Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 18:26:30 +0000 (UTC) From: Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r261522 - head/sys/boot/i386/gptboot Message-ID: <201402051826.s15IQUIL077377@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: wblock (doc committer) Date: Wed Feb 5 18:26:30 2014 New Revision: 261522 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/261522 Log: Describe the use of a freebsd-boot GPT partition, brought up by Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com> on the -doc mailing list. Also modify the Author section to be clear that I wrote the man page, not gptboot. MFC after: 3 days Modified: head/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.8 Modified: head/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.8 ============================================================================== --- head/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.8 Wed Feb 5 18:16:18 2014 (r261521) +++ head/sys/boot/i386/gptboot/gptboot.8 Wed Feb 5 18:26:30 2014 (r261522) @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd July 3, 2013 +.Dd February 5, 2014 .Dt GPTBOOT 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -190,12 +190,18 @@ parameters for the boot blocks .El .Sh EXAMPLES .Nm -is typically installed in combination with a +is installed in a +.Cm freebsd-boot +partition, usually the first partition on the disk. +A .Dq protective MBR .Po see .Xr gpart 8 -.Pc . +.Pc +is typically installed in combination with +.Nm . +.Pp Install .Nm on the @@ -235,4 +241,5 @@ gpart set -a bootonce -i 2 ada0 .Nm appeared in FreeBSD 7.1. .Sh AUTHORS -Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org> +.An +This manual page written by Warren Block <wblock@FreeBSD.org>.
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