help
Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
- This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
+ This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
format /var/spool/cron/crontabs/<username> files, for example:
$ cat /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
# Run daily cron jobs at 4:40 every day:
40 4 * * * /etc/cron/daily > /dev/null 2>&1
- Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
- work properly.
-config DEBUG_CROND_OPTION
- bool "Support debug option -d"
+config FEATURE_CROND_D
+ bool "Support option -d to redirect output to stderr"
depends on CROND
default n
help
- Support option -d to enter debug mode.
+ -d sets loglevel to 0 (most verbose) and directs all output to stderr.
config FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
bool "Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
help
Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
+config FEATURE_CROND_DIR
+ string "crond spool directory"
+ default "/var/spool/cron"
+ depends on CROND || CRONTAB
+ help
+ Location of crond spool.
+
config CRONTAB
bool "crontab"
default n
select FEATURE_SUID
help
- Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
+ Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
+ Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
+ work properly.
config DC
bool "dc"
Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
precision arithmetic.
+config FEATURE_DC_LIBM
+ bool "Enable power and exp functions (requires libm)"
+ default n
+ depends on DC
+ help
+ Enable power and exp functions.
+ NOTE: This will require libm to be present for linking.
+
config DEVFSD
bool "devfsd (obsolete)"
default n
select FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
- This is deprecated, and will be removed at the end of 2008.
+ This is deprecated and should NOT be used anymore.
+ Use linux >= 2.6 (optionally with hotplug) and mdev instead!
+ See docs/mdev.txt for detailed instructions on how to use mdev
+ instead.
Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
"PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
"MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
- But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
+ But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
config DEVFSD_MODLOAD
bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
default n
depends on DEVFSD
help
- -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
- -np Exit after parsing the configuration file. Do not poll for events.
+ -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
+ -np Exit after parsing the configuration file.
+ Do not poll for events.
config DEVFSD_VERBOSE
bool "Increases logging (and size)"
Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
config FEATURE_DEVFS
- bool " Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
+ bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
default n
help
- This is obsolete and will be going away at the end of 2008..
+ This is obsolete and should NOT be used anymore.
+ Use linux >= 2.6 (optionally with hotplug) and mdev instead!
- This tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
- /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
+ For legacy systems -- if there is no way around devfsd -- this
+ tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
+ /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
devfs names, you don't want this.
+config DEVMEM
+ bool "devmem"
+ default n
+ help
+ devmem is a small program that reads and writes from physical
+ memory using /dev/mem.
+
config EJECT
bool "eject"
default n
help
- Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
+ Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
config FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI
- bool "eject scsi support"
- default n
- depends on EJECT
- help
- Add the -s option to eject, this allows to eject SCSI-Devices and
- usb-storage devices.
+ bool "SCSI support"
+ default n
+ depends on EJECT
+ help
+ Add the -s option to eject, this allows to eject SCSI-Devices and
+ usb-storage devices.
+
+config FBSPLASH
+ bool "fbsplash"
+ default n
+ help
+ Shows splash image and progress bar on framebuffer device.
+ Can be used during boot phase of an embedded device. ~2kb.
+ Usage:
+ - use kernel option 'vga=xxx' or otherwise enable fb device.
+ - put somewhere fbsplash.cfg file and an image in .ppm format.
+ - $ setsid fbsplash [params] &
+ -c: hide cursor
+ -d /dev/fbN: framebuffer device (if not /dev/fb0)
+ -s path_to_image_file (can be "-" for stdin)
+ -i path_to_cfg_file (can be "-" for stdin)
+ -f path_to_fifo (can be "-" for stdin)
+ - if you want to run it only in presence of kernel parameter:
+ grep -q "fbsplash=on" </proc/cmdline && setsid fbsplash [params] &
+ - commands for fifo:
+ "NN" (ASCII decimal number) - percentage to show on progress bar
+ "exit" - well you guessed it
+
+config FLASH_ERASEALL
+ bool "flash_eraseall"
+ default n
+ help
+ The flash_eraseall binary from mtd-utils as of git head c4c6a59eb.
+ This utility is used to erase the whole MTD device.
+
+config IONICE
+ bool "ionice"
+ default n
+ help
+ Set/set program io scheduling class and priority
+ Requires kernel >= 2.6.13
+
+config INOTIFYD
+ bool "inotifyd"
+ default n
+ help
+ Simple inotify daemon. Reports filesystem changes. Requires
+ kernel >= 2.6.13
config LAST
bool "last"
help
'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
+choice
+ prompt "Choose last implementation"
+ depends on LAST
+ default FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
+
+config FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
+ bool "small"
+ help
+ This is a small version of last with just the basic set of
+ features.
+
+config FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
+ bool "huge"
+ help
+ 'last' displays detailed information about the last users that
+ logged into the system (mimics sysvinit last). +900 bytes.
+endchoice
+
config LESS
bool "less"
default n
The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
-config FEATURE_LESS_FLAGCS
- bool "Enable flag changes"
- default n
- depends on LESS
- help
- This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
- less itself.
-
config FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
bool "Enable marks"
default n
help
Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
+config FEATURE_LESS_WINCH
+ bool "Enable automatic resizing on window size changes"
+ default n
+ depends on LESS
+ help
+ Makes less track window size changes.
+
+config FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
+ bool "Enable flag changes ('-' command)"
+ default n
+ depends on LESS
+ help
+ This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
+ less itself ('-' keyboard command).
+
+config FEATURE_LESS_LINENUMS
+ bool "Enable dynamic switching of line numbers"
+ default n
+ depends on FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
+ help
+ Enable "-N" command.
+
config HDPARM
bool "hdparm"
default n
help
- Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
- drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
+ Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
+ drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
config FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
- bool "perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
+ bool "Perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
default n
depends on HDPARM
help
This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
- bool "tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
+ bool "Tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
default n
depends on HDPARM
help
Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
- and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
+ and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
stuff, so you should probably say N.
config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
- bool "get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
+ bool "Get/set using_dma flag"
default n
depends on HDPARM
help
Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
- This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
config MAKEDEVS
bool "makedevs"
endchoice
+config MAN
+ bool "man"
+ default n
+ help
+ Format and display manual pages.
+
config MICROCOM
bool "microcom"
default n
bool "mt"
default n
help
- mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
+ mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
files on the tape.
This applet just calls the readahead(2) system call on each file.
It is mainly useful in system startup scripts to preload files
- or executables before they are used. When used at the right time
- (in particular when a CPU boundprocess is running) it can
+ or executables before they are used. When used at the right time
+ (in particular when a CPU bound process is running) it can
significantly speed up system startup.
As readahead(2) blocks until each file has been read, it is best to
help
Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
-config SCRIPT
- bool "script"
+config SETSID
+ bool "setsid"
default n
help
- The script makes typescript of terminal session.
+ setsid runs a program in a new session
config STRINGS
bool "strings"
strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
specified.
-config SETSID
- bool "setsid"
- default n
- help
- setsid runs a program in a new session
-
config TASKSET
bool "taskset"
default n
This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
config FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
- bool "fancy output"
+ bool "Fancy output"
default y
depends on TASKSET
help
When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
giving timing statistics about this program run.
+config TIMEOUT
+ bool "timeout"
+ default n
+ help
+ Runs a program and watches it. If it does not terminate in
+ specified number of seconds, it is sent a signal.
+
config TTYSIZE
bool "ttysize"
default n
help
A replacement for "stty size". Unlike stty, can report only width,
- only height, or both, in any order. It also does not complain on error,
- but returns default 80x24. Usage in shell scripts: width=`ttysize w`.
+ only height, or both, in any order. It also does not complain on
+ error, but returns default 80x24.
+ Usage in shell scripts: width=`ttysize w`.
config WATCHDOG
bool "watchdog"
default n
help
The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
- device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
- and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
+ device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
+ and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
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