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Diffstat (limited to 'coreutils')
| -rw-r--r-- | coreutils/Config.in | 183 |
1 files changed, 107 insertions, 76 deletions
diff --git a/coreutils/Config.in b/coreutils/Config.in index 4044582ed..d2c3c6431 100644 --- a/coreutils/Config.in +++ b/coreutils/Config.in @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ config CONFIG_CAL bool "cal" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + cal is used to display a montly calender. config CONFIG_CAT bool "cat" @@ -30,43 +30,47 @@ config CONFIG_CHGRP bool "chgrp" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + chgrp is used to change the group owership of files. config CONFIG_CHMOD bool "chmod" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + chmod is used to change the access permission of files. config CONFIG_CHOWN bool "chown" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + chown is used too change the user and/or group ownership + of files. config CONFIG_CHROOT bool "chroot" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + chroot is used to change the root directory and run a command. + The default command is `/bin/sh'. config CONFIG_CMP bool "cmp" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + cmp is used to compare two files and returns the result + to standard output. config CONFIG_CP bool "cp" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + cp is used to copy files and directories. config CONFIG_CUT bool "cut" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + cut is used to print selected parts of lines from + each file to stdout. if CONFIG_WATCH config CONFIG_DATE @@ -79,7 +83,8 @@ if !CONFIG_WATCH bool "date" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + date is used to set the system date or display the + current time in the given format. endif config CONFIG_FEATURE_DATE_ISOFMT @@ -93,25 +98,30 @@ config CONFIG_DD bool "dd" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + dd copies a file (from standard input to standard output, + by default) using specific input and output blocksizes, + while optionally performing conversions on it. config CONFIG_DF bool "df" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + df reports the amount of disk space used and available + on filesystems. config CONFIG_DIRNAME bool "dirname" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + dirname is used to strip a non directory suffix from + a file name. config CONFIG_DOS2UNIX bool "dos2unix/unix2dos" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + dos2unix is uses to convert a text file from DOS format to + UNIX format, and vice versa. config CONFIG_UNIX2DOS bool @@ -122,39 +132,43 @@ config CONFIG_DU bool "du (default blocksize of 512 bytes)" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + du is used to report the amount of disk space used + for specified files. config CONFIG_FEATURE_DU_DEFALT_BLOCKSIZE_1K bool " Use a default blocksize of 1024 bytes (1K)" default y depends on CONFIG_DU help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Use a blocksize of (1K) instead of the default 512b. config CONFIG_ECHO bool "echo (basic SUSv3 version taking no options" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + echo is used to print a specified string to stdout. config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_ECHO bool " Enable echo options (-n and -e)" default y depends on CONFIG_ECHO help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + This adds options (-n and -e) to echo. config CONFIG_ENV bool "env" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + env is used to set an environment variable and run + a command, without options it displays the current + environment. config CONFIG_EXPR bool "expr" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + expr is used to calculate numbers and print the result + to standard output. if CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH config CONFIG_FALSE @@ -167,7 +181,7 @@ if !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH bool "false" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + false returns an exit code of FALSE (1). endif config CONFIG_FOLD @@ -180,147 +194,152 @@ config CONFIG_HEAD bool "head" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + head is used to print the first specified number of lines + from files. config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD bool " Enable head options (-c, -q, and -v)" default n depends on CONFIG_HEAD help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + This enables the head options (-c, -q, and -v). config CONFIG_HOSTID bool "hostid" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + hostid prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for + the current host. config CONFIG_ID bool "id" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + id displays the current user and group ID names. config CONFIG_LENGTH bool "length" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + length is used to print out the length of a specified string. config CONFIG_LN bool "ln" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + ln is used to create hard or soft links between files. config CONFIG_LOGNAME bool "logname" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + logname is used to print the current user's login name. config CONFIG_LS bool "ls" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + ls is used to list the contents of directories. config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES bool " Enable filetyping options (-p and -F)" default y depends on CONFIG_LS help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Enable the ls options (-p and -F). config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS bool " Enable symlinks dereferencing (-L)" default y depends on CONFIG_LS help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Enable the ls option (-L). config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_RECURSIVE bool " Enable recursion (-R)" default y depends on CONFIG_LS help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Enable the ls option (-R). config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_SORTFILES bool " Sort the file names" default y depends on CONFIG_LS help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Allow ls to sort file names alphabetically. config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS bool " Show file timestamps" default y depends on CONFIG_LS help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Allow ls to display timestamps for files. config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME bool " Show username/groupnames" default y depends on CONFIG_LS help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Allow ls to display username/groupname for files. config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_COLOR bool " Use color to identify file types" default y depends on CONFIG_LS help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Allow ls to use color when displaying files. config CONFIG_MD5SUM bool "md5sum" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + md5sum is used to print or check MD5 checksums. config CONFIG_MKDIR bool "mkdir" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + mkdir is used to create directories with the specified names. config CONFIG_MKFIFO bool "mkfifo" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + mkfifo is used to create FIFOs (named pipes). + The `mknod' program can also create FIFOs. config CONFIG_MKNOD bool "mknod" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + mknod is used to create FIFOs or block/character special + files with the specified names. config CONFIG_MV bool "mv" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + mv is used to move or rename files or directories. config CONFIG_OD bool "od" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + od is used to dump binary files in octal and other formats. config CONFIG_PRINTF bool "printf" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + printf is used to format and print specified strings. + It's similar to `echo' except it has more options. config CONFIG_PWD bool "pwd" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + pwd is used to print the current directory. config CONFIG_REALPATH bool "realpath" @@ -333,13 +352,13 @@ config CONFIG_RM bool "rm" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + rm is used to remove files or directories. config CONFIG_RMDIR bool "rmdir" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + rmdir is used to remove empty directories. config CONFIG_SHA1SUM bool "sha1sum" @@ -358,72 +377,76 @@ config CONFIG_SLEEP bool "sleep (single integer arg with no suffix)" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + sleep is used to pause for a specified number of seconds, config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_SLEEP bool " Enable multiple integer args and optional time suffixes" default n depends on CONFIG_SLEEP help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Allow sleep to pause for specified minutes, hours, and days. config CONFIG_SORT bool "sort" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + sort is used to sort lines of text in specified files. config CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_REVERSE bool " Enable reverse sort" default y depends on CONFIG_SORT help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Enable the `-r' option that allows sort to sort lines of + text in reverse. config CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_UNIQUE bool " Enable unique sort" default y depends on CONFIG_SORT help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Enable the `-u' option that allows sort to only sort lines + that are uniq. config CONFIG_STTY bool "stty" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + stty is used to change and print terminal line settings. config CONFIG_SYNC bool "sync" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + sync is used to flush filesystem buffers. config CONFIG_TAIL bool "tail" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + tail is used to print the last specified number of lines + from files. config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL bool " Enable extra tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v)" default y depends on CONFIG_TAIL help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Enable tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v). config CONFIG_TEE bool "tee" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + tee is used to read from standard input and write + to standard output and files. config CONFIG_FEATURE_TEE_USE_BLOCK_IO bool " Enable block i/o (larger/faster) instead of byte i/o." default n depends on CONFIG_TEE help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Enable this option for a faster tee, at expense of size. if CONFIG_ASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH config CONFIG_TEST @@ -436,20 +459,24 @@ if !CONFIG_ASH && !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH bool "test" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + test is used to check file types and compare values, + returning an appropriate exit code. The shells (ash + and bash have test builtin). endif config CONFIG_TOUCH bool "touch" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + touch is used to create or change the access and/or + modification timestamp of specified files. config CONFIG_TR bool "tr" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + tr is used to squeeze, and/or delete characters from standard + input, writing to standard output. if CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH config CONFIG_TRUE @@ -462,75 +489,80 @@ if !CONFIG_HUSH && !CONFIG_LASH && !CONFIG_MSH bool "true" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + true returns an exit code of TRUE (0). + endif config CONFIG_TTY bool "tty" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + tty is used to print the name of the current terminal to + standard output. config CONFIG_UNAME bool "uname" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + uname is used to print system information. config CONFIG_UNIQ bool "uniq" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + uniq is used to remove duplicate lines from a sorted file. config CONFIG_USLEEP bool "usleep" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + usleep is used to pause for a specified number of microseconds. config CONFIG_UUDECODE bool "uudecode" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + uudecode is used to decode a uuencoded file. config CONFIG_UUENCODE bool "uuencode" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + uuencode is used to uuencode a file. config CONFIG_WATCH bool "watch" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + watch is used to execute a program periodically, showing + output to the screen. config CONFIG_WC bool "wc" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + wc is used to print the number of bytes, words, and lines, + in specified files. config CONFIG_WHO bool "who" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + who is used to show who is logged on. config CONFIG_WHOAMI bool "whoami" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + whoami is used to print the username of the current + user id (same as id -un). config CONFIG_YES bool "yes" default n help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. - + yes is used to repeatedly output a specific string, or + the default string `y'. comment "Common options for cp and mv" depends on CONFIG_CP || CONFIG_MV @@ -540,7 +572,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_PRESERVE_HARDLINKS default n depends on CONFIG_CP || CONFIG_MV help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Allow cp and mv to preserve hard links. comment "Common options for ls and more" depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE @@ -550,8 +582,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH default n depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. - + Allow ls and more to calculate terminal and column widths. comment "Common options for df, du, ls" depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS @@ -561,6 +592,6 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_HUMAN_READABLE default n depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS help - Please submit a patch to add help text for this item. + Allow df, du, and ls to have human readable output. endmenu |