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[src/trunk]: src/sbin/fdisk Slightly clarify/improve the documentation for th...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/15436b449a58
branches:  trunk
changeset: 542852:15436b449a58
user:      perry <perry%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Feb 09 20:46:29 2003 +0000

description:
Slightly clarify/improve the documentation for the -B (boot selector)
option

diffstat:

 sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8 |  10 ++++++++--
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diffs (24 lines):

diff -r e7a2ab6561dd -r 15436b449a58 sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8
--- a/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8        Sun Feb 09 20:39:13 2003 +0000
+++ b/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8        Sun Feb 09 20:46:29 2003 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: fdisk.8,v 1.31 2002/10/01 13:40:29 wiz Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: fdisk.8,v 1.32 2003/02/09 20:46:29 perry Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd December 19, 2000
 .Dt FDISK 8
@@ -174,7 +174,13 @@
 .Fl u
 flag.
 .It Fl B
-Install or update the bootselect code on an i386 machine.
+On an i386 or x86_64 system, interactively install or update the
+boot selector code and settings. 
+(The boot selector permits the user to interactively select the boot
+partition, and thus which operating system is run, at system boot time.
+See 
+.Xr mbr 8
+for more information.)
 .It Fl c Ar bootcode
 Specify the filename that
 .Nm



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