| loader.4th.8 (96247) | loader.4th.8 (97568) |
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| 1.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Daniel C. Sobral 2.\" All rights reserved. 3.\" 4.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 5.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 6.\" are met: 7.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 8.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. --- 8 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 17.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 18.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS 19.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 20.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT 21.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY 22.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 23.\" SUCH DAMAGE. 24.\" | 1.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Daniel C. Sobral 2.\" All rights reserved. 3.\" 4.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 5.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 6.\" are met: 7.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 8.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. --- 8 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 17.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 18.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS 19.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) 20.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT 21.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY 22.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 23.\" SUCH DAMAGE. 24.\" |
| 25.\" $FreeBSD: head/sys/boot/forth/loader.4th.8 96247 2002-05-09 11:47:42Z joe $ | 25.\" $FreeBSD: head/sys/boot/forth/loader.4th.8 97568 2002-05-30 09:24:01Z schweikh $ |
| 26.\" 27.Dd April 25, 1999 28.Dt LOADER.4TH 8 29.Os 30.Sh NAME 31.Nm loader.4th 32.Nd loader.conf processing tools 33.Sh DESCRIPTION 34The file that goes by the name of 35.Nm 36is a set of commands designed to manipulate 37.Xr loader.conf 5 38files. The default 39.Pa /boot/loader.rc 40includes 41.Nm | 26.\" 27.Dd April 25, 1999 28.Dt LOADER.4TH 8 29.Os 30.Sh NAME 31.Nm loader.4th 32.Nd loader.conf processing tools 33.Sh DESCRIPTION 34The file that goes by the name of 35.Nm 36is a set of commands designed to manipulate 37.Xr loader.conf 5 38files. The default 39.Pa /boot/loader.rc 40includes 41.Nm |
| 42and uses one of it's commands to automatically read and process | 42and uses one of its commands to automatically read and process |
| 43the standard 44.Xr loader.conf 5 45files. Other commands exists to help the user specify alternate 46configurations. 47.Pp 48The commands of 49.Nm 50by themselves are not enough for most uses. Please refer to the 51examples below for the most common situations, and to 52.Xr loader 8 53for additional commands. 54.Pp 55Before using any of the commands provided in 56.Nm , 57it must be included 58through the command: 59.Pp 60.Dl include loader.4th 61.Pp | 43the standard 44.Xr loader.conf 5 45files. Other commands exists to help the user specify alternate 46configurations. 47.Pp 48The commands of 49.Nm 50by themselves are not enough for most uses. Please refer to the 51examples below for the most common situations, and to 52.Xr loader 8 53for additional commands. 54.Pp 55Before using any of the commands provided in 56.Nm , 57it must be included 58through the command: 59.Pp 60.Dl include loader.4th 61.Pp |
| 62This line is present on the default | 62This line is present in the default |
| 63.Pa /boot/loader.rc 64file, so it isn't needed (and should not be re-issued) in a normal setup. 65.Pp 66The commands provided by it are: 67.Bl -tag -width disable-module_module -compact -offset indent 68.It Ic boot 69.It Ic boot Ar kernelname Op Cm ... 70.It Ic boot Ar directory Op Cm ... --- 16 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 87so it can be stopped. 88.Pp 89.It Ic start 90Reads 91.Pa /boot/defaults/loader.conf , 92all other 93.Xr loader.conf 5 94files specified in it, and then proceeds to boot as specified in them. This | 63.Pa /boot/loader.rc 64file, so it isn't needed (and should not be re-issued) in a normal setup. 65.Pp 66The commands provided by it are: 67.Bl -tag -width disable-module_module -compact -offset indent 68.It Ic boot 69.It Ic boot Ar kernelname Op Cm ... 70.It Ic boot Ar directory Op Cm ... --- 16 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 87so it can be stopped. 88.Pp 89.It Ic start 90Reads 91.Pa /boot/defaults/loader.conf , 92all other 93.Xr loader.conf 5 94files specified in it, and then proceeds to boot as specified in them. This |
| 95is command used on the default | 95is the command used in the default |
| 96.Pa /boot/loader.rc 97file, and it uses the 98.Pa autoboot 99command (see 100.Xr loader 8 ) , 101so it can be stopped for further interaction with 102.Xr loader 8 . 103.Pp 104.It Ic initialize 105Initialize the supporting library so commands can be used without 106executing 107.Ic start 108first. Like 109.Ic start , 110reads 111.Pa /boot/defaults/loader.conf 112and all other 113.Xr loader.conf 5 114files specified in it. Returns a flag on the stack to indicate | 96.Pa /boot/loader.rc 97file, and it uses the 98.Pa autoboot 99command (see 100.Xr loader 8 ) , 101so it can be stopped for further interaction with 102.Xr loader 8 . 103.Pp 104.It Ic initialize 105Initialize the supporting library so commands can be used without 106executing 107.Ic start 108first. Like 109.Ic start , 110reads 111.Pa /boot/defaults/loader.conf 112and all other 113.Xr loader.conf 5 114files specified in it. Returns a flag on the stack to indicate |
| 115if any configuration file was succesfully loaded. | 115if any configuration file was successfully loaded. |
| 116.Pp 117.It Ic read-conf Ar filename 118Reads and processes a 119.Xr loader.conf 5 | 116.Pp 117.It Ic read-conf Ar filename 118Reads and processes a 119.Xr loader.conf 5 |
| 120file. Does not proceeds to boot. | 120file. Does not proceed to boot. |
| 121.Pp 122.It Ic enable-module Ar module 123Enables the loading of 124.Ar module . 125.Pp 126.It Ic disable-module Ar module 127Disables the loading of 128.Ar module . --- 39 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 168Standard 169.Pa /boot/loader.rc : 170.Pp 171.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact 172include /boot/loader.4th 173start 174.Ed 175.Pp | 121.Pp 122.It Ic enable-module Ar module 123Enables the loading of 124.Ar module . 125.Pp 126.It Ic disable-module Ar module 127Disables the loading of 128.Ar module . --- 39 unchanged lines hidden (view full) --- 168Standard 169.Pa /boot/loader.rc : 170.Pp 171.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact 172include /boot/loader.4th 173start 174.Ed 175.Pp |
| 176Loads a different kernel with the standard configuration: | 176Load a different kernel with the standard configuration: |
| 177.Pp 178.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact 179set kernel="/boot/kernel.old/kernel" 180unload 181boot-conf 182.Ed 183.Pp | 177.Pp 178.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact 179set kernel="/boot/kernel.old/kernel" 180unload 181boot-conf 182.Ed 183.Pp |
| 184Reads an additional configuration file and then proceeds to boot: | 184Read an additional configuration file and then proceed to boot: |
| 185.Pp 186.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact 187unload 188read-conf /boot/special.conf 189boot-conf 190.Ed 191.Pp 192Disable the loading of the splash screen module and bitmap and then | 185.Pp 186.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact 187unload 188read-conf /boot/special.conf 189boot-conf 190.Ed 191.Pp 192Disable the loading of the splash screen module and bitmap and then |
| 193proceeds to boot: | 193proceed to boot: |
| 194.Pp 195.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact 196unload 197disable-module splash_bmp 198disable-module bitmap 199boot-conf 200.Ed 201.Sh SEE ALSO 202.Xr loader.conf 5 , 203.Xr loader 8 204.Sh HISTORY 205.Nm 206first appeared in 207.Fx 3.2 . 208.Sh AUTHORS 209.Nm 210was written by 211.An Daniel C. Sobral Aq dcs@FreeBSD.org . 212.Sh BUGS | 194.Pp 195.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact 196unload 197disable-module splash_bmp 198disable-module bitmap 199boot-conf 200.Ed 201.Sh SEE ALSO 202.Xr loader.conf 5 , 203.Xr loader 8 204.Sh HISTORY 205.Nm 206first appeared in 207.Fx 3.2 . 208.Sh AUTHORS 209.Nm 210was written by 211.An Daniel C. Sobral Aq dcs@FreeBSD.org . 212.Sh BUGS |
| 213A british espionage series. | 213A British espionage series. |