Patch from Thomas Cameron:

    Hello all,
	    This patch adds more "Help" text to the config system.  Almost
    all applets now have a help entry.  Also, I cleaned up the spacing of
    the existing text so that things are consistent.  This patch is against
    this morning's CVS.

    Thomas Cameron
    CEI Systems, Inc.

14 files changed, 290 insertions, 226 deletions

diff --git a/archival/Config.in b/archival/Config.in
index 709eee897..09e40dd49 100644
--- a/archival/Config.in
+++ b/archival/Config.in
@@ -120,25 +120,25 @@ config CONFIG_GUNZIP
         bool "gunzip"
         default n
         help
-         gunzip is used to decompress archives created by gzip.
-         You can use the `-t' option to test the integrity of
-         an archive, without decompressing it.
+          gunzip is used to decompress archives created by gzip.
+          You can use the `-t' option to test the integrity of
+          an archive, without decompressing it.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_GUNZIP_UNCOMPRESS
         bool "  Uncompress support"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_GUNZIP
         help
-         If you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress
-         archives created by the program compress (not much
-         used anymore).
+          If you want gunzip to have the ability to decompress
+          archives created by the program compress (not much
+          used anymore).
 
 config CONFIG_GZIP
         bool "gzip"
         default n
         help
-         gzip is used to compress files.
-         It's probably the most used UNIX compression program.
+          gzip is used to compress files.
+          It's probably the most used UNIX compression program.
 
 config CONFIG_RPM2CPIO
         bool "rpm2cpio"
@@ -156,41 +156,41 @@ config CONFIG_TAR
         bool "tar"
         default n
         help
-         tar is an archiving program. It's commonly used with gzip to
-         create compressed archives. It's probably the most used
-         UNIX archive program.
+          tar is an archiving program. It's commonly used with gzip to
+          create compressed archives. It's probably the most used
+          UNIX archive program.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE
         bool "  Enable archive creation"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_TAR
         help
-         If you enable this option you'll be able to create
-         tar archives using the `-c' option.
+          If you enable this option you'll be able to create
+          tar archives using the `-c' option.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_BZIP2
         bool "  Enable -j option to handle .tar.bz2 files"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_TAR
         help
-         If you enable this option you'll be able to extract
-         archives compressed with bzip2.
+          If you enable this option you'll be able to extract
+          archives compressed with bzip2.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_EXCLUDE
         bool "  Enable -X and --exclude options (exclude files)"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_TAR
         help
-         If you enable this option you'll be able to specify
-         a list of files to exclude from an archive.
+          If you enable this option you'll be able to specify
+          a list of files to exclude from an archive.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GZIP
         bool "  Enable -z option"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_TAR
         help
-         If you enable this option tar will be able to call gzip,
-         when creating or extracting tar gziped archives.
+          If you enable this option tar will be able to call gzip,
+          when creating or extracting tar gziped archives.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_OLDGNU_COMPATABILITY
         bool "  Enable support for old tar header format"
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_GNU_EXTENSIONS
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_TAR
         help
-         With this option busybox supports GNU long filenames and 
-         linknames.
+          With this option busybox supports GNU long filenames and 
+          linknames.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_UNARCHIVE_TAPE
         bool "  Enable tape drive support"
@@ -220,17 +220,17 @@ config CONFIG_UNCOMPRESS
         bool "uncompress"
         default n
         help
-         uncompress is used to decompress archives created by compress.
-         Not much used anymore, replaced by gzip/gunzip.
+          uncompress is used to decompress archives created by compress.
+          Not much used anymore, replaced by gzip/gunzip.
 
 config CONFIG_UNZIP
         bool "unzip"
         default n
         help
-         unzip will list or extract files from a ZIP archive,
-         commonly found on DOS/WIN systems. The default behavior
-         (with no options) is to extract the archive into the
-         current directory. Use the `-d' option to extract to a
-         directory of your choice.
+          unzip will list or extract files from a ZIP archive,
+          commonly found on DOS/WIN systems. The default behavior
+          (with no options) is to extract the archive into the
+          current directory. Use the `-d' option to extract to a
+          directory of your choice.
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/console-tools/Config.in b/console-tools/Config.in
index 7191db4bd..83694a824 100644
--- a/console-tools/Config.in
+++ b/console-tools/Config.in
@@ -9,66 +9,66 @@ config CONFIG_CHVT
         bool "chvt"
         default n
         help
-         This program is used to change to another terminal.
-         Example: chvt 4 (change to terminal /dev/tty4)
+          This program is used to change to another terminal.
+          Example: chvt 4 (change to terminal /dev/tty4)
 
 config CONFIG_CLEAR
         bool "clear"
         default n
         help
-         This program clears the terminal screen.
+          This program clears the terminal screen.
 
 config CONFIG_DEALLOCVT
         bool "deallocvt"
         default n
         help
-         This program deallocates unused virtual consoles.
+          This program deallocates unused virtual consoles.
 
 config CONFIG_DUMPKMAP
         bool "dumpkmap"
         default n
         help
-         This program dumps the kernel's keyboard translation table to
-         stdout, in binary format. You can then use loadkmap to load it.
+          This program dumps the kernel's keyboard translation table to
+          stdout, in binary format. You can then use loadkmap to load it.
 
 config CONFIG_LOADACM
         bool "loadacm"
         default n
         help
-         This program loads an acm from standard input.
+          This program loads an acm from standard input.
 
 config CONFIG_LOADFONT
         bool "loadfont"
         default n
         help
-         This program loads a console font from standard input.
+          This program loads a console font from standard input.
 
 config CONFIG_LOADKMAP
         bool "loadkmap"
         default n
         help
-         This program loads a keyboard translation table from
-         standard input.
+          This program loads a keyboard translation table from
+          standard input.
 
 config CONFIG_OPENVT
         bool "openvt"
         default n
         help
-         This program is used to start a command on an unused
-         virtual terminal.
+          This program is used to start a command on an unused
+          virtual terminal.
 
 config CONFIG_RESET
         bool "reset"
         default n
         help
-         This program is used to reset the terminal screen, if it
-         gets messed up.
+          This program is used to reset the terminal screen, if it
+          gets messed up.
 
 config CONFIG_SETKEYCODES
         bool "setkeycodes"
         default n
         help
-         This program loads entries into the kernel's scancode-to-keycode
-         map, allowing unusual keyboards to generate usable keycodes.
+          This program loads entries into the kernel's scancode-to-keycode
+          map, allowing unusual keyboards to generate usable keycodes.
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/coreutils/Config.in b/coreutils/Config.in
index 232612877..e23bb754c 100644
--- a/coreutils/Config.in
+++ b/coreutils/Config.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ config CONFIG_CAL
         bool "cal"
         default n
         help
-         cal is used to display a montly calender.
+          cal is used to display a montly calender.
 
 config CONFIG_CAT
         bool "cat"
@@ -30,47 +30,47 @@ config CONFIG_CHGRP
         bool "chgrp"
         default n
         help
-         chgrp is used to change the group owership of files.
+          chgrp is used to change the group owership of files.
 
 config CONFIG_CHMOD
         bool "chmod"
         default n
         help
-         chmod is used to change the access permission of files.
+          chmod is used to change the access permission of files.
 
 config CONFIG_CHOWN
         bool "chown"
         default n
         help
-         chown is used too change the user and/or group ownership
-         of files.
+          chown is used too change the user and/or group ownership
+          of files.
 
 config CONFIG_CHROOT
         bool "chroot"
         default n
         help
-         chroot is used to change the root directory and run a command.
-         The default command is `/bin/sh'.
+          chroot is used to change the root directory and run a command.
+          The default command is `/bin/sh'.
 
 config CONFIG_CMP
         bool "cmp"
         default n
         help
-         cmp is used to compare two files and returns the result
-         to standard output.
+          cmp is used to compare two files and returns the result
+          to standard output.
 
 config CONFIG_CP
         bool "cp"
         default n
         help
-         cp is used to copy files and directories.
+          cp is used to copy files and directories.
 
 config CONFIG_CUT
         bool "cut"
         default n
         help
-         cut is used to print selected parts of lines from
-         each file to stdout.
+          cut is used to print selected parts of lines from
+          each file to stdout.
 
 if CONFIG_WATCH
         config CONFIG_DATE
@@ -99,30 +99,30 @@ config CONFIG_DD
         bool "dd"
         default n
         help
-         dd copies a file (from standard input to standard output,
-         by default) using specific input and output blocksizes,
-         while optionally performing conversions on it. 
+          dd copies a file (from standard input to standard output,
+          by default) using specific input and output blocksizes,
+          while optionally performing conversions on it. 
 
 config CONFIG_DF
         bool "df"
         default n
         help
-         df reports the amount of disk space used and available
-         on filesystems.
+          df reports the amount of disk space used and available
+          on filesystems.
 
 config CONFIG_DIRNAME
         bool "dirname"
         default n
         help
-         dirname is used to strip a non directory suffix from
-         a file name.
+          dirname is used to strip a non directory suffix from
+          a file name.
 
 config CONFIG_DOS2UNIX
         bool "dos2unix/unix2dos"
         default n
         help
-         dos2unix is uses to convert a text file from DOS format to
-         UNIX format, and vice versa.
+          dos2unix is uses to convert a text file from DOS format to
+          UNIX format, and vice versa.
 
 config CONFIG_UNIX2DOS
         bool
@@ -133,43 +133,43 @@ config CONFIG_DU
         bool "du (default blocksize of 512 bytes)"
         default n
         help
-         du is used to report the amount of disk space used
-         for specified files.
+          du is used to report the amount of disk space used
+          for specified files.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_DU_DEFALT_BLOCKSIZE_1K
         bool "  Use a default blocksize of 1024 bytes (1K)"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_DU
         help
-         Use a blocksize of (1K) instead of the default 512b.
+          Use a blocksize of (1K) instead of the default 512b.
 
 config CONFIG_ECHO
         bool "echo (basic SUSv3 version taking no options"
         default n
         help
-         echo is used to print a specified string to stdout.
+          echo is used to print a specified string to stdout.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_ECHO
         bool "  Enable echo options (-n and -e)"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_ECHO
         help
-         This adds options (-n and -e) to echo. 
+          This adds options (-n and -e) to echo. 
 
 config CONFIG_ENV
         bool "env"
         default n
         help
-         env is used to set an environment variable and run
-         a command, without options it displays the current
-         environment.
+          env is used to set an environment variable and run
+          a command, without options it displays the current
+          environment.
 
 config CONFIG_EXPR
         bool "expr"
         default n
         help
-         expr is used to calculate numbers and print the result
-         to standard output.
+          expr is used to calculate numbers and print the result
+          to standard output.
 
 if CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH
         config CONFIG_FALSE
@@ -189,158 +189,158 @@ config CONFIG_FOLD
         bool "fold"
         default n
         help
-         Wrap text to fit a specific width.
+          Wrap text to fit a specific width.
 
 config CONFIG_HEAD
         bool "head"
         default n
         help
-         head is used to print the first specified number of lines
-         from files.
+          head is used to print the first specified number of lines
+          from files.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_HEAD
         bool "  Enable head options (-c, -q, and -v)"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_HEAD
         help
-         This enables the head options (-c, -q, and -v).
+          This enables the head options (-c, -q, and -v).
 
 config CONFIG_HOSTID
         bool "hostid"
         default n
         help
-         hostid prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for
-         the current host.
+          hostid prints the numeric identifier (in hexadecimal) for
+          the current host.
 
 config CONFIG_ID
         bool "id"
         default n
         help
-         id displays the current user and group ID names.
+          id displays the current user and group ID names.
 
 config CONFIG_LENGTH
         bool "length"
         default n
         help
-         length is used to print out the length of a specified string.
+          length is used to print out the length of a specified string.
 
 config CONFIG_LN
         bool "ln"
         default n
         help
-         ln is used to create hard or soft links between files.
+          ln is used to create hard or soft links between files.
 
 config CONFIG_LOGNAME
         bool "logname"
         default n
         help
-         logname is used to print the current user's login name.
+          logname is used to print the current user's login name.
 
 config CONFIG_LS
         bool "ls"
         default n
         help
-         ls is used to list the contents of directories.
+          ls is used to list the contents of directories.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES
         bool "  Enable filetyping options (-p and -F)"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_LS
         help
-         Enable the ls options (-p and -F).
+          Enable the ls options (-p and -F).
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_FOLLOWLINKS
         bool "  Enable symlinks dereferencing (-L)"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_LS
         help
-         Enable the ls option (-L).
+          Enable the ls option (-L).
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_RECURSIVE
         bool "  Enable recursion (-R)"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_LS
         help
-         Enable the ls option (-R).
+          Enable the ls option (-R).
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_SORTFILES
         bool "  Sort the file names"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_LS
         help
-         Allow ls to sort file names alphabetically.
+          Allow ls to sort file names alphabetically.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_TIMESTAMPS
         bool "  Show file timestamps"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_LS
         help
-         Allow ls to display timestamps for files.
+          Allow ls to display timestamps for files.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME
         bool "  Show username/groupnames"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_LS
         help
-         Allow ls to display username/groupname for files.
+          Allow ls to display username/groupname for files.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_COLOR
         bool "  Use color to identify file types"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_LS
         help
-         Allow ls to use color when displaying files.
+          Allow ls to use color when displaying files.
 
 config CONFIG_MD5SUM
         bool "md5sum"
         default n
         help
-         md5sum is used to print or check MD5 checksums.
+          md5sum is used to print or check MD5 checksums.
 
 config CONFIG_MKDIR
         bool "mkdir"
         default n
         help
-         mkdir is used to create directories with the specified names.
+          mkdir is used to create directories with the specified names.
 
 config CONFIG_MKFIFO
         bool "mkfifo"
         default n
         help
-         mkfifo is used to create FIFOs (named pipes).
-         The `mknod' program can also create FIFOs.
+          mkfifo is used to create FIFOs (named pipes).
+          The `mknod' program can also create FIFOs.
 
 config CONFIG_MKNOD
         bool "mknod"
         default n
         help
-         mknod is used to create FIFOs or block/character special
-         files with the specified names.
+          mknod is used to create FIFOs or block/character special
+          files with the specified names.
 
 config CONFIG_MV
         bool "mv"
         default n
         help
-         mv is used to move or rename files or directories.
+          mv is used to move or rename files or directories.
 
 config CONFIG_OD
         bool "od"
         default n
         help
-         od is used to dump binary files in octal and other formats.
+          od is used to dump binary files in octal and other formats.
 
 config CONFIG_PRINTF
         bool "printf"
         default n
         help
-         printf is used to format and print specified strings.
-         It's similar to `echo' except it has more options.
+          printf is used to format and print specified strings.
+          It's similar to `echo' except it has more options.
 
 config CONFIG_PWD
         bool "pwd"
         default n
         help
-         pwd is used to print the current directory.
+          pwd is used to print the current directory.
 
 config CONFIG_REALPATH
         bool "realpath"
@@ -353,13 +353,13 @@ config CONFIG_RM
         bool "rm"
         default n
         help
-         rm is used to remove files or directories.
+          rm is used to remove files or directories.
 
 config CONFIG_RMDIR
         bool "rmdir"
         default n
         help
-         rmdir is used to remove empty directories.
+          rmdir is used to remove empty directories.
 
 config CONFIG_SHA1SUM
         bool "sha1sum"
@@ -378,76 +378,76 @@ config CONFIG_SLEEP
         bool "sleep (single integer arg with no suffix)"
         default n
         help
-         sleep is used to pause for a specified number of seconds,
+          sleep is used to pause for a specified number of seconds,
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_SLEEP
         bool "  Enable multiple integer args and optional time suffixes"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_SLEEP
         help
-         Allow sleep to pause for specified minutes, hours, and days.
+          Allow sleep to pause for specified minutes, hours, and days.
 
 config CONFIG_SORT
         bool "sort"
         default n
         help
-         sort is used to sort lines of text in specified files.
+          sort is used to sort lines of text in specified files.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_REVERSE
         bool "  Enable reverse sort"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_SORT
         help
-         Enable the `-r' option that allows sort to sort lines of
-         text in reverse.
+          Enable the `-r' option that allows sort to sort lines of
+          text in reverse.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SORT_UNIQUE
         bool "  Enable unique sort"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_SORT
         help
-         Enable the `-u' option that allows sort to only sort lines
-         that are uniq. 
+          Enable the `-u' option that allows sort to only sort lines
+          that are uniq. 
 
 config CONFIG_STTY
         bool "stty"
         default n
         help
-         stty is used to change and print terminal line settings.
+          stty is used to change and print terminal line settings.
 
 config CONFIG_SYNC
         bool "sync"
         default n
         help
-         sync is used to flush filesystem buffers.
+          sync is used to flush filesystem buffers.
 
 config CONFIG_TAIL
         bool "tail"
         default n
         help
-         tail is used to print the last specified number of lines
-         from files.
+          tail is used to print the last specified number of lines
+          from files.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_TAIL
         bool "  Enable extra tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v)"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_TAIL
         help
-         Enable tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v).
+          Enable tail options (-c, -q, -s, and -v).
 
 config CONFIG_TEE
         bool "tee"
         default n
         help
-         tee is used to read from standard input and write
-         to standard output and files.
+          tee is used to read from standard input and write
+          to standard output and files.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TEE_USE_BLOCK_IO
         bool "  Enable block i/o (larger/faster) instead of byte i/o."
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_TEE
         help
-         Enable this option for a faster tee, at expense of size.
+          Enable this option for a faster tee, at expense of size.
 
 if CONFIG_ASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH
         config CONFIG_TEST
@@ -469,15 +469,15 @@ config CONFIG_TOUCH
         bool "touch"
         default n
         help
-         touch is used to create or change the access and/or
-         modification timestamp of specified files.
+          touch is used to create or change the access and/or
+          modification timestamp of specified files.
 
 config CONFIG_TR
         bool "tr"
         default n
         help
-         tr is used to squeeze, and/or delete characters from standard
-         input, writing to standard output.
+          tr is used to squeeze, and/or delete characters from standard
+          input, writing to standard output.
 
 if CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_MSH
         config CONFIG_TRUE
@@ -498,72 +498,72 @@ config CONFIG_TTY
         bool "tty"
         default n
         help
-         tty is used to print the name of the current terminal to
-         standard output.
+          tty is used to print the name of the current terminal to
+          standard output.
 
 config CONFIG_UNAME
         bool "uname"
         default n
         help
-         uname is used to print system information.
+          uname is used to print system information.
 
 config CONFIG_UNIQ
         bool "uniq"
         default n
         help
-         uniq is used to remove duplicate lines from a sorted file.
+          uniq is used to remove duplicate lines from a sorted file.
 
 config CONFIG_USLEEP
         bool "usleep"
         default n
         help
-         usleep is used to pause for a specified number of microseconds.
+          usleep is used to pause for a specified number of microseconds.
 
 config CONFIG_UUDECODE
         bool "uudecode"
         default n
         help
-         uudecode is used to decode a uuencoded file.
+          uudecode is used to decode a uuencoded file.
 
 config CONFIG_UUENCODE
         bool "uuencode"
         default n
         help
-         uuencode is used to uuencode a file.
+          uuencode is used to uuencode a file.
 
 config CONFIG_WATCH
         bool "watch"
         default n
         help
-         watch is used to execute a program periodically, showing
-         output to the screen.
+          watch is used to execute a program periodically, showing
+          output to the screen.
 
 config CONFIG_WC
         bool "wc"
         default n
         help
-         wc is used to print the number of bytes, words, and lines,
-         in specified files.
+          wc is used to print the number of bytes, words, and lines,
+          in specified files.
 
 config CONFIG_WHO
         bool "who"
         default n
         help
-         who is used to show who is logged on.
+          who is used to show who is logged on.
 
 config CONFIG_WHOAMI
         bool "whoami"
         default n
         help
-         whoami is used to print the username of the current
-         user id (same as id -un).
+          whoami is used to print the username of the current
+          user id (same as id -un).
 
 config CONFIG_YES
         bool "yes"
         default n
         help
-         yes is used to repeatedly output a specific string, or
-         the default string `y'.
+          yes is used to repeatedly output a specific string, or
+          the default string `y'.
 
 comment "Common options for cp and mv"
     depends on CONFIG_CP || CONFIG_MV
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_PRESERVE_HARDLINKS
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_CP || CONFIG_MV
         help
-         Allow cp and mv to preserve hard links.
+          Allow cp and mv to preserve hard links.
 
 comment "Common options for ls and more"
     depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_LS || CONFIG_MORE
         help
-         Allow ls and more to calculate terminal and column widths.
+          Allow ls and more to calculate terminal and column widths.
 
 comment "Common options for df, du, ls"
     depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS
@@ -593,6 +593,6 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_HUMAN_READABLE
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_DF || CONFIG_DU || CONFIG_LS
         help
-         Allow df, du, and ls to have human readable output.
+          Allow df, du, and ls to have human readable output.
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/editors/Config.in b/editors/Config.in
index 83aee5a8e..22908de4d 100644
--- a/editors/Config.in
+++ b/editors/Config.in
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@ config CONFIG_AWK
         bool "awk"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Awk is used as a pattern scanning and processing language.  This is
+          the BusyBox implementation of that programming language.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_AWK_MATH
         bool "  Enable math functions (requires libm)"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_AWK
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Enable math functions of the Awk programming language.
+          NOTE: This will require libm to be present for linking.
 
 config CONFIG_PATCH
         bool "patch"
@@ -89,7 +91,8 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_READONLY
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_VI
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Enable the read-only command line option, which allows the user to
+          open a file in read-only mode.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SETOPTS
         bool "  Enable set-able options, ai ic showmatch"
diff --git a/findutils/Config.in b/findutils/Config.in
index e904587e4..05fcca151 100644
--- a/findutils/Config.in
+++ b/findutils/Config.in
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_GREP_CONTEXT
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_GREP
         help
-          Enable match context in results.  This will display a number
-          of lines preceding and/or trailing matches.
+          Print the specified number of leading (-B) and/or trailing (-A)
+          context surrounding our matching lines.
+          Print the specified number of context lines (-C).
 
 config CONFIG_XARGS
         bool "xargs"
diff --git a/init/Config.in b/init/Config.in
index d56cd5540..c8c6a9cd6 100644
--- a/init/Config.in
+++ b/init/Config.in
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ config CONFIG_HALT
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_INIT
         help
-          Stop all processes.
+          'halt' tells the kernel to stop all processes and halt the system.
 
 config CONFIG_POWEROFF
         bool "poweroff"
diff --git a/loginutils/Config.in b/loginutils/Config.in
index dab4ae1a4..d24a40f0e 100644
--- a/loginutils/Config.in
+++ b/loginutils/Config.in
@@ -15,25 +15,25 @@ config CONFIG_ADDGROUP
         bool "addgroup"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Utility for creating a new group account.
 
 config CONFIG_DELGROUP
         bool "delgroup"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Utility for deleting a group account.
 
 config CONFIG_ADDUSER
         bool "adduser"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Utility for creating a new user account.
 
 config CONFIG_DELUSER
         bool "deluser"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Utility for deleting a user account.
 
 config CONFIG_GETTY
         bool "getty"
@@ -45,32 +45,39 @@ config CONFIG_LOGIN
         bool "login"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Login  is  used  when  signing onto a system.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SECURETTY
         bool "  Support for /etc/securetty"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_LOGIN
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          The  file  /etc/securetty  is used by (some versions of) login(1).  The
+          file contains the device names of tty  lines  (one  per  line,  without
+          leading /dev/) on which root is allowed to login.
 
 config CONFIG_PASSWD
         bool "passwd"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Passwd  changes  passwords  for user and group accounts.  A normal user
+          may only change the password for his/her own account,  the  super  user
+          may  change the password for any account.  The administrator of a group
+          may change the password for the group.
 
 config CONFIG_SU
         bool "su"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          su is used to become another user during a login session. Invoked with-
+          out a username, su defaults to becoming the super user.
 
 config CONFIG_SULOGIN
         bool "sulogin"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Sulogin is invoked when the system goes into single user
+          mode (this is done through an entry in inittab).
 
 config CONFIG_VLOCK
         bool "vlock"
diff --git a/miscutils/Config.in b/miscutils/Config.in
index 23de1dd16..f70c12228 100644
--- a/miscutils/Config.in
+++ b/miscutils/Config.in
@@ -9,25 +9,29 @@ config CONFIG_ADJTIMEX
         bool "adjtimex"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Adjtimex reads and optionally sets adjustment parameters for
+          the Linux clock adjustment algorithm.
 
 config CONFIG_CROND
         bool "crond"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
+          files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
 
 config CONFIG_CRONTAB
         bool "crontab"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user.  Only
+          the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
 
 config CONFIG_DC
         bool "dc"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
+          precision arithmetic.
 
 config CONFIG_DUTMP
         bool "dutmp"
@@ -45,19 +49,24 @@ config CONFIG_MT
         bool "mt"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Mt is used to control tape devices.  You can use the mt utility
+          to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
+          files on the tape.
 
 config CONFIG_STRINGS
         bool "strings"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
+          specified.
 
 config CONFIG_TIME
         bool "time"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
+          When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
+          giving timing statistics about this program run.
 
 config CONFIG_UPDATE
         bool "update"
diff --git a/modutils/Config.in b/modutils/Config.in
index a576e4bbd..a635656e5 100644
--- a/modutils/Config.in
+++ b/modutils/Config.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ config CONFIG_INSMOD
         bool "insmod"
         default n
         help
-        insmod is used to load specified modules in the running kernel.
+          insmod is used to load specified modules in the running kernel.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_OLD_MODULE_INTERFACE
         bool "  Support older (pre 2.1) Linux kernels"
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ config CONFIG_MODPROBE
         bool "modprobe"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Handle the loading of modules, and their dependancies on a high 
+          level.
 
 config CONFIG_RMMOD
         bool "rmmod"
diff --git a/networking/Config.in b/networking/Config.in
index 2b2de28ec..4c5cb8526 100644
--- a/networking/Config.in
+++ b/networking/Config.in
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ config CONFIG_HOSTNAME
         bool "hostname"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Show or set the system's host name
 
 config CONFIG_HTTPD
         bool "httpd"
@@ -128,14 +128,15 @@ config CONFIG_IFCONFIG
         bool "ifconfig"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Ifconfig is used to configure the kernel-resident network interfaces.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_STATUS
         bool "  Enable status reporting output (+7k)"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_IFCONFIG
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          If ifconfig is called with no arguments it will display the status
+          of the currently active interfaces.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_SLIP
         bool "  Enable slip-specific options \"keepalive\" and \"outfill\""
@@ -149,14 +150,17 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_MEMSTART_IOADDR_IRQ
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_IFCONFIG
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Allow the start address for shared memory, start address for I/O,
+          and/or the interrupt line used by the specified device.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_HW
         bool "  Enable option \"hw\" (ether only)"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_IFCONFIG
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Set the hardware address of this interface, if the device driver
+          supports  this  operation.  Currently, we only support the 'ether'
+          class.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_BROADCAST_PLUS
         bool "  Set the broadcast automatically"
@@ -169,7 +173,7 @@ config CONFIG_IFUPDOWN
         bool "ifupdown"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Activate or deactivate the specified interface.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
         bool "  Use ip applet"
@@ -315,7 +319,8 @@ config CONFIG_IPCALC
         bool "ipcalc"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          ipcalc takes an IP address and netmask and calculates the
+          resulting broadcast, network, and host range.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_IPCALC_FANCY
         bool "  Fancy IPCALC, more options, adds 300 bytes"
@@ -366,13 +371,14 @@ config CONFIG_NC
         bool "nc"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          A simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network
+          connections.
 
 config CONFIG_NETSTAT
         bool "netstat"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Netstat prints information about the Linux networking  subsystem.
 
 config CONFIG_NSLOOKUP
         bool "nslookup"
@@ -384,7 +390,8 @@ config CONFIG_PING
         bool "ping"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Ping uses the ICMP protocol's mandatory ECHO_REQUEST datagram to
+          elicit an ICMP ECHO_RESPONSE from a host or gateway.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_PING
         bool "  Enable fancy ping output"
@@ -411,7 +418,7 @@ config CONFIG_ROUTE
         bool "route"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Route displays or manipulates the kernel's IP routing tables.
 
 config CONFIG_TELNET
         bool "telnet"
@@ -443,28 +450,32 @@ config CONFIG_TFTP
         bool "tftp"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          This enables the Tirvial File Transfer Protocol client program.  TFTP
+          is usually used for simple, small transfers such as a root image
+          for a network-enabled bootloader.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_GET
         bool "  Enable \"get\" command"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_TFTP
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Add support for the GET command within the TFTP client.  This allows
+          a client to retreive a file from a TFTP server.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_PUT
         bool "  Enable \"put\" command"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_TFTP
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Add support for the PUT command within the TFTP client.  This allows
+          a client to transfer a file to a TFTP server.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_BLOCKSIZE
         bool "  Enable \"blocksize\" command"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_TFTP
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Allow the client to specify the desired block size for transfers.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TFTP_DEBUG
         bool "  Enable debug"
@@ -477,7 +488,7 @@ config CONFIG_TRACEROUTE
         bool "traceroute"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Utility to trace the route of IP packets
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_VERBOSE
         bool "  Enable verbose output"
@@ -503,21 +514,22 @@ config CONFIG_WGET
         bool "wget"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Wget is a utility for non-interactive download of files from HTTP,
+          HTTPS, and FTP servers.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR
         bool "  Enable a nifty process meter (+2k)"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_WGET
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Enable the transfer progress bar for wget transfers.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_WGET_AUTHENTICATION
         bool "  Enable HTTP authentication"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_WGET
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Support authenticated HTTP transfers.
 
 source networking/udhcp/Config.in
 
diff --git a/networking/udhcp/Config.in b/networking/udhcp/Config.in
index 5baaa6a49..a3223de9c 100644
--- a/networking/udhcp/Config.in
+++ b/networking/udhcp/Config.in
@@ -9,34 +9,54 @@ config CONFIG_UDHCPD
         bool "udhcp Server (udhcpd)"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          uDHCPd is a DHCP server geared primarily toward embedded systems,
+          while striving to be fully functional and RFC compliant.
+
+          See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
 
 config CONFIG_UDHCPC
         bool "udhcp Client (udhcpc)"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          uDHCPc is a DHCP client geared primarily toward embedded systems,
+          while striving to be fully functional and RFC compliant.
+
+          The udhcp client negotiates a lease with the DHCP server and
+          notifies a set of scripts when a leases is obtained or lost.
+
+          See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
 
 config CONFIG_DUMPLEASES
         bool "Lease display utility (dumpleases)"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_UDHCPD
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          dumpleases displays the leases written out by the udhcpd server.
+          Lease times are stored in the file by time remaining in lease, or
+          by the absolute time that it expires in seconds from epoch.
+
+          See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCP_SYSLOG
         bool "  Log udhcp messages to syslog (instead of stdout)"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_UDHCPD || CONFIG_UDHCPC
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          If selected, udhcpd will log all its messages to syslog, otherwise,
+          it will attempt to log them to stdout.
+
+          See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_UDHCP_DEBUG
         bool "  Compile udhcp with noisy debugging messages"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_UDHCPD || CONFIG_UDHCPC
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          If selected, udhcpd will output extra debugging output.  If using
+          this option, compile uDHCP with "-g", and do not fork the daemon to
+          the background.
+
+          See http://udhcp.busybox.net for further details.
 
 endmenu
 
diff --git a/procps/Config.in b/procps/Config.in
index a9bf726a4..9458618b3 100644
--- a/procps/Config.in
+++ b/procps/Config.in
@@ -9,44 +9,53 @@ config CONFIG_FREE
         bool "free"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          free displays the total amount of free and used physical and swap
+          memory in the system, as well as the buffers used by the kernel.
+          The shared memory column should be ignored; it is obsolete.
 
 config CONFIG_KILL
         bool "kill"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          The command kill sends the specified signal to the specified
+          process or process group.  If no signal is specified, the TERM
+          signal is sent.
 
 config CONFIG_KILLALL
         bool "killall"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_KILL
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          killall sends a signal to all processes running any of the
+          specified commands.  If no signal name is specified, SIGTERM is
+          sent.
 
 config CONFIG_PIDOF
         bool "pidof"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Pidof finds the process id's (pids) of the named programs. It prints
+          those id's on the standard output.
 
 config CONFIG_PS
         bool "ps"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          ps gives a snapshot of the current processes.
 
 config CONFIG_RENICE
         bool "renice"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          Renice alters the scheduling priority of one or more running
+          processes.
 
 config CONFIG_TOP
         bool "top"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          The top program provides a dynamic real-time view of a running
+          system.
 
 config FEATURE_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
         bool "  Support show CPU usage percentage (add 2k bytes)"
@@ -59,7 +68,9 @@ config CONFIG_UPTIME
         bool "uptime"
         default n
         help
-          Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+          uptime gives a one line display of the current time, how long
+          the system has been running, how many users are currently logged
+          on, and the system load averages for the past 1, 5, and 15 minutes.
 
 endmenu
 
diff --git a/shell/Config.in b/shell/Config.in
index 8373a808c..02d4851ec 100644
--- a/shell/Config.in
+++ b/shell/Config.in
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ choice
         prompt "Choose your default shell"
         default "none"
         help
-         Choose a shell. The ash shell is the most bash compatible
-         and full featured.
+          Choose a shell. The ash shell is the most bash compatible
+          and full featured.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_ASH
         bool "ash"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ config CONFIG_ASH
         bool "ash"
         default y
         help
-         Make sh a link to ash.
+          Make sh a link to ash.
 endif
 
 comment "Ash Shell Options"
@@ -52,28 +52,28 @@ config CONFIG_ASH_JOB_CONTROL
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Enable job control in the ash shell.
+          Enable job control in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_ALIAS
         bool "  Enable alias support"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Enable alias support in the ash shell.
+          Enable alias support in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_MATH_SUPPORT
         bool "  Enable Posix math support"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Enable math support in the ash shell.
+          Enable math support in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_GETOPTS
         bool "  Enable getopt builtin to parse positional parameters"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Enable builtin getopt in the ash shell.
+          Enable builtin getopt in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_CMDCMD
         bool "  Enable cmdcmd to override shell builtins"
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ config CONFIG_ASH_MAIL
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Enable "check for new mail" in the ash shell.
+          Enable "check for new mail" in the ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
         bool "  Optimize for size instead of speed"
         default y
         depends on CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Compile ash for reduced size at price of speed.
+          Compile ash for reduced size at price of speed.
 
 if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_HUSH
         config CONFIG_HUSH
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ config CONFIG_HUSH
         bool "hush"
         default n
         help
-         Make sh a link to hush.
+          Make sh a link to hush.
 endif
 
 if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_LASH
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ config CONFIG_LASH
         bool "lash"
         default n
         help
-         Make sh a link to lash.
+          Make sh a link to lash.
 endif
 
 if CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_IS_MSH
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ config CONFIG_MSH
         bool "msh"
         default n
         help
-         Make sh a link to msh.
+          Make sh a link to msh.
 endif
 
 
@@ -150,51 +150,51 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_EDITING
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Enable command editing in shell.
+          Enable command editing in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_SAVEHISTORY
         bool "  history saving"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Enable history saving in ash shell.
+          Enable history saving in ash shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_TAB_COMPLETION
         bool "tab completion"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Enable tab completion in shell.
+          Enable tab completion in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_USERNAME_COMPLETION
         bool "username completion"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Enable username completion in shell.
+          Enable username completion in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_COMMAND_HISTORY
         int "history size"
         default 15
         depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Specify command history size in shell.
+          Specify command history size in shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE_SHELL
         bool "Standalone shell"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Have all the busybox commands built into the shell, creating
-         a standalone shell.
+          Have all the busybox commands built into the shell, creating
+          a standalone shell.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_APPLETS_ALWAYS_WIN
         bool "Standalone shell -- applets always win"
         default n
         depends on CONFIG_MSH || CONFIG_LASH || CONFIG_HUSH || CONFIG_ASH
         help
-         Use a command builtin to the shell over one with the same name,
-         that may be on the system.
+          Use a command builtin to the shell over one with the same name,
+          that may be on the system.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SH_FANCY_PROMPT
         bool "Fancy shell prompts"
diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/Config.in b/sysdeps/linux/Config.in
index 2e9ddc382..4d72cd688 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/Config.in
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/Config.in
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP
         bool "Clean up all memory before exiting (usually not needed)"
         default n
         help
-        As a size optimization, busybox by default does not cleanup memory
-        that is dynamically allocated or close files before exiting. This
-        saves space and is usually not needed since the OS will clean up for
-        us.  Don't enable this unless you have a really good reason to clean
-        things up manually.
+          As a size optimization, busybox by default does not cleanup memory
+          that is dynamically allocated or close files before exiting. This
+          saves space and is usually not needed since the OS will clean up for
+          us.  Don't enable this unless you have a really good reason to clean
+          things up manually.
 
 config CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
         bool "Support for SUID/SGID handling"