menu "Miscellaneous Utilities"
-config CONFIG_ADJTIMEX
+config ADJTIMEX
bool "adjtimex"
default n
help
Adjtimex reads and optionally sets adjustment parameters for
the Linux clock adjustment algorithm.
-config CONFIG_BBCONFIG
+config BBCONFIG
bool "bbconfig"
default n
help
The bbconfig applet will print the config file with which
busybox was built.
-config CONFIG_CROND
+config CHAT
+ bool "chat"
+ default n
+ help
+ Simple chat utility.
+
+config FEATURE_CHAT_NOFAIL
+ bool "Enable NOFAIL expect strings"
+ depends on CHAT
+ default y
+ help
+ When enabled expect strings which are started with a dash trigger
+ no-fail mode. That is when expectation is not met within timeout
+ the script is not terminated but sends next SEND string and waits
+ for next EXPECT string. This allows to compose far more flexible
+ scripts.
+
+config FEATURE_CHAT_TTY_HIFI
+ bool "Force STDIN to be a TTY"
+ depends on CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ Original chat always treats STDIN as a TTY device and sets for it
+ so-called raw mode. This option turns on such behaviour.
+
+config FEATURE_CHAT_IMPLICIT_CR
+ bool "Enable implicit Carriage Return"
+ depends on CHAT
+ default y
+ help
+ When enabled make chat to terminate all SEND strings with a "\r"
+ unless "\c" is met anywhere in the string.
+
+config FEATURE_CHAT_SWALLOW_OPTS
+ bool "Swallow options"
+ depends on CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ Busybox chat require no options. To make it not fail when used
+ in place of original chat (which has a bunch of options) turn
+ this on.
+
+config FEATURE_CHAT_SEND_ESCAPES
+ bool "Support weird SEND escapes"
+ depends on CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ Original chat uses some escape sequences in SEND arguments which
+ are not sent to device but rather performs special actions.
+ E.g. "\K" means to send a break sequence to device.
+ "\d" delays execution for a second, "\p" -- for a 1/100 of second.
+ Before turning this option on think twice: do you really need them?
+
+config FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
+ bool "Support variable-length ABORT conditions"
+ depends on CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ Original chat uses fixed 50-bytes length ABORT conditions. Say N here.
+
+config FEATURE_CHAT_CLR_ABORT
+ bool "Support revoking of ABORT conditions"
+ depends on CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ Support CLR_ABORT directive.
+
+config CHRT
+ bool "chrt"
+ default n
+ help
+ manipulate real-time attributes of a process.
+ This requires sched_{g,s}etparam support in your libc.
+
+config CROND
bool "crond"
default n
- select CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
+ select FEATURE_SUID
+ select FEATURE_SYSLOG
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 CONFIG_DEBUG_CROND_OPTION
- bool "Support debug option -d"
- depends on CONFIG_CROND
+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 CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
+config FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
bool "Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_CROND
+ depends on CROND
help
Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
-config CONFIG_CRONTAB
+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 CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
+ 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 CONFIG_DC
+config DC
bool "dc"
default n
help
Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
precision arithmetic.
-config CONFIG_DEVFSD
- bool "devfsd"
+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 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.
The following keywords in devsfd.conf are supported:
"PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
"MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
- But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
+ But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
-config CONFIG_DEVFSD_MODLOAD
+config DEVFSD_MODLOAD
bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
+ depends on DEVFSD
help
- This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs the real modutils.
+ This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs
+ the external modutils.
-config CONFIG_DEVFSD_FG_NP
+config DEVFSD_FG_NP
bool "Enables the -fg and -np options"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
+ 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 CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE
+config DEVFSD_VERBOSE
bool "Increases logging (and size)"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
+ depends on DEVFSD
help
Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
-config CONFIG_EJECT
+config FEATURE_DEVFS
+ bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
+ default n
+ help
+ This is obsolete and should NOT be used anymore.
+ Use linux >= 2.6 (optionally with hotplug) and mdev instead!
+
+ 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 CONFIG_LAST
+config FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI
+ 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 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"
default n
- select CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP
+ select FEATURE_WTMP
help
'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
-config CONFIG_LESS
+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
help
'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
+config FEATURE_LESS_MAXLINES
+ int "Max number of input lines less will try to eat"
+ default 9999999
+ depends on LESS
+
+config FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
bool "Enable bracket searching"
default y
- depends on CONFIG_LESS
+ depends on LESS
help
This option adds the capability to search for matching left and right
brackets, facilitating programming.
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
+config FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
bool "Enable extra flags"
default y
- depends on CONFIG_LESS
+ depends on LESS
help
The extra flags provided do the following:
The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGCS
- bool "Enable flag changes"
- default n
- depends on CONFIG_LESS
- help
- This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
- less itself.
-
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
+config FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
bool "Enable marks"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_LESS
+ depends on LESS
help
Marks enable positions in a file to be stored for easy reference.
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
+config FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
bool "Enable regular expressions"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_LESS
+ depends on LESS
help
Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
-config CONFIG_HDPARM
+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
- CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
+ 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 CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
+config FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
bool "Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
default y
- depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
+ depends on HDPARM
help
Enables the -I and -i options to obtain detailed information
directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
feature set. If no device name is specified, hdparm will read
identify data from stdin. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
+config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
bool "Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
+ depends on HDPARM
help
Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
+config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
bool "Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
+ depends on HDPARM
help
Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
- bool "perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
+config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
+ bool "Perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
+ depends on HDPARM
help
Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
- bool "tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
+config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
+ bool "Tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
+ 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 CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
- bool "get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
+config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
+ bool "Get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
default n
- depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
+ 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 CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
+config MAKEDEVS
bool "makedevs"
default n
help
'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
e.g. /dev/hda[0-9]
- Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
+ Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
.
'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
a batch of unrelated devices to be made with one command.
- User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
+ User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
choice
prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
- depends CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
- default CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
+ depends on MAKEDEVS
+ default FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
- bool "leaf"
+config FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
+ bool "leaf"
-config CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
+config FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
bool "table"
endchoice
-config CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT
+config MAN
+ bool "man"
+ default n
+ help
+ Format and display manual pages.
+
+config MICROCOM
+ bool "microcom"
+ default n
+ help
+ The poor man's minicom utility for chatting with serial port devices.
+
+config MOUNTPOINT
bool "mountpoint"
default n
help
mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.
-config CONFIG_MT
+config MT
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.
-config CONFIG_RUNLEVEL
- bool "runlevel"
+config RAIDAUTORUN
+ bool "raidautorun"
+ default n
+ help
+ raidautorun tells the kernel md driver to
+ search and start RAID arrays.
+
+config READAHEAD
+ bool "readahead"
+ default n
+ depends on LFS
+ help
+ Preload the files listed on the command line into RAM cache so that
+ subsequent reads on these files will not block on disk I/O.
+
+ 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 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
+ run this applet as a background job.
+
+config RUNLEVEL
+ bool "runlevel"
default n
help
- find the current and previous system runlevel.
+ find the current and previous system runlevel.
This applet uses utmp but does not rely on busybox supporing
utmp on purpose. It is used by e.g. emdebian via /etc/init.d/rc.
-config CONFIG_RX
- bool "rx"
+config RX
+ bool "rx"
default n
help
- Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
+ Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
-config CONFIG_STRINGS
+config SETSID
+ bool "setsid"
+ default n
+ help
+ setsid runs a program in a new session
+
+config STRINGS
bool "strings"
default n
help
strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
specified.
-config CONFIG_SETSID
- bool "setsid"
+config TASKSET
+ bool "taskset"
default n
help
- setsid runs a program in a new session
+ Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity.
+ This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
-config CONFIG_TIME
+config FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
+ bool "Fancy output"
+ default y
+ depends on TASKSET
+ help
+ Add code for fancy output. This merely silences a compiler-warning
+ and adds about 135 Bytes. May be needed for machines with alot
+ of CPUs.
+
+config TIME
bool "time"
default n
help
When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
giving timing statistics about this program run.
-config CONFIG_WATCHDOG
+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`.
+
+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.
endmenu
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