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authorDenis Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>2006-12-24 17:40:16 +0000
committerDenis Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>2006-12-24 17:40:16 +0000
commit7a50a64986758e0890e76411d5997c4a07d9c698 (patch)
tree59b0af01966d851b24a85558f3896fd31c5514da
parent765996aaea0ba6dafcb2c52504065e8c80d2cb92 (diff)
downloadbusybox-7a50a64986758e0890e76411d5997c4a07d9c698.tar.gz
more usage message cleanups
-rw-r--r--include/usage.h316
1 files changed, 152 insertions, 164 deletions
diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index a9718d72d..5ec15fd10 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
#define addgroup_trivial_usage \
"[-g GID] group_name [user_name]"
#define addgroup_full_usage \
- "Adds a group to the system" \
+ "Add a group to the system" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -g GID specify gid"
#define adduser_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] user_name"
#define adduser_full_usage \
- "Adds a user to the system" \
+ "Add a user to the system" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -h DIR Assign home directory DIR\n" \
" -g GECOS Assign gecos field GECOS\n" \
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
#define adjtimex_trivial_usage \
"[-q] [-o offset] [-f frequency] [-p timeconstant] [-t tick]"
#define adjtimex_full_usage \
- "Reads and optionally sets system timebase parameters.\n" \
+ "Read and optionally set system timebase parameters.\n" \
"See adjtimex(2)." \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -q quiet mode - do not print\n" \
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
#define basename_trivial_usage \
"FILE [SUFFIX]"
#define basename_full_usage \
- "Strips directory path and suffixes from FILE.\n" \
- "If specified, also removes any trailing SUFFIX."
+ "Strip directory path and suffixes from FILE.\n" \
+ "If specified, also remove any trailing SUFFIX."
#define basename_example_usage \
"$ basename /usr/local/bin/foo\n" \
"foo\n" \
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
#define bzcat_trivial_usage \
"FILE"
#define bzcat_full_usage \
- "Uncompress to stdout."
+ "Uncompress to stdout"
#define unlzma_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... [FILE]"
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
#define lzmacat_trivial_usage \
"FILE"
#define lzmacat_full_usage \
- "Uncompress to stdout."
+ "Uncompress to stdout"
#define cal_trivial_usage \
"[-jy] [[month] year]"
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
#define cat_trivial_usage \
"[-u] [FILE]..."
#define cat_full_usage \
- "Concatenates FILE(s) and prints them to stdout" \
+ "Concatenate FILE(s) and print them to stdout" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -u ignored since unbuffered i/o is always used"
#define cat_example_usage \
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
#define chattr_trivial_usage \
"[-R] [-+=AacDdijsStTu] [-v version] files..."
#define chattr_full_usage \
- "change file attributes on an ext2 fs\n\n" \
+ "Change file attributes on an ext2 fs\n\n" \
"Modifiers:\n" \
" - remove attributes\n" \
" + add attributes\n" \
@@ -269,24 +269,24 @@
#define setuidgid_trivial_usage \
"account prog args"
#define setuidgid_full_usage \
- "Sets uid and gid to account's uid and gid, removing all supplementary\n" \
- "groups, then runs prog"
+ "Set uid and gid to account's uid and gid, removing all supplementary\n" \
+ "groups, then run prog"
#define envuidgid_trivial_usage \
"account prog args"
#define envuidgid_full_usage \
- "Sets $UID to account's uid and $GID to account's gid, then runs prog"
+ "Set $UID to account's uid and $GID to account's gid, then run prog"
#define envdir_trivial_usage \
"dir prog args"
#define envdir_full_usage \
- "Sets various environment variables as specified by files\n" \
- "in the directory dir, then runs prog"
+ "Set various environment variables as specified by files\n" \
+ "in the directory dir, then run prog"
#define softlimit_trivial_usage \
"[-a allbytes] [-c corebytes] [-d databytes] [-f filebytes] " \
"[-l lockbytes] [-m membytes] [-o openfiles] [-p processes] " \
"[-r residentbytes] [-s stackbytes] [-t cpusecs] prog args"
#define softlimit_full_usage \
- "Sets soft resource limits as specified by options, then runs prog\n" \
- "\n" \
+ "Set soft resource limits, then run prog" \
+ "\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -m n Same as -d n -s n -l n -a n\n" \
" -d n Limit the data segment per process to n bytes\n" \
" -s n Limit the stack segment per process to n bytes\n" \
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
#define chroot_trivial_usage \
"NEWROOT [COMMAND...]"
#define chroot_full_usage \
- "Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT."
+ "Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT"
#define chroot_example_usage \
"$ ls -l /bin/ls\n" \
"lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Apr 13 00:46 /bin/ls -> /BusyBox\n" \
@@ -321,17 +321,17 @@
#define chvt_trivial_usage \
"N"
#define chvt_full_usage \
- "Changes the foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN"
+ "Change the foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN"
#define cksum_trivial_usage \
"FILES..."
#define cksum_full_usage \
- "Calculates the CRC32 checksums of FILES."
+ "Calculate the CRC32 checksums of FILES"
#define clear_trivial_usage \
""
#define clear_full_usage \
- "Clear screen."
+ "Clear screen"
#define cmp_trivial_usage \
"[-l] [-s] FILE1 [FILE2]"
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
#define comm_trivial_usage \
"[-123] FILE1 FILE2"
#define comm_full_usage \
- "Compares FILE1 to FILE2, or to stdin if = is specified" \
+ "Compare FILE1 to FILE2, or to stdin if - is specified" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -1 Suppress lines unique to FILE1\n" \
" -2 Suppress lines unique to FILE2\n" \
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@
#define cp_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... SOURCE DEST"
#define cp_full_usage \
- "Copies SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.\n" \
- "\n" \
+ "Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY" \
+ "\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -a Same as -dpR\n" \
" -d,-P Preserve links\n" \
" -H,-L Dereference all symlinks (implied by default)\n" \
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
#define cut_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... [FILE]..."
#define cut_full_usage \
- "Prints selected fields from each input FILE to standard output" \
+ "Print selected fields from each input FILE to standard output" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -b LIST Output only bytes from LIST\n" \
" -c LIST Output only characters from LIST\n" \
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
#define date_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]] [+FORMAT]"
#define date_full_usage \
- "Displays the current time in the given FORMAT, or sets the system date" \
+ "Display current time in the given FORMAT, or set system date" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -R Outputs RFC-822 compliant date string\n" \
" -d STRING Displays time described by STRING, not 'now'\n" \
@@ -511,18 +511,18 @@
#define delgroup_trivial_usage \
"GROUP"
#define delgroup_full_usage \
- "Deletes group GROUP from the system"
+ "Delete group GROUP from the system"
#define deluser_trivial_usage \
"USER"
#define deluser_full_usage \
- "Deletes user USER from the system"
+ "Delete user USER from the system"
#define devfsd_trivial_usage \
"mntpnt [-v]" \
USE_DEVFSD_FG_NP("[-fg][-np]" )
#define devfsd_full_usage \
- "Optional daemon for managing devfs permissions and old device name symlinks" \
+ "Manage devfs permissions and old device name symlinks" \
"\n\nOptions:" \
"\n mntpnt The mount point where devfs is mounted." \
"\n -v Print the protocol version numbers for devfsd." \
@@ -556,12 +556,12 @@
#define dhcprelay_trivial_usage \
"[client_device_list] [server_device]"
#define dhcprelay_full_usage \
- "Relays dhcp requests from client devices to server device"
+ "Relay dhcp requests from client devices to server device"
#define dhcprelay_trivial_usage \
"[client_device_list] [server_device]"
#define dhcprelay_full_usage \
- "Relays dhcp requests from client devices to server device"
+ "Relay dhcp requests from client devices to server device"
#define diff_trivial_usage \
"[-abdiNqrTstw] [-L LABEL] [-S FILE] [-U LINES] FILE1 FILE2"
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
#define dirname_trivial_usage \
"FILENAME"
#define dirname_full_usage \
- "Strips non-directory suffix from FILENAME"
+ "Strip non-directory suffix from FILENAME"
#define dirname_example_usage \
"$ dirname /tmp/foo\n" \
"/tmp\n" \
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
#define dmesg_trivial_usage \
"[-c] [-n LEVEL] [-s SIZE]"
#define dmesg_full_usage \
- "Prints or controls the kernel ring buffer" \
+ "Print or control the kernel ring buffer" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -c Clears the ring buffer's contents after printing\n" \
" -n LEVEL Sets console logging level\n" \
@@ -617,9 +617,9 @@
#define dos2unix_trivial_usage \
"[option] [FILE]"
#define dos2unix_full_usage \
- "Converts FILE from dos format to unix format. When no option\n" \
+ "Convert FILE from dos format to unix format. When no option\n" \
"is given, the input is converted to the opposite output format.\n" \
- "When no file is given, uses stdin for input and stdout for output." \
+ "When no file is given, use stdin for input and stdout for output." \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -u output will be in UNIX format\n" \
" -d output will be in DOS format"
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
#define du_trivial_usage \
"[-aHLdclsx" USE_FEATURE_HUMAN_READABLE("hm") "k] [FILE]..."
#define du_full_usage \
- "Summarizes disk space used for each FILE and/or directory.\n" \
+ "Summarize disk space used for each FILE and/or directory.\n" \
"Disk space is printed in units of " \
USE_FEATURE_DU_DEFAULT_BLOCKSIZE_1K("1024") \
SKIP_FEATURE_DU_DEFAULT_BLOCKSIZE_1K("512") \
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
#define dumpkmap_trivial_usage \
"> keymap"
#define dumpkmap_full_usage \
- "Prints out a binary keyboard translation table to standard output."
+ "Print out a binary keyboard translation table to standard output"
#define dumpkmap_example_usage \
"$ dumpkmap > keymap\n"
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@
#define env_trivial_usage \
"[-iu] [-] [name=value]... [command]"
#define env_full_usage \
- "Print the current environment or runs a program after setting\n" \
+ "Print the current environment or run a program after setting\n" \
"up the specified environment" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -, -i start with an empty environment\n" \
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@
#define expr_trivial_usage \
"EXPRESSION"
#define expr_full_usage \
- "Prints the value of EXPRESSION to standard output.\n\n" \
+ "Print the value of EXPRESSION to standard output.\n\n" \
"EXPRESSION may be:\n" \
" ARG1 | ARG2 ARG1 if it is neither null nor 0, otherwise ARG2\n" \
" ARG1 & ARG2 ARG1 if neither argument is null or 0, otherwise 0\n" \
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@
#define fakeidentd_trivial_usage \
"[-b ip] [STRING]"
#define fakeidentd_full_usage \
- "Returns a set string to auth requests" \
+ "Return a set string to auth requests" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -b Bind to ip address\n" \
" STRING The ident answer string (default is nobody)"
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@
#define false_trivial_usage \
""
#define false_full_usage \
- "Return an exit code of FALSE (1)."
+ "Return an exit code of FALSE (1)"
#define false_example_usage \
"$ false\n" \
"$ echo $?\n" \
@@ -840,12 +840,12 @@
#define fdflush_trivial_usage \
"DEVICE"
#define fdflush_full_usage \
- "Forces floppy disk drive to detect disk change"
+ "Force floppy disk drive to detect disk change"
#define fdformat_trivial_usage \
"[-n] DEVICE"
#define fdformat_full_usage \
- "Low-level formats a floppy disk" \
+ "Format floppy disk" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -n Don't verify after format"
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@
#define free_trivial_usage \
""
#define free_full_usage \
- "Displays the amount of free and used system memory"
+ "Display the amount of free and used system memory"
#define free_example_usage \
"$ free\n" \
" total used free shared buffers\n" \
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@
#define freeramdisk_trivial_usage \
"DEVICE"
#define freeramdisk_full_usage \
- "Frees all memory used by the specified ramdisk."
+ "Free all memory used by the specified ramdisk"
#define freeramdisk_example_usage \
"$ freeramdisk /dev/ram2\n"
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@
#define fsck_minix_trivial_usage \
"[-larvsmf] /dev/name"
#define fsck_minix_full_usage \
- "Performs a consistency check for MINIX filesystems" \
+ "Perform a consistency check for MINIX filesystems" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -l Lists all filenames\n" \
" -r Perform interactive repairs\n" \
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@
#define head_full_usage \
"Print first 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.\n" \
"With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the\n" \
- "file name. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input" \
+ "file name. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input." \
"\n\nOptions:" \
"\n -n NUM Print first NUM lines instead of first 10" \
USE_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD( \
@@ -1192,9 +1192,7 @@
#define hexdump_trivial_usage \
"[-[bcCdefnosvx]] [OPTION] FILE"
#define hexdump_full_usage \
- "The hexdump utility is a filter which displays the specified files,\n" \
- "or the standard input, if no files are specified, in a user specified\n" \
- "format" \
+ "Display file(s) or standard input in a user specified format" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -b One-byte octal display\n" \
" -c One-byte character display\n" \
@@ -1211,7 +1209,7 @@
#define hostid_trivial_usage \
""
#define hostid_full_usage \
- "Print out a unique 32-bit identifier for the machine."
+ "Print out a unique 32-bit identifier for the machine"
#define hostname_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION] {hostname | -F FILE}"
@@ -1238,7 +1236,7 @@
" [-h home]" \
" [-d/-e <string>]"
#define httpd_full_usage \
- "Listens for incoming http server requests" \
+ "Listen for incoming http server requests" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -c FILE Specifies configuration file. (default httpd.conf)\n" \
" -p PORT Server port (default 80)\n" \
@@ -1329,7 +1327,7 @@
#define inetd_trivial_usage \
"[-f] [-q len] [conf]"
#define inetd_full_usage \
- "Listens for network connections and launches programs" \
+ "Listen for network connections and launch programs" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -f Run as a foreground progress\n" \
" -q Sets the size of the socket listen queue to\n" \
@@ -1338,7 +1336,7 @@
#define init_trivial_usage \
""
#define init_full_usage \
- "Init is the parent of all processes."
+ "Init is the parent of all processes"
#define init_notes_usage \
"This version of init is designed to be run only by the kernel.\n" \
"\n" \
@@ -1469,7 +1467,7 @@
#define insmod_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... MODULE [symbol=value]..."
#define insmod_full_usage \
- "Loads the specified kernel modules into the kernel" \
+ "Load the specified kernel modules into the kernel" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -f Force module to load into the wrong kernel version\n" \
" -k Make module autoclean-able\n" \
@@ -1484,7 +1482,7 @@
#define install_trivial_usage \
"[-cgmops] [sources] <dest|directory>"
#define install_full_usage \
- "Copies files and set attributes" \
+ "Copy files and set attributes" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -c copy the file, default\n" \
" -d create directories\n" \
@@ -1532,6 +1530,7 @@
"The upper-case options MQS are used to remove a shared memory segment by a\n" \
"segment by a shmkey value. The lower-case options mqs are used\n" \
"to remove a segment by shmid value.\n" \
+ "\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -[mM] Remove the memory segment after the last detach\n" \
" -[qQ] Remove the message queue\n" \
" -[sS] Remove the semaphore"
@@ -1636,7 +1635,7 @@
#define length_trivial_usage \
"STRING"
#define length_full_usage \
- "Prints out the length of the specified STRING."
+ "Print out the length of the specified STRING"
#define length_example_usage \
"$ length Hello\n" \
"5\n"
@@ -1645,7 +1644,7 @@
"[-EMNmh~?] FILE1 FILE2..."
#define less_full_usage \
"View a file or list of files. The position within files can be\n" \
- "changed, and files can be manipulated in various ways" \
+ "changed, and files can be manipulated in various ways." \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -E Quit once the end of a file is reached\n" \
" -M Display a status line containing the current line numbers\n" \
@@ -1683,14 +1682,14 @@
#define loadfont_trivial_usage \
"< font"
#define loadfont_full_usage \
- "Loads a console font from standard input."
+ "Load a console font from standard input"
#define loadfont_example_usage \
"$ loadfont < /etc/i18n/fontname\n"
#define loadkmap_trivial_usage \
"< keymap"
#define loadkmap_full_usage \
- "Loads a binary keyboard translation table from standard input."
+ "Load a binary keyboard translation table from standard input"
#define loadkmap_example_usage \
"$ loadkmap < /etc/i18n/lang-keymap\n"
@@ -1718,7 +1717,7 @@
#define logname_trivial_usage \
""
#define logname_full_usage \
- "Print the name of the current user."
+ "Print the name of the current user"
#define logname_example_usage \
"$ logname\n" \
"root\n"
@@ -1726,7 +1725,7 @@
#define logread_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]..."
#define logread_full_usage \
- "Shows the messages from syslogd (using circular buffer)" \
+ "Show the messages from syslogd (using circular buffer)" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -f output data as the log grows"
@@ -1818,13 +1817,13 @@
#define lsmod_trivial_usage \
""
#define lsmod_full_usage \
- "List the currently loaded kernel modules."
+ "List the currently loaded kernel modules"
#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_MAKEDEVS_LEAF
#define makedevs_trivial_usage \
"NAME TYPE MAJOR MINOR FIRST LAST [s]"
#define makedevs_full_usage \
- "Creates a range of block or character special files\n\n" \
+ "Create a range of block or character special files\n\n" \
"TYPEs include:\n" \
" b: Make a block (buffered) device.\n" \
" c or u: Make a character (un-buffered) device.\n" \
@@ -1846,7 +1845,7 @@
#define makedevs_trivial_usage \
"[-d device_table] rootdir"
#define makedevs_full_usage \
- "Creates a range of special files as specified in a device table.\n" \
+ "Create a range of special files as specified in a device table.\n" \
"Device table entries take the form of:\n" \
"<type> <mode> <uid> <gid> <major> <minor> <start> <inc> <count>\n" \
"Where name is the file name, type can be one of:\n" \
@@ -1927,7 +1926,7 @@
#define mesg_trivial_usage \
"[y|n]"
#define mesg_full_usage \
- "mesg controls write access to your terminal\n" \
+ "Control write access to your terminal\n" \
" y Allow write access to your terminal\n" \
" n Disallow write access to your terminal"
@@ -1980,7 +1979,7 @@
#define mkfifo_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] name"
#define mkfifo_full_usage \
- "Creates a named pipe (identical to 'mknod name p')" \
+ "Create a named pipe (identical to 'mknod name p')" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -m create the pipe using the specified mode (default a=rw)"
@@ -2022,7 +2021,7 @@
#define mktemp_trivial_usage \
"[-dq] TEMPLATE"
#define mktemp_full_usage \
- "Creates a temporary file with its name based on TEMPLATE.\n" \
+ "Create a temporary file with its name based on TEMPLATE.\n" \
"TEMPLATE is any name with six 'Xs' (i.e., /tmp/temp.XXXXXX)." \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -d Make a directory instead of a file\n" \
@@ -2106,7 +2105,7 @@
#define more_trivial_usage \
"[FILE ...]"
#define more_full_usage \
- "More is a filter for viewing FILE one screenful at a time."
+ "View FILE or standard input one screenful at a time"
#define more_example_usage \
"$ dmesg | more\n"
@@ -2196,7 +2195,7 @@
#define nameif_trivial_usage \
"[-s] [-c FILE] [{IFNAME MACADDR}]"
#define nameif_full_usage \
- "Renames network interface while it in the down state" \
+ "Rename network interface while it in the down state" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -c FILE Use configuration file (default is /etc/mactab)\n" \
" -s Use syslog (LOCAL0 facility)\n" \
@@ -2216,7 +2215,7 @@
USE_NC_EXTRA("[-iN] [-wN] ")USE_NC_SERVER("[-l] [-p PORT] ") \
"["USE_NC_EXTRA("-f FILENAME|")"IPADDR PORTNUM]"USE_NC_EXTRA(" [-e COMMAND]")
#define nc_full_usage \
- "Netcat opens a pipe to IP:port" USE_NC_EXTRA(" or file") \
+ "Open a pipe to IP:port" USE_NC_EXTRA(" or file") \
NC_OPTIONS_STR \
USE_NC_EXTRA( \
"\n -e exec rest of command line after connect" \
@@ -2251,7 +2250,7 @@
#define netstat_trivial_usage \
"[-laenrtuwx]"
#define netstat_full_usage \
- "Displays Linux networking information" \
+ "Display networking information" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -l display listening server sockets\n" \
" -a display all sockets (default: connected)\n" \
@@ -2266,14 +2265,14 @@
#define nice_trivial_usage \
"[-n ADJUST] [COMMAND [ARG] ...]"
#define nice_full_usage \
- "Runs a program with modified scheduling priority" \
+ "Run a program with modified scheduling priority" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -n ADJUST Adjust the scheduling priority by ADJUST"
#define nmeter_trivial_usage \
"format_string"
#define nmeter_full_usage \
- "Nmeter monitors your system in real time.\n\n" \
+ "Monitor system in real time\n\n" \
"Format specifiers:\n" \
"%Nc or %[cN] monitor CPU. N - bar size, default 10\n" \
" (displays: S:system U:user N:niced D:iowait I:irq i:softirq)\n" \
@@ -2297,14 +2296,14 @@
#define nohup_trivial_usage \
"COMMAND [ARGS]"
#define nohup_full_usage \
- "run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty"
+ "Run a command immune to hangups, with output to a non-tty"
#define nohup_example_usage \
"$ nohup make &"
#define nslookup_trivial_usage \
"[HOST] [SERVER]"
#define nslookup_full_usage \
- "Queries the nameserver for the IP address of the given HOST\n" \
+ "Query the nameserver for the IP address of the given HOST\n" \
"optionally using a specified DNS server"
#define nslookup_example_usage \
"$ nslookup localhost\n" \
@@ -2342,8 +2341,8 @@
#define patch_trivial_usage \
"[-p<num>] [-i <diff>]"
#define patch_full_usage \
- " -p <num> Strip <num> leading components from file names\n" \
- " -i <diff> Read <diff> instead of stdin"
+ " -p NUM Strip NUM leading components from file names\n" \
+ " -i DIFF Read DIFF instead of stdin"
#define patch_example_usage \
"$ patch -p1 < example.diff\n" \
"$ patch -p0 -i example.diff"
@@ -2358,8 +2357,8 @@
"process-name [OPTION] [process-name ...]"
#define pidof_full_usage \
- "Lists the PIDs of all processes with names that match the\n" \
- "names on the command line.\n" \
+ "List the PIDs of all processes with names that match the\n" \
+ "names on the command line\n" \
USAGE_PIDOF \
USE_FEATURE_PIDOF_SINGLE( \
"\n -s display only a single PID") \
@@ -2376,8 +2375,10 @@
"$ pidof /bin/sh -o %PPID\n20351 5950")
#ifndef CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_PING
-#define ping_trivial_usage "host"
-#define ping_full_usage "Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts"
+#define ping_trivial_usage \
+ "host"
+#define ping_full_usage \
+ "Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts"
#else
#define ping_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... host"
@@ -2400,8 +2401,10 @@
"round-trip min/avg/max = 20.1/20.1/20.1 ms\n"
#ifndef CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_PING6
-#define ping6_trivial_usage "host"
-#define ping6_full_usage "Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts"
+#define ping6_trivial_usage \
+ "host"
+#define ping6_full_usage \
+ "Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts"
#else
#define ping6_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... host"
@@ -2440,14 +2443,14 @@
#define printenv_trivial_usage \
"[VARIABLES...]"
#define printenv_full_usage \
- "print all or part of environment\n\n" \
+ "Print all or part of environment.\n" \
"If no environment VARIABLE specified, print them all."
#define printf_trivial_usage \
"FORMAT [ARGUMENT...]"
#define printf_full_usage \
- "Formats and prints ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT,\n" \
- "Where FORMAT controls the output exactly as in C printf."
+ "Format and print ARGUMENT(s) according to FORMAT,\n" \
+ "where FORMAT controls the output exactly as in C printf."
#define printf_example_usage \
"$ printf \"Val=%d\\n\" 5\n" \
"Val=5\n"
@@ -2499,7 +2502,7 @@
#define pwd_trivial_usage \
""
#define pwd_full_usage \
- "Print the full filename of the current working directory."
+ "Print the full filename of the current working directory"
#define pwd_example_usage \
"$ pwd\n" \
"/root\n"
@@ -2507,7 +2510,7 @@
#define raidautorun_trivial_usage \
"DEVICE"
#define raidautorun_full_usage \
- "Tells the kernel to automatically search and start RAID arrays"
+ "Tell the kernel to automatically search and start RAID arrays"
#define raidautorun_example_usage \
"$ raidautorun /dev/md0"
@@ -2522,13 +2525,13 @@
#define readahead_trivial_usage \
"[FILE]..."
#define readahead_full_usage \
- "Preloads FILE(s) in RAM cache so that subsequent reads for those" \
- "files do not block on disk I/O."
+ "Preload FILE(s) in RAM cache so that subsequent reads for those" \
+ "files do not block on disk I/O"
#define readlink_trivial_usage \
USE_FEATURE_READLINK_FOLLOW("[-f] ") "FILE"
#define readlink_full_usage \
- "Displays the value of a symbolic link." \
+ "Display the value of a symbolic link" \
USE_FEATURE_READLINK_FOLLOW( \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -f canonicalize by following all symlinks")
@@ -2551,7 +2554,7 @@
#define realpath_trivial_usage \
"pathname ..."
#define realpath_full_usage \
- "Returns the absolute pathnames of given argument."
+ "Return the absolute pathnames of given argument"
#define reboot_trivial_usage \
"[-d<delay>] [-n<nosync>] [-f<force>]"
@@ -2565,7 +2568,7 @@
#define renice_trivial_usage \
"{{-n INCREMENT} | PRIORITY} [[ -p | -g | -u ] ID ...]"
#define renice_full_usage \
- "Changes priority of running processes" \
+ "Change priority of running processes" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -n adjusts current nice value (smaller is faster)\n" \
" -p process id(s) (default)\n" \
@@ -2575,12 +2578,12 @@
#define reset_trivial_usage \
""
#define reset_full_usage \
- "Resets the screen."
+ "Reset the screen"
#define resize_trivial_usage \
""
#define resize_full_usage \
- "Resizes the screen."
+ "Resize the screen"
#define rm_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... FILE..."
@@ -2597,14 +2600,14 @@
#define rmdir_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... DIRECTORY..."
#define rmdir_full_usage \
- "Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty."
+ "Remove the DIRECTORY, if it is empty"
#define rmdir_example_usage \
"# rmdir /tmp/foo\n"
#define rmmod_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... [MODULE]..."
#define rmmod_full_usage \
- "Unloads the specified kernel modules from the kernel" \
+ "Unload the specified kernel modules from the kernel" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -a Remove all unused modules (recursively)"
#define rmmod_example_usage \
@@ -2622,7 +2625,7 @@
#define rpm_trivial_usage \
"-i -q[ildc]p package.rpm"
#define rpm_full_usage \
- "Manipulates RPM packages" \
+ "Manipulate RPM packages" \
"\n\nOptions:" \
"\n -i Install package" \
"\n -q Query package" \
@@ -2635,7 +2638,7 @@
#define rpm2cpio_trivial_usage \
"package.rpm"
#define rpm2cpio_full_usage \
- "Outputs a cpio archive of the rpm file."
+ "Output a cpio archive of the rpm file"
#define run_parts_trivial_usage \
"[-t] [-a ARG] [-u MASK] DIRECTORY"
@@ -2651,7 +2654,7 @@
#define runlevel_full_usage \
"Find the current and previous system runlevel.\n\n" \
"If no utmp file exists or if no runlevel record can be found,\n" \
- "runlevel prints \"unknown\""
+ "print \"unknown\""
#define runlevel_example_usage \
"$ runlevel /var/run/utmp\n" \
"N 2"
@@ -2659,17 +2662,17 @@
#define runsv_trivial_usage \
"dir"
#define runsv_full_usage \
- "Start and monitor a service and optionally an appendant log service."
+ "Start and monitor a service and optionally an appendant log service"
#define runsvdir_trivial_usage \
"[-P] dir"
#define runsvdir_full_usage \
- "Start a runsv process for each subdirectory."
+ "Start a runsv process for each subdirectory"
#define rx_trivial_usage \
"FILE"
#define rx_full_usage \
- "Receive a file using the xmodem protocol."
+ "Receive a file using the xmodem protocol"
#define rx_example_usage \
"$ rx /tmp/foo\n"
@@ -2697,18 +2700,18 @@
"[first [increment]] last"
#define seq_full_usage \
"Print numbers from FIRST to LAST, in steps of INCREMENT.\n" \
- "FIRST, INCREMENT default to 1\n" \
- "Arguments:\n" \
+ "FIRST, INCREMENT default to 1" \
+ "\n\nArguments:\n" \
" LAST\n" \
- " FIRST LAST\n" \
- " FIRST INCREMENT LAST"
+ " FIRST LAST\n" \
+ " FIRST INCREMENT LAST"
#define setconsole_trivial_usage \
"[-r|--reset] [DEVICE]"
#define setconsole_full_usage \
- "Redirects system console output to DEVICE (default: /dev/tty)" \
+ "Redirect system console output to DEVICE (default: /dev/tty)" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
- " -r Reset output to /dev/console."
+ " -r Reset output to /dev/console"
#define setkeycodes_trivial_usage \
"SCANCODE KEYCODE ..."
@@ -2723,12 +2726,12 @@
#define setlogcons_trivial_usage \
"N"
#define setlogcons_full_usage \
- "Redirects the kernel output to console N (0 for current)."
+ "Redirect the kernel output to console N (0 for current)"
#define setsid_trivial_usage \
"program [arg ...]"
#define setsid_full_usage \
- "Runs any program in a new session by calling setsid() before\n" \
+ "Run any program in a new session by calling setsid() before\n" \
"exec'ing the rest of its arguments. See setsid(2) for details."
#define lash_trivial_usage \
@@ -2748,7 +2751,7 @@
#define last_trivial_usage \
""
#define last_full_usage \
- "Shows listing of the last users that logged into the system"
+ "Show listing of the last users that logged into the system"
#define sha1sum_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION] [FILEs...]" \
@@ -2782,7 +2785,7 @@
USE_FEATURE_SORT_BIG("gMcszbdfimSTokt] [-o outfile] [-k start[.offset][opts][,end[.offset][opts]] [-t char") \
"] [FILE]..."
#define sort_full_usage \
- "Sorts lines of text in the specified files" \
+ "Sort lines of text in the specified files" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
USE_FEATURE_SORT_BIG( \
" -b ignore leading blanks\n" \
@@ -2826,7 +2829,7 @@
#define start_stop_daemon_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [--start|--stop] ... [-- arguments...]"
#define start_stop_daemon_full_usage \
- "Program to start and stop services." \
+ "Start and stop services" \
"\n\nOptions:" \
"\n -S|--start start" \
"\n -K|--stop stop" \
@@ -2902,7 +2905,7 @@
#define strings_trivial_usage \
"[-afo] [-n length] [file ... ]"
#define strings_full_usage \
- "Display printable strings in a binary file." \
+ "Display printable strings in a binary file" \
"\n\nOptions:" \
"\n -a Scan the whole files (this is the default)." \
"\n -f Precede each string with the name of the file where it was found." \
@@ -2912,8 +2915,8 @@
#define stty_trivial_usage \
"[-a|g] [-F DEVICE] [SETTING]..."
#define stty_full_usage \
- "Without arguments, prints baud rate, line discipline," \
- "\nand deviations from stty sane." \
+ "Without arguments, prints baud rate, line discipline,\n" \
+ "and deviations from stty sane." \
"\n\nOptions:" \
"\n -F DEVICE open device instead of stdin" \
"\n -a print all current settings in human-readable form" \
@@ -2948,14 +2951,14 @@
"[-v] [-w sec] command service..."
#define sv_full_usage \
"Report the current status and control the state of services " \
- "monitored by the runsv supervisor."
+ "monitored by the runsv supervisor"
#define svlogd_trivial_usage \
"[-ttv] [-r c] [-R abc] [-l len] [-b buflen] dir..."
#define svlogd_full_usage \
"Continuously read log data from standard input, optionally " \
"filter log messages, and write the data to one or more automatically " \
- "rotated logs."
+ "rotated logs"
#define swapoff_trivial_usage \
"[-a] [DEVICE]"
@@ -2982,7 +2985,7 @@
#define sync_trivial_usage \
""
#define sync_full_usage \
- "Write all buffered filesystem blocks to disk."
+ "Write all buffered filesystem blocks to disk"
#define sysctl_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS]... [VALUE]..."
@@ -3004,7 +3007,7 @@
#define syslogd_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]..."
#define syslogd_full_usage \
- "Linux system and kernel logging utility.\n" \
+ "System logging utility.\n" \
"Note that this version of syslogd ignores /etc/syslog.conf." \
"\n\nOptions:" \
"\n -m MIN Minutes between MARK lines (default=20, 0=off)" \
@@ -3114,8 +3117,7 @@
#define telnet_trivial_usage \
"[-a] [-l USER] HOST [PORT]"
#define telnet_full_usage \
- "Telnet is used to establish interactive communication with another\n" \
- "computer over a network using the TELNET protocol" \
+ "Connect to remote telnet server" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -a Attempt an automatic login with the USER variable\n" \
" -l USER Attempt an automatic login with the USER argument\n" \
@@ -3127,26 +3129,13 @@
#define telnet_trivial_usage \
"HOST [PORT]"
#define telnet_full_usage \
- "Telnet is used to establish interactive communication with another\n" \
- "computer over a network using the TELNET protocol."
+ "Connect to remote telnet server"
#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TELNETD_STANDALONE
#define telnetd_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]"
#define telnetd_full_usage \
- "Telnetd listens for incoming TELNET connections on PORT" \
- "\n\nOptions:\n" \
- " -p PORT listen for connections on PORT (default 23)\n" \
- " -l LOGIN exec LOGIN on connect\n" \
- " -f issue_file Display issue_file instead of /etc/issue\n" \
- " -F Foreground mode\n" \
- " -i Inetd mode"
-#else
-#define telnetd_trivial_usage \
- "[OPTION]"
-#define telnetd_full_usage \
- "Telnetd uses incoming TELNET connections" \
+ "Handle incoming telnet connections" \
SKIP_FEATURE_TELNETD_STANDALONE(" via inetd") \
"\n\nOptions:" \
"\n -l LOGIN exec LOGIN on connect" \
@@ -3155,15 +3144,14 @@
"\n -p PORT port to listen to" \
"\n -b ADDR address to bind to" \
"\n -F stay in foreground" \
- "\n -i inetd subservice" \
+ "\n -i run as inetd subservice" \
)
-#endif
#define test_trivial_usage \
"EXPRESSION\n or [ EXPRESSION ]"
#define test_full_usage \
- "Checks file types and compares values returning an exit\n" \
- "code determined by the value of EXPRESSION."
+ "Check file types and compares values returning an exit code\n" \
+ "determined by the value of EXPRESSION"
#define test_example_usage \
"$ test 1 -eq 2\n" \
"$ echo $?\n" \
@@ -3181,7 +3169,7 @@
#define tftp_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... HOST [PORT]"
#define tftp_full_usage \
- "Transfers a file from/to a tftp server using \"octet\" mode" \
+ "Transfer a file from/to tftp server using \"octet\" mode" \
"\n\nOptions:" \
"\n -l FILE Local FILE" \
"\n -r FILE Remote FILE" \
@@ -3197,7 +3185,7 @@
#define time_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... COMMAND [ARGS...]"
#define time_full_usage \
- "Runs the program COMMAND with arguments ARGS. When COMMAND finishes,\n" \
+ "Run the program COMMAND with arguments ARGS. When COMMAND finishes,\n" \
"COMMAND's resource usage information is displayed." \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -v Displays verbose resource usage information"
@@ -3205,9 +3193,9 @@
#define top_trivial_usage \
"[-b] [-n count] [-d seconds]"
#define top_full_usage \
- "top provides a view of process activity in real time.\n" \
- "It reads the status of all processes from /proc each <seconds>\n" \
- "and shows the status for however many processes will fit on the screen."
+ "Provide a view of process activity in real time.\n" \
+ "Read the status of all processes from /proc each <seconds>\n" \
+ "and show the status for however many processes will fit on the screen."
#define touch_trivial_usage \
"[-c] FILE [FILE ...]"
@@ -3265,7 +3253,7 @@
#define true_trivial_usage \
""
#define true_full_usage \
- "Return an exit code of TRUE (0)."
+ "Return an exit code of TRUE (0)"
#define true_example_usage \
"$ true\n" \
"$ echo $?\n" \
@@ -3289,7 +3277,7 @@
"[-L volume-label] [-M last-mounted-dir] [-O [^]feature[,...]] " \
"[-T last-check-time] [-U UUID] device"
#define tune2fs_full_usage \
- "Adjust filesystem options on ext[23] filesystems."
+ "Adjust filesystem options on ext[23] filesystems"
#define udhcpc_trivial_usage \
"[-Cfbnqtv] [-c CID] [-V VCLS] [-H HOSTNAME] [-i INTERFACE]\n[-p pidfile] [-r IP] [-s script]"
@@ -3319,8 +3307,8 @@
#define umount_trivial_usage \
"[flags] FILESYSTEM|DIRECTORY"
#define umount_full_usage \
- "Unmount file systems\n" \
- "\nFlags:" \
+ "Unmount file systems" \
+ "\n\nOptions:\n" \
"\n -a Unmount all file systems" USE_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT(" in /etc/mtab") \
USE_FEATURE_MTAB_SUPPORT( \
"\n -n Don't erase /etc/mtab entries") \
@@ -3376,9 +3364,9 @@
#define unix2dos_trivial_usage \
"[option] [FILE]"
#define unix2dos_full_usage \
- "Converts FILE from unix format to dos format. When no option\n" \
+ "Convert FILE from unix format to dos format. When no option\n" \
"is given, the input is converted to the opposite output format.\n" \
- "When no file is given, uses stdin for input and stdout for output." \
+ "When no file is given, use stdin for input and stdout for output." \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -u output will be in UNIX format\n" \
" -d output will be in DOS format"
@@ -3386,7 +3374,7 @@
#define unzip_trivial_usage \
"[-opts[modifiers]] file[.zip] [list] [-x xlist] [-d exdir]"
#define unzip_full_usage \
- "Extracts files from ZIP archives" \
+ "Extract files from ZIP archives" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -l list archive contents (short form)\n" \
" -n never overwrite existing files (default)\n" \
@@ -3399,7 +3387,7 @@
#define uptime_trivial_usage \
""
#define uptime_full_usage \
- "Display the time since the last boot."
+ "Display the time since the last boot"
#define uptime_example_usage \
"$ uptime\n" \
" 1:55pm up 2:30, load average: 0.09, 0.04, 0.00\n"
@@ -3407,7 +3395,7 @@
#define usleep_trivial_usage \
"N"
#define usleep_full_usage \
- "Pause for N microseconds."
+ "Pause for N microseconds"
#define usleep_example_usage \
"$ usleep 1000000\n" \
"[pauses for 1 second]\n"
@@ -3453,7 +3441,7 @@
#define vi_full_usage \
"Edit FILE" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
- " -R Read-only- do not write to the file"
+ " -R Read-only - do not write to the file"
#define vlock_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS]"
@@ -3465,7 +3453,7 @@
#define watch_trivial_usage \
"[-n <seconds>] [-t] COMMAND..."
#define watch_full_usage \
- "Executes a program periodically" \
+ "Execute a program periodically" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
" -n Loop period in seconds - default is 2\n" \
" -t Don't print header"
@@ -3514,7 +3502,7 @@
#define which_trivial_usage \
"[COMMAND ...]"
#define which_full_usage \
- "Locates a COMMAND."
+ "Locate a COMMAND"
#define which_example_usage \
"$ which login\n" \
"/bin/login\n"
@@ -3522,17 +3510,17 @@
#define who_trivial_usage \
" "
#define who_full_usage \
- "Prints the current user names and related information"
+ "Print the current user names and related information"
#define whoami_trivial_usage \
""
#define whoami_full_usage \
- "Prints the user name associated with the current effective user id."
+ "Print the user name associated with the current effective user id"
#define xargs_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [COMMAND] [ARGS...]"
#define xargs_full_usage \
- "Executes COMMAND on every item given by standard input" \
+ "Execute COMMAND on every item given by standard input" \
"\n\nOptions:\n" \
USE_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION( \
" -p Prompt the user about whether to run each command\n") \
@@ -3549,12 +3537,12 @@
#define yes_trivial_usage \
"[OPTION]... [STRING]..."
#define yes_full_usage \
- "Repeatedly outputs a line with all specified STRING(s), or 'y'."
+ "Repeatedly output a line with all specified STRING(s), or 'y'"
#define zcat_trivial_usage \
"FILE"
#define zcat_full_usage \
- "Uncompress to stdout."
+ "Uncompress to stdout"
#define zcip_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] ifname script"