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an account. To access CVS, you will want to add the following to set up your environment: an account. To access CVS, you will want to add the following to set up your environment:
<pre> <pre>
$ export CVS_RSH=/usr/bin/ssh $ export CVS_RSH=/usr/bin/ssh
$ export CVSROOT='username@codepoet.org:/var/cvs'</pre> $ export CVSROOT='username@cvs.busybox.net:/var/cvs'</pre>
<br> <br>
It goes without saying you must change <em>username</em> to your own It goes without saying you must change <em>username</em> to your own
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<A NAME="intro"> <BIG><B> </table>
The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux <a href="/"><img src="images/busybox1.png" alt="BusyBox"
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BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single <table width="95%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4" border=
small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for most of the utilities "1">
you usually find in fileutils, shellutils, findutils, textutils, grep, gzip, <tr>
tar, etc. BusyBox provides a fairly complete POSIX environment for any small or <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name= "intro"><big>
embedded system. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than <b>The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux</b>
their full featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide </big></a></td>
the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts. </tr>
<p>
BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in mind. <tr>
It is also extremely modular so you can easily include or exclude commands (or <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0">
features) at compile time. This makes it easy to customize your embedded BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX
systems. To create a working system, just add /dev, /etc, and a kernel. utilities into a single small executable. It provides
<p> minimalist replacements for most of the utilities you
usually find in fileutils, shellutils, findutils,
BusyBox is maintained by textutils, grep, gzip, tar, etc. BusyBox provides a
<a href="http://codepoet.org/andersen/erik/erik.html"> fairly complete POSIX environment for any small or
Erik Andersen</a>, and licensed under the embedded system. The utilities in BusyBox generally
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE</a>. have fewer options than their full featured GNU
<p> cousins; however, the options that are included provide
the expected functionality and behave very much like
their GNU counterparts.
<h3> Screenshot </h3>
<p>BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and
<p> Because everybody loves screenshots, a screenshot of BusyBox limited resources in mind. It is also extremely modular
is now available <a href="screenshot.html">right here</a>. so you can easily include or exclude commands (or
features) at compile time. This makes it easy to
customize your embedded systems. To create a working
<H3>Mailing List Information</h3> system, just add /dev, /etc, and a kernel.</p>
BusyBox now has a <a href="http://www.busybox.net/lists/busybox/">mailing list</a>!<br>
To subscribe, go and visit <a href="http://www.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox">this page</a>. <p>BusyBox is maintained by <a href=
"http://codepoet.org/andersen/erik/erik.html">Erik
<H3>Sponsors</h3> Andersen</a>, and licensed under the <a href=
Please visit our sponsors and thank them for their support! They have "http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html">GNU GENERAL
provided money for equipment and bandwidth. Next time you need help PUBLIC LICENSE</a>.</p>
with a project, consider these fine companies!
<ul> <h3>Screenshot</h3>
<li><a href="http://opensource.se/">opensource.se</a><br>Embedded open source consulting in Europe.
<li><a href="http://www.codepoet-consulting.com">Codepoet Consulting</a><br>Custom Linux, embedded Linux, BusyBox, and uClibc development. <p>Because everybody loves screenshots, a screenshot of
</ul> BusyBox is now available <a href=
"screenshot.html">right here</a>.</p>
Several individuals have also contributed. If you have already contributed
and would like your name added here, just let me know. If you would like <h3>Mailing List Information</h3>
to be a BusyBox sponsor, email <a href="mailto:andersen@codepoet.org">Erik</a>. BusyBox now has a <a href="/lists/busybox/">mailing
list</a>!<br>
<!-- Begin Latest News section --> To subscribe, go and visit <a href=
"/mailman/listinfo/busybox">this page</a>.
<TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ccccc0" ALIGN=center>
<A NAME="news"> <h3>Sponsors</h3>
<BIG><B> Please visit our sponsors and thank them for their
Latest News support! They have provided money for equipment and
</B></BIG> bandwidth. Next time you need help with a project,
</A> consider these fine companies!
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0"> <ul>
<li><a href=
<ul> "http://opensource.se/">opensource.se</a><br>
Embedded open source consulting in Europe.</li>
<li> <b>3 January 2002 -- Welcome to busybox.net!</b>
<p> <li><a href=
"http://www.codepoet-consulting.com">Codepoet
Thanks to the generosity of a number of busybox users, we have been Consulting</a><br>
able to purchase busybox.net (which is where you are probably Custom Linux, embedded Linux, BusyBox, and uClibc
reading this). Right now, busybox.net and uclibc.org are both development.</li>
living on my home system (at the end of my DSL line). I </ul>
apologize for the abrupt move off of busybox.lineo.com. Several individuals have also contributed. If you have
Unfortunately, I no longer have the access needed to keep that already contributed and would like your name added
system updated (for example, you might notice the daily snapshots here, just let me know. If you would like to be a
there stopped some time ago). BusyBox sponsor, email <a href=
"mailto:andersen@codepoet.org">Erik</a>.
<p> <!-- Begin Latest News section -->
</td>
Busybox.net is currently hosted on my home server, at the end of a </tr>
DSL line. Unfortunately, the load on them is quite heavy. To address
this, I'm trying to make arrangements to get busybox.net co-located <tr>
directly at an ISP. To assist in the co-location effort, <a <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name=
href="http://www.codepoet.org/~markw">Mark Whitley</a> (author of "news"><big><b>Latest News</b></big></a></td>
busybox sed, cut, and grep) has donated his <a </tr>
href="http://www.netwinder.org/">NetWinder</a> computer for hosting
busybox.net and uclibc.org. Once this system is co-located, the <tr>
current speed problems should be completely eliminated. Hopefully, <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0">
too, some of you will volunteer to set up some mirror sites, to help <ul>
to distribute the load a bit. <li>
<b>3 January 2002 -- Welcome to busybox.net!</b>
<p>
<!-- <p>Thanks to the generosity of a number of busybox
<center> users, we have been able to purchase busybox.net
Click here to help support busybox.net! (which is where you are probably reading this).
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> Right now, busybox.net and uclibc.org are both
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick"> living on my home system (at the end of my DSL
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="andersen@codepoet.org"> line). I apologize for the abrupt move off of
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Support Busybox"> busybox.lineo.com. Unfortunately, I no longer have
<input type="hidden" name="image_url" value="https://codepoet-consulting.com/images/busybox2.jpg"> the access needed to keep that system updated (for
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1"> example, you might notice the daily snapshots there
<input type="image" src="images/donate.png" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make donation using PayPal"> stopped some time ago).</p>
</form>
</center> <p>Busybox.net is currently hosted on my home
--> server, at the end of a DSL line. Unfortunately,
the load on them is quite heavy. To address this,
Since some people expressed concern over BusyBox donations, let me I'm trying to make arrangements to get busybox.net
assure you that no one is getting rich here. All BusyBox and co-located directly at an ISP. To assist in the
uClibc donations will be spent paying for bandwidth and needed co-location effort, <a href=
hardware upgrades. For example, Mark's NetWinder currently has "http://www.codepoet.org/~markw">Mark Whitley</a>
just 64Meg of memory. As demonstrated when google spidered the site (author of busybox sed, cut, and grep) has donated
the other day, 64 Megs in not enough, so I'm going to be ordering his <a href=
256Megs of ram and a larger hard drive for the box today. So far, "http://www.netwinder.org/">NetWinder</a> computer
donations received have been sufficient to cover almost all for hosting busybox.net and uclibc.org. Once this
expenses. In the future, we may have co-location fees to worry system is co-located, the current speed problems
about, but for now we are ok. should be completely eliminated. Hopefully, too,
A <b>HUGE thank-you</b> goes out to everyone that has some of you will volunteer to set up some mirror
contributed! sites, to help to distribute the load a bit.</p>
<br> <p><!--
-Erik <center>
Click here to help support busybox.net!
<p> <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<li> <b>20 November 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.2 released</b> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
<p> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="andersen@codepoet.org">
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Support Busybox">
We am very pleased to announce that the BusyBox 0.60.2 (stable) is now <input type="hidden" name="image_url" value="https://codepoet-consulting.com/images/busybox2.jpg">
released to the world. This one is primarily a bugfix release for the <input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="1">
stable series, and it should take care of most everyone's needs <input type="image" src="images/donate.png" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make donation using PayPal">
till we can get the nice new stuff we have been working on in CVS ready to </form>
release (with the wonderful new buildsystem). The biggest change in this </center>
release (beyond bugfixes) is the fact that msh (the minix shell) has been -->
re-worked by Vladimir N. Oleynik (vodz) and so it no longer crashes when Since some people expressed concern over BusyBox
told to do complex things with backticks. donations, let me assure you that no one is getting
<p> rich here. All BusyBox and uClibc donations will be
spent paying for bandwidth and needed hardware
This release has been tested on x86, ARM, and powerpc using glibc 2.2.4, upgrades. For example, Mark's NetWinder currently
libc5, and uClibc, so it should work with just about any Linux system you throw it at. has just 64Meg of memory. As demonstrated when
See the <a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> google spidered the site the other day, 64 Megs in
for <small>most of</small> the details. The last release was not enough, so I'm going to be ordering 256Megs of
<em>very</em> solid for people, and this one should be even better. ram and a larger hard drive for the box today. So
<p> far, donations received have been sufficient to
As usual BusyBox 0.60.2 can be downloaded from cover almost all expenses. In the future, we may
<a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads">http://www.busybox.net/downloads</a>. have co-location fees to worry about, but for now
<p> we are ok. A <b>HUGE thank-you</b> goes out to
Have Fun.<br> -Erik everyone that has contributed!<br>
<p> -Erik</p>
</li>
<li>
<li> <b>Old News</b> <b>20 November 2001 -- BusyBox 0.60.2 released</b>
<br>
For the old news, visit <a href="http://www.busybox.net/oldnews.html">the old news page</a>. <p>We am very pleased to announce that the BusyBox
</ul> 0.60.2 (stable) is now released to the world. This
one is primarily a bugfix release for the stable
series, and it should take care of most everyone's
<!-- Begin Download section --> needs till we can get the nice new stuff we have
been working on in CVS ready to release (with the
<TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ccccc0" ALIGN=center> wonderful new buildsystem). The biggest change in
<A NAME="download"><BIG><B> this release (beyond bugfixes) is the fact that msh
Download (the minix shell) has been re-worked by Vladimir N.
</B></BIG></A> Oleynik (vodz) and so it no longer crashes when
</TD></TR> told to do complex things with backticks.</p>
<TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0">
<ul> <p>This release has been tested on x86, ARM, and
powerpc using glibc 2.2.4, libc5, and uClibc, so it
<li> Source for the latest release can always be downloaded from should work with just about any Linux system you
<a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads">http://www.busybox.net/downloads</a>. throw it at. See the <a href=
"downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> for <small>most
<li> A new snapshot of the source is made daily and is available as a GNU of</small> the details. The last release was
gzipped tarball <a href="busybox.tar.gz"> right here</a>. <em>very</em> solid for people, and this one should
be even better.</p>
<li> BusyBox now has its own publically browsable
<a href="http://www.busybox.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb/busybox/">CVS tree</a>, <p>As usual BusyBox 0.60.2 can be downloaded from
anonymous <a href=
<a href="http://www.busybox.net/cvs_anon.html">CVS access</a>, and "downloads">http://www.busybox.net/downloads</a>.</p>
for those that are actively contributing there is even
<a href="http://www.busybox.net/cvs_write.html">CVS write access</a>. <p>Have Fun.<br>
-Erik</p>
</ul> </li>
<li><b>Old News</b><br>
<!-- Begin Docs section --> For the old news, visit <a href="oldnews.html">the
old news page</a>.</li>
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<A NAME="docs"><BIG><B> <!-- Begin Download section -->
Documentation </td>
</B></BIG></A> </tr>
</TD></TR>
<TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0"> <tr>
Current documentation for BusyBox includes: <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name=
<ul> "download"><big><b>Download</b></big></a></td>
<li> <a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html">BusyBox.html</a>. </tr>
This is a list of the all the available commands in BusyBox with
complete usage information and examples of how to use each app. I <tr>
have spent a <em>lot</em> of time updating these docs and trying to <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0">
make them fairly comprehensive. If you find any errors (factual, <ul>
grammatical, whatever) please let me know. <li>Source for the latest release can always be
<li> <a href="http://www.busybox.net/downloads/README">README</a>. downloaded from <a href=
This is the README file included in the busybox source release. "downloads">http://www.busybox.net/downloads</a>.</li>
<li> <a href="http://bugs.busybox.net/db/pa/lbusybox.html">BusyBox Bugs</a>.
Need to report a bug? Need to check if a bug has been filed? <li>A new snapshot of the source is made daily and is
<li> If you need more help, the BusyBox available as a GNU gzipped tarball <a href=
<a href="http://www.busybox.net/lists/busybox/">mailing list</a> is "busybox.tar.gz">right here</a>.</li>
a good place to start.
</ul> <li>BusyBox now has its own publically browsable <a
href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/busybox/">CVS tree</a>,
anonymous <a href="cvs_anon.html">CVS access</a>, and
<!-- Begin Links section --> for those that are actively contributing there is
even <a href="cvs_write.html">CVS write
<TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ccccc0" ALIGN=center> access</a>.</li>
<A NAME="links"> </ul>
<BIG><B> <!-- Begin Docs section -->
Important Links </td>
</B></BIG> </tr>
</A>
</TD></TR> <tr>
<TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name=
"docs"><big><b>Documentation</b></big></a></td>
<ul> </tr>
<li> <A HREF="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/"> <tr>
Free Software from Bruce Perens</A><br> <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0">
The original idea for BusyBox, and all versions up to 0.26 were written Current documentation for BusyBox includes:
by <A HREF="mailto:bruce@perens.com">Bruce Perens</a>. This is his BusyBox website.
<p> <ul>
<li><a href=
<li> <A HREF="http://freshmeat.net/projects/busybox/"> "downloads/BusyBox.html">BusyBox.html</a>. This is a
Freshmeat AppIndex record for BusyBox</A> list of the all the available commands in BusyBox
<p> with complete usage information and examples of how
<li><a href="http://tinylogin.busybox.net/">TinyLogin</a> to use each app. I have spent a <em>lot</em> of time
is a nice embedded tool for handling authentication, changing passwords, updating these docs and trying to make them fairly
and similar tasks which nicely complements BusyBox. comprehensive. If you find any errors (factual,
<p> grammatical, whatever) please let me know.</li>
<li><a href="http://udhcp.busybox.net/">udhcp</a> <li><a href="downloads/README">README</a>. This is
is a tiny dhcp client and/or server which is ideal for embedded systems. the README file included in the busybox source
<p> release.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.uclibc.org/">uClibc</a> <li><a href=
is a C library for embedded systems. You can actually statically link "http://bugs.busybox.net/db/pa/lbusybox.html">BusyBox
a "Hello World" application under x86 that only takes 4k (as opposed to Bugs</a>. Need to report a bug? Need to check if a
200k under GNU libc). It can do dynamic linking too and works nicely with bug has been filed?</li>
BusyBox to create very small embedded systems.
<p> <li>If you need more help, the BusyBox <a href=
"lists/busybox/">mailing list</a> is a good place to
</ul> start.</li>
</ul>
<!-- Begin Links section -->
<!-- Begin Projects section --> </td>
</tr>
<TR><TD BGCOLOR="#ccccc0" ALIGN=center>
<A NAME="projects"><BIG><B> <tr>
Products/Projects Using BusyBox <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name=
</B></BIG></A> "links"><big><b>Important Links</b></big></a></td>
</TD></TR> </tr>
<TR><TD BGCOLOR="#eeeee0">
<tr>
<p> I know of the following products and/or projects that use BusyBox -- <td bgcolor="#EEEEE0">
listed in the order I happen to add them to the web page: <ul>
<li><a href="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/">Free
<ul> Software from Bruce Perens</a><br>
<li> <a href="http://cvs.debian.org/boot-floppies/">Debian installer (boot floppies) project</a> The original idea for BusyBox, and all versions up
<li> <a href="http://redhat.com/">Red Hat 7.2 installer</a> to 0.26 were written by <a href=
<li> <a href="http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/source/rootdsks/">Slackware Installer</a> "mailto:bruce@perens.com">Bruce Perens</a>. This is
<li> <a href="http://www.linuxrouter.org/">Linux Router Project </a> his BusyBox website.</li>
<li> <a href="http://linux-embedded.org/">LEM</a>
<li> <a href="http://www.toms.net/rb/">tomsrtbt</a> <li><a href=
<li> <a href="http://www.stormix.com/">Stormix Installer</a> "http://freshmeat.net/projects/busybox/">Freshmeat
<li> <a href="http://www.emacinc.com/linux2_sbc.htm">EMAC Linux 2.0 SBC</a> AppIndex record for BusyBox</a></li>
<li> <a href="http://www.trinux.org/">Trinux</a>
<li> <a href="http://oddas.sourceforge.net/">ODDAS project</a> <li><a href=
<li> <a href="http://www.kerbango.com/">The Kerbango Internet Radio</a> "http://tinylogin.busybox.net/">TinyLogin</a> is a
<li> <a href="http://www.linuxmagic.com/vpn/">LinuxMagic VPN Firewall</a> nice embedded tool for handling authentication,
<li> <a href="http://byld.sourceforge.net/">Build Your Linux Disk</a> changing passwords, and similar tasks which nicely
<li> <a href="http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ichi/baslinux.html">BasicLinux</a> complements BusyBox.</li>
<li> <a href="http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/recovery">Zdisk</a>
<li> <a href="http://www.adtran.com">AdTran - VPN/firewall VPN Linux Distribution</a> <li><a href="http://udhcp.busybox.net/">udhcp</a> is
<li> <a href="http://mkcdrec.ota.be/">mkCDrec - make CD-ROM recovery</a> a tiny dhcp client and/or server which is ideal for
<li> <a href="http://recycle.lbl.gov/~ldoolitt/bse/">Linux on nanoEngine</a> embedded systems.</li>
<li> <a href="http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/"> Floppyfw</a>
<li><a href="http://www.uclibc.org/">uClibc</a> is a
<li> <a href="http://midori.transmeta.com/"> Midori Linux</a> - <a href= C library for embedded systems. You can actually
"http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42399,00.html"> Article on statically link a "Hello World" application under x86
Midori Linux</a> on <a href= "http://www.wired.com"> Wired</a>. Quote from that only takes 4k (as opposed to 200k under GNU
Erik at the top of <a href= libc). It can do dynamic linking too and works nicely
"http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42399-2,00.html"> this with BusyBox to create very small embedded
page</a> systems.</li>
</ul>
<li> <a href="http://www.ltsp.org/">Linux Terminal Server Project</a> <!-- Begin Projects section -->
<li> <a href="http://www.devil-linux.org/">Devil-Linux</a> </td>
<li> <a href="http://dutnux.sourceforge.net/">DutNux</a> </tr>
<li> <a href="http://www.cachier.com/">Cachier</a>
<li> <a href="http://www.microwerks.net/~hugo/mindi/">Mindi</a> <tr>
<li> <a href="http://www.tzi.de/~pharao90/ttylinux">ttylinux</a> <td bgcolor="#CCCCC0" align="center"><a name=
<li> <a href="http://www.partimage.org/">Partition Image</a> "projects"><big><b>Products/Projects Using
<li> <a href="http://tuxscreen.net">Tuxscreen Linux Phone</a> BusyBox</b></big></a></td>
<li> <a href="http://tinfoilhat.cultists.net/">Tinfoil Hat Linux</a> </tr>
</ul> <tr>
<td bgcolor="#EEEEE0">
<p> Do you use BusyBox? I'd love to know about it and I'd be happy to link to <p>I know of the following products and/or projects
you. that use BusyBox -- listed in the order I happen to add
them to the web page:</p>
<ul>
<!-- End of Table --> <li><a href=
"http://cvs.debian.org/boot-floppies/">Debian
</TD></TR> installer (boot floppies) project</a></li>
</TABLE>
<li><a href="http://redhat.com/">Red Hat 7.2
installer</a></li>
<!-- Footer --> <li><a href=
<HR> "http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/slackware/source/rootdsks/">
<TABLE WIDTH="100%"> Slackware Installer</a></li>
<TR>
<TD> <li><a href="http://www.linuxrouter.org/">Linux
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Router Project</a></li>
Mail all comments, insults, suggestions and bribes to
<a href="mailto:andersen@codepoet.org">Erik Andersen</a><BR> <li><a href="http://linux-embedded.org/">LEM</a></li>
The Busybox logo is copyright 1999-2002, Erik Andersen.
</font> <li><a href=
</TD> "http://www.toms.net/rb/">tomsrtbt</a></li>
<TD> <li><a href="http://www.stormix.com/">Stormix
<a href="http://www.vim.org"><img border=0 width=90 height=36 Installer</a></li>
src="images/written.in.vi.png"
alt="This site created with the vi editor"></a> <li><a href=
</TD> "http://www.emacinc.com/linux2_sbc.htm">EMAC Linux
2.0 SBC</a></li>
<TD>
<a href="http://www.gimp.org/"><img border=0 width=90 height=36 <li><a href="http://www.trinux.org/">Trinux</a></li>
src="images/gfx_by_gimp.png" alt="Graphics by GIMP"></a>
</TD> <li><a href="http://oddas.sourceforge.net/">ODDAS
project</a></li>
<TD>
<a href="http://www.linuxtoday.com"><img width=90 height=36 <li><a href="http://www.kerbango.com/">The Kerbango
src="images/ltbutton2.png" alt="Linux Today"></a> Internet Radio</a></li>
</TD>
<li><a href=
<TD> "http://www.linuxmagic.com/vpn/">LinuxMagic VPN
<p><a href="http://slashdot.org"><img width=90 height=36 Firewall</a></li>
src="images/sdsmall.png" alt="Slashdot"></a>
</TD> <li><a href="http://byld.sourceforge.net/">Build Your
Linux Disk</a></li>
<TD>
<a href="http://freshmeat.net"><img width=90 height=36 <li><a href=
src="images/fm.mini.png" alt="Freshmeat"></a> "http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~ichi/baslinux.html">BasicLinux</a></li>
</TD>
<li><a href=
</TR> "http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/recovery">Zdisk</a></li>
</TABLE>
<li><a href="http://www.adtran.com">AdTran -
VPN/firewall VPN Linux Distribution</a></li>
</CENTER>
</BODY> <li><a href="http://mkcdrec.ota.be/">mkCDrec - make
</HTML> CD-ROM recovery</a></li>
<li><a href=
"http://recycle.lbl.gov/~ldoolitt/bse/">Linux on
nanoEngine</a></li>
<li><a href=
"http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw/">Floppyfw</a></li>
<li><a href="http://midori.transmeta.com/">Midori
Linux</a> - <a href=
"http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42399,00.html">
Article on Midori Linux</a> on <a href=
"http://www.wired.com">Wired</a>. Quote from Erik at
the top of <a href=
"http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,42399-2,00.html">
this page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ltsp.org/">Linux Terminal
Server Project</a></li>
<li><a href=
"http://www.devil-linux.org/">Devil-Linux</a></li>
<li><a href=
"http://dutnux.sourceforge.net/">DutNux</a></li>
<li><a href=
"http://www.cachier.com/">Cachier</a></li>
<li><a href=
"http://www.microwerks.net/~hugo/mindi/">Mindi</a></li>
<li><a href=
"http://www.tzi.de/~pharao90/ttylinux">ttylinux</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.partimage.org/">Partition
Image</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tuxscreen.net">Tuxscreen Linux
Phone</a></li>
<li><a href="http://tinfoilhat.cultists.net/">Tinfoil
Hat Linux</a></li>
</ul>
<li><a href="http://zaurus.sourceforge.net/">Sharp Zaurus
PDA</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Do you use BusyBox? I'd love to know about it and
I'd be happy to link to you. <!-- End of Table -->
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<hr>
<table width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="c2">Mail all comments, insults, suggestions
and bribes to <a href="mailto:andersen@codepoet.org">Erik
Andersen</a><br>
The Busybox logo is copyright 1999-2002, Erik
Andersen.</td>
<td><a href="http://www.vim.org"><img border="0" width=
"90" height="36" src="images/written.in.vi.png" alt=
"This site created with the vi editor"></a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.gimp.org/"><img border="0" width=
"90" height="36" src="images/gfx_by_gimp.png" alt=
"Graphics by GIMP"></a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.linuxtoday.com"><img width="90"
height="36" src="images/ltbutton2.png" alt="Linux Today">
</a></td>
<td>
<p><a href="http://slashdot.org"><img width="90"
height="36" src="images/sdsmall.png" alt="Slashdot">
</a></p>
</td>
<td><a href="http://freshmeat.net"><img width="90"
height="36" src="images/fm.mini.png" alt="Freshmeat">
</a></td>
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<ul> <ul>
<p> <li> <b>Take me back to the <a href="http://busybox.net/">BusyBox</a> web site.</b> <p> <li> <b>Take me back to the <a href="/">BusyBox</a> web site.</b>
<hr> <hr>
@ -102,9 +102,9 @@
here it is. Come and get it. here it is. Come and get it.
<p> <p>
The The
<a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all
the details. As usual BusyBox 0.60.1 can be downloaded from the details. As usual BusyBox 0.60.1 can be downloaded from
<a href="http://busybox.net/downloads">http://busybox.net/downloads</a>. <a href="downloads">http://busybox.net/downloads</a>.
<p>Have Fun! <p>Have Fun!
<p> <p>
@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
You don't have to be root or reboot your machine to run test this way. You don't have to be root or reboot your machine to run test this way.
Preconfigured User-Mode Linux kernel source is also on busybox.net. Preconfigured User-Mode Linux kernel source is also on busybox.net.
<p> <p>
Another cool thing is the nifty <a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/tutorial/index.html"> Another cool thing is the nifty <a href="downloads/tutorial/index.html">
BusyBox Tutorial</a> contributed by K Computing. This requires BusyBox Tutorial</a> contributed by K Computing. This requires
a ShockWave plugin (or standalone viewer), so you may want to grab the a ShockWave plugin (or standalone viewer), so you may want to grab the
the GPLed shockwave viewer from <a href="http://www.swift-tools.com/Flash/flash-0.4.10.tgz">here</a> the GPLed shockwave viewer from <a href="http://www.swift-tools.com/Flash/flash-0.4.10.tgz">here</a>
@ -155,9 +155,9 @@
<p> <p>
The The
<a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> has all
the details. As usual BusyBox 0.60.0 can be downloaded from the details. As usual BusyBox 0.60.0 can be downloaded from
<a href="http://busybox.net/downloads">http://busybox.net/downloads</a>. <a href="downloads">http://busybox.net/downloads</a>.
<p>Have Fun! <p>Have Fun!
<p> <p>
@ -174,11 +174,11 @@
<p> <p>
The The
<a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> covers <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> covers
some of the more obvious details, but there are many many things that some of the more obvious details, but there are many many things that
are not mentioned, but have been improved in subtle ways. As usual, are not mentioned, but have been improved in subtle ways. As usual,
BusyBox 0.52 can be downloaded from BusyBox 0.52 can be downloaded from
<a href="http://busybox.net/downloads">http://busybox.net/downloads</a>. <a href="downloads">http://busybox.net/downloads</a>.
<p>Have Fun! <p>Have Fun!
<p> <p>
@ -219,21 +219,21 @@
for letting me use their system!). for letting me use their system!).
<p> <p>
You can read the You can read the
<a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> for <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> for
complete details. BusyBox 0.51 can be downloaded from complete details. BusyBox 0.51 can be downloaded from
<a href="http://busybox.net/downloads">http://busybox.net/downloads</a>. <a href="downloads">http://busybox.net/downloads</a>.
<p>Have Fun! <p>Have Fun!
<p> <p>
<li> <b>Busybox Boot-Floppy Image</b> <li> <b>Busybox Boot-Floppy Image</b>
<p>Because you asked for it, we have made available a <a href= <p>Because you asked for it, we have made available a <a href=
"http://busybox.net/downloads/busybox.floppy.img"> Busybox boot floppy "downloads/busybox.floppy.img"> Busybox boot floppy
image</a>. Here's how you use it: image</a>. Here's how you use it:
<ol> <ol>
<li> <a href= "http://busybox.net/downloads/busybox.floppy.img"> <li> <a href= "downloads/busybox.floppy.img">
Download the image</a> Download the image</a>
<li> dd it onto a floppy like so: <tt> dd if=busybox.floppy.img <li> dd it onto a floppy like so: <tt> dd if=busybox.floppy.img
@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
shell is now working very well, and the shell's environment variable shell is now working very well, and the shell's environment variable
expansion was fixed. Tons of other things were fixed or made expansion was fixed. Tons of other things were fixed or made
smaller. For a fairly complete overview, see the smaller. For a fairly complete overview, see the
<a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a>. <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a>.
<p> <p>
lash (the busybox shell) is still with us, fixed up a bit so it lash (the busybox shell) is still with us, fixed up a bit so it
now behaves itself quite nicely. It really is quite usable as now behaves itself quite nicely. It really is quite usable as
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Several new applets, lots of bug fixes, cleanups, and many smaller Several new applets, lots of bug fixes, cleanups, and many smaller
things made nicer. Several cleanups and improvements to the shell. things made nicer. Several cleanups and improvements to the shell.
For a list of the most interesting changes For a list of the most interesting changes
you might want to look at the <a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a>. you might want to look at the <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a>.
<p> <p>
Special thanks go out to Matt Kraai and Larry Doolittle for all their Special thanks go out to Matt Kraai and Larry Doolittle for all their
work on this release, and for keeping on top of things while I've been work on this release, and for keeping on top of things while I've been
@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
woody) a .udeb can now be generated. woody) a .udeb can now be generated.
<p> <p>
The curious can get a list of some of the more interesting changes by reading The curious can get a list of some of the more interesting changes by reading
the <a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a>. the <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a>.
<p> <p>
Many thanks go out to the many many people that have contributed to Many thanks go out to the many many people that have contributed to
this release, especially Matt Kraai, Larry Doolittle, and Kent Robotti. this release, especially Matt Kraai, Larry Doolittle, and Kent Robotti.
@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
renice, xargs, and expr. syslogd now supports network logging. renice, xargs, and expr. syslogd now supports network logging.
There are the usual tar updates. Most apps now use getopt for There are the usual tar updates. Most apps now use getopt for
more correct option parsing. more correct option parsing.
See the <a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> See the <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a>
for complete details. for complete details.
@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
people to dump a binary keymaps for use with 'loadkmap', and a people to dump a binary keymaps for use with 'loadkmap', and a
completely reworked 'grep' and 'sed' which should behave better. completely reworked 'grep' and 'sed' which should behave better.
BusyBox shell can now also be used as a login shell. BusyBox shell can now also be used as a login shell.
See the <a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> See the <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a>
for complete details. for complete details.
@ -353,17 +353,17 @@
release provides the following new apps: cut, tr, insmod, ar, release provides the following new apps: cut, tr, insmod, ar,
mktemp, setkeycodes, md5sum, uuencode, uudecode, which, and mktemp, setkeycodes, md5sum, uuencode, uudecode, which, and
telnet. There are bug fixes for just about every app as well (see telnet. There are bug fixes for just about every app as well (see
the <a href="http://busybox.net/downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> for the <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> for
details). details).
<p> <p>
Also, some exciting infrastructure news! Busybox now has its own Also, some exciting infrastructure news! Busybox now has its own
<a href="http://busybox.net/lists/busybox/">mailing list</a>, <a href="lists/busybox/">mailing list</a>,
publically browsable publically browsable
<a href="http://busybox.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb/busybox/">CVS tree</a>, <a href="/cgi-bin/cvsweb/busybox/">CVS tree</a>,
anonymous anonymous
<a href="http://busybox.net/cvs_anon.html">CVS access</a>, and <a href="cvs_anon.html">CVS access</a>, and
for those that are actively contributing there is even for those that are actively contributing there is even
<a href="http://busybox.net/cvs_write.html">CVS write access</a>. <a href="cvs_write.html">CVS write access</a>.
I think this will be a huge help to the ongoing development of BusyBox. I think this will be a huge help to the ongoing development of BusyBox.
<p> <p>
Also, for the curious, there is no 0.44 release. Somehow 0.44 got announced Also, for the curious, there is no 0.44 release. Somehow 0.44 got announced
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from "A" would have been logged. This means that if init tries to log something from "A" would have been logged. This means that if init tries to log something
while say ppp has the syslog open, init would block (which is bad, bad, bad). while say ppp has the syslog open, init would block (which is bad, bad, bad).
<p> <p>
Karl M. Hegbloom has created a Karl M. Hegbloom has created a fix for the problem.
<a href="ftp://busybox.net/pub/busybox/busybox-0.43-syslog_patch">fix for the problem</a>.
Thanks Karl! Thanks Karl!
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freeramdisk, tr, echo, test, and usleep. Tar has been completely freeramdisk, tr, echo, test, and usleep. Tar has been completely
rewritten from scratch. Bss size has also been greatly reduced. rewritten from scratch. Bss size has also been greatly reduced.
More details are available in the More details are available in the
<a href="ftp://busybox.net/pub/busybox/Changelog">changelog</a>. <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a>.
Oh, and as a special bonus, I wrote some fairly comprehensive Oh, and as a special bonus, I wrote some fairly comprehensive
<em>documentation</em>, complete with examples and full usage information. <em>documentation</em>, complete with examples and full usage information.
@ -429,7 +428,7 @@
There were others so if I somehow forgot to mention you, I'm very sorry. There were others so if I somehow forgot to mention you, I'm very sorry.
<p> <p>
You can grab BusyBox 0.43 tarballs <a href="ftp://busybox.net/pub/busybox/">here</a>. You can grab BusyBox 0.43 tarballs <a href="downloads">here</a>.
<p> <li> <b>9 April 2000 -- BusyBox 0.43 pre release</b> <p> <li> <b>9 April 2000 -- BusyBox 0.43 pre release</b>
<br> <br>
@ -444,7 +443,7 @@
enough for production use -- it just isn't a release since I have some structural enough for production use -- it just isn't a release since I have some structural
changes I still want to make. changes I still want to make.
<p> <p>
The pre-release can be found <a href="ftp://busybox.net/pub/busybox/">here</a>. The pre-release can be found <a href="downloads">here</a>.
Please let me know ASAP if you find <em>any</em> bugs. Please let me know ASAP if you find <em>any</em> bugs.
<p> <li> <b>28 March 2000 -- Andersen Baby Boy release</b> <p> <li> <b>28 March 2000 -- Andersen Baby Boy release</b>
@ -477,7 +476,7 @@
This is the most solid BusyBox release so far. Many, many This is the most solid BusyBox release so far. Many, many
bugs have been fixed. See the bugs have been fixed. See the
<a href="ftp://busybox.net/pub/busybox/Changelog">changelog</a> for details. <a href="downloads/Changelog">changelog</a> for details.
Of particular interest, init will now cleanly unmount Of particular interest, init will now cleanly unmount
filesystems on reboot, cp and mv have been rewritten and filesystems on reboot, cp and mv have been rewritten and
@ -494,7 +493,7 @@
mkdir, syslogd, and init. New apps include wc, hostid, mkdir, syslogd, and init. New apps include wc, hostid,
logname, tty, whoami, and yes. New features include loop device logname, tty, whoami, and yes. New features include loop device
support in mount and umount, and better TERM handling by init. support in mount and umount, and better TERM handling by init.
The changelog can be found <a href="ftp://busybox.net/pub/busybox/Changelog">here</a>. The changelog can be found <a href="downloads/Changelog">here</a>.
<p> <li> <b>7 January 2000 -- BusyBox 0.40 released</b> <p> <li> <b>7 January 2000 -- BusyBox 0.40 released</b>
<br> <br>
@ -504,7 +503,7 @@
New apps include sort, uniq, lsmod, rmmod, fbset, and loadacm. New apps include sort, uniq, lsmod, rmmod, fbset, and loadacm.
In particular, this release fixes an important bug in tar which In particular, this release fixes an important bug in tar which
in some cases produced serious security problems. in some cases produced serious security problems.
As always, the changelog can be found <a href="ftp://busybox.net/pub/busybox/Changelog">here</a>. As always, the changelog can be found <a href="downloads/Changelog">here</a>.
<p> <li> <b>11 December 1999 -- BusyBox Website</b> <p> <li> <b>11 December 1999 -- BusyBox Website</b>
<br> <br>
@ -518,7 +517,7 @@
<br> <br>
This release includes fixes to init, reboot, halt, kill, and ls, and contains This release includes fixes to init, reboot, halt, kill, and ls, and contains
the new apps ping, hostname, mkfifo, free, tail, du, tee, and head. A full the new apps ping, hostname, mkfifo, free, tail, du, tee, and head. A full
changelog can be found <a href="ftp://busybox.net/pub/busybox/Changelog">here</a>. changelog can be found <a href="downloads/Changelog">here</a>.
<p> <li> <b>5 December 1999 -- BusyBox 0.38 released</b> <p> <li> <b>5 December 1999 -- BusyBox 0.38 released</b>
<br> <br>
This release includes fixes to tar, cat, ls, dd, rm, umount, find, df, This release includes fixes to tar, cat, ls, dd, rm, umount, find, df,
@ -539,7 +538,7 @@
<ul> <ul>
<li> <a href="http://busybox.net/">Take me back to http://busybox.net/</a>. <li> <a href="/">Take me back to http://busybox.net/</a>.
<p> <p>
<li> <A HREF="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/"> <li> <A HREF="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/">
@ -552,9 +551,6 @@
Freshmeat AppIndex record for BusyBox</A> Freshmeat AppIndex record for BusyBox</A>
<p> <p>
<li> <a href="http://busybox.net/software.html">Cool embedded software</a>.
<p>
</ul> </ul>