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authorErik Andersen2000-04-17 16:16:10 +0000
committerErik Andersen2000-04-17 16:16:10 +0000
commite5b6c7dd9cb32852a7f5b19a9855cf3c32543396 (patch)
treeafe963cde5e3882b8785c963d7d1ec07d458a85a
parent4fd10fc73be4ce707c7d55f608d47894a2d1b12c (diff)
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More updates to the docs, and fixes to sync things with the docs.
-Erik
-rw-r--r--Changelog1
-rw-r--r--coreutils/tty.c4
-rw-r--r--coreutils/uniq.c14
-rw-r--r--coreutils/wc.c3
-rw-r--r--coreutils/whoami.c4
-rw-r--r--coreutils/yes.c8
-rw-r--r--docs/busybox.pod133
-rw-r--r--lash.c5
-rw-r--r--miscutils/update.c16
-rw-r--r--sh.c5
-rw-r--r--shell/lash.c5
-rw-r--r--tty.c4
-rw-r--r--uniq.c14
-rw-r--r--update.c16
-rw-r--r--wc.c3
-rw-r--r--whoami.c4
-rw-r--r--yes.c8
17 files changed, 182 insertions, 65 deletions
diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 9496d5f..e26a850 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
0.43
+ * Major update to the provided documentation.
* Busybox now includes a shell! It currently costs 7.5 k (plus an
additional 2.5 k if you compile in command line editing). Handles
job control, has the usual set of builtins, and does everything
diff --git a/coreutils/tty.c b/coreutils/tty.c
index 8ac1c1f..6f98d1b 100644
--- a/coreutils/tty.c
+++ b/coreutils/tty.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
#include <sys/types.h>
static const char tty_usage[] = "tty\n\n"
- "Print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.\n"
-
+ "Print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.\n\n"
+ "Options:\n"
"\t-s\tprint nothing, only return an exit status\n";
extern int tty_main(int argc, char **argv)
diff --git a/coreutils/uniq.c b/coreutils/uniq.c
index 2eedb88..0324856 100644
--- a/coreutils/uniq.c
+++ b/coreutils/uniq.c
@@ -28,15 +28,9 @@
#include <errno.h>
static const char uniq_usage[] =
- "uniq [OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]\n"
- "Discard all but one of successive identical lines from INPUT (or\n"
- "standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n"
- "\n"
- "\t-h\tdisplay this help and exit\n"
-
- "\n"
- "A field is a run of whitespace, then non-whitespace characters.\n"
- "Fields are skipped before chars.\n";
+ "uniq [OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]\n\n"
+ "Discard all but one of successive identical lines from INPUT\n"
+ "(or standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n";
/* max chars in line */
#define UNIQ_MAX 4096
@@ -190,4 +184,4 @@ int uniq_main(int argc, char **argv)
exit(0);
}
-/* $Id: uniq.c,v 1.8 2000/04/13 01:18:56 erik Exp $ */
+/* $Id: uniq.c,v 1.9 2000/04/17 16:16:10 erik Exp $ */
diff --git a/coreutils/wc.c b/coreutils/wc.c
index 8004e62..030afa9 100644
--- a/coreutils/wc.c
+++ b/coreutils/wc.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
static const char wc_usage[] = "wc [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n\n"
"Print line, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if\n"
- "more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, read standard input.\n"
+ "more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, read standard input.\n\n"
+ "Options:\n"
"\t-c\tprint the byte counts\n"
"\t-l\tprint the newline counts\n"
diff --git a/coreutils/whoami.c b/coreutils/whoami.c
index 3677c2f..5c3fea1 100644
--- a/coreutils/whoami.c
+++ b/coreutils/whoami.c
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
#include <pwd.h>
static const char whoami_usage[] = "whoami\n\n"
- "Print the user name associated with the current effective user id.\n"
-
- "Same as id -un.\n";
+ "Prints the user name associated with the current effective user id.\n";
extern int whoami_main(int argc, char **argv)
{
diff --git a/coreutils/yes.c b/coreutils/yes.c
index ac67845..a822ebc 100644
--- a/coreutils/yes.c
+++ b/coreutils/yes.c
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@ extern int yes_main(int argc, char **argv)
{
int i;
- if (argc == 1)
+ if (argc >=1 && *argv[1]=='-') {
+ usage("yes [OPTION]... [STRING]...\n\n"
+ "Repeatedly outputs a line with all specified STRING(s), or `y'.\n");
+ }
+
+ if (argc == 1) {
while (1)
if (puts("y") == EOF) {
perror("yes");
exit(FALSE);
}
+ }
while (1)
for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
diff --git a/docs/busybox.pod b/docs/busybox.pod
index e1d2f48..9926cff 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.pod
+++ b/docs/busybox.pod
@@ -1290,6 +1290,10 @@ Example:
=item sh
+Usage: sh
+
+lash -- the BusyBox LAme SHell (command interpreter)
+
FIXME
-------------------------------
@@ -1528,12 +1532,10 @@ Example:
=item tr
-Usage:
-
- tr [-csu] string1 string2
- tr [-cu] -d string1
- tr [-cu] -s string1
- tr [-cu] -ds string1 string2
+Usage: tr [-csu] string1 string2
+ tr [-cu] -d string1
+ tr [-cu] -s string1
+ tr [-cu] -ds string1 string2
Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters from standard
input, writing to standard output.
@@ -1559,67 +1561,162 @@ Example:
=item tty
-FIXME
+Usage: tty
+
+Print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.
+
+Options:
+
+ -s print nothing, only return an exit status
+
+Example:
+
+ $ tty
+ /dev/tty2
-------------------------------
=item umount
-FIXME
+Usage: umount [flags] filesystem|directory
+
+Flags:
+
+ -a: Unmount all file systems
+ -r: Try to remount devices as read-only if mount is busy
+ -f: Do not free loop device (if a loop device has been used)
+
+Example:
+
+ $ umount /dev/hdc1
-------------------------------
=item uname
-FIXME
+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
+
+Example:
+
+ $ uname -a
+ Linux debian 2.2.15pre13 #5 Tue Mar 14 16:03:50 MST 2000 i686 unknown
-------------------------------
=item uniq
-FIXME
+Usage: uniq [OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]
+
+Discard all but one of successive identical lines from INPUT
+(or standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).
+
+Example:
+
+ $ echo -e "a\na\nb\nc\nc\na" | sort | uniq
+ a
+ b
+ c
-------------------------------
=item update
-FIXME
+Usage: update [options]
+
+Periodically flushes filesystem buffers.
+
+Options:
+
+ -S force use of sync(2) instead of flushing
+ -s SECS call sync this often (default 30)
+ -f SECS flush some buffers this often (default 5)
-------------------------------
=item uptime
-FIXME
+Usage: uptime
+
+Tells how long the system has been running since boot.
+
+Example:
+
+ $ uptime
+ 1:55pm up 2:30, load average: 0.09, 0.04, 0.00
-------------------------------
=item usleep
-FIXME
+Usage: usleep N
+
+Pauses for N microseconds.
+
+Example:
+
+ $ usleep 1000000
+ [pauses for 1 second]
-------------------------------
=item wc
-FIXME
+Usage: wc [OPTION]... [FILE]...
+
+Print line, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if
+more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, read standard input.
+
+Options:
+
+ -c print the byte counts
+ -l print the newline counts
+ -L print the length of the longest line
+ -w print the word counts
+
+Example:
+
+ $ wc /etc/passwd
+ 31 46 1365 /etc/passwd
-------------------------------
=item whoami
-FIXME
+Usage: whoami
+
+Prints the user name associated with the current effective user id.
+
+Example:
+
+ $ whoami
+ andersen
-------------------------------
=item yes
-FIXME
+Usage: yes [OPTION]... [STRING]...
+
+Repeatedly outputs a line with all specified STRING(s), or `y'.
-------------------------------
=item zcat
-FIXME
+This is essentially an alias for invoking "gunzip -c", where
+it decompresses the file inquestion and send the output to stdout.
-------------------------------
@@ -1684,4 +1781,4 @@ Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es>
=cut
-# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.12 2000/04/17 05:13:59 beppu Exp $
+# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.13 2000/04/17 16:16:10 erik Exp $
diff --git a/lash.c b/lash.c
index 44ffe96..bd95ba7 100644
--- a/lash.c
+++ b/lash.c
@@ -961,9 +961,12 @@ int shell_main(int argc, char **argv)
fprintf(stdout, "\n\nBusyBox v%s (%s) Built-in shell\n", BB_VER, BB_BT);
fprintf(stdout, "Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.\n\n");
} else {
+ if (*argv[1]=='-') {
+ usage("sh\n\nlash -- the BusyBox LAme SHell (command interpreter)\n");
+ }
input = fopen(argv[1], "r");
if (!input) {
- fatalError("A: Couldn't open file '%s': %s\n", argv[1],
+ fatalError("sh: Couldn't open file '%s': %s\n", argv[1],
strerror(errno));
}
}
diff --git a/miscutils/update.c b/miscutils/update.c
index bb77c5f..1e3e032 100644
--- a/miscutils/update.c
+++ b/miscutils/update.c
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ _syscall2(int, bdflush, int, func, int, data);
#endif /* __GLIBC__ */
static char update_usage[] =
- "update [options]\n"
- " -S\tforce use of sync(2) instead of flushing\n"
- " -s SECS\tcall sync this often (default 30)\n"
- " -f SECS\tflush some buffers this often (default 5)\n";
+ "update [options]\n\n"
+ "Periodically flushes filesystem buffers.\n\n"
+ "Options:\n"
+ "\t-S\tforce use of sync(2) instead of flushing\n"
+ "\t-s SECS\tcall sync this often (default 30)\n"
+ "\t-f SECS\tflush some buffers this often (default 5)\n";
static unsigned int sync_duration = 30;
static unsigned int flush_duration = 5;
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ extern int update_main(int argc, char **argv)
{
int pid;
+ argc--;
+ argv++;
while (**argv == '-') {
while (*++(*argv)) {
switch (**argv) {
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ extern int update_main(int argc, char **argv)
if (--argc < 1) usage(update_usage);
flush_duration = atoi(*(++argv));
break;
+ default:
+ usage(update_usage);
}
}
argc--;
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ extern int update_main(int argc, char **argv)
}
}
}
- return TRUE;
+ exit( TRUE);
}
/*
diff --git a/sh.c b/sh.c
index 44ffe96..bd95ba7 100644
--- a/sh.c
+++ b/sh.c
@@ -961,9 +961,12 @@ int shell_main(int argc, char **argv)
fprintf(stdout, "\n\nBusyBox v%s (%s) Built-in shell\n", BB_VER, BB_BT);
fprintf(stdout, "Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.\n\n");
} else {
+ if (*argv[1]=='-') {
+ usage("sh\n\nlash -- the BusyBox LAme SHell (command interpreter)\n");
+ }
input = fopen(argv[1], "r");
if (!input) {
- fatalError("A: Couldn't open file '%s': %s\n", argv[1],
+ fatalError("sh: Couldn't open file '%s': %s\n", argv[1],
strerror(errno));
}
}
diff --git a/shell/lash.c b/shell/lash.c
index 44ffe96..bd95ba7 100644
--- a/shell/lash.c
+++ b/shell/lash.c
@@ -961,9 +961,12 @@ int shell_main(int argc, char **argv)
fprintf(stdout, "\n\nBusyBox v%s (%s) Built-in shell\n", BB_VER, BB_BT);
fprintf(stdout, "Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.\n\n");
} else {
+ if (*argv[1]=='-') {
+ usage("sh\n\nlash -- the BusyBox LAme SHell (command interpreter)\n");
+ }
input = fopen(argv[1], "r");
if (!input) {
- fatalError("A: Couldn't open file '%s': %s\n", argv[1],
+ fatalError("sh: Couldn't open file '%s': %s\n", argv[1],
strerror(errno));
}
}
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index 8ac1c1f..6f98d1b 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
#include <sys/types.h>
static const char tty_usage[] = "tty\n\n"
- "Print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.\n"
-
+ "Print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.\n\n"
+ "Options:\n"
"\t-s\tprint nothing, only return an exit status\n";
extern int tty_main(int argc, char **argv)
diff --git a/uniq.c b/uniq.c
index 2eedb88..0324856 100644
--- a/uniq.c
+++ b/uniq.c
@@ -28,15 +28,9 @@
#include <errno.h>
static const char uniq_usage[] =
- "uniq [OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]\n"
- "Discard all but one of successive identical lines from INPUT (or\n"
- "standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n"
- "\n"
- "\t-h\tdisplay this help and exit\n"
-
- "\n"
- "A field is a run of whitespace, then non-whitespace characters.\n"
- "Fields are skipped before chars.\n";
+ "uniq [OPTION]... [INPUT [OUTPUT]]\n\n"
+ "Discard all but one of successive identical lines from INPUT\n"
+ "(or standard input), writing to OUTPUT (or standard output).\n";
/* max chars in line */
#define UNIQ_MAX 4096
@@ -190,4 +184,4 @@ int uniq_main(int argc, char **argv)
exit(0);
}
-/* $Id: uniq.c,v 1.8 2000/04/13 01:18:56 erik Exp $ */
+/* $Id: uniq.c,v 1.9 2000/04/17 16:16:10 erik Exp $ */
diff --git a/update.c b/update.c
index bb77c5f..1e3e032 100644
--- a/update.c
+++ b/update.c
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ _syscall2(int, bdflush, int, func, int, data);
#endif /* __GLIBC__ */
static char update_usage[] =
- "update [options]\n"
- " -S\tforce use of sync(2) instead of flushing\n"
- " -s SECS\tcall sync this often (default 30)\n"
- " -f SECS\tflush some buffers this often (default 5)\n";
+ "update [options]\n\n"
+ "Periodically flushes filesystem buffers.\n\n"
+ "Options:\n"
+ "\t-S\tforce use of sync(2) instead of flushing\n"
+ "\t-s SECS\tcall sync this often (default 30)\n"
+ "\t-f SECS\tflush some buffers this often (default 5)\n";
static unsigned int sync_duration = 30;
static unsigned int flush_duration = 5;
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ extern int update_main(int argc, char **argv)
{
int pid;
+ argc--;
+ argv++;
while (**argv == '-') {
while (*++(*argv)) {
switch (**argv) {
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@ extern int update_main(int argc, char **argv)
if (--argc < 1) usage(update_usage);
flush_duration = atoi(*(++argv));
break;
+ default:
+ usage(update_usage);
}
}
argc--;
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ extern int update_main(int argc, char **argv)
}
}
}
- return TRUE;
+ exit( TRUE);
}
/*
diff --git a/wc.c b/wc.c
index 8004e62..030afa9 100644
--- a/wc.c
+++ b/wc.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
static const char wc_usage[] = "wc [OPTION]... [FILE]...\n\n"
"Print line, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if\n"
- "more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, read standard input.\n"
+ "more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, read standard input.\n\n"
+ "Options:\n"
"\t-c\tprint the byte counts\n"
"\t-l\tprint the newline counts\n"
diff --git a/whoami.c b/whoami.c
index 3677c2f..5c3fea1 100644
--- a/whoami.c
+++ b/whoami.c
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
#include <pwd.h>
static const char whoami_usage[] = "whoami\n\n"
- "Print the user name associated with the current effective user id.\n"
-
- "Same as id -un.\n";
+ "Prints the user name associated with the current effective user id.\n";
extern int whoami_main(int argc, char **argv)
{
diff --git a/yes.c b/yes.c
index ac67845..a822ebc 100644
--- a/yes.c
+++ b/yes.c
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@ extern int yes_main(int argc, char **argv)
{
int i;
- if (argc == 1)
+ if (argc >=1 && *argv[1]=='-') {
+ usage("yes [OPTION]... [STRING]...\n\n"
+ "Repeatedly outputs a line with all specified STRING(s), or `y'.\n");
+ }
+
+ if (argc == 1) {
while (1)
if (puts("y") == EOF) {
perror("yes");
exit(FALSE);
}
+ }
while (1)
for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)