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authorDenys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>2010-02-14 05:43:22 +0100
committerDenys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>2010-02-14 05:43:22 +0100
commitbb169f4217598cc339a42ce7a14a577639e95eea (patch)
treeeba0ff32288dcf45f1a3995a68c4ccb53e488327 /include
parent125c2d2690df5219d83f04fe1000f13c4738accd (diff)
downloadbusybox-bb169f4217598cc339a42ce7a14a577639e95eea.tar.gz
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function old new delta packed_usage 26860 26663 -197 Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'include')
-rw-r--r--include/usage.h131
1 files changed, 65 insertions, 66 deletions
diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index 7863a716b..26a61ca25 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
#define adjtimex_trivial_usage \
"[-q] [-o OFF] [-f FREQ] [-p TCONST] [-t TICK]"
#define adjtimex_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Read and optionally set system timebase parameters. See adjtimex(2).\n" \
+ "Read and optionally set system timebase parameters. See adjtimex(2)\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -q Quiet" \
"\n -o OFF Time offset, microseconds" \
@@ -191,19 +191,19 @@
) \
#define bunzip2_trivial_usage \
- "[OPTIONS] [FILE]"
+ "[OPTIONS] [FILE]..."
#define bunzip2_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Uncompress FILE (or standard input)\n" \
+ "Uncompress FILEs (or stdin)\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
- "\n -c Write to standard output" \
+ "\n -c Write to stdout" \
"\n -f Force" \
#define bzip2_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [FILE]..."
#define bzip2_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Compress FILEs (or standard input) with bzip2 algorithm.\n" \
+ "Compress FILEs (or stdin) with bzip2 algorithm\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
- "\n -c Write to standard output" \
+ "\n -c Write to stout" \
"\n -d Decompress" \
"\n -f Force" \
"\n -1..-9 Compression level" \
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
#define lzop_trivial_usage \
"[-cfvd123456789CF] [FILE]..."
#define lzop_full_usage "\n\n" \
- " -c Write to standard output" \
+ " -c Write to stdout" \
"\n -f Force" \
"\n -v Verbose" \
"\n -d Decompress" \
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
#define unlzop_trivial_usage \
"[-cfvCF] [FILE]..."
#define unlzop_full_usage "\n\n" \
- " -c Write to standard output" \
+ " -c Write to stdout" \
"\n -f Force" \
"\n -v Verbose" \
"\n -F Don't store or verify checksum" \
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@
"Uncompress to stdout"
#define unlzma_trivial_usage \
- "[OPTIONS] [FILE]"
+ "[OPTIONS] [FILE]..."
#define unlzma_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Uncompress FILE (or standard input)\n" \
+ "Uncompress FILE (or stdin)\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
- "\n -c Write to standard output" \
+ "\n -c Write to stdout" \
"\n -f Force" \
#define lzmacat_trivial_usage \
@@ -436,9 +436,9 @@
"\n -c BYTES Limit core file size" \
"\n -v Verbose" \
"\n -P Create new process group" \
- "\n -0 Close standard input" \
- "\n -1 Close standard output" \
- "\n -2 Close standard error" \
+ "\n -0 Close stdin" \
+ "\n -1 Close stdout" \
+ "\n -2 Close stderr" \
#define setuidgid_trivial_usage \
"USER PROG ARGS"
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
"Extract or list files from a cpio archive" \
IF_FEATURE_CPIO_O(", or" \
"\ncreate an archive" IF_FEATURE_CPIO_P(" (-o) or copy files (-p)") \
- " using file list on standard input" \
+ " using file list on stdin" \
) \
"\n" \
"\nMain operation mode:" \
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
#define cut_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [FILE]..."
#define cut_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Print selected fields from each input FILE to standard output\n" \
+ "Print selected fields from each input FILE to stdout\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -b LIST Output only bytes from LIST" \
"\n -c LIST Output only characters from LIST" \
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@
"p - print top of the stack (without altering the stack),\n" \
"f - print entire stack, o - pop the value and set output radix\n" \
"(value must be 10 or 16).\n" \
- "Examples: 'dc 2 2 add' -> 4, 'dc 8 8 * 2 2 + /' -> 16.\n" \
+ "Examples: 'dc 2 2 add' -> 4, 'dc 8 8 * 2 2 + /' -> 16\n" \
#define dc_example_usage \
"$ dc 2 2 + p\n" \
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@
#define dumpkmap_trivial_usage \
"> keymap"
#define dumpkmap_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Print a binary keyboard translation table to standard output"
+ "Print a binary keyboard translation table to stdout"
#define dumpkmap_example_usage \
"$ dumpkmap > keymap\n"
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@
#define eject_trivial_usage \
"[-t] [-T] [DEVICE]"
#define eject_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Eject specified DEVICE (or default /dev/cdrom)\n" \
+ "Eject DEVICE or default /dev/cdrom\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
IF_FEATURE_EJECT_SCSI( \
"\n -s SCSI device" \
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@
#define expand_trivial_usage \
"[-i] [-t N] [FILE|-]"
#define expand_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Convert tabs to spaces, writing to standard output\n" \
+ "Convert tabs to spaces, writing to stdout\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
IF_FEATURE_EXPAND_LONG_OPTIONS( \
"\n -i,--initial Don't convert tabs after non blanks" \
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@
#define expr_trivial_usage \
"EXPRESSION"
#define expr_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Print the value of EXPRESSION to standard output\n" \
+ "Print the value of EXPRESSION to stdout\n" \
"\n" \
"EXPRESSION may be:\n" \
" ARG1 | ARG2 ARG1 if it is neither null nor 0, otherwise ARG2\n" \
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@
IF_FEATURE_FIND_DEPTH( \
"\n -depth Process directory name after traversing it") \
IF_FEATURE_FIND_SIZE( \
- "\n -size N[bck] File size is N (c:bytes,k:kbytes,b:512 bytes(def.))." \
+ "\n -size N[bck] File size is N (c:bytes,k:kbytes,b:512 bytes(def.))" \
"\n +/-N: file size is bigger/smaller than N") \
IF_FEATURE_FIND_LINKS( \
"\n -links N Number of links is greater than (+N), less than (-N)," \
@@ -1313,10 +1313,9 @@
"\n -v Verbose" \
#define fold_trivial_usage \
- "[-bs] [-w WIDTH] [FILE]"
+ "[-bs] [-w WIDTH] [FILE]..."
#define fold_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Wrap input lines in each FILE (standard input by default), writing to\n" \
- "standard output\n" \
+ "Wrap input lines in each FILE (or stdin), writing to stdout\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -b Count bytes rather than columns" \
"\n -s Break at spaces" \
@@ -1468,7 +1467,7 @@
"#!/bin/sh\n" \
"GETOPT=`getopt -o ab:c:: --long a-long,b-long:,c-long:: \\\n" \
" -n 'example.busybox' -- \"$@\"`\n" \
- "if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi\n" \
+ "if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi\n" \
"eval set -- \"$GETOPT\"\n" \
"while true; do\n" \
" case $1 in\n" \
@@ -1516,7 +1515,7 @@
IF_FEATURE_GREP_CONTEXT("[-A/B/C N] ") \
"PATTERN/-e PATTERN.../-f FILE [FILE]..."
#define grep_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Search for PATTERN in each FILE or standard input\n" \
+ "Search for PATTERN in FILEs (or stdin)\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -H Add 'filename:' prefix" \
"\n -h Do not add 'filename:' prefix" \
@@ -1564,9 +1563,9 @@
#define gunzip_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [FILE]..."
#define gunzip_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Uncompress FILEs (or standard input)\n" \
+ "Uncompress FILEs (or stdin)\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
- "\n -c Write to standard output" \
+ "\n -c Write to stdout" \
"\n -f Force" \
"\n -t Test file integrity" \
@@ -1580,9 +1579,9 @@
#define gzip_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [FILE]..."
#define gzip_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Compress FILEs (or standard input)\n" \
+ "Compress FILEs (or stdin)\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
- "\n -c Write to standard output" \
+ "\n -c Write to stdout" \
"\n -d Decompress" \
"\n -f Force" \
@@ -1659,7 +1658,7 @@
#define head_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [FILE]..."
#define head_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Print first 10 lines of each FILE (or standard input) to standard output.\n" \
+ "Print first 10 lines of each FILE (or stdin) to stdout.\n" \
"With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the file name.\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -n N Print first N lines instead of first 10" \
@@ -1674,9 +1673,9 @@
"daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh\n"
#define hexdump_trivial_usage \
- "[-bcCdefnosvx" IF_FEATURE_HEXDUMP_REVERSE("R") "] FILE..."
+ "[-bcCdefnosvx" IF_FEATURE_HEXDUMP_REVERSE("R") "] [FILE]..."
#define hexdump_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Display FILEs or standard input in a user specified format\n" \
+ "Display FILEs (or stdin) in a user specified format\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -b One-byte octal display" \
"\n -c One-byte character display" \
@@ -2028,11 +2027,11 @@
" ::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a\n"
#define inotifyd_trivial_usage \
- "PROG FILE1[:MASK] ..."
+ "PROG FILE1[:MASK]..."
#define inotifyd_full_usage "\n\n" \
"Run PROG on filesystem changes." \
"\nWhen a filesystem event matching MASK occurs on FILEn," \
- "\nPROG <actual_event(s)> <FILEn> [<subfile_name>] is run." \
+ "\nPROG ACTUAL_EVENTS FILEn [SUBFILE] is run." \
"\nEvents:" \
"\n a File is accessed" \
"\n c File is modified" \
@@ -2052,7 +2051,7 @@
"\n d Subfile is deleted" \
"\n" \
"\ninotifyd waits for PROG to exit." \
- "\nWhen x event happens for all FILEs, inotifyd exits" \
+ "\nWhen x event happens for all FILEs, inotifyd exits." \
/* 2.6 style insmod has no options and required filename
* (not module name - .ko can't be omitted) */
@@ -2297,8 +2296,7 @@
#define less_trivial_usage \
"[-EMNmh~I?] [FILE]..."
#define less_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "View a file or list of files. The position within files can be\n" \
- "changed, and files can be manipulated in various ways.\n" \
+ "View FILE (or stdin) one screenful at a time\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -E Quit once the end of a file is reached" \
"\n -M,-m Display status line with line numbers" \
@@ -2344,7 +2342,7 @@
#define loadfont_trivial_usage \
"< font"
#define loadfont_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Load a console font from standard input" \
+ "Load a console font from stdin" \
/* "\n -C TTY Affect TTY instead of /dev/tty" */ \
#define loadfont_example_usage \
@@ -2353,7 +2351,7 @@
#define loadkmap_trivial_usage \
"< keymap"
#define loadkmap_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Load a binary keyboard translation table from standard input\n" \
+ "Load a binary keyboard translation table from stdin\n" \
/* "\n -C TTY Affect TTY instead of /dev/tty" */ \
#define loadkmap_example_usage \
@@ -2362,7 +2360,7 @@
#define logger_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [MESSAGE]"
#define logger_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Write MESSAGE to the system log. If MESSAGE is omitted, log stdin.\n" \
+ "Write MESSAGE (or stdin) to syslog\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -s Log to stderr as well as the system log" \
"\n -t TAG Log using the specified tag (defaults to user name)" \
@@ -2972,7 +2970,7 @@
#define more_trivial_usage \
"[FILE]..."
#define more_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "View FILE or standard input one screenful at a time"
+ "View FILE (or stdin) one screenful at a time"
#define more_example_usage \
"$ dmesg | more\n"
@@ -3261,7 +3259,7 @@
"[-aBbcDdeFfHhIiLlOovXx] " IF_DESKTOP("[-t TYPE] ") "[FILE]"
#define od_full_usage "\n\n" \
"Write an unambiguous representation, octal bytes by default, of FILE\n" \
- "(or standard input) to standard output."
+ "(or stdin) to stdout"
#define openvt_trivial_usage \
"[-c N] [-sw] [PROG ARGS]"
@@ -3639,10 +3637,10 @@
"Parse MIME-encoded message\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -x PREFIX Extract content of MIME sections to files" \
- "\n -X PROG ARGS Filter content of MIME sections through prog." \
+ "\n -X PROG ARGS Filter content of MIME sections through PROG" \
"\n Must be the last option" \
"\n" \
- "\nOther options are silently ignored." \
+ "\nOther options are silently ignored" \
#define renice_trivial_usage \
"{{-n INCREMENT} | PRIORITY} [[-p | -g | -u] ID...]"
@@ -3918,7 +3916,7 @@
"[-w] [-s SEP] [FIRST [INC]] LAST"
#define seq_full_usage "\n\n" \
"Print numbers from FIRST to LAST, in steps of INC.\n" \
- "FIRST, INC default to 1\n" \
+ "FIRST, INC default to 1.\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -w Pad to last with leading zeros" \
"\n -s SEP String separator" \
@@ -3959,7 +3957,7 @@
"\n -e DIR Exclude DIR" \
"\n -F Force reset of context to match file_context for customizable files" \
"\n -o FILE Save list of files with incorrect context" \
- "\n -s Take a list of files from standard input (instead of command line)" \
+ "\n -s Take a list of files from stdin (instead of command line)" \
"\n -v Show changes in file labels, if type or role are changing" \
"\n -vv Show changes in file labels, if type, role, or user are changing" \
"\n -W Display warnings about entries that had no matching files" \
@@ -3981,7 +3979,7 @@
"Set entries into the kernel's scancode-to-keycode map,\n" \
"allowing unusual keyboards to generate usable keycodes.\n\n" \
"SCANCODE may be either xx or e0xx (hexadecimal),\n" \
- "and KEYCODE is given in decimal" \
+ "and KEYCODE is given in decimal." \
#define setkeycodes_example_usage \
"$ setkeycodes e030 127\n"
@@ -4299,7 +4297,7 @@
#define svlogd_trivial_usage \
"[-ttv] [-r c] [-R abc] [-l len] [-b buflen] dir..."
#define svlogd_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Continuously read log data from standard input, optionally\n" \
+ "Continuously read log data from stdin, optionally\n" \
"filter log messages, and write the data to one or more automatically\n" \
"rotated logs" \
@@ -4364,7 +4362,7 @@
"[OPTIONS]"
#define syslogd_full_usage "\n\n" \
"System logging utility.\n" \
- "Note that this version of syslogd ignores /etc/syslog.conf.\n" \
+ "This version of syslogd ignores /etc/syslog.conf\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -n Run in foreground" \
"\n -O FILE Log to given file (default:/var/log/messages)" \
@@ -4395,7 +4393,7 @@
#define tail_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [FILE]..."
#define tail_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Print last 10 lines of each FILE (or standard input) to standard output.\n" \
+ "Print last 10 lines of each FILE (or stdin) to stdout.\n" \
"With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the file name.\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
IF_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL( \
@@ -4484,7 +4482,7 @@
#define tee_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [FILE]..."
#define tee_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Copy standard input to each FILE, and also to standard output\n" \
+ "Copy stdin to each FILE, and also to stdout\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -a Append to the given FILEs, don't overwrite" \
"\n -i Ignore interrupt signals (SIGINT)" \
@@ -4578,7 +4576,7 @@
/* with not-implemented options: */
/* "[-hpEvv] [-c N] [-C N[:MSG]] [-b N] [-u USER] [-l NAME] [-i DIR|-x CDB] [-t SEC] IP PORT PROG" */
#define tcpsvd_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Create TCP socket, bind to IP:PORT and listen\n" \
+ "Create TCP socket, bind to IP:PORT and listen\n" \
"for incoming connection. Run PROG for each connection.\n" \
"\n IP IP to listen on. '0' = all" \
"\n PORT Port to listen on" \
@@ -4645,12 +4643,12 @@
#define time_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] PROG ARGS"
#define time_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Run PROG. When it finishes, its resource usage is displayed.\n" \
+ "Run PROG, display resource usage when it exits\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -v Verbose" \
#define timeout_trivial_usage \
- "[-t SECS] [-s SIG] PROG ARGS"
+ "[-t SECS] [-s SIG] PROG ARGS"
#define timeout_full_usage "\n\n" \
"Runs PROG. Sends SIG to it if it is not gone in SECS seconds.\n" \
"Defaults: SECS: 10, SIG: TERM." \
@@ -4660,7 +4658,8 @@
#define top_full_usage "\n\n" \
"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." \
+ "and display a screenful of them." \
+//TODO: add options and keyboard commands
#define touch_trivial_usage \
"[-c] [-d DATE] FILE [FILE]..."
@@ -4680,8 +4679,8 @@
#define tr_trivial_usage \
"[-cds] STRING1 [STRING2]"
#define tr_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters from\n" \
- "standard input, writing to standard output\n" \
+ "Translate, squeeze, or delete characters from stdin, writing to stdout\n" \
+ "stdin, writing to stdout\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -c Take complement of STRING1" \
"\n -d Delete input characters coded STRING1" \
@@ -4748,7 +4747,7 @@
#define tty_trivial_usage \
""
#define tty_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Print file name of standard input's terminal" \
+ "Print file name of stdin's terminal" \
IF_INCLUDE_SUSv2( "\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -s Print nothing, only return exit status" \
@@ -4760,7 +4759,7 @@
#define ttysize_trivial_usage \
"[w] [h]"
#define ttysize_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Print dimension(s) of standard input's terminal, on error return 80x25"
+ "Print dimension(s) of stdin's terminal, on error return 80x25"
#define tunctl_trivial_usage \
"[-f device] ([-t name] | -d name)" IF_FEATURE_TUNCTL_UG(" [-u owner] [-g group] [-b]")
@@ -4914,7 +4913,7 @@
#define unexpand_trivial_usage \
"[-f][-a][-t N] [FILE|-]"
#define unexpand_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Convert spaces to tabs, writing to standard output\n" \
+ "Convert spaces to tabs, writing to stdout\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
IF_FEATURE_UNEXPAND_LONG_OPTIONS( \
"\n -a,--all Convert all blanks" \
@@ -5039,7 +5038,7 @@
#define wall_trivial_usage \
"[FILE]"
#define wall_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Write content of FILE or standard-input to all logged-in users"
+ "Write content of FILE or stdin to all logged-in users"
#define wall_sample_usage \
"echo foo | wall\n" \
"wall ./mymessage"
@@ -5072,8 +5071,8 @@
#define wc_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [FILE]..."
#define wc_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Print line, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if\n" \
- "more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, read standard input.\n" \
+ "Print line, word, and byte counts for each FILE (or stdin),\n" \
+ "and a total line if more than one FILE is specified\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
"\n -c Print the byte counts" \
"\n -l Print the newline counts" \
@@ -5127,7 +5126,7 @@
#define xargs_trivial_usage \
"[OPTIONS] [PROG ARGS]"
#define xargs_full_usage "\n\n" \
- "Run PROG on every item given by standard input\n" \
+ "Run PROG on every item given by stdin\n" \
"\nOptions:" \
IF_FEATURE_XARGS_SUPPORT_CONFIRMATION( \
"\n -p Ask user whether to run each command") \