[BusyBox] Adding the 'file' command to busybox.

Erik Andersen andersen at codepoet.org
Tue Jul 26 21:39:22 UTC 2005


On Tue Jul 26, 2005 at 04:09:58PM -0400, Claudio Discepola wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>   I can't seem to find much information on adding new commands to
> busybox, such as the 'file' command in linux. I'm new to busybox and
> it's a bit overwhelming.
> 
> Would someone mind pointing me in the right direction?

The right direction in this case is to compile and install the
'file' application and be done with it.  There is no particular
reason I can see for merging 'file' into busybox.

 -Erik

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