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# busybox

> A collection of small system utilities in a single executable.
> Executing `busybox` via a symlink is equivalent to running `busybox symlink_name`.
> Linux distributions that use BusyBox will usually provide symlinks for all programs.
> More information: <https://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox>.

- Execute a BusyBox function:

`busybox {{ls|rm|mkdir|cat|...}} {{args}}`

- Display help and a list of functions:

`busybox --help`
