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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
Eric Andersen13879102004-08-26 23:13:00 +000018 select CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000019 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000020 Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
21 files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
Eric Andersen98e4eab2004-07-20 08:07:10 +000022 This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
23 format /var/spool/cron/crontabs/<username> files, for example:
24 $ cat /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
25 # Run daily cron jobs at 4:40 every day:
26 40 4 * * * /etc/cron/daily > /dev/null 2>&1
Eric Andersen13879102004-08-26 23:13:00 +000027 Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
28 work properly.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000029
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +000030config CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
31 bool " Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
32 default n
33 depends on CONFIG_CROND
34 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +000035 Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +000036
Paul Fox79c142d2005-08-01 16:04:40 +000037config CONFIG_BBCONFIG
38 bool "bbconfig"
39 default n
40 help
41 The bbconfig applet will print the config file with which
42 busybox was built.
43
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000044config CONFIG_CRONTAB
45 bool "crontab"
46 default n
Eric Andersen576db482005-06-23 18:58:57 +000047 select CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000048 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000049 Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
50 the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000051
52config CONFIG_DC
53 bool "dc"
54 default n
55 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000056 Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
57 precision arithmetic.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000058
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000059config CONFIG_DEVFSD
60 bool "devfsd"
61 default n
62 help
63 Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
64 You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000065 The following keywords in devsfd.conf are supported:
66 "CLEAR_CONFIG", "INCLUDE", "OPTIONAL_INCLUDE", "RESTORE",
67 "PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
68 "MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
69
70 But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000071
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +000072config CONFIG_DEVFSD_MODLOAD
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000073 bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +000074 default n
75 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
76 help
77 This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs the real modutils.
78
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000079config CONFIG_DEVFSD_FG_NP
80 bool "Enables the -fg and -np options"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000081 default n
82 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
83 help
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000084 -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
85 -np Exit after parsing the configuration file. Do not poll for events.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000086
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000087config CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE
88 bool "Increases logging (and size)"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000089 default n
90 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
91 help
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000092 Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000093
Mike Frysinger55e2cf62005-05-11 00:25:47 +000094config CONFIG_EJECT
95 bool "eject"
96 default n
97 help
98 Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
99
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +0000100config CONFIG_LAST
101 bool "last"
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000102 default n
Mike Frysinger8deb6862005-07-01 01:04:32 +0000103 select CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000104 help
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +0000105 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000106
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000107config CONFIG_LESS
108 bool "less"
109 default n
110 help
111 'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
112 a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
113
114config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
115 bool " Enable bracket searching"
116 default y
117 depends on CONFIG_LESS
118 help
119 This option adds the capability to search for matching left and right
120 brackets, facilitating programming.
121
122config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
123 bool " Enable extra flags"
124 default y
125 depends on CONFIG_LESS
126 help
127 The extra flags provided do the following:
128
129 The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
130 The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
131
132config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGCS
133 bool " Enable flag changes"
134 default n
135 depends on CONFIG_LESS
136 help
137 This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
138 less itself.
139
140config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
141 bool " Enable marks"
142 default n
143 depends on CONFIG_LESS
144 help
145 Marks enable positions in a file to be stored for easy reference.
146
147config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
148 bool " Enable regular expressions"
149 default n
150 depends on CONFIG_LESS
151 help
152 Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
153
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000154config CONFIG_HDPARM
155 bool "hdparm"
156 default n
157 help
158 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
Eric Andersenc7bda1c2004-03-15 08:29:22 +0000159 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000160 CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
161
162config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
Eric Andersenc7bda1c2004-03-15 08:29:22 +0000163 bool " Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000164 default y
165 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
166 help
167 Enables the -I and -Istdin options to obtain detailed information
168 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
169 feature set. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
170
171config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
Eric Andersenc7bda1c2004-03-15 08:29:22 +0000172 bool " Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000173 default n
174 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
175 help
176 Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
177 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
178
179config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
Eric Andersenc7bda1c2004-03-15 08:29:22 +0000180 bool " Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000181 default n
182 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
183 help
184 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
185 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
186
187config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
Eric Andersenc7bda1c2004-03-15 08:29:22 +0000188 bool " perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000189 default n
190 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
191 help
192 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
193 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
194
195config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
Eric Andersenc7bda1c2004-03-15 08:29:22 +0000196 bool " tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000197 default n
198 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
199 help
200 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
201 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
202 stuff, so you should probably say N.
203
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000204config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
205 bool " get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
206 default n
207 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
208 help
209 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
210 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
211
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000212config CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
213 bool "makedevs"
214 default n
215 help
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000216 'makedevs' is a utility used to create a batch of devices with
217 one command.
218 .
219 There are two choices for command line behaviour, the interface
220 as used by LEAF/Linux Router Project, or a device table file.
221 .
222 'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
223 devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
224 e.g. /dev/hda[0-9]
225 Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
226 .
227 'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
228 a batch of unrelated devices to be makde with one command.
229 User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
230
231choice
232 prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
Eric Andersen1b7058c2005-07-18 09:36:49 +0000233 depends CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
234 default CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000235
236config CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
237 bool "leaf"
238
239config CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
240 bool "table"
241
242endchoice
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000243
Rob Landleyd00b3a52005-08-20 05:07:08 +0000244config CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT
245 bool "mountpoint"
246 default n
247 help
248 mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.
249
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000250config CONFIG_MT
251 bool "mt"
252 default n
253 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000254 mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000255 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
256 files on the tape.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000257
Glenn L McGrath8f3bc4c2003-12-20 07:30:35 +0000258config CONFIG_RX
259 bool "rx"
260 default n
261 help
262 Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
263
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000264config CONFIG_STRINGS
265 bool "strings"
266 default n
267 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000268 strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000269 specified.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000270
Paul Fox42403642005-08-01 22:52:09 +0000271config CONFIG_SETSID
272 bool "setsid"
273 default n
274 help
275 setsid runs a program in a new session
276
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000277config CONFIG_TIME
278 bool "time"
279 default n
280 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000281 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
282 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
283 giving timing statistics about this program run.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000284
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000285config CONFIG_WATCHDOG
286 bool "watchdog"
287 default n
288 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000289 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000290 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
291 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
292 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
Eric Andersenac00aa72003-07-26 08:07:56 +0000293 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
294 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000295
296endmenu
297