Don't use strings directly in calls to usage(). This is in preparation

for their extraction to a separate file.

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/console-tools/chvt.c b/console-tools/chvt.c
index c5c86b613..ab0e9218f 100644
--- a/console-tools/chvt.c
+++ b/console-tools/chvt.c
@@ -15,18 +15,19 @@
 #define VT_ACTIVATE     0x5606  /* make vt active */
 #define VT_WAITACTIVE   0x5607  /* wait for vt active */
 
+const char chvt_usage[] =
+        "chvt N\n"
+#ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+        "\nChanges the foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN\n"
+#endif
+        ;
 
 int chvt_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
         int fd, num;
 
-        if ((argc != 2) || (**(argv + 1) == '-')) {
-                usage ("chvt N\n"
-#ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
-                                "\nChanges the foreground virtual terminal to /dev/ttyN\n"
-#endif
-                                );
-        }
+        if ((argc != 2) || (**(argv + 1) == '-'))
+                usage (chvt_usage);
         fd = get_console_fd("/dev/console");
         num = atoi(argv[1]);
         if (ioctl(fd, VT_ACTIVATE, num)) {
diff --git a/console-tools/deallocvt.c b/console-tools/deallocvt.c
index 906f3a9fa..042de8649 100644
--- a/console-tools/deallocvt.c
+++ b/console-tools/deallocvt.c
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@
 /* From <linux/vt.h> */
 #define VT_DISALLOCATE  0x5608  /* free memory associated to vt */
 
+const char deallocvt_usage[] =
+        "deallocvt N\n"
+#ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
+         "\nDeallocate unused virtual terminal /dev/ttyN\n"
+#endif
+         ;
 
 int deallocvt_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
         int fd, num, i;
 
-        if ((argc != 2) || (**(argv + 1) == '-')) {
-                usage
-                        ("deallocvt N\n"
-#ifndef BB_FEATURE_TRIVIAL_HELP
-                         "\nDeallocate unused virtual terminal /dev/ttyN\n"
-#endif
-                         );
-        }
+        if ((argc != 2) || (**(argv + 1) == '-'))
+                usage(deallocvt_usage);
 
         fd = get_console_fd("/dev/console");