From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jan 31 15:07:11 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA22194 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 31 Jan 1998 15:07:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from word.smith.net.au (ppp5.portal.net.au [202.12.71.105]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA22189 for ; Sat, 31 Jan 1998 15:07:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA00405; Sun, 1 Feb 1998 09:29:43 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199801312259.JAA00405@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: ade@demon.net cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: boot floppy banner In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 31 Jan 1998 11:51:34 MDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 09:29:42 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" > Patch below, against current-980131.. initial text printed is > from /boot.banner .. typing 'help' changes this to print the > contents of /boot.help diffs like this are bogus; please use -c or -u. However the idea's not bad. You could soup up the prompt a little so that "Enter 'help' for help" was there somewhere; having an otherwise hidden command would be a Big Lose. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\