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2018-10-30dd: add 'oflag=seek_bytes'Rostislav Skudnov
Allow specifying position in the output file in bytes instead of obs-sized blocks, improve compatibility with GNU dd. function old new delta dd_main 1632 1693 +61 packed_usage 33130 33150 +20 static.oflag_words - 12 +12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (add/remove: 1/0 grow/shrink: 2/0 up/down: 93/0) Total: 93 bytes Signed-off-by: Rostislav Skudnov <rostislav@tuxera.com> Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
2018-01-25dd: add 'fullblock' iflagNicholas Clark
Adds a fullblock iflag for improved compatibility with GNU dd. The new iflag can be used to ensure that dd calls retrieve the expected amount of data when reading from pipes or unusual filesystems. function old new delta packed_usage 32249 32334 +85 dd_main 1582 1632 +50 static.iflag_words 12 22 +10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 3/0 up/down: 145/0) Total: 145 bytes Signed-off-by: Nicholas Clark <nicholas.clark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
2017-03-23paste: new appletMaxime Coste
function old new delta paste_main - 493 +493 packed_usage 31019 31070 +51 applet_names 2569 2575 +6 applet_main 1484 1488 +4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (add/remove: 2/0 grow/shrink: 3/0 up/down: 554/0) Total: 554 bytes Signed-off-by: Maxime Coste <mawww@kakoune.org> Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
2016-02-01dd: support iflag=skip_bytesRafał Miłecki
It allows specifying amount of bytes directly (not only amount of blocks) is also supported by GNU's Coreutils. function old new delta parse_comma_flags - 93 +93 static.iflag_words - 12 +12 dd_main 1569 1580 +11 packed_usage 30591 30600 +9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (add/remove: 2/0 grow/shrink: 2/0 up/down: 125/0) Total: 125 bytes Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
2010-07-26*: trailing empty lines removedDenys Vlasenko
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
2009-09-06documentation and typo fixes. By Dan Fandrich (dan AT coneharvesters.com)Denys Vlasenko
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
2009-07-19remove msh_function.patch. msh is deprecatedDenys Vlasenko
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
2009-06-15seq: fix testsuite failuresDenys Vlasenko
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
2009-06-12Update POSIX compliance tableDenys Vlasenko
Signed-off-by: Max Panasenkov <panmax@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
2009-05-26POSIX conformance documentation for busyboxDavid Krakov
Attached a start for POSIX conformance documentation for busybox (see TODO file and discussion last week). A table of all options as defined by POSIX and as implemented by busybox (see for a FreeBSD example http://people.freebsd.org/~schweikh/posix-utilities.html). Only the tools that are stand-alone applets are documented (not ash built-ins as 'read'), as there are multiple shells. When there are two versions (echo) the stand-alone version was checked. I think this may be the wrong way to go, as most users will probably use the built-in version - but which shell? The table was auto-generated by running, for each POSIX utility, latest git allyesconfig* "busybox <tool> --help" and parsing the output, and comparing that to tool options extracted from its man page at http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/. This means that it the usage string is not correct, the table is also wrong. I noticed that for 'kill', for example, the usage string does not mention the -s, -q, -o options. For each option is set whether it exists in busybox and if it is, is it compliant to the standard. Of course, checking compliance can only be done manually - a process which will probably take some time (see 'cat' for example). I didn't post the auto-generation script (python, ugly) because the table will now change manually; I can post it if there is anyone interested. As for the tools not implemented by busybox at all, I think most of them are indeed fairly esotetic. Some I was suprised to see missing are link, file, newgrp, unlink. * Well, almost allyesconfig - but nothing very POSIX-y was disabled. Signed-off-by: David Krakov <krakov@gmail.org> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>