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authorElliott Hughes <enh@google.com>2019-03-02 11:21:25 -0800
committerRob Landley <rob@landley.net>2019-03-02 14:12:24 -0600
commitd588ba74439604cf29100aec7cd1da640a5d6fe5 (patch)
tree458245b19a5af436925a238da9d779a038dcf968
parentb8001d13a68b1b05bff7008fd657af0563890d3f (diff)
downloadtoybox-d588ba74439604cf29100aec7cd1da640a5d6fe5.tar.gz
Improve help consistency.
More consistent tense, capitalization, and punctuation. A few commands were missing an introductory line, so I copied those from the first comment line.
-rw-r--r--toys/lsb/passwd.c4
-rw-r--r--toys/net/netcat.c2
-rw-r--r--toys/other/blkid.c4
-rw-r--r--toys/other/hwclock.c2
-rw-r--r--toys/other/i2ctools.c8
-rw-r--r--toys/other/mkswap.c2
-rw-r--r--toys/other/pmap.c2
-rw-r--r--toys/other/reset.c2
-rw-r--r--toys/posix/comm.c2
-rw-r--r--toys/posix/cp.c2
-rw-r--r--toys/posix/cpio.c2
-rw-r--r--toys/posix/ls.c2
-rw-r--r--toys/posix/od.c2
-rw-r--r--toys/posix/unlink.c2
14 files changed, 22 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/toys/lsb/passwd.c b/toys/lsb/passwd.c
index 73024832..8ff010e2 100644
--- a/toys/lsb/passwd.c
+++ b/toys/lsb/passwd.c
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ config PASSWD
default y
depends on TOYBOX_SHADOW
help
- usage: passwd [-a ALGO] [-dlu] <account name>
+ usage: passwd [-a ALGO] [-dlu] [USER]
- update user's authentication tokens. Default : current user
+ Update user's authentication tokens. Defaults to current user.
-a ALGO Encryption method (des, md5, sha256, sha512) default: des
-d Set password to ''
diff --git a/toys/net/netcat.c b/toys/net/netcat.c
index 673d5d19..833d32ae 100644
--- a/toys/net/netcat.c
+++ b/toys/net/netcat.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ config NETCAT
help
usage: netcat [-46] [-u] [-wpq #] [-s addr] {IPADDR PORTNUM|-f FILENAME}
+ Forward stdin/stdout to a file or network connection.
+
-4 Force IPv4
-6 Force IPv6
-f Use FILENAME (ala /dev/ttyS0) instead of network
diff --git a/toys/other/blkid.c b/toys/other/blkid.c
index 98055b41..b791fa62 100644
--- a/toys/other/blkid.c
+++ b/toys/other/blkid.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ config BLKID
help
usage: blkid [-UL] DEV...
- Prints type, label and UUID of filesystem on a block device or image.
+ Print type, label and UUID of filesystem on a block device or image.
-U Show UUID only (or device with that UUID)
-L Show LABEL only (or device with that LABEL)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config FSTYPE
help
usage: fstype DEV...
- Prints type of filesystem on a block device or image.
+ Print type of filesystem on a block device or image.
*/
#define FOR_blkid
diff --git a/toys/other/hwclock.c b/toys/other/hwclock.c
index 94877f9e..52e71604 100644
--- a/toys/other/hwclock.c
+++ b/toys/other/hwclock.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ config HWCLOCK
help
usage: hwclock [-rswtluf]
+ Get/set the hardware clock.
+
-f FILE Use specified device file instead of /dev/rtc (--rtc)
-l Hardware clock uses localtime (--localtime)
-r Show hardware clock time (--show)
diff --git a/toys/other/i2ctools.c b/toys/other/i2ctools.c
index 15578665..c9a11466 100644
--- a/toys/other/i2ctools.c
+++ b/toys/other/i2ctools.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config I2CDETECT
usage: i2cdetect -F BUS
usage: i2cdetect -l
- Detects i2c devices.
+ Detect i2c devices.
-a All addresses (0x00-0x7f rather than 0x03-0x77)
-F Show functionality
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ config I2CDUMP
help
usage: i2cdump [-fy] BUS CHIP
- Dumps i2c registers.
+ Dump i2c registers.
-f Force access to busy devices
-y Answer "yes" to confirmation prompts (for script use)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ config I2CGET
help
usage: i2cget [-fy] BUS CHIP ADDR
- Reads an i2c register.
+ Read an i2c register.
-f Force access to busy devices
-y Answer "yes" to confirmation prompts (for script use)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ config I2CSET
help
usage: i2cset [-fy] BUS CHIP ADDR VALUE... MODE
- Writes an i2c register. MODE is b for byte, w for 16-bit word, i for I2C block.
+ Write an i2c register. MODE is b for byte, w for 16-bit word, i for I2C block.
-f Force access to busy devices
-y Answer "yes" to confirmation prompts (for script use)
diff --git a/toys/other/mkswap.c b/toys/other/mkswap.c
index 49e0b942..3106ea8e 100644
--- a/toys/other/mkswap.c
+++ b/toys/other/mkswap.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config MKSWAP
help
usage: mkswap [-L LABEL] DEVICE
- Sets up a Linux swap area on a device or file.
+ Set up a Linux swap area on a device or file.
*/
#define FOR_mkswap
diff --git a/toys/other/pmap.c b/toys/other/pmap.c
index 1641c95c..02260dbd 100644
--- a/toys/other/pmap.c
+++ b/toys/other/pmap.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ config PMAP
help
usage: pmap [-xq] [pids...]
- Reports the memory map of a process or processes.
+ Report the memory map of a process or processes.
-x Show the extended format
-q Do not display some header/footer lines
diff --git a/toys/other/reset.c b/toys/other/reset.c
index 5fc59706..4d16a4a3 100644
--- a/toys/other/reset.c
+++ b/toys/other/reset.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ config RESET
help
usage: reset
- reset the terminal
+ Reset the terminal.
*/
#include "toys.h"
diff --git a/toys/posix/comm.c b/toys/posix/comm.c
index 33c056d3..c5c8f851 100644
--- a/toys/posix/comm.c
+++ b/toys/posix/comm.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ config COMM
help
usage: comm [-123] FILE1 FILE2
- Reads FILE1 and FILE2, which should be ordered, and produces three text
+ Read FILE1 and FILE2, which should be ordered, and produce three text
columns as output: lines only in FILE1; lines only in FILE2; and lines
in both files. Filename "-" is a synonym for stdin.
diff --git a/toys/posix/cp.c b/toys/posix/cp.c
index 5e1a0163..ddbfe125 100644
--- a/toys/posix/cp.c
+++ b/toys/posix/cp.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ config MV
bool "mv"
default y
help
- usage: mv [-fivn] SOURCE... DEST"
+ usage: mv [-fivn] SOURCE... DEST
-f Force copy by deleting destination file
-i Interactive, prompt before overwriting existing DEST
diff --git a/toys/posix/cpio.c b/toys/posix/cpio.c
index 80567fd6..97b4035f 100644
--- a/toys/posix/cpio.c
+++ b/toys/posix/cpio.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ config CPIO
usage: cpio -{o|t|i|p DEST} [-v] [--verbose] [-F FILE] [--no-preserve-owner]
[ignored: -mdu -H newc]
- copy files into and out of a "newc" format cpio archive
+ Copy files into and out of a "newc" format cpio archive.
-F FILE Use archive FILE instead of stdin/stdout
-p DEST Copy-pass mode, copy stdin file list to directory DEST
diff --git a/toys/posix/ls.c b/toys/posix/ls.c
index d24168d6..287c3da6 100644
--- a/toys/posix/ls.c
+++ b/toys/posix/ls.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ config LS
help
usage: ls [-ACFHLRSZacdfhiklmnpqrstux1] [--color[=auto]] [directory...]
- list files
+ List files.
what to show:
-a all files including .hidden -b escape nongraphic chars
diff --git a/toys/posix/od.c b/toys/posix/od.c
index f45c8654..f0edcd76 100644
--- a/toys/posix/od.c
+++ b/toys/posix/od.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ config OD
help
usage: od [-bcdosxv] [-j #] [-N #] [-w #] [-A doxn] [-t acdfoux[#]]
+ Dump data in octal/hex.
+
-A Address base (decimal, octal, hexadecimal, none)
-j Skip this many bytes of input
-N Stop dumping after this many bytes
diff --git a/toys/posix/unlink.c b/toys/posix/unlink.c
index 4faef9dc..f5faab06 100644
--- a/toys/posix/unlink.c
+++ b/toys/posix/unlink.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ config UNLINK
help
usage: unlink FILE
- Deletes one file.
+ Delete one file.
*/
#include "toys.h"