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Creating a Multi-Call Linux Binary

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IBM Form #: TIPS0092

Authors: Gregory Geiselhart

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    Abstract

    A multi-call binary is an executable, written in C, that performs the action of more than one utility. A prime example of a multi-call binary is the BusyBox package. BusyBox implements a large number of standard Linux utilities (such as the ls and ln commands) in a single executable. This enables specialized Linux distributions to have a reduced size. This tip describes how multi-call binaries are written.

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