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
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bool "bunzip2"
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default n
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help
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bunzip2 is an compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block
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bunzip2 is a compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block
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sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression
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is generally considerably better than that achieved by more
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conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the
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@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_DPKG_DEB_EXTRACT_ONLY
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default n
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depends on CONFIG_DPKG_DEB
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help
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This reduced dpkg-deb to the equivalent of "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx".
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This reduces dpkg-deb to the equivalent of "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx".
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However it saves space as none of the extra dpkg-deb, ar or tar options are
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needed, they are linked to internally.
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@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_GZ
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help
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This is the default compression method inside the debian ar file.
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If you want compatability with standard .deb's you should say yes here.
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If you want compatibility with standard .deb's you should say yes here.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2
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bool " bzip2 debian packages"
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@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2
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This allows dpkg and dpkg-deb to extract deb's that are compressed internally
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with bzip2 instead of gzip.
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You only want this is your are creating your own custom debian packages that
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You only want this if you are creating your own custom debian packages that
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use an internal control.tar.bz2 or data.tar.bz2.
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config CONFIG_GUNZIP
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@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_GUNZIP_UNCOMPRESS
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default n
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depends on CONFIG_GUNZIP
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help
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If you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress
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Enable if you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress
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archives created by the program compress (not much
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used anymore).
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@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ config CONFIG_GZIP
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default n
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help
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gzip is used to compress files.
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It's probably the most used UNIX compression program.
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It's probably the most widely used UNIX compression program.
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config CONFIG_RPM2CPIO
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bool "rpm2cpio"
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@ -151,14 +151,14 @@ config CONFIG_RPM
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bool "rpm"
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default n
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help
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Mini RPM applet - querys and extracts
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Mini RPM applet - queries and extracts
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config CONFIG_TAR
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bool "tar"
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default n
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help
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tar is an archiving program. It's commonly used with gzip to
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create compressed archives. It's probably the most used
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create compressed archives. It's probably the most widely used
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UNIX archive program.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE
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@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDGNU_COMPATABILITY
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default N
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depends on CONFIG_TAR
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help
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This option is required to unpack archives created with
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in the old GNU format, help to kill this old format by
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This option is required to unpack archives created in
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the old GNU format; help to kill this old format by
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repacking your ancient archives with the new format.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS
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@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ config CONFIG_CAL
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bool "cal"
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default n
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help
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cal is used to display a montly calender.
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cal is used to display a monthly calender.
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config CONFIG_CAT
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bool "cat"
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@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ config CONFIG_CHGRP
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bool "chgrp"
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default n
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help
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chgrp is used to change the group owership of files.
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chgrp is used to change the group ownership of files.
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config CONFIG_CHMOD
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bool "chmod"
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@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ config CONFIG_CHOWN
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bool "chown"
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default n
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help
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chown is used too change the user and/or group ownership
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chown is used to change the user and/or group ownership
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of files.
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config CONFIG_CHROOT
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@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ config CONFIG_DIRNAME
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bool "dirname"
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default n
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help
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dirname is used to strip a non directory suffix from
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dirname is used to strip a non-directory suffix from
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a file name.
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config CONFIG_DOS2UNIX
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bool "dos2unix/unix2dos"
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default n
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help
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dos2unix is uses to convert a text file from DOS format to
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dos2unix is used to convert a text file from DOS format to
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UNIX format, and vice versa.
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config CONFIG_UNIX2DOS
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@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ config CONFIG_ENV
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default n
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help
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env is used to set an environment variable and run
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a command, without options it displays the current
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a command; without options it displays the current
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environment.
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config CONFIG_EXPR
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@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ config CONFIG_REALPATH
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default n
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help
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Return the canonicalized absolute pathname.
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This isnt provided by GNU shellutils, but where else does it belong.
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This isn't provided by GNU shellutils, but where else does it belong.
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config CONFIG_RM
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bool "rm"
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@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_SHA1SUM_CHECK
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default n
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depends on CONFIG_SHA1SUM
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help
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Enabling the -c and -w options allow files to be checked
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Enabling the -c and -w options allows files to be checked
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against pre-calculated hash values.
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config CONFIG_SLEEP
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@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ if !CONFIG_ASH && !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH
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help
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test is used to check file types and compare values,
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returning an appropriate exit code. The shells (ash
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and bash have test builtin).
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and bash) have test builtin.
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endif
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config CONFIG_TOUCH
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bool "patch"
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default n
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help
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Apply a unified diff formated patch.
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Apply a unified diff formatted patch.
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config CONFIG_SED
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bool "sed"
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default y
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depends on CONFIG_FIND
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help
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This option will restrict find to a single
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This option will allow find to restrict searches to a single
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filesystem.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_NEWER
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@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_FIND_INUM
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default y
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depends on CONFIG_FIND
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help
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Support the 'fine -inum' option for searching by inode number.
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Support the 'find -inum' option for searching by inode number.
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config CONFIG_GREP
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bool "grep"
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@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_GREP_FGREP_ALIAS
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default y
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depends on CONFIG_GREP
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help
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fgrep sees the search pattern as a normal sting rather than
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fgrep sees the search pattern as a normal string rather than
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regular expressions.
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grep -f is always builtin, this just creates the fgrep alias.
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bool "mesg"
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default y
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help
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Mesg controls the access to your terminal by others. It
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is typically used to allow or disallow other users to write
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to your terminal
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Mesg controls access to your terminal by others. It is typically
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used to allow or disallow other users to write to your terminal
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endmenu
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bool "getty"
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default n
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help
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Getty lets you log in on a tty, it is normally invoked by init.
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getty lets you log in on a tty, it is normally invoked by init.
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config CONFIG_LOGIN
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bool "login"
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default n
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help
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Login is used when signing onto a system.
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login is used when signing onto a system.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_SECURETTY
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bool " Support for /etc/securetty"
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default y
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depends on CONFIG_LOGIN
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help
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The file /etc/securetty is used by (some versions of) login(1). The
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file contains the device names of tty lines (one per line, without
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leading /dev/) on which root is allowed to login.
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The file /etc/securetty is used by (some versions of) login(1).
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The file contains the device names of tty lines (one per line,
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without leading /dev/) on which root is allowed to login.
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config CONFIG_PASSWD
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bool "passwd"
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default n
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help
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Passwd changes passwords for user and group accounts. A normal user
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passwd changes passwords for user and group accounts. A normal user
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may only change the password for his/her own account, the super user
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may change the password for any account. The administrator of a group
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may change the password for the group.
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bool "su"
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default n
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help
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su is used to become another user during a login session. Invoked with-
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out a username, su defaults to becoming the super user.
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su is used to become another user during a login session.
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Invoked without a username, su defaults to becoming the super user.
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config CONFIG_SULOGIN
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bool "sulogin"
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default n
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help
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Sulogin is invoked when the system goes into single user
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sulogin is invoked when the system goes into single user
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mode (this is done through an entry in inittab).
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config CONFIG_VLOCK
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bool "vlock"
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default n
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help
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Build the "vlock" applet, that allows you to lock (virtual) terminals.
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Build the "vlock" applet which allows you to lock (virtual) terminals.
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comment "Common options for adduser, deluser, login, su"
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depends on CONFIG_ADDUSER || CONFIG_DELUSER || CONFIG_LOGIN || CONFIG_SU
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default n
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depends on CONFIG_CROND
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help
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Support call /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
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Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
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config CONFIG_CRONTAB
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bool "crontab"
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bool "mt"
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default n
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help
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Mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
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mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
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to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
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files on the tape.
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bool "strings"
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default n
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help
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Strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
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strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
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specified.
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config CONFIG_TIME
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bool "watchdog"
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default n
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help
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The watchdog utility is used with hardware or softwate watchdog
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The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
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device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
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and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
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watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
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help
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This option allows the server to run as a specific user
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rather than defaulting to the user that starts the server.
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Use of this option requires special privilegies to change to a
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Use of this option requires special privileges to change to a
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different user.
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endif
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_CONFIG_WITH_MIME_TYPES
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bool " Support loading additional mime types at run-time"
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bool " Support loading additional MIME types at run-time"
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default n
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depends on CONFIG_HTTPD
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help
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This option enables support for additional mime types at
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This option enables support for additional MIME types at
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run-time to be specified in the configuration file.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_HTTPD_CGI
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depends on CONFIG_IFUPDOWN
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help
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This enables support for the "mapping" stanza, unless you have
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a weird network setup you dont need it.
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a weird network setup you don't need it.
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config CONFIG_INETD
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bool "inetd"
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bool "nameif"
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default n
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help
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nameif used to rename network interface by its MAC address.
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nameif is used to rename network interface by its MAC address.
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Renamed interfaces MUST be in the down state.
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It is possible to use file (default: /etc/mactab)
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It is possible to use a file (default: /etc/mactab)
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with list of new interface names and MACs.
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Maximum interface name length: IF_NAMESIZE = 16
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File fields are sepatated by space or tab.
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File fields are separated by space or tab.
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File format:
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# Comment
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new_interface_name XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
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bool "netstat"
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default n
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help
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Netstat prints information about the Linux networking subsystem.
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netstat prints information about the Linux networking subsystem.
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config CONFIG_NSLOOKUP
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bool "nslookup"
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default n
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help
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Nslookup is a tool to query Internet name servers.
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nslookup is a tool to query Internet name servers.
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config CONFIG_PING
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bool "ping"
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default n
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help
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Ping uses the ICMP protocol's mandatory ECHO_REQUEST datagram to
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ping uses the ICMP protocol's mandatory ECHO_REQUEST datagram to
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elicit an ICMP ECHO_RESPONSE from a host or gateway.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_PING
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bool "telnetd"
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default n
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help
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A daemon for the TELNET protocol, allowing you to log on to the host
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A daemon for the TELNET protocol, allowing you to log onto the host
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running the daemon. Please keep in mind that the TELNET protocol
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sends passwords in plain text. If you can't afford the space for
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any SSH daemon and you trust your network, say 'y' here.
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any SSH daemon and you trust your network, you may say 'y' here.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNETD_INETD
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bool " Support call from inetd only"
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default n
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depends on CONFIG_TELNETD
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help
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Selecting this will make telnetd only callable from inetd, removing the
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standalone support.
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Selecting this will make telnetd only callable from inetd,
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removing the standalone support.
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config CONFIG_TFTP
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bool "tftp"
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default n
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help
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This enables the Tirvial File Transfer Protocol client program. TFTP
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This enables the Trivial File Transfer Protocol client program. TFTP
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is usually used for simple, small transfers such as a root image
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for a network-enabled bootloader.
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depends on CONFIG_TFTP
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help
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Add support for the GET command within the TFTP client. This allows
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a client to retreive a file from a TFTP server.
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a client to retrieve a file from a TFTP server.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_PUT
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bool " Enable \"put\" command"
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bool "wget"
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default n
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help
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Wget is a utility for non-interactive download of files from HTTP,
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wget is a utility for non-interactive download of files from HTTP,
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HTTPS, and FTP servers.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR
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while striving to be fully functional and RFC compliant.
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The udhcp client negotiates a lease with the DHCP server and
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notifies a set of scripts when a leases is obtained or lost.
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notifies a set of scripts when a lease is obtained or lost.
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See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
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system.
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config FEATURE_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
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bool " Support show CPU usage percentage (add 2k bytes)"
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bool " Support showing CPU usage percentage (add 2k bytes)"
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default y
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depends on CONFIG_TOP
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help
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default CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_NONE
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help
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Choose a shell. The ash shell is the most bash compatible
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and full featured.
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and full featured one.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_ASH
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select CONFIG_ASH
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help
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Tha 'ash' shell adds about 60k in the default configuration and is
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the most complete and most pedantically correct shell included with
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busybox. This shell is actually a derivitive the Debian 'dash' shell
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(by Herbert Xu), which was created by porting the 'ash' shell
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busybox. This shell is actually a derivative of the Debian 'dash'
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shell (by Herbert Xu), which was created by porting the 'ash' shell
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(written by Kenneth Almquist) from NetBSD.
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comment "Ash Shell Options"
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bool "hush"
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default n
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help
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hush is very small shell (just 18k) and it has fairly complete Bourne
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shell grammer. It even handles all the normal flow control options
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such as if/then/elif/else/fi, for/in/do/done, while loops, etc.
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hush is a very small shell (just 18k) and it has fairly complete
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Bourne shell grammar. It even handles all the normal flow control
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options such as if/then/elif/else/fi, for/in/do/done, while loops,
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etc.
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It does not handle case/esac, select, function, here documents ( <<
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word ), arithmetic expansion, aliases, brace expansion, tilde
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@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ config CONFIG_LASH
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lash is the very smallest shell (adds just 10k) and it is quite
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usable as a command prompt, but it is not suitable for any but the
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most trivial scripting (such as an initrd that calls insmod a few
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times) since it does not understand any Bourne shell grammer. It
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times) since it does not understand any Bourne shell grammar. It
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does handle pipes, redirects, and job control though. Adding in
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command editing makes it a very nice lightweight command prompt.
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@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ config CONFIG_MSH
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The minix shell (adds just 30k) is quite complete and handles things
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like for/do/done, case/esac and all the things you expect a Bourne
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shell to do. It is not always pedantically correct about Bourne
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shell grammer (try running the shell testscript "tests/sh.testcases"
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shell grammar (try running the shell testscript "tests/sh.testcases"
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on it and compare vs bash) but for most things it works quite well.
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It also uses only vfork, so it can be used on uClinux systems.
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@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE
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default n
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help
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All BusyBox applets will show more verbose help messages when
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busybox is invoked with --help. This will add lots of text to the
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busybox is invoked with --help. This will add a lot of text to the
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busybox binary. In the default configuration, this will add about
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13k, but it can add much more depending on your configuration.
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@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ config CONFIG_LOCALE_SUPPORT
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bool "Enable locale support (system needs locale for this to work)"
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default n
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help
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Enable this if your system has locale support, and you would like
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Enable this if your system has locale support and you would like
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busybox to support locale settings.
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config CONFIG_FEATURE_DEVFS
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@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID_CONFIG
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default y if CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
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depends on CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
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help
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Allow the SUID / SGID state of an applet to be determinded runtime by
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Allow the SUID / SGID state of an applet to be determined runtime by
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checking /etc/busybox.conf. The format of this file is as follows:
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<applet> = [Ssx-][Ssx-][x-] (<username>|<uid>).(<groupname>|<gid>)
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@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ config CONFIG_STATIC
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help
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If you want to build a static BusyBox binary, which does not
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use or require any shared libraries, then enable this option.
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This can make BusyBox be considerably larger, so you should
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This can cause BusyBox to be considerably larger, so you should
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leave this option false unless you have a good reason (i.e.
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your target platform does not support shared libraries, or
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you are building an initrd which doesn't need anything but
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@ -195,14 +195,14 @@ config CONFIG_INSTALL_NO_USR
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bool "Don't use /usr"
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default n
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help
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Disable use of /usr. Don't activate this option if you don't know,
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Disable use of /usr. Don't activate this option if you don't know
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that you really want this behaviour.
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config PREFIX
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string "BusyBox installation prefix"
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default "./_install"
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help
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Define Your directory to install BusyBox files/subdirs.
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Define your directory to install BusyBox files/subdirs in.
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@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ config CONFIG_EFENCE
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depends on CONFIG_DEBUG && !CONFIG_DMALLOC
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help
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This enables compiling with Electric-fence support. Electric
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fence is another very useful malloc debugging library which used
|
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your computers virtual memory hardware to detect illegal memory
|
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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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