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authorJochen Frieling <j.frieling@pengutronix.de>2007-10-17 11:34:50 +0000
committerJochen Frieling <j.frieling@pengutronix.de>2007-10-17 11:34:50 +0000
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* help texts h..i rounded off, some fixes
git-svn-id: https://svn.pengutronix.de/svn/ptxdist/trunks/ptxdist-trunk@7442 33e552b5-05e3-0310-8538-816dae2090ed
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diff --git a/rules/inetutils.in b/rules/inetutils.in
index 767e5ec64..05c4949f3 100644
--- a/rules/inetutils.in
+++ b/rules/inetutils.in
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ menuconfig INETUTILS
bool
prompt "inetutils "
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ Inetutils is a collection of common network programs. It includes:
+ * An ftp client and server.
+ * A telnet client and server.
+ * An rsh client and server.
+ * An rlogin client and server.
+ * A tftp client and server.
+ * And much more...
+ These are improved versions of programs originally from BSD.
comment "build options ---"
depends on INETUTILS
@@ -35,21 +42,26 @@ config INETUTILS_RCP
prompt "rcp"
depends on INETUTILS
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ Rcp copies files between machines.
config INETUTILS_RLOGIND
bool
prompt "rlogind"
depends on INETUTILS
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ Rlogind is the server for the program. The server provides a remote
+ login facility with authentication based on privileged port numbers
+ from trusted hosts.
config INETUTILS_RSH
bool
prompt "rsh"
depends on INETUTILS
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ rsh - remote shell
+ Rsh copies its standard input to the remote command, the standard
+ output of the remote command to its standard output, and the
+ standard error of the remote command to its standard error.
config INETUTILS_RSHD
bool
@@ -57,22 +69,27 @@ config INETUTILS_RSHD
depends on INETUTILS
select INETUTILS_INETD
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ Rshd is the server for the program. The server provides remote
+ execution facilities with authentication based on privileged
+ port numbers from trusted hosts.
config INETUTILS_SYSLOGD
bool
prompt "syslogd"
depends on INETUTILS
help
- FIXME: This item needs to be documented
+ Sysklogd provides two system utilities which provide support
+ for system logging and kernel message trapping. Support of both
+ internet and unix domain sockets enables this utility package
+ to support both local and remote logging.
config INETUTILS_TFTPD
bool
prompt "tftpd"
depends on INETUTILS
help
- TFTPD is a ftp daemon to be used for diskless clients. Most bootloader
- using the Trivisal File Transfer Protocol to load their OS image. Note:
+ TFTPD is a ftp daemon to be used for diskless clients. Most bootloaders
+ use the Trivial File Transfer Protocol to load their OS image. Note:
There is no authentication!
comment "runtime options ---"
@@ -131,3 +148,4 @@ config INETUTILS_TFTPD_STRING
Note: This tftp daemon can be started on demand from inetd only. You
must enable one of the two possible inet daemons: There is one
embedded in busybox and one in this packet.
+