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author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-14 14:47:15 +0000 |
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committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-14 14:47:15 +0000 |
commit | d2168fe021bd1693c1038503e09d3d74dd8b6f36 (patch) | |
tree | 1cffbfcbeace5b3e6b01d3c6b67a9c10233bc810 /usr.sbin/sade/sade.8 | |
parent | 745a7b1537c2ebb511bcf928366eefe72af77dac (diff) | |
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The .Nm utility
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/sade.8 b/usr.sbin/sade/sade.8 index 201b8e7..d304c84 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/sade/sade.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/sade/sade.8 @@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ .Op Ar function .Op Ar ... .Sh DESCRIPTION +The .Nm -is a utility for installing and configuring +utility is used for installing and configuring .Fx systems. It is the first utility invoked by the @@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ systems for use in later configuring the system. .Pp The .Nm -program is generally invoked without arguments for the default +utility is generally invoked without arguments for the default behavior, where the main installation/configuration menu is presented. .Pp On those occasions where it is deemed necessary to invoke a subsystem @@ -62,8 +63,9 @@ script, each command-line argument corresponding to a line of script, the reader is encouraged to read the section on scripting for more information on this feature. .Sh NOTES +The .Nm -is essentially nothing more than a monolithic C program with +utility is essentially nothing more than a monolithic C program with the ability to write MBRs and disk labels (through the services of the .Xr libdisk 3 @@ -82,8 +84,9 @@ performs most file system operations by calling the relevant syscalls .Xr mount 2 ) directly. .Pp +The .Nm -currently uses the +utility currently uses the .Xr dialog 3 library to do user interaction with simple ANSI line graphics, color support for which is enabled by either running on a syscons VTY or some @@ -95,8 +98,9 @@ termcap entry). This product is currently at the end of its life cycle and will eventually be replaced. .Sh RUNNING SCRIPTS +The .Nm -may be either driven interactively through its various internal menus +utility may be either driven interactively through its various internal menus or run in batch mode, driven by an external script. Such a script may be loaded and executed in one of 3 ways: .Bl -tag -width Ds |