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applets add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
archival really add dpkg-deb.c this time 2001-01-02 23:49:26 +00:00
console-tools Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
coreutils Improvements from Vladimir N. Oleynik. 2000-12-30 07:46:23 +00:00
debian Bump the version number to 0.49pre 2000-12-20 23:22:29 +00:00
docs Update logger usage information. 2001-01-02 22:54:12 +00:00
editors I just whipped up support for arbitrary regex delimiters, so 2001-01-02 11:01:31 +00:00
examples Bump the version number to 0.49pre 2000-12-20 23:22:29 +00:00
findutils Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
include add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
init A couple of updates to fix some minor cross compiling issues 2000-12-13 16:41:29 +00:00
libbb More portable handling of loop header files, as done in util-linux 2000-09-21 02:04:51 +00:00
miscutils Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
modutils Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
networking Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
procps Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
scripts Script updates for better portability 2000-12-12 16:49:12 +00:00
shell Cleanup from Gennady Feldman <gfeldman@mail.com> 2000-12-22 18:02:02 +00:00
sysklogd Log stdin when no message given and use getopt. 2001-01-02 18:13:58 +00:00
tests Test suite update from Larry Doolittle to disable some problematic 2000-12-11 17:33:08 +00:00
util-linux Be more careful about dmalloc handling 2001-01-02 01:16:02 +00:00
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AUTHORS Add a few folks to Authors 2000-12-13 18:14:51 +00:00
basename.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
busybox.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
busybox.h Better dmalloc handling 2001-01-02 01:16:38 +00:00
busybox.mkll Patch from Larry Doolittle so it will build the newdocs right. 2000-12-02 00:44:48 +00:00
busybox.sh Fix lower casing for weird locales. 2000-12-26 16:36:10 +00:00
busybox.spec Bump the version number to 0.49pre 2000-12-20 23:22:29 +00:00
cat.c Continue concatenating files even if we can't open one. 2000-09-27 03:01:40 +00:00
Changelog add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
chmod_chown_chgrp.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
chroot.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
chvt.c Simplify error handling. 2000-12-14 05:44:36 +00:00
clear.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
cmdedit.c Ok, this is a pretty major update to sh.c. I renamed all the variables and 2000-12-18 20:25:50 +00:00
cmdedit.h Remove #ifdef __STDC__ junk. We don't do K&R round these parts, 2000-12-01 19:02:24 +00:00
cmp.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
Config.h add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
Config.h.Hurd Re-worked the support for s///p, fixed a backref limit buglet, and cleaned up 2000-11-03 19:47:00 +00:00
cp_mv.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
cut.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
date.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
dc.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
dd.c Rewrote dd. 2000-12-18 21:38:57 +00:00
deallocvt.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
define.sh
df.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
dirname.c Patch from Matt Kraai to fix 'dirname /' 2000-12-12 23:27:48 +00:00
dmesg.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
dos2unix.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
dpkg_deb.c really add dpkg-deb.c this time 2001-01-02 23:49:26 +00:00
du.c du.c error msg cleanup from Kent Robotti 2000-12-12 23:17:26 +00:00
dumpkmap.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
dutmp.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
echo.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
expr.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
fbset.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
fdflush.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
find.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
free.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
freeramdisk.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
fsck_minix.c Fix from Gennady Feldman for error msg 2000-12-12 23:51:43 +00:00
getopt.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
grep.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
gunzip.c Support for tar -z option for uncompressing only 2000-12-10 01:57:30 +00:00
gzip.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
halt.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
head.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
hostid.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
hostname.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
id.c Fix from Matt Kraai -- a better way to NULL terminate strings for the 2000-12-13 01:52:39 +00:00
init.c A couple of updates to fix some minor cross compiling issues 2000-12-13 16:41:29 +00:00
insmod.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
install.sh Disabled debugging output 2000-07-28 19:34:02 +00:00
kill.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
lash.c Cleanup from Gennady Feldman <gfeldman@mail.com> 2000-12-22 18:02:02 +00:00
length.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
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ln.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
loadacm.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
loadfont.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
loadkmap.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
logger.c Log stdin when no message given and use getopt. 2001-01-02 18:13:58 +00:00
logname.c Fix from Matt Kraai -- a better way to NULL terminate strings for the 2000-12-13 01:52:39 +00:00
ls.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
lsmod.c Add missing newlines to error messages. 2000-12-18 03:08:29 +00:00
makedevs.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00
Makefile Bump the version number to 0.49pre 2000-12-20 23:22:29 +00:00
md5sum.c Turns out, md5sum was broken anyways. It uses backwards TRUE/FALSE 2000-12-20 23:19:42 +00:00
messages.c Grammer fix. Changed "longer then" to "longer than". Fix thanks to Jim 2000-11-14 22:15:48 +00:00
mk_loop_h.sh More portable handling of loop header files, as done in util-linux 2000-09-21 02:04:51 +00:00
mkdir.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
mkfifo.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mkfs_minix.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mknod.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mkswap.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mktemp.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
more.c Improvements from Vladimir N. Oleynik. 2000-12-30 07:46:23 +00:00
mount.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mt.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
mtab.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
nc.c Rewrite nc to be simpler, smaller, and to check syscalls for errors. 2000-12-15 22:34:34 +00:00
nfsmount.c Be more careful about dmalloc handling 2001-01-02 01:16:02 +00:00
nfsmount.h Remove #ifdef __STDC__ junk. We don't do K&R round these parts, 2000-12-01 19:02:24 +00:00
nslookup.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
ping.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
poweroff.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
printf.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00
ps.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
pwd.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
rdate.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
readlink.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
README A few more updates 2000-12-13 18:07:38 +00:00
real_loop.h More portable handling of loop header files, as done in util-linux 2000-09-21 02:04:51 +00:00
reboot.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
renice.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
reset.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
rm.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
rmdir.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
rmmod.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
rpmunpack.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
sed.c I just whipped up support for arbitrary regex delimiters, so 2001-01-02 11:01:31 +00:00
setkeycodes.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
sh.c Cleanup from Gennady Feldman <gfeldman@mail.com> 2000-12-22 18:02:02 +00:00
sleep.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
sort.c Rewrote. 2000-12-20 20:49:56 +00:00
swaponoff.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
sync.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00
syslogd.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
tail.c Rewrote dd. 2000-12-18 21:38:57 +00:00
tar.c add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
tee.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
telnet.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
test.c Improvements from Vladimir N. Oleynik. 2000-12-30 07:46:23 +00:00
TODO A few more updates 2000-12-13 18:07:38 +00:00
touch.c Add missing newlines to error messages. 2000-12-18 03:08:29 +00:00
tr.c Changed names of functions in utility.c and all affected files, to make 2000-12-07 19:56:48 +00:00
true_false.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
tty.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
umount.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
uname.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
uniq.c Patch from Matt Kraai to implement uniq -[cdu] 2000-12-09 16:37:53 +00:00
unix2dos.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00
update.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
uptime.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
usage.c add dpkg-deb command 2001-01-02 23:41:50 +00:00
usleep.c Stop using TRUE and FALSE for exit status. 2000-12-01 02:55:13 +00:00
utility.c Improvements from Vladimir N. Oleynik. 2000-12-30 07:46:23 +00:00
uudecode.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
uuencode.c Change calls to error_msg.* and strerror to use perror_msg.*. 2000-12-18 03:57:16 +00:00
wc.c Patch from Matt Kraai so wc will return a proper error code 2000-10-09 18:21:44 +00:00
wget.c Add missing newlines to error messages. 2000-12-18 03:08:29 +00:00
which.c Fixed return status (thanks to David Douthitt for the fix). 2000-11-18 01:16:43 +00:00
whoami.c Fix from Matt Kraai -- a better way to NULL terminate strings for the 2000-12-13 01:52:39 +00:00
xargs.c Use busybox error handling functions wherever possible. 2000-12-22 01:48:07 +00:00
yes.c Renamed "internal.h" to the more sensible "busybox.h". 2000-09-25 21:45:58 +00:00

Please see the LICENSE file for copyright information.
    
BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single
small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for most of the utilities
you usually find in fileutils, shellutils, findutils, textutils, grep, gzip,
tar, etc. BusyBox provides a fairly complete POSIX environment for any small or
embedded system. The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than
their full featured GNU cousins; however, the options that are included provide
the expected functionality and behave very much like their GNU counterparts.

BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in mind.
It is also extremely modular so you can easily include or exclude commands (or
features) at compile time. This makes it easy to customize your embedded
systems. To create a working system, just add a kernel and an editor (such as
e3 (http://www.sax.de/~adlibiti) or elvis-tiny).

BusyBox was originally written to support the Debian Rescue/Install disks, but
it also makes an excellent environment for any small or embedded system.

As of version 0.20 there is now a version number. : ) Also as of version 0.20,
BusyBox is now modularized to easily allow you to build only the components you
need, thereby reducing binary size. To turn off unwanted BusyBox components,
simply edit the file "Config.h" and comment out the components you do not need
using C++ style (//) comments.

After the build is complete, a busybox.links file is generated.  This is
used by 'make install' to create symlinks to the busybox binary for all
compiled in functions.  By default, 'make install' will place the symlink
forest into `pwd`/_install unless you have defined the PREFIX environment
variable (i.e., make PREFIX="/tmp/foo" install)

----------------

Getting help:

When you find you need help, you can check out the BusyBox mailing list
archives at http://opensource.lineo.com/lists/busybox/ or even join
the mailing list if you are interested.

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Bugs:

If you find bugs, please submit a bug report.  Full instructions on how to
report a bug are found at http://bugs.lineo.com/Reporting.html.

For the impatient: To submit a bug, simply send an email describing the problem
to submit@bugs.lineo.com.  Bug reports should look something like this:

    To: submit@bugs.lineo.com
    From: diligent@testing.linux.org
    Subject: /bin/true doesn't work

    Package: busybox
    Version: 0.48

    When I invoke '/bin/true' it doesn't work.  I expected it to return 
    a "0" but it returned a "1" instead.  Here is the transcript:
	$ /bin/true ; echo $?
	1
    With GNU /bin/true, I get the following output:
	$ /bin/true ; echo $?
	0
    I am using Debian 2.2r2, kernel version 2.2.18, and the latest
    uClibc from CVS.  Thanks for the wonderful program!
	-Diligent

Note the careful description and use of examples showing not only what BusyBox
does, but also a counter example showing what an equivalent GNU app does.  Bug
reports lacking such detail may take a _long_ time to be fixed...  Thanks for
understanding.

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FTP:

Source for the latest released version can always be downloaded from 
    ftp://ftp.lineo.com/pub/busybox. 

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CVS:

BusyBox now has its own publicly browsable CVS tree at:
    http://opensource.lineo.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb/busybox/

Anonymous CVS access is available.  For instructions, check out:
    http://opensource.lineo.com/cvs_anon.html

For those that are actively contributing there is even CVS write access:
    http://opensource.lineo.com/cvs_write.html

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Please feed suggestions, bug reports, insults, and bribes back to:
	Erik Andersen 
	<andersen@lineo.com>
	<andersee@debian.org>

<blatant plug>
Many thanks to go to Lineo for paying me to work on busybox. 
</blatant plug>