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| BusyBox |
| Computer languages | C + |
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| Documentation note | 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 |
| Full description | BusyBox combines tiny versions of many com … 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). X shell, but very small and quite usable). |
| Homepage URL | http://www.busybox.net/ + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | embedded + , utilities + , BusyBox + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 21 October 2009 + |
| License | GPLv2 + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 13 December 2000 + |
| Name | BusyBox + |
| Real name | Erik Andersen + , Kent Robotti + , Larry Doolittle + , Matt Kraai + |
| Related projects | Tiny Login + , Minit + |
| Resource URL | http://bugs.busybox.net/main_page.php + , http://www.busybox.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/busybox/ + , mailto:busybox-cvs@busybox.net + , mailto:busybox@busybox.net + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | VCS Repository Webview + , E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 2,868 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 13:29:33 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + , Contributor + |
| Short description | Tiny versions of many common utilities + |
| Software-development | small-specific-development-task + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | software-development + |
| User level | intermediate + |
| VCS checkout command | :pserver:anonymous@busybox.net:/var/cvs login + |
| Version comment | 1.0.1 stable released 2005-08-18 |
| Version date | 18 August 2005 + |
| Version download | http://www.busybox.net/downloads/busybox-1.01.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 1.0.1 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 24 May 2012 23:48:31 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | robotti@metconnect.com + |
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