Patch from Kent Robotti adding a bunch of menuconfig help

diff --git a/archival/Config.in b/archival/Config.in
index cc65b6db44189e64e8e4d461d404b45ceb4543a3..fddcff4621a03f99b9ce1d6cb147ea8cd7e1adef 100644 (file)
--- a/archival/Config.in
+++ b/archival/Config.in
@@ -120,20 +120,25 @@ config CONFIG_GUNZIP
        bool "gunzip"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        gunzip is used to decompress archives created by gzip.
+        You can use the `-t' option to test the integrity of
+        an archive, without decompressing it.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_GUNZIP_UNCOMPRESS
        bool "  Uncompress support"
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_GUNZIP
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        If you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress
+        archives created by the program compress (not much
+        used anymore).
 
 config CONFIG_GZIP
        bool "gzip"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        gzip is used to compress files.
+        It's probably the most used UNIX compression program.
 
 config CONFIG_RPM2CPIO
        bool "rpm2cpio"
@@ -151,36 +156,41 @@ config CONFIG_TAR
        bool "tar"
        default n
        help
-         tar has at least 512 bytes of overheads for every stored file.
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        tar is an archiving program. It's commonly used with gzip to
+        create compressed archives. It's probably the most used
+        UNIX archive program.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE
        bool "  Enable archive creation"
        default y
        depends on CONFIG_TAR
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        If you enable this option you'll be able to create
+        tar archives using the `-c' option.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_BZIP2
        bool "  Enable -j option to handle .tar.bz2 files"
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_TAR
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        If you enable this option you'll be able to extract
+        archives compressed with bzip2.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_EXCLUDE
        bool "  Enable -X and --exclude options (exclude files)"
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_TAR
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        If you enable this option you'll be able to specify
+        a list of files to exclude from an archive.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP
        bool "  Enable -z option"
        default y
        depends on CONFIG_TAR
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        If you enable this option tar will be able to call gzip,
+        when creating or extracting tar gziped archives.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDGNU_COMPATABILITY
        bool "  Enable support for old tar header format"
@@ -196,7 +206,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS
        default y
        depends on CONFIG_TAR
        help
-         With this option usybox supports the GNU long filename
+        With this option busybox supports the GNU long filename
          and linkanmes.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_UNARCHIVE_TAPE
@@ -210,12 +220,17 @@ config CONFIG_UNCOMPRESS
        bool "uncompress"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        uncompress is used to decompress archives created by compress.
+        Not much used anymore, replaced by gzip/gunzip.
 
 config CONFIG_UNZIP
        bool "unzip"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        unzip will list or extract files from a ZIP archive,
+        commonly found on DOS/WIN systems. The default behavior
+        (with no options) is to extract the archive into the
+        current directory. Use the `-d' option to extract to a
+        directory of your choice.
 
 endmenu

diff --git a/console-tools/Config.in b/console-tools/Config.in
index f10bf7578fc7f2f1762fc6e85cf45142307d5b3f..7191db4bd1e4da15b93eadb8a72843d3be45e1c7 100644 (file)
--- a/console-tools/Config.in
+++ b/console-tools/Config.in
@@ -9,60 +9,66 @@ config CONFIG_CHVT
        bool "chvt"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        This program is used to change to another terminal.
+        Example: chvt 4 (change to terminal /dev/tty4)
 
 config CONFIG_CLEAR
        bool "clear"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        This program clears the terminal screen.
 
 config CONFIG_DEALLOCVT
        bool "deallocvt"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        This program deallocates unused virtual consoles.
 
 config CONFIG_DUMPKMAP
        bool "dumpkmap"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        This program dumps the kernel's keyboard translation table to
+        stdout, in binary format. You can then use loadkmap to load it.
 
 config CONFIG_LOADACM
        bool "loadacm"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        This program loads an acm from standard input.
 
 config CONFIG_LOADFONT
        bool "loadfont"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        This program loads a console font from standard input.
 
 config CONFIG_LOADKMAP
        bool "loadkmap"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        This program loads a keyboard translation table from
+        standard input.
 
 config CONFIG_OPENVT
        bool "openvt"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        This program is used to start a command on an unused
+        virtual terminal.
 
 config CONFIG_RESET
        bool "reset"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        This program is used to reset the terminal screen, if it
+        gets messed up.
 
 config CONFIG_SETKEYCODES
        bool "setkeycodes"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        This program loads entries into the kernel's scancode-to-keycode
+        map, allowing unusual keyboards to generate usable keycodes.
 
 endmenu

diff --git a/coreutils/Config.in b/coreutils/Config.in
index 4044582ed3b5c809971215f2390a85a6548a5033..d2c3c6431fc207c6ff4cfc48165e7d98f9b275e5 100644 (file)
--- a/coreutils/Config.in
+++ b/coreutils/Config.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ config CONFIG_CAL
        bool "cal"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        cal is used to display a montly calender.
 
 config CONFIG_CAT
        bool "cat"
@@ -30,43 +30,47 @@ config CONFIG_CHGRP
        bool "chgrp"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        chgrp is used to change the group owership 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 too 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
@@ -79,7 +83,8 @@ if !CONFIG_WATCH
            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
@@ -93,25 +98,30 @@ 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 uses to convert a text file from DOS format to
+        UNIX format, and vice versa.
 
 config CONFIG_UNIX2DOS
        bool
@@ -122,39 +132,43 @@ 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
@@ -167,7 +181,7 @@ if !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH
            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
@@ -180,147 +194,152 @@ 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_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"
@@ -333,13 +352,13 @@ 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"
@@ -358,72 +377,76 @@ config CONFIG_SLEEP
        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.
+        sort is used to sort lines of text in specified files.
 
 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.
+        Enable the `-r' option that allows sort to sort lines of
+        text in reverse.
 
 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.
+        Enable the `-u' option that allows sort to only sort lines
+        that are uniq. 
 
 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)"
        default y
        depends on CONFIG_TAIL
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v).
 
 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
@@ -436,20 +459,24 @@ if !CONFIG_ASH && !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH
            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
@@ -462,75 +489,80 @@ if !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH
            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
@@ -540,7 +572,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_PRESERVE_HARDLINKS
        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
@@ -550,8 +582,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
-
+        Allow ls and more to calculate terminal and column widths.
 
 comment "Common options for df, du, ls"
     depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS
@@ -561,6 +592,6 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_HUMAN_READABLE
        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.
 
 endmenu

diff --git a/shell/Config.in b/shell/Config.in
index b643c8f3d3fbb2fd5edadc46f038c29c7e7559c3..8373a808cd3402d04dffbd21ae829ba8a0295374 100644 (file)
--- a/shell/Config.in
+++ b/shell/Config.in
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ choice
        prompt "Choose your default shell"
        default "none"
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Choose a shell. The ash shell is the most bash compatible
+        and full featured.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_ASH
        bool "ash"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ config CONFIG_ASH
        bool "ash"
        default y
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Make sh a link to ash.
 endif
 
 comment "Ash Shell Options"
@@ -51,28 +52,28 @@ config CONFIG_ASH_JOB_CONTROL
        default y
        depends on CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable job control in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_ALIAS
        bool "  Enable alias support"
        default y
        depends on CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable alias support in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_MATH_SUPPORT
        bool "  Enable Posix math support"
        default y
        depends on CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable math support in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_GETOPTS
        bool "  Enable getopt builtin to parse positional parameters"
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable builtin getopt in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_CMDCMD
        bool "  Enable cmdcmd to override shell builtins"
@@ -86,15 +87,14 @@ config CONFIG_ASH_MAIL
        default y
        depends on CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable "check for new mail" in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
        bool "  Optimize for size instead of speed"
        default y
        depends on CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
-
+        Compile ash for reduced size at price of speed.
 
 if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_HUSH
        config CONFIG_HUSH
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ config CONFIG_HUSH
        bool "hush"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Make sh a link to hush.
 endif
 
 if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_LASH
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ config CONFIG_LASH
        bool "lash"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Make sh a link to lash.
 endif
 
 if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_MSH
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ config CONFIG_MSH
        bool "msh"
        default n
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Make sh a link to msh.
 endif
 
 
@@ -150,49 +150,51 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_EDITING
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable command editing in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_SAVEHISTORY
        bool "  history saving"
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable history saving in ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_TAB_COMPLETION
        bool "tab completion"
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable tab completion in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_USERNAME_COMPLETION
        bool "username completion"
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable username completion in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_HISTORY
        int "history size"
        default 15
        depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Specify command history size in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE_SHELL
        bool "Standalone shell"
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Have all the busybox commands built into the shell, creating
+        a standalone shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_APPLETS_ALWAYS_WIN
        bool "Standalone shell -- applets always win"
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Use a command builtin to the shell over one with the same name,
+        that may be on the system.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_FANCY_PROMPT
        bool "Fancy shell prompts"

diff --git a/util-linux/Config.in b/util-linux/Config.in
index be56020f4ee0470e05022d620e6d7865de2e09c1..d2e827213d3269fe7b05930730a77d58767caeed 100644 (file)
--- a/util-linux/Config.in
+++ b/util-linux/Config.in
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ config CONFIG_NFSMOUNT
        default n
        depends on CONFIG_MOUNT
        help
-         Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+        Enable mounting of NFS file systems.
 
 config CONFIG_UMOUNT
        bool "umount"