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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
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +000027 Support calling /usr/sbin/sendmail for send cmd outputs.
Eric Andersen35e643b2003-07-28 07:40:39 +000028
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
Glenn L McGrath17d21fa2003-10-09 11:46:23 +000043config CONFIG_DEVFSD
44 bool "devfsd"
45 default n
46 help
47 Provides compatibility with old device names on a devfs systems.
48 You should set it to true if you have devfs enabled.
49
50config CONFIG_DEVFSD_VERBOSE
51 bool "Increases logging to stderr and syslog"
52 default n
53 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
54 help
55 Increases logging to stderr and syslog.
56
57config CONFIG_DEVFSD_DEBUG
58 bool "Adds function names to program output"
59 default n
60 depends on CONFIG_DEVFSD
61 help
62 Adds function names to program output.
63
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +000064config CONFIG_LAST
65 bool "last"
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000066 default n
67 help
Eric Andersen2e9c2572003-08-08 22:26:06 +000068 'last' displays a list of the last users that logged into the system.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +000069
Eric Andersen3443bd72003-07-22 07:30:36 +000070config CONFIG_HDPARM
71 bool "hdparm"
72 default n
73 help
74 Get/Set hard drive parameters. Primarily intended for ATA
75 drives. Adds about 13k (or around 30k if you enable the
76 CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY option)....
77
78config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_GET_IDENTITY
79 bool " Support obtaining detailed information directly from drives"
80 default y
81 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
82 help
83 Enables the -I and -Istdin options to obtain detailed information
84 directly from drives about their capabilities and supported ATA
85 feature set. Enabling this option will add about 16k...
86
87config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_SCAN_HWIF
88 bool " Register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
89 default n
90 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
91 help
92 Enables the 'hdparm -R' option to register an IDE interface.
93 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
94
95config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_UNREGISTER_HWIF
96 bool " Un-register an IDE interface (DANGEROUS)"
97 default n
98 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
99 help
100 Enables the 'hdparm -U' option to un-register an IDE interface.
101 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
102
103config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_DRIVE_RESET
104 bool " perform device reset (DANGEROUS)"
105 default n
106 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
107 help
108 Enables the 'hdparm -w' option to perform a device reset.
109 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
110
111config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_TRISTATE_HWIF
112 bool " tristate device for hotswap (DANGEROUS)"
113 default n
114 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
115 help
116 Enables the 'hdparm -x' option to tristate device for hotswap,
117 and the '-b' option to get/set bus state. This is dangerous
118 stuff, so you should probably say N.
119
Eric Andersen0a57a792003-08-06 08:57:35 +0000120config CONFIG_FEATURE_HDPARM_HDIO_GETSET_DMA
121 bool " get/set using_dma flag (DANGEROUS)"
122 default n
123 depends on CONFIG_HDPARM
124 help
125 Enables the 'hdparm -d' option to get/set using_dma flag.
126 This is dangerous stuff, so you should probably say N.
127
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000128config CONFIG_MAKEDEVS
129 bool "makedevs"
130 default n
131 help
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000132 'makedevs' is a utility used and created by the Linux Router Project.
133 It creates a large number of device special files (/dev devices)
134 rather quickly, and can be considerably faster then running mknod a
135 zillion times.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000136
137config CONFIG_MT
138 bool "mt"
139 default n
140 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000141 mt is used to control tape devices. You can use the mt utility
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000142 to advance or rewind a tape past a specified number of archive
143 files on the tape.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000144
145config CONFIG_STRINGS
146 bool "strings"
147 default n
148 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000149 strings prints the printable character sequences for each file
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000150 specified.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000151
152config CONFIG_TIME
153 bool "time"
154 default n
155 help
Eric Andersene5642112003-07-14 19:37:08 +0000156 The time command runs the specified program with the given arguments.
157 When the command finishes, time writes a message to standard output
158 giving timing statistics about this program run.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000159
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000160config CONFIG_WATCHDOG
161 bool "watchdog"
162 default n
163 help
Eric Andersen88c916b2003-10-22 09:58:56 +0000164 The watchdog utility is used with hardware or software watchdog
Eric Andersen795c4ba2003-07-22 10:11:48 +0000165 device drivers. It opens the specified watchdog device special file
166 and periodically writes a magic character to the device. If the
167 watchdog applet ever fails to write the magic character within a
Eric Andersenac00aa72003-07-26 08:07:56 +0000168 certain amount of time, the watchdog device assumes the system has
169 hung, and will cause the hardware to reboot.
Eric Andersenc9f20d92002-12-05 08:41:41 +0000170
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