Root/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in

1#
2# For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
3# see scripts/kbuild/config-language.txt.
4#
5
6menu "Miscellaneous Utilities"
7
8config 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
15config 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
22config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_BEEP
23    bool "beep"
24    default n
25    help
26      The beep applets beeps in a given freq/Hz.
27
28config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_BEEP_FREQ
29    int "default frequency"
30    range 0 2147483647
31    default 4000
32    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_BEEP
33    help
34      Frequency for default beep.
35
36config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_BEEP_LENGTH_MS
37    int "default length"
38    range 0 2147483647
39    default 30
40    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_BEEP
41    help
42      Length in ms for default beep.
43
44config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
45    bool "chat"
46    default n
47    help
48      Simple chat utility.
49
50config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_NOFAIL
51    bool "Enable NOFAIL expect strings"
52    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
53    default n
54    help
55      When enabled expect strings which are started with a dash trigger
56      no-fail mode. That is when expectation is not met within timeout
57      the script is not terminated but sends next SEND string and waits
58      for next EXPECT string. This allows to compose far more flexible
59      scripts.
60
61config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_TTY_HIFI
62    bool "Force STDIN to be a TTY"
63    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
64    default n
65    help
66      Original chat always treats STDIN as a TTY device and sets for it
67      so-called raw mode. This option turns on such behaviour.
68
69config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_IMPLICIT_CR
70    bool "Enable implicit Carriage Return"
71    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
72    default n
73    help
74      When enabled make chat to terminate all SEND strings with a "\r"
75      unless "\c" is met anywhere in the string.
76
77config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_SWALLOW_OPTS
78    bool "Swallow options"
79    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
80    default n
81    help
82      Busybox chat require no options. To make it not fail when used
83      in place of original chat (which has a bunch of options) turn
84      this on.
85
86config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_SEND_ESCAPES
87    bool "Support weird SEND escapes"
88    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
89    default n
90    help
91      Original chat uses some escape sequences in SEND arguments which
92      are not sent to device but rather performs special actions.
93      E.g. "\K" means to send a break sequence to device.
94      "\d" delays execution for a second, "\p" -- for a 1/100 of second.
95      Before turning this option on think twice: do you really need them?
96
97config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_VAR_ABORT_LEN
98    bool "Support variable-length ABORT conditions"
99    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
100    default n
101    help
102      Original chat uses fixed 50-bytes length ABORT conditions. Say N here.
103
104config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CHAT_CLR_ABORT
105    bool "Support revoking of ABORT conditions"
106    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHAT
107    default n
108    help
109      Support CLR_ABORT directive.
110
111config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CHRT
112    bool "chrt"
113    default n
114    help
115      manipulate real-time attributes of a process.
116      This requires sched_{g,s}etparam support in your libc.
117
118config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
119    bool "crond"
120    default y
121    select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
122    select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
123    help
124      Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
125      files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
126      This is a port of dcron from slackware. It uses files of the
127      format /var/spool/cron/crontabs/<username> files, for example:
128          $ cat /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
129          # Run daily cron jobs at 4:40 every day:
130          40 4 * * * /etc/cron/daily > /dev/null 2>&1
131
132config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_D
133    bool "Support option -d to redirect output to stderr"
134    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
135    default n
136    help
137      -d sets loglevel to 0 (most verbose) and directs all output to stderr.
138
139config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
140    bool "Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
141    default n
142    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND
143    help
144      Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
145
146config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_DIR
147    string "crond spool directory"
148    default "/var/spool/cron"
149    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND || BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CRONTAB
150    help
151      Location of crond spool.
152
153config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CRONTAB
154    bool "crontab"
155    default y
156    select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
157    help
158      Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
159      the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
160      Note that Busybox binary must be setuid root for this applet to
161      work properly.
162
163config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DC
164    bool "dc"
165    default n
166    help
167      Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
168      precision arithmetic.
169
170config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_DC_LIBM
171    bool "Enable power and exp functions (requires libm)"
172    default n
173    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DC
174    help
175      Enable power and exp functions.
176      NOTE: This will require libm to be present for linking.
177
178config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
179    bool "devfsd (obsolete)"
180    default n
181    select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG
182    help
183      This is deprecated and should NOT be used anymore.
184      Use linux >= 2.6 (optionally with hotplug) and mdev instead!
185      See docs/mdev.txt for detailed instructions on how to use mdev
186      instead.
187
188      Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
189      You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
190      The following keywords in devsfd.conf are supported:
191      "CLEAR_CONFIG", "INCLUDE", "OPTIONAL_INCLUDE", "RESTORE",
192      "PERMISSIONS", "EXECUTE", "COPY", "IGNORE",
193      "MKOLDCOMPAT", "MKNEWCOMPAT","RMOLDCOMPAT", "RMNEWCOMPAT".
194
195      But only if they are written UPPERCASE!!!!!!!!
196
197config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_MODLOAD
198    bool "Adds support for MODLOAD keyword in devsfd.conf"
199    default n
200    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
201    help
202      This actually doesn't work with busybox modutils but needs
203      the external modutils.
204
205config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_FG_NP
206    bool "Enables the -fg and -np options"
207    default n
208    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
209    help
210      -fg Run the daemon in the foreground.
211      -np Exit after parsing the configuration file.
212           Do not poll for events.
213
214config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE
215    bool "Increases logging (and size)"
216    default n
217    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVFSD
218    help
219      Increases logging to stderr or syslog.
220
221config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_DEVFS
222    bool "Use devfs names for all devices (obsolete)"
223    default n
224    help
225      This is obsolete and should NOT be used anymore.
226      Use linux >= 2.6 (optionally with hotplug) and mdev instead!
227
228      For legacy systems -- if there is no way around devfsd -- this
229      tells busybox to look for names like /dev/loop/0 instead of
230      /dev/loop0. If your /dev directory has normal names instead of
231      devfs names, you don't want this.
232
233config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DEVMEM
234    bool "devmem"
235    default n
236    help
237      devmem is a small program that reads and writes from physical
238      memory using /dev/mem.
239
240config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_EJECT
241    bool "eject"
242    default n
243    help
244      Used to eject cdroms. (defaults to /dev/cdrom)
245
246config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI
247    bool "SCSI support"
248    default n
249    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_EJECT
250    help
251      Add the -s option to eject, this allows to eject SCSI-Devices and
252      usb-storage devices.
253
254config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FBSPLASH
255    bool "fbsplash"
256    default n
257    help
258      Shows splash image and progress bar on framebuffer device.
259      Can be used during boot phase of an embedded device. ~2kb.
260      Usage:
261      - use kernel option 'vga=xxx' or otherwise enable fb device.
262      - put somewhere fbsplash.cfg file and an image in .ppm format.
263      - $ setsid fbsplash [params] &
264        -c: hide cursor
265        -d /dev/fbN: framebuffer device (if not /dev/fb0)
266        -s path_to_image_file (can be "-" for stdin)
267        -i path_to_cfg_file (can be "-" for stdin)
268        -f path_to_fifo (can be "-" for stdin)
269      - if you want to run it only in presence of kernel parameter:
270        grep -q "fbsplash=on" </proc/cmdline && setsid fbsplash [params] &
271      - commands for fifo:
272        "NN" (ASCII decimal number) - percentage to show on progress bar
273        "exit" - well you guessed it
274
275config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FLASH_LOCK
276    bool "flash_lock"
277    default n
278    help
279      The flash_lock binary from mtd-utils as of git head 5ec0c10d0. This
280      utility locks part or all of the flash device.
281
282config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FLASH_UNLOCK
283    bool "flash_unlock"
284    default n
285    help
286      The flash_unlock binary from mtd-utils as of git head 5ec0c10d0. This
287      utility unlocks part or all of the flash device.
288
289config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FLASH_ERASEALL
290    bool "flash_eraseall"
291    default n
292    help
293      The flash_eraseall binary from mtd-utils as of git head c4c6a59eb.
294      This utility is used to erase the whole MTD device.
295
296config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_IONICE
297    bool "ionice"
298    default n
299    help
300      Set/set program io scheduling class and priority
301      Requires kernel >= 2.6.13
302
303config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_INOTIFYD
304    bool "inotifyd"
305    default n
306    help
307      Simple inotify daemon. Reports filesystem changes. Requires
308      kernel >= 2.6.13
309
310config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
311    bool "last"
312    default n
313    select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_WTMP
314    help
315      'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
316
317choice
318    prompt "Choose last implementation"
319    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
320    default BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
321
322config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_SMALL
323    bool "small"
324    help
325      This is a small version of last with just the basic set of
326      features.
327
328config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LAST_FANCY
329    bool "huge"
330    help
331      'last' displays detailed information about the last users that
332      logged into the system (mimics sysvinit last). +900 bytes.
333endchoice
334
335config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
336    bool "less"
337    default y
338    help
339      'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
340      a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
341
342config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MAXLINES
343    int "Max number of input lines less will try to eat"
344    default 9999999
345    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
346
347config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_BRACKETS
348    bool "Enable bracket searching"
349    default n
350    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
351    help
352      This option adds the capability to search for matching left and right
353      brackets, facilitating programming.
354
355config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_FLAGS
356    bool "Enable extra flags"
357    default n
358    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
359    help
360      The extra flags provided do the following:
361
362      The -M flag enables a more sophisticated status line.
363      The -m flag enables a simpler status line with a percentage.
364
365config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_MARKS
366    bool "Enable marks"
367    default n
368    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
369    help
370      Marks enable positions in a file to be stored for easy reference.
371
372config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_REGEXP
373    bool "Enable regular expressions"
374    default n
375    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
376    help
377      Enable regular expressions, allowing complex file searches.
378
379config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_WINCH
380    bool "Enable automatic resizing on window size changes"
381    default n
382    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
383    help
384      Makes less track window size changes.
385
386config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
387    bool "Enable flag changes ('-' command)"
388    default n
389    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
390    help
391      This enables the ability to change command-line flags within
392      less itself ('-' keyboard command).
393
394config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_LINENUMS
395    bool "Enable dynamic switching of line numbers"
396    default n
397    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LESS_DASHCMD
398    help
399      Enable "-N" command.
400
401config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
402    bool "hdparm"
403    default n
404    help
405      Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
406      drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
407      FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
408
409config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
410    bool "Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
411    default n
412    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
413    help
414      Enables the -I and -i options to obtain detailed information
415      directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
416      feature set. If no device name is specified, hdparm will read
417      identify data from stdin. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
418
419config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
420    bool "Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
421    default n
422    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
423    help
424      Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
425      This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
426
427config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
428    bool "Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
429    default n
430    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
431    help
432      Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
433      This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
434
435config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
436    bool "Perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
437    default n
438    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
439    help
440      Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
441      This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
442
443config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
444    bool "Tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
445    default n
446    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
447    help
448      Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
449      and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
450      stuff, so you should probably say N.
451
452config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
453    bool "Get/set using_dma flag"
454    default n
455    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_HDPARM
456    help
457      Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
458
459config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOCK
460    bool "lock"
461    default y
462    help
463      Small utility for using locks in scripts
464
465config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
466    bool "makedevs"
467    default n
468    help
469      'makedevs' is a utility used to create a batch of devices with
470      one command.
471      .
472      There are two choices for command line behaviour, the interface
473      as used by LEAF/Linux Router Project, or a device table file.
474      .
475      'leaf' is traditionally what busybox follows, it allows multiple
476      devices of a particluar type to be created per command.
477      e.g. /dev/hda[0-9]
478      Device properties are passed as command line arguments.
479      .
480      'table' reads device properties from a file or stdin, allowing
481      a batch of unrelated devices to be made with one command.
482      User/group names are allowed as an alternative to uid/gid.
483
484choice
485    prompt "Choose makedevs behaviour"
486    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
487    default BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
488
489config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
490    bool "leaf"
491
492config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_TABLE
493    bool "table"
494
495endchoice
496
497config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MAN
498    bool "man"
499    default n
500    help
501      Format and display manual pages.
502
503config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MICROCOM
504    bool "microcom"
505    default n
506    help
507      The poor man's minicom utility for chatting with serial port devices.
508
509config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT
510    bool "mountpoint"
511    default n
512    help
513      mountpoint checks if the directory is a mountpoint.
514
515config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MT
516    bool "mt"
517    default n
518    help
519      mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
520      to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
521      files on the tape.
522
523config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RAIDAUTORUN
524    bool "raidautorun"
525    default n
526    help
527      raidautorun tells the kernel md driver to
528      search and start RAID arrays.
529
530config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_READAHEAD
531    bool "readahead"
532    default n
533    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LFS
534    help
535      Preload the files listed on the command line into RAM cache so that
536      subsequent reads on these files will not block on disk I/O.
537
538      This applet just calls the readahead(2) system call on each file.
539      It is mainly useful in system startup scripts to preload files
540      or executables before they are used. When used at the right time
541      (in particular when a CPU bound process is running) it can
542      significantly speed up system startup.
543
544      As readahead(2) blocks until each file has been read, it is best to
545      run this applet as a background job.
546
547config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RUNLEVEL
548    bool "runlevel"
549    default n
550    help
551      find the current and previous system runlevel.
552
553      This applet uses utmp but does not rely on busybox supporing
554      utmp on purpose. It is used by e.g. emdebian via /etc/init.d/rc.
555
556config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_RX
557    bool "rx"
558    default n
559    help
560      Receive files using the Xmodem protocol.
561
562config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SETSID
563    bool "setsid"
564    default n
565    help
566      setsid runs a program in a new session
567
568config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_STRINGS
569    bool "strings"
570    default y
571    help
572      strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
573      specified.
574
575config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
576    bool "taskset"
577    default n
578    help
579      Retrieve or set a processes's CPU affinity.
580      This requires sched_{g,s}etaffinity support in your libc.
581
582config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_TASKSET_FANCY
583    bool "Fancy output"
584    default n
585    depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TASKSET
586    help
587      Add code for fancy output. This merely silences a compiler-warning
588      and adds about 135 Bytes. May be needed for machines with alot
589      of CPUs.
590
591config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TIME
592    bool "time"
593    default y
594    help
595      The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
596      When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
597      giving timing statistics about this program run.
598
599config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TIMEOUT
600    bool "timeout"
601    default n
602    help
603      Runs a program and watches it. If it does not terminate in
604      specified number of seconds, it is sent a signal.
605
606config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_TTYSIZE
607    bool "ttysize"
608    default n
609    help
610      A replacement for "stty size". Unlike stty, can report only width,
611      only height, or both, in any order. It also does not complain on
612      error, but returns default 80x24.
613      Usage in shell scripts: width=`ttysize w`.
614
615config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_VOLNAME
616    bool "volname"
617    default n
618    help
619      Prints a CD-ROM volume name.
620
621config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_WATCHDOG
622    bool "watchdog"
623    default y
624    help
625      The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
626      device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
627      and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
628      watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
629      certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
630      hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
631
632endmenu
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