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1 #
2 # For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
3 # see scripts/kbuild/config-language.txt.
4 #
5
6 menu "Miscellaneous Utilities"
7
8 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_ADJTIMEX
9 bool "adjtimex"
10 default n
11 help
12 Adjtimex reads and optionally sets adjustment parameters for
13 the Linux clock adjustment algorithm.
14
15 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_BBCONFIG
16 bool "bbconfig"
17 default n
18 help
19 The bbconfig applet will print the config file with which
20 busybox was built.
21
22 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
23 bool "chat"
24 default n
25 help
26 Simple chat utility.
27
28 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_NOFAIL
29 bool "Enable NOFAIL expect strings"
30 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
31 default n
32 help
33 When enabled expect strings which are started with a dash trigger
34 no-fail mode. That is when expectation is not met within timeout
35 the script is not terminated but sends next SEND string and waits
36 for next EXPECT string. This allows to compose far more flexible
37 scripts.
38
39 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_TTY_HIFI
40 bool "Force STDIN to be a TTY"
41 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
42 default n
43 help
44 Original chat always treats STDIN as a TTY device and sets for it
45 so-called raw mode. This option turns on such behaviour.
46
47 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_IMPLICIT_CR
48 bool "Enable implicit Carriage Return"
49 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
50 default n
51 help
52 When enabled make chat to terminate all SEND strings with a "\r"
53 unless "\c" is met anywhere in the string.
54
55 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_SWALLOW_OPTS
56 bool "Swallow options"
57 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
58 default n
59 help
60 Busybox chat require no options. To make it not fail when used
61 in place of original chat (which has a bunch of options) turn
62 this on.
63
64 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_SEND_ESCAPES
65 bool "Support weird SEND escapes"
66 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
67 default n
68 help
69 Original chat uses some escape sequences in SEND arguments which
70 are not sent to device but rather performs special actions.
71 E.g. "\K" means to send a break sequence to device.
72 "\d" delays execution for a second, "\p" -- for a 1/100 of second.
73 Before turning this option on think twice: do you really need them?
74
75 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
76 bool "Support variable-length ABORT conditions"
77 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
78 default n
79 help
80 Original chat uses fixed 50-bytes length ABORT conditions. Say N here.
81
82 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_CLR_ABORT
83 bool "Support revoking of ABORT conditions"
84 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
85 default n
86 help
87 Support CLR_ABORT directive.
88
89 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHRT
90 bool "chrt"
91 default n
92 help
93 manipulate real-time attributes of a process.
94 This requires sched_{g,s}etparam support in your libc.
95
96 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
97 bool "crond"
98 default y
99 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
100 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
101 help
102 Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
103 files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
104 This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
105 format /var/spool/cron/crontabs/<username> files, for example:
106 $ cat /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
107 # Run daily cron jobs at 4:40 every day:
108 40 4 * * * /etc/cron/daily > /dev/null 2>&1
109
110 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEBUG_CROND_OPTION
111 bool "Support option -d to redirect output to stderr"
112 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
113 default n
114 help
115 -d sets loglevel to 0 (most verbose) and directs all output to stderr.
116
117 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
118 bool "Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
119 default n
120 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
121 help
122 Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
123
124 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CRONTAB
125 bool "crontab"
126 default y
127 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
128 help
129 Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
130 the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
131 Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
132 work properly.
133
134 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DC
135 bool "dc"
136 default n
137 help
138 Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
139 precision arithmetic.
140
141 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
142 bool "devfsd (obsolete)"
143 default n
144 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
145 help
146 This is deprecated, and will be removed at the end of 2008.
147
148 Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
149 You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
150 The following keywords in devsfd.conf are supported:
151 "CLEAR_CONFIG", "INCLUDE", "OPTIONAL_INCLUDE", "RESTORE",
152 "PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
153 "MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
154
155 But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
156
157 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_MODLOAD
158 bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
159 default n
160 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
161 help
162 This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs
163 the external modutils.
164
165 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_FG_NP
166 bool "Enables the -fg and -np options"
167 default n
168 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
169 help
170 -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
171 -np Exit after parsing the configuration file. Do not poll for events.
172
173 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE
174 bool "Increases logging (and size)"
175 default n
176 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
177 help
178 Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
179
180 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_DEVFS
181 bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
182 default n
183 help
184 This is obsolete and will be going away at the end of 2008..
185
186 This tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
187 /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
188 devfs names, you don't want this.
189
190 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_EJECT
191 bool "eject"
192 default n
193 help
194 Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
195
196 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI
197 bool "SCSI support"
198 default n
199 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_EJECT
200 help
201 Add the -s option to eject, this allows to eject SCSI-Devices and
202 usb-storage devices.
203
204 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FBSPLASH
205 bool "fbsplash"
206 default n
207 help
208 Shows splash image and progress bar on framebuffer device.
209 Can be used during boot phase of an embedded device. ~2kb.
210 Usage:
211 - use kernel option 'vga=xxx' or otherwise enable fb device.
212 - put somewhere fbsplash.cfg file and an image in .ppm format.
213 - $ setsid fbsplash [params] &
214 -c: hide cursor
215 -d /dev/fbN: framebuffer device (if not /dev/fb0)
216 -s path_to_image_file (can be "-" for stdin)
217 -i path_to_cfg_file (can be "-" for stdin)
218 -f path_to_fifo (can be "-" for stdin)
219 - if you want to run it only in presence of kernel parameter:
220 grep -q "fbsplash=on" </proc/cmdline && setsid fbsplash [params] &
221 - commands for fifo:
222 "NN" (ASCII decimal number) - percentage to show on progress bar
223 "exit" - well you guessed it
224
225 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_INOTIFYD
226 bool "inotifyd"
227 default n
228 help
229 Simple inotify daemon. Reports filesystem changes. Requires kernel >= 2.6.13
230
231 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
232 bool "last"
233 default n
234 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP
235 help
236 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
237
238 choice
239 prompt "Choose last implementation"
240 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
241 default BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
242
243 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
244 bool "small"
245 help
246 This is a small version of last with just the basic set of
247 features.
248
249 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
250 bool "huge"
251 help
252 'last' displays detailed information about the last users that
253 logged into the system (mimics sysvinit last). +900 bytes.
254 endchoice
255
256 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
257 bool "less"
258 default y
259 help
260 'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
261 a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
262
263 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MAXLINES
264 int "Max number of input lines less will try to eat"
265 default 9999999
266 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
267
268 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
269 bool "Enable bracket searching"
270 default n
271 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
272 help
273 This option adds the capability to search for matching left and right
274 brackets, facilitating programming.
275
276 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
277 bool "Enable extra flags"
278 default n
279 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
280 help
281 The extra flags provided do the following:
282
283 The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
284 The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
285
286 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGCS
287 bool "Enable flag changes"
288 default n
289 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
290 help
291 This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
292 less itself.
293
294 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
295 bool "Enable marks"
296 default n
297 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
298 help
299 Marks enable positions in a file to be stored for easy reference.
300
301 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
302 bool "Enable regular expressions"
303 default n
304 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
305 help
306 Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
307
308 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
309 bool "hdparm"
310 default n
311 help
312 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
313 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
314 FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
315
316 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
317 bool "Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
318 default n
319 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
320 help
321 Enables the -I and -i options to obtain detailed information
322 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
323 feature set. If no device name is specified, hdparm will read
324 identify data from stdin. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
325
326 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
327 bool "Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
328 default n
329 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
330 help
331 Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
332 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
333
334 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
335 bool "Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
336 default n
337 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
338 help
339 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
340 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
341
342 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
343 bool "perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
344 default n
345 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
346 help
347 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
348 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
349
350 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
351 bool "tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
352 default n
353 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
354 help
355 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
356 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
357 stuff, so you should probably say N.
358
359 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
360 bool "get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
361 default n
362 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
363 help
364 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
365 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
366
367 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOCK
368 bool "lock"
369 default y
370 help
371 Small utility for using locks in scripts
372
373 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
374 bool "makedevs"
375 default n
376 help
377 'makedevs' is a utility used to create a batch of devices with
378 one command.
379 .
380 There are two choices for command line behaviour, the interface
381 as used by LEAF/Linux Router Project, or a device table file.
382 .
383 'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
384 devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
385 e.g. /dev/hda[0-9]
386 Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
387 .
388 'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
389 a batch of unrelated devices to be made with one command.
390 User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
391
392 choice
393 prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
394 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
395 default BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
396
397 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
398 bool "leaf"
399
400 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
401 bool "table"
402
403 endchoice
404
405 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAN
406 bool "man"
407 default n
408 help
409 Format and display manual pages.
410
411 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MICROCOM
412 bool "microcom"
413 default n
414 help
415 The poor man's minicom utility for chatting with serial port devices.
416
417 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT
418 bool "mountpoint"
419 default n
420 help
421 mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.
422
423 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MT
424 bool "mt"
425 default n
426 help
427 mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
428 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
429 files on the tape.
430
431 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RAIDAUTORUN
432 bool "raidautorun"
433 default n
434 help
435 raidautorun tells the kernel md driver to
436 search and start RAID arrays.
437
438 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_READAHEAD
439 bool "readahead"
440 default n
441 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LFS
442 help
443 Preload the files listed on the command line into RAM cache so that
444 subsequent reads on these files will not block on disk I/O.
445
446 This applet just calls the readahead(2) system call on each file.
447 It is mainly useful in system startup scripts to preload files
448 or executables before they are used. When used at the right time
449 (in particular when a CPU bound process is running) it can
450 significantly speed up system startup.
451
452 As readahead(2) blocks until each file has been read, it is best to
453 run this applet as a background job.
454
455 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RUNLEVEL
456 bool "runlevel"
457 default n
458 help
459 find the current and previous system runlevel.
460
461 This applet uses utmp but does not rely on busybox supporing
462 utmp on purpose. It is used by e.g. emdebian via /etc/init.d/rc.
463
464 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RX
465 bool "rx"
466 default n
467 help
468 Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
469
470 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SETSID
471 bool "setsid"
472 default n
473 help
474 setsid runs a program in a new session
475
476 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_STRINGS
477 bool "strings"
478 default y
479 help
480 strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
481 specified.
482
483 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
484 bool "taskset"
485 default n
486 help
487 Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity.
488 This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
489
490 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
491 bool "Fancy output"
492 default n
493 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
494 help
495 Add code for fancy output. This merely silences a compiler-warning
496 and adds about 135 Bytes. May be needed for machines with alot
497 of CPUs.
498
499 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TIME
500 bool "time"
501 default y
502 help
503 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
504 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
505 giving timing statistics about this program run.
506
507 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TTYSIZE
508 bool "ttysize"
509 default n
510 help
511 A replacement for "stty size". Unlike stty, can report only width,
512 only height, or both, in any order. It also does not complain on error,
513 but returns default 80x24. Usage in shell scripts: width=`ttysize w`.
514
515 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WATCHDOG
516 bool "watchdog"
517 default y
518 help
519 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
520 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
521 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
522 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
523 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
524 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
525
526 endmenu