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diff --git a/README b/README
index 4fbd631f6..27da49587 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ What is busybox:
5 5
6 BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single 6 BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single
7 small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for most of the 7 small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for most of the
8 utilities you usually find in bzip2, coreutils, file, findutils, gawk, grep, 8 utilities you usually find in bzip2, coreutils, e2fsprogs, file, findutils,
9 inetutils, modutils, net-tools, procps, sed, shadow, sysklogd, sysvinit, tar, 9 gawk, grep, inetutils, less, modutils, net-tools, procps, sed, shadow,
10 util-linux, and vim. The utilities in BusyBox often have fewer options than 10 sysklogd, sysvinit, tar, util-linux, and vim. The utilities in BusyBox
11 their full-featured cousins; however, the options that are included provide 11 often have fewer options than their full-featured cousins; however, the
12 the expected functionality and behave very much like their larger 12 options that are included provide the expected functionality and behave
13 counterparts. 13 very much like their larger counterparts.
14 14
15 BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in 15 BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in
16 mind, both to produce small binaries and to reduce run-time memory usage. 16 mind, both to produce small binaries and to reduce run-time memory usage.
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ Using busybox:
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51 The build automatically generates a file "busybox.links", which is used by 51 The build automatically generates a file "busybox.links", which is used by
52 'make install' to create symlinks to the BusyBox binary for all compiled in 52 'make install' to create symlinks to the BusyBox binary for all compiled in
53 commands. Use the PREFIX environment variable to specify where to install 53 commands. This uses the PREFIX environment variable to specify where to
54 the busybox binary and symlink forest. (i.e., 'make PREFIX=/tmp/foo install', 54 install, and installs hardlinks or symlinks depending on the configuration
55 or 'make PREFIX=/tmp/foo install-hardlinks' if you prefer hard links.) 55 preferences. (You can also manually run the install script at
56 "applets/install.sh").
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58 59
diff --git a/applets/install.sh b/applets/install.sh
index cc6c1fa49..0bffc7300 100755
--- a/applets/install.sh
+++ b/applets/install.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export LC_CTYPE=POSIX
5 5
6prefix=${1} 6prefix=${1}
7if [ -z "$prefix" ]; then 7if [ -z "$prefix" ]; then
8 echo "No installation directory, aborting." 8 echo "usage: applets/install.sh DESTINATION [--symlinks/--hardlinks]"
9 exit 1; 9 exit 1;
10fi 10fi
11h=`sort busybox.links | uniq` 11h=`sort busybox.links | uniq`