Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2021 16:09:02 GMT From: Kyle Evans <kevans@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 3c880137ef67 - stable/12 - Loader: explain the syntax of currdev Message-ID: <202110081609.198G929K002015@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/12 has been updated by kevans: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3c880137ef67e784710178d7867c400de650abd3 commit 3c880137ef67e784710178d7867c400de650abd3 Author: Allan Jude <allanjude@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2020-07-13 02:09:21 +0000 Commit: Kyle Evans <kevans@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2021-10-08 08:12:01 +0000 Loader: explain the syntax of currdev The origin text was: "Syntax for devices is odd." That is not very helpful. PR: 199103 (cherry picked from commit 551d20f044f3fa5e4f59d6303f1a2a70c1bf2297) --- stand/man/loader.8 | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/stand/man/loader.8 b/stand/man/loader.8 index b5f770803bff..3051f9bda6e4 100644 --- a/stand/man/loader.8 +++ b/stand/man/loader.8 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd April 7, 2021 +.Dd October 8, 2021 .Dt LOADER 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -479,8 +479,14 @@ In that case, the first listed console will become the default console for 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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