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Correct typos and more precise wording.

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Jens Schweikhardt 2022-04-11 20:15:12 +02:00
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@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ The smaller one is a set of commands
designed for direct use by the casual user, called "builtin designed for direct use by the casual user, called "builtin
commands" for historical reasons. commands" for historical reasons.
The main drive behind these commands is user-friendliness. The main drive behind these commands is user-friendliness.
The bigger component is the Lua interpter. The bigger component is the Lua interpreter.
.Pp .Pp
During initialization, During initialization,
.Nm .Nm
will probe for a console and set the probes for a console and set the
.Va console .Va console
variable, or set it to serial console variable, or set it to serial console
.Pq Dq Li comconsole .Pq Dq Li comconsole
if the previous boot stage used that. if the previous boot stage used that.
If multiple consoles are selected, they will be listed separated by spaces. If multiple consoles are selected, they are listed separated by spaces.
Then, devices are probed, Then, devices are probed,
.Va currdev .Va currdev
and and
@ -85,26 +85,25 @@ is not set to
.Dq Li NO .Dq Li NO
(not case sensitive), then an (not case sensitive), then an
.Ic autoboot .Ic autoboot
will be tried. is attempted.
If the system gets past this point, If the system gets past this point,
.Va prompt .Va prompt
will be set and is set and
.Nm .Nm
will engage interactive mode. enters interactive mode.
Please note that historically even when Please note that, historically, even when
.Va autoboot_delay .Va autoboot_delay
is set to is set to
.Dq Li 0 .Dq Li 0 ,
user will be able to interrupt autoboot process by pressing some key the user can interrupt the autoboot process by pressing a key
on the console while kernel and modules are being loaded. on the console while the kernel and modules are being loaded.
In some To prevent this set
cases such behaviour may be undesirable, to prevent it set
.Va autoboot_delay .Va autoboot_delay
to to
.Dq Li -1 , .Dq Li -1 .
in this case In this case
.Nm .Nm
will engage interactive mode only if enters interactive mode only if
.Ic autoboot .Ic autoboot
has failed. has failed.
.Sh BUILTIN COMMANDS .Sh BUILTIN COMMANDS
@ -115,10 +114,10 @@ Presently,
the only way to call them from a script is by using the only way to call them from a script is by using
.Pa evaluate .Pa evaluate
on a string. on a string.
If an error condition occurs, an exception will be generated, If an error condition occurs, an exception is generated,
which can be intercepted using Lua exception handling. which can be intercepted using Lua exception handling.
If not intercepted, an error message will be displayed and If not intercepted, an error message is displayed and
the interpreter's state will be reset, emptying the stack and restoring the interpreter's state is reset, emptying the stack and restoring
interpreting mode. interpreting mode.
.Pp .Pp
The commands are described in the The commands are described in the
@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ If MD available, a file system can be embedded into the
.Nm .Nm
with with
.Pa /sys/tools/embed_mfs.sh . .Pa /sys/tools/embed_mfs.sh .
Then, MD will be probed and be set to Then, MD is probed and be set to
.Va currdev .Va currdev
during initialization. during initialization.
.Pp .Pp