From 4581b4cdd99590bb243a1b4a558aeceadd3b155b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Beppu Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:04:41 +0000 Subject: foreach (@busybox_command) { put_help_message_in_busybox_pod($_); } --- docs/busybox.pod | 435 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 428 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/busybox.pod') diff --git a/docs/busybox.pod b/docs/busybox.pod index 809c0caed..8d8e198c5 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.pod +++ b/docs/busybox.pod @@ -29,134 +29,555 @@ rm, rmdir, sed, sleep, sort, sync, syslogd, swapon, swapoff, tail, tar, tee, touch, true, false, uname, umount, uniq, update, zcat, gunzip, gzip -Oh yes. Unix will be mine. - =over 4 -=item busybox - =item cat +Usage: cat [file ...] + + =item chmod +Usage: chmod [-R] MODE[,MODE]... FILE... + +Each MODE is one or more of the letters ugoa, one of the symbols +-= and +one or more of the letters rwxst. + +Options: + + -R change files and directories recursively. + + =item chown +Usage: chown [OPTION]... OWNER[.[GROUP] FILE... + +Change the owner and/or group of each FILE to OWNER and/or GROUP. + +Options: + + -R change files and directories recursively + + =item chgrp +Usage: chgrp [OPTION]... GROUP FILE... + +Change the group membership of each FILE to GROUP. + +Options: + + -R change files and directories recursively + + =item chroot +Usage: chroot NEWROOT [COMMAND...] + +Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT. + + =item clear + + =item chvt +Usage: chvt N + +Change foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN + + =item cp +Usage: cp [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST + +or: cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY + +Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY. + + -a same as -dpR + -d preserve links + -p preserve file attributes if possible + -R copy directories recursively + + =item date + + =item dd +Usage: dd [if=name] [of=name] [bs=n] [count=n] + +Copy a file, converting and formatting according to options + + if=FILE read from FILE instead of stdin + of=FILE write to FILE instead of stout + bs=n read and write N BYTES at a time + count=n copy only n input blocks + BYTES may be suffixed by w (x2), k (x1024), b (x512), or m (x1024^2). + + =item df +Usage: df + =item dmesg +Usage: dmesg [-c] [-n level] [-s bufsize] + + =item du +Usage: Usage: du [OPTION]... [FILE]... + + -s display only a total for each argument + + =item fbset +Usage: fbset [options] [mode] + +Options: + + -h + -fb + -db + -a + -i + -g + -t + -accel + -hsync + -vsync + -laced + -double + + =item find +Usage: find [PATH...] [EXPRESSION] + +Search for files in a directory hierarchy. The default PATH is +the current directory; default EXPRESSION is '-print' + +EXPRESSION may consist of: + + -follow + Dereference symbolic links. + -name PATTERN + File name (with leading directories removed) matches PATTERN. + -print + print the full file name followed by a newline to stdout. + This version of find matches full regular expresions. + =item free +Usage: free + =item deallocvt +Usage: deallocvt N + +Deallocate unused virtual terminal /dev/ttyN + + =item fsck.minix +Usage: fsck.minix [-larvsmf] /dev/name + +Performs a consistency check for MINIX filesystems. + +Options: + + -l Lists all filenames + -r Perform interactive repairs + -a Perform automatic repairs + -v verbose + -s Outputs super-block information + -m Activates MINIX-like "mode not cleared" warnings + -f Force file system check. + + =item mkfs.minix +Usage: mkfs.minix [-c | -l filename] [-nXX] [-iXX] /dev/name [blocks] + +Make a MINIX filesystem. + +Options: + + -c Check the device for bad blocks + -n [14|30] Specify the maximum length of filenames + -i Specify the number of inodes for the filesystem + -l FILENAME Read the bad blocks list from FILENAME + -v Make a Minix version 2 filesystem + + =item grep + + =item head +Usage: Usage: head [FILE]... + +Print first 10 lines of each FILE to standard output. +With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the +file name. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input. + + =item hostname -=item init +Usage: hostname [OPTION] {hostname | -F file} + +Get or set the hostname or DNS domain name. If a hostname is given +(or a file with the -F parameter), the host name will be set. + +Options: -=item linuxrc + -s Short + -i Addresses for the hostname + -d DNS domain name + -F FILE Use the contents of FILE to specify the hostname + =item kill + + =item ln +Usage: ln [OPTION] TARGET... LINK_NAME|DIRECTORY +Create a link named LINK_NAME or DIRECTORY to the specified TARGET + +Options: + + -s make symbolic links instead of hard links + -f remove existing destination files + + =item ls +Usage: ls [-1acdelnpuxACF] [filenames...] + + =item lsmod + + =item mkdir +Usage: Usage: mkdir [OPTION] DIRECTORY... +Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist + +Options: + + -m set permission mode (as in chmod), not rwxrwxrwx - umask + -p no error if existing, make parent directories as needed + + =item mknod +Usage: mknod NAME TYPE MAJOR MINOR +Make block or character special files. + +TYPEs include: + + b: Make a block (buffered) device. + c or u: Make a character (un-buffered) device. + p: Make a named pipe. Major and minor are ignored for named pipes. + + =item mkswap +Usage: mkswap [-c] [-v0|-v1] device [block-count] +Prepare a disk partition to be used as a swap partition. + +Options: + + -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 block to use (default is entire partition). + + =item more +Usage: more [file ...] + + =item mount +Usage: mount [flags] + +mount [flags] device directory [-o options,more-options] + + Flags: + -a: Mount all file systems in fstab. + -o option: One of many filesystem options, listed below. + -r: Mount the filesystem read-only. + -t filesystem-type: Specify the filesystem type. + -w: Mount for reading and writing (default). + Options for use with the "-o" flag: + 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. + loop: Mounts a file via loop device. + suid / nosuid: Allow set-user-id-root programs / disallow them. + remount: Re-mount a currently-mounted filesystem, changing its flags. + ro / rw: Mount for read-only / read-write. + +There are EVEN MORE flags that are specific to each filesystem. +You'll have to see the written documentation for those. + + =item mv +Usage: mv SOURCE DEST + +or: mv SOURCE... DIRECTORY + +Rename SOURCE to DEST, or move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY. + + =item ping + + =item poweroff + + =item ps +Usage: ps + +Report process status. +This version of ps accepts no options. + + =item pwd + + =item reboot + + =item rm +Usage: rm [OPTION]... FILE... +Remove (unlink) the FILE(s). + +Options: + + -f remove existing destinations, never prompt + -r or -R remove the contents of directories recursively + + =item rmdir +Usage: rmdir [OPTION]... DIRECTORY... +Remove the DIRECTORY(ies), if they are empty. + + =item sed +Usage: sed [-n] -e script [file...] +Allowed sed scripts come in the following form: + + 'ADDR [!] COMMAND' + where address ADDR can be: + NUMBER Match specified line number + $ Match last line + /REGEXP/ Match specified regexp + (! inverts the meaning of the match) + and COMMAND can be: + s/regexp/replacement/[igp] + which attempt to match regexp against the pattern space + and if successful replaces the matched portion with replacement. + aTEXT + which appends TEXT after the pattern space + +Options: + +-e add the script to the commands to be executed +-n suppress automatic printing of pattern space + +This version of sed matches full regular expresions. + + =item sleep +Usage: sleep N + +Pause for N seconds. + + =item sort +Usage: Usage: sort [OPTION]... [FILE]... + + =item sync +Usage: sync + +Write all buffered filesystem blocks to disk. + + =item syslogd +Usage: syslogd [OPTION]... + +Linux system and kernel (provides klogd) logging utility. +Note that this version of syslogd/klogd ignores /etc/syslog.conf. + +Options: + + -m Change the mark timestamp interval. default=20min. 0=off + -n Do not fork into the background (for when run by init) + -K Do not start up the klogd process (by default syslogd spawns klogd). + -O Specify an alternate log file. default=/var/log/messages + + =item swapon +Usage: swapon device + +Start swapping virtual memory pages on the given device. + + =item swapoff +Usage: swapoff device + +Stop swapping virtual memory pages on the given device. + + =item tail +Usage: tail [OPTION]... [FILE]... + +Print last 10 lines of each FILE to standard output. +With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the file name. +With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input. + + -c=N[kbm] output the last N bytes + -f output appended data as the file grows + -n=N output the last N lines, instead of last 10 + -q never output headers giving file names + -v always output headers giving file names + --help display this help and exit + +If the first character of N (bytes or lines) is a `+', output begins with +the Nth item from the start of each file, otherwise, print the last N items +in the file. N bytes may be suffixed by k (x1024), b (x512), or m (1024^2). + + =item tar + + =item tee +Usage: tee [OPTION]... [FILE]... +Copy standard input to each FILE, and also to standard output. + +Options: + + -a append to the given FILEs, do not overwrite + + =item touch +Usage: touch [-c] file [file ...] + Update the last-modified date on the given file[s]. + + =item true + + =item false + + =item uname +Usage: uname [OPTION]... + Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s. + +Options: + + -a print all information + -m the machine (hardware) type + -n print the machine's network node hostname + -r print the operating system release + -s print the operating system name + -p print the host processor type + -v print the operating system version + + =item umount +Usage: Usage: umount [flags] filesystem|directory + Flags: + -a: Unmount all file systems + + =item uniq -=item update +Usage: Usage: uniq [OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]] + +Discard all but one of successive identical lines from INPUT (or +standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output). + + -h display this help and exit + +A field is a run of whitespace, then non-whitespace characters. +Fields are skipped before chars. + =item zcat +Usage: gunzip [OPTION]... FILE + +Uncompress FILE (or standard input if FILE is '-'). + +Options: + + -c Write output to standard output + -t Test compressed file integrity + + =item gunzip +Usage: gunzip [OPTION]... FILE + +Uncompress FILE (or standard input if FILE is '-'). + +Options: + + -c Write output to standard output + -t Test compressed file integrity + + =item gzip +Usage: gzip [OPTION]... FILE + +Compress FILE with maximum compression. +When FILE is -, reads standard input. Implies -c. + +Options: + + -c Write output to standard output instead of FILE.gz + + + =back =head1 SEE ALSO -- cgit v1.2.3