From 0f0fcecf7fb85593c8112efae07342a1ba6c7dde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Andersen Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 05:32:52 +0000 Subject: Added the list of available commands. -Erik --- CommandList | 1056 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 1056 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CommandList diff --git a/CommandList b/CommandList new file mode 100644 index 000000000..39c72a17a --- /dev/null +++ b/CommandList @@ -0,0 +1,1056 @@ +The following document includes a continuous description of the current +commands, functions and utilities included in the busybox. + +John Cooper +johnc@lineo.com + +_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + BusyBox 0.38, Functions and the Arguments they Support + + + + +______________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +cat [file] + Display file contents to standard output. + + + + +_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +chmod [-R] Mode,[Mode] file + + Change file access permissions (mode) of one or more files. + + -R Follows the directory tree from the current location thru all sub-directories, + + applying changes. + + Mode = u User + + g Group + + o Other + + a All + + Permission = r Read + + w Write + + s Set user (or group) ID + + t Sticky bit file cannot be removed by other + + than the owner. + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +chown [option] owner[group]file + + Change owner and (or) group of file to owner and (or) group. + + Only the current owner or a priveleged user may change an owner. + + -R Follows the directory tree from the current location thru all sub-directories, applying + + changes. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + +chgrp [option] newgroup file + + Change group of file or files to new group name or ID number located in /etc/group. + + Only the current owner or a priveleged user may change the group name or ID + + -R Follows the directory tree from the current location thru all sub-directories, + + applying changes. + + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +chroot NEWROOT [Command...] (System Admin Command) + + Run command with root directory set to NEWROOT. Only the current owner or a priveleged + + user may use this command. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +clear + + Clear screen. + + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +cp [option] fileA fileB + + Copy fileA to fileB or fileA to directory maintaining fileA name. + + -a archive Maintain file attributes whenever possible. Same as -dpR + + -d no dereference Maintain hard link relationships between fileA and fileB. + + No dereference of symbolic links. + + -p maintain file Maintain all file attributes and information including owner + + attributes group permissions and time information. + + -R recursive Copy to the current location and all subdirectories in the tree. + + + + + +_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +date [option [+format] [date] + +date [option] [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.SS]] + + Display the current system date and time. + + -R RFC-822 string Output an RFC-822 compliant date string. + + -s set DATE Set date where date is entered in MMDDhhmm etc. format. + + -u universal Print or set Coordinated Universal Time. + + + + + +_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + +dd [if=name] [of=name] [bs=n] [count=n] + + + Copy a file, converting and formatting according to options. Most useful when copying from + + physical input and output devices. + + if=fileA (instead of standard input) + + of=fileB (instead of standard output) + + bs=n Read and write N Bytes at a time. + + count=n Copy only n input blocks. + + Bytes may be suffixed by k for x1024, b for x512 and w for x2. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +df + + + Display filesystem, number of blocks used, number of blocks available, number of blocks in use, + + and mount point. + + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + +dmesg [-c] [-n level] [-s bufsize] (System Admin Command) + + + Display system control messages. Stored in the kernel ring buffer are all messages since the + + last system boot, or the most recent if the buffer had been full. + + + -c Clear buffer after printing messages. + + -n level Set the level of system message to be displayed on the console. + + -s bufsize Display the size of the kernel ring buffer. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + +find [PATH] [EXPRESSION] + + Search for files in the current directory, and all subdirectories for patterns that match + + expression. Expressions may consist of the following. + + -follow Dereference symbolic links. + + -name PATTERN Find files that match PATTERN. Metacharacters should be escaped or + + quoted. + + -print Print full file name, followed by a newline, to standard out. + + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +chvt N + + Change foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +deallocvt N + + Deallocate unused virtual terminal /dev/ttyN. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +fsck.minix [-larvsmf] /dev/name + + Perform a consistency check for minix filesystems. + + -l List filenames. + + -r Perform interactive repairs. + + -q Perform automatic repairs + + -v Verbose + + -s Output superblock information + + -m Activates minix-like "mode not cleared" warnings. + + -f Force file system check. + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +mkfs.minix [-c | -l filename ] [-nXX] [-iXX] /dev/name [blocks] + + Make a minix file system. + + -c Check device for bad blocks. + + -n [ 14|30 ] Specify max length of filenames. + + -i Specify number of inodes for filesystem. + + -l filename + + Read the bad blocks list from filename. + + -v Make a minix version 2 filesystem. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +grep [OPTIONS] PATTERN [FILE] + + Search for PATTERN in each FILE or from standard input. + + -h Suppress prefixing filename on output. + + -i Ignore case distinctions. + + -n Print line number with output lines. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +init + + The parent of all processes. Only to be run by the kernel. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +kill [ -s sigspec | -signum | -sigspec ] [pid | job ] or + +kill -l [ exitstatus ] + + Currently no information help page for this command + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +ln [option] TARGET... LINK_NAME|DIRECTORY + + Create a link named LINK_NAME or DIRECTORY to TARGET. + + -s Make symbolic links instead of hard links. + + -f Remove existing destination files. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +ls [ -1acdelnpuxACF ] [FILENAMES] + + List contents of directories. + + -1 Single entry per column of output. + + -a All files including hidden files beginning with a .. + + -c Files are listed by status change time. + + -d List directories, not there contents. + + -e (no information on this option) + + -l List in long format including permissions, owner, size + + modification time etc. + + -n Similar to -l, except use group ID and user ID instead + + of owner and group names. + + -p Directories are marked with a /. + + -u Display files sorted by file access time. + + -x Display files across the screen in rows. + + -A Display hidden and all other files except . and ... + + -C (Default, display files in columns) + + -F Tag files by type by appending: + + / to directories + + * to executables + + @ to symbolic links + + | to fifo's + + = to sockets + + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +mkdir [OPTION] directory + + Create directories if they do not already exist. You must have write permission to create + + directories. Default mode can be modified by users umask. + + -m Used to set permission mode. (See chmod description) + + -p Make parent directories if they don't already exist. Return error code if + + they already exist. + + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +mknod (Segmentation Fault when executing this command) + + (No embedix information available for this command.) + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + +mkswap [-c] [ -v0|-v1 ] device [block-count] + + Prepare a disk partition to be used as a swap partition. + + -c Check for read-ability. + + -v0 Make version 0 swap [max 128 megs] + + -v1 Make version 1 swap [big |] default for + + kernels > 2.1.117. + + block-count + + Number of blocks to use. (Default is the entire + + partition). + + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +more [file] + + Display file one screen page at a time. + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +mount [flags] + +mount [flags] device directory [-o options, more options ] + + Mount a filesystem for file access. + + -a Mount all file systems in fstab. + + -o option + + async/sync: Writes are asynchronous/synchronous. + + dev/nodev: Allow use of special device files + + /disallow them. + + exec/noexec: Allow use of executable files + + /disallow them. + + suid/nosuid: Allow set-user-id-root programs + + /disallow them. + + remount: Remount a currently-mounted filesystem + + changing it's flags. + + ro/rw: Mount for read-only/read-write. + + (There are more flags specific to each filesystem. + + See the written documentation for those.) + + -r Mount the filesystem read only. + + -t FILESYSTEM TYPE + + Specify the filesystem type. + + -w Mount for reading and writing default + + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + +mv fileA fileB or + +mv fileA dirA + + Move fileA to fileB. (Renames fileA to fileB) + + Move fileA to dirA (Moves fileA into dirA) + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +ps + + Report process status. No options are currently supported. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +pwd + + Print working directory + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +reboot + + Reboot system. No options are currently supported. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +rm [option] file + + Remove or unlink the files. + + -f Remove existing destinations. Never prompt. + + -r or -R Remove contents of directories recursively. + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +rmdir [OPTION] ... directory + + Remove directories if they are empty. + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +sed + + Sed scripts are subject to the following format: 's/regexp/replacement/[gp]' which attempts to + + to match regexp against the pattern space and if successful, replaces the matched portion with + + replacement -r or -R Remove contents of directories recursively. + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +rmdir [OPTION] ... directory + + Remove directories if they are empty. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +rmdir [OPTION] ... directory + + Remove directories if they are empty. + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +sed + + Sed scripts are subject to the following format: 's/regexp/replacement/[gp]' which attempts to + + match regexp against the pattern space and if successful, replaces the matched portion with + + replacement. This version of sed matches + + full regular expressions. + + -e Add the script to the commands to be executed. + + -n Suppress automatic printing of pattern space.. + + -e Add the script to the commands to be executed. + + -n Suppress automatic printing of pattern space.. + + -e Add the script to the commands to be executed. + + -n Suppress automatic printing of pattern space. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +sleep N + + Pause for N seconds. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +tar -[cxtvOf] [tarFileName] [file] + + Create, extract or list files from a tar file. + + c=create + + x=extract + + t=list contents + + v=verbose + + O=extract to stdout + + f=tarfile or "-" for standard input + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +swapon device + + Start swapping virtual memory pages on the given device. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +swapoff device + + Stop swapping virtual memory pages on the given device. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +sync + + Write all buffered filesystem blocks to disk. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +touch [-c] file [file...] + + Update the last modified date on given file(s). + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +true + + A null command that returns a successful 0 exit status code. (See false) + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +false + + A null command that returns an unsuccessful or non-zero exit status. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +uname [option] + + Print certain system information. With no option, same as -s. + + -a Display all information + + -m Display machine hardware type. + + -n Display machine network node hostname. + + -r Display OS release + + -s Display OS Name. + + -p Display Host processor type. + + -v Display OS Version. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +umount [flags] filesystem | directory + + Unmounts designated filesystem previously mounted on device. + + -a Unmount all file systems. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +update + +cvs update [options] files + + Incorporates recent changes from the repository into files in your working directory. No + + options are currently supported. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +zcat [options] files + + Uncompress file from gzip, gunzip or compress command or standard input if file is '-'. + + -c Write output to standard output. + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +gunzip (Same as zcat) + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + +gzip (Same as zcat) + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + + +loadfont + + No information available with --help. + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +loadkmap + + No information available with --help + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + + + + + +linuxrc + + No information available with --help + + + + + +________________________________________________________________________________________________________ + -- cgit v1.2.3