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diff --git a/docs/busybox.pod b/docs/busybox.pod index 4dd3a3a98..8f6e1381c 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.pod +++ b/docs/busybox.pod @@ -887,10 +887,11 @@ If you choose to use an /etc/inittab file, the inittab entry format is as follow the specified process to run on. The contents of this field are appended to "/dev/" and used as-is. There is no need for this field to be unique, although if it isn't you may have strange results. If this - field is left blank, it is completely ignored. Also note that if - BusyBox detects that a serial console is in use, then all entries - containing non-empty id fields will _not_ be run. BusyBox init does - nothing with utmp. We don't need no stinkin' utmp. + field is left blank, the controlling tty is set to the console. Also + note that if BusyBox detects that a serial console is in use, then only + entries whose controlling tty is either the serial console or /dev/null + will be run. BusyBox init does nothing with utmp. We don't need no + stinkin' utmp. <runlevels>: @@ -2293,4 +2294,4 @@ Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es> =cut -# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.83 2000/12/13 17:59:37 andersen Exp $ +# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.84 2000/12/18 20:36:02 andersen Exp $ diff --git a/docs/busybox.sgml b/docs/busybox.sgml index fda66a619..c64dab80f 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.sgml +++ b/docs/busybox.sgml @@ -1512,19 +1512,18 @@ <sect2> <title>id</title> <para> - WARNING: This field has a non-traditional - meaning for BusyBox init! The id field is used - by BusyBox init to specify the controlling tty - for the specified process to run on. The - contents of this field are appended to "/dev/" - and used as-is. There is no need for this field - to be unique, although if it isn't you may have - strange results. If this field is left blank, - it is completely ignored. Also note that if - BusyBox detects that a serial console is in use, - then all entries containing non-empty id fields - will _not_ be run. BusyBox init does nothing - with utmp. We don't need no stinkin' utmp. + + WARNING: This field has a non-traditional meaning for BusyBox init! + The id field is used by BusyBox init to specify the controlling tty + for the specified process to run on. The contents of this field + are appended to "/dev/" and used as-is. There is no need for this + field to be unique, although if it isn't you may have strange + results. If this field is left blank, the controlling tty is set + to the console. Also note that if BusyBox detects that a serial + console is in use, then only entries whose controlling tty is + either the serial console or /dev/null will be run. BusyBox init + does nothing with utmp. We don't need no stinkin' utmp. + </para> </sect2> |