFIG_DOS2UNIX
config CONFIG_DU
bool "du (default blocksize of 512 bytes)"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ du is used to report the amount of disk space used
+ for specified files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_DU_DEFALT_BLOCKSIZE_1K
bool " Use a default blocksize of 1024 bytes (1K)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_DU
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Use a blocksize of (1K) instead of the default 512b.
config CONFIG_ECHO
bool "echo (basic SUSv3 version taking no options"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ echo is used to print a specified string to stdout.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_ECHO
bool " Enable echo options (-n and -e)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_ECHO
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ This adds options (-n and -e) to echo.
config CONFIG_ENV
bool "env"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ env is used to set an environment variable and run
+ a command; without options it displays the current
+ environment.
config CONFIG_EXPR
bool "expr"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ expr is used to calculate numbers and print the result
+ to standard output.
if CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH
config CONFIG_FALSE
bool "false"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ false returns an exit code of FALSE (1).
endif
+config CONFIG_FOLD
+ bool "fold"
+ default n
+ help
+ Wrap text to fit a specific width.
+
config CONFIG_HEAD
bool "head"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ head is used to print the first specified number of lines
+ from files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD
bool " Enable head options (-c, -q, and -v)"
default n
depends on CONFIG_HEAD
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ This enables the head options (-c, -q, and -v).
config CONFIG_HOSTID
bool "hostid"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ hostid prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for
+ the current host.
config CONFIG_ID
bool "id"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ id displays the current user and group ID names.
+
+config CONFIG_INSTALL
+ bool "install"
+ default n
+ help
+ Copy files and set attributes.
config CONFIG_LENGTH
bool "length"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ length is used to print out the length of a specified string.
config CONFIG_LN
bool "ln"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ ln is used to create hard or soft links between files.
config CONFIG_LOGNAME
bool "logname"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ logname is used to print the current user's login name.
config CONFIG_LS
bool "ls"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ ls is used to list the contents of directories.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES
bool " Enable filetyping options (-p and -F)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Enable the ls options (-p and -F).
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
bool " Enable symlinks dereferencing (-L)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Enable the ls option (-L).
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_RECURSIVE
bool " Enable recursion (-R)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Enable the ls option (-R).
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_SORTFILES
bool " Sort the file names"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Allow ls to sort file names alphabetically.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS
bool " Show file timestamps"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Allow ls to display timestamps for files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME
bool " Show username/groupnames"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Allow ls to display username/groupname for files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_COLOR
bool " Use color to identify file types"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Allow ls to use color when displaying files.
config CONFIG_MD5SUM
bool "md5sum"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ md5sum is used to print or check MD5 checksums.
config CONFIG_MKDIR
bool "mkdir"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ mkdir is used to create directories with the specified names.
config CONFIG_MKFIFO
bool "mkfifo"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ mkfifo is used to create FIFOs (named pipes).
+ The `mknod' program can also create FIFOs.
config CONFIG_MKNOD
bool "mknod"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ mknod is used to create FIFOs or block/character special
+ files with the specified names.
config CONFIG_MV
bool "mv"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ mv is used to move or rename files or directories.
config CONFIG_OD
bool "od"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ od is used to dump binary files in octal and other formats.
config CONFIG_PRINTF
bool "printf"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ printf is used to format and print specified strings.
+ It's similar to `echo' except it has more options.
config CONFIG_PWD
bool "pwd"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ pwd is used to print the current directory.
config CONFIG_REALPATH
bool "realpath"
default n
help
Return the canonicalized absolute pathname.
- This isnt provided by GNU shellutils, but where else does it belong.
+ This isn't provided by GNU shellutils, but where else does it belong.
config CONFIG_RM
bool "rm"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ rm is used to remove files or directories.
config CONFIG_RMDIR
bool "rmdir"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ rmdir is used to remove empty directories.
config CONFIG_SHA1SUM
bool "sha1sum"
bool "sleep (single integer arg with no suffix)"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ sleep is used to pause for a specified number of seconds,
config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_SLEEP
bool " Enable multiple integer args and optional time suffixes"
default n
depends on CONFIG_SLEEP
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Allow sleep to pause for specified minutes, hours, and days.
config CONFIG_SORT
bool "sort"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
-
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_REVERSE
- bool " Enable reverse sort"
- default y
- depends on CONFIG_SORT
- help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
-
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_UNIQUE
- bool " Enable unique sort"
- default y
- depends on CONFIG_SORT
- help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ sort is used to sort lines of text in specified files.
config CONFIG_STTY
bool "stty"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ stty is used to change and print terminal line settings.
config CONFIG_SYNC
bool "sync"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ sync is used to flush filesystem buffers.
config CONFIG_TAIL
bool "tail"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ tail is used to print the last specified number of lines
+ from files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL
- bool " Enable extra tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v)"
+ bool " Enable extra tail options (-q, -s, and -v)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_TAIL
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ The options (-q, -s, and -v) are provided by GNU tail, but
+ are not specific in the SUSv3 standard.
config CONFIG_TEE
bool "tee"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ tee is used to read from standard input and write
+ to standard output and files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TEE_USE_BLOCK_IO
bool " Enable block i/o (larger/faster) instead of byte i/o."
default n
depends on CONFIG_TEE
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Enable this option for a faster tee, at expense of size.
if CONFIG_ASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH
config CONFIG_TEST
bool "test"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ test is used to check file types and compare values,
+ returning an appropriate exit code. The shells (ash
+ and bash) have test builtin.
endif
config CONFIG_TOUCH
bool "touch"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ touch is used to create or change the access and/or
+ modification timestamp of specified files.
config CONFIG_TR
bool "tr"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ tr is used to squeeze, and/or delete characters from standard
+ input, writing to standard output.
if CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH
config CONFIG_TRUE
bool "true"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ true returns an exit code of TRUE (0).
+
endif
config CONFIG_TTY
bool "tty"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ tty is used to print the name of the current terminal to
+ standard output.
config CONFIG_UNAME
bool "uname"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ uname is used to print system information.
config CONFIG_UNIQ
bool "uniq"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ uniq is used to remove duplicate lines from a sorted file.
config CONFIG_USLEEP
bool "usleep"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ usleep is used to pause for a specified number of microseconds.
config CONFIG_UUDECODE
bool "uudecode"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ uudecode is used to decode a uuencoded file.
config CONFIG_UUENCODE
bool "uuencode"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ uuencode is used to uuencode a file.
config CONFIG_WATCH
bool "watch"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ watch is used to execute a program periodically, showing
+ output to the screen.
config CONFIG_WC
bool "wc"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ wc is used to print the number of bytes, words, and lines,
+ in specified files.
config CONFIG_WHO
bool "who"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ who is used to show who is logged on.
config CONFIG_WHOAMI
bool "whoami"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ whoami is used to print the username of the current
+ user id (same as id -un).
config CONFIG_YES
bool "yes"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
-
+ yes is used to repeatedly output a specific string, or
+ the default string `y'.
comment "Common options for cp and mv"
depends on CONFIG_CP || CONFIG_MV
default n
depends on CONFIG_CP || CONFIG_MV
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Allow cp and mv to preserve hard links.
comment "Common options for ls and more"
- depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE
+ depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE
config CONFIG_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
bool " Calculate terminal & column widths"
- default n
+ default y
depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
-
+ This option allows utilities such as 'ls' and 'more' to determine the
+ width of the screen, which can allow them to display additional text
+ or avoid wrapping text onto the next line. If you leave this
+ disabled, your utilities will be especially primitive and will be
+ unable to determine the current screen width.
comment "Common options for df, du, ls"
depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS
default n
depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Allow df, du, and ls to have human readable output.
+
+comment "Common options for md5sum, sha1sum"
+ depends on CONFIG_MD5SUM || CONFIG_SHA1SUM
+
+config CONFIG_FEATURE_MD5_SHA1_SUM_CHECK
+ bool " Enable -c and -w options"
+ default n
+ depends on CONFIG_MD5SUM || CONFIG_SHA1SUM
+ help
+ Enabling the -c and -w options allows files to be checked
+ against pre-calculated hash values.
endmenu
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