2 # For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
3 # see scripts/kbuild/config-language.txt.
6 menu "Miscellaneous Utilities"
8 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_ADJTIMEX
12 Adjtimex reads and optionally sets adjustment parameters for
13 the Linux clock adjustment algorithm.
15 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_BBCONFIG
19 The bbconfig applet will print the config file with which
22 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
25 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
26 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
28 Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
29 files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
30 This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
31 format /var/spool/cron/crontabs/<username> files, for example:
32 $ cat /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
33 # Run daily cron jobs at 4:40 every day:
34 40 4 * * * /etc/cron/daily > /dev/null 2>&1
35 Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
38 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEBUG_CROND_OPTION
39 bool "Support debug option -d"
40 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
43 Support option -d to enter debug mode.
45 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
46 bool "Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
48 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
50 Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
52 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CRONTAB
55 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
57 Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
58 the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
60 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DC
64 Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
67 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
68 bool "devfsd (obsolete)"
70 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
72 This is deprecated, and will be removed at the end of 2008.
74 Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
75 You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
76 The following keywords in devsfd.conf are supported:
77 "CLEAR_CONFIG", "INCLUDE", "OPTIONAL_INCLUDE", "RESTORE",
78 "PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
79 "MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
81 But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
83 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_MODLOAD
84 bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
86 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
88 This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs
89 the external modutils.
91 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_FG_NP
92 bool "Enables the -fg and -np options"
94 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
96 -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
97 -np Exit after parsing the configuration file. Do not poll for events.
99 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE
100 bool "Increases logging (and size)"
102 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
104 Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
106 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_DEVFS
107 bool " Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
110 This is obsolete and will be going away at the end of 2008..
112 This tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
113 /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
114 devfs names, you don't want this.
116 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_EJECT
120 Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
122 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
125 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP
127 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
129 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
133 'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
134 a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
136 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
137 bool "Enable bracket searching"
139 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
141 This option adds the capability to search for matching left and right
142 brackets, facilitating programming.
144 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
145 bool "Enable extra flags"
147 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
149 The extra flags provided do the following:
151 The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
152 The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
154 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGCS
155 bool "Enable flag changes"
157 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
159 This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
162 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
165 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
167 Marks enable positions in a file to be stored for easy reference.
169 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
170 bool "Enable regular expressions"
172 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
174 Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
176 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
180 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
181 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
182 FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
184 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
185 bool "Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
187 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
189 Enables the -I and -i options to obtain detailed information
190 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
191 feature set. If no device name is specified, hdparm will read
192 identify data from stdin. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
194 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
195 bool "Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
197 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
199 Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
200 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
202 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
203 bool "Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
205 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
207 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
208 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
210 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
211 bool "perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
213 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
215 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
216 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
218 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
219 bool "tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
221 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
223 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
224 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
225 stuff, so you should probably say N.
227 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
228 bool "get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
230 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
232 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
233 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
235 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOCK
239 Small utility for using locks in scripts
241 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
245 'makedevs' is a utility used to create a batch of devices with
248 There are two choices for command line behaviour, the interface
249 as used by LEAF/Linux Router Project, or a device table file.
251 'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
252 devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
254 Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
256 'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
257 a batch of unrelated devices to be made with one command.
258 User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
261 prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
262 depends BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
263 default BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
265 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
268 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
273 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT
277 mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.
279 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MT
283 mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
284 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
287 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_NMETER
291 nmeter prints various system parameters continuously.
293 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RAIDAUTORUN
297 raidautorun tells the kernel md driver to
298 search and start RAID arrays.
300 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_READAHEAD
304 Preload the files listed on the command line into RAM cache so that
305 subsequent reads on these files will not block on disk I/O.
307 This applet just calls the readahead(2) system call on each file.
308 It is mainly useful in system startup scripts to preload files
309 or executables before they are used. When used at the right time
310 (in particular when a CPU boundprocess is running) it can
311 significantly speed up system startup.
313 As readahead(2) blocks until each file has been read, it is best to
314 run this applet as a background job.
316 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RUNLEVEL
320 find the current and previous system runlevel.
322 This applet uses utmp but does not rely on busybox supporing
323 utmp on purpose. It is used by e.g. emdebian via /etc/init.d/rc.
325 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RX
329 Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
331 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_STRINGS
335 strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
338 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SETSID
342 setsid runs a program in a new session
344 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
348 Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity.
349 This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
351 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
354 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
356 Add code for fancy output. This merely silences a compiler-warning
357 and adds about 135 Bytes. May be needed for machines with alot
360 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TIME
364 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
365 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
366 giving timing statistics about this program run.
368 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WATCHDOG
372 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
373 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
374 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
375 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
376 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
377 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.