>> ipconfig Looks like it is used to run DHCP / BOOTP / RARP on several interfaces, including a possibility to run it on _all_ existing interfaces (excluding loopback and point-to-point). I see how this can be useful during boot.
>> minips It's just mini-ps. Proliferation of reinvented tools with slightly different names. >> nuke This is "rm -rf -- FILE". Should not be necessary. >> resume Writes "maj:min:offset" to /sys/power/resume. Looks like this is support for resume from disk? >> run-init This tool is doing this: Usage: exec run-init [-d caps] [-c consoledev] /real-root /sbin/init [args] /* * run_init(realroot, consoledev, drop_caps, init, initargs) * * This function should be called as the last thing in kinit, * from initramfs, it does the following: * * - Delete all files in the initramfs; * - Remounts /real-root onto the root filesystem; * - Chroots; * - Drops comma-separated list of capabilities; * - Opens /dev/console; * - Spawns the specified init program (with arguments.) * * On failure, returns a human-readable error message. */ There is the "switch_root" tool in util-linux which does the crucial part of this functionality - deleting / remounting / chrooting. It is in bbox too. If you want "resume" and "ipconfig" in bbox, I can do that.
