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Denys Vlasenko

2009-06-12

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Update POSIX compliance table

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Architecture: x86_64-linux-gnu Compiler: gcc (Ubuntu 11.4.0-1ubuntu1~22.04.3) 11.4.0

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docs/posix_conformance.txt +172 -128

docs/posix_conformance.txt+172 -128

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Busybox POSIX conformance table
	See POSIX documentation (1003.1-2008) here:
	http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/
	And the complete list of all utilities that POSIX covers:
-	http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/utilities.html
+	http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/idx/utilities.html

	This listing is a work in progress, and currently only covers
	tool options (not operands, enviroment variables, return codes, etc..).
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Note: echo, printf, kill, pwd documented here as stand-alone applets,
	not as ash built-ins.


-	ar POSIX options
+	ar POSIX options ********************* Failed to recognize zip & tar (did not compare to regular ar)
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
	-C \| no \| no \|
	-T \| no \| no \|
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ chmod POSIX options
	chmod Busybox specific options:
	-f, -v, -c

-	chown POSIX options
+	chown POSIX options *********************************************
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-H \| yes \| \|
-	-L \| yes \| \|
+	-H \| yes \| \| It seems like all flags are supported (according to printout), but
+	-L \| yes \| \| it fails to work on my machine
	-P \| yes \| \|
	-R \| yes \| \|
	-h \| yes \| \|
@@ -115,20 +115,20 @@ cmp Busybox specific options:

	comm POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-1 \| yes \| \|
-	-2 \| yes \| \|
-	-3 \| yes \| \|
+	-1 \| yes \| yes \|
+	-2 \| yes \| yes \|
+	-3 \| yes \| yes \|
	comm Busybox specific options: None

	cp POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-H \| yes \| \|
-	-L \| yes \| \|
-	-P \| yes \| \|
-	-R \| yes \| \|
-	-f \| yes \| \|
-	-i \| yes \| \|
-	-p \| yes \| \|
+	-H \| yes \| yes \|
+	-L \| yes \| yes \|
+	-P \| yes \| yes \|
+	-R \| yes \| yes \|
+	-f \| yes \| yes \|
+	-i \| yes \| yes \|
+	-p \| yes \| yes \|
	cp Busybox specific options:
	-d, -a, -s, -c, -r, -l

@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ crontab Busybox specific options:

	cut POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-b list \| yes \| \|
-	-c list \| yes \| \|
-	-d delim \| yes \| \|
-	-f list \| yes \| \|
-	-n \| yes \| \|
-	-s \| yes \| \|
+	-b list \| yes \| yes \|
+	-c list \| yes \| yes \|
+	-d delim \| yes \| yes \|
+	-f list \| yes \| yes \|
+	-n \| yes \| yes \|
+	-s \| yes \| yes \|
	cut Busybox specific options: None

	date POSIX options
@@ -156,17 +156,40 @@ date POSIX options
	date Busybox specific options:
	-I[SPEC], -d TIME, -r FILE, -R, -D FMT

-	dd POSIX options: None
+	dd POSIX options:
+	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
+	if \| yes \| \|
+	of \| yes \| \|
+	ibs \| yes \| \|
+	obs \| yes \| \|
+	bs \| yes \| \|
+	cbs \| no \| no \|
+	skip \| yes \| \|
+	seek \| yes \| \|
+	count \| yes \| \|
+	conv=ascii \| no \| no \|
+	conv=ebcdic \| no \| no \|
+	conv=ibm \| no \| no \|
+	conv=block \| no \| no \|
+	conv=unblock \| no \| no \|
+	conv=lcase \| no \| no \|
+	conv=ucase \| no \| no \|
+	conv=swap \| no \| no \|
+	conv=noerror \| yes \| \|
+	conv=notrunc \| yes \| \|
+	conv=sync \| yes \| \|
	dd Busybox specific options:
-
+	conv=fsync

	df POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-P \| yes \| \|
-	-k \| yes \| \|
+	-P \| yes \| yes \|
+	-k \| yes \| yes \|
	-t \| no \| no \|
	df Busybox specific options:
	-a, -m, -B SIZE, -i, -h
+	Remark:
+	- It seems that GNU df doesnt rount percents up in its output (thus its results are a bit different)

	diff POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
@@ -195,9 +218,12 @@ du POSIX options
	du Busybox specific options:
	-c, -m, -h, -d N, -l

+
	echo POSIX options: None
+	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
+	-n \| yes \| yes \| The result of -n is "implementation-defined"
	echo Busybox specific options:
-	-e, -E, -n
+	-e, -E

	ed POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
@@ -213,13 +239,31 @@ env Busybox specific options:

	expand POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-t tablist \| yes \| \|
+	-t tablist \| yes \| yes \|
	expand Busybox specific options:
	--tabs=N, -i, --initial

-	expr POSIX options: None
-	expr Busybox specific options:
-
+	expr POSIX operations:
+	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
+	\| \| yes \| yes \|
+	& \| yes \| yes \|
+	= \| yes \| yes \|
+	> \| yes \| yes \|
+	>= \| yes \| yes \|
+	<= \| yes \| yes \|
+	< \| yes \| yes \|
+	!= \| yes \| yes \|
+	+ \| yes \| yes \|
+	- \| yes \| yes \|
+	* \| yes \| yes \|
+	/ \| yes \| yes \|
+	% \| yes \| yes \|
+	: \| yes \| yes \|
+	(expr) \| yes \| yes \|
+	integer \| yes \| yes \|
+	string \| yes \| yes \|
+	expr Busybox specific operations:
+	match, substr, index, length, quote

	false POSIX options: None
	false Busybox specific options: None
@@ -233,9 +277,9 @@ find Busybox specific options:

	fold POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-b \| yes \| \|
-	-s \| yes \| \|
-	-w width \| yes \| \|
+	-b \| yes \| yes \|
+	-s \| yes \| yes \|
+	-w width \| yes \| yes \|
	fold Busybox specific options: None

	fuser POSIX options
@@ -271,11 +315,11 @@ head Busybox specific options:

	id POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-G \| yes \| \|
-	-g \| yes \| \|
-	-n \| yes \| \|
-	-r \| yes \| \|
-	-u \| yes \| \|
+	-G \| yes \| yes \|
+	-g \| yes \| yes \|
+	-n \| yes \| yes \|
+	-r \| yes \| yes \|
+	-u \| yes \| yes \|
	id Busybox specific options:
	-Z

@@ -317,8 +361,8 @@ ln POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
	-L \| no \| no \|
	-P \| no \| no \|
-	-f \| yes \| \|
-	-s \| yes \| \|
+	-f \| yes \| yes \|
+	-s \| yes \| yes \|
	ln Busybox specific options:
	-S suf, -n, -b

@@ -331,32 +375,32 @@ logname Busybox specific options: None

	ls POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-1 \| yes \| \|
-	-A \| yes \| \|
-	-C \| yes \| \|
-	-F \| yes \| \|
+	-1 \| yes \| yes \|
+	-A \| yes \| yes \|
+	-C \| yes \| yes \|
+	-F \| yes \| yes \| And more: '=' for sockets (not defined by POSIX)
	-H \| no \| no \|
-	-L \| yes \| \|
-	-R \| yes \| \|
-	-S \| yes \| \|
-	-a \| yes \| \|
-	-c \| yes \| \|
-	-d \| yes \| \|
+	-L \| yes \| yes \| But coloring may be wrong (at least POSIX does not require correct colors :) )
+	-R \| yes \| yes \|
+	-S \| yes \| yes \|
+	-a \| yes \| yes \|
+	-c \| yes \| no \| Sorts output with '-l' (should only show ctime with '-l', and sort only with '-t')
+	-d \| yes \| no \| When invoked together with '-L' should read symbolic links, and doesn't
	-f \| no \| no \|
	-g \| no \| no \|
-	-i \| yes \| \|
-	-k \| yes \| \|
-	-l \| yes \| \|
+	-i \| yes \| yes \|
+	-k \| yes \| no \| Does something completely unrelated! (Lists security context instead of specifying block size)
+	-l \| yes \| yes \|
	-m \| no \| no \|
-	-n \| yes \| \|
-	-o \| no \| no \|
-	-p \| yes \| \|
+	-n \| yes \| no \| Works correctly only together with '-l' (but POSIX requires '-l' to be implicitly assumed)
+	-o \| no \| no \|
+	-p \| yes \| yes \|
	-q \| no \| no \|
-	-r \| yes \| \|
-	-s \| yes \| \|
-	-t \| yes \| \|
-	-u \| yes \| \|
-	-x \| yes \| \|
+	-r \| yes \| yes \|
+	-s \| yes \| yes \|
+	-t \| yes \| yes \|
+	-u \| yes \| yes \|
+	-x \| yes \| yes \|
	ls Busybox specific options:
	--color, -T NUM, -K, -X, -Z, -e, -h, -v, -w NUM

@@ -372,8 +416,8 @@ mesg Busybox specific options: None

	mkdir POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-m mode \| yes \| \|
-	-p \| yes \| \|
+	-m mode \| yes \| yes \|
+	-p \| yes \| yes \|
	mkdir Busybox specific options:
	-Z

@@ -397,13 +441,13 @@ more Busybox specific options: None

	mv POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-f \| yes \| \|
-	-i \| yes \| \|
+	-f \| yes \| yes \|
+	-i \| yes \| yes \|
	mv Busybox specific options: None

	nice POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-n increment \| yes \| \|
+	-n increment \| yes \| yes \|
	nice Busybox specific options: None

	nohup POSIX options: None
@@ -428,16 +472,16 @@ patch POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
	-D define \| no \| no \|
	-N \| no \| no \|
-	-R \| yes \| \|
+	-R \| yes \| yes \|
	-b \| no \| no \|
	-c \| no \| no \|
	-d dir \| no \| no \|
	-e \| no \| no \|
-	-i patchfile \| yes \| \|
+	-i patchfile \| yes \| yes \|
	-l \| no \| no \|
	-n \| no \| no \|
	-o outfile \| no \| no \|
-	-p num \| yes \| \|
+	-p num \| yes \| yes \|
	-r rejectfile \| no \| no \|
	-u \| no \| no \|
	patch Busybox specific options: None
@@ -471,23 +515,23 @@ pwd Busybox specific options: None

	renice POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-g \| yes \| \|
-	-n increment \| yes \| \|
-	-p \| yes \| \|
-	-u \| yes \| \|
+	-g \| yes \| yes \|
+	-n increment \| yes \| yes \| Note POSIX allows only to run with this option (busybox also allows to run without '-n' and set niceness directly)
+	-p \| yes \| yes \|
+	-u \| yes \| yes \|
	renice Busybox specific options: None

	rm POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-R \| yes \| \|
-	-f \| yes \| \|
-	-i \| yes \| \|
-	-r \| yes \| \|
+	-R \| yes \| yes \|
+	-f \| yes \| yes \|
+	-i \| yes \| yes \|
+	-r \| yes \| yes \|
	rm Busybox specific options: None

	rmdir POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-p \| yes \| \|
+	-p \| yes \| yes \|
	rmdir Busybox specific options:
	--parents

@@ -512,42 +556,42 @@ sleep Busybox specific options: None
	sort POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
	-C \| no \| no \|
-	-b \| yes \| \|
-	-c \| yes \| \|
-	-d \| yes \| \|
-	-f \| yes \| \|
-	-i \| yes \| \|
-	-k keydef \| yes \| \|
+	-b \| yes \| yes \|
+	-c \| yes \| yes \|
+	-d \| yes \| yes \|
+	-f \| yes \| yes \|
+	-i \| yes \| yes \| But is not like GNU sort, which isn't! (try to sort 'a\nA\nB\nb' with and without -f)
+	-k keydef \| yes \| \|
	-m \| no \| no \|
-	-n \| yes \| \|
-	-o output \| yes \| \|
-	-r \| yes \| \|
+	-n \| yes \| yes \|
+	-o output \| yes \| yes \|
+	-r \| yes \| yes \|
	-t char \| yes \| \|
-	-u \| yes \| \|
+	-u \| yes \| yes \|
	sort Busybox specific options:
	-mST, -g, -M, -s, -z

	split POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-a suffix_length \| yes \| \|
-	-b n \| yes \| \|
-	-b nk \| yes \| \|
-	-b nm \| yes \| \|
-	-l line_count \| yes \| \|
+	-a suffix_length \| yes \| yes \|
+	-b n \| yes \| yes \|
+	-b nk \| yes \| yes \|
+	-b nm \| yes \| yes \|
+	-l line_count \| yes \| yes \|
	split Busybox specific options: None

	strings POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-a \| yes \| \|
-	-n number \| yes \| \|
+	-a \| yes \| yes \|
+	-n number \| yes \| yes \|
	-t format \| no \| no \|
	strings Busybox specific options:
	-o, -f

	stty POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-a \| yes \| \|
-	-g \| yes \| \|
+	-a \| yes \| yes \|
+	-g \| yes \| yes \|
	stty Busybox specific options:
	-F DEVICE

@@ -561,8 +605,8 @@ tail Busybox specific options:

	tee POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-a \| yes \| \|
-	-i \| yes \| \|
+	-a \| yes \| yes \|
+	-i \| yes \| yes \|
	tee Busybox specific options: None

	test POSIX options: None
@@ -577,7 +621,7 @@ time Busybox specific options:
	touch POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
	-a \| no \| no \|
-	-c \| yes \| \|
+	-c \| yes \| yes \|
	-d date_time \| no \| no \|
	-m \| no \| no \|
	-r ref_file \| no \| no \|
@@ -587,9 +631,9 @@ touch Busybox specific options: None
	tr POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
	-C \| no \| no \|
-	-c \| yes \| \|
-	-d \| yes \| \|
-	-s \| yes \| \|
+	-c \| yes \| yes \|
+	-d \| yes \| yes \|
+	-s \| yes \| yes \|
	tr Busybox specific options: None

	true POSIX options: None
@@ -601,36 +645,36 @@ tty Busybox specific options:

	uname POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-a \| yes \| \|
-	-m \| yes \| \|
-	-n \| yes \| \|
-	-r \| yes \| \|
-	-s \| yes \| \|
-	-v \| yes \| \|
+	-a \| yes \| yes \|
+	-m \| yes \| yes \|
+	-n \| yes \| yes \|
+	-r \| yes \| yes \|
+	-s \| yes \| yes \|
+	-v \| yes \| yes \|
	uname Busybox specific options:
	-p

	uncompress POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-c \| yes \| \|
-	-f \| yes \| \|
+	-c \| yes \| yes \|
+	-f \| yes \| yes \|
	-v \| no \| no \|
	uncompress Busybox specific options: None

	unexpand POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-a \| yes \| \|
-	-t tablist \| yes \| \|
+	-a \| yes \| no \| POSIX requires converting two or more spaces to tabs, busybox converts one or more spaces
+	-t tablist \| yes \| yes \|
	unexpand Busybox specific options:
	--tabs=N, -f, --first-only, --all

	uniq POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-c \| yes \| \|
-	-d \| yes \| \|
-	-f fields \| yes \| \|
-	-s chars \| yes \| \|
-	-u \| yes \| \|
+	-c \| yes \| yes \|
+	-d \| yes \| yes \|
+	-f fields \| yes \| yes \|
+	-s chars \| yes \| yes \|
+	-u \| yes \| yes \|
	uniq Busybox specific options:
	-w N

@@ -641,7 +685,7 @@ uudecode Busybox specific options: None

	uuencode POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-m \| yes \| \|
+	-m \| yes \| yes \|
	uuencode Busybox specific options: None

	vi POSIX options
@@ -656,10 +700,10 @@ vi Busybox specific options:

	wc POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
-	-c \| yes \| \|
-	-l \| yes \| \|
+	-c \| yes \| yes \|
+	-l \| yes \| yes \|
	-m \| no \| no \|
-	-w \| yes \| \|
+	-w \| yes \| yes \|
	wc Busybox specific options:
	-L

@@ -667,7 +711,7 @@ who POSIX options
	option \| exists \| compliant \| remarks
	-H \| no \| no \|
	-T \| no \| no \|
-	-a \| yes \| \|
+	-a \| yes \| no \| just shows all
	-b \| no \| no \|
	-d \| no \| no \|
	-l \| no \| no \|
@@ -685,11 +729,11 @@ xargs POSIX options
	-E eofstr \| no \| no \|
	-I replstr \| no \| no \|
	-L number \| no \| no \|
-	-n number \| yes \| \|
-	-p \| yes \| \|
-	-s size \| yes \| \|
-	-t \| yes \| \|
-	-x \| yes \| \|
+	-n number \| yes \| yes \|
+	-p \| yes \| yes \|
+	-s size \| yes \| yes \|
+	-t \| yes \| yes \|
+	-x \| yes \| yes \|
	xargs Busybox specific options:
	-e[STR], -0, -r