Patch from Kent Robotti adding a bunch of menuconfig help

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/shell/Config.in b/shell/Config.in
index b643c8f3d..8373a808c 100644
--- a/shell/Config.in
+++ b/shell/Config.in
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ choice
 	prompt "Choose your default shell"
 	default "none"
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Choose a shell. The ash shell is the most bash compatible
+	 and full featured.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_ASH
 	bool "ash"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ config CONFIG_ASH
 	bool "ash"
 	default y
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Make sh a link to ash.
 endif
 
 comment "Ash Shell Options"
@@ -51,28 +52,28 @@ config CONFIG_ASH_JOB_CONTROL
 	default y
 	depends on CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Enable job control in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_ALIAS
 	bool "  Enable alias support"
 	default y
 	depends on CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Enable alias support in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_MATH_SUPPORT
 	bool "  Enable Posix math support"
 	default y
 	depends on CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Enable math support in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_GETOPTS
 	bool "  Enable getopt builtin to parse positional parameters"
 	default n
 	depends on CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Enable builtin getopt in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_CMDCMD
 	bool "  Enable cmdcmd to override shell builtins"
@@ -86,15 +87,14 @@ config CONFIG_ASH_MAIL
 	default y
 	depends on CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Enable "check for new mail" in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 	bool "  Optimize for size instead of speed"
 	default y
 	depends on CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
-
+	 Compile ash for reduced size at price of speed.
 
 if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_HUSH
 	config CONFIG_HUSH
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ config CONFIG_HUSH
 	bool "hush"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Make sh a link to hush.
 endif
 
 if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_LASH
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ config CONFIG_LASH
 	bool "lash"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Make sh a link to lash.
 endif
 
 if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_MSH
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ config CONFIG_MSH
 	bool "msh"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Make sh a link to msh.
 endif
 
 
@@ -150,49 +150,51 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_EDITING
 	default n
 	depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Enable command editing in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_SAVEHISTORY
 	bool "  history saving"
 	default n
 	depends on CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Enable history saving in ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_TAB_COMPLETION
 	bool "tab completion"
 	default n
 	depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Enable tab completion in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_USERNAME_COMPLETION
 	bool "username completion"
 	default n
 	depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Enable username completion in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_HISTORY
 	int "history size"
 	default 15
 	depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Specify command history size in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE_SHELL
 	bool "Standalone shell"
 	default n
 	depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Have all the busybox commands built into the shell, creating
+	 a standalone shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_APPLETS_ALWAYS_WIN
 	bool "Standalone shell -- applets always win"
 	default n
 	depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	 Use a command builtin to the shell over one with the same name,
+	 that may be on the system.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_FANCY_PROMPT
 	bool "Fancy shell prompts"