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diff --git a/tools/tools/README b/tools/tools/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9c3db2fc5364 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/tools/README @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +# $FreeBSD$ + +This directory is for tools. + +A tool is something which is sometimes useful, and doesn't fit any of +the other categories. + +Please make a subdir per program, and add a brief description to this +file. + +ansify Convert K&R-style function definitions to ANSI style +ath Tools specific to the Atheros 802.11 support +backout_commit A tool for reading in a commit message and generating + a script that will backout the commit. +cfi Common Flash Interface (CFI) tool +commitsdb A tool for reconstructing commit history using md5 + checksums of the commit logs. +crypto Test and exercise tools related to the crypto framework +cxgbetool A tool for the cxgbe(4) driver. +cxgbtool A tool for the cxgb(4) driver. +diffburst OBSOLETE: equivalent functionality is available via split -p. + For example: "split -p ^diff < patchfile". See split(1). +editing Editor modes and the like to help editing FreeBSD code. +epfe Extract printing filter examples from printing.sgml. +ether_reflect An Ethernet packet reflector for low level testing. +find-sb Scan a disk for possible filesystem superblocks. +gdb_regofs A simple tool that prints out a register offset table + for mapping gdb(1) register numbers to struct reg and + struct fpreg offsets. The tool is useful on selected + platforms only. +genericize Turn a kernel config into something that can more easily + be diffed against the appropriate GENERIC. +hcomp Compress header files by removing comments and whitespace. +html-mv Rename HTML generated filenames to human readable filenames. +ifinfo Uses the interface MIB to print out all the information + an interface exports in an ugly form. +iso Tool to compare the iso3166 and iso639 files in + /usr/share/misc with the data from the master sites. +iwi Tools specific to the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG + support. +kdrv KernelDriver; add/list/remove third-party kernel driver + source to/in/from a kernel source tree. +kernelcruft Shellscript to find orphaned *.c files in /sys +kerninclude Shellscript to find unused #includes in the kernel. +kernxref Shellscript to cross reference symbols in the LINT kernel. +kttcp An in-kernel version of the ttcp network performance tool +mctest A multicast test program +mfc Merge a directory from HEAD to a branch where it does not + already exist and other MFC related script(s). +mid Create a Message-ID database for mailing lists. +mwl Tools specific to the Marvell 88W8363 support +ncpus Count the number of processors +netmap Test applications for netmap(4) +notescheck Check for missing devices and options in NOTES files. +npe Tools specific to the Intel IXP4XXX NPE device +nxge A diagnostic tool for the nxge(4) driver +pciid Generate src/share/misc/pci_vendors. +pciroms A tool for dumping PCI ROM images. WARNING: alpha quality. +pirtool A tool for dumping the $PIR table on i386 machines at runtime. +portsinfo Generate list of new ports for last two weeks. +prstats Generate statistics about the PR database. +recoverdisk Copy as much data as possible from a defective disk. +scsi-defects Get at the primary or grown defect list of a SCSI disk. +sysdoc Build a manual page with available sysctls for a specific + kernel configuration. +tinybsd Script to build FreeBSD embedded systems. +track Track the progress of a world / kernel build +vimage An interim utility for managing the virtualized network + stack infrastructure. +vop_table Generates a HTML document that shows all the VOP's in + the kernel. +vxge A diagnostic tool for the vxge(4) driver +whereintheworld Summarizes "make world" output. |