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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