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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
8config CONFIG_ADJTIMEX
9 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
15config CONFIG_CROND
16 bool "crond"
17 default n
18 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000019 Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
20 files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000021
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +000022config CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
23 bool " Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
24 default n
25 depends on CONFIG_CROND
26 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +000027 Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +000028
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000029config CONFIG_CRONTAB
30 bool "crontab"
31 default n
32 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000033 Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
34 the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000035
36config CONFIG_DC
37 bool "dc"
38 default n
39 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000040 Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
41 precision arithmetic.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000042
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000043config CONFIG_DEVFSD
44 bool "devfsd"
45 default n
46 help
47 Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
48 You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000049 The following keywords in devsfd.conf are supported:
50 "CLEAR_CONFIG", "INCLUDE", "OPTIONAL_INCLUDE", "RESTORE",
51 "PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
52 "MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
53
54 But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000055
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +000056config CONFIG_DEVFSD_MODLOAD
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000057 bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +000058 default n
59 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
60 help
61 This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs the real modutils.
62
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000063config CONFIG_DEVFSD_FG_NP
64 bool "Enables the -fg and -np options"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000065 default n
66 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
67 help
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000068 -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
69 -np Exit after parsing the configuration file. Do not poll for events.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000070
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000071config CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE
72 bool "Increases logging (and size)"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000073 default n
74 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
75 help
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000076 Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000077
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +000078config CONFIG_LAST
79 bool "last"
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000080 default n
81 help
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +000082 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000083
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +000084config CONFIG_HDPARM
85 bool "hdparm"
86 default n
87 help
88 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
89 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
90 CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
91
92config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
93 bool " Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
94 default y
95 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
96 help
97 Enables the -I and -Istdin options to obtain detailed information
98 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
99 feature set. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
100
101config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
102 bool " Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
103 default n
104 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
105 help
106 Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
107 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
108
109config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
110 bool " Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
111 default n
112 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
113 help
114 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
115 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
116
117config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
118 bool " perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
119 default n
120 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
121 help
122 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
123 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
124
125config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
126 bool " tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
127 default n
128 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
129 help
130 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
131 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
132 stuff, so you should probably say N.
133
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000134config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
135 bool " get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
136 default n
137 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
138 help
139 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
140 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
141
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000142config CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
143 bool "makedevs"
144 default n
145 help
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000146 'makedevs' is a utility used and created by the Linux Router Project.
147 It creates a large number of device special files (/dev devices)
148 rather quickly, and can be considerably faster then running mknod a
149 zillion times.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000150
151config CONFIG_MT
152 bool "mt"
153 default n
154 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000155 mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000156 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
157 files on the tape.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000158
Glenn L McGrath8f3bc4c2003-12-20 07:30:35 +0000159config CONFIG_RX
160 bool "rx"
161 default n
162 help
163 Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
164
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000165config CONFIG_STRINGS
166 bool "strings"
167 default n
168 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000169 strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000170 specified.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000171
172config CONFIG_TIME
173 bool "time"
174 default n
175 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000176 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
177 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
178 giving timing statistics about this program run.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000179
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000180config CONFIG_WATCHDOG
181 bool "watchdog"
182 default n
183 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000184 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000185 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
186 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
187 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
Eric Andersenac00aa72003-07-26 08:07:56 +0000188 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
189 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000190
191endmenu
192