[src/netbsd-1-5]: src/share/man/man8/man8.i386 Pullup rev 1.17, approved by j...

[jhawk <jhawk%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/eb84a08b08d6
branches:  netbsd-1-5
changeset: 489708:eb84a08b08d6
user:      jhawk <jhawk%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Oct 08 02:09:52 2000 +0000

description:
Pullup rev 1.17, approved by jhawk:
  BUGS updates:
    Observe this manpage documents biosboot, which is not i386-specific
    Note failure to parse filename after boot options.

diffstat:

 share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot.8 |  17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (42 lines):

diff -r d127250e13a4 -r eb84a08b08d6 share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot.8
--- a/share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot.8   Sat Oct 07 23:10:11 2000 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot.8   Sun Oct 08 02:09:52 2000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.12.4.3 2000/10/02 14:18:09 bjh21 Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.12.4.4 2000/10/08 02:09:52 jhawk Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)boot_i386.8        8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
 .\"
-.Dd May 12, 2000
+.Dd August 31, 2000
 .Dt BOOT 8 i386
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@
 .Xr reboot 8 ,
 .Xr shutdown 8
 .Sh BUGS
+This manual page documents the
+.Pa biosboot
+interface, which is used by ports other than
+.Nx Ns /i386 .
+.Pp
 Hard disks are always accessed by BIOS functions. Unit numbers are
 BIOS device numbers which might differ from numbering in the
 .Nx
@@ -247,3 +252,11 @@
 field of the
 .Nx
 disklabel (if it is a hard disk).
+.Pp
+Any
+.Ar filename
+specified after the boot options, e.g.:
+.Bd -unfilled -offset indent -compact
+.Cm boot -d netbsd.test
+.Ed
+is ignored, and the default kernel is booted.