BusyBox
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BusyBox
http://www.busybox.net/
BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common utilities into a single small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for most of the utilities you usually find in fileutils, shellutils, findutils, textutils, grep, gzip, tar, etc., and provides a fairly complete POSIX environment for any small or embedded system. BusyBox was written with limited resources and size-optimization in mind. It is also modular so you can easily include or exclude commands (or features) at compile time. This makes it easy to customize your embedded systems. To create a working system, just add a kernel, a shell (such as ash), and an editor (such as elvis-tiny or ae). For a really minimal system, just use the busybox shell (not a POSIX shell, but very small and quite usable).
Documentation
User README available in HTML format from http://www.busybox.net/downloads/README User manpage available in HTML format from http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html
Related Projects
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2 | Janet Casey | 2451891.513 December 2000 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Erik Andersen | Maintainer |
 Kent Robotti | Contributor |
| Larry Doolittle | Contributor |
| Matt Kraai | Contributor |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking | VCS Repository Webview | http://bugs.busybox.net/main_page.php |
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | http://www.busybox.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/busybox/ |
| Developer | mailto:busybox-cvs@busybox.net | |
| Support | mailto:busybox@busybox.net |
Software prerequisites
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This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 21 October 2009.
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