Embedded Linux Primer: A Practical Real-World Approach

11.4. Chapter Summary

• BusyBox is a powerful tool for embedded systems that replaces many common Linux utilities in a single multicall binary.

• BusyBox can significantly reduce the size of your root file system image.

• BusyBox is easy to use and has many useful features.

• Configuring BusyBox is straightforward, using an interface similar to that used for Linux configuration.

• BusyBox can be configured as a statically or dynamically linked application, depending on your particular requirements.

• System initialization is somewhat different with BusyBox; those differences were covered in this chapter.

• BusyBox has support for many commands. Appendix C itemizes all the available BusyBox commands from a recent release.

11.4.1. Suggestions for Additional Reading

BusyBox Project home

www.busybox.net/

BusyBox man page www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html