From 0bdf9fcd67a68c164b26f52e9ddba093a1f7ba40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ru Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:49:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Improved markup, fixes some spelling and grammar. Approved by: re (blanket) --- sys/boot/common/loader.8 | 25 +++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/sys/boot/common/loader.8 b/sys/boot/common/loader.8 index fc9b5c8a7108..13331c1a416d 100644 --- a/sys/boot/common/loader.8 +++ b/sys/boot/common/loader.8 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd October 15, 2004 +.Dd May 27, 2005 .Dt LOADER 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ During initialization, will probe for a console and set the .Va console variable, or set it to serial console -.Pq Dq comconsole +.Pq Dq Li comconsole if the previous boot stage used that. If multiple consoles are selected, they will be listed separated by spaces. Then, devices are probed, @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ At this point, if an has not been tried, and if .Va autoboot_delay is not set to -.Dq NO +.Dq Li NO (not case sensitive), then an .Ic autoboot will be tried. @@ -115,13 +115,14 @@ will engage interactive mode. Please note that historically even when .Va autoboot_delay is set to -.Dq 0 +.Dq Li 0 user will be able to interrupt autoboot process by pressing some key -on the console while kernel and modules are being loaded. In some +on the console while kernel and modules are being loaded. +In some cases such behaviour may be undesirable, to prevent it set .Va autoboot_delay to -.Dq -1 , +.Dq Li -1 , in this case .Nm will engage interactive mode only if @@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ If this variable is not defined, will default to 10 seconds. .Pp If set to -.Dq NO , +.Dq Li NO , no .Ic autoboot will be automatically attempted after processing @@ -347,18 +348,18 @@ though explicit will be processed normally, defaulting to 10 seconds delay. .Pp If set to -.Dq 0 -no delay will inserted, but user still will be able to interrupt +.Dq Li 0 , +no delay will be inserted, but user still will be able to interrupt .Ic autoboot process and escape into the interactive mode by pressing some key on the console while kernel and modules are being loaded. .Pp If set to -.Dq -1 -no delay will inserted and +.Dq Li -1 , +no delay will be inserted and .Nm -will engange interactive mode only if +will engage interactive mode only if .Ic autoboot has failed for some reason. .It Va boot_askname