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Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +00001#
2# For a description of the syntax of this configuration file,
3# see scripts/kbuild/config-language.txt.
4#
5
6menu "Miscellaneous Utilities"
7
8config CONFIG_ADJTIMEX
9 bool "adjtimex"
10 default n
11 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000012 Adjtimex reads and optionally sets adjustment parameters for
13 the Linux clock adjustment algorithm.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000014
15config CONFIG_CROND
16 bool "crond"
17 default n
18 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000019 Crond is a background daemon that parses individual crontab
20 files and executes commands on behalf of the users in question.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000021
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +000022config CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_CALL_SENDMAIL
23 bool " Using /usr/sbin/sendmail?"
24 default n
25 depends on CONFIG_CROND
26 help
27 Support call /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
28
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000029config CONFIG_CRONTAB
30 bool "crontab"
31 default n
32 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000033 Crontab manipulates the crontab for a particular user. Only
34 the superuser may specify a different user and/or crontab directory.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000035
36config CONFIG_DC
37 bool "dc"
38 default n
39 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +000040 Dc is a reverse-polish desk calculator which supports unlimited
41 precision arithmetic.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000042
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +000043config CONFIG_LAST
44 bool "last"
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000045 default n
46 help
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +000047 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000048
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +000049config CONFIG_HDPARM
50 bool "hdparm"
51 default n
52 help
53 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
54 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
55 CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
56
57config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
58 bool " Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
59 default y
60 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
61 help
62 Enables the -I and -Istdin options to obtain detailed information
63 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
64 feature set. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
65
66config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
67 bool " Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
68 default n
69 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
70 help
71 Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
72 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
73
74config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
75 bool " Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
76 default n
77 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
78 help
79 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
80 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
81
82config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
83 bool " perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
84 default n
85 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
86 help
87 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
88 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
89
90config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
91 bool " tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
92 default n
93 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
94 help
95 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
96 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
97 stuff, so you should probably say N.
98
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +000099config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
100 bool " get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
101 default n
102 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
103 help
104 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
105 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
106
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000107config CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
108 bool "makedevs"
109 default n
110 help
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000111 'makedevs' is a utility used and created by the Linux Router Project.
112 It creates a large number of device special files (/dev devices)
113 rather quickly, and can be considerably faster then running mknod a
114 zillion times.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000115
116config CONFIG_MT
117 bool "mt"
118 default n
119 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000120 Mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
121 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
122 files on the tape.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000123
124config CONFIG_STRINGS
125 bool "strings"
126 default n
127 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000128 Strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
129 specified.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000130
131config CONFIG_TIME
132 bool "time"
133 default n
134 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000135 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
136 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
137 giving timing statistics about this program run.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000138
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000139config CONFIG_WATCHDOG
140 bool "watchdog"
141 default n
142 help
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000143 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or softwate watchdog
144 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
145 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
146 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
Eric Andersenac00aa72003-07-26 08:07:56 +0000147 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
148 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000149
150endmenu
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