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Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +00001#
2# For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
3# see scripts/kbuild/config-language.txt.
4#
5
6menu "Miscellaneous Utilities"
7
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +00008config ADJTIMEX
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +00009 bool "adjtimex"
10 default n
11 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000012 Adjtimex reads and optionally sets adjustment parameters for
13 the Linux clock adjustment algorithm.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000014
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +000015config BBCONFIG
Mike Frysinger9ed10942005-09-18 04:43:32 +000016 bool "bbconfig"
17 default n
18 help
19 The bbconfig applet will print the config file with which
20 busybox was built.
21
Denis Vlasenko5233cd32008-02-18 23:24:46 +000022config CHAT
23 bool "chat"
24 default n
25 help
26 Simple chat utility.
27
28config FEATURE_CHAT_NOFAIL
29 bool "Enable NOFAIL expect strings"
Denis Vlasenko86174542008-02-19 11:36:22 +000030 depends on CHAT
Denis Vlasenko5233cd32008-02-18 23:24:46 +000031 default y
32 help
33 When enabled expect strings which are started with a dash trigger
34 no-fail mode. That is when expectation is not met within timeout
35 the script is not terminated but sends next SEND string and waits
36 for next EXPECT string. This allows to compose far more flexible
37 scripts.
38
39config FEATURE_CHAT_TTY_HIFI
40 bool "Force STDIN to be a TTY"
Denis Vlasenko86174542008-02-19 11:36:22 +000041 depends on CHAT
Denis Vlasenko5233cd32008-02-18 23:24:46 +000042 default n
43 help
44 Original chat always treats STDIN as a TTY device and sets for it
45 so-called raw mode. This option turns on such behaviour.
46
47config FEATURE_CHAT_IMPLICIT_CR
48 bool "Enable implicit Carriage Return"
Denis Vlasenko86174542008-02-19 11:36:22 +000049 depends on CHAT
Denis Vlasenko5233cd32008-02-18 23:24:46 +000050 default y
51 help
52 When enabled make chat to terminate all SEND strings with a "\r"
53 unless "\c" is met anywhere in the string.
54
55config FEATURE_CHAT_SWALLOW_OPTS
56 bool "Swallow options"
Denis Vlasenko86174542008-02-19 11:36:22 +000057 depends on CHAT
Denis Vlasenko5233cd32008-02-18 23:24:46 +000058 default n
59 help
60 Busybox chat require no options. To make it not fail when used
61 in place of original chat (which has a bunch of options) turn
62 this on.
63
64config FEATURE_CHAT_SEND_ESCAPES
65 bool "Support weird SEND escapes"
Denis Vlasenko86174542008-02-19 11:36:22 +000066 depends on CHAT
Denis Vlasenko5233cd32008-02-18 23:24:46 +000067 default n
68 help
69 Original chat uses some escape sequences in SEND arguments which
70 are not sent to device but rather performs special actions.
71 E.g. "\K" means to send a break sequence to device.
72 "\d" delays execution for a second, "\p" -- for a 1/100 of second.
73 Before turning this option on think twice: do you really need them?
74
75config FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
76 bool "Support variable-length ABORT conditions"
Denis Vlasenko86174542008-02-19 11:36:22 +000077 depends on CHAT
Denis Vlasenko5233cd32008-02-18 23:24:46 +000078 default n
79 help
80 Original chat uses fixed 50-bytes length ABORT conditions. Say N here.
81
82config FEATURE_CHAT_CLR_ABORT
83 bool "Support revoking of ABORT conditions"
Denis Vlasenko86174542008-02-19 11:36:22 +000084 depends on CHAT
Denis Vlasenko5233cd32008-02-18 23:24:46 +000085 default n
86 help
87 Support CLR_ABORT directive.
88
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer71bc71a2007-03-09 16:56:38 +000089config CHRT
90 bool "chrt"
91 default n
92 help
93 manipulate real-time attributes of a process.
94 This requires sched_{g,s}etparam support in your libc.
95
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +000096config CROND
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000097 bool "crond"
98 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +000099 select FEATURE_SUID
100 select FEATURE_SYSLOG
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000101 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000102 Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
103 files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
Eric Andersen98e4eab2004-07-20 08:07:10 +0000104 This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
105 format /var/spool/cron/crontabs/<username> files, for example:
106 $ cat /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
107 # Run daily cron jobs at 4:40 every day:
108 40 4 * * * /etc/cron/daily > /dev/null 2>&1
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000109
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000110config DEBUG_CROND_OPTION
Denis Vlasenko4e6c8122008-03-12 22:10:25 +0000111 bool "Support option -d to redirect output to stderr"
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000112 depends on CROND
Bernhard Reutner-Fischeref216292006-05-20 14:14:05 +0000113 default n
114 help
Denis Vlasenko4e6c8122008-03-12 22:10:25 +0000115 -d sets loglevel to 0 (most verbose) and directs all output to stderr.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischeref216292006-05-20 14:14:05 +0000116
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000117config FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000118 bool "Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +0000119 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000120 depends on CROND
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +0000121 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000122 Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +0000123
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000124config CRONTAB
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000125 bool "crontab"
126 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000127 select FEATURE_SUID
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000128 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000129 Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
130 the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
Denis Vlasenko4e6c8122008-03-12 22:10:25 +0000131 Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
132 work properly.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000133
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000134config DC
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000135 bool "dc"
136 default n
137 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000138 Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
139 precision arithmetic.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000140
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000141config DEVFSD
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000142 bool "devfsd (obsolete)"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000143 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000144 select FEATURE_SYSLOG
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000145 help
Rob Landley1f9145c2006-07-12 21:31:16 +0000146 This is deprecated, and will be removed at the end of 2008.
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000147
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000148 Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
149 You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000150 The following keywords in devsfd.conf are supported:
151 "CLEAR_CONFIG", "INCLUDE", "OPTIONAL_INCLUDE", "RESTORE",
152 "PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
153 "MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
154
155 But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000156
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000157config DEVFSD_MODLOAD
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000158 bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +0000159 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000160 depends on DEVFSD
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +0000161 help
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000162 This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs
163 the external modutils.
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +0000164
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000165config DEVFSD_FG_NP
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000166 bool "Enables the -fg and -np options"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000167 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000168 depends on DEVFSD
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000169 help
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000170 -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
171 -np Exit after parsing the configuration file. Do not poll for events.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000172
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000173config DEVFSD_VERBOSE
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000174 bool "Increases logging (and size)"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000175 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000176 depends on DEVFSD
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000177 help
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000178 Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000179
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000180config FEATURE_DEVFS
Denis Vlasenko4ee7cd42008-03-17 09:13:22 +0000181 bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000182 default n
183 help
Rob Landley1f9145c2006-07-12 21:31:16 +0000184 This is obsolete and will be going away at the end of 2008..
185
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000186 This tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
187 /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
188 devfs names, you don't want this.
189
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000190config EJECT
Mike Frysinger55e2cf62005-05-11 00:25:47 +0000191 bool "eject"
192 default n
193 help
194 Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
195
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerafdad652008-02-08 15:04:00 +0000196config FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI
Denis Vlasenko08ec67b2008-03-26 13:32:30 +0000197 bool "SCSI support"
198 default n
199 depends on EJECT
200 help
201 Add the -s option to eject, this allows to eject SCSI-Devices and
202 usb-storage devices.
203
204config FBSPLASH
205 bool "fbsplash"
206 default n
207 help
208 Shows splash image and progress bar on framebuffer device.
209 Can be used during boot phase of an embedded device. ~2kb.
210 Usage:
211 - use kernel option 'vga=xxx' or otherwise enable fb device.
Denis Vlasenko25a9c172008-03-26 15:12:11 +0000212 - put somewhere fbsplash.cfg file and an image in .ppm format.
Denis Vlasenko08ec67b2008-03-26 13:32:30 +0000213 - $ setsid fbsplash [params] &
Denis Vlasenko25a9c172008-03-26 15:12:11 +0000214 -c: hide cursor
215 -d /dev/fbN: framebuffer device (if not /dev/fb0)
216 -s path_to_image_file (can be "-" for stdin)
Denis Vlasenko72b34422008-03-27 13:14:29 +0000217 -i path_to_cfg_file (can be "-" for stdin)
Denis Vlasenko25a9c172008-03-26 15:12:11 +0000218 -f path_to_fifo (can be "-" for stdin)
219 - if you want to run it only in presence of kernel parameter:
Denis Vlasenko08ec67b2008-03-26 13:32:30 +0000220 grep -q "fbsplash=on" </proc/cmdline && setsid fbsplash [params] &
221 - commands for fifo:
222 "NN" (ASCII decimal number) - percentage to show on progress bar
Denis Vlasenko72b34422008-03-27 13:14:29 +0000223 "exit" - well you guessed it
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerafdad652008-02-08 15:04:00 +0000224
Denis Vlasenko8e2c9e12008-05-24 20:47:18 +0000225config INOTIFYD
226 bool "inotifyd"
227 default n
228 help
229 Simple inotify daemon. Reports filesystem changes. Requires kernel >= 2.6.13
230
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000231config LAST
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +0000232 bool "last"
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000233 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000234 select FEATURE_WTMP
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000235 help
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +0000236 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000237
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer69d5ba22008-05-22 21:56:26 +0000238choice
239 prompt "Choose last implementation"
Denis Vlasenko869d3d32008-05-22 02:07:58 +0000240 depends on LAST
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer69d5ba22008-05-22 21:56:26 +0000241 default FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
242
243config FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
244 bool "small"
245 help
246 This is a small version of last with just the basic set of
247 features.
248
249config FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
250 bool "huge"
Denis Vlasenko869d3d32008-05-22 02:07:58 +0000251 help
252 'last' displays detailed information about the last users that
253 logged into the system (mimics sysvinit last). +900 bytes.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer69d5ba22008-05-22 21:56:26 +0000254endchoice
Denis Vlasenko869d3d32008-05-22 02:07:58 +0000255
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000256config LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000257 bool "less"
258 default n
259 help
260 'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
261 a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
262
Denis Vlasenko9a7cef92006-12-20 02:46:48 +0000263config FEATURE_LESS_MAXLINES
264 int "Max number of input lines less will try to eat"
265 default 9999999
266 depends on LESS
267
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000268config FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000269 bool "Enable bracket searching"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000270 default y
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000271 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000272 help
273 This option adds the capability to search for matching left and right
274 brackets, facilitating programming.
275
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000276config FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000277 bool "Enable extra flags"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000278 default y
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000279 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000280 help
281 The extra flags provided do the following:
282
283 The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
284 The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
285
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000286config FEATURE_LESS_FLAGCS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000287 bool "Enable flag changes"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000288 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000289 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000290 help
291 This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
292 less itself.
293
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000294config FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000295 bool "Enable marks"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000296 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000297 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000298 help
299 Marks enable positions in a file to be stored for easy reference.
300
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000301config FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000302 bool "Enable regular expressions"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000303 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000304 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000305 help
306 Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
307
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000308config HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000309 bool "hdparm"
310 default n
311 help
312 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
Eric Andersenc7bda1c2004-03-15 08:29:22 +0000313 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000314 FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000315
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000316config FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000317 bool "Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000318 default y
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000319 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000320 help
Rob Landley06208412006-05-31 22:52:57 +0000321 Enables the -I and -i options to obtain detailed information
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000322 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
Rob Landley06208412006-05-31 22:52:57 +0000323 feature set. If no device name is specified, hdparm will read
324 identify data from stdin. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000325
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000326config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000327 bool "Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000328 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000329 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000330 help
331 Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
332 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
333
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000334config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000335 bool "Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000336 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000337 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000338 help
339 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
340 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
341
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000342config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000343 bool "perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000344 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000345 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000346 help
347 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
348 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
349
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000350config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000351 bool "tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000352 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000353 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000354 help
355 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
356 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
357 stuff, so you should probably say N.
358
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000359config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000360 bool "get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000361 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000362 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000363 help
364 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
365 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
366
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000367config MAKEDEVS
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000368 bool "makedevs"
369 default n
370 help
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000371 'makedevs' is a utility used to create a batch of devices with
372 one command.
373 .
374 There are two choices for command line behaviour, the interface
375 as used by LEAF/Linux Router Project, or a device table file.
Tim Rikerc1ef7bd2006-01-25 00:08:53 +0000376 .
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000377 'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
378 devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
379 e.g. /dev/hda[0-9]
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000380 Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000381 .
382 'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer771b1862006-03-24 14:30:05 +0000383 a batch of unrelated devices to be made with one command.
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000384 User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000385
386choice
387 prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
Mike Frysinger08e70972007-01-24 09:14:09 +0000388 depends on MAKEDEVS
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000389 default FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000390
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000391config FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000392 bool "leaf"
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000393
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000394config FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000395 bool "table"
396
397endchoice
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000398
Denis Vlasenkoffa44992008-04-13 08:20:00 +0000399config MAN
400 bool "man"
401 default n
402 help
403 Format and display manual pages.
404
Denis Vlasenko23856ab2007-09-22 20:51:41 +0000405config MICROCOM
406 bool "microcom"
407 default n
408 help
409 The poor man's minicom utility for chatting with serial port devices.
410
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000411config MOUNTPOINT
Rob Landleyd00b3a52005-08-20 05:07:08 +0000412 bool "mountpoint"
413 default n
414 help
415 mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.
416
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000417config MT
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000418 bool "mt"
419 default n
420 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000421 mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000422 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
423 files on the tape.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000424
Denis Vlasenkoc108ed52006-10-20 19:39:48 +0000425config RAIDAUTORUN
426 bool "raidautorun"
427 default n
428 help
429 raidautorun tells the kernel md driver to
430 search and start RAID arrays.
431
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000432config READAHEAD
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000433 bool "readahead"
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000434 default n
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerf98d6372007-01-26 09:03:23 +0000435 depends on LFS
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000436 help
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000437 Preload the files listed on the command line into RAM cache so that
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000438 subsequent reads on these files will not block on disk I/O.
439
440 This applet just calls the readahead(2) system call on each file.
441 It is mainly useful in system startup scripts to preload files
442 or executables before they are used. When used at the right time
Denis Vlasenkob15ebe42008-04-13 22:41:27 +0000443 (in particular when a CPU bound process is running) it can
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000444 significantly speed up system startup.
445
446 As readahead(2) blocks until each file has been read, it is best to
Denis Vlasenko9213a9e2006-09-17 16:28:10 +0000447 run this applet as a background job.
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000448
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000449config RUNLEVEL
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000450 bool "runlevel"
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer62d7acc2005-10-28 20:37:03 +0000451 default n
452 help
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000453 find the current and previous system runlevel.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer62d7acc2005-10-28 20:37:03 +0000454
455 This applet uses utmp but does not rely on busybox supporing
456 utmp on purpose. It is used by e.g. emdebian via /etc/init.d/rc.
457
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000458config RX
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000459 bool "rx"
Glenn L McGrath8f3bc4c2003-12-20 07:30:35 +0000460 default n
461 help
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000462 Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
Glenn L McGrath8f3bc4c2003-12-20 07:30:35 +0000463
Denis Vlasenko376003b2008-04-21 05:05:17 +0000464config SETSID
465 bool "setsid"
Denis Vlasenko5014dad2008-02-27 11:54:59 +0000466 default n
467 help
Denis Vlasenko376003b2008-04-21 05:05:17 +0000468 setsid runs a program in a new session
Denis Vlasenko5014dad2008-02-27 11:54:59 +0000469
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000470config STRINGS
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000471 bool "strings"
472 default n
473 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000474 strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000475 specified.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000476
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000477config TASKSET
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer16d3e4e2006-06-07 15:44:59 +0000478 bool "taskset"
479 default n
480 help
Mike Frysinger259472e2006-07-03 05:22:36 +0000481 Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer32eddff2006-11-22 16:39:48 +0000482 This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
483
484config FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
Denis Vlasenko4ee7cd42008-03-17 09:13:22 +0000485 bool "Fancy output"
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer32eddff2006-11-22 16:39:48 +0000486 default y
487 depends on TASKSET
488 help
489 Add code for fancy output. This merely silences a compiler-warning
490 and adds about 135 Bytes. May be needed for machines with alot
491 of CPUs.
Rob Landley12d94192006-06-30 22:20:43 +0000492
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000493config TIME
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000494 bool "time"
495 default n
496 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000497 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
498 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
499 giving timing statistics about this program run.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000500
Denis Vlasenkoc01af952007-08-02 22:23:47 +0000501config TTYSIZE
502 bool "ttysize"
503 default n
504 help
505 A replacement for "stty size". Unlike stty, can report only width,
506 only height, or both, in any order. It also does not complain on error,
507 but returns default 80x24. Usage in shell scripts: width=`ttysize w`.
508
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000509config WATCHDOG
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000510 bool "watchdog"
511 default n
512 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000513 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000514 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
515 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
516 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
Eric Andersenac00aa72003-07-26 08:07:56 +0000517 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
518 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000519
520endmenu