Patch from Thomas Cameron:
Hello all,
This patch adds more "Help" text to the config system. Almost
all applets now have a help entry. Also, I cleaned up the spacing of
the existing text so that things are consistent. This patch is against
this morning's CVS.
Thomas Cameron
CEI Systems, Inc.
diff --git a/archival/Config.in b/archival/Config.in
index 709eee8..09e40dd 100644
--- a/archival/Config.in
+++ b/archival/Config.in
@@ -120,25 +120,25 @@
bool "gunzip"
default n
help
- gunzip is used to decompress archives created by gzip.
- You can use the `-t' option to test the integrity of
- an archive, without decompressing it.
+ gunzip is used to decompress archives created by gzip.
+ You can use the `-t' option to test the integrity of
+ an archive, without decompressing it.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_GUNZIP_UNCOMPRESS
bool " Uncompress support"
default n
depends on CONFIG_GUNZIP
help
- If you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress
- archives created by the program compress (not much
- used anymore).
+ If you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress
+ archives created by the program compress (not much
+ used anymore).
config CONFIG_GZIP
bool "gzip"
default n
help
- gzip is used to compress files.
- It's probably the most used UNIX compression program.
+ gzip is used to compress files.
+ It's probably the most used UNIX compression program.
config CONFIG_RPM2CPIO
bool "rpm2cpio"
@@ -156,41 +156,41 @@
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
- UNIX archive program.
+ tar is an archiving program. It's commonly used with gzip to
+ create compressed archives. It's probably the most used
+ UNIX archive program.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE
bool " Enable archive creation"
default y
depends on CONFIG_TAR
help
- If you enable this option you'll be able to create
- tar archives using the `-c' option.
+ If you enable this option you'll be able to create
+ tar archives using the `-c' option.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_BZIP2
bool " Enable -j option to handle .tar.bz2 files"
default n
depends on CONFIG_TAR
help
- If you enable this option you'll be able to extract
- archives compressed with bzip2.
+ If you enable this option you'll be able to extract
+ archives compressed with bzip2.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_EXCLUDE
bool " Enable -X and --exclude options (exclude files)"
default n
depends on CONFIG_TAR
help
- If you enable this option you'll be able to specify
- a list of files to exclude from an archive.
+ If you enable this option you'll be able to specify
+ a list of files to exclude from an archive.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP
bool " Enable -z option"
default y
depends on CONFIG_TAR
help
- If you enable this option tar will be able to call gzip,
- when creating or extracting tar gziped archives.
+ If you enable this option tar will be able to call gzip,
+ when creating or extracting tar gziped archives.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDGNU_COMPATABILITY
bool " Enable support for old tar header format"
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@
default y
depends on CONFIG_TAR
help
- With this option busybox supports GNU long filenames and
- linknames.
+ With this option busybox supports GNU long filenames and
+ linknames.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_UNARCHIVE_TAPE
bool " Enable tape drive support"
@@ -220,17 +220,17 @@
bool "uncompress"
default n
help
- uncompress is used to decompress archives created by compress.
- Not much used anymore, replaced by gzip/gunzip.
+ uncompress is used to decompress archives created by compress.
+ Not much used anymore, replaced by gzip/gunzip.
config CONFIG_UNZIP
bool "unzip"
default n
help
- unzip will list or extract files from a ZIP archive,
- commonly found on DOS/WIN systems. The default behavior
- (with no options) is to extract the archive into the
- current directory. Use the `-d' option to extract to a
- directory of your choice.
+ unzip will list or extract files from a ZIP archive,
+ commonly found on DOS/WIN systems. The default behavior
+ (with no options) is to extract the archive into the
+ current directory. Use the `-d' option to extract to a
+ directory of your choice.
endmenu
diff --git a/console-tools/Config.in b/console-tools/Config.in
index 7191db4..83694a8 100644
--- a/console-tools/Config.in
+++ b/console-tools/Config.in
@@ -9,66 +9,66 @@
bool "chvt"
default n
help
- This program is used to change to another terminal.
- Example: chvt 4 (change to terminal /dev/tty4)
+ This program is used to change to another terminal.
+ Example: chvt 4 (change to terminal /dev/tty4)
config CONFIG_CLEAR
bool "clear"
default n
help
- This program clears the terminal screen.
+ This program clears the terminal screen.
config CONFIG_DEALLOCVT
bool "deallocvt"
default n
help
- This program deallocates unused virtual consoles.
+ This program deallocates unused virtual consoles.
config CONFIG_DUMPKMAP
bool "dumpkmap"
default n
help
- This program dumps the kernel's keyboard translation table to
- stdout, in binary format. You can then use loadkmap to load it.
+ This program dumps the kernel's keyboard translation table to
+ stdout, in binary format. You can then use loadkmap to load it.
config CONFIG_LOADACM
bool "loadacm"
default n
help
- This program loads an acm from standard input.
+ This program loads an acm from standard input.
config CONFIG_LOADFONT
bool "loadfont"
default n
help
- This program loads a console font from standard input.
+ This program loads a console font from standard input.
config CONFIG_LOADKMAP
bool "loadkmap"
default n
help
- This program loads a keyboard translation table from
- standard input.
+ This program loads a keyboard translation table from
+ standard input.
config CONFIG_OPENVT
bool "openvt"
default n
help
- This program is used to start a command on an unused
- virtual terminal.
+ This program is used to start a command on an unused
+ virtual terminal.
config CONFIG_RESET
bool "reset"
default n
help
- This program is used to reset the terminal screen, if it
- gets messed up.
+ This program is used to reset the terminal screen, if it
+ gets messed up.
config CONFIG_SETKEYCODES
bool "setkeycodes"
default n
help
- This program loads entries into the kernel's scancode-to-keycode
- map, allowing unusual keyboards to generate usable keycodes.
+ This program loads entries into the kernel's scancode-to-keycode
+ map, allowing unusual keyboards to generate usable keycodes.
endmenu
diff --git a/coreutils/Config.in b/coreutils/Config.in
index 2326128..e23bb75 100644
--- a/coreutils/Config.in
+++ b/coreutils/Config.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
bool "cal"
default n
help
- cal is used to display a montly calender.
+ cal is used to display a montly calender.
config CONFIG_CAT
bool "cat"
@@ -30,47 +30,47 @@
bool "chgrp"
default n
help
- chgrp is used to change the group owership of files.
+ chgrp is used to change the group owership of files.
config CONFIG_CHMOD
bool "chmod"
default n
help
- chmod is used to change the access permission of files.
+ chmod is used to change the access permission of files.
config CONFIG_CHOWN
bool "chown"
default n
help
- chown is used too change the user and/or group ownership
- of files.
+ chown is used too change the user and/or group ownership
+ of files.
config CONFIG_CHROOT
bool "chroot"
default n
help
- chroot is used to change the root directory and run a command.
- The default command is `/bin/sh'.
+ chroot is used to change the root directory and run a command.
+ The default command is `/bin/sh'.
config CONFIG_CMP
bool "cmp"
default n
help
- cmp is used to compare two files and returns the result
- to standard output.
+ cmp is used to compare two files and returns the result
+ to standard output.
config CONFIG_CP
bool "cp"
default n
help
- cp is used to copy files and directories.
+ cp is used to copy files and directories.
config CONFIG_CUT
bool "cut"
default n
help
- cut is used to print selected parts of lines from
- each file to stdout.
+ cut is used to print selected parts of lines from
+ each file to stdout.
if CONFIG_WATCH
config CONFIG_DATE
@@ -99,30 +99,30 @@
bool "dd"
default n
help
- dd copies a file (from standard input to standard output,
- by default) using specific input and output blocksizes,
- while optionally performing conversions on it.
+ dd copies a file (from standard input to standard output,
+ by default) using specific input and output blocksizes,
+ while optionally performing conversions on it.
config CONFIG_DF
bool "df"
default n
help
- df reports the amount of disk space used and available
- on filesystems.
+ df reports the amount of disk space used and available
+ on filesystems.
config CONFIG_DIRNAME
bool "dirname"
default n
help
- dirname is used to strip a non directory suffix from
- a file name.
+ 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
- UNIX format, and vice versa.
+ dos2unix is uses to convert a text file from DOS format to
+ UNIX format, and vice versa.
config CONFIG_UNIX2DOS
bool
@@ -133,43 +133,43 @@
bool "du (default blocksize of 512 bytes)"
default n
help
- du is used to report the amount of disk space used
- for specified files.
+ du is used to report the amount of disk space used
+ for specified files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_DU_DEFALT_BLOCKSIZE_1K
bool " Use a default blocksize of 1024 bytes (1K)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_DU
help
- Use a blocksize of (1K) instead of the default 512b.
+ Use a blocksize of (1K) instead of the default 512b.
config CONFIG_ECHO
bool "echo (basic SUSv3 version taking no options"
default n
help
- echo is used to print a specified string to stdout.
+ echo is used to print a specified string to stdout.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_ECHO
bool " Enable echo options (-n and -e)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_ECHO
help
- This adds options (-n and -e) to echo.
+ This adds options (-n and -e) to echo.
config CONFIG_ENV
bool "env"
default n
help
- env is used to set an environment variable and run
- a command, without options it displays the current
- environment.
+ env is used to set an environment variable and run
+ a command, without options it displays the current
+ environment.
config CONFIG_EXPR
bool "expr"
default n
help
- expr is used to calculate numbers and print the result
- to standard output.
+ expr is used to calculate numbers and print the result
+ to standard output.
if CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH
config CONFIG_FALSE
@@ -189,158 +189,158 @@
bool "fold"
default n
help
- Wrap text to fit a specific width.
+ Wrap text to fit a specific width.
config CONFIG_HEAD
bool "head"
default n
help
- head is used to print the first specified number of lines
- from files.
+ head is used to print the first specified number of lines
+ from files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD
bool " Enable head options (-c, -q, and -v)"
default n
depends on CONFIG_HEAD
help
- This enables the head options (-c, -q, and -v).
+ This enables the head options (-c, -q, and -v).
config CONFIG_HOSTID
bool "hostid"
default n
help
- hostid prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for
- the current host.
+ hostid prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for
+ the current host.
config CONFIG_ID
bool "id"
default n
help
- id displays the current user and group ID names.
+ id displays the current user and group ID names.
config CONFIG_LENGTH
bool "length"
default n
help
- length is used to print out the length of a specified string.
+ length is used to print out the length of a specified string.
config CONFIG_LN
bool "ln"
default n
help
- ln is used to create hard or soft links between files.
+ ln is used to create hard or soft links between files.
config CONFIG_LOGNAME
bool "logname"
default n
help
- logname is used to print the current user's login name.
+ logname is used to print the current user's login name.
config CONFIG_LS
bool "ls"
default n
help
- ls is used to list the contents of directories.
+ ls is used to list the contents of directories.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES
bool " Enable filetyping options (-p and -F)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Enable the ls options (-p and -F).
+ Enable the ls options (-p and -F).
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
bool " Enable symlinks dereferencing (-L)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Enable the ls option (-L).
+ Enable the ls option (-L).
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_RECURSIVE
bool " Enable recursion (-R)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Enable the ls option (-R).
+ Enable the ls option (-R).
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_SORTFILES
bool " Sort the file names"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Allow ls to sort file names alphabetically.
+ Allow ls to sort file names alphabetically.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS
bool " Show file timestamps"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Allow ls to display timestamps for files.
+ Allow ls to display timestamps for files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME
bool " Show username/groupnames"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Allow ls to display username/groupname for files.
+ Allow ls to display username/groupname for files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_COLOR
bool " Use color to identify file types"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LS
help
- Allow ls to use color when displaying files.
+ Allow ls to use color when displaying files.
config CONFIG_MD5SUM
bool "md5sum"
default n
help
- md5sum is used to print or check MD5 checksums.
+ md5sum is used to print or check MD5 checksums.
config CONFIG_MKDIR
bool "mkdir"
default n
help
- mkdir is used to create directories with the specified names.
+ mkdir is used to create directories with the specified names.
config CONFIG_MKFIFO
bool "mkfifo"
default n
help
- mkfifo is used to create FIFOs (named pipes).
- The `mknod' program can also create FIFOs.
+ mkfifo is used to create FIFOs (named pipes).
+ The `mknod' program can also create FIFOs.
config CONFIG_MKNOD
bool "mknod"
default n
help
- mknod is used to create FIFOs or block/character special
- files with the specified names.
+ mknod is used to create FIFOs or block/character special
+ files with the specified names.
config CONFIG_MV
bool "mv"
default n
help
- mv is used to move or rename files or directories.
+ mv is used to move or rename files or directories.
config CONFIG_OD
bool "od"
default n
help
- od is used to dump binary files in octal and other formats.
+ od is used to dump binary files in octal and other formats.
config CONFIG_PRINTF
bool "printf"
default n
help
- printf is used to format and print specified strings.
- It's similar to `echo' except it has more options.
+ printf is used to format and print specified strings.
+ It's similar to `echo' except it has more options.
config CONFIG_PWD
bool "pwd"
default n
help
- pwd is used to print the current directory.
+ pwd is used to print the current directory.
config CONFIG_REALPATH
bool "realpath"
@@ -353,13 +353,13 @@
bool "rm"
default n
help
- rm is used to remove files or directories.
+ rm is used to remove files or directories.
config CONFIG_RMDIR
bool "rmdir"
default n
help
- rmdir is used to remove empty directories.
+ rmdir is used to remove empty directories.
config CONFIG_SHA1SUM
bool "sha1sum"
@@ -378,76 +378,76 @@
bool "sleep (single integer arg with no suffix)"
default n
help
- sleep is used to pause for a specified number of seconds,
+ sleep is used to pause for a specified number of seconds,
config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_SLEEP
bool " Enable multiple integer args and optional time suffixes"
default n
depends on CONFIG_SLEEP
help
- Allow sleep to pause for specified minutes, hours, and days.
+ Allow sleep to pause for specified minutes, hours, and days.
config CONFIG_SORT
bool "sort"
default n
help
- sort is used to sort lines of text in specified files.
+ sort is used to sort lines of text in specified files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_REVERSE
bool " Enable reverse sort"
default y
depends on CONFIG_SORT
help
- Enable the `-r' option that allows sort to sort lines of
- text in reverse.
+ Enable the `-r' option that allows sort to sort lines of
+ text in reverse.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_UNIQUE
bool " Enable unique sort"
default y
depends on CONFIG_SORT
help
- Enable the `-u' option that allows sort to only sort lines
- that are uniq.
+ Enable the `-u' option that allows sort to only sort lines
+ that are uniq.
config CONFIG_STTY
bool "stty"
default n
help
- stty is used to change and print terminal line settings.
+ stty is used to change and print terminal line settings.
config CONFIG_SYNC
bool "sync"
default n
help
- sync is used to flush filesystem buffers.
+ sync is used to flush filesystem buffers.
config CONFIG_TAIL
bool "tail"
default n
help
- tail is used to print the last specified number of lines
- from files.
+ tail is used to print the last specified number of lines
+ from files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL
bool " Enable extra tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_TAIL
help
- Enable tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v).
+ Enable tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v).
config CONFIG_TEE
bool "tee"
default n
help
- tee is used to read from standard input and write
- to standard output and files.
+ tee is used to read from standard input and write
+ to standard output and files.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TEE_USE_BLOCK_IO
bool " Enable block i/o (larger/faster) instead of byte i/o."
default n
depends on CONFIG_TEE
help
- Enable this option for a faster tee, at expense of size.
+ Enable this option for a faster tee, at expense of size.
if CONFIG_ASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH
config CONFIG_TEST
@@ -469,15 +469,15 @@
bool "touch"
default n
help
- touch is used to create or change the access and/or
- modification timestamp of specified files.
+ touch is used to create or change the access and/or
+ modification timestamp of specified files.
config CONFIG_TR
bool "tr"
default n
help
- tr is used to squeeze, and/or delete characters from standard
- input, writing to standard output.
+ tr is used to squeeze, and/or delete characters from standard
+ input, writing to standard output.
if CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH
config CONFIG_TRUE
@@ -498,72 +498,72 @@
bool "tty"
default n
help
- tty is used to print the name of the current terminal to
- standard output.
+ tty is used to print the name of the current terminal to
+ standard output.
config CONFIG_UNAME
bool "uname"
default n
help
- uname is used to print system information.
+ uname is used to print system information.
config CONFIG_UNIQ
bool "uniq"
default n
help
- uniq is used to remove duplicate lines from a sorted file.
+ uniq is used to remove duplicate lines from a sorted file.
config CONFIG_USLEEP
bool "usleep"
default n
help
- usleep is used to pause for a specified number of microseconds.
+ usleep is used to pause for a specified number of microseconds.
config CONFIG_UUDECODE
bool "uudecode"
default n
help
- uudecode is used to decode a uuencoded file.
+ uudecode is used to decode a uuencoded file.
config CONFIG_UUENCODE
bool "uuencode"
default n
help
- uuencode is used to uuencode a file.
+ uuencode is used to uuencode a file.
config CONFIG_WATCH
bool "watch"
default n
help
- watch is used to execute a program periodically, showing
- output to the screen.
+ watch is used to execute a program periodically, showing
+ output to the screen.
config CONFIG_WC
bool "wc"
default n
help
- wc is used to print the number of bytes, words, and lines,
- in specified files.
+ wc is used to print the number of bytes, words, and lines,
+ in specified files.
config CONFIG_WHO
bool "who"
default n
help
- who is used to show who is logged on.
+ who is used to show who is logged on.
config CONFIG_WHOAMI
bool "whoami"
default n
help
- whoami is used to print the username of the current
- user id (same as id -un).
+ whoami is used to print the username of the current
+ user id (same as id -un).
config CONFIG_YES
bool "yes"
default n
help
- yes is used to repeatedly output a specific string, or
- the default string `y'.
+ yes is used to repeatedly output a specific string, or
+ the default string `y'.
comment "Common options for cp and mv"
depends on CONFIG_CP || CONFIG_MV
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
default n
depends on CONFIG_CP || CONFIG_MV
help
- Allow cp and mv to preserve hard links.
+ Allow cp and mv to preserve hard links.
comment "Common options for ls and more"
depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
default n
depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE
help
- Allow ls and more to calculate terminal and column widths.
+ Allow ls and more to calculate terminal and column widths.
comment "Common options for df, du, ls"
depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS
@@ -593,6 +593,6 @@
default n
depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS
help
- Allow df, du, and ls to have human readable output.
+ Allow df, du, and ls to have human readable output.
endmenu
diff --git a/editors/Config.in b/editors/Config.in
index 83aee5a..22908de 100644
--- a/editors/Config.in
+++ b/editors/Config.in
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@
bool "awk"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Awk is used as a pattern scanning and processing language. This is
+ the BusyBox implementation of that programming language.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_AWK_MATH
bool " Enable math functions (requires libm)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_AWK
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Enable math functions of the Awk programming language.
+ NOTE: This will require libm to be present for linking.
config CONFIG_PATCH
bool "patch"
@@ -89,7 +91,8 @@
default y
depends on CONFIG_VI
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Enable the read-only command line option, which allows the user to
+ open a file in read-only mode.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SETOPTS
bool " Enable set-able options, ai ic showmatch"
diff --git a/findutils/Config.in b/findutils/Config.in
index e904587..05fcca1 100644
--- a/findutils/Config.in
+++ b/findutils/Config.in
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@
default y
depends on CONFIG_GREP
help
- Enable match context in results. This will display a number
- of lines preceding and/or trailing matches.
+ Print the specified number of leading (-B) and/or trailing (-A)
+ context surrounding our matching lines.
+ Print the specified number of context lines (-C).
config CONFIG_XARGS
bool "xargs"
diff --git a/init/Config.in b/init/Config.in
index d56cd55..c8c6a9c 100644
--- a/init/Config.in
+++ b/init/Config.in
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
default y
depends on CONFIG_INIT
help
- Stop all processes.
+ 'halt' tells the kernel to stop all processes and halt the system.
config CONFIG_POWEROFF
bool "poweroff"
diff --git a/loginutils/Config.in b/loginutils/Config.in
index dab4ae1..d24a40f 100644
--- a/loginutils/Config.in
+++ b/loginutils/Config.in
@@ -15,25 +15,25 @@
bool "addgroup"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Utility for creating a new group account.
config CONFIG_DELGROUP
bool "delgroup"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Utility for deleting a group account.
config CONFIG_ADDUSER
bool "adduser"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Utility for creating a new user account.
config CONFIG_DELUSER
bool "deluser"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Utility for deleting a user account.
config CONFIG_GETTY
bool "getty"
@@ -45,32 +45,39 @@
bool "login"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Login is used when signing onto a system.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_SECURETTY
bool " Support for /etc/securetty"
default y
depends on CONFIG_LOGIN
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ 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
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ 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
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ su is used to become another user during a login session. Invoked with-
+ out a username, su defaults to becoming the super user.
config CONFIG_SULOGIN
bool "sulogin"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Sulogin is invoked when the system goes into single user
+ mode (this is done through an entry in inittab).
config CONFIG_VLOCK
bool "vlock"
diff --git a/miscutils/Config.in b/miscutils/Config.in
index 23de1dd..f70c122 100644
--- a/miscutils/Config.in
+++ b/miscutils/Config.in
@@ -9,25 +9,29 @@
bool "adjtimex"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Adjtimex reads and optionally sets adjustment parameters for
+ the Linux clock adjustment algorithm.
config CONFIG_CROND
bool "crond"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
+ files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
config CONFIG_CRONTAB
bool "crontab"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
+ the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
config CONFIG_DC
bool "dc"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
+ precision arithmetic.
config CONFIG_DUTMP
bool "dutmp"
@@ -45,19 +49,24 @@
bool "mt"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ 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.
config CONFIG_STRINGS
bool "strings"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
+ specified.
config CONFIG_TIME
bool "time"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
+ When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
+ giving timing statistics about this program run.
config CONFIG_UPDATE
bool "update"
diff --git a/modutils/Config.in b/modutils/Config.in
index a576e4b..a635656 100644
--- a/modutils/Config.in
+++ b/modutils/Config.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
bool "insmod"
default n
help
- insmod is used to load specified modules in the running kernel.
+ insmod is used to load specified modules in the running kernel.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_OLD_MODULE_INTERFACE
bool " Support older (pre 2.1) Linux kernels"
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@
bool "modprobe"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Handle the loading of modules, and their dependancies on a high
+ level.
config CONFIG_RMMOD
bool "rmmod"
diff --git a/networking/Config.in b/networking/Config.in
index 2b2de28..4c5cb85 100644
--- a/networking/Config.in
+++ b/networking/Config.in
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
bool "hostname"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Show or set the system's host name
config CONFIG_HTTPD
bool "httpd"
@@ -128,14 +128,15 @@
bool "ifconfig"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Ifconfig is used to configure the kernel-resident network interfaces.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_STATUS
bool " Enable status reporting output (+7k)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_IFCONFIG
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ If ifconfig is called with no arguments it will display the status
+ of the currently active interfaces.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_SLIP
bool " Enable slip-specific options \"keepalive\" and \"outfill\""
@@ -149,14 +150,17 @@
default n
depends on CONFIG_IFCONFIG
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Allow the start address for shared memory, start address for I/O,
+ and/or the interrupt line used by the specified device.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_HW
bool " Enable option \"hw\" (ether only)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_IFCONFIG
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Set the hardware address of this interface, if the device driver
+ supports this operation. Currently, we only support the 'ether'
+ class.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_BROADCAST_PLUS
bool " Set the broadcast automatically"
@@ -169,7 +173,7 @@
bool "ifupdown"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Activate or deactivate the specified interface.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
bool " Use ip applet"
@@ -315,7 +319,8 @@
bool "ipcalc"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ ipcalc takes an IP address and netmask and calculates the
+ resulting broadcast, network, and host range.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_IPCALC_FANCY
bool " Fancy IPCALC, more options, adds 300 bytes"
@@ -366,13 +371,14 @@
bool "nc"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ A simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network
+ connections.
config CONFIG_NETSTAT
bool "netstat"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Netstat prints information about the Linux networking subsystem.
config CONFIG_NSLOOKUP
bool "nslookup"
@@ -384,7 +390,8 @@
bool "ping"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ 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
bool " Enable fancy ping output"
@@ -411,7 +418,7 @@
bool "route"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Route displays or manipulates the kernel's IP routing tables.
config CONFIG_TELNET
bool "telnet"
@@ -443,28 +450,32 @@
bool "tftp"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ This enables the Tirvial File Transfer Protocol client program. TFTP
+ is usually used for simple, small transfers such as a root image
+ for a network-enabled bootloader.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_GET
bool " Enable \"get\" command"
default y
depends on CONFIG_TFTP
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Add support for the GET command within the TFTP client. This allows
+ a client to retreive a file from a TFTP server.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_PUT
bool " Enable \"put\" command"
default y
depends on CONFIG_TFTP
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Add support for the PUT command within the TFTP client. This allows
+ a client to transfer a file to a TFTP server.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_BLOCKSIZE
bool " Enable \"blocksize\" command"
default n
depends on CONFIG_TFTP
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Allow the client to specify the desired block size for transfers.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_DEBUG
bool " Enable debug"
@@ -477,7 +488,7 @@
bool "traceroute"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Utility to trace the route of IP packets
config CONFIG_FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_VERBOSE
bool " Enable verbose output"
@@ -503,21 +514,22 @@
bool "wget"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Wget is a utility for non-interactive download of files from HTTP,
+ HTTPS, and FTP servers.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR
bool " Enable a nifty process meter (+2k)"
default y
depends on CONFIG_WGET
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Enable the transfer progress bar for wget transfers.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_AUTHENTICATION
bool " Enable HTTP authentication"
default y
depends on CONFIG_WGET
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Support authenticated HTTP transfers.
source networking/udhcp/Config.in
diff --git a/networking/udhcp/Config.in b/networking/udhcp/Config.in
index 5baaa6a..a3223de 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/Config.in
+++ b/networking/udhcp/Config.in
@@ -9,34 +9,54 @@
bool "udhcp Server (udhcpd)"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ uDHCPd is a DHCP server geared primarily toward embedded systems,
+ while striving to be fully functional and RFC compliant.
+
+ See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
config CONFIG_UDHCPC
bool "udhcp Client (udhcpc)"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ uDHCPc is a DHCP client geared primarily toward embedded systems,
+ 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.
+
+ See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
config CONFIG_DUMPLEASES
bool "Lease display utility (dumpleases)"
default n
depends on CONFIG_UDHCPD
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ dumpleases displays the leases written out by the udhcpd server.
+ Lease times are stored in the file by time remaining in lease, or
+ by the absolute time that it expires in seconds from epoch.
+
+ See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCP_SYSLOG
bool " Log udhcp messages to syslog (instead of stdout)"
default n
depends on CONFIG_UDHCPD || CONFIG_UDHCPC
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ If selected, udhcpd will log all its messages to syslog, otherwise,
+ it will attempt to log them to stdout.
+
+ See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCP_DEBUG
bool " Compile udhcp with noisy debugging messages"
default n
depends on CONFIG_UDHCPD || CONFIG_UDHCPC
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ If selected, udhcpd will output extra debugging output. If using
+ this option, compile uDHCP with "-g", and do not fork the daemon to
+ the background.
+
+ See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
endmenu
diff --git a/procps/Config.in b/procps/Config.in
index a9bf726..9458618 100644
--- a/procps/Config.in
+++ b/procps/Config.in
@@ -9,44 +9,53 @@
bool "free"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ free displays the total amount of free and used physical and swap
+ memory in the system, as well as the buffers used by the kernel.
+ The shared memory column should be ignored; it is obsolete.
config CONFIG_KILL
bool "kill"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ The command kill sends the specified signal to the specified
+ process or process group. If no signal is specified, the TERM
+ signal is sent.
config CONFIG_KILLALL
bool "killall"
default n
depends on CONFIG_KILL
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ killall sends a signal to all processes running any of the
+ specified commands. If no signal name is specified, SIGTERM is
+ sent.
config CONFIG_PIDOF
bool "pidof"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Pidof finds the process id's (pids) of the named programs. It prints
+ those id's on the standard output.
config CONFIG_PS
bool "ps"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ ps gives a snapshot of the current processes.
config CONFIG_RENICE
bool "renice"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ Renice alters the scheduling priority of one or more running
+ processes.
config CONFIG_TOP
bool "top"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ The top program provides a dynamic real-time view of a running
+ system.
config FEATURE_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
bool " Support show CPU usage percentage (add 2k bytes)"
@@ -59,7 +68,9 @@
bool "uptime"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ uptime gives a one line display of the current time, how long
+ the system has been running, how many users are currently logged
+ on, and the system load averages for the past 1, 5, and 15 minutes.
endmenu
diff --git a/shell/Config.in b/shell/Config.in
index 8373a80..02d4851 100644
--- a/shell/Config.in
+++ b/shell/Config.in
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
prompt "Choose your default shell"
default "none"
help
- Choose a shell. The ash shell is the most bash compatible
- and full featured.
+ Choose a shell. The ash shell is the most bash compatible
+ and full featured.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_ASH
bool "ash"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
bool "ash"
default y
help
- Make sh a link to ash.
+ Make sh a link to ash.
endif
comment "Ash Shell Options"
@@ -52,28 +52,28 @@
default y
depends on CONFIG_ASH
help
- Enable job control in the ash shell.
+ Enable job control in the ash shell.
config CONFIG_ASH_ALIAS
bool " Enable alias support"
default y
depends on CONFIG_ASH
help
- Enable alias support in the ash shell.
+ Enable alias support in the ash shell.
config CONFIG_ASH_MATH_SUPPORT
bool " Enable Posix math support"
default y
depends on CONFIG_ASH
help
- Enable math support in the ash shell.
+ Enable math support in the ash shell.
config CONFIG_ASH_GETOPTS
bool " Enable getopt builtin to parse positional parameters"
default n
depends on CONFIG_ASH
help
- Enable builtin getopt in the ash shell.
+ Enable builtin getopt in the ash shell.
config CONFIG_ASH_CMDCMD
bool " Enable cmdcmd to override shell builtins"
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@
default y
depends on CONFIG_ASH
help
- Enable "check for new mail" in the ash shell.
+ Enable "check for new mail" in the ash shell.
config CONFIG_ASH_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
bool " Optimize for size instead of speed"
default y
depends on CONFIG_ASH
help
- Compile ash for reduced size at price of speed.
+ Compile ash for reduced size at price of speed.
if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_HUSH
config CONFIG_HUSH
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
bool "hush"
default n
help
- Make sh a link to hush.
+ Make sh a link to hush.
endif
if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_LASH
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
bool "lash"
default n
help
- Make sh a link to lash.
+ Make sh a link to lash.
endif
if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_MSH
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
bool "msh"
default n
help
- Make sh a link to msh.
+ Make sh a link to msh.
endif
@@ -150,51 +150,51 @@
default n
depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
help
- Enable command editing in shell.
+ Enable command editing in shell.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_SAVEHISTORY
bool " history saving"
default n
depends on CONFIG_ASH
help
- Enable history saving in ash shell.
+ Enable history saving in ash shell.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_TAB_COMPLETION
bool "tab completion"
default n
depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
help
- Enable tab completion in shell.
+ Enable tab completion in shell.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_USERNAME_COMPLETION
bool "username completion"
default n
depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
help
- Enable username completion in shell.
+ Enable username completion in shell.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_HISTORY
int "history size"
default 15
depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
help
- Specify command history size in shell.
+ Specify command history size in shell.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE_SHELL
bool "Standalone shell"
default n
depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
help
- Have all the busybox commands built into the shell, creating
- a standalone shell.
+ Have all the busybox commands built into the shell, creating
+ a standalone shell.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_APPLETS_ALWAYS_WIN
bool "Standalone shell -- applets always win"
default n
depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
help
- Use a command builtin to the shell over one with the same name,
- that may be on the system.
+ Use a command builtin to the shell over one with the same name,
+ that may be on the system.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_FANCY_PROMPT
bool "Fancy shell prompts"
diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/Config.in b/sysdeps/linux/Config.in
index 2e9ddc3..4d72cd6 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/Config.in
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/Config.in
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@
bool "Clean up all memory before exiting (usually not needed)"
default n
help
- As a size optimization, busybox by default does not cleanup memory
- that is dynamically allocated or close files before exiting. This
- saves space and is usually not needed since the OS will clean up for
- us. Don't enable this unless you have a really good reason to clean
- things up manually.
+ As a size optimization, busybox by default does not cleanup memory
+ that is dynamically allocated or close files before exiting. This
+ saves space and is usually not needed since the OS will clean up for
+ us. Don't enable this unless you have a really good reason to clean
+ things up manually.
config CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
bool "Support for SUID/SGID handling"