Andreas Mohr writes:
the busybox menuconfig triggered my "inacceptable number of spelling mistakes" upper level, so I decided to make a patch ;-) I also improved some wording to describe some things in a better way. Many thanks for an incredible piece of software! Andreas Mohr, random OSS developer
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		| @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ config CONFIG_BUNZIP2 | ||||
| 	bool "bunzip2" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  bunzip2 is an compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block | ||||
| 	  bunzip2 is a compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block | ||||
| 	  sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding.  Compression | ||||
| 	  is generally considerably better than that achieved by more | ||||
| 	  conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the | ||||
| @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_DPKG_DEB_EXTRACT_ONLY | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_DPKG_DEB | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This reduced dpkg-deb to the equivalent of "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx". | ||||
| 	  This reduces dpkg-deb to the equivalent of "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx". | ||||
| 	  However it saves space as none of the extra dpkg-deb, ar or tar options are  | ||||
| 	  needed, they are linked to internally. | ||||
|  | ||||
| @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_GZ | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This is the default compression method inside the debian ar file. | ||||
| 	   | ||||
| 	  If you want compatability with standard .deb's you should say yes here. | ||||
| 	  If you want compatibility with standard .deb's you should say yes here. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2 | ||||
| 	bool "  bzip2 debian packages" | ||||
| @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2 | ||||
| 	  This allows dpkg and dpkg-deb to extract deb's that are compressed internally | ||||
| 	  with bzip2 instead of gzip. | ||||
| 	   | ||||
| 	  You only want this is your are creating your own custom debian packages that | ||||
| 	  You only want this if you are creating your own custom debian packages that | ||||
| 	  use an internal control.tar.bz2 or data.tar.bz2. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_GUNZIP | ||||
| @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_GUNZIP_UNCOMPRESS | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_GUNZIP | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  If you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress | ||||
| 	  Enable if you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress | ||||
| 	  archives created by the program compress (not much | ||||
| 	  used anymore). | ||||
|  | ||||
| @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ config CONFIG_GZIP | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  gzip is used to compress files. | ||||
| 	  It's probably the most used UNIX compression program. | ||||
| 	  It's probably the most widely used UNIX compression program. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_RPM2CPIO | ||||
| 	bool "rpm2cpio" | ||||
| @@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ config CONFIG_RPM | ||||
| 	bool "rpm" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Mini RPM applet - querys and extracts | ||||
| 	  Mini RPM applet - queries and extracts | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_TAR | ||||
| 	bool "tar" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  tar is an archiving program. It's commonly used with gzip to | ||||
| 	  create compressed archives. It's probably the most used | ||||
| 	  create compressed archives. It's probably the most widely used | ||||
| 	  UNIX archive program. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE | ||||
| @@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDGNU_COMPATABILITY | ||||
| 	default N | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_TAR | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This option is required to unpack archives created with | ||||
| 	  in the old GNU format, help to kill this old format by | ||||
| 	  This option is required to unpack archives created in | ||||
| 	  the old GNU format; help to kill this old format by | ||||
| 	  repacking your ancient archives with the new format. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ config CONFIG_CAL | ||||
| 	bool "cal" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  cal is used to display a montly calender. | ||||
| 	  cal is used to display a monthly calender. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_CAT | ||||
| 	bool "cat" | ||||
| @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ config CONFIG_CHGRP | ||||
| 	bool "chgrp" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  chgrp is used to change the group owership of files. | ||||
| 	  chgrp is used to change the group ownership of files. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_CHMOD | ||||
| 	bool "chmod" | ||||
| @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ config CONFIG_CHOWN | ||||
| 	bool "chown" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  chown is used too change the user and/or group ownership | ||||
| 	  chown is used to change the user and/or group ownership | ||||
| 	  of files. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_CHROOT | ||||
| @@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ config CONFIG_DIRNAME | ||||
| 	bool "dirname" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  dirname is used to strip a non directory suffix from | ||||
| 	  dirname is used to strip a non-directory suffix from | ||||
| 	  a file name. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_DOS2UNIX | ||||
| 	bool "dos2unix/unix2dos" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  dos2unix is uses to convert a text file from DOS format to | ||||
| 	  dos2unix is used to convert a text file from DOS format to | ||||
| 	  UNIX format, and vice versa. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_UNIX2DOS | ||||
| @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ config CONFIG_ENV | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  env is used to set an environment variable and run | ||||
| 	  a command, without options it displays the current | ||||
| 	  a command; without options it displays the current | ||||
| 	  environment. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_EXPR | ||||
| @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ config CONFIG_REALPATH | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Return the canonicalized absolute pathname. | ||||
| 	  This isnt provided by GNU shellutils, but where else does it belong. | ||||
| 	  This isn't provided by GNU shellutils, but where else does it belong. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_RM | ||||
| 	bool "rm" | ||||
| @@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_SHA1SUM_CHECK | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_SHA1SUM | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Enabling the -c and -w options allow files to be checked | ||||
| 	  Enabling the -c and -w options allows files to be checked | ||||
| 	  against pre-calculated hash values. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_SLEEP | ||||
| @@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ if !CONFIG_ASH && !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH | ||||
| 	    help | ||||
| 	      test is used to check file types and compare values, | ||||
| 	      returning an appropriate exit code. The shells (ash | ||||
| 	      and bash have test builtin). | ||||
| 	      and bash) have test builtin. | ||||
| endif | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_TOUCH | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config CONFIG_PATCH | ||||
| 	bool "patch" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Apply a unified diff formated patch. | ||||
| 	  Apply a unified diff formatted patch. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_SED | ||||
| 	bool "sed" | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_XDEV | ||||
| 	default y | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_FIND | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This option will restrict find to a single | ||||
| 	  This option will allow find to restrict searches to a single | ||||
| 	  filesystem. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_NEWER | ||||
| @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_INUM | ||||
| 	default y | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_FIND | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Support the 'fine -inum' option for searching by inode number. | ||||
| 	  Support the 'find -inum' option for searching by inode number. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_GREP | ||||
| 	bool "grep" | ||||
| @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_GREP_FGREP_ALIAS | ||||
| 	default y | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_GREP | ||||
| 	help | ||||
|           fgrep sees the search pattern as a normal sting rather than | ||||
|           fgrep sees the search pattern as a normal string rather than | ||||
| 	  regular expressions. | ||||
| 	  grep -f is always builtin, this just creates the fgrep alias. | ||||
|  | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ config CONFIG_MESG | ||||
| 	bool "mesg" | ||||
| 	default y | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Mesg  controls  the  access to your terminal by others.  It | ||||
| 	  is typically used to allow or disallow other users to write | ||||
| 	  to your  terminal | ||||
| 	  Mesg controls access to your terminal by others.  It is typically | ||||
| 	  used to allow or disallow other users to write to your terminal | ||||
|  | ||||
| endmenu | ||||
|  | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -55,51 +55,51 @@ config CONFIG_GETTY | ||||
| 	bool "getty" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Getty lets you log in on a tty, it is normally invoked by init. | ||||
| 	  getty lets you log in on a tty, it is normally invoked by init. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_LOGIN | ||||
| 	bool "login" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Login  is  used  when  signing onto a system. | ||||
| 	  login is used when signing onto a system. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_SECURETTY | ||||
| 	bool "  Support for /etc/securetty" | ||||
| 	default y | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_LOGIN | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  The  file  /etc/securetty  is used by (some versions of) login(1).  The | ||||
| 	  file contains the device names of tty  lines  (one  per  line,  without | ||||
| 	  leading /dev/) on which root is allowed to login. | ||||
| 	  The file  /etc/securetty  is used by (some versions of) login(1). | ||||
| 	  The file contains the device names of tty lines (one per line, | ||||
| 	  without leading /dev/) on which root is allowed to login. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_PASSWD | ||||
| 	bool "passwd" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Passwd  changes  passwords  for user and group accounts.  A normal user | ||||
| 	  may only change the password for his/her own account,  the  super  user | ||||
| 	  may  change the password for any account.  The administrator of a group | ||||
| 	  passwd changes passwords for user and group accounts.  A normal user | ||||
| 	  may only change the password for his/her own account, the super user | ||||
| 	  may change the password for any account.  The administrator of a group | ||||
| 	  may change the password for the group. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_SU | ||||
| 	bool "su" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  su is used to become another user during a login session. Invoked with- | ||||
| 	  out a username, su defaults to becoming the super user. | ||||
| 	  su is used to become another user during a login session. | ||||
| 	  Invoked without a username, su defaults to becoming the super user. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_SULOGIN | ||||
| 	bool "sulogin" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Sulogin is invoked when the system goes into single user | ||||
| 	  sulogin is invoked when the system goes into single user | ||||
| 	  mode (this is done through an entry in inittab). | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_VLOCK | ||||
| 	bool "vlock" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Build the "vlock" applet, that allows you to lock (virtual) terminals. | ||||
| 	  Build the "vlock" applet which allows you to lock (virtual) terminals. | ||||
|  | ||||
| comment "Common options for adduser, deluser, login, su" | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_ADDUSER || CONFIG_DELUSER || CONFIG_LOGIN || CONFIG_SU | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_CROND | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Support call /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs. | ||||
| 	  Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_CRONTAB | ||||
| 	bool "crontab" | ||||
| @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ config 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. | ||||
|  | ||||
| @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ config CONFIG_STRINGS | ||||
| 	bool "strings" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Strings prints the printable character sequences for each file | ||||
| 	  strings prints the printable character sequences for each file | ||||
| 	  specified. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_TIME | ||||
| @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ config CONFIG_WATCHDOG | ||||
| 	bool "watchdog" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  The watchdog utility is used with hardware or softwate watchdog | ||||
| 	  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 | ||||
| 	  watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_SETUID | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This option allows the server to run as a specific user | ||||
| 	  rather than defaulting to the user that starts the server. | ||||
| 	  Use of this option requires special privilegies to change to a | ||||
| 	  Use of this option requires special privileges to change to a | ||||
| 	  different user. | ||||
| endif | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_CONFIG_WITH_MIME_TYPES | ||||
| 	bool "  Support loading additional mime types at run-time" | ||||
| 	bool "  Support loading additional MIME types at run-time" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_HTTPD | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This option enables support for additional mime types at | ||||
| 	  This option enables support for additional MIME types at | ||||
| 	  run-time to be specified in the configuration file. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_CGI | ||||
| @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_MAPPING | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_IFUPDOWN | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This enables support for the "mapping" stanza, unless you have | ||||
| 	  a weird network setup you dont need it. | ||||
| 	  a weird network setup you don't need it. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_INETD | ||||
| 	bool "inetd" | ||||
| @@ -410,12 +410,12 @@ config CONFIG_NAMEIF | ||||
| 	bool "nameif" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  nameif used to rename network interface by its MAC address. | ||||
| 	  nameif is used to rename network interface by its MAC address. | ||||
| 	  Renamed interfaces MUST be in the down state. | ||||
| 	  It is possible to use file (default: /etc/mactab) | ||||
| 	  It is possible to use a file (default: /etc/mactab) | ||||
| 	  with list of new interface names and MACs. | ||||
| 	  Maximum interface name length: IF_NAMESIZE = 16 | ||||
| 	  File fields are sepatated by space or tab. | ||||
| 	  File fields are separated by space or tab. | ||||
| 	  File format: | ||||
| 	  # Comment | ||||
| 	  new_interface_name	XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX | ||||
| @@ -431,19 +431,19 @@ config CONFIG_NETSTAT | ||||
| 	bool "netstat" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Netstat prints information about the Linux networking  subsystem. | ||||
| 	  netstat prints information about the Linux networking subsystem. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_NSLOOKUP | ||||
| 	bool "nslookup" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Nslookup is a tool to query Internet name servers. | ||||
| 	  nslookup is a tool to query Internet name servers. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_PING | ||||
| 	bool "ping" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Ping uses the ICMP protocol's mandatory ECHO_REQUEST datagram to | ||||
| 	  ping uses the ICMP protocol's mandatory ECHO_REQUEST datagram to | ||||
| 	  elicit an ICMP ECHO_RESPONSE from a host or gateway. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_PING | ||||
| @@ -495,24 +495,24 @@ config CONFIG_TELNETD | ||||
| 	bool "telnetd" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  A daemon for the TELNET protocol, allowing you to log on to the host | ||||
| 	  A daemon for the TELNET protocol, allowing you to log onto the host | ||||
| 	  running the daemon.  Please keep in mind that the TELNET protocol | ||||
| 	  sends passwords in plain text.  If you can't afford the space for | ||||
| 	  any SSH daemon and you trust your network, say 'y' here. | ||||
| 	  any SSH daemon and you trust your network, you may say 'y' here. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNETD_INETD | ||||
| 	bool "  Support call from inetd only" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_TELNETD | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Selecting this will make telnetd only callable from inetd, removing the | ||||
| 	  standalone support. | ||||
| 	  Selecting this will make telnetd only callable from inetd, | ||||
| 	  removing the standalone support. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_TFTP | ||||
| 	bool "tftp" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This enables the Tirvial File Transfer Protocol client program.  TFTP | ||||
| 	  This enables the Trivial File Transfer Protocol client program.  TFTP | ||||
| 	  is usually used for simple, small transfers such as a root image | ||||
| 	  for a network-enabled bootloader. | ||||
|  | ||||
| @@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_GET | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_TFTP | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Add support for the GET command within the TFTP client.  This allows | ||||
| 	  a client to retreive a file from a TFTP server. | ||||
| 	  a client to retrieve a file from a TFTP server. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_PUT | ||||
| 	bool "  Enable \"put\" command" | ||||
| @@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ config CONFIG_WGET | ||||
| 	bool "wget" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Wget is a utility for non-interactive download of files from HTTP, | ||||
| 	  wget is a utility for non-interactive download of files from HTTP, | ||||
| 	  HTTPS, and FTP servers. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ config CONFIG_UDHCPC | ||||
| 	  while striving to be fully functional and RFC compliant. | ||||
|  | ||||
| 	  The udhcp client negotiates a lease with the DHCP server and | ||||
| 	  notifies a set of scripts when a leases is obtained or lost. | ||||
| 	  notifies a set of scripts when a lease is obtained or lost. | ||||
|  | ||||
| 	  See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details. | ||||
|  | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ config CONFIG_TOP | ||||
| 	  system. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config FEATURE_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE | ||||
| 	bool "  Support show CPU usage percentage (add 2k bytes)" | ||||
| 	bool "  Support showing CPU usage percentage (add 2k bytes)" | ||||
| 	default y | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_TOP | ||||
| 	help | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ choice | ||||
| 	default CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_NONE | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Choose a shell. The ash shell is the most bash compatible | ||||
| 	  and full featured. | ||||
| 	  and full featured one. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_ASH | ||||
| 	select CONFIG_ASH | ||||
| @@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ config CONFIG_ASH | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Tha 'ash' shell adds about 60k in the default configuration and is | ||||
| 	  the most complete and most pedantically correct shell included with | ||||
| 	  busybox.  This shell is actually a derivitive the Debian 'dash' shell | ||||
| 	  (by Herbert Xu), which was created by porting the 'ash' shell | ||||
| 	  busybox.  This shell is actually a derivative of the Debian 'dash' | ||||
| 	  shell (by Herbert Xu), which was created by porting the 'ash' shell | ||||
| 	  (written by Kenneth Almquist) from NetBSD.   | ||||
|  | ||||
| comment "Ash Shell Options" | ||||
| @@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ config CONFIG_HUSH | ||||
| 	bool "hush" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  hush is very small shell (just 18k) and it has fairly complete Bourne | ||||
| 	  shell grammer.  It even handles all the normal flow control options | ||||
| 	  such as if/then/elif/else/fi, for/in/do/done, while loops, etc. | ||||
| 	  hush is a very small shell (just 18k) and it has fairly complete | ||||
| 	  Bourne shell grammar.  It even handles all the normal flow control | ||||
| 	  options such as if/then/elif/else/fi, for/in/do/done, while loops, | ||||
| 	  etc. | ||||
|  | ||||
| 	  It does not handle case/esac, select, function, here documents ( << | ||||
| 	  word ), arithmetic expansion, aliases, brace expansion, tilde | ||||
| @@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ config CONFIG_LASH | ||||
| 	  lash is the very smallest shell (adds just 10k) and it is quite | ||||
| 	  usable as a command prompt, but it is not suitable for any but the | ||||
| 	  most trivial scripting (such as an initrd that calls insmod a few | ||||
| 	  times) since it does not understand any Bourne shell grammer.  It | ||||
| 	  times) since it does not understand any Bourne shell grammar.  It | ||||
| 	  does handle pipes, redirects, and job control though.  Adding in | ||||
| 	  command editing makes it a very nice lightweight command prompt. | ||||
|  | ||||
| @@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ config CONFIG_MSH | ||||
| 	  The minix shell (adds just 30k) is quite complete and handles things | ||||
| 	  like for/do/done, case/esac and all the things you expect a Bourne | ||||
| 	  shell to do.  It is not always pedantically correct about Bourne | ||||
| 	  shell grammer (try running the shell testscript "tests/sh.testcases" | ||||
| 	  shell grammar (try running the shell testscript "tests/sh.testcases" | ||||
| 	  on it and compare vs bash) but for most things it works quite well. | ||||
| 	  It also uses only vfork, so it can be used on uClinux systems. | ||||
|  | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  All BusyBox applets will show more verbose help messages when | ||||
| 	  busybox is invoked with --help.  This will add lots of text to the | ||||
| 	  busybox is invoked with --help.  This will add a lot of text to the | ||||
| 	  busybox binary.  In the default configuration, this will add about | ||||
| 	  13k, but it can add much more depending on your configuration. | ||||
|  | ||||
| @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ config CONFIG_LOCALE_SUPPORT | ||||
| 	bool "Enable locale support (system needs locale for this to work)" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Enable this if your system has locale support, and you would like | ||||
| 	  Enable this if your system has locale support and you would like | ||||
| 	  busybox to support locale settings. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEVFS | ||||
| @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID_CONFIG | ||||
| 	default y if CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Allow the SUID / SGID state of an applet to be determinded runtime by | ||||
| 	  Allow the SUID / SGID state of an applet to be determined runtime by | ||||
| 	  checking /etc/busybox.conf.  The format of this file is as follows: | ||||
|  | ||||
| 	  <applet> = [Ssx-][Ssx-][x-] (<username>|<uid>).(<groupname>|<gid>) | ||||
| @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ config CONFIG_STATIC | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  If you want to build a static BusyBox binary, which does not  | ||||
| 	  use or require any shared libraries, then enable this option.   | ||||
| 	  This can make BusyBox be considerably larger, so you should | ||||
| 	  This can cause BusyBox to be considerably larger, so you should | ||||
| 	  leave this option false unless you have a good reason (i.e. | ||||
| 	  your target platform does not support shared libraries, or | ||||
| 	  you are building an initrd which doesn't need anything but | ||||
| @@ -195,14 +195,14 @@ config CONFIG_INSTALL_NO_USR | ||||
| 	bool "Don't use /usr" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Disable use of /usr. Don't activate this option if you don't know, | ||||
| 	  Disable use of /usr. Don't activate this option if you don't know | ||||
| 	  that you really want this behaviour. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config PREFIX | ||||
| 	string "BusyBox installation prefix" | ||||
| 	default "./_install" | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Define Your directory to install BusyBox files/subdirs. | ||||
| 	  Define your directory to install BusyBox files/subdirs in. | ||||
|  | ||||
|  | ||||
|  | ||||
| @@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ config CONFIG_EFENCE | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_DEBUG && !CONFIG_DMALLOC | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This enables compiling with Electric-fence support.  Electric | ||||
| 	  fence is another very useful malloc debugging library which used | ||||
| 	  your computers virtual memory hardware to detect illegal memory  | ||||
| 	  fence is another very useful malloc debugging library which uses | ||||
| 	  your computer's virtual memory hardware to detect illegal memory  | ||||
| 	  accesses.  This support will make BusyBox be considerable larger  | ||||
| 	  and run slower, so you should leave this option disabled unless  | ||||
| 	  you are hunting a hard to find memory problem. | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ config CONFIG_SYSLOGD | ||||
| 	  application that generated the message.  When used in | ||||
| 	  conjunction with klogd, messages from the Linux kernel | ||||
| 	  can also be recorded.  This is terribly useful, | ||||
| 	  especially for finding what happened when somthing goes | ||||
| 	  especially for finding what happened when something goes | ||||
| 	  wrong.  And something almost always will go wrong if | ||||
| 	  you wait long enough.... | ||||
|  | ||||
| @@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG | ||||
| 	  When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will | ||||
| 	  use a circular buffer to record system log messages. | ||||
| 	  When the buffer is filled it will continue to overwrite | ||||
| 	  the oldest messaged.  This can be very useful for | ||||
| 	  systems with little or no perminant storage, since | ||||
| 	  the oldest messages.  This can be very useful for | ||||
| 	  systems with little or no permanent storage, since | ||||
| 	  otherwise system logs can eventually fill up your | ||||
| 	  entire filesystem, which may cause your system to | ||||
| 	  break badly. | ||||
| @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ config CONFIG_KLOGD | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_SYSLOGD | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  klogd is a utility which which intercepts and logs all | ||||
| 	  klogd is a utility which intercepts and logs all | ||||
| 	  messages from the Linux kernel and sends the messages | ||||
| 	  out to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged.  If | ||||
| 	  you wish to record the messages produced by the kernel, | ||||
|   | ||||
| @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ config CONFIG_FBSET | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  fbset is used to show or change the settings of a Linux frame buffer | ||||
| 	  device.  The frame buffer device provides a simple and unique | ||||
| 	  interface to access a graphic display.  Enable this option if you wish | ||||
| 	  to enable the 'fbset' utility. | ||||
| 	  interface to access a graphics display.  Enable this option | ||||
| 	  if you wish to enable the 'fbset' utility. | ||||
|  | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_FBSET_FANCY | ||||
| @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_FBSET_FANCY | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_FBSET | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This option enables extended fbset options, allowing one to set the | ||||
| 	  framebuffer size, color depth, etc.  interface to access a graphic | ||||
| 	  framebuffer size, color depth, etc.  interface to access a graphics | ||||
| 	  display.  Enable this option if you wish to enable extended fbset | ||||
| 	  options. | ||||
|  | ||||
| @@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ config CONFIG_FDFLUSH | ||||
| 	bool "fdflush" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Fdflush is only needed when changing media on slightly-broken | ||||
| 	  fdflush is only needed when changing media on slightly-broken | ||||
| 	  removable media drives.  It is used to make Linux believe that a | ||||
| 	  hardware disk-change switch has been actuated, which causes Linux to | ||||
| 	  forget anything it has cached from the previous media.  If you have | ||||
| 	  such a slightly-broken drive, you will need to run fdflush every time | ||||
| 	  you change a disk.  Most people have working hardware and can safely | ||||
| 	  say leave this disabled. | ||||
| 	  leave this disabled. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FDFORMAT | ||||
| 	bool "fdformat" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Fdformat is used to low-level format a floppy disk. | ||||
| 	  fdformat is used to low-level format a floppy disk. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FDISK | ||||
| 	bool "fdisk" | ||||
| @@ -76,12 +76,11 @@ config CONFIG_FDISK | ||||
|  | ||||
| if !CONFIG_LFS | ||||
| config FDISK_SUPPORT_LARGE_DISKS | ||||
| 	bool "  support over 4Gb disks" | ||||
| 	bool "  support over 4GB disks" | ||||
| 	default y | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_FDISK | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  Previous set detected unsupport large file, but you can support | ||||
| 	  large disks after enable this option | ||||
| 	  Enable this option to support large disks > 4GB. | ||||
| endif | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_FDISK_WRITABLE | ||||
| @@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ config CONFIG_FSCK_MINIX | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  The minix filesystem is a nice, small, compact, read-write filesystem | ||||
| 	  with little overhead.  It is not a journaling filesystem however and | ||||
| 	  can encounted corruption if it is not properly unmounted or if the | ||||
| 	  can experience corruption if it is not properly unmounted or if the | ||||
| 	  power goes off in the middle of a write.  This utility allows you to | ||||
| 	  check for and attempt to repair any corruption that occurs to a minix | ||||
| 	  filesystem. | ||||
| @@ -200,9 +199,9 @@ config CONFIG_HWCLOCK | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  The hwclock utility is used to read and set the hardware clock | ||||
| 	  on a system.  This is primarily used to set the correct time in | ||||
| 	  the hardware close, so the hardware will keep the correct time  | ||||
| 	  when Linux is _not_ running. | ||||
| 	  on a system.  This is primarily used to set the current time on | ||||
| 	  shutdown in the hardware clock, so the hardware will keep the | ||||
| 	  correct time when Linux is _not_ running. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_HWCLOCK_LONGOPTIONS | ||||
| 	bool "  Support long options (--hctosys,...)" | ||||
| @@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_HWCLOCK_LONGOPTIONS | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_HWCLOCK | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  By default, the hwclock utility only uses short options.  If you | ||||
| 	  are overly fond of the long options, such as --hctosys, --utc, etc) | ||||
| 	  are overly fond of its long options, such as --hctosys, --utc, etc) | ||||
| 	  then enable this option. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_LOSETUP | ||||
| @@ -230,15 +229,15 @@ config CONFIG_MKSWAP | ||||
| 	  partition as if it were additional RAM, which can greatly increase | ||||
| 	  the capability of low-memory machines.  This additional memory is | ||||
| 	  much slower than real RAM, but can be very helpful at preventing your | ||||
| 	  applications being killed by the Linux out of memory (OOM) killer.  Once | ||||
| 	  you have created swap space using 'mkswap' you need to enable the swap | ||||
| 	  space using the 'swapon' utility. | ||||
| 	  applications being killed by the Linux out of memory (OOM) killer. | ||||
| 	  Once you have created swap space using 'mkswap' you need to enable | ||||
| 	  the swap space using the 'swapon' utility. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_MORE | ||||
| 	bool "more" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  More is a simple utility which allows you to read text one screen | ||||
| 	  more is a simple utility which allows you to read text one screen | ||||
| 	  sized page at a time.  If you want to read text that is larger than | ||||
| 	  the screen, and you are using anything faster than a 300 baud modem, | ||||
| 	  you will probably find this utility very helpful.  If you don't have | ||||
| @@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  This option allows utilities such as 'more' and 'top' to determine | ||||
| 	  the size of the screen.  If you leave this disabled, your utilities | ||||
| 	  that display things on the screen with be especially primitive and | ||||
| 	  that display things on the screen will be especially primitive and | ||||
| 	  will be unable to determine the current screen size, and will be | ||||
| 	  unable to move the cursor. | ||||
|  | ||||
| @@ -268,7 +267,7 @@ config CONFIG_RDATE | ||||
| 	bool "rdate" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| 	  The rdate utility allows you to syncronize the date and time of your  | ||||
| 	  The rdate utility allows you to synchronize the date and time of your  | ||||
| 	  system clock with the date and time of a remote networked system using | ||||
| 	  the RFC868 protocol, which is built into the inetd daemon on most | ||||
| 	  systems. | ||||
| @@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ config CONFIG_MOUNT | ||||
| 	  the 'mount' utility. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_NFSMOUNT | ||||
| 	bool "  Support mounting nfs file systems" | ||||
| 	bool "  Support mounting NFS file systems" | ||||
| 	default n | ||||
| 	depends on CONFIG_MOUNT | ||||
| 	help | ||||
| @@ -330,8 +329,8 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP | ||||
| 	  Enabling this feature allows mount to use the '-o' loop options, | ||||
| 	  which lets you loop mount files.  Mount will automagically setup and | ||||
| 	  free the necessary loop devices so you do not need to mess with the | ||||
| 	  'losetup' utility unless you really want to.  This is really only useful | ||||
| 	  if you plan to loop mount files. | ||||
| 	  'losetup' utility unless you really want to.  This is really | ||||
| 	  only useful if you plan to loop mount files. | ||||
|  | ||||
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT | ||||
| 	bool "  Support for a real /etc/mtab (instead of /proc/mounts)" | ||||
|   | ||||
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