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authorcharnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>2002-07-14 14:47:15 +0000
committercharnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>2002-07-14 14:47:15 +0000
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The .Nm utility
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.8 b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.8
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+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.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
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