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@@ -58,14 +58,19 @@ Installing busybox consists of creating symlinks (or hardlinks) to the busybox
58binary for each applet enabled in busybox, and making sure these symlinks are 58binary for each applet enabled in busybox, and making sure these symlinks are
59in the shell's command $PATH. Running "make install" creates these symlinks, 59in the shell's command $PATH. Running "make install" creates these symlinks,
60or "make install-hardlinks" creates hardlinks instead (useful on systems with 60or "make install-hardlinks" creates hardlinks instead (useful on systems with
61a limited number of inodes). This install process ues the file 61a limited number of inodes). This install process uses the file
62"busybox.links" (created by make), which contains the list of enabled applets 62"busybox.links" (created by make), which contains the list of enabled applets
63and the path at which to install them. 63and the path at which to install them.
64 64
65The special applet name "busybox" (or with any optional suffix, such as 65Installing links to busybox is not always necessary. The special applet name
66"busybox-static") uses the first argument to determine which applet to behave 66"busybox" (or with any optional suffix, such as "busybox-static") uses the
67as (for example, "./busybox cat LICENSE"). (Running the busybox applet with 67first argument to determine which applet to behave as, for example
68no arguments gives a list of all enabled applets.) 68"./busybox cat LICENSE". (Running the busybox applet with no arguments gives
69a list of all enabled applets.) The standalone shell can also call busybox
70applets without links to busybox under other names in the filesystem. You can
71also configure a standaone install capability into the busybox base applet,
72and then install such links at runtime with one of "busybox --install" (for
73hardlinks) or "busybox --install -s" (for symlinks).
69 74
70Building out-of-tree: 75Building out-of-tree:
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