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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2002-03-13 12:30:46 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2002-03-13 12:30:46 +0000
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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
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@@ -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
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