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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
Mike Frysinger9ed10942005-09-18 04:43:32 +000015config CONFIG_BBCONFIG
16 bool "bbconfig"
17 default n
18 help
19 The bbconfig applet will print the config file with which
20 busybox was built.
21
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000022config CONFIG_CROND
23 bool "crond"
24 default n
Eric Andersen13879102004-08-26 23:13:00 +000025 select CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000026 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000027 Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
28 files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
Eric Andersen98e4eab2004-07-20 08:07:10 +000029 This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
30 format /var/spool/cron/crontabs/<username> files, for example:
31 $ cat /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
32 # Run daily cron jobs at 4:40 every day:
33 40 4 * * * /etc/cron/daily > /dev/null 2>&1
Eric Andersen13879102004-08-26 23:13:00 +000034 Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
35 work properly.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000036
Bernhard Reutner-Fischeref216292006-05-20 14:14:05 +000037config CONFIG_DEBUG_CROND_OPTION
38 bool "Support debug option -d"
39 depends on CONFIG_CROND
40 default n
41 help
42 Support option -d to enter debug mode.
43
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +000044config CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +000045 bool "Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +000046 default n
47 depends on CONFIG_CROND
48 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +000049 Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +000050
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000051config CONFIG_CRONTAB
52 bool "crontab"
53 default n
Eric Andersen576db482005-06-23 18:58:57 +000054 select CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000055 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000056 Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
57 the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000058
59config CONFIG_DC
60 bool "dc"
61 default n
62 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000063 Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
64 precision arithmetic.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000065
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000066config CONFIG_DEVFSD
67 bool "devfsd"
68 default n
69 help
70 Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
71 You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000072 The following keywords in devsfd.conf are supported:
73 "CLEAR_CONFIG", "INCLUDE", "OPTIONAL_INCLUDE", "RESTORE",
74 "PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
75 "MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
76
77 But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000078
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +000079config CONFIG_DEVFSD_MODLOAD
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000080 bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +000081 default n
82 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
83 help
84 This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs the real modutils.
85
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000086config CONFIG_DEVFSD_FG_NP
87 bool "Enables the -fg and -np options"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000088 default n
89 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
90 help
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000091 -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
92 -np Exit after parsing the configuration file. Do not poll for events.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000093
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000094config CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE
95 bool "Increases logging (and size)"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000096 default n
97 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
98 help
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +000099 Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000100
Mike Frysinger55e2cf62005-05-11 00:25:47 +0000101config CONFIG_EJECT
102 bool "eject"
103 default n
104 help
105 Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
106
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +0000107config CONFIG_LAST
108 bool "last"
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000109 default n
Mike Frysinger8deb6862005-07-01 01:04:32 +0000110 select CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000111 help
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +0000112 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000113
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000114config CONFIG_LESS
115 bool "less"
116 default n
117 help
118 'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
119 a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
120
121config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000122 bool "Enable bracket searching"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000123 default y
124 depends on CONFIG_LESS
125 help
126 This option adds the capability to search for matching left and right
127 brackets, facilitating programming.
128
129config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000130 bool "Enable extra flags"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000131 default y
132 depends on CONFIG_LESS
133 help
134 The extra flags provided do the following:
135
136 The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
137 The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
138
139config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGCS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000140 bool "Enable flag changes"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000141 default n
142 depends on CONFIG_LESS
143 help
144 This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
145 less itself.
146
147config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000148 bool "Enable marks"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000149 default n
150 depends on CONFIG_LESS
151 help
152 Marks enable positions in a file to be stored for easy reference.
153
154config CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000155 bool "Enable regular expressions"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000156 default n
157 depends on CONFIG_LESS
158 help
159 Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
160
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000161config CONFIG_HDPARM
162 bool "hdparm"
163 default n
164 help
165 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
Eric Andersenc7bda1c2004-03-15 08:29:22 +0000166 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000167 CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
168
169config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000170 bool "Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000171 default y
Rob Landley06208412006-05-31 22:52:57 +0000172 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000173 help
Rob Landley06208412006-05-31 22:52:57 +0000174 Enables the -I and -i options to obtain detailed information
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000175 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
Rob Landley06208412006-05-31 22:52:57 +0000176 feature set. If no device name is specified, hdparm will read
177 identify data from stdin. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000178
179config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000180 bool "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 -R' option to register an IDE interface.
185 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
186
187config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000188 bool "Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000189 default n
190 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
191 help
192 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
193 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
194
195config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000196 bool "perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000197 default n
198 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
199 help
200 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
201 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
202
203config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000204 bool "tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000205 default n
206 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
207 help
208 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
209 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
210 stuff, so you should probably say N.
211
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000212config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000213 bool "get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000214 default n
215 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
216 help
217 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
218 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
219
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000220config CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
221 bool "makedevs"
222 default n
223 help
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000224 'makedevs' is a utility used to create a batch of devices with
225 one command.
226 .
227 There are two choices for command line behaviour, the interface
228 as used by LEAF/Linux Router Project, or a device table file.
Tim Rikerc1ef7bd2006-01-25 00:08:53 +0000229 .
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000230 'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
231 devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
232 e.g. /dev/hda[0-9]
233 Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
234 .
235 'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer771b1862006-03-24 14:30:05 +0000236 a batch of unrelated devices to be made with one command.
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000237 User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
238
239choice
240 prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
Eric Andersen1b7058c2005-07-18 09:36:49 +0000241 depends CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
242 default CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000243
244config CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
245 bool "leaf"
246
247config CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
248 bool "table"
249
250endchoice
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000251
Rob Landleyd00b3a52005-08-20 05:07:08 +0000252config CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT
253 bool "mountpoint"
254 default n
255 help
256 mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.
257
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000258config CONFIG_MT
259 bool "mt"
260 default n
261 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000262 mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000263 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
264 files on the tape.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000265
Rob Landley51be57e2006-02-23 00:42:25 +0000266config CONFIG_RUNLEVEL
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer62d7acc2005-10-28 20:37:03 +0000267 bool "runlevel"
268 default n
269 help
270 find the current and previous system runlevel.
271
272 This applet uses utmp but does not rely on busybox supporing
273 utmp on purpose. It is used by e.g. emdebian via /etc/init.d/rc.
274
Glenn L McGrath8f3bc4c2003-12-20 07:30:35 +0000275config CONFIG_RX
276 bool "rx"
277 default n
278 help
279 Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
280
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000281config CONFIG_STRINGS
282 bool "strings"
283 default n
284 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000285 strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000286 specified.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000287
Paul Fox42403642005-08-01 22:52:09 +0000288config CONFIG_SETSID
289 bool "setsid"
290 default n
291 help
292 setsid runs a program in a new session
293
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000294config CONFIG_TIME
295 bool "time"
296 default n
297 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000298 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
299 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
300 giving timing statistics about this program run.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000301
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000302config CONFIG_WATCHDOG
303 bool "watchdog"
304 default n
305 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000306 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000307 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
308 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
309 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
Eric Andersenac00aa72003-07-26 08:07:56 +0000310 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
311 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000312
313endmenu
314