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author | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-03-13 12:30:46 +0000 |
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committer | ru <ru@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-03-13 12:30:46 +0000 |
commit | 0cfbf187d602da4c6a6d797b4d9db25e814af842 (patch) | |
tree | 3c209b2682241f5aa2e74533bef415215775794f /sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 | |
parent | bb48189d63bcab28186be144df790b4d290caf12 (diff) | |
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Document the "slice" syntax.
Prodded by: ambrisko
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diff --git a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 index 779d9f0..25f5286 100644 --- a/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 +++ b/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8 @@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ may also be specified as the last segment of a path, in which case the listing will be of the relevant subdirectory.) .Pp .It Xo -.Ar bios_drive : Ns Ar interface Ns Po -.Ar unit , Ns Ar part Pc +.Sm off +.Ar bios_drive : interface ( unit , Oo Ar slice , Oc Ar part ) +.Sm on .Ar filename .Op Fl aCcDdghmPprsv .Xc @@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ SCSI disk on any supported SCSI controller .It Ar unit The unit number of the drive on the interface being used. 0 for the first drive, 1 for the second drive, etc. -.It Ar part +.It Oo Ar slice , Oc Ns Ar part The partition letter inside the .Bx portion of the disk. See @@ -152,10 +153,20 @@ By convention, only partition .Ql a contains a bootable image. If sliced disks are used .Pq Dq fdisk partitions , -any slice can be booted from, with the default being the active slice +any +.Ar slice +(1 for the first slice, 2 for the second slice, etc.\&) +can be booted from, with the default (if not specified) being the active slice or, otherwise, the first .Fx slice. +If +.Ar slice +is specified as 0, the first +.Fx +slice (also known as +.Dq compatibility +slice) is booted from. .It Ar filename The pathname of the file to boot (relative to the root directory on the specified partition). Defaults to |