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.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Daniel C. Sobral
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.Dd September 29, 2021
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.Dt LOADER_LUA 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm loader_lua
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.Nd kernel bootstrapping final stage
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The program called
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.Nm
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is the final stage of
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.Fx Ns 's
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kernel bootstrapping process.
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On IA32 (i386) architectures, it is a
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.Pa BTX
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client.
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It is linked statically to
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.Xr libstand 3
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and usually located in the directory
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.Pa /boot .
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.Pp
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It provides a scripting language that can be used to
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automate tasks, do pre-configuration or assist in recovery
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procedures.
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This scripting language is roughly divided in
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two main components.
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The smaller one is a set of commands
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designed for direct use by the casual user, called "builtin
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commands" for historical reasons.
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The main drive behind these commands is user-friendliness.
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The bigger component is the Lua interpter.
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.Pp
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During initialization,
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.Nm
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will probe for a console and set the
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.Va console
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variable, or set it to serial console
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.Pq Dq Li comconsole
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if the previous boot stage used that.
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If multiple consoles are selected, they will be listed separated by spaces.
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Then, devices are probed,
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.Va currdev
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and
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.Va loaddev
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are set, and
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.Va LINES
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is set to 24.
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Next, Lua is initialized, and
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.Pa /boot/lua/loader.lua
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is processed if it exists.
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After that,
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.Pa /boot/loader.conf
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is processed if available.
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.Pp
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At this point, if an
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.Ic autoboot
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has not been tried, and if
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.Va autoboot_delay
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is not set to
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.Dq Li NO
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(not case sensitive), then an
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.Ic autoboot
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will be tried.
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If the system gets past this point,
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.Va prompt
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will be set and
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.Nm
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will engage interactive mode.
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Please note that historically even when
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.Va autoboot_delay
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is set to
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.Dq Li 0
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user will be able to interrupt autoboot process by pressing some key
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on the console while kernel and modules are being loaded.
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In some
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cases such behaviour may be undesirable, to prevent it set
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.Va autoboot_delay
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to
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.Dq Li -1 ,
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in this case
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.Nm
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will engage interactive mode only if
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.Ic autoboot
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has failed.
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.Sh BUILTIN COMMANDS
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In
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.Nm ,
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builtin commands take parameters from the command line.
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Presently,
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the only way to call them from a script is by using
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.Pa evaluate
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on a string.
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If an error condition occurs, an exception will be generated,
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which can be intercepted using Lua exception handling.
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If not intercepted, an error message will be displayed and
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the interpreter's state will be reset, emptying the stack and restoring
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interpreting mode.
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.Pp
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The commands are described in the
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.Xr loader_simp 8
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.Dq BUILTIN COMMANDS
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section.
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.Ss BUILTIN ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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The environment variables common to all interpreters are described in the
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.Xr loader_simp 8
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.Dq BUILTIN ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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section.
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.Ss BUILTIN PARSER
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When a builtin command is executed, the rest of the line is taken
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by it as arguments, and it is processed by a special parser which
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is not used for regular Lua commands.
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.Sh SECURITY
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Access to the
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.Nm
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command line provides several ways of compromising system security,
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including, but not limited to:
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.Pp
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.Bl -bullet
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.It
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Booting from removable storage, by setting the
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.Va currdev
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or
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.Va loaddev
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variables
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.It
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Executing binary of choice, by setting the
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.Va init_path
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or
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.Va init_script
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variables
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.It
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Overriding ACPI DSDT to inject arbitrary code into the ACPI subsystem
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.El
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.Pp
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One can prevent unauthorized access
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to the
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.Nm
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command line by setting the
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.Va password ,
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or setting
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.Va autoboot_delay
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to -1.
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See
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.Xr loader.conf 5
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for details.
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In order for this to be effective, one should also configure the firmware
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(BIOS or UEFI) to prevent booting from unauthorized devices.
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.Sh MD
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Memory disk (MD) can be used when the
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.Nm
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was compiled with
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.Va MD_IMAGE_SIZE .
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The size of the memory disk is determined by
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.Va MD_IMAGE_SIZE .
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If MD available, a file system can be embedded into the
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.Nm
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with
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.Pa /sys/tools/embed_mfs.sh .
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Then, MD will be probed and be set to
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.Va currdev
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during initialization.
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.Pp
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Currently, MD is only supported in
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.Xr loader.efi 8 .
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/examples/bootforth/ -compact
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.It Pa /boot/loader
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.Nm
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itself.
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.It Pa /boot/defaults/loader.conf
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.It Pa /boot/lua/loader.lua
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Loader init
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.It Pa /boot/loader.conf
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.It Pa /boot/loader.conf.local
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.Nm
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configuration files, as described in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 .
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.Sh EXAMPLES
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Boot in single user mode:
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.Pp
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.Dl boot -s
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.Pp
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Load the kernel, a splash screen, and then autoboot in five seconds.
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Notice that a kernel must be loaded before any other
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.Ic load
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command is attempted.
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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load kernel
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load splash_bmp
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load -t splash_image_data /boot/chuckrulez.bmp
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autoboot 5
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Set the disk unit of the root device to 2, and then boot.
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This would be needed in a system with two IDE disks,
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with the second IDE disk hardwired to ada2 instead of ada1.
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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set root_disk_unit=2
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boot /boot/kernel/kernel
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Set the default device used for loading a kernel from a ZFS filesystem:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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set currdev=zfs:tank/ROOT/knowngood:
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.Ed
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.Pp
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.Sh ERRORS
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The following values are thrown by
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.Nm :
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.Bl -tag -width XXXXX -offset indent
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.It 100
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Any type of error in the processing of a builtin.
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.It -1
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.Ic Abort
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executed.
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.It -2
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.Ic Abort"
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executed.
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.It -56
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.Ic Quit
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executed.
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.It -256
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Out of interpreting text.
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.It -257
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Need more text to succeed -- will finish on next run.
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.It -258
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.Ic Bye
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executed.
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.It -259
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Unspecified error.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr libstand 3 ,
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.Xr loader.conf 5 ,
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.Xr tuning 7 ,
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.Xr boot 8 ,
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.Xr btxld 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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first appeared in
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.Fx 12.0 .
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