From bcda95d9239773b6e49b39f928f80bf1416ee29f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 23:53:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add documentation for $rootdev.

---
 sys/boot/common/help.common | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sys/boot/common/help.common b/sys/boot/common/help.common
index d372289b2d79..0470dea4bfd5 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/help.common
+++ b/sys/boot/common/help.common
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 	The set command is used to set variables.
 
 ################################################################################
-# Tset Sautboot_delay DSet the default autoboot delay
+# Tset Sauotboot_delay DSet the default autoboot delay
 
 	set autoboot_delay=<value>
 
@@ -154,6 +154,15 @@
 
 		set prompt=\$currdev>
 
+################################################################################
+# Tset Srootdev DSet the root filesystem
+
+	set rootdev=<path>
+
+	By default the value of $currdev is used to set the root filesystem
+	when the kernel is booted.  This can be overridden by setting
+	$rootdev explicitly.
+
 ################################################################################
 # Tshow DShow the values of variables