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author | ngie <ngie@FreeBSD.org> | 2017-07-19 02:50:06 +0000 |
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committer | ngie <ngie@FreeBSD.org> | 2017-07-19 02:50:06 +0000 |
commit | 618c9a63f07ddb27c930650f7ab59b5915eb0e73 (patch) | |
tree | 01ebee62986985b230b73bbdd64f6fed452ee763 | |
parent | 234bb08936ec216cda844da114a7629c7e89bb0e (diff) | |
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MFC r318723:
bsdinstall(8): fix manpage issues
- Start new sentences on new lines.
- Separate e.g. (more of an igor thing) with commas, and rewrite some examples
not to be enclosed in parentheses.
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 | 110 |
1 files changed, 65 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 index 190986b..3e5be3d 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd October 31, 2014 +.Dd May 23, 2017 .Dt BSDINSTALL 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -39,17 +39,18 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm is used for installation of new systems, both for system setup from -installation media (e.g. CD-ROMs) and for use on live systems to prepare +installation media, e.g., CD-ROMs, and for use on live systems to prepare VM images and jails. .Pp Much like .Xr make 1 , Nm -takes a target and possible parameters of the target as arguments. If -invoked with no arguments, it will invoke the +takes a target and possible parameters of the target as arguments. +If invoked with no arguments, it will invoke the .Cm auto target, which provides a standard interactive installation, invoking the -others in sequence. To perform a scripted installation, these subtargets -can be invoked separately by an installation script. +others in sequence. +To perform a scripted installation, +these subtargets can be invoked separately by an installation script. .Sh OPTIONS .Nm supports the following options, global to all targets: @@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ If is set, also configures the network interfaces of the current system to match. .It Cm autopart Provides the installer's interactive guided disk partitioner for single-disk -installations. Defaults to UFS. +installations. +Defaults to UFS. .It Cm zfsboot Provides an alternative ZFS-only automatic interactive disk partitioner. Creates a single @@ -135,8 +137,8 @@ to encrypt the disk. Provides the installer's interactive manual disk partitioner with an interface identical to .Xr sade 8 . -Supports multiple disks as well as UFS, ZFS, and FAT file systems. ZFS -is set up with one pool and dataset per partition. +Supports multiple disks as well as UFS, ZFS, and FAT file systems. +ZFS is set up with one pool and dataset per partition. .It Cm scriptedpart Ar parameters Sets up disks like .Cm autopart @@ -150,14 +152,16 @@ Each disk setup is specified by a three-part argument: .Op Ar scheme .Op Ar {partitions} .Pp -Multiple disk setups are separated by semicolons. The +Multiple disk setups are separated by semicolons. +The .Ar disk argument specifies the disk on which to operate (which will be erased), while the .Ar scheme argument specifies the .Xr gpart 8 -partition scheme to apply to the disk. If +partition scheme to apply to the disk. +If .Ar scheme is unspecified, .Cm scriptedpart @@ -167,7 +171,8 @@ The argument is also optional and specifies how to partition .Ar disk . It consists of a comma-separated list of partitions to create enclosed in -curly braces. Each partition declaration takes the form +curly braces. +Each partition declaration takes the form .Pp .Ar size .Ar type @@ -178,15 +183,17 @@ specifies the partition size to create in bytes (K, M, and G suffixes can be appended to specify kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes respectively), while the .Em auto -keyword causes the partition to take all the remaining space on the disk. The +keyword causes the partition to take all the remaining space on the disk. +The .Ar type option chooses the .Xr gpart 8 -filesystem type (e.g. freebsd-ufs, freebsd-zfs, or freebsd-swap). +filesystem type, e.g., freebsd-ufs, freebsd-zfs, or freebsd-swap. The optional .Ar mount point argument sets where the created partition is to be mounted in the installed -system. As an example, a typical invocation looks like: +system. +As an example, a typical invocation looks like: .Pp bsdinstall scriptedpart ada0 { 20G freebsd-ufs /, 4G freebsd-swap, 20G freebsd-ufs /var, auto freebsd-ufs /usr } .Pp @@ -238,37 +245,43 @@ Reads a small amount of data from .Pa /dev/random and stores it in a file in the new system's root directory. .It Cm config -Installs the configuration files destined for the new system (e.g. rc.conf +Installs the configuration files destined for the new system, e.g., +.Xr rc.conf 5 fragments generated by .Cm netconfig , etc.) onto the new system. .El .Sh ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES The following environment variables control various aspects of the installation -process. Many are used internally during installation and have reasonable -default values for most installation scenarios. Others are set by various -interactive user prompts, and can be usefully overridden when making scripted -or customized installers. +process. +Many are used internally during installation and have reasonable default values +for most installation scenarios. +Others are set by various interactive user prompts, and can be usefully +overridden when making scripted or customized installers. .Bl -tag -width ".Ev BSDINSTALL_DISTSITE" .It Ev DISTRIBUTIONS -The set of distributions to install (e.g. "base kernel ports"). Default: none +The set of distributions to install, e.g., "base kernel ports". +Default: none .It Ev BSDINSTALL_DISTDIR The directory in which the distribution files can be found (or to which they -should be downloaded). Default: +should be downloaded). +Default: .Pa /usr/freebsd-dist .It Ev BSDINSTALL_DISTSITE URL from which the distribution files should be downloaded if they are not already present in the directory defined by .Ev BSDINSTALL_DISTDIR . This should be a full path to the files, including architecture and release -names. Most targets (e.g. +names. +Most targets, e.g., .Cm auto and -.Cm jail ) +.Cm jail , that prompt for a .Fx mirror will skip that step if this variable is already defined in the -environment. Example: +environment. +Example: .Pa ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/powerpc/powerpc64/9.1-RELEASE .It Ev BSDINSTALL_CHROOT The directory into which the distribution files should be unpacked and the @@ -276,23 +289,26 @@ directory at which the root file system of the new system should be mounted. Default: .Pa /mnt .It Ev BSDINSTALL_LOG -Path to a log file for the installation. Default: +Path to a log file for the installation. +Default: .Pa /tmp/bsdinstall_log .It Ev BSDINSTALL_TMPETC Directory where files destined for the new system's .Pa /etc will be stored until the .Cm config -target is executed. If this directory does not already exist, it will be -created. Default: +target is executed. +If this directory does not already exist, it will be created. +Default: .Pa /tmp/bsdinstall_etc .It Ev BSDINSTALL_TMPBOOT Directory where files destined for the new system's .Pa /boot will be stored until the .Cm config -target is executed. If this directory does not already exist, it will be -created. Default: +target is executed. +If this directory does not already exist, it will be created. +Default: .Pa /tmp/bsdinstall_boot .El .Sh SCRIPTING @@ -307,8 +323,9 @@ a shell script run under .Xr chroot 8 in the newly installed system before .Nm -exits. The two parts are separated by the usual script header (#!), which -also sets the interpreter for the setup script. +exits. +The two parts are separated by the usual script header (#!), which also sets +the interpreter for the setup script. .Pp A typical bsdinstall script looks like this: .Bd -literal -offset indent @@ -326,19 +343,21 @@ On release media, such a script placed at .Pa /etc/installerconfig will be run at boot time and the system will be rebooted automatically after -the installation has completed. This can be used for unattended network -installation of new systems; see +the installation has completed. +This can be used for unattended network installation of new systems; see .Xr diskless 8 for details. .Ss PREAMBLE -The preamble consists of installer settings. These control global installation -parameters (see +The preamble consists of installer settings. +These control global installation parameters (see .Sx ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES ) -as well as disk partitioning. The preamble is interpreted as a +as well as disk partitioning. +The preamble is interpreted as a .Xr sh 1 -script run at the very beginning of the install. If more complicated behavior -than setting these variables is desired, arbitrary commands can be run here -to extend the installer. In addition to the variables in +script run at the very beginning of the install. +If more complicated behavior than setting these variables is desired, +arbitrary commands can be run here to extend the installer. +In addition to the variables in .Sx ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES , in particular .Ev DISTRIBUTIONS , @@ -358,13 +377,14 @@ instead of .Ev PARTITIONS . .Ss SETUP SCRIPT Following the preamble is an optional shell script, beginning with a #! -declaration. This script will be run at the end of the installation process -inside a +declaration. +This script will be run at the end of the installation process inside a .Xr chroot 8 environment in the newly installed system and can be used to set up -configuration files, install packages, etc. Note that newly configured -system services (e.g. networking) have not been started in the installed -system at this time and only installation host services are available. +configuration files, install packages, etc. +Note that newly configured system services, e.g., networking have not +been started in the installed system at this time and only installation +host services are available. .Sh HISTORY This version of .Nm |