[BusyBox-cvs] busybox/procps Config.in,1.4,1.5

Erik Andersen andersen at busybox.net
Mon Jul 14 19:37:32 UTC 2003


Update of /var/cvs/busybox/procps
In directory winder:/tmp/cvs-serv16690/procps

Modified Files:
	Config.in 
Log Message:
Patch from Thomas Cameron:

    Hello all,
	    This patch adds more "Help" text to the config system.  Almost  
    all applets now have a help entry.  Also, I cleaned up the spacing of
    the existing text so that things are consistent.  This patch is against
    this morning's CVS.

    Thomas Cameron
    CEI Systems, Inc.



Index: Config.in
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvs/busybox/procps/Config.in,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -d -r1.4 -r1.5
--- Config.in	6 Dec 2002 23:05:22 -0000	1.4
+++ Config.in	14 Jul 2003 19:37:02 -0000	1.5
@@ -9,44 +9,53 @@
 	bool "free"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  free displays the total amount of free and used physical and swap
+	  memory in the system, as well as the buffers used by the kernel.
+	  The shared memory column should be ignored; it is obsolete.
 
 config CONFIG_KILL
 	bool "kill"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  The command kill sends the specified signal to the specified
+	  process or process group.  If no signal is specified, the TERM
+	  signal is sent.
 
 config CONFIG_KILLALL
 	bool "killall"
 	default n
 	depends on CONFIG_KILL
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  killall sends a signal to all processes running any of the
+	  specified commands.  If no signal name is specified, SIGTERM is
+	  sent.
 
 config CONFIG_PIDOF
 	bool "pidof"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  Pidof finds the process id's (pids) of the named programs. It prints
+	  those id's on the standard output.
 
 config CONFIG_PS
 	bool "ps"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  ps gives a snapshot of the current processes.
 
 config CONFIG_RENICE
 	bool "renice"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  Renice alters the scheduling priority of one or more running
+	  processes.
 
 config CONFIG_TOP
 	bool "top"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  The top program provides a dynamic real-time view of a running
+	  system.
 
 config FEATURE_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
 	bool "  Support show CPU usage percentage (add 2k bytes)"
@@ -59,7 +68,9 @@
 	bool "uptime"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  uptime gives a one line display of the current time, how long
+	  the system has been running, how many users are currently logged
+	  on, and the system load averages for the past 1, 5, and 15 minutes.
 
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