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 .\"
 .\" Note: The date here should be updated whenever a non-trivial
 .\" change is made to the manual page.
-.Dd August 17, 2004
+.Dd April 1, 2006
 .Dt EXAMPLE 4 i386
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm example
 .Nd "example device driver manual page"
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
+To compile this driver into the kernel,
+place the following lines in your
+kernel configuration file:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
 .Cd "device example"
 .Cd "options EXAMPLE_DEBUG"
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Alternatively, to load the driver as a
+module at boot time, place the following line in
+.Xr loader.conf 5 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+example_load="YES"
+.Ed
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 This is an example device driver manual page for the
 .Nm