The bbconfig applet will print the config file with which
busybox was built.
+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
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?"
help
Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
+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 removed at the end of 2008.
+ 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)"
+ bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
default n
help
- This is obsolete and will be going away at the end of 2008..
+ This is obsolete and should NOT be used anymore.
+ Use linux >= 2.6 (optionally with hotplug) and mdev instead!
- This tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
- /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
+ 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.
+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_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"
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_SMALL
+
+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 y
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
+ 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
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"
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.
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 boundprocess is running) it can
+ 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
help
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"
default y
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
This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
- bool "fancy output"
+ bool "Fancy output"
default n
depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
help
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`.
+ 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_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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