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Document the "slice" syntax.

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Ruslan Ermilov 2002-03-13 12:30:46 +00:00
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@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ may also be specified as the last segment of a path, in which case
the listing will be of the relevant subdirectory.)
.Pp
.It Xo
.Ar bios_drive : Ns Ar interface Ns Po
.Ar unit , Ns Ar part Pc
.Sm off
.Ar bios_drive : interface ( unit , Oo Ar slice , Oc Ar part )
.Sm on
.Ar filename
.Op Fl aCcDdghmPprsv
.Xc
@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ SCSI disk on any supported SCSI controller
.It Ar unit
The unit number of the drive on the interface being used.
0 for the first drive, 1 for the second drive, etc.
.It Ar part
.It Oo Ar slice , Oc Ns Ar part
The partition letter inside the
.Bx
portion of the disk. See
@ -152,10 +153,20 @@ By convention, only partition
.Ql a
contains a bootable image. If sliced disks are used
.Pq Dq fdisk partitions ,
any slice can be booted from, with the default being the active slice
any
.Ar slice
(1 for the first slice, 2 for the second slice, etc.\&)
can be booted from, with the default (if not specified) being the active slice
or, otherwise, the first
.Fx
slice.
If
.Ar slice
is specified as 0, the first
.Fx
slice (also known as
.Dq compatibility
slice) is booted from.
.It Ar filename
The pathname of the file to boot (relative to the root directory
on the specified partition). Defaults to