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Date:      Mon, 13 Jul 2020 02:09:21 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Allan Jude <allanjude@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r363139 - head/stand/man
Message-ID:  <202007130209.06D29L8t023355@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: allanjude
Date: Mon Jul 13 02:09:21 2020
New Revision: 363139
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/363139

Log:
  Loader: explain the syntax of currdev
  
  The origin text was: "Syntax for devices is odd."
  That is not very helpful.
  
  PR:		199103
  Reviewed by:	kevans, tsoome
  Sponsored by:	Klara Inc.
  Event:		July 2020 Bugathon
  Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D25629

Modified:
  head/stand/man/loader.8

Modified: head/stand/man/loader.8
==============================================================================
--- head/stand/man/loader.8	Mon Jul 13 01:32:37 2020	(r363138)
+++ head/stand/man/loader.8	Mon Jul 13 02:09:21 2020	(r363139)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 15, 2018
+.Dd July 11, 2020
 .Dt LOADER 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -479,8 +479,14 @@ In that case, the first listed console will become the
 userland output (e.g.\& from
 .Xr init 8 ) .
 .It Va currdev
-Selects the default device.
-Syntax for devices is odd.
+Selects the default device to loader the kernel from.
+The syntax is:
+.Dl Ic loader_device:
+or
+.Dl Ic zfs:dataset:
+Examples:
+.Dl Ic disk0p2:
+.Dl Ic zfs:zroot/ROOT/default:
 .It Va dumpdev
 Sets the device for kernel dumps.
 This can be used to ensure that a device is configured before the corresponding



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