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.SH NAME
flashrom \- detect, read, write, verify and erase flash chips
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B flashrom \fR[\fB\-VfLzhR\fR] [\fB\-E\fR|\fB\-r\fR file|\fB\-w\fR file|\fB\-v\fR file]
- [\fB\-c\fR chipname] [\fB\-m\fR [vendor:]part]
- [\fB\-l\fR file] [\fB\-i\fR image] [\fB\-p\fR programmer]
+.B flashrom \fR[\fB\-VfLzhRn\fR] [\fB\-E\fR|\fB\-r\fR file|\fB\-w\fR file|\fB\-v\fR file] [\fB\-c\fR chipname]
+ [\fB\-m\fR [vendor:]part] [\fB\-l\fR file] [\fB\-i\fR image] [\fB\-p\fR programmer]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B flashrom
is a utility for detecting, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash
@@ -38,6 +37,21 @@ Write file into flash ROM (default when
.B <file>
is specified).
.TP
+.B "\-n, \-\-noverify"
+Do
+.B not
+verify the flash ROM contents after writing them to the chip. Using this
+option is
+.B not
+recommended, you should only use it if you know what you are doing and you
+feel that the time for verification takes too long.
+.sp
+Typical usage is:
+.B "flashrom -wn file"
+.sp
+This option is only useful in combination with
+.BR \-\-write .
+.TP
.B "\-v, \-\-verify <file>"
Verify the flash ROM contents against the given
.BR <file> .
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