| @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ config CONFIG_CAL |
| bool "cal" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | cal is used to display a montly calender. |
| |
| config CONFIG_CAT |
| bool "cat" |
| @@ -30,43 +30,47 @@ config CONFIG_CHGRP |
| bool "chgrp" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | chgrp is used to change the group owership of files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_CHMOD |
| bool "chmod" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | chmod is used to change the access permission of files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_CHOWN |
| bool "chown" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | chown is used too change the user and/or group ownership |
| + | of files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_CHROOT |
| bool "chroot" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | chroot is used to change the root directory and run a command. |
| + | The default command is `/bin/sh'. |
| |
| config CONFIG_CMP |
| bool "cmp" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | cmp is used to compare two files and returns the result |
| + | to standard output. |
| |
| config CONFIG_CP |
| bool "cp" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | cp is used to copy files and directories. |
| |
| config CONFIG_CUT |
| bool "cut" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | cut is used to print selected parts of lines from |
| + | each file to stdout. |
| |
| if CONFIG_WATCH |
| config CONFIG_DATE |
| @@ -79,7 +83,8 @@ if !CONFIG_WATCH |
| bool "date" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | date is used to set the system date or display the |
| + | current time in the given format. |
| endif |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_DATE_ISOFMT |
| @@ -93,25 +98,30 @@ config CONFIG_DD |
| bool "dd" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | dd copies a file (from standard input to standard output, |
| + | by default) using specific input and output blocksizes, |
| + | while optionally performing conversions on it. |
| |
| config CONFIG_DF |
| bool "df" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | df reports the amount of disk space used and available |
| + | on filesystems. |
| |
| config CONFIG_DIRNAME |
| bool "dirname" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | dirname is used to strip a non directory suffix from |
| + | a file name. |
| |
| config CONFIG_DOS2UNIX |
| bool "dos2unix/unix2dos" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | dos2unix is uses to convert a text file from DOS format to |
| + | UNIX format, and vice versa. |
| |
| config CONFIG_UNIX2DOS |
| bool |
| @@ -122,39 +132,43 @@ config CONFIG_DU |
| bool "du (default blocksize of 512 bytes)" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | du is used to report the amount of disk space used |
| + | for specified files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_DU_DEFALT_BLOCKSIZE_1K |
| bool " Use a default blocksize of 1024 bytes (1K)" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_DU |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Use a blocksize of (1K) instead of the default 512b. |
| |
| config CONFIG_ECHO |
| bool "echo (basic SUSv3 version taking no options" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | echo is used to print a specified string to stdout. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_ECHO |
| bool " Enable echo options (-n and -e)" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_ECHO |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | This adds options (-n and -e) to echo. |
| |
| config CONFIG_ENV |
| bool "env" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | env is used to set an environment variable and run |
| + | a command, without options it displays the current |
| + | environment. |
| |
| config CONFIG_EXPR |
| bool "expr" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | expr is used to calculate numbers and print the result |
| + | to standard output. |
| |
| if CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH |
| config CONFIG_FALSE |
| @@ -167,7 +181,7 @@ if !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH |
| bool "false" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | false returns an exit code of FALSE (1). |
| endif |
| |
| config CONFIG_FOLD |
| @@ -180,147 +194,152 @@ config CONFIG_HEAD |
| bool "head" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | head is used to print the first specified number of lines |
| + | from files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD |
| bool " Enable head options (-c, -q, and -v)" |
| default n |
| depends on CONFIG_HEAD |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | This enables the head options (-c, -q, and -v). |
| |
| config CONFIG_HOSTID |
| bool "hostid" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | hostid prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for |
| + | the current host. |
| |
| config CONFIG_ID |
| bool "id" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | id displays the current user and group ID names. |
| |
| config CONFIG_LENGTH |
| bool "length" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | length is used to print out the length of a specified string. |
| |
| config CONFIG_LN |
| bool "ln" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | ln is used to create hard or soft links between files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_LOGNAME |
| bool "logname" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | logname is used to print the current user's login name. |
| |
| config CONFIG_LS |
| bool "ls" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | ls is used to list the contents of directories. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES |
| bool " Enable filetyping options (-p and -F)" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_LS |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Enable the ls options (-p and -F). |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS |
| bool " Enable symlinks dereferencing (-L)" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_LS |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Enable the ls option (-L). |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_RECURSIVE |
| bool " Enable recursion (-R)" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_LS |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Enable the ls option (-R). |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_SORTFILES |
| bool " Sort the file names" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_LS |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Allow ls to sort file names alphabetically. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS |
| bool " Show file timestamps" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_LS |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Allow ls to display timestamps for files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME |
| bool " Show username/groupnames" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_LS |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Allow ls to display username/groupname for files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_COLOR |
| bool " Use color to identify file types" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_LS |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Allow ls to use color when displaying files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_MD5SUM |
| bool "md5sum" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | md5sum is used to print or check MD5 checksums. |
| |
| config CONFIG_MKDIR |
| bool "mkdir" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | mkdir is used to create directories with the specified names. |
| |
| config CONFIG_MKFIFO |
| bool "mkfifo" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | mkfifo is used to create FIFOs (named pipes). |
| + | The `mknod' program can also create FIFOs. |
| |
| config CONFIG_MKNOD |
| bool "mknod" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | mknod is used to create FIFOs or block/character special |
| + | files with the specified names. |
| |
| config CONFIG_MV |
| bool "mv" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | mv is used to move or rename files or directories. |
| |
| config CONFIG_OD |
| bool "od" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | od is used to dump binary files in octal and other formats. |
| |
| config CONFIG_PRINTF |
| bool "printf" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | printf is used to format and print specified strings. |
| + | It's similar to `echo' except it has more options. |
| |
| config CONFIG_PWD |
| bool "pwd" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | pwd is used to print the current directory. |
| |
| config CONFIG_REALPATH |
| bool "realpath" |
| @@ -333,13 +352,13 @@ config CONFIG_RM |
| bool "rm" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | rm is used to remove files or directories. |
| |
| config CONFIG_RMDIR |
| bool "rmdir" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | rmdir is used to remove empty directories. |
| |
| config CONFIG_SHA1SUM |
| bool "sha1sum" |
| @@ -358,72 +377,76 @@ config CONFIG_SLEEP |
| bool "sleep (single integer arg with no suffix)" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | sleep is used to pause for a specified number of seconds, |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_SLEEP |
| bool " Enable multiple integer args and optional time suffixes" |
| default n |
| depends on CONFIG_SLEEP |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Allow sleep to pause for specified minutes, hours, and days. |
| |
| config CONFIG_SORT |
| bool "sort" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | sort is used to sort lines of text in specified files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_REVERSE |
| bool " Enable reverse sort" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_SORT |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Enable the `-r' option that allows sort to sort lines of |
| + | text in reverse. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_UNIQUE |
| bool " Enable unique sort" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_SORT |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Enable the `-u' option that allows sort to only sort lines |
| + | that are uniq. |
| |
| config CONFIG_STTY |
| bool "stty" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | stty is used to change and print terminal line settings. |
| |
| config CONFIG_SYNC |
| bool "sync" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | sync is used to flush filesystem buffers. |
| |
| config CONFIG_TAIL |
| bool "tail" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | tail is used to print the last specified number of lines |
| + | from files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL |
| bool " Enable extra tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v)" |
| default y |
| depends on CONFIG_TAIL |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Enable tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v). |
| |
| config CONFIG_TEE |
| bool "tee" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | tee is used to read from standard input and write |
| + | to standard output and files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_FEATURE_TEE_USE_BLOCK_IO |
| bool " Enable block i/o (larger/faster) instead of byte i/o." |
| default n |
| depends on CONFIG_TEE |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Enable this option for a faster tee, at expense of size. |
| |
| if CONFIG_ASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH |
| config CONFIG_TEST |
| @@ -436,20 +459,24 @@ if !CONFIG_ASH && !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH |
| bool "test" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | test is used to check file types and compare values, |
| + | returning an appropriate exit code. The shells (ash |
| + | and bash have test builtin). |
| endif |
| |
| config CONFIG_TOUCH |
| bool "touch" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | touch is used to create or change the access and/or |
| + | modification timestamp of specified files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_TR |
| bool "tr" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | tr is used to squeeze, and/or delete characters from standard |
| + | input, writing to standard output. |
| |
| if CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH |
| config CONFIG_TRUE |
| @@ -462,75 +489,80 @@ if !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH |
| bool "true" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | true returns an exit code of TRUE (0). |
| + | |
| endif |
| |
| config CONFIG_TTY |
| bool "tty" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | tty is used to print the name of the current terminal to |
| + | standard output. |
| |
| config CONFIG_UNAME |
| bool "uname" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | uname is used to print system information. |
| |
| config CONFIG_UNIQ |
| bool "uniq" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | uniq is used to remove duplicate lines from a sorted file. |
| |
| config CONFIG_USLEEP |
| bool "usleep" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | usleep is used to pause for a specified number of microseconds. |
| |
| config CONFIG_UUDECODE |
| bool "uudecode" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | uudecode is used to decode a uuencoded file. |
| |
| config CONFIG_UUENCODE |
| bool "uuencode" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | uuencode is used to uuencode a file. |
| |
| config CONFIG_WATCH |
| bool "watch" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | watch is used to execute a program periodically, showing |
| + | output to the screen. |
| |
| config CONFIG_WC |
| bool "wc" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | wc is used to print the number of bytes, words, and lines, |
| + | in specified files. |
| |
| config CONFIG_WHO |
| bool "who" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | who is used to show who is logged on. |
| |
| config CONFIG_WHOAMI |
| bool "whoami" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | whoami is used to print the username of the current |
| + | user id (same as id -un). |
| |
| config CONFIG_YES |
| bool "yes" |
| default n |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| - | |
| + | yes is used to repeatedly output a specific string, or |
| + | the default string `y'. |
| |
| comment "Common options for cp and mv" |
| depends on CONFIG_CP || CONFIG_MV |
| @@ -540,7 +572,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_PRESERVE_HARDLINKS |
| default n |
| depends on CONFIG_CP || CONFIG_MV |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Allow cp and mv to preserve hard links. |
| |
| comment "Common options for ls and more" |
| depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE |
| @@ -550,8 +582,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH |
| default n |
| depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| - | |
| + | Allow ls and more to calculate terminal and column widths. |
| |
| comment "Common options for df, du, ls" |
| depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS |
| @@ -561,6 +592,6 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_HUMAN_READABLE |
| default n |
| depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS |
| help |
| - | Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. |
| + | Allow df, du, and ls to have human readable output. |
| |
| endmenu |