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| + | BusyBox has been written with size-optimization and limited resources in mind. It is also extremely 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 some device nodes in /dev, a few configuration files in /etc, and a Linux kernel. | ||
| + | |Homepage URL=http://www.busybox.net/ | ||
|User level=intermediate | |User level=intermediate | ||
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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 | |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 | ||
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|Related projects=Tiny_Login,minit | |Related projects=Tiny_Login,minit | ||
|Keywords=embedded,utilities,BusyBox | |Keywords=embedded,utilities,BusyBox | ||
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| + | |Version download=http://www.busybox.net/downloads/binaries/1.21.1/busybox-binaries.tar.bz2 | ||
| + | |Last review by=Enyst | ||
| + | |Last review date=2015/03/09 | ||
|Submitted by=Database conversion | |Submitted by=Database conversion | ||
|Submitted date=2011-04-01 | |Submitted date=2011-04-01 | ||
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Revision as of 00:08, 9 March 2015
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BusyBox
http://www.busybox.net/
Set of common utilities built as single binary
BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilites into a single small executable. It provides minimalist replacements for most of the utlities you usually find in GNU coreutils.
The utilites in BusyBox generally have fewer options than their full-featured GNU cousins.
This package is widely used for rescue and embedded systems. It also provides more compact alternatives to other common utilities such as bzip2, dhcp, diffutils, e2fsprogs, file, findutils, gawk, grep, inetutils, less, modutils, net-tools, procps, sed, shadow, sysklogd, sysvinit, tar, util-linux, and vim.
Licensing
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Denys Vlasenko | Maintainer |
| Kent Robotti | Contributor |
| Larry Doolittle | Contributor |
| Matt Kraai | Contributor |
| Erik Andersen | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Support | mailto:busybox@busybox.net | |
| Guix | Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/packages/b.html |
| Developer | Download | https://busybox.net/downloads/ |
| Developer & User | Bug Tracking | https://bugs.busybox.net/ |
| Gentoo | Homepage | https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sys-apps/busybox |
| Developer | mailto:busybox-cvs@busybox.net | |
| Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/busybox | |
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | https://git.busybox.net/busybox/ |
| NetBSD | Homepage | http://pkgsrc.se/wip/busybox |
| FreeBSD | Homepage | https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/busybox/ |
Software prerequisites
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