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+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 
+
+
+
+
+______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+cat [file]        
+                Display file contents to standard output.
+
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+
+_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+
+
+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.
+
+
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+
+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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.
+
+
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+
+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+
+
+
+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.
+
+
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+
+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+clear
+
+                Clear screen.
+
+
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
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+
+
+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.
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+_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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.
+
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+_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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.
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+
+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+
+df
+
+
+        Display filesystem, number of blocks used, number of blocks available, number of blocks in use,
+
+        and mount point.
+        
+
+
+
+
+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+
+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.
+        
+
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+
+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+
+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.
+
+
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+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+
+chvt N
+
+        Change foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN.
+
+
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+
+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
+
+
+
+
+
+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.
+
+
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+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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.
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+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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.
+
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+
+
+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
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+
+
+init
+
+        The parent of all processes.  Only to be run by the kernel.
+
+
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+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+
+
+
+kill [ -s sigspec | -signum | -sigspec ] [pid | job ]  or
+
+kill -l [ exitstatus ]
+
+        Currently no information help page for this command
+
+
+
+
+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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.
+
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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
+
+
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+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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.
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+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+mknod   (Segmentation Fault when executing this command)        
+
+        (No embedix information available for this command.)
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+
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+
+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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).
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+more [file]
+
+        Display file one screen page at a time.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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
+
+                
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+mv fileA fileB    or
+
+mv fileA dirA
+
+        Move fileA to fileB.  (Renames fileA to fileB)
+
+        Move fileA to dirA    (Moves fileA into dirA)
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+ps
+
+        Report process status.  No options are currently supported.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+pwd
+
+        Print working directory  
+
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+reboot
+
+        Reboot system.  No options are currently supported.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+rm [option] file
+
+        Remove or unlink the files.
+
+                -f      Remove existing destinations.  Never prompt.
+
+                -r or -R  Remove contents of directories recursively.
+
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+rmdir [OPTION] ... directory
+
+        Remove directories if they are empty.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+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.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+rmdir [OPTION] ... directory
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+        Remove directories if they are empty.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+rmdir [OPTION] ... directory
+
+        Remove directories if they are empty.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+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.
+
+
+        
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+sleep N
+
+        Pause for N seconds.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+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
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+swapon device
+
+        Start swapping virtual memory pages on the given device.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+swapoff device
+
+        Stop swapping virtual memory pages on the given device.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+sync
+
+        Write all buffered filesystem blocks to disk.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+touch [-c] file [file...]
+
+        Update the last modified date on given file(s).
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+true
+
+        A null command that returns a successful 0 exit status code. (See false)
+
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+false
+
+        A null command that returns an unsuccessful or non-zero exit status.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+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.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+umount [flags] filesystem | directory
+
+        Unmounts designated filesystem previously mounted on device.
+
+                -a      Unmount all file systems.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+
+update
+
+cvs update [options] files
+
+        Incorporates recent changes from the repository into files in your working directory.  No 
+
+        options are currently supported.
+
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+zcat [options] files
+
+        Uncompress file from gzip, gunzip or compress command or standard input if file is '-'.
+
+                -c      Write output to standard output.
+
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+gunzip  (Same as zcat)
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+gzip   (Same as zcat)
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+loadfont   
+
+        No information available with --help.
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+loadkmap
+
+        No information available with --help
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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+linuxrc
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+        No information available with --help
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+________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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