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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.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer3e8669f2008-07-22 18:27:53 +0000104 This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
Eric Andersen98e4eab2004-07-20 08:07:10 +0000105 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 Vlasenko35a064b2008-11-06 00:49:59 +0000110config FEATURE_CROND_D
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
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer3e8669f2008-07-22 18:27:53 +0000129 Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000130 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 Vlasenko07832302008-10-20 08:43:10 +0000141config FEATURE_DC_LIBM
142 bool "Enable power and exp functions (requires libm)"
143 default n
144 depends on DC
145 help
146 Enable power and exp functions.
147 NOTE: This will require libm to be present for linking.
148
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000149config DEVFSD
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000150 bool "devfsd (obsolete)"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000151 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000152 select FEATURE_SYSLOG
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000153 help
Rob Landley1f9145c2006-07-12 21:31:16 +0000154 This is deprecated, and will be removed at the end of 2008.
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000155
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000156 Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
157 You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000158 The following keywords in devsfd.conf are supported:
159 "CLEAR_CONFIG", "INCLUDE", "OPTIONAL_INCLUDE", "RESTORE",
160 "PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
161 "MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
162
Denis Vlasenko4cfa5a22008-11-10 09:33:42 +0000163 But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000164
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000165config DEVFSD_MODLOAD
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000166 bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +0000167 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000168 depends on DEVFSD
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +0000169 help
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000170 This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs
171 the external modutils.
Glenn L McGrath3860b2e2003-11-30 23:46:06 +0000172
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000173config DEVFSD_FG_NP
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000174 bool "Enables the -fg and -np options"
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
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerb1119172008-07-01 12:20:20 +0000178 -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
179 -np Exit after parsing the configuration file.
180 Do not poll for events.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000181
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000182config DEVFSD_VERBOSE
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000183 bool "Increases logging (and size)"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000184 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000185 depends on DEVFSD
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000186 help
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000187 Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000188
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000189config FEATURE_DEVFS
Denis Vlasenko4ee7cd42008-03-17 09:13:22 +0000190 bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000191 default n
192 help
Rob Landley1f9145c2006-07-12 21:31:16 +0000193 This is obsolete and will be going away at the end of 2008..
194
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000195 This tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer3e8669f2008-07-22 18:27:53 +0000196 /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000197 devfs names, you don't want this.
198
Denis Vlasenkoc94fa562008-10-26 11:08:14 +0000199config DEVMEM
200 bool "devmem"
201 default n
202 help
203 devmem is a small program that reads and writes from physical
204 memory using /dev/mem.
205
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000206config EJECT
Mike Frysinger55e2cf62005-05-11 00:25:47 +0000207 bool "eject"
208 default n
209 help
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer3e8669f2008-07-22 18:27:53 +0000210 Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
Mike Frysinger55e2cf62005-05-11 00:25:47 +0000211
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerafdad652008-02-08 15:04:00 +0000212config FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI
Denis Vlasenko08ec67b2008-03-26 13:32:30 +0000213 bool "SCSI support"
214 default n
215 depends on EJECT
216 help
217 Add the -s option to eject, this allows to eject SCSI-Devices and
218 usb-storage devices.
219
220config FBSPLASH
221 bool "fbsplash"
222 default n
223 help
224 Shows splash image and progress bar on framebuffer device.
225 Can be used during boot phase of an embedded device. ~2kb.
226 Usage:
227 - use kernel option 'vga=xxx' or otherwise enable fb device.
Denis Vlasenko25a9c172008-03-26 15:12:11 +0000228 - put somewhere fbsplash.cfg file and an image in .ppm format.
Denis Vlasenko08ec67b2008-03-26 13:32:30 +0000229 - $ setsid fbsplash [params] &
Denis Vlasenko25a9c172008-03-26 15:12:11 +0000230 -c: hide cursor
231 -d /dev/fbN: framebuffer device (if not /dev/fb0)
232 -s path_to_image_file (can be "-" for stdin)
Denis Vlasenko72b34422008-03-27 13:14:29 +0000233 -i path_to_cfg_file (can be "-" for stdin)
Denis Vlasenko25a9c172008-03-26 15:12:11 +0000234 -f path_to_fifo (can be "-" for stdin)
235 - if you want to run it only in presence of kernel parameter:
Denis Vlasenko08ec67b2008-03-26 13:32:30 +0000236 grep -q "fbsplash=on" </proc/cmdline && setsid fbsplash [params] &
237 - commands for fifo:
238 "NN" (ASCII decimal number) - percentage to show on progress bar
Denis Vlasenko72b34422008-03-27 13:14:29 +0000239 "exit" - well you guessed it
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerafdad652008-02-08 15:04:00 +0000240
Denis Vlasenko8e2c9e12008-05-24 20:47:18 +0000241config INOTIFYD
242 bool "inotifyd"
243 default n
244 help
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerb1119172008-07-01 12:20:20 +0000245 Simple inotify daemon. Reports filesystem changes. Requires
246 kernel >= 2.6.13
Denis Vlasenko8e2c9e12008-05-24 20:47:18 +0000247
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000248config LAST
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +0000249 bool "last"
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000250 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000251 select FEATURE_WTMP
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000252 help
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +0000253 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000254
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer69d5ba22008-05-22 21:56:26 +0000255choice
256 prompt "Choose last implementation"
Denis Vlasenko869d3d32008-05-22 02:07:58 +0000257 depends on LAST
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer69d5ba22008-05-22 21:56:26 +0000258 default FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
259
260config FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
261 bool "small"
262 help
263 This is a small version of last with just the basic set of
264 features.
265
266config FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
267 bool "huge"
Denis Vlasenko869d3d32008-05-22 02:07:58 +0000268 help
269 'last' displays detailed information about the last users that
270 logged into the system (mimics sysvinit last). +900 bytes.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer69d5ba22008-05-22 21:56:26 +0000271endchoice
Denis Vlasenko869d3d32008-05-22 02:07:58 +0000272
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000273config LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000274 bool "less"
275 default n
276 help
277 'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
278 a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
279
Denis Vlasenko9a7cef92006-12-20 02:46:48 +0000280config FEATURE_LESS_MAXLINES
281 int "Max number of input lines less will try to eat"
282 default 9999999
283 depends on LESS
284
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000285config FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000286 bool "Enable bracket searching"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000287 default y
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000288 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000289 help
290 This option adds the capability to search for matching left and right
291 brackets, facilitating programming.
292
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000293config FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000294 bool "Enable extra flags"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000295 default y
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000296 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000297 help
298 The extra flags provided do the following:
299
300 The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
301 The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
302
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000303config FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000304 bool "Enable marks"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000305 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000306 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000307 help
308 Marks enable positions in a file to be stored for easy reference.
309
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000310config FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000311 bool "Enable regular expressions"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000312 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000313 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000314 help
315 Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
316
Denis Vlasenko53c80f02008-10-24 22:43:27 +0000317config FEATURE_LESS_WINCH
318 bool "Enable automatic resizing on window size changes"
319 default n
320 depends on LESS
321 help
322 Makes less track window size changes.
323
Denis Vlasenko4cfa5a22008-11-10 09:33:42 +0000324config FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
325 bool "Enable flag changes ('-' command)"
326 default n
327 depends on LESS
328 help
329 This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
330 less itself ('-' keyboard command).
331
332config FEATURE_LESS_LINENUMS
333 bool "Enable dynamic switching of line numbers"
334 default n
335 depends on FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
336 help
337 Enable "-N" command.
338
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000339config HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000340 bool "hdparm"
341 default n
342 help
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer3e8669f2008-07-22 18:27:53 +0000343 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
344 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000345 FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000346
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000347config FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000348 bool "Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000349 default y
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000350 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000351 help
Rob Landley06208412006-05-31 22:52:57 +0000352 Enables the -I and -i options to obtain detailed information
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000353 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
Rob Landley06208412006-05-31 22:52:57 +0000354 feature set. If no device name is specified, hdparm will read
355 identify data from stdin. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000356
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000357config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000358 bool "Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000359 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000360 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000361 help
362 Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
363 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
364
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000365config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000366 bool "Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000367 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000368 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000369 help
370 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
371 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
372
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000373config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
Denis Vlasenko97faf532008-07-15 22:01:49 +0000374 bool "Perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000375 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000376 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000377 help
378 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
379 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
380
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000381config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
Denis Vlasenko97faf532008-07-15 22:01:49 +0000382 bool "Tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000383 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000384 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000385 help
386 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer3e8669f2008-07-22 18:27:53 +0000387 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000388 stuff, so you should probably say N.
389
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000390config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
Denis Vlasenko97faf532008-07-15 22:01:49 +0000391 bool "Get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000392 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000393 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000394 help
395 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
396 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
397
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000398config MAKEDEVS
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000399 bool "makedevs"
400 default n
401 help
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000402 'makedevs' is a utility used to create a batch of devices with
403 one command.
404 .
405 There are two choices for command line behaviour, the interface
406 as used by LEAF/Linux Router Project, or a device table file.
Tim Rikerc1ef7bd2006-01-25 00:08:53 +0000407 .
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000408 'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
409 devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
410 e.g. /dev/hda[0-9]
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000411 Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000412 .
413 'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer771b1862006-03-24 14:30:05 +0000414 a batch of unrelated devices to be made with one command.
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000415 User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000416
417choice
418 prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
Mike Frysinger08e70972007-01-24 09:14:09 +0000419 depends on MAKEDEVS
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000420 default FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000421
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000422config FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000423 bool "leaf"
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000424
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000425config FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000426 bool "table"
427
428endchoice
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000429
Denis Vlasenkoffa44992008-04-13 08:20:00 +0000430config MAN
431 bool "man"
432 default n
433 help
434 Format and display manual pages.
435
Denis Vlasenko23856ab2007-09-22 20:51:41 +0000436config MICROCOM
437 bool "microcom"
438 default n
439 help
440 The poor man's minicom utility for chatting with serial port devices.
441
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000442config MOUNTPOINT
Rob Landleyd00b3a52005-08-20 05:07:08 +0000443 bool "mountpoint"
444 default n
445 help
446 mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.
447
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000448config MT
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000449 bool "mt"
450 default n
451 help
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer3e8669f2008-07-22 18:27:53 +0000452 mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000453 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
454 files on the tape.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000455
Denis Vlasenkoc108ed52006-10-20 19:39:48 +0000456config RAIDAUTORUN
457 bool "raidautorun"
458 default n
459 help
460 raidautorun tells the kernel md driver to
461 search and start RAID arrays.
462
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000463config READAHEAD
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000464 bool "readahead"
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000465 default n
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerf98d6372007-01-26 09:03:23 +0000466 depends on LFS
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000467 help
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000468 Preload the files listed on the command line into RAM cache so that
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000469 subsequent reads on these files will not block on disk I/O.
470
471 This applet just calls the readahead(2) system call on each file.
472 It is mainly useful in system startup scripts to preload files
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer3e8669f2008-07-22 18:27:53 +0000473 or executables before they are used. When used at the right time
Denis Vlasenkob15ebe42008-04-13 22:41:27 +0000474 (in particular when a CPU bound process is running) it can
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000475 significantly speed up system startup.
476
477 As readahead(2) blocks until each file has been read, it is best to
Denis Vlasenko9213a9e2006-09-17 16:28:10 +0000478 run this applet as a background job.
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000479
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000480config RUNLEVEL
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000481 bool "runlevel"
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer62d7acc2005-10-28 20:37:03 +0000482 default n
483 help
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000484 find the current and previous system runlevel.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer62d7acc2005-10-28 20:37:03 +0000485
486 This applet uses utmp but does not rely on busybox supporing
487 utmp on purpose. It is used by e.g. emdebian via /etc/init.d/rc.
488
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000489config RX
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000490 bool "rx"
Glenn L McGrath8f3bc4c2003-12-20 07:30:35 +0000491 default n
492 help
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000493 Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
Glenn L McGrath8f3bc4c2003-12-20 07:30:35 +0000494
Denis Vlasenko376003b2008-04-21 05:05:17 +0000495config SETSID
496 bool "setsid"
Denis Vlasenko5014dad2008-02-27 11:54:59 +0000497 default n
498 help
Denis Vlasenko376003b2008-04-21 05:05:17 +0000499 setsid runs a program in a new session
Denis Vlasenko5014dad2008-02-27 11:54:59 +0000500
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000501config STRINGS
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000502 bool "strings"
503 default n
504 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000505 strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000506 specified.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000507
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000508config TASKSET
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer16d3e4e2006-06-07 15:44:59 +0000509 bool "taskset"
510 default n
511 help
Mike Frysinger259472e2006-07-03 05:22:36 +0000512 Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer32eddff2006-11-22 16:39:48 +0000513 This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
514
515config FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
Denis Vlasenko4ee7cd42008-03-17 09:13:22 +0000516 bool "Fancy output"
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer32eddff2006-11-22 16:39:48 +0000517 default y
518 depends on TASKSET
519 help
520 Add code for fancy output. This merely silences a compiler-warning
521 and adds about 135 Bytes. May be needed for machines with alot
522 of CPUs.
Rob Landley12d94192006-06-30 22:20:43 +0000523
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000524config TIME
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000525 bool "time"
526 default n
527 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000528 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
529 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
530 giving timing statistics about this program run.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000531
Denis Vlasenkoa9acbe62008-11-24 13:25:20 +0000532config TIMEOUT
533 bool "timeout"
534 default n
535 help
536 Runs a program and watches it. If it does not terminate in
537 specified number of seconds, it is sent a signal.
538
Denis Vlasenkoc01af952007-08-02 22:23:47 +0000539config TTYSIZE
540 bool "ttysize"
541 default n
542 help
543 A replacement for "stty size". Unlike stty, can report only width,
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerb1119172008-07-01 12:20:20 +0000544 only height, or both, in any order. It also does not complain on
545 error, but returns default 80x24.
546 Usage in shell scripts: width=`ttysize w`.
Denis Vlasenkoc01af952007-08-02 22:23:47 +0000547
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000548config WATCHDOG
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000549 bool "watchdog"
550 default n
551 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000552 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer3e8669f2008-07-22 18:27:53 +0000553 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
554 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000555 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
Eric Andersenac00aa72003-07-26 08:07:56 +0000556 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
557 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000558
559endmenu