configk(1)

✨ configk — bestie edition 💖

okay so real talk, this page is from the General Commands Manual and the star of the show is configk (that's configk(1) if you're being fancy at a party). sit down, grab a snack, we're gonna edit kernel configs together 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

configk — an easy way to edit kernel configuration files and templates. yes bestie, easy. it's giving "finally".

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🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

configk [OPTIONS] <source-directory>

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the config-kernel program helps you edit kernel configuration files (.config) and template files. it recursively reads the Kconfig files from a given source directory and builds a tree structure of CONFIG options. that tree can be traversed to query an option's attributes, or to set/reset them. and it can also validate the kernel's .config file by checking an option's value and its dependencies. it's a whole vibe check for your config, no cap.

a typical CONFIG entry in a Kconfig file begins with a config keyword on a new line, and its attributes go on the following lines, indented by the tab (\t) character:

        config <OPTION_NAME>
        <\t>Attribute-1
        <\t>Attribute-2
          ...
        <\t>Attribute-n

you can query, enable, disable or toggle CONFIG options either via a command line switch or via an $EDITOR program. literally pick your fighter 💅

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

the configk program supports the following options, and yes, we're listing every single one, bestie:

• -a, --srcarch <arch> — source architecture tree to read/follow, default: x86
• -c, --check <file> — check configs against the source tree
• -C, --config — show output as a config file
• -d, --disable <option> — disable config option
• -e, --enable <option>[=val] — enable config option with a given value
• -E, --edit <file> — edit config file with an $EDITOR program, default: vi
• -h, --help — show help
• -s, --show <option> — show a config option entry
• -t, --toggle <option> — toggle an option between y & m
• -v, --version — show version
• -V, --verbose — show verbose output

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🧚 ENVIRONMENT 🧚

configk reads the following environment variables:

• EDITOR — Editor program to use to open a file, default: vi
• SRCARCH — Source architecture tree to read/follow, default: x86
• TMPDIR — Directory where temporary files are created, default: /tmp

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💀 BUG(s) 💀

not me having to say this, but please open an issue at: https://github.com/pjps/config-kernel/issues

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👑 SEE 👑

https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/kbuild/kconfig-language.html

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💖 AUTHOR 💖

Prasad Pandit <pjp@fedoraproject.org> — icon behavior, honestly 🫶

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and that's the whole page bestie, configk(1) out here in the General Commands Manual section, living its best life. go forth and toggle some options 💜🌸✨