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applets Rewrite argv munger. 2000-12-15 00:35:22 +00:00
archival Rewrite, fix a bug with multiple long filenames, simplify structure, remove cruft, make code conform closer to style guide, saves 350 Bytes. 2000-12-15 06:50:09 +00:00
console-tools Simplify error handling. 2000-12-14 05:44:36 +00:00
coreutils Fix from Matt Kraai -- a better way to NULL terminate strings for the 2000-12-13 01:52:39 +00:00
debian Update the version number to 0.48 (no longer pre). 2000-12-13 16:42:24 +00:00
docs Add in mkCDrec - make CD-ROM recovery project. 2000-12-14 15:43:57 +00:00
editors Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
examples Update the version number to 0.48 (no longer pre). 2000-12-13 16:42:24 +00:00
findutils Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
include Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
modutils A couple of updates to fix some minor cross compiling issues 2000-12-13 16:41:29 +00:00
networking Shutdown sending on the socket when stdin closes. 2000-12-14 04:34:58 +00:00
procps Fix from Matt Kraai -- a better way to NULL terminate strings for the 2000-12-13 01:52:39 +00:00
scripts Script updates for better portability 2000-12-12 16:49:12 +00:00
shell Mem leak fix from Matt Kraai 2000-12-12 23:45:36 +00:00
sysklogd Patch from larry doolittle to make sure we don't realloc 2000-12-11 20:29:13 +00:00
tests Test suite update from Larry Doolittle to disable some problematic 2000-12-11 17:33:08 +00:00
util-linux Fix from Gennady Feldman for error msg 2000-12-12 23:51:43 +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 Patch from Larry Doolittle so it will build the newdocs right. 2000-12-02 00:44:48 +00:00
ar.c Rewrite, fix a bug with multiple long filenames, simplify structure, remove cruft, make code conform closer to style guide, saves 350 Bytes. 2000-12-15 06:50:09 +00:00
AUTHORS Add a few folks to Authors 2000-12-13 18:14:51 +00:00
basename.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
busybox.c Rewrite argv munger. 2000-12-15 00:35:22 +00:00
busybox.h Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Some compile fixes found by Larry Doolittle 2000-12-12 16:55:56 +00:00
busybox.spec Update the version number to 0.48 (no longer pre). 2000-12-13 16:42:24 +00:00
cat.c Continue concatenating files even if we can't open one. 2000-09-27 03:01:40 +00:00
Changelog Formatting fix 2000-12-13 18:30:59 +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 Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
cmdedit.h Remove #ifdef __STDC__ junk. We don't do K&R round these parts, 2000-12-01 19:02:24 +00:00
cmp.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
Config.h Oops. Unmatched #if 2000-12-12 18:20:19 +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 Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
cut.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
deallocvt.c Added some necessary brackets, removed debug noise. 2000-12-13 23:23:30 +00:00
define.sh + this is a small script for helping TargetWizard auto-generate 2000-02-23 18:17:35 +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 Some little cleanups from Larry Doolittle 2000-12-09 16:41:42 +00:00
dos2unix.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
du.c du.c error msg cleanup from Kent Robotti 2000-12-12 23:17:26 +00:00
dumpkmap.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
fdflush.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
find.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
free.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
freeramdisk.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
gunzip.c Support for tar -z option for uncompressing only 2000-12-10 01:57:30 +00:00
gzip.c Add GNU compatibile gzip -d 2000-12-13 17:55:11 +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 Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
hostid.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
hostname.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 A couple of updates to fix some minor cross compiling issues 2000-12-13 16:41:29 +00:00
install.sh Disabled debugging output 2000-07-28 19:34:02 +00:00
kill.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
lash.c Mem leak fix from Matt Kraai 2000-12-12 23:45:36 +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 Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Patch from larry doolittle to make sure we don't realloc 2000-12-11 20:29:13 +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 Fix from Matt Kraai -- a better way to NULL terminate strings for the 2000-12-13 01:52:39 +00:00
lsmod.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
makedevs.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00
Makefile Update the version number to 0.48 (no longer pre). 2000-12-13 16:42:24 +00:00
md5sum.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
mkfs_minix.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
mknod.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
mkswap.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
mktemp.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
more.c Cleanup of duplicated symbols -- found by compiling with 2000-11-07 06:52:13 +00:00
mount.c Mount error return code fix from Kent Robotti -- we must reset the error 2000-12-12 23:20:37 +00:00
mt.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
mtab.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
nc.c Shutdown sending on the socket when stdin closes. 2000-12-14 04:34:58 +00:00
nfsmount.c NFS_PORT and NFS_FHSIZE are not defined in the kernel headers that come with libc6-2.2-5 2000-12-09 23:59:04 +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 Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
ping.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Fix from Matt Kraai -- a better way to NULL terminate strings for the 2000-12-13 01:52:39 +00:00
pwd.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
rdate.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
readlink.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
rpmunpack.c Finish commit of rpmunpack and add in scripts for undeb and unrpm 2000-11-29 21:39:02 +00:00
sed.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Mem leak fix from Matt Kraai 2000-12-12 23:45:36 +00:00
sleep.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
sort.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
swaponoff.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
sync.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00
syslogd.c Keep unknown priorities from segfaulting. 2000-12-11 20:13:37 +00:00
tail.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
tar.c Patch from Matt Kraai: 2000-12-13 15:28:48 +00:00
tee.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
telnet.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
test.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
TODO A few more updates 2000-12-13 18:07:38 +00:00
touch.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
uname.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +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 Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
usage.c Document gzip -d 2000-12-13 17:59:37 +00:00
usleep.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
utility.c Remove defines for ar that arent needed 2000-12-15 06:50:54 +00:00
uudecode.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
uuencode.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +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 More wget cleanups I've been working on... 2000-12-09 16:55:35 +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 Brand new version of xargs. Tested thoroughly by Kent Robotti. (Domo arigato, 2000-11-14 22:43:21 +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)

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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.

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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.

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FTP:

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

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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>

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Many thanks to go to Lineo for paying me to work on busybox. 
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