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Bernhard Reutner-Fischer
2008-07-22
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- wrap overlong lines (Cristian Ionescu-Idbohrn) - s/\. /. /g;# (me)
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Config.in +42 -38archival/Config.in +25 -21coreutils/Config.in +10 -9debianutils/Config.in +2 -2e2fsprogs/Config.in +1 -1e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/Config.in +1 -1editors/Config.in +7 -7findutils/Config.in +2 -2init/Config.in +3 -3libbb/Config.in +1 -1loginutils/Config.in +12 -12miscutils/Config.in +11 -11modutils/Config.in +5 -5networking/Config.in +26 -22procps/Config.in +3 -3shell/Config.in +9 -9sysklogd/Config.in +10 -10util-linux/Config.in +66 -63
Config.in+42 -38
| @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ choice | |
| There are 3 ways BusyBox can handle buffer allocations: | |
| - Use malloc. This costs code size for the call to xmalloc. | |
| - Put them on stack. For some very small machines with limited stack | |
| - | space, this can be deadly. For most folks, this works just fine. |
| + | space, this can be deadly. For most folks, this works just fine. |
| - Put them in BSS. This works beautifully for computers with a real | |
| MMU (and OS support), but wastes runtime RAM for uCLinux. This | |
| behavior was the only one available for BusyBox versions 0.48 and | |
| @@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ config FEATURE_VERBOSE_USAGE | |
| select SHOW_USAGE | |
| help | |
| All BusyBox applets will show more verbose help messages when | |
| - | busybox is invoked with --help. This will add a lot of text to the |
| - | busybox binary. In the default configuration, this will add about |
| + | busybox is invoked with --help. This will add a lot of text to the |
| + | busybox binary. In the default configuration, this will add about |
| 13k, but it can add much more depending on your configuration. | |
| config FEATURE_COMPRESS_USAGE | |
| @@ -86,15 +86,15 @@ config FEATURE_COMPRESS_USAGE | |
| If you have a really tiny busybox with few applets enabled (and | |
| bunzip2 isn't one of them), the overhead of the decompressor might | |
| - | be noticeable. Also, if you run executables directly from ROM |
| - | and have very little memory, this might not be a win. Otherwise, |
| + | be noticeable. Also, if you run executables directly from ROM |
| + | and have very little memory, this might not be a win. Otherwise, |
| you probably want this. | |
| config FEATURE_INSTALLER | |
| bool "Support --install [-s] to install applet links at runtime" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | Enable 'busybox --install [-s]' support. This will allow you to use |
| + | Enable 'busybox --install [-s]' support. This will allow you to use |
| busybox at runtime to create hard links or symlinks for all the | |
| applets that are compiled into busybox. | |
| @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ config FEATURE_DEVPTS | |
| help | |
| Enable if you want BusyBox to use Unix98 PTY support. If enabled, | |
| busybox will use /dev/ptmx for the master side of the pseudoterminal | |
| - | and /dev/pts/<number> for the slave side. Otherwise, BSD style |
| + | and /dev/pts/<number> for the slave side. Otherwise, BSD style |
| /dev/ttyp<number> will be used. To use this option, you should have | |
| devpts mounted. | |
| @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ config FEATURE_CLEAN_UP | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| As a size optimization, busybox normally exits without explicitly | |
| - | freeing dynamically allocated memory or closing files. This saves |
| + | freeing dynamically allocated memory or closing files. This saves |
| space since the OS will clean up for us, but it can confuse debuggers | |
| like valgrind, which report tons of memory and resource leaks. | |
| @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ config FEATURE_SUID | |
| If you're really paranoid and don't want to do this, build two | |
| busybox binaries with different applets in them (and the appropriate | |
| symlinks pointing to each binary), and only set the suid bit on the | |
| - | one that needs it. The applets currently marked to need the suid bit |
| + | one that needs it. The applets currently marked to need the suid bit |
| are login, passwd, su, ping, traceroute, crontab, dnsd, ipcrm, ipcs, | |
| and vlock. | |
| @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ config FEATURE_SUID_CONFIG | |
| depends on FEATURE_SUID | |
| help | |
| Allow the SUID / SGID state of an applet to be determined at runtime | |
| - | by checking /etc/busybox.conf. (This is sort of a poor man's sudo.) |
| + | by checking /etc/busybox.conf. (This is sort of a poor man's sudo.) |
| The format of this file is as follows: | |
| <applet> = [Ssx-][Ssx-][x-] (<username>|<uid>).(<groupname>|<gid>) | |
| @@ -170,11 +170,12 @@ config FEATURE_SUID_CONFIG | |
| An example might help: | |
| [SUID] | |
| - | su = ssx root.0 # applet su can be run by anyone and runs with euid=0/egid=0 |
| + | su = ssx root.0 # applet su can be run by anyone and runs with |
| + | # euid=0/egid=0 |
| su = ssx # exactly the same | |
| - | mount = sx- root.disk # applet mount can be run by root and members of group disk |
| - | # and runs with euid=0 |
| + | mount = sx- root.disk # applet mount can be run by root and members |
| + | # of group disk and runs with euid=0 |
| cp = --- # disable applet cp for everyone | |
| @@ -193,14 +194,15 @@ config FEATURE_SUID_CONFIG_QUIET | |
| default y | |
| depends on FEATURE_SUID_CONFIG | |
| help | |
| - | /etc/busybox.conf should be readable by the user needing the SUID, check |
| - | this option to avoid users to be notified about missing permissions. |
| + | /etc/busybox.conf should be readable by the user needing the SUID, |
| + | check this option to avoid users to be notified about missing |
| + | permissions. |
| config SELINUX | |
| bool "Support NSA Security Enhanced Linux" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | Enable support for SELinux in applets ls, ps, and id. Also provide |
| + | Enable support for SELinux in applets ls, ps, and id. Also provide |
| the option of compiling in SELinux applets. | |
| If you do not have a complete SELinux userland installed, this stuff | |
| @@ -235,9 +237,9 @@ config BUSYBOX_EXEC_PATH | |
| default "/proc/self/exe" | |
| help | |
| When Busybox applets need to run other busybox applets, BusyBox | |
| - | sometimes needs to exec() itself. When the /proc filesystem is |
| + | sometimes needs to exec() itself. When the /proc filesystem is |
| mounted, /proc/self/exe always points to the currently running | |
| - | executable. If you haven't got /proc, set this to wherever you |
| + | executable. If you haven't got /proc, set this to wherever you |
| want to run BusyBox from. | |
| # These are auto-selected by other options | |
| @@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ config BUILD_LIBBUSYBOX | |
| busybox code. | |
| This feature allows every applet to be built as a tiny | |
| - | separate executable. Enabling it for "one big busybox binary" |
| + | separate executable. Enabling it for "one big busybox binary" |
| approach serves no purpose and increases code size. | |
| You should almost certainly say "no" to this. | |
| @@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ config BUILD_LIBBUSYBOX | |
| ### standalone application which uses libbusybox say 'Y'. | |
| ### | |
| ### Note: libbusybox is GPL, not LGPL, and exports no stable API that | |
| - | ### might act as a copyright barrier. We can and will modify the |
| + | ### might act as a copyright barrier. We can and will modify the |
| ### exported function set between releases (even minor version number | |
| ### changes), and happily break out-of-tree features. | |
| ### | |
| @@ -379,11 +381,11 @@ config LFS | |
| select FDISK_SUPPORT_LARGE_DISKS | |
| help | |
| If you want to build BusyBox with large file support, then enable | |
| - | this option. This will have no effect if your kernel or your C |
| - | library lacks large file support for large files. Some of the |
| + | this option. This will have no effect if your kernel or your C |
| + | library lacks large file support for large files. Some of the |
| programs that can benefit from large file support include dd, gzip, | |
| - | cp, mount, tar, and many others. If you want to access files larger |
| - | than 2 Gigabytes, enable this option. Otherwise, leave it set to 'N'. |
| + | cp, mount, tar, and many others. If you want to access files larger |
| + | than 2 Gigabytes, enable this option. Otherwise, leave it set to 'N'. |
| config CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX | |
| string "Cross Compiler prefix" | |
| @@ -404,8 +406,8 @@ config DEBUG | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| Say Y here if you wish to examine BusyBox internals while applets are | |
| - | running. This increases the size of the binary considerably, and |
| - | should only be used when doing development. If you are doing |
| + | running. This increases the size of the binary considerably, and |
| + | should only be used when doing development. If you are doing |
| development and want to debug BusyBox, answer Y. | |
| Most people should answer N. | |
| @@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ config DEBUG_PESSIMIZE | |
| help | |
| The compiler's optimization of source code can eliminate and reorder | |
| code, resulting in an executable that's hard to understand when | |
| - | stepping through it with a debugger. This switches it off, resulting |
| + | stepping through it with a debugger. This switches it off, resulting |
| in a much bigger executable that more closely matches the source | |
| code. | |
| @@ -434,27 +436,28 @@ choice | |
| default NO_DEBUG_LIB | |
| help | |
| Using an additional debugging library will make BusyBox become | |
| - | considerable larger and will cause it to run more slowly. You |
| + | considerable larger and will cause it to run more slowly. You |
| should always leave this option disabled for production use. | |
| dmalloc support: | |
| ---------------- | |
| This enables compiling with dmalloc ( http://dmalloc.com/ ) | |
| which is an excellent public domain mem leak and malloc problem | |
| - | detector. To enable dmalloc, before running busybox you will |
| + | detector. To enable dmalloc, before running busybox you will |
| want to properly set your environment, for example: | |
| export DMALLOC_OPTIONS=debug=0x34f47d83,inter=100,log=logfile | |
| The 'debug=' value is generated using the following command | |
| - | dmalloc -p log-stats -p log-non-free -p log-bad-space -p log-elapsed-time \ |
| - | -p check-fence -p check-heap -p check-lists -p check-blank \ |
| - | -p check-funcs -p realloc-copy -p allow-free-null |
| + | dmalloc -p log-stats -p log-non-free -p log-bad-space \ |
| + | -p log-elapsed-time -p check-fence -p check-heap \ |
| + | -p check-lists -p check-blank -p check-funcs -p realloc-copy \ |
| + | -p allow-free-null |
| Electric-fence support: | |
| ----------------------- | |
| - | This enables compiling with Electric-fence support. Electric |
| + | This enables compiling with Electric-fence support. Electric |
| fence is another very useful malloc debugging library which uses | |
| your computer's virtual memory hardware to detect illegal memory | |
| - | accesses. This support will make BusyBox be considerable larger |
| + | accesses. This support will make BusyBox be considerable larger |
| and run slower, so you should leave this option disabled unless | |
| you are hunting a hard to find memory problem. | |
| @@ -476,7 +479,7 @@ config INCLUDE_SUSv2 | |
| help | |
| This option will enable backwards compatibility with SuSv2, | |
| specifically, old-style numeric options ('command -1 <file>') | |
| - | will be supported in head, tail, and fold. (Note: should |
| + | will be supported in head, tail, and fold. (Note: should |
| affect renice too.) | |
| config PARSE | |
| @@ -509,8 +512,8 @@ config INSTALL_APPLET_SYMLINKS | |
| config INSTALL_APPLET_HARDLINKS | |
| bool "as hard-links" | |
| help | |
| - | Install applets as hard-links to the busybox binary. This might count |
| - | on a filesystem with few inodes. |
| + | Install applets as hard-links to the busybox binary. This might |
| + | count on a filesystem with few inodes. |
| config INSTALL_APPLET_SCRIPT_WRAPPERS | |
| bool "as script wrappers" | |
| @@ -546,7 +549,8 @@ config INSTALL_SH_APPLET_HARDLINK | |
| config INSTALL_SH_APPLET_SCRIPT_WRAPPER | |
| bool "as script wrapper" | |
| help | |
| - | Install /bin/sh applet as script wrapper that call the busybox binary. |
| + | Install /bin/sh applet as script wrapper that call the busybox |
| + | binary. |
| endchoice | |
archival/Config.in+25 -21
| @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config AR | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| ar is an archival utility program used to create, modify, and | |
| - | extract contents from archives. An archive is a single file holding |
| + | extract contents from archives. An archive is a single file holding |
| a collection of other files in a structure that makes it possible to | |
| retrieve the original individual files (called archive members). | |
| The original files' contents, mode (permissions), timestamp, owner, | |
| @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ config FEATURE_AR_LONG_FILENAMES | |
| default n | |
| depends on AR | |
| help | |
| - | By default the ar format can only store the first 15 characters of the |
| - | filename, this option removes that limitation. |
| + | By default the ar format can only store the first 15 characters of |
| + | the filename, this option removes that limitation. |
| It supports the GNU ar long filename method which moves multiple long | |
| filenames into a the data section of a new ar entry. | |
| @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ config BUNZIP2 | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| bunzip2 is a compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block | |
| - | sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression |
| + | sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression |
| is generally considerably better than that achieved by more | |
| conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the | |
| performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors. | |
| @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ config BZIP2 | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| bzip2 is a compression utility using the Burrows-Wheeler block | |
| - | sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression |
| + | sorting text compression algorithm, and Huffman coding. Compression |
| is generally considerably better than that achieved by more | |
| conventional LZ77/LZ78-based compressors, and approaches the | |
| performance of the PPM family of statistical compressors. | |
| @@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ config CPIO | |
| bool "cpio" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | cpio is an archival utility program used to create, modify, and extract |
| - | contents from archives. |
| + | cpio is an archival utility program used to create, modify, and |
| + | extract contents from archives. |
| cpio has 110 bytes of overheads for every stored file. | |
| This implementation of cpio can extract cpio archives created in the | |
| "newc" or "crc" format, it cannot create or modify them. | |
| - | Unless you have a specific application which requires cpio, you should |
| - | probably say N here. |
| + | Unless you have a specific application which requires cpio, you |
| + | should probably say N here. |
| config FEATURE_CPIO_O | |
| bool "Support for archive creation" | |
| @@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ config DPKG_DEB | |
| bool "dpkg_deb" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | dpkg-deb packs, unpacks and provides information about Debian archives. |
| + | dpkg-deb packs, unpacks and provides information about Debian |
| + | archives. |
| This implementation of dpkg-deb cannot pack archives. | |
| @@ -112,9 +113,10 @@ config FEATURE_DPKG_DEB_EXTRACT_ONLY | |
| default n | |
| depends on DPKG_DEB | |
| help | |
| - | This reduces dpkg-deb to the equivalent of "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx". |
| - | However it saves space as none of the extra dpkg-deb, ar or tar options are |
| - | needed, they are linked to internally. |
| + | This reduces dpkg-deb to the equivalent of |
| + | "ar -p <deb> data.tar.gz | tar -zx". However it saves space as none |
| + | of the extra dpkg-deb, ar or tar options are needed, they are linked |
| + | to internally. |
| config GUNZIP | |
| bool "gunzip" | |
| @@ -240,8 +242,9 @@ config FEATURE_TAR_OLDSUN_COMPATIBILITY | |
| depends on TAR | |
| help | |
| This option is required to unpack archives created by some old | |
| - | version of Sun's tar (it was calculating checksum using signed arithmetic). |
| - | It is said to be fixed in newer Sun tar, but "old" tarballs still exist. |
| + | version of Sun's tar (it was calculating checksum using signed |
| + | arithmetic). It is said to be fixed in newer Sun tar, but "old" |
| + | tarballs still exist. |
| config FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS | |
| bool "Support for GNU tar extensions (long filenames)" | |
| @@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ config UNLZMA | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| unlzma is a compression utility using the Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain | |
| - | compression algorithm, and range coding. Compression |
| + | compression algorithm, and range coding. Compression |
| is generally considerably better than that achieved by the bzip2 | |
| compressors. | |
| @@ -322,18 +325,19 @@ config FEATURE_DEB_TAR_GZ | |
| help | |
| This is the default compression method inside the debian ar file. | |
| - | If you want compatibility with standard .deb's you should say yes here. |
| + | If you want compatibility with standard .deb's you should say yes |
| + | here. |
| config FEATURE_DEB_TAR_BZ2 | |
| bool "bzip2 debian packages" | |
| default n | |
| depends on DPKG || DPKG_DEB | |
| help | |
| - | This allows dpkg and dpkg-deb to extract deb's that are compressed internally |
| - | with bzip2 instead of gzip. |
| + | This allows dpkg and dpkg-deb to extract deb's that are compressed |
| + | internally with bzip2 instead of gzip. |
| - | You only want this if you are creating your own custom debian packages that |
| - | use an internal control.tar.bz2 or data.tar.bz2. |
| + | You only want this if you are creating your own custom debian |
| + | packages that use an internal control.tar.bz2 or data.tar.bz2. |
| config FEATURE_DEB_TAR_LZMA | |
| bool "lzma debian packages" | |
coreutils/Config.in+10 -9
| @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config BASENAME | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| basename is used to strip the directory and suffix from filenames, | |
| - | leaving just the filename itself. Enable this option if you wish |
| + | leaving just the filename itself. Enable this option if you wish |
| to enable the 'basename' utility. | |
| config CAL | |
| @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config CAT | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| cat is used to concatenate files and print them to the standard | |
| - | output. Enable this option if you wish to enable the 'cat' utility. |
| + | output. Enable this option if you wish to enable the 'cat' utility. |
| config CATV | |
| bool "catv" | |
| @@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ config FEATURE_DD_SIGNAL_HANDLING | |
| print to standard error the number of records read and written | |
| so far, then to resume copying. | |
| - | $ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null& pid=$! $ kill -USR1 $pid; sleep 1; kill $pid |
| + | $ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null& |
| + | $ pid=$! kill -USR1 $pid; sleep 1; kill $pid |
| 10899206+0 records in 10899206+0 records out | |
| config FEATURE_DD_IBS_OBS | |
| @@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ config EXPR_MATH_SUPPORT_64 | |
| default n | |
| depends on EXPR | |
| help | |
| - | Enable 64-bit math support in the expr applet. This will make |
| + | Enable 64-bit math support in the expr applet. This will make |
| the applet slightly larger, but will allow computation with very | |
| large numbers. | |
| @@ -548,8 +549,8 @@ config FEATURE_SORT_BIG | |
| depends on SORT | |
| help | |
| Without this, sort only supports -r, -u, and an integer version | |
| - | of -n. Selecting this adds sort keys, floating point support, and |
| - | more. This adds a little over 3k to a nonstatic build on x86. |
| + | of -n. Selecting this adds sort keys, floating point support, and |
| + | more. This adds a little over 3k to a nonstatic build on x86. |
| The SuSv3 sort standard is available at: | |
| http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/utilities/sort.html | |
| @@ -581,7 +582,7 @@ config FEATURE_STAT_FORMAT | |
| depends on STAT | |
| help | |
| Without this, stat will not support the '-c format' option where | |
| - | users can pass a custom format string for output. This adds about |
| + | users can pass a custom format string for output. This adds about |
| 7k to a nonstatic build on amd64. | |
| config STTY | |
| @@ -642,7 +643,7 @@ config TEST | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| test is used to check file types and compare values, | |
| - | returning an appropriate exit code. The bash shell |
| + | returning an appropriate exit code. The bash shell |
| has test built in, ash can build it in optionally. | |
| config FEATURE_TEST_64 | |
| @@ -753,7 +754,7 @@ config FEATURE_WC_LARGE | |
| default n | |
| depends on WC | |
| help | |
| - | Use "unsigned long long" in wc for count variables |
| + | Use "unsigned long long" in wc for count variables. |
| config WHO | |
| bool "who" | |
debianutils/Config.in+2 -2
| @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ config RUN_PARTS | |
| It is useful to set up a directory like cron.daily, where you need to | |
| execute all the scripts in that directory. | |
| - | In this implementation of run-parts some features (such as report mode) |
| - | are not implemented. |
| + | In this implementation of run-parts some features (such as report |
| + | mode) are not implemented. |
| Unless you know that run-parts is used in some of your scripts | |
| you can safely say N here. | |
e2fsprogs/Config.in+1 -1
| @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ config LSATTR | |
| ### bool "mke2fs" | |
| ### default n | |
| ### help | |
| - | ### mke2fs is used to create an ext2/ext3 filesystem. The normal compat |
| + | ### mke2fs is used to create an ext2/ext3 filesystem. The normal compat |
| ### symlinks 'mkfs.ext2' and 'mkfs.ext3' are also provided. | |
| ### config TUNE2FS | |
e2fsprogs/old_e2fsprogs/Config.in+1 -1
| @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ config MKE2FS | |
| bool "mke2fs" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | mke2fs is used to create an ext2/ext3 filesystem. The normal compat |
| + | mke2fs is used to create an ext2/ext3 filesystem. The normal compat |
| symlinks 'mkfs.ext2' and 'mkfs.ext3' are also provided. | |
| config TUNE2FS | |
editors/Config.in+7 -7
| @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ config AWK | |
| bool "awk" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | Awk is used as a pattern scanning and processing language. This is |
| + | Awk is used as a pattern scanning and processing language. This is |
| the BusyBox implementation of that programming language. | |
| config FEATURE_AWK_MATH | |
| @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ config ED | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The original 1970's Unix text editor, from the days of teletypes. | |
| - | Small, simple, evil. Part of SUSv3. If you're not already using |
| + | Small, simple, evil. Part of SUSv3. If you're not already using |
| this, you don't need it. | |
| config PATCH | |
| @@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ config VI | |
| bool "vi" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | 'vi' is a text editor. More specifically, it is the One True |
| - | text editor <grin>. It does, however, have a rather steep |
| - | learning curve. If you are not already comfortable with 'vi' |
| + | 'vi' is a text editor. More specifically, it is the One True |
| + | text editor <grin>. It does, however, have a rather steep |
| + | learning curve. If you are not already comfortable with 'vi' |
| you may wish to use something else. | |
| config FEATURE_VI_MAX_LEN | |
| @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ config FEATURE_VI_COLON | |
| default y | |
| depends on VI | |
| help | |
| - | Enable a limited set of colon commands for vi. This does not |
| + | Enable a limited set of colon commands for vi. This does not |
| provide an "ex" mode. | |
| config FEATURE_VI_YANKMARK | |
| @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ config FEATURE_VI_USE_SIGNALS | |
| default y | |
| depends on VI | |
| help | |
| - | Selecting this option will make busybox vi signal aware. This will |
| + | Selecting this option will make busybox vi signal aware. This will |
| make busybox vi support SIGWINCH to deal with Window Changes, catch | |
| Ctrl-Z and Ctrl-C and alarms. | |
findutils/Config.in+2 -2
| @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ config FEATURE_FIND_PRINT0 | |
| depends on FIND | |
| help | |
| Causes output names to be separated by a null character | |
| - | rather than a newline. This allows names that contain |
| + | rather than a newline. This allows names that contain |
| newlines and other whitespace to be more easily | |
| interpreted by other programs. | |
| @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ config FEATURE_GREP_EGREP_ALIAS | |
| default y | |
| depends on GREP | |
| help | |
| - | Enabled support for extended regular expressions. Extended |
| + | Enabled support for extended regular expressions. Extended |
| regular expressions allow for alternation (foo|bar), grouping, | |
| and various repetition operators. | |
init/Config.in+3 -3
| @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ config FEATURE_INIT_COREDUMPS | |
| help | |
| If this option is enabled and the file /.init_enable_core | |
| exists, then init will call setrlimit() to allow unlimited | |
| - | core file sizes. If this option is disabled, processes |
| + | core file sizes. If this option is disabled, processes |
| will not generate any core files. | |
| @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ config FEATURE_INITRD | |
| default y | |
| depends on INIT | |
| help | |
| - | Legacy support for running init under the old-style initrd. Allows |
| + | Legacy support for running init under the old-style initrd. Allows |
| the name linuxrc to act as init, and it doesn't assume init is PID 1. | |
| This does not apply to initramfs, which runs /init as PID 1 and | |
| @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ config MESG | |
| bool "mesg" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | Mesg controls access to your terminal by others. It is typically |
| + | Mesg controls access to your terminal by others. It is typically |
| used to allow or disallow other users to write to your terminal | |
| endmenu | |
libbb/Config.in+1 -1
| @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ config FEATURE_EDITING_VI | |
| default n | |
| depends on FEATURE_EDITING | |
| help | |
| - | Enable vi-style line editing. In shells, this mode can be |
| + | Enable vi-style line editing. In shells, this mode can be |
| turned on and off with "set -o vi" and "set +o vi". | |
| config FEATURE_EDITING_HISTORY | |
loginutils/Config.in+12 -12
| @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ config FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS | |
| bool "Support for shadow passwords" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | Build support for shadow password in /etc/shadow. This file is only |
| + | Build support for shadow password in /etc/shadow. This file is only |
| readable by root and thus the encrypted passwords are no longer | |
| publicly readable. | |
| @@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ config USE_BB_PWD_GRP | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| If you leave this disabled, busybox will use the system's password | |
| - | and group functions. And if you are using the GNU C library |
| + | and group functions. And if you are using the GNU C library |
| (glibc), you will then need to install the /etc/nsswitch.conf | |
| configuration file and the required /lib/libnss_* libraries in | |
| - | order for the password and group functions to work. This generally |
| + | order for the password and group functions to work. This generally |
| makes your embedded system quite a bit larger. | |
| Enabling this option will cause busybox to directly access the | |
| system's /etc/password, /etc/group files (and your system will be | |
| smaller, and I will get fewer emails asking about how glibc NSS | |
| - | works). When this option is enabled, you will not be able to use |
| - | PAM to access remote LDAP password servers and whatnot. And if you |
| + | works). When this option is enabled, you will not be able to use |
| + | PAM to access remote LDAP password servers and whatnot. And if you |
| want hostname resolution to work with glibc, you still need the | |
| /lib/libnss_* libraries. | |
| @@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ config USE_BB_SHADOW | |
| depends on USE_BB_PWD_GRP && FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS | |
| help | |
| If you leave this disabled, busybox will use the system's shadow | |
| - | password handling functions. And if you are using the GNU C library |
| + | password handling functions. And if you are using the GNU C library |
| (glibc), you will then need to install the /etc/nsswitch.conf | |
| configuration file and the required /lib/libnss_* libraries in | |
| - | order for the shadow password functions to work. This generally |
| + | order for the shadow password functions to work. This generally |
| makes your embedded system quite a bit larger. | |
| Enabling this option will cause busybox to directly access the | |
| - | system's /etc/shadow file when handling shadow passwords. This |
| + | system's /etc/shadow file when handling shadow passwords. This |
| makes your system smaller (and I will get fewer emails asking about | |
| - | how glibc NSS works). When this option is enabled, you will not be |
| + | how glibc NSS works). When this option is enabled, you will not be |
| able to use PAM to access shadow passwords from remote LDAP | |
| password servers and whatnot. | |
| @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ config USE_BB_CRYPT | |
| standard C library functions. | |
| If you leave this disabled, busybox will use the system's | |
| - | crypt functions. Most C libraries use large (~70k) |
| + | crypt functions. Most C libraries use large (~70k) |
| static buffers there, and also combine them with more general | |
| DES encryption/decryption. | |
| @@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ config PASSWD | |
| select FEATURE_SUID | |
| select FEATURE_SYSLOG | |
| help | |
| - | passwd changes passwords for user and group accounts. A normal user |
| + | passwd changes passwords for user and group accounts. A normal user |
| may only change the password for his/her own account, the super user | |
| - | may change the password for any account. The administrator of a group |
| + | may change the password for any account. The administrator of a group |
| may change the password for the group. | |
| Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to | |
miscutils/Config.in+11 -11
| @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ config CROND | |
| 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: | |
| @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ config CRONTAB | |
| default n | |
| select 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. | |
| @@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ config FEATURE_DEVFS | |
| This is obsolete and will be going away at the end of 2008.. | |
| This tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of | |
| - | /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of |
| + | /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of |
| devfs names, you don't want this. | |
| config EJECT | |
| bool "eject" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom) |
| + | Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom) |
| config FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI | |
| bool "SCSI support" | |
| @@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ 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 FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY | |
| @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ config FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF | |
| depends on 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 FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA | |
| @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ config MT | |
| 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. | |
| @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ config READAHEAD | |
| 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 |
| + | 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. | |
| @@ -514,8 +514,8 @@ config WATCHDOG | |
| default n | |
| 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. | |
modutils/Config.in+5 -5
| @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_VERSION_CHECKING | |
| default n | |
| depends on INSMOD && FEATURE_2_4_MODULES | |
| help | |
| - | Support checking of versions for modules. This is used to |
| + | Support checking of versions for modules. This is used to |
| ensure that the kernel and module are made for each other. | |
| config FEATURE_INSMOD_KSYMOOPS_SYMBOLS | |
| @@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_KSYMOOPS_SYMBOLS | |
| depends on INSMOD && FEATURE_2_4_MODULES | |
| help | |
| By adding module symbols to the kernel symbol table, Oops messages | |
| - | occuring within kernel modules can be properly debugged. By enabling |
| + | occuring within kernel modules can be properly debugged. By enabling |
| this feature, module symbols will always be added to the kernel symbol | |
| - | table for properly debugging support. If you are not interested in |
| + | table for properly debugging support. If you are not interested in |
| Oops messages from kernel modules, say N. | |
| config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOADINKMEM | |
| @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ config FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP_FULL | |
| depends on FEATURE_INSMOD_LOAD_MAP | |
| help | |
| Without this option, -m will only output section | |
| - | load map. With this option, -m will also output |
| + | load map. With this option, -m will also output |
| symbols load map. | |
| config RMMOD | |
| @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ config FEATURE_CHECK_TAINTED_MODULE | |
| default y | |
| depends on INSMOD || LSMOD | |
| help | |
| - | Support checking for tainted modules. These are usually binary |
| + | Support checking for tainted modules. These are usually binary |
| only modules that will make the linux-kernel list ignore your | |
| support request. | |
| This option is required to support GPLONLY modules. | |
networking/Config.in+26 -22
| @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ config FEATURE_HTTPD_ENCODE_URL_STR | |
| depends on HTTPD | |
| help | |
| This option allows html encoding of arbitrary strings for display | |
| - | by the browser. Output goes to stdout. |
| + | by the browser. Output goes to stdout. |
| For example, httpd -e "<Hello World>" produces | |
| "<Hello World>". | |
| @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ config FEATURE_IFCONFIG_SLIP | |
| default n | |
| depends on IFCONFIG | |
| help | |
| - | Allow "keepalive" and "outfill" support for SLIP. If you're not |
| + | Allow "keepalive" and "outfill" support for SLIP. If you're not |
| planning on using serial lines, leave this unchecked. | |
| config FEATURE_IFCONFIG_MEMSTART_IOADDR_IRQ | |
| @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ config FEATURE_IFCONFIG_HW | |
| depends on IFCONFIG | |
| help | |
| Set the hardware address of this interface, if the device driver | |
| - | supports this operation. Currently, we only support the 'ether' |
| + | supports this operation. Currently, we only support the 'ether' |
| class. | |
| config FEATURE_IFCONFIG_BROADCAST_PLUS | |
| @@ -303,15 +303,15 @@ config IFUPDOWN | |
| bool "ifupdown" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | Activate or deactivate the specified interfaces. This applet makes |
| + | Activate or deactivate the specified interfaces. This applet makes |
| use of either "ifconfig" and "route" or the "ip" command to actually | |
| - | configure network interfaces. Therefore, you will probably also want |
| + | configure network interfaces. Therefore, you will probably also want |
| to enable either IFCONFIG and ROUTE, or enable | |
| - | FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP and the various IP options. Of |
| + | FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP and the various IP options. Of |
| course you could use non-busybox versions of these programs, so | |
| against my better judgement (since this will surely result in plenty | |
| of support questions on the mailing list), I do not force you to | |
| - | enable these additional options. It is up to you to supply either |
| + | enable these additional options. It is up to you to supply either |
| "ifconfig", "route" and "run-parts" or the "ip" command, either | |
| via busybox or via standalone utilities. | |
| @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ config IP | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The "ip" applet is a TCP/IP interface configuration and routing | |
| - | utility. You generally don't need "ip" to use busybox with |
| + | utility. You generally don't need "ip" to use busybox with |
| TCP/IP. | |
| config FEATURE_IP_ADDRESS | |
| @@ -558,7 +558,8 @@ config FEATURE_IPCALC_FANCY | |
| default y | |
| depends on IPCALC | |
| help | |
| - | Adds the options hostname, prefix and silent to the output of "ipcalc". |
| + | Adds the options hostname, prefix and silent to the output of |
| + | "ipcalc". |
| config FEATURE_IPCALC_LONG_OPTIONS | |
| bool "Enable long options" | |
| @@ -688,7 +689,8 @@ config SLATTACH | |
| bool "slattach" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | slattach is a small utility to attach network interfaces to serial lines. |
| + | slattach is a small utility to attach network interfaces to serial |
| + | lines. |
| config TELNET | |
| bool "telnet" | |
| @@ -703,7 +705,7 @@ config FEATURE_TELNET_TTYPE | |
| depends on TELNET | |
| help | |
| Setting this option will forward the TERM environment variable to the | |
| - | remote host you are connecting to. This is useful to make sure that |
| + | remote host you are connecting to. This is useful to make sure that |
| things like ANSI colors and other control sequences behave. | |
| config FEATURE_TELNET_AUTOLOGIN | |
| @@ -722,9 +724,9 @@ config TELNETD | |
| select FEATURE_SYSLOG | |
| help | |
| A daemon for the TELNET protocol, allowing you to log onto the host | |
| - | running the daemon. Please keep in mind that the TELNET protocol |
| - | sends passwords in plain text. If you can't afford the space for an |
| - | SSH daemon and you trust your network, you may say 'y' here. As a |
| + | running the daemon. Please keep in mind that the TELNET protocol |
| + | sends passwords in plain text. If you can't afford the space for an |
| + | SSH daemon and you trust your network, you may say 'y' here. As a |
| more secure alternative, you should seriously consider installing the | |
| very small Dropbear SSH daemon instead: | |
| http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html | |
| @@ -750,7 +752,7 @@ config TELNETD | |
| mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts | |
| You need to be sure that Busybox has LOGIN and | |
| - | FEATURE_SUID enabled. And finally, you should make |
| + | FEATURE_SUID enabled. And finally, you should make |
| certain that Busybox has been installed setuid root: | |
| chown root.root /bin/busybox | |
| @@ -770,7 +772,7 @@ config TFTP | |
| bool "tftp" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | This enables the Trivial File Transfer Protocol client program. TFTP |
| + | This enables the Trivial File Transfer Protocol client program. TFTP |
| is usually used for simple, small transfers such as a root image | |
| for a network-enabled bootloader. | |
| @@ -789,7 +791,7 @@ config FEATURE_TFTP_GET | |
| default y | |
| depends on TFTP || TFTPD | |
| help | |
| - | Add support for the GET command within the TFTP client. This allows |
| + | Add support for the GET command within the TFTP client. This allows |
| a client to retrieve a file from a TFTP server. | |
| Also enable upload support in tftpd, if tftpd is selected. | |
| @@ -798,7 +800,7 @@ config FEATURE_TFTP_PUT | |
| default y | |
| depends on TFTP || TFTPD | |
| help | |
| - | Add support for the PUT command within the TFTP client. This allows |
| + | Add support for the PUT command within the TFTP client. This allows |
| a client to transfer a file to a TFTP server. | |
| Also enable download support in tftpd, if tftpd is selected. | |
| @@ -815,7 +817,7 @@ config DEBUG_TFTP | |
| default n | |
| depends on TFTP | |
| help | |
| - | Enable debug settings for tftp. This is useful if you're running |
| + | Enable debug settings for tftp. This is useful if you're running |
| into problems with tftp as the protocol doesn't help you much when | |
| you run into problems. | |
| @@ -830,7 +832,7 @@ config FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_VERBOSE | |
| default n | |
| depends on TRACEROUTE | |
| help | |
| - | Add some verbosity to traceroute. This includes amongst other things |
| + | Add some verbosity to traceroute. This includes amongst other things |
| hostnames and ICMP response types. | |
| config FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_SOURCE_ROUTE | |
| @@ -900,12 +902,14 @@ config TCPSVD | |
| bool "tcpsvd" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | tcpsvd listens on a TCP port and runs a program for each new connection |
| + | tcpsvd listens on a TCP port and runs a program for each new |
| + | connection. |
| config UDPSVD | |
| bool "udpsvd" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | udpsvd listens on an UDP port and runs a program for each new connection |
| + | udpsvd listens on an UDP port and runs a program for each new |
| + | connection. |
| endmenu | |
procps/Config.in+3 -3
| @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ config FUSER | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| fuser lists all PIDs (Process IDs) that currently have a given | |
| - | file open. fuser can also list all PIDs that have a given network |
| + | file open. fuser can also list all PIDs that have a given network |
| (TCP or UDP) port open. | |
| config KILL | |
| @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ config KILL | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The command kill sends the specified signal to the specified | |
| - | process or process group. If no signal is specified, the TERM |
| + | process or process group. If no signal is specified, the TERM |
| signal is sent. | |
| config KILLALL | |
| @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ config KILLALL | |
| depends on KILL | |
| help | |
| killall sends a signal to all processes running any of the | |
| - | specified commands. If no signal name is specified, SIGTERM is |
| + | specified commands. If no signal name is specified, SIGTERM is |
| sent. | |
| config KILLALL5 | |
shell/Config.in+9 -9
| @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ config ASH | |
| help | |
| Tha 'ash' shell adds about 60k in the default configuration and is | |
| the most complete and most pedantically correct shell included with | |
| - | busybox. This shell is actually a derivative of the Debian 'dash' |
| + | busybox. This shell is actually a derivative of the Debian 'dash' |
| shell (by Herbert Xu), which was created by porting the 'ash' shell | |
| (written by Kenneth Almquist) from NetBSD. | |
| @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ config ASH_MATH_SUPPORT_64 | |
| default n | |
| depends on ASH_MATH_SUPPORT | |
| help | |
| - | Enable 64-bit math support in the ash shell. This will make |
| + | Enable 64-bit math support in the ash shell. This will make |
| the shell slightly larger, but will allow computation with very | |
| large numbers. | |
| @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ config HUSH | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| hush is a very small shell (just 18k) and it has fairly complete | |
| - | Bourne shell grammar. It even handles all the normal flow control |
| + | Bourne shell grammar. It even handles all the normal flow control |
| options such as if/then/elif/else/fi, for/in/do/done, while loops, | |
| etc. | |
| @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ config MSH | |
| help | |
| The minix shell (adds just 30k) is quite complete and handles things | |
| like for/do/done, case/esac and all the things you expect a Bourne | |
| - | shell to do. It is not always pedantically correct about Bourne |
| + | shell to do. It is not always pedantically correct about Bourne |
| shell grammar (try running the shell testscript "tests/sh.testcases" | |
| on it and compare vs bash) but for most things it works quite well. | |
| It also uses only vfork, so it can be used on uClinux systems. | |
| @@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ config FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE | |
| depends on (MSH || LASH || HUSH || ASH) && FEATURE_PREFER_APPLETS | |
| help | |
| This option causes busybox shells to use busybox applets | |
| - | in preference to executables in the PATH whenever possible. For |
| + | in preference to executables in the PATH whenever possible. For |
| example, entering the command 'ifconfig' into the shell would cause | |
| - | busybox to use the ifconfig busybox applet. Specifying the fully |
| + | busybox to use the ifconfig busybox applet. Specifying the fully |
| qualified executable name, such as '/sbin/ifconfig' will still | |
| - | execute the /sbin/ifconfig executable on the filesystem. This option |
| + | execute the /sbin/ifconfig executable on the filesystem. This option |
| is generally used when creating a statically linked version of busybox | |
| for use as a rescue shell, in the event that you screw up your system. | |
| @@ -285,12 +285,12 @@ config FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE | |
| started this way). | |
| # untrue? | |
| # Note that this will *also* cause applets to take precedence | |
| - | # over shell builtins of the same name. So turning this on will |
| + | # over shell builtins of the same name. So turning this on will |
| # eliminate any performance gained by turning on the builtin "echo" | |
| # and "test" commands in ash. | |
| # untrue? | |
| # Note that when using this option, the shell will attempt to directly | |
| - | # run '/bin/busybox'. If you do not have the busybox binary sitting in |
| + | # run '/bin/busybox'. If you do not have the busybox binary sitting in |
| # that exact location with that exact name, this option will not work at | |
| # all. | |
sysklogd/Config.in+10 -10
| @@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ config SYSLOGD | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The syslogd utility is used to record logs of all the | |
| - | significant events that occur on a system. Every |
| + | significant events that occur on a system. Every |
| message that is logged records the date and time of the | |
| event, and will generally also record the name of the | |
| - | application that generated the message. When used in |
| + | application that generated the message. When used in |
| conjunction with klogd, messages from the Linux kernel | |
| - | can also be recorded. This is terribly useful, |
| + | can also be recorded. This is terribly useful, |
| especially for finding what happened when something goes | |
| - | wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if |
| + | wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if |
| you wait long enough.... | |
| config FEATURE_ROTATE_LOGFILE | |
| @@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ config FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG | |
| help | |
| When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility can | |
| be used to send system log messages to another system | |
| - | connected via a network. This allows the remote |
| + | connected via a network. This allows the remote |
| machine to log all the system messages, which can be | |
| terribly useful for reducing the number of serial | |
| - | cables you use. It can also be a very good security |
| + | cables you use. It can also be a very good security |
| measure to prevent system logs from being tampered with | |
| by an intruder. | |
| @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ config FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG | |
| When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will | |
| use a circular buffer to record system log messages. | |
| When the buffer is filled it will continue to overwrite | |
| - | the oldest messages. This can be very useful for |
| + | the oldest messages. This can be very useful for |
| systems with little or no permanent storage, since | |
| otherwise system logs can eventually fill up your | |
| entire filesystem, which may cause your system to | |
| @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ config LOGREAD | |
| depends on FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG | |
| help | |
| If you enabled Circular Buffer support, you almost | |
| - | certainly want to enable this feature as well. This |
| + | certainly want to enable this feature as well. This |
| utility will allow you to read the messages that are | |
| stored in the syslogd circular buffer. | |
| @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ config KLOGD | |
| help | |
| klogd is a utility which intercepts and logs all | |
| messages from the Linux kernel and sends the messages | |
| - | out to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged. If |
| + | out to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged. If |
| you wish to record the messages produced by the kernel, | |
| you should enable this option. | |
| @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ config LOGGER | |
| help | |
| The logger utility allows you to send arbitrary text | |
| messages to the system log (i.e. the 'syslogd' utility) so | |
| - | they can be logged. This is generally used to help locate |
| + | they can be logged. This is generally used to help locate |
| problems that occur within programs and scripts. | |
| endmenu | |
util-linux/Config.in+66 -63
| @@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ config DMESG | |
| bool "dmesg" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer. When the |
| + | dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer. When the |
| Linux kernel prints messages to the system log, they are stored in | |
| - | the kernel ring buffer. You can use dmesg to print the kernel's ring |
| + | the kernel ring buffer. You can use dmesg to print the kernel's ring |
| buffer, clear the kernel ring buffer, change the size of the kernel | |
| ring buffer, and change the priority level at which kernel messages | |
| - | are also logged to the system console. Enable this option if you |
| + | are also logged to the system console. Enable this option if you |
| wish to enable the 'dmesg' utility. | |
| config FEATURE_DMESG_PRETTY | |
| @@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ config FEATURE_DMESG_PRETTY | |
| depends on DMESG | |
| help | |
| If you wish to scrub the syslog level from the output, say 'Y' here. | |
| - | The syslog level is a string prefixed to every line with the form "<#>". |
| + | The syslog level is a string prefixed to every line with the form |
| + | "<#>". |
| With this option you will see: | |
| # dmesg | |
| @@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ config FBSET | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| fbset is used to show or change the settings of a Linux frame buffer | |
| - | device. The frame buffer device provides a simple and unique |
| - | interface to access a graphics display. Enable this option |
| + | device. The frame buffer device provides a simple and unique |
| + | interface to access a graphics display. Enable this option |
| if you wish to enable the 'fbset' utility. | |
| config FEATURE_FBSET_FANCY | |
| @@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ config FEATURE_FBSET_FANCY | |
| depends on FBSET | |
| help | |
| This option enables extended fbset options, allowing one to set the | |
| - | framebuffer size, color depth, etc. interface to access a graphics |
| - | display. Enable this option if you wish to enable extended fbset |
| + | framebuffer size, color depth, etc. interface to access a graphics |
| + | display. Enable this option if you wish to enable extended fbset |
| options. | |
| config FEATURE_FBSET_READMODE | |
| @@ -70,11 +71,11 @@ config FDFLUSH | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| fdflush is only needed when changing media on slightly-broken | |
| - | removable media drives. It is used to make Linux believe that a |
| + | removable media drives. It is used to make Linux believe that a |
| hardware disk-change switch has been actuated, which causes Linux to | |
| - | forget anything it has cached from the previous media. If you have |
| + | forget anything it has cached from the previous media. If you have |
| such a slightly-broken drive, you will need to run fdflush every time | |
| - | you change a disk. Most people have working hardware and can safely |
| + | you change a disk. Most people have working hardware and can safely |
| leave this disabled. | |
| config FDFORMAT | |
| @@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ config FDISK | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The fdisk utility is used to divide hard disks into one or more | |
| - | logical disks, which are generally called partitions. This utility |
| + | logical disks, which are generally called partitions. This utility |
| can be used to list and edit the set of partitions or BSD style | |
| 'disk slices' that are defined on a hard drive. | |
| @@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ config FEATURE_FDISK_WRITABLE | |
| depends on FDISK | |
| help | |
| Enabling this option allows you to create or change a partition table | |
| - | and write those changes out to disk. If you leave this option |
| + | and write those changes out to disk. If you leave this option |
| disabled, you will only be able to view the partition table. | |
| config FEATURE_AIX_LABEL | |
| @@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ config FEATURE_FDISK_ADVANCED | |
| help | |
| Enabling this option allows you to do terribly unsafe things like | |
| define arbitrary drive geometry, move the beginning of data in a | |
| - | partition, and similarly evil things. Unless you have a very good |
| + | partition, and similarly evil things. Unless you have a very good |
| reason you would be wise to leave this disabled. | |
| config FINDFS | |
| @@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ config FINDFS | |
| select VOLUMEID | |
| help | |
| This is similar to the findfs program that is part of the e2fsprogs | |
| - | package. However, the e2fsprogs version only support ext2/3. This |
| + | package. However, the e2fsprogs version only support ext2/3. This |
| version supports those in addition to FAT, swap, and ReiserFS. | |
| WARNING: | |
| With all submodules selected, it will add ~8k to busybox. | |
| @@ -165,11 +166,11 @@ config FREERAMDISK | |
| bool "freeramdisk" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | Linux allows you to create ramdisks. This utility allows you to |
| + | Linux allows you to create ramdisks. This utility allows you to |
| delete them and completely free all memory that was used for the | |
| - | ramdisk. For example, if you boot Linux into a ramdisk and later |
| + | ramdisk. For example, if you boot Linux into a ramdisk and later |
| pivot_root, you may want to free the memory that is allocated to the | |
| - | ramdisk. If you have no use for freeing memory from a ramdisk, leave |
| + | ramdisk. If you have no use for freeing memory from a ramdisk, leave |
| this disabled. | |
| config FSCK_MINIX | |
| @@ -177,9 +178,9 @@ config FSCK_MINIX | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The minix filesystem is a nice, small, compact, read-write filesystem | |
| - | with little overhead. It is not a journaling filesystem however and |
| + | with little overhead. It is not a journaling filesystem however and |
| can experience corruption if it is not properly unmounted or if the | |
| - | power goes off in the middle of a write. This utility allows you to |
| + | power goes off in the middle of a write. This utility allows you to |
| check for and attempt to repair any corruption that occurs to a minix | |
| filesystem. | |
| @@ -188,8 +189,8 @@ config MKFS_MINIX | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The minix filesystem is a nice, small, compact, read-write filesystem | |
| - | with little overhead. If you wish to be able to create minix filesystems |
| - | this utility will do the job for you. |
| + | with little overhead. If you wish to be able to create minix |
| + | filesystems this utility will do the job for you. |
| comment "Minix filesystem support" | |
| depends on FSCK_MINIX || MKFS_MINIX | |
| @@ -199,9 +200,9 @@ config FEATURE_MINIX2 | |
| default y | |
| depends on FSCK_MINIX || MKFS_MINIX | |
| help | |
| - | If you wish to be able to create version 2 minix filesystems, enable this. |
| - | If you enabled 'mkfs_minix' then you almost certainly want to be using the |
| - | version 2 filesystem support. |
| + | If you wish to be able to create version 2 minix filesystems, enable |
| + | this. If you enabled 'mkfs_minix' then you almost certainly want to |
| + | be using the version 2 filesystem support. |
| config GETOPT | |
| bool "getopt" | |
| @@ -209,9 +210,9 @@ config GETOPT | |
| help | |
| The getopt utility is used to break up (parse) options in command | |
| lines to make it easy to write complex shell scripts that also check | |
| - | for legal (and illegal) options. If you want to write horribly |
| + | for legal (and illegal) options. If you want to write horribly |
| complex shell scripts, or use some horribly complex shell script | |
| - | written by others, this utility may be for you. Most people will |
| + | written by others, this utility may be for you. Most people will |
| wisely leave this disabled. | |
| config HEXDUMP | |
| @@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ config HWCLOCK | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The hwclock utility is used to read and set the hardware clock | |
| - | on a system. This is primarily used to set the current time on |
| + | on a system. This is primarily used to set the current time on |
| shutdown in the hardware clock, so the hardware will keep the | |
| correct time when Linux is _not_ running. | |
| @@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ config FEATURE_HWCLOCK_LONG_OPTIONS | |
| default n | |
| depends on HWCLOCK && GETOPT_LONG | |
| help | |
| - | By default, the hwclock utility only uses short options. If you |
| + | By default, the hwclock utility only uses short options. If you |
| are overly fond of its long options, such as --hctosys, --utc, etc) | |
| then enable this option. | |
| @@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ config FEATURE_HWCLOCK_ADJTIME_FHS | |
| depends on HWCLOCK | |
| help | |
| Starting with FHS 2.3, the adjtime state file is supposed to exist | |
| - | at /var/lib/hwclock/adjtime instead of /etc/adjtime. If you wish |
| + | at /var/lib/hwclock/adjtime instead of /etc/adjtime. If you wish |
| to use the FHS behavior, answer Y here, otherwise answer N for the | |
| classic /etc/adjtime path. | |
| @@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ config LOSETUP | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| losetup is used to associate or detach a loop device with a regular | |
| - | file or block device, and to query the status of a loop device. This |
| + | file or block device, and to query the status of a loop device. This |
| version does not currently support enabling data encryption. | |
| config MDEV | |
| @@ -326,7 +327,8 @@ config FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME_REGEXP | |
| default n | |
| depends on FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME | |
| help | |
| - | Add support for regular expressions substitutions when renaming device. |
| + | Add support for regular expressions substitutions when renaming |
| + | device. |
| config FEATURE_MDEV_EXEC | |
| bool "Support command execution at device addition/removal" | |
| @@ -354,9 +356,9 @@ config MKSWAP | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The mkswap utility is used to configure a file or disk partition as | |
| - | Linux swap space. This allows Linux to use the entire file or |
| + | Linux swap space. This allows Linux to use the entire file or |
| partition as if it were additional RAM, which can greatly increase | |
| - | the capability of low-memory machines. This additional memory is |
| + | the capability of low-memory machines. This additional memory is |
| much slower than real RAM, but can be very helpful at preventing your | |
| applications being killed by the Linux out of memory (OOM) killer. | |
| Once you have created swap space using 'mkswap' you need to enable | |
| @@ -377,9 +379,9 @@ config MORE | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| more is a simple utility which allows you to read text one screen | |
| - | sized page at a time. If you want to read text that is larger than |
| + | sized page at a time. If you want to read text that is larger than |
| the screen, and you are using anything faster than a 300 baud modem, | |
| - | you will probably find this utility very helpful. If you don't have |
| + | you will probably find this utility very helpful. If you don't have |
| any need to reading text files, you can leave this disabled. | |
| config FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS | |
| @@ -388,7 +390,7 @@ config FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS | |
| depends on MORE || TOP | |
| help | |
| This option allows utilities such as 'more' and 'top' to determine | |
| - | the size of the screen. If you leave this disabled, your utilities |
| + | the size of the screen. If you leave this disabled, your utilities |
| that display things on the screen will be especially primitive and | |
| will be unable to determine the current screen size, and will be | |
| unable to move the cursor. | |
| @@ -608,10 +610,10 @@ config MOUNT | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| All files and filesystems in Unix are arranged into one big directory | |
| - | tree. The 'mount' utility is used to graft a filesystem onto a |
| - | particular part of the tree. A filesystem can either live on a block |
| + | tree. The 'mount' utility is used to graft a filesystem onto a |
| + | particular part of the tree. A filesystem can either live on a block |
| device, or it can be accessible over the network, as is the case with | |
| - | NFS filesystems. Most people using BusyBox will also want to enable |
| + | NFS filesystems. Most people using BusyBox will also want to enable |
| the 'mount' utility. | |
| config FEATURE_MOUNT_FAKE | |
| @@ -649,7 +651,7 @@ config FEATURE_MOUNT_LABEL | |
| select VOLUMEID | |
| help | |
| This allows for specifying a device by label or uuid, rather than by | |
| - | name. This feature utilizes the same functionality as findfs. |
| + | name. This feature utilizes the same functionality as findfs. |
| config FEATURE_MOUNT_NFS | |
| bool "Support mounting NFS file systems" | |
| @@ -672,7 +674,7 @@ config FEATURE_MOUNT_FLAGS | |
| bool "Support lots of -o flags in mount" | |
| default y | |
| help | |
| - | Without this, mount only supports ro/rw/remount. With this, it |
| + | Without this, mount only supports ro/rw/remount. With this, it |
| supports nosuid, suid, dev, nodev, exec, noexec, sync, async, atime, | |
| noatime, diratime, nodiratime, loud, bind, move, shared, slave, | |
| private, unbindable, rshared, rslave, rprivate, and runbindable. | |
| @@ -689,11 +691,11 @@ config PIVOT_ROOT | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The pivot_root utility swaps the mount points for the root filesystem | |
| - | with some other mounted filesystem. This allows you to do all sorts |
| + | with some other mounted filesystem. This allows you to do all sorts |
| of wild and crazy things with your Linux system and is far more | |
| powerful than 'chroot'. | |
| - | Note: This is for initrd in linux 2.4. Under initramfs (introduced |
| + | Note: This is for initrd in linux 2.4. Under initramfs (introduced |
| in linux 2.6) use switch_root instead. | |
| config RDATE | |
| @@ -728,7 +730,7 @@ config SETARCH | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The linux32 utility is used to create a 32bit environment for the | |
| - | specified program (usually a shell). It only makes sense to have |
| + | specified program (usually a shell). It only makes sense to have |
| this util on a system that supports both 64bit and 32bit userland | |
| (like amd64/x86, ppc64/ppc, sparc64/sparc, etc...). | |
| @@ -738,9 +740,9 @@ config SWAPONOFF | |
| help | |
| This option enables both the 'swapon' and the 'swapoff' utilities. | |
| Once you have created some swap space using 'mkswap', you also need | |
| - | to enable your swap space with the 'swapon' utility. The 'swapoff' |
| + | to enable your swap space with the 'swapon' utility. The 'swapoff' |
| utility is used, typically at system shutdown, to disable any swap | |
| - | space. If you are not using any swap space, you can leave this |
| + | space. If you are not using any swap space, you can leave this |
| option disabled. | |
| config FEATURE_SWAPON_PRI | |
| @@ -755,28 +757,28 @@ config SWITCH_ROOT | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| The switch_root utility is used from initramfs to select a new | |
| - | root device. Under initramfs, you have to use this instead of |
| - | pivot_root. (Stop reading here if you don't care why.) |
| + | root device. Under initramfs, you have to use this instead of |
| + | pivot_root. (Stop reading here if you don't care why.) |
| Booting with initramfs extracts a gzipped cpio archive into rootfs | |
| - | (which is a variant of ramfs/tmpfs). Because rootfs can't be moved |
| - | or unmounted*, pivot_root will not work from initramfs. Instead, |
| + | (which is a variant of ramfs/tmpfs). Because rootfs can't be moved |
| + | or unmounted*, pivot_root will not work from initramfs. Instead, |
| switch_root deletes everything out of rootfs (including itself), | |
| does a mount --move that overmounts rootfs with the new root, and | |
| then execs the specified init program. | |
| * Because the Linux kernel uses rootfs internally as the starting | |
| and ending point for searching through the kernel's doubly linked | |
| - | list of active mount points. That's why. |
| + | list of active mount points. That's why. |
| config UMOUNT | |
| bool "umount" | |
| default n | |
| help | |
| - | When you want to remove a mounted filesystem from its current mount point, |
| - | for example when you are shutting down the system, the 'umount' utility is |
| - | the tool to use. If you enabled the 'mount' utility, you almost certainly |
| - | also want to enable 'umount'. |
| + | When you want to remove a mounted filesystem from its current mount |
| + | point, for example when you are shutting down the system, the |
| + | 'umount' utility is the tool to use. If you enabled the 'mount' |
| + | utility, you almost certainly also want to enable 'umount'. |
| config FEATURE_UMOUNT_ALL | |
| bool "Support option -a" | |
| @@ -794,10 +796,11 @@ config FEATURE_MOUNT_LOOP | |
| depends on MOUNT || UMOUNT | |
| help | |
| Enabling this feature allows automatic mounting of files (containing | |
| - | filesystem images) via the linux kernel's loopback devices. The mount |
| - | command will detect you are trying to mount a file instead of a block |
| - | device, and transparently associate the file with a loopback device. |
| - | The umount command will also free that loopback device. |
| + | filesystem images) via the linux kernel's loopback devices. |
| + | The mount command will detect you are trying to mount a file instead |
| + | of a block device, and transparently associate the file with a |
| + | loopback device. The umount command will also free that loopback |
| + | device. |
| You can still use the 'losetup' utility (to manually associate files | |
| with loop devices) if you need to do something advanced, such as | |
| @@ -811,9 +814,9 @@ config FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT | |
| select FEATURE_MOUNT_FAKE | |
| help | |
| Historically, Unix systems kept track of the currently mounted | |
| - | partitions in the file "/etc/mtab". These days, the kernel exports |
| + | partitions in the file "/etc/mtab". These days, the kernel exports |
| the list of currently mounted partitions in "/proc/mounts", rendering | |
| - | the old mtab file obsolete. (In modern systems, /etc/mtab should be |
| + | the old mtab file obsolete. (In modern systems, /etc/mtab should be |
| a symlink to /proc/mounts.) | |
| The only reason to have mount maintain an /etc/mtab file itself is if | |
| @@ -823,7 +826,7 @@ config FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT | |
| features like separate per-process filesystem namespaces, requires | |
| that your /etc directory be writeable, tends to get easily confused | |
| by --bind or --move mounts, won't update if you rename a directory | |
| - | that contains a mount point, and so on. (In brief: avoid.) |
| + | that contains a mount point, and so on. (In brief: avoid.) |
| About the only reason to use this is if you've removed /proc from | |
| your kernel. | |