Have you looked at code in common/cmd_date.c?
If you see at the end of the file there is macro U_BOOT_CMD() that adds the command date, there is function do_date that is invoked, so if you wanted to implement your own version of date command you will have to implement your own do_date function.
/Subodh
-----Original Message----- From: u-boot-bounces@lists.denx.de [mailto:u-boot-bounces@lists.denx.de] On Behalf Of Deepak Gopalakrishnan Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 7:00 AM To: Jerry Van Baren Cc: u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject: Re: [U-Boot] Add a new command to U-Boot
yes indeed...thanks a lot... i can guess that adding a command wont be just a walk in the park.....could you tell me wat all this i will have to take care of if i were supposed to write....say another date function...which would display the date in another format.... other than adding it into the makefile and placing it in the common folder...wat shud i do..? thanks alot...
Regards, Deepak
Jerry Van Baren gerald.vanbaren@ge.com 05/07/2009 07:10 PM
To Deepak Gopalakrishnan Deepak.Gopalakrishnan@Lntemsys.com cc u-boot@lists.denx.de Subject Re: [U-Boot] Add a new command to U-Boot
Deepak Gopalakrishnan wrote:
HI I am working with Freescale MPC8313E-RDB and with it comes
their BSP. This
provides a u-boot. I want to understand how the u-boot
commands work
as
in
where are they defined and in which files. My utlimate goal is to add new u-boot commands and to modify the
exsisting
commands (if needed) Im a total newbie to uboot. and am looking for a hint as to where to
look
for.
thanks a lot...
Deepak
ls common/cmd*.c
Best regards, gvb