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applets add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
archival Close files before exit 2001-01-20 06:23:54 +00:00
console-tools Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
coreutils Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
debian Bump the version number to 0.49pre 2000-12-20 23:22:29 +00:00
docs Add dpkg-deb documentation 2001-01-03 01:06:30 +00:00
editors Changed email address to codepoet.org, updated list of applets / docs I 2001-01-04 22:21:13 +00:00
examples Bump the version number to 0.49pre 2000-12-20 23:22:29 +00:00
findutils Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
include add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
init A couple of updates to fix some minor cross compiling issues 2000-12-13 16:41:29 +00:00
libbb More portable handling of loop header files, as done in util-linux 2000-09-21 02:04:51 +00:00
miscutils Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
modutils Fix symbol table manipulation (report and fix by Larry Doolittle). 2001-01-04 02:00:17 +00:00
networking Apply a patch from Vladimir N. Oleynik <dzo@simtreas.ru>, 2001-01-20 16:22:58 +00:00
procps Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
scripts Script updates for better portability 2000-12-12 16:49:12 +00:00
shell More printf cleanups 2001-01-20 01:10:07 +00:00
sysklogd Logger forgot to NULL terminate strings from stdin. 2001-01-03 00:06:46 +00:00
tests Added new script from Larry Doolittle that builds each applet individually. 2001-01-04 01:05:55 +00:00
util-linux More printf cleanups 2001-01-20 01:10:07 +00:00
.cvsignore Ignore loop.h 2000-09-21 02:05:43 +00:00
.indent.pro First revision of the Busybox Style Guide and an accompanying .indent.pro 2000-07-24 22:36:06 +00:00
applets.h add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
ar.c add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
AUTHORS Changed email address to codepoet.org, updated list of applets / docs I 2001-01-04 22:21:13 +00:00
basename.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
busybox.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
busybox.h Better dmalloc handling 2001-01-02 01:16:38 +00:00
busybox.mkll Patch from Larry Doolittle so it will build the newdocs right. 2000-12-02 00:44:48 +00:00
busybox.sh Fix lower casing for weird locales. 2000-12-26 16:36:10 +00:00
busybox.spec Bump the version number to 0.49pre 2000-12-20 23:22:29 +00:00
cat.c Continue concatenating files even if we can't open one. 2000-09-27 03:01:40 +00:00
Changelog Changelog update/cleanup from larry. 2001-01-05 21:01:01 +00:00
chmod_chown_chgrp.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
chroot.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
chvt.c Simplify error handling. 2000-12-14 05:44:36 +00:00
clear.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
cmdedit.c Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
cmdedit.h Update interface per what now exists... 2001-01-04 11:09:00 +00:00
cmp.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
Config.h Adjust the default feature set a wee bit 2001-01-20 19:48:21 +00:00
Config.h.Hurd Re-worked the support for s///p, fixed a backref limit buglet, and cleaned up 2000-11-03 19:47:00 +00:00
cp_mv.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
cut.c Changed email address to codepoet.org, updated list of applets / docs I 2001-01-04 22:21:13 +00:00
date.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
dc.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
dd.c Complicate truncate behavior. 2001-01-17 00:21:05 +00:00
deallocvt.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
df.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
dirname.c Patch from Matt Kraai to fix 'dirname /' 2000-12-12 23:27:48 +00:00
dmesg.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
dos2unix.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
dpkg_deb.c Close files before exit 2001-01-20 06:23:54 +00:00
du.c Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
dumpkmap.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
dutmp.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
echo.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
expr.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
fbset.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
fdflush.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
find.c Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
free.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
freeramdisk.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
fsck_minix.c Fix from Gennady Feldman for error msg 2000-12-12 23:51:43 +00:00
getopt.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
grep.c Changed email address to codepoet.org, updated list of applets / docs I 2001-01-04 22:21:13 +00:00
gunzip.c Support for tar -z option for uncompressing only 2000-12-10 01:57:30 +00:00
gzip.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
halt.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
head.c Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
hostid.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
hostname.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
id.c Fix from Matt Kraai -- a better way to NULL terminate strings for the 2000-12-13 01:52:39 +00:00
init.c A couple of updates to fix some minor cross compiling issues 2000-12-13 16:41:29 +00:00
insmod.c Fix symbol table manipulation (report and fix by Larry Doolittle). 2001-01-04 02:00:17 +00:00
install.sh Disabled debugging output 2000-07-28 19:34:02 +00:00
kill.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
lash.c More printf cleanups 2001-01-20 01:10:07 +00:00
length.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
LICENSE Fixed spelling of my name. Geez. 1999-12-11 23:25:59 +00:00
ln.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
loadacm.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
loadfont.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
loadkmap.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
logger.c Logger forgot to NULL terminate strings from stdin. 2001-01-03 00:06:46 +00:00
logname.c Fix from Matt Kraai -- a better way to NULL terminate strings for the 2000-12-13 01:52:39 +00:00
ls.c Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
lsmod.c Add missing newlines to error messages. 2000-12-18 03:08:29 +00:00
makedevs.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00
Makefile All files include busybox.h, which includes applets.h, so the Makefile 2001-01-18 03:03:09 +00:00
md5sum.c Turns out, md5sum was broken anyways. It uses backwards TRUE/FALSE 2000-12-20 23:19:42 +00:00
messages.c Grammer fix. Changed "longer then" to "longer than". Fix thanks to Jim 2000-11-14 22:15:48 +00:00
mk_loop_h.sh More portable handling of loop header files, as done in util-linux 2000-09-21 02:04:51 +00:00
mkdir.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
mkfifo.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mkfs_minix.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mknod.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mkswap.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mktemp.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
more.c Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
mount.c More printf cleanups 2001-01-20 01:10:07 +00:00
mt.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mtab.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
nc.c Rewrite nc to be simpler, smaller, and to check syscalls for errors. 2000-12-15 22:34:34 +00:00
nfsmount.c Be more careful about dmalloc handling 2001-01-02 01:16:02 +00:00
nfsmount.h Remove #ifdef __STDC__ junk. We don't do K&R round these parts, 2000-12-01 19:02:24 +00:00
nslookup.c Apply a patch from Vladimir N. Oleynik <dzo@simtreas.ru>, 2001-01-20 16:22:58 +00:00
ping.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
poweroff.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
printf.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00
ps.c Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
pwd.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
rdate.c Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
readlink.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
README A few more updates 2000-12-13 18:07:38 +00:00
real_loop.h More portable handling of loop header files, as done in util-linux 2000-09-21 02:04:51 +00:00
reboot.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
renice.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
reset.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
rm.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
rmdir.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
rmmod.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
rpmunpack.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
sed.c Changed email address to codepoet.org, updated list of applets / docs I 2001-01-04 22:21:13 +00:00
setkeycodes.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
sh.c More printf cleanups 2001-01-20 01:10:07 +00:00
sleep.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
sort.c Rewrote. 2000-12-20 20:49:56 +00:00
swaponoff.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
sync.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00
syslogd.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
tail.c Turned some #define constants into static const ints. 2001-01-05 18:19:30 +00:00
tar.c Close unused pipe handle before fork (for tar -z). 2001-01-20 00:12:21 +00:00
tee.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
telnet.c Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
test.c Improvements from Vladimir N. Oleynik. 2000-12-30 07:46:23 +00:00
TODO A few more updates 2000-12-13 18:07:38 +00:00
touch.c Add missing newlines to error messages. 2000-12-18 03:08:29 +00:00
tr.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
true_false.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
tty.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
umount.c Fix the exit status of umount -a, a casualty of the TRUE/FALSE normalization. 2001-01-17 00:12:11 +00:00
uname.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
uniq.c Patch from Matt Kraai to implement uniq -[cdu] 2000-12-09 16:37:53 +00:00
unix2dos.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00
update.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
uptime.c Eliminate calls of the form "fprintf(stdout,". Thanks for the idea to 2001-01-18 02:57:08 +00:00
usage.c add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
usleep.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
utility.c enable is_direcotry() for dpkg-deb 2001-01-03 01:38:29 +00:00
uudecode.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
uuencode.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
wc.c Patch from Matt Kraai so wc will return a proper error code 2000-10-09 18:21:44 +00:00
wget.c Prevent / doubling and shrink parse_url. 2001-01-03 16:15:15 +00:00
which.c Fixed return status (thanks to David Douthitt for the fix). 2000-11-18 01:16:43 +00:00
whoami.c Fix from Matt Kraai -- a better way to NULL terminate strings for the 2000-12-13 01:52:39 +00:00
xargs.c Changed email address to codepoet.org, updated list of applets / docs I 2001-01-04 22:21:13 +00:00
yes.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00

Please see the LICENSE file for copyright information.
    
BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single
small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for most of the utilities
you usually find in fileutils, shellutils, findutils, textutils, grep, gzip,
tar, etc. BusyBox provides a fairly complete POSIX environment for any small or
embedded system. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than
their full featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide
the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts.

BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in mind.
It is also extremely modular 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 system, just add a kernel and an editor (such as
e3 (http://www.sax.de/~adlibiti) or elvis-tiny).

BusyBox was originally written to support the Debian Rescue/Install disks, but
it also makes an excellent environment for any small or embedded system.

As of version 0.20 there is now a version number. : ) Also as of version 0.20,
BusyBox is now modularized to easily allow you to build only the components you
need, thereby reducing binary size. To turn off unwanted BusyBox components,
simply edit the file "Config.h" and comment out the components you do not need
using C++ style (//) comments.

After the build is complete, a busybox.links file is generated.  This is
used by 'make install' to create symlinks to the busybox binary for all
compiled in functions.  By default, 'make install' will place the symlink
forest into `pwd`/_install unless you have defined the PREFIX environment
variable (i.e., make PREFIX="/tmp/foo" install)

----------------

Getting help:

When you find you need help, you can check out the BusyBox mailing list
archives at http://opensource.lineo.com/lists/busybox/ or even join
the mailing list if you are interested.

----------------

Bugs:

If you find bugs, please submit a bug report.  Full instructions on how to
report a bug are found at http://bugs.lineo.com/Reporting.html.

For the impatient: To submit a bug, simply send an email describing the problem
to submit@bugs.lineo.com.  Bug reports should look something like this:

    To: submit@bugs.lineo.com
    From: diligent@testing.linux.org
    Subject: /bin/true doesn't work

    Package: busybox
    Version: 0.48

    When I invoke '/bin/true' it doesn't work.  I expected it to return 
    a "0" but it returned a "1" instead.  Here is the transcript:
	$ /bin/true ; echo $?
	1
    With GNU /bin/true, I get the following output:
	$ /bin/true ; echo $?
	0
    I am using Debian 2.2r2, kernel version 2.2.18, and the latest
    uClibc from CVS.  Thanks for the wonderful program!
	-Diligent

Note the careful description and use of examples showing not only what BusyBox
does, but also a counter example showing what an equivalent GNU app does.  Bug
reports lacking such detail may take a _long_ time to be fixed...  Thanks for
understanding.

----------------

FTP:

Source for the latest released version can always be downloaded from 
    ftp://ftp.lineo.com/pub/busybox. 

----------------

CVS:

BusyBox now has its own publicly browsable CVS tree at:
    http://opensource.lineo.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb/busybox/

Anonymous CVS access is available.  For instructions, check out:
    http://opensource.lineo.com/cvs_anon.html

For those that are actively contributing there is even CVS write access:
    http://opensource.lineo.com/cvs_write.html

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Please feed suggestions, bug reports, insults, and bribes back to:
	Erik Andersen 
	<andersen@lineo.com>
	<andersee@debian.org>

<blatant plug>
Many thanks to go to Lineo for paying me to work on busybox. 
</blatant plug>