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@@ -44,12 +44,16 @@
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm halt
.Op Fl lnqp
+.Op Fl k Ar kernel
.Nm
.Op Fl dlnqp
+.Op Fl k Ar kernel
.Nm fasthalt
.Op Fl lnqp
+.Op Fl k Ar kernel
.Nm fastboot
.Op Fl dlnqp
+.Op Fl k Ar kernel
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm halt
@@ -72,6 +76,16 @@ The system is requested to create a crash dump. This option is
supported only when rebooting, and it has no effect unless a dump
device has previously been specified with
.Xr dumpon 8 .
+.It Fl k Ar kernel
+Boot the specified
+.Ar kernel
+on the next system boot. If the kernel boots successfully, the
+.Em default
+kernel will be booted on succesive boots, this is a one-shot option.
+If the boot fails, the system will continue attempting to boot
+.Ar kernel
+until the boot process is interrupted and a valid kernel booted.
+This may change in the future.
.It Fl l
The halt or reboot is
.Em not
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