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diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt index e349f293cc98..bbc99c0c1094 100644 --- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt +++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.txt @@ -20,16 +20,9 @@ symbols have been introduced. To see a list of new config symbols when using "make oldconfig", use cp user/some/old.config .config - yes "" | make oldconfig >conf.new + make listnewconfig -and the config program will list as (NEW) any new symbols that have -unknown values. Of course, the .config file is also updated with -new (default) values, so you can use: - - grep "(NEW)" conf.new - -to see the new config symbols or you can use diffconfig to see the -differences between the previous and new .config files: +and the config program will list any new symbols, one per line. scripts/diffconfig .config.old .config | less @@ -175,11 +168,9 @@ Searching in menuconfig: /^hotplug When searching, symbols are sorted thus: - - exact match first: an exact match is when the search matches - the complete symbol name; - - alphabetical order: when two symbols do not match exactly, - they are sorted in alphabetical order (in the user's current - locale). + - first, exact matches, sorted alphabetically (an exact match + is when the search matches the complete symbol name); + - then, other matches, sorted alphabetically. For example: ^ATH.K matches: ATH5K ATH9K ATH5K_AHB ATH5K_DEBUG [...] ATH6KL ATH6KL_DEBUG [...] ATH9K_AHB ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT ATH9K_COMMON [...] |