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Fix ToC links and add finit.conf example

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Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Table of Contents
* [Features](#features) * [Features](#features)
* [/etc/finit.conf](#etcfinitconf) * [/etc/finit.conf](#etcfinitconf)
* [/etc/finit.d](#etcfinitd) * [/etc/finit.d](#etcfinitd)
* [Runparts & /etc/rc.local](#runparts---etc-rc-local) * [Runparts & /etc/rc.local](#runparts--etcrclocal)
* [Bootstrap](#bootstrap) * [Bootstrap](#bootstrap)
* [Runlevels](#runlevels) * [Runlevels](#runlevels)
* [Inetd](#inetd) * [Inetd](#inetd)
@@ -33,20 +33,40 @@ The main focus of Finit is on small and embedded GNU/Linux systems, yet
fully functional on standard server and desktop installations as well. fully functional on standard server and desktop installations as well.
Traditional [SysV init][4] style systems are scripted. For low-resource Traditional [SysV init][4] style systems are scripted. For low-resource
embedded systems this is quite resource intensive and leads to long boot embedded systems this is quite resource intensive and often leads to
times. Finit reduces context switches and forking of shell scripts to long boot times. Finit reduces context switches and forking of shell
provide a system bootstrap written entirely in C. scripts to provide a system bootstrap written entirely in C.
There is no `/etc/init.d/rcS` script, or similar. Instead Finit reads There is no `/etc/init.d/rcS` script, or similar. Instead configuration
its configuration from [/etc/finit.conf](#etcfinitconf), which details is read from the main [/etc/finit.conf](#etcfinitconf), which details
kernel modules to load, programs to run, daemons to supervise, and inetd kernel modules to load and bootstrap services to start. After initial
services to launch on demand. bootstrap, including setting up networking, [/etc/finit.d/](#etcfinitd)
and the familiar [/etc/rc.local](#runparts--etcrclocal) are run.
**Example /etc/finit.conf:**
``` ```
TBD: Add conf sample here, early! service [S12345] /sbin/watchdogd -L -f -- System watchdog daemon
service [S12345] /sbin/syslogd -n -b 3 -D -- System log daemon
service [S12345] /sbin/klogd -n -- Kernel log daemon
service 2345] /sbin/lldpd -d -c -M1 -H0 -i -- LLDP daemon (IEEE 802.1ab)
inetd ftp/tcp nowait [2345] /sbin/uftpd -i -f -- FTP daemon
inetd tftp/udp wait [2345] /sbin/uftpd -i -y -- TFTP daemon
inetd time/udp wait [2345] internal -- UNIX rdate service
inetd time/tcp nowait [2345] internal -- UNIX rdate service
inetd 3737/tcp nowait [2345] internal.time -- UNIX rdate service
inetd telnet/tcp nowait [2345] /sbin/telnetd -i -F -- Telnet daemon
inetd 2323/tcp nowait [2345] /sbin/telnetd -i -F -- Telnet daemon
inetd 222/tcp@eth0 nowait [2345] /sbin/dropbear -i -R -F -- SSH service
inetd ssh/tcp@*,!eth0 nowait [2345] /sbin/dropbear -i -R -F -- SSH service
tty [12345] /dev/tty1 115200 linux
tty [12345] /dev/ttyAMA0 115200 vt100
``` ```
For an example of a full blown embedded Linux, see [TroglOS][9]. For an example of a full blown embedded Linux, see [TroglOS][9] or the
`contrib/` section with [Alpine Linux support](contrib/alpine/)
Features Features