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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
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerb1119172008-07-01 12:20:20 +0000170 -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
171 -np Exit after parsing the configuration file.
172 Do not poll for events.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000173
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000174config DEVFSD_VERBOSE
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000175 bool "Increases logging (and size)"
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000176 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000177 depends on DEVFSD
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000178 help
Eric Andersenf18bd892003-12-19 11:07:59 +0000179 Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +0000180
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000181config FEATURE_DEVFS
Denis Vlasenko4ee7cd42008-03-17 09:13:22 +0000182 bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000183 default n
184 help
Rob Landley1f9145c2006-07-12 21:31:16 +0000185 This is obsolete and will be going away at the end of 2008..
186
Rob Landley4c5ad2f2006-06-07 20:11:53 +0000187 This tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
188 /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
189 devfs names, you don't want this.
190
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000191config EJECT
Mike Frysinger55e2cf62005-05-11 00:25:47 +0000192 bool "eject"
193 default n
194 help
195 Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
196
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerafdad652008-02-08 15:04:00 +0000197config FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI
Denis Vlasenko08ec67b2008-03-26 13:32:30 +0000198 bool "SCSI support"
199 default n
200 depends on EJECT
201 help
202 Add the -s option to eject, this allows to eject SCSI-Devices and
203 usb-storage devices.
204
205config FBSPLASH
206 bool "fbsplash"
207 default n
208 help
209 Shows splash image and progress bar on framebuffer device.
210 Can be used during boot phase of an embedded device. ~2kb.
211 Usage:
212 - use kernel option 'vga=xxx' or otherwise enable fb device.
Denis Vlasenko25a9c172008-03-26 15:12:11 +0000213 - put somewhere fbsplash.cfg file and an image in .ppm format.
Denis Vlasenko08ec67b2008-03-26 13:32:30 +0000214 - $ setsid fbsplash [params] &
Denis Vlasenko25a9c172008-03-26 15:12:11 +0000215 -c: hide cursor
216 -d /dev/fbN: framebuffer device (if not /dev/fb0)
217 -s path_to_image_file (can be "-" for stdin)
Denis Vlasenko72b34422008-03-27 13:14:29 +0000218 -i path_to_cfg_file (can be "-" for stdin)
Denis Vlasenko25a9c172008-03-26 15:12:11 +0000219 -f path_to_fifo (can be "-" for stdin)
220 - if you want to run it only in presence of kernel parameter:
Denis Vlasenko08ec67b2008-03-26 13:32:30 +0000221 grep -q "fbsplash=on" </proc/cmdline && setsid fbsplash [params] &
222 - commands for fifo:
223 "NN" (ASCII decimal number) - percentage to show on progress bar
Denis Vlasenko72b34422008-03-27 13:14:29 +0000224 "exit" - well you guessed it
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerafdad652008-02-08 15:04:00 +0000225
Denis Vlasenko8e2c9e12008-05-24 20:47:18 +0000226config INOTIFYD
227 bool "inotifyd"
228 default n
229 help
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerb1119172008-07-01 12:20:20 +0000230 Simple inotify daemon. Reports filesystem changes. Requires
231 kernel >= 2.6.13
Denis Vlasenko8e2c9e12008-05-24 20:47:18 +0000232
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000233config LAST
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +0000234 bool "last"
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000235 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000236 select FEATURE_WTMP
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000237 help
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +0000238 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000239
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer69d5ba22008-05-22 21:56:26 +0000240choice
241 prompt "Choose last implementation"
Denis Vlasenko869d3d32008-05-22 02:07:58 +0000242 depends on LAST
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer69d5ba22008-05-22 21:56:26 +0000243 default FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
244
245config FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
246 bool "small"
247 help
248 This is a small version of last with just the basic set of
249 features.
250
251config FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
252 bool "huge"
Denis Vlasenko869d3d32008-05-22 02:07:58 +0000253 help
254 'last' displays detailed information about the last users that
255 logged into the system (mimics sysvinit last). +900 bytes.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer69d5ba22008-05-22 21:56:26 +0000256endchoice
Denis Vlasenko869d3d32008-05-22 02:07:58 +0000257
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000258config LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000259 bool "less"
260 default n
261 help
262 'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
263 a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
264
Denis Vlasenko9a7cef92006-12-20 02:46:48 +0000265config FEATURE_LESS_MAXLINES
266 int "Max number of input lines less will try to eat"
267 default 9999999
268 depends on LESS
269
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000270config FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000271 bool "Enable bracket searching"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000272 default y
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000273 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000274 help
275 This option adds the capability to search for matching left and right
276 brackets, facilitating programming.
277
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000278config FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000279 bool "Enable extra flags"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000280 default y
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000281 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000282 help
283 The extra flags provided do the following:
284
285 The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
286 The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
287
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000288config FEATURE_LESS_FLAGCS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000289 bool "Enable flag changes"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000290 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000291 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000292 help
293 This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
294 less itself.
295
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000296config FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000297 bool "Enable marks"
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000298 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000299 depends on LESS
Rob Landley9200e792005-09-15 19:26:59 +0000300 help
301 Marks enable positions in a file to be stored for easy reference.
302
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000303config FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000304 bool "Enable regular expressions"
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 Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
309
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000310config HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000311 bool "hdparm"
312 default n
313 help
314 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
Eric Andersenc7bda1c2004-03-15 08:29:22 +0000315 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000316 FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000317
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000318config FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000319 bool "Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000320 default y
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000321 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000322 help
Rob Landley06208412006-05-31 22:52:57 +0000323 Enables the -I and -i options to obtain detailed information
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000324 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
Rob Landley06208412006-05-31 22:52:57 +0000325 feature set. If no device name is specified, hdparm will read
326 identify data from stdin. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000327
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000328config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000329 bool "Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000330 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000331 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000332 help
333 Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
334 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
335
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000336config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000337 bool "Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000338 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000339 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000340 help
341 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
342 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
343
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000344config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000345 bool "perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000346 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000347 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000348 help
349 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
350 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
351
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000352config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000353 bool "tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000354 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000355 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +0000356 help
357 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
358 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
359 stuff, so you should probably say N.
360
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000361config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
Rob Landley2ec922e2006-04-13 23:22:16 +0000362 bool "get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000363 default n
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000364 depends on HDPARM
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000365 help
366 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
367 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
368
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000369config MAKEDEVS
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000370 bool "makedevs"
371 default n
372 help
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000373 'makedevs' is a utility used to create a batch of devices with
374 one command.
375 .
376 There are two choices for command line behaviour, the interface
377 as used by LEAF/Linux Router Project, or a device table file.
Tim Rikerc1ef7bd2006-01-25 00:08:53 +0000378 .
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000379 'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
380 devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
381 e.g. /dev/hda[0-9]
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000382 Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000383 .
384 'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer771b1862006-03-24 14:30:05 +0000385 a batch of unrelated devices to be made with one command.
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000386 User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000387
388choice
389 prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
Mike Frysinger08e70972007-01-24 09:14:09 +0000390 depends on MAKEDEVS
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000391 default FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000392
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000393config FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000394 bool "leaf"
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000395
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000396config FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
Eric Andersen3d925622005-06-09 10:16:02 +0000397 bool "table"
398
399endchoice
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000400
Denis Vlasenkoffa44992008-04-13 08:20:00 +0000401config MAN
402 bool "man"
403 default n
404 help
405 Format and display manual pages.
406
Denis Vlasenko23856ab2007-09-22 20:51:41 +0000407config MICROCOM
408 bool "microcom"
409 default n
410 help
411 The poor man's minicom utility for chatting with serial port devices.
412
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000413config MOUNTPOINT
Rob Landleyd00b3a52005-08-20 05:07:08 +0000414 bool "mountpoint"
415 default n
416 help
417 mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.
418
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000419config MT
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000420 bool "mt"
421 default n
422 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000423 mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000424 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
425 files on the tape.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000426
Denis Vlasenkoc108ed52006-10-20 19:39:48 +0000427config RAIDAUTORUN
428 bool "raidautorun"
429 default n
430 help
431 raidautorun tells the kernel md driver to
432 search and start RAID arrays.
433
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000434config READAHEAD
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000435 bool "readahead"
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000436 default n
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerf98d6372007-01-26 09:03:23 +0000437 depends on LFS
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000438 help
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000439 Preload the files listed on the command line into RAM cache so that
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000440 subsequent reads on these files will not block on disk I/O.
441
442 This applet just calls the readahead(2) system call on each file.
443 It is mainly useful in system startup scripts to preload files
444 or executables before they are used. When used at the right time
Denis Vlasenkob15ebe42008-04-13 22:41:27 +0000445 (in particular when a CPU bound process is running) it can
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000446 significantly speed up system startup.
447
448 As readahead(2) blocks until each file has been read, it is best to
Denis Vlasenko9213a9e2006-09-17 16:28:10 +0000449 run this applet as a background job.
Rob Landley0e4690d2006-08-20 22:12:18 +0000450
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000451config RUNLEVEL
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000452 bool "runlevel"
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer62d7acc2005-10-28 20:37:03 +0000453 default n
454 help
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000455 find the current and previous system runlevel.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer62d7acc2005-10-28 20:37:03 +0000456
457 This applet uses utmp but does not rely on busybox supporing
458 utmp on purpose. It is used by e.g. emdebian via /etc/init.d/rc.
459
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000460config RX
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000461 bool "rx"
Glenn L McGrath8f3bc4c2003-12-20 07:30:35 +0000462 default n
463 help
Mike Frysinger71a6a4e2007-01-24 08:24:43 +0000464 Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
Glenn L McGrath8f3bc4c2003-12-20 07:30:35 +0000465
Denis Vlasenko376003b2008-04-21 05:05:17 +0000466config SETSID
467 bool "setsid"
Denis Vlasenko5014dad2008-02-27 11:54:59 +0000468 default n
469 help
Denis Vlasenko376003b2008-04-21 05:05:17 +0000470 setsid runs a program in a new session
Denis Vlasenko5014dad2008-02-27 11:54:59 +0000471
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000472config STRINGS
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000473 bool "strings"
474 default n
475 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000476 strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000477 specified.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000478
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000479config TASKSET
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer16d3e4e2006-06-07 15:44:59 +0000480 bool "taskset"
481 default n
482 help
Mike Frysinger259472e2006-07-03 05:22:36 +0000483 Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity.
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer32eddff2006-11-22 16:39:48 +0000484 This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
485
486config FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
Denis Vlasenko4ee7cd42008-03-17 09:13:22 +0000487 bool "Fancy output"
Bernhard Reutner-Fischer32eddff2006-11-22 16:39:48 +0000488 default y
489 depends on TASKSET
490 help
491 Add code for fancy output. This merely silences a compiler-warning
492 and adds about 135 Bytes. May be needed for machines with alot
493 of CPUs.
Rob Landley12d94192006-06-30 22:20:43 +0000494
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000495config TIME
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000496 bool "time"
497 default n
498 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000499 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
500 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
501 giving timing statistics about this program run.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000502
Denis Vlasenkoc01af952007-08-02 22:23:47 +0000503config TTYSIZE
504 bool "ttysize"
505 default n
506 help
507 A replacement for "stty size". Unlike stty, can report only width,
Bernhard Reutner-Fischerb1119172008-07-01 12:20:20 +0000508 only height, or both, in any order. It also does not complain on
509 error, but returns default 80x24.
510 Usage in shell scripts: width=`ttysize w`.
Denis Vlasenkoc01af952007-08-02 22:23:47 +0000511
Denis Vlasenko7d219aa2006-10-05 10:17:08 +0000512config WATCHDOG
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000513 bool "watchdog"
514 default n
515 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000516 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000517 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
518 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
519 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
Eric Andersenac00aa72003-07-26 08:07:56 +0000520 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
521 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000522
523endmenu