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@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ create a known starting point.
70Other starting configurations (mostly used for testing purposes) include 70Other starting configurations (mostly used for testing purposes) include
71"make allbareconfig" (enables all applets but disables all optional features), 71"make allbareconfig" (enables all applets but disables all optional features),
72"make allyesconfig" (enables absolutely everything including debug features), 72"make allyesconfig" (enables absolutely everything including debug features),
73and "make randconfig" (produce a random configuration). 73and "make randconfig" (produce a random configuration). The configs/ directory
74contains a number of additional configuration files ending in _defconfig which
75are useful in specific cases. "make help" will list them.
74 76
75Configuring BusyBox produces a file ".config", which can be saved for future 77Configuring BusyBox produces a file ".config", which can be saved for future
76use. Run "make oldconfig" to bring a .config file from an older version of 78use. Run "make oldconfig" to bring a .config file from an older version of
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ first argument to determine which applet to behave as, for example
97"./busybox cat LICENSE". (Running the busybox applet with no arguments gives 99"./busybox cat LICENSE". (Running the busybox applet with no arguments gives
98a list of all enabled applets.) The standalone shell can also call busybox 100a list of all enabled applets.) The standalone shell can also call busybox
99applets without links to busybox under other names in the filesystem. You can 101applets without links to busybox under other names in the filesystem. You can
100also configure a standaone install capability into the busybox base applet, 102also configure a standalone install capability into the busybox base applet,
101and then install such links at runtime with one of "busybox --install" (for 103and then install such links at runtime with one of "busybox --install" (for
102hardlinks) or "busybox --install -s" (for symlinks). 104hardlinks) or "busybox --install -s" (for symlinks).
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