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BusyBox is an implementation of many Unix commands in a single executable file. It runs in many POSIX environments including Linux, Android, and FreeBSD, although many of the tools it provides are designed to work with interfaces provided by the Linux kernel. It was specifically created for embedded operating systems with very limited resources. The authors dubbed it "The Swiss Army knife of Embedded Linux", as the single executable replaces basic functions of more than 300 common commands. It is released as free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2, after controversia

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Software.name
BusyBox
Software.logo
BusyBoxLogo.png
Software.screenshot
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Software.author
Bruce Perens
Software.developer
Erik Andersen, Rob Landley, Denys Vlasenko and others
Software.programming language
C
Software.operating system
Unix-like
Software.size
2.1 MB (compressed "tar.bz2")
Software.license
Since 1.3.0: GPL-2.0-onlyUntil 1.2.2.1: GPL-2.0-or-later

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Official website
busybox.net
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software version identifier
1.37.0
source code repository URL
git.busybox.net/busybox
inception
1999-11-04
Commons category
Busybox
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Contents
  • History
  • Origins
  • GPLv2/GPLv3 controversies
  • GPL lawsuits
  • Toybox controversy
  • Features
  • Single binary
  • Commands
  • Examples
  • Appliances and reception
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

BusyBox is an implementation of many Unix commands in a single executable file. It runs in many POSIX environments including Linux, Android, and FreeBSD, although many of the tools it provides are designed to work with interfaces provided by the Linux kernel. It was specifically created for embedded operating systems with very limited resources. The authors dubbed it "The Swiss Army knife of Embedded Linux", as the single executable replaces basic functions of more than 300 common commands. It is released as free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2, after controversially deciding not to move to version 3.

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