From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 26 15:43:19 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 61FD8E62; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:43:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4DE1C354C; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:43:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id s7QFhJ4B055787; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:43:19 GMT (envelope-from jgh@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from jgh@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.9/8.14.9/Submit) id s7QFhJiP055786; Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:43:19 GMT (envelope-from jgh@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201408261543.s7QFhJiP055786@svn.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: svn.freebsd.org: jgh set sender to jgh@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Jason Helfman Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:43:19 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r45517 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:43:19 -0000 Author: jgh Date: Tue Aug 26 15:43:18 2014 New Revision: 45517 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/45517 Log: - add information about how boot loader searches for files PR: 187613 Submitted by: fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com Approved by: bcr Differential Review: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D660 Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml Tue Aug 26 15:40:16 2014 (r45516) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot/chapter.xml Tue Aug 26 15:43:18 2014 (r45517) @@ -346,7 +346,10 @@ boot: kernel name on the command-line is only applicable after an unload has been issued. Otherwise, the previously-loaded kernel will be - used. + used. If kernelname is not + qualified it will be searched under + /boot/kernel and + /boot/modules. @@ -382,7 +385,11 @@ boot: Loads the kernel, kernel module, or file of the type given, with the specified filename. Any arguments after filename - are passed to the file. + are passed to the file. If + filename is not qualified it + will be searched under + /boot/kernel + and /boot/modules.