busybox in embedded linux shows “applet not found”

Question

I compiled busybox myself,and I put it in our embedded linux. But I have some questions.

Question 1:When I try to use some command such as gzip,it prints \"gzip: applet

Answer 1

The answer to questions 1 and 2 is: you must set your PATH variable first or compile busybox with FEATURE_PREFER_APPLETS enabled. You can set the PATH variable with:

$ export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin

A busybox applet is a small application that is usually found in the UNIX common utilities (defined in the POSIX standard). This applets are compiled into a single executable: busybox.