[git commit] make --help texts smaller

Denys Vlasenko vda.linux at googlemail.com
Sat Jan 21 02:46:57 UTC 2017


commit: https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=f3d705f41bf16183f901e5ddb07c89685e384daf
branch: https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=refs/heads/master

function                                             old     new   delta
packed_usage                                       31035   30968     -67

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux at googlemail.com>
---
 miscutils/crond.c  |  2 +-
 networking/inetd.c |  4 +--
 networking/ip.c    | 74 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
 networking/ping.c  | 10 ++++----
 procps/nmeter.c    |  2 +-
 sysklogd/syslogd.c |  6 ++---
 6 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/miscutils/crond.c b/miscutils/crond.c
index f96c96e..88e7b47 100644
--- a/miscutils/crond.c
+++ b/miscutils/crond.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 //usage:       "	-f	Foreground"
 //usage:     "\n	-b	Background (default)"
 //usage:     "\n	-S	Log to syslog (default)"
-//usage:     "\n	-l N	Set log level. Most verbose:0, default:8"
+//usage:     "\n	-l N	Set log level. Most verbose 0, default 8"
 //usage:	IF_FEATURE_CROND_D(
 //usage:     "\n	-d N	Set log level, log to stderr"
 //usage:	)
diff --git a/networking/inetd.c b/networking/inetd.c
index 612284e..01e659f 100644
--- a/networking/inetd.c
+++ b/networking/inetd.c
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@
 //usage:       "Listen for network connections and launch programs\n"
 //usage:     "\n	-f	Run in foreground"
 //usage:     "\n	-e	Log to stderr"
-//usage:     "\n	-q N	Socket listen queue (default: 128)"
+//usage:     "\n	-q N	Socket listen queue (default 128)"
 //usage:     "\n	-R N	Pause services after N connects/min"
-//usage:     "\n		(default: 0 - disabled)"
+//usage:     "\n		(default 0 - disabled)"
 
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h> /* setrlimit */
diff --git a/networking/ip.c b/networking/ip.c
index 939721e..19b6384 100644
--- a/networking/ip.c
+++ b/networking/ip.c
@@ -142,61 +142,61 @@
 
 /* would need to make the " | " optional depending on more than one selected: */
 //usage:#define ip_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "[OPTIONS] {"
-//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_ADDRESS("address | ")
-//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_ROUTE("route | ")
-//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_LINK("link | ")
-//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_TUNNEL("tunnel | ")
-//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_NEIGH("neigh | ")
+//usage:       "[OPTIONS] "
+//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_ADDRESS("address|")
+//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_ROUTE("route|")
+//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_LINK("link|")
+//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_TUNNEL("tunnel|")
+//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_NEIGH("neigh|")
 //usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_RULE("rule")
-//usage:       "} {COMMAND}"
+//usage:       " [COMMAND]"
 //usage:#define ip_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage:       "ip [OPTIONS] OBJECT {COMMAND}\n"
-//usage:       "where OBJECT := {"
-//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_ADDRESS("address | ")
-//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_ROUTE("route | ")
-//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_LINK("link | ")
-//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_TUNNEL("tunnel | ")
-//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_NEIGH("neigh | ")
+//usage:       "ip [OPTIONS] OBJECT [COMMAND]\n"
+//usage:       "where OBJECT := "
+//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_ADDRESS("address|")
+//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_ROUTE("route|")
+//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_LINK("link|")
+//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_TUNNEL("tunnel|")
+//usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_NEIGH("neigh|")
 //usage:	IF_FEATURE_IP_RULE("rule")
-//usage:       "}\n"
-//usage:       "OPTIONS := { -f[amily] { inet | inet6 | link } | -o[neline] }"
+//usage:       "\n"
+//usage:       "OPTIONS := -f[amily] inet|inet6|link | -o[neline]"
 //usage:
 //usage:#define ipaddr_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "{ {add|del} IFADDR dev STRING | {show|flush}\n"
-//usage:       "		[dev STRING] [to PREFIX] }"
+//usage:       "add|del IFADDR dev STRING | show|flush [dev STRING] [to PREFIX]"
 //usage:#define ipaddr_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage:       "ipaddr {add|change|replace|delete} IFADDR dev STRING\n"
-//usage:       "ipaddr {show|flush} [dev STRING] [scope SCOPE-ID]\n"
+//usage:       "ipaddr add|change|replace|delete IFADDR dev STRING\n"
+//usage:       "ipaddr show|flush [dev STRING] [scope SCOPE-ID]\n"
 //usage:       "	[to PREFIX] [label PATTERN]\n"
 //usage:       "	IFADDR := PREFIX | ADDR peer PREFIX\n"
 //usage:       "	[broadcast ADDR] [anycast ADDR]\n"
 //usage:       "	[label STRING] [scope SCOPE-ID]\n"
-//usage:       "	SCOPE-ID := [host | link | global | NUMBER]"
+//usage:       "	SCOPE-ID := [host|link|global|NUMBER]"
 //usage:
 //usage:#define iplink_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "{ set DEVICE { up | down | arp { on | off } | show [DEVICE] }"
+//usage:       "{ set DEVICE [up|down] [arp on|off] } | show [DEVICE]"
 //usage:#define iplink_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage:       "iplink set DEVICE { up | down | arp | multicast { on | off } |\n"
-//usage:       "			dynamic { on | off } |\n"
-//usage:       "			mtu MTU }\n"
+//usage:       "iplink set DEVICE [up|down]\n"
+//usage:       "	[arp on|off]\n"
+//usage:       "	[dynamic on|off]\n"
+//usage:       "	[multicast on|off]\n"
+//usage:       "	[mtu MTU]\n"
 //usage:       "iplink show [DEVICE]"
 //usage:
 //usage:#define iproute_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "{ list | flush | add | del | change | append |\n"
-//usage:       "		replace | test } ROUTE"
+//usage:       "list|flush|add|del|change|append|replace|test ROUTE"
 //usage:#define iproute_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage:       "iproute { list | flush } SELECTOR\n"
+//usage:       "iproute list|flush SELECTOR\n"
 //usage:       "iproute get ADDRESS [from ADDRESS iif STRING]\n"
 //usage:       "	[oif STRING] [tos TOS]\n"
-//usage:       "iproute { add | del | change | append | replace | test } ROUTE\n"
+//usage:       "iproute add|del|change|append|replace|test ROUTE\n"
 //usage:       "	SELECTOR := [root PREFIX] [match PREFIX] [proto RTPROTO]\n"
 //usage:       "	ROUTE := [TYPE] PREFIX [tos TOS] [proto RTPROTO] [metric METRIC]"
 //usage:
 //usage:#define iprule_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "{[list | add | del] RULE}"
+//usage:       "[list|add|del] RULE"
 //usage:#define iprule_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage:       "iprule [list | add | del] SELECTOR ACTION\n"
+//usage:       "iprule [list|add|del] SELECTOR ACTION\n"
 //usage:       "	SELECTOR := [from PREFIX] [to PREFIX] [tos TOS] [fwmark FWMARK]\n"
 //usage:       "			[dev STRING] [pref NUMBER]\n"
 //usage:       "	ACTION := [table TABLE_ID] [nat ADDRESS]\n"
@@ -205,19 +205,19 @@
 //usage:       "	TABLE_ID := [local | main | default | NUMBER]"
 //usage:
 //usage:#define iptunnel_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "{ add | change | del | show } [NAME]\n"
-//usage:       "	[mode { ipip | gre | sit }]\n"
+//usage:       "add|change|del|show [NAME]\n"
+//usage:       "	[mode ipip|gre|sit]\n"
 //usage:       "	[remote ADDR] [local ADDR] [ttl TTL]"
 //usage:#define iptunnel_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage:       "iptunnel { add | change | del | show } [NAME]\n"
-//usage:       "	[mode { ipip | gre | sit }] [remote ADDR] [local ADDR]\n"
+//usage:       "iptunnel add|change|del|show [NAME]\n"
+//usage:       "	[mode ipip|gre|sit] [remote ADDR] [local ADDR]\n"
 //usage:       "	[[i|o]seq] [[i|o]key KEY] [[i|o]csum]\n"
 //usage:       "	[ttl TTL] [tos TOS] [[no]pmtudisc] [dev PHYS_DEV]"
 //usage:
 //usage:#define ipneigh_trivial_usage
-//usage:       "{ show | flush} [ to PREFIX ] [ dev DEV ] [ nud STATE ]"
+//usage:       "show|flush [to PREFIX] [dev DEV] [nud STATE]"
 //usage:#define ipneigh_full_usage "\n\n"
-//usage:       "ipneigh { show | flush} [ to PREFIX ] [ dev DEV ] [ nud STATE ]"
+//usage:       "ipneigh show|flush [to PREFIX] [dev DEV] [nud STATE]"
 
 #include "libbb.h"
 
diff --git a/networking/ping.c b/networking/ping.c
index d0ef7ba..ef31e00 100644
--- a/networking/ping.c
+++ b/networking/ping.c
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@
 //usage:     "\n	-4,-6		Force IP or IPv6 name resolution"
 //usage:	)
 //usage:     "\n	-c CNT		Send only CNT pings"
-//usage:     "\n	-s SIZE		Send SIZE data bytes in packets (default:56)"
+//usage:     "\n	-s SIZE		Send SIZE data bytes in packets (default 56)"
 //usage:     "\n	-t TTL		Set TTL"
-//usage:     "\n	-I IFACE/IP	Use interface or IP address as source"
-//usage:     "\n	-W SEC		Seconds to wait for the first response (default:10)"
+//usage:     "\n	-I IFACE/IP	Source interface or IP address"
+//usage:     "\n	-W SEC		Seconds to wait for the first response (default 10)"
 //usage:     "\n			(after all -c CNT packets are sent)"
 //usage:     "\n	-w SEC		Seconds until ping exits (default:infinite)"
 //usage:     "\n			(can exit earlier with -c CNT)"
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
 //usage:# define ping6_full_usage "\n\n"
 //usage:       "Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts\n"
 //usage:     "\n	-c CNT		Send only CNT pings"
-//usage:     "\n	-s SIZE		Send SIZE data bytes in packets (default:56)"
-//usage:     "\n	-I IFACE/IP	Use interface or IP address as source"
+//usage:     "\n	-s SIZE		Send SIZE data bytes in packets (default 56)"
+//usage:     "\n	-I IFACE/IP	Source interface or IP address"
 //usage:     "\n	-q		Quiet, only display output at start"
 //usage:     "\n			and when finished"
 //usage:     "\n	-p		Pattern to use for payload"
diff --git a/procps/nmeter.c b/procps/nmeter.c
index 3eac2d3..05bf0a0 100644
--- a/procps/nmeter.c
+++ b/procps/nmeter.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 //usage:     "\n -d MSEC	Milliseconds between updates, default:1000, none:-1"
 //usage:     "\n"
 //usage:     "\nFormat specifiers:"
-//usage:     "\n %Nc or %[cN]	CPU. N - bar size (default:10)"
+//usage:     "\n %Nc or %[cN]	CPU. N - bar size (default 10)"
 //usage:     "\n		(displays: S:system U:user N:niced D:iowait I:irq i:softirq)"
 //usage:     "\n %[nINTERFACE]	Network INTERFACE"
 //usage:     "\n %m		Allocated memory"
diff --git a/sysklogd/syslogd.c b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
index ae0840b..d64ff27 100644
--- a/sysklogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@
 //usage:	)
 //usage:     "\n	-O FILE		Log to FILE (default: /var/log/messages, stdout if -)"
 //usage:	IF_FEATURE_ROTATE_LOGFILE(
-//usage:     "\n	-s SIZE		Max size (KB) before rotation (default:200KB, 0=off)"
-//usage:     "\n	-b N		N rotated logs to keep (default:1, max=99, 0=purge)"
+//usage:     "\n	-s SIZE		Max size (KB) before rotation (default 200KB, 0=off)"
+//usage:     "\n	-b N		N rotated logs to keep (default 1, max 99, 0=purge)"
 //usage:	)
 //usage:     "\n	-l N		Log only messages more urgent than prio N (1-8)"
 //usage:     "\n	-S		Smaller output"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 //usage:	IF_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_CFG(
 //usage:     "\n	-f FILE		Use FILE as config (default:/etc/syslog.conf)"
 //usage:	)
-/* //usage:  "\n	-m MIN		Minutes between MARK lines (default:20, 0=off)" */
+/* //usage:  "\n	-m MIN		Minutes between MARK lines (default 20, 0=off)" */
 //usage:
 //usage:#define syslogd_example_usage
 //usage:       "$ syslogd -R masterlog:514\n"


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