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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_FEATURE_CROND_D
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_FEATURE_DC_LIBM
142 bool "Enable power and exp functions (requires libm)"
143 default n
144 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DC
145 help
146 Enable power and exp functions.
147 NOTE: This will require libm to be present for linking.
148
149 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
150 bool "devfsd (obsolete)"
151 default n
152 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
153 help
154 This is deprecated, and will be removed at the end of 2008.
155
156 Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
157 You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
158 The following keywords in devsfd.conf are supported:
159 "CLEAR_CONFIG", "INCLUDE", "OPTIONAL_INCLUDE", "RESTORE",
160 "PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
161 "MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
162
163 But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
164
165 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_MODLOAD
166 bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
167 default n
168 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
169 help
170 This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs
171 the external modutils.
172
173 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_FG_NP
174 bool "Enables the -fg and -np options"
175 default n
176 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
177 help
178 -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
179 -np Exit after parsing the configuration file.
180 Do not poll for events.
181
182 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE
183 bool "Increases logging (and size)"
184 default n
185 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
186 help
187 Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
188
189 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_DEVFS
190 bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
191 default n
192 help
193 This is obsolete and will be going away at the end of 2008..
194
195 This tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
196 /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
197 devfs names, you don't want this.
198
199 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVMEM
200 bool "devmem"
201 default n
202 help
203 devmem is a small program that reads and writes from physical
204 memory using /dev/mem.
205
206 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_EJECT
207 bool "eject"
208 default n
209 help
210 Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
211
212 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI
213 bool "SCSI support"
214 default n
215 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_EJECT
216 help
217 Add the -s option to eject, this allows to eject SCSI-Devices and
218 usb-storage devices.
219
220 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FBSPLASH
221 bool "fbsplash"
222 default n
223 help
224 Shows splash image and progress bar on framebuffer device.
225 Can be used during boot phase of an embedded device. ~2kb.
226 Usage:
227 - use kernel option 'vga=xxx' or otherwise enable fb device.
228 - put somewhere fbsplash.cfg file and an image in .ppm format.
229 - $ setsid fbsplash [params] &
230 -c: hide cursor
231 -d /dev/fbN: framebuffer device (if not /dev/fb0)
232 -s path_to_image_file (can be "-" for stdin)
233 -i path_to_cfg_file (can be "-" for stdin)
234 -f path_to_fifo (can be "-" for stdin)
235 - if you want to run it only in presence of kernel parameter:
236 grep -q "fbsplash=on" </proc/cmdline && setsid fbsplash [params] &
237 - commands for fifo:
238 "NN" (ASCII decimal number) - percentage to show on progress bar
239 "exit" - well you guessed it
240
241 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_INOTIFYD
242 bool "inotifyd"
243 default n
244 help
245 Simple inotify daemon. Reports filesystem changes. Requires
246 kernel >= 2.6.13
247
248 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
249 bool "last"
250 default n
251 select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP
252 help
253 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
254
255 choice
256 prompt "Choose last implementation"
257 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
258 default BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
259
260 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
261 bool "small"
262 help
263 This is a small version of last with just the basic set of
264 features.
265
266 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
267 bool "huge"
268 help
269 'last' displays detailed information about the last users that
270 logged into the system (mimics sysvinit last). +900 bytes.
271 endchoice
272
273 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
274 bool "less"
275 default y
276 help
277 'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
278 a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
279
280 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MAXLINES
281 int "Max number of input lines less will try to eat"
282 default 9999999
283 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
284
285 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
286 bool "Enable bracket searching"
287 default n
288 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
289 help
290 This option adds the capability to search for matching left and right
291 brackets, facilitating programming.
292
293 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
294 bool "Enable extra flags"
295 default n
296 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
297 help
298 The extra flags provided do the following:
299
300 The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
301 The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
302
303 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
304 bool "Enable flag changes ('-' command)"
305 default n
306 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
307 help
308 This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
309 less itself ('-' keyboard command).
310
311 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
312 bool "Enable marks"
313 default n
314 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
315 help
316 Marks enable positions in a file to be stored for easy reference.
317
318 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
319 bool "Enable regular expressions"
320 default n
321 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
322 help
323 Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
324
325 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_LINENUMS
326 bool "Enable dynamic switching of line numbers"
327 default n
328 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
329 help
330 Enable "-N" command.
331
332 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_WINCH
333 bool "Enable automatic resizing on window size changes"
334 default n
335 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
336 help
337 Makes less track window size changes.
338
339 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
340 bool "hdparm"
341 default n
342 help
343 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
344 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
345 FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
346
347 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
348 bool "Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
349 default n
350 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
351 help
352 Enables the -I and -i options to obtain detailed information
353 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
354 feature set. If no device name is specified, hdparm will read
355 identify data from stdin. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
356
357 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
358 bool "Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
359 default n
360 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
361 help
362 Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
363 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
364
365 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
366 bool "Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
367 default n
368 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
369 help
370 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
371 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
372
373 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
374 bool "Perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
375 default n
376 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
377 help
378 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
379 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
380
381 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
382 bool "Tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
383 default n
384 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
385 help
386 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
387 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
388 stuff, so you should probably say N.
389
390 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
391 bool "Get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
392 default n
393 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
394 help
395 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
396 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
397
398 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOCK
399 bool "lock"
400 default y
401 help
402 Small utility for using locks in scripts
403
404 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
405 bool "makedevs"
406 default n
407 help
408 'makedevs' is a utility used to create a batch of devices with
409 one command.
410 .
411 There are two choices for command line behaviour, the interface
412 as used by LEAF/Linux Router Project, or a device table file.
413 .
414 'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
415 devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
416 e.g. /dev/hda[0-9]
417 Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
418 .
419 'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
420 a batch of unrelated devices to be made with one command.
421 User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
422
423 choice
424 prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
425 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
426 default BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
427
428 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
429 bool "leaf"
430
431 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
432 bool "table"
433
434 endchoice
435
436 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAN
437 bool "man"
438 default n
439 help
440 Format and display manual pages.
441
442 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MICROCOM
443 bool "microcom"
444 default n
445 help
446 The poor man's minicom utility for chatting with serial port devices.
447
448 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT
449 bool "mountpoint"
450 default n
451 help
452 mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.
453
454 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MT
455 bool "mt"
456 default n
457 help
458 mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
459 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
460 files on the tape.
461
462 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RAIDAUTORUN
463 bool "raidautorun"
464 default n
465 help
466 raidautorun tells the kernel md driver to
467 search and start RAID arrays.
468
469 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_READAHEAD
470 bool "readahead"
471 default n
472 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LFS
473 help
474 Preload the files listed on the command line into RAM cache so that
475 subsequent reads on these files will not block on disk I/O.
476
477 This applet just calls the readahead(2) system call on each file.
478 It is mainly useful in system startup scripts to preload files
479 or executables before they are used. When used at the right time
480 (in particular when a CPU bound process is running) it can
481 significantly speed up system startup.
482
483 As readahead(2) blocks until each file has been read, it is best to
484 run this applet as a background job.
485
486 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RUNLEVEL
487 bool "runlevel"
488 default n
489 help
490 find the current and previous system runlevel.
491
492 This applet uses utmp but does not rely on busybox supporing
493 utmp on purpose. It is used by e.g. emdebian via /etc/init.d/rc.
494
495 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RX
496 bool "rx"
497 default n
498 help
499 Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
500
501 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SETSID
502 bool "setsid"
503 default n
504 help
505 setsid runs a program in a new session
506
507 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_STRINGS
508 bool "strings"
509 default y
510 help
511 strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
512 specified.
513
514 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
515 bool "taskset"
516 default n
517 help
518 Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity.
519 This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
520
521 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
522 bool "Fancy output"
523 default n
524 depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
525 help
526 Add code for fancy output. This merely silences a compiler-warning
527 and adds about 135 Bytes. May be needed for machines with alot
528 of CPUs.
529
530 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TIME
531 bool "time"
532 default y
533 help
534 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
535 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
536 giving timing statistics about this program run.
537
538 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TTYSIZE
539 bool "ttysize"
540 default n
541 help
542 A replacement for "stty size". Unlike stty, can report only width,
543 only height, or both, in any order. It also does not complain on
544 error, but returns default 80x24.
545 Usage in shell scripts: width=`ttysize w`.
546
547 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WATCHDOG
548 bool "watchdog"
549 default y
550 help
551 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
552 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
553 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
554 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
555 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
556 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
557
558 endmenu