menu "Miscellaneous Utilities"
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CONSPY
+ bool "conspy"
+ default n
+ help
+ A text-mode VNC like program for Linux virtual terminals.
+ example: conspy NUM shared access to console num
+ or conspy -nd NUM screenshot of console num
+ or conspy -cs NUM poor man's GNU screen like
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_UBIATTACH
+ bool "ubiattach"
+ default n
+ help
+ Attach MTD device to an UBI device.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_UBIDETACH
+ bool "ubidetach"
+ default n
+ help
+ Detach MTD device from an UBI device.
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_ADJTIMEX
bool "adjtimex"
default n
The bbconfig applet will print the config file with which
busybox was built.
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_BEEP
+ bool "beep"
+ default n
+ help
+ The beep applets beeps in a given freq/Hz.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_BEEP_FREQ
+ int "default frequency"
+ range 0 2147483647
+ default 4000
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_BEEP
+ help
+ Frequency for default beep.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_BEEP_LENGTH_MS
+ int "default length"
+ range 0 2147483647
+ default 30
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_BEEP
+ help
+ Length in ms for default beep.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
+ bool "chat"
+ default n
+ help
+ Simple chat utility.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_NOFAIL
+ bool "Enable NOFAIL expect strings"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ When enabled expect strings which are started with a dash trigger
+ no-fail mode. That is when expectation is not met within timeout
+ the script is not terminated but sends next SEND string and waits
+ for next EXPECT string. This allows to compose far more flexible
+ scripts.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_TTY_HIFI
+ bool "Force STDIN to be a TTY"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ Original chat always treats STDIN as a TTY device and sets for it
+ so-called raw mode. This option turns on such behaviour.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_IMPLICIT_CR
+ bool "Enable implicit Carriage Return"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ When enabled make chat to terminate all SEND strings with a "\r"
+ unless "\c" is met anywhere in the string.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_SWALLOW_OPTS
+ bool "Swallow options"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ Busybox chat require no options. To make it not fail when used
+ in place of original chat (which has a bunch of options) turn
+ this on.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_SEND_ESCAPES
+ bool "Support weird SEND escapes"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ Original chat uses some escape sequences in SEND arguments which
+ are not sent to device but rather performs special actions.
+ E.g. "\K" means to send a break sequence to device.
+ "\d" delays execution for a second, "\p" -- for a 1/100 of second.
+ Before turning this option on think twice: do you really need them?
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
+ bool "Support variable-length ABORT conditions"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ Original chat uses fixed 50-bytes length ABORT conditions. Say N here.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_CLR_ABORT
+ bool "Support revoking of ABORT conditions"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
+ default n
+ help
+ Support CLR_ABORT directive.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHRT
+ bool "chrt"
+ default n
+ help
+ manipulate real-time attributes of a process.
+ This requires sched_{g,s}etparam support in your libc.
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
bool "crond"
default y
select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
+ select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
- This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
+ This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
format /var/spool/cron/crontabs/<username> files, for example:
$ cat /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
# Run daily cron jobs at 4:40 every day:
40 4 * * * /etc/cron/daily > /dev/null 2>&1
- Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
- work properly.
-config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEBUG_CROND_OPTION
- bool "Support debug option -d"
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_D
+ bool "Support option -d to redirect output to stderr"
depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
default n
help
- Support option -d to enter debug mode.
+ -d sets loglevel to 0 (most verbose) and directs all output to stderr.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
- bool "Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
+ bool "Report command output via email (using sendmail)"
default n
depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
help
- Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
+ Command output will be sent to corresponding user via email.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_DIR
+ string "crond spool directory"
+ default "/var/spool/cron"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CRONTAB
+ help
+ Location of crond spool.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CRONTAB
bool "crontab"
default y
select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
help
- Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
+ Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
+ Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
+ work properly.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DC
bool "dc"
Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
precision arithmetic.
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_DC_LIBM
+ bool "Enable power and exp functions (requires libm)"
+ default n
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DC
+ help
+ Enable power and exp functions.
+ NOTE: This will require libm to be present for linking.
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
bool "devfsd (obsolete)"
default n
+ select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
help
- This is deprecated, and will be going away in a future release.
+ This is deprecated and should NOT be used anymore.
+ Use linux >= 2.6 (optionally with hotplug) and mdev instead!
+ See docs/mdev.txt for detailed instructions on how to use mdev
+ instead.
Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
"PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
"MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
- But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
+ But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_MODLOAD
bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
default n
depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
help
- -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
- -np Exit after parsing the configuration file. Do not poll for events.
+ -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
+ -np Exit after parsing the configuration file.
+ Do not poll for events.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE
bool "Increases logging (and size)"
Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_DEVFS
- bool " Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
- default y
+ bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
+ default n
help
- This tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
- /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
+ This is obsolete and should NOT be used anymore.
+ Use linux >= 2.6 (optionally with hotplug) and mdev instead!
+
+ For legacy systems -- if there is no way around devfsd -- this
+ tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
+ /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
devfs names, you don't want this.
- This is obsolete and will be going away someday. Consider it
- deprecated.
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVMEM
+ bool "devmem"
+ default n
+ help
+ devmem is a small program that reads and writes from physical
+ memory using /dev/mem.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_EJECT
bool "eject"
default n
help
- Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
+ Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI
+ bool "SCSI support"
+ default n
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_EJECT
+ help
+ Add the -s option to eject, this allows to eject SCSI-Devices and
+ usb-storage devices.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FBSPLASH
+ bool "fbsplash"
+ default n
+ help
+ Shows splash image and progress bar on framebuffer device.
+ Can be used during boot phase of an embedded device. ~2kb.
+ Usage:
+ - use kernel option 'vga=xxx' or otherwise enable fb device.
+ - put somewhere fbsplash.cfg file and an image in .ppm format.
+ - $ setsid fbsplash [params] &
+ -c: hide cursor
+ -d /dev/fbN: framebuffer device (if not /dev/fb0)
+ -s path_to_image_file (can be "-" for stdin)
+ -i path_to_cfg_file (can be "-" for stdin)
+ -f path_to_fifo (can be "-" for stdin)
+ - if you want to run it only in presence of kernel parameter:
+ grep -q "fbsplash=on" </proc/cmdline && setsid fbsplash [params] &
+ - commands for fifo:
+ "NN" (ASCII decimal number) - percentage to show on progress bar
+ "exit" - well you guessed it
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FLASHCP
+ bool "flashcp"
+ default n
+ help
+ The flashcp binary, inspired by mtd-utils as of git head 5eceb74f7.
+ This utility is used to copy images into a MTD device.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FLASH_LOCK
+ bool "flash_lock"
+ default n
+ help
+ The flash_lock binary from mtd-utils as of git head 5ec0c10d0. This
+ utility locks part or all of the flash device.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FLASH_UNLOCK
+ bool "flash_unlock"
+ default n
+ help
+ The flash_unlock binary from mtd-utils as of git head 5ec0c10d0. This
+ utility unlocks part or all of the flash device.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FLASH_ERASEALL
+ bool "flash_eraseall"
+ default n
+ help
+ The flash_eraseall binary from mtd-utils as of git head c4c6a59eb.
+ This utility is used to erase the whole MTD device.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_IONICE
+ bool "ionice"
+ default n
+ help
+ Set/set program io scheduling class and priority
+ Requires kernel >= 2.6.13
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_INOTIFYD
+ bool "inotifyd"
+ default n
+ help
+ Simple inotify daemon. Reports filesystem changes. Requires
+ kernel >= 2.6.13
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
bool "last"
default n
- select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP
help
'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
+choice
+ prompt "Choose last implementation"
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
+ default BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
+ bool "small"
+ help
+ This is a small version of last with just the basic set of
+ features.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
+ bool "huge"
+ help
+ 'last' displays detailed information about the last users that
+ logged into the system (mimics sysvinit last). +900 bytes.
+endchoice
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
bool "less"
- default n
+ default y
help
'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MAXLINES
+ int "Max number of input lines less will try to eat"
+ default 9999999
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
bool "Enable bracket searching"
default n
The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
-config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGCS
- bool "Enable flag changes"
- default n
- depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
- help
- This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
- less itself.
-
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
bool "Enable marks"
default n
help
Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_WINCH
+ bool "Enable automatic resizing on window size changes"
+ default n
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
+ help
+ Makes less track window size changes.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
+ bool "Enable flag changes ('-' command)"
+ default n
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
+ help
+ This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
+ less itself ('-' keyboard command).
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_LINENUMS
+ bool "Enable dynamic switching of line numbers"
+ default n
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
+ help
+ Enable "-N" command.
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
bool "hdparm"
default n
help
- Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
- drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
- BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
+ Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
+ drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
+ FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
bool "Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
- bool "perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
+ bool "Perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
default n
depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
help
This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
- bool "tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
+ bool "Tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
default n
depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
help
Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
- and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
+ and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
stuff, so you should probably say N.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
- bool "get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
+ bool "Get/set using_dma flag"
default n
depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
help
Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
- This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOCK
bool "lock"
'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
e.g. /dev/hda[0-9]
- Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
+ Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
.
'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
a batch of unrelated devices to be made with one command.
- User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
+ User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
choice
prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
- depends BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
default BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
- bool "leaf"
+ bool "leaf"
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
bool "table"
endchoice
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAN
+ bool "man"
+ default n
+ help
+ Format and display manual pages.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MICROCOM
+ bool "microcom"
+ default n
+ help
+ The poor man's minicom utility for chatting with serial port devices.
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT
bool "mountpoint"
default n
bool "mt"
default n
help
- mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
+ mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
files on the tape.
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RAIDAUTORUN
+ bool "raidautorun"
+ default n
+ help
+ raidautorun tells the kernel md driver to
+ search and start RAID arrays.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_READAHEAD
+ bool "readahead"
+ default n
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LFS
+ help
+ Preload the files listed on the command line into RAM cache so that
+ subsequent reads on these files will not block on disk I/O.
+
+ This applet just calls the readahead(2) system call on each file.
+ It is mainly useful in system startup scripts to preload files
+ or executables before they are used. When used at the right time
+ (in particular when a CPU bound process is running) it can
+ significantly speed up system startup.
+
+ As readahead(2) blocks until each file has been read, it is best to
+ run this applet as a background job.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RFKILL
+ bool "rfkill"
+ default n
+ help
+ Enable/disable wireless devices.
+
+ rfkill list : list all wireless devices
+ rfkill list bluetooth : list all bluetooth devices
+ rfkill list 1 : list device corresponding to the given index
+ rfkill block|unblock wlan : block/unblock all wlan(wifi) devices
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RUNLEVEL
- bool "runlevel"
+ bool "runlevel"
default n
help
- find the current and previous system runlevel.
+ find the current and previous system runlevel.
This applet uses utmp but does not rely on busybox supporing
utmp on purpose. It is used by e.g. emdebian via /etc/init.d/rc.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RX
- bool "rx"
+ bool "rx"
default n
help
- Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
+ Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SETSID
+ bool "setsid"
+ default n
+ help
+ setsid runs a program in a new session
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_STRINGS
bool "strings"
strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
specified.
-config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SETSID
- bool "setsid"
- default n
- help
- setsid runs a program in a new session
-
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
bool "taskset"
default n
help
- Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity
+ Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity.
+ This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
-config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
- bool "taskset"
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
+ bool "Fancy output"
default n
+ depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
help
- Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity (on linux)
+ Add code for fancy output. This merely silences a compiler-warning
+ and adds about 135 Bytes. May be needed for machines with alot
+ of CPUs.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TIME
bool "time"
When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
giving timing statistics about this program run.
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TIMEOUT
+ bool "timeout"
+ default n
+ help
+ Runs a program and watches it. If it does not terminate in
+ specified number of seconds, it is sent a signal.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TTYSIZE
+ bool "ttysize"
+ default n
+ help
+ A replacement for "stty size". Unlike stty, can report only width,
+ only height, or both, in any order. It also does not complain on
+ error, but returns default 80x24.
+ Usage in shell scripts: width=`ttysize w`.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_VOLNAME
+ bool "volname"
+ default n
+ help
+ Prints a CD-ROM volume name.
+
+config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WALL
+ bool "wall"
+ default n
+ help
+ Write a message to all users that are logged in.
+
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WATCHDOG
bool "watchdog"
default y
help
The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
- device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
- and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
+ device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
+ and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
endmenu
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