X-Git-Url: https://git.gag.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fman%2Fman8%2Fefibootmgr.8;fp=src%2Fman%2Fman8%2Fefibootmgr.8;h=214ab89d1e92d879f9c7fd36049cca74dd315689;hb=08b92cb68b9f2371c663367e9d529391960e6106;hp=e65a6597653c150337c5ca87a25b1e40a8afff51;hpb=d96a8f66c5fe2fac79073cc40e6f57f04c5bb4f1;p=debian%2Fefibootmgr diff --git a/src/man/man8/efibootmgr.8 b/src/man/man8/efibootmgr.8 index e65a659..214ab89 100644 --- a/src/man/man8/efibootmgr.8 +++ b/src/man/man8/efibootmgr.8 @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ .\" .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng . -.TH "EFIBOOTMGR" "8" "06 February 2004" "" "" +.TH "EFIBOOTMGR" "8" "11 August 2005" "" "" .SH NAME efibootmgr \- manipulate the EFI Boot Manager .SH SYNOPSIS -\fBefibootmgr\fR [ \fB-a\fR ] [ \fB-A\fR ] [ \fB-b \fIXXXX\fB\fR ] [ \fB-B \fIXXXX\fB\fR ] [ \fB-c\fR ] [ \fB-d \fIDISK\fB\fR ] [ \fB-e \fI1|3|-1\fB\fR ] [ \fB-E \fINUM\fB\fR ] [ \fB-g\fR ] [ \fB-H \fIXXXX\fB\fR ] [ \fB-i \fINAME\fB\fR ] [ \fB-l \fINAME\fB\fR ] [ \fB-L \fILABEL\fB\fR ] [ \fB-n \fIXXXX\fB\fR ] [ \fB-N\fR ] [ \fB-o \fIXXXX\fB,\fIYYYY\fB,\fIZZZZ\fB\fR\fI ...\fR ] [ \fB-O\fR ] [ \fB-p \fIPART\fB\fR ] [ \fB-q\fR ] [ \fB-t \fIseconds\fB\fR ] [ \fB-T\fR ] [ \fB-u\fR ] [ \fB-U \fIXXXX\fB\fR ] [ \fB-v\fR ] [ \fB-V\fR ] [ \fB-w\fR ] +\fBefibootmgr\fR [ \fB-a\fR ] [ \fB-A\fR ] [ \fB-b \fIXXXX\fB\fR ] [ \fB-B \fIXXXX\fB\fR ] [ \fB-c\fR ] [ \fB-d \fIDISK\fB\fR ] [ \fB-e \fI1|3|-1\fB\fR ] [ \fB-E \fINUM\fB\fR ] [ \fB-g\fR ] [ \fB-H \fIXXXX\fB\fR ] [ \fB-i \fINAME\fB\fR ] [ \fB-l \fINAME\fB\fR ] [ \fB-L \fILABEL\fB\fR ] [ \fB-n \fIXXXX\fB\fR ] [ \fB-N\fR ] [ \fB-o \fIXXXX\fB,\fIYYYY\fB,\fIZZZZ\fB\fR\fI ...\fR ] [ \fB-O\fR ] [ \fB-p \fIPART\fB\fR ] [ \fB-q\fR ] [ \fB-t \fIseconds\fB\fR ] [ \fB-T\fR ] [ \fB-u\fR ] [ \fB-U \fIXXXX\fB\fR ] [ \fB-v\fR ] [ \fB-V\fR ] [ \fB-w\fR ] [ \fB-@ \fIfile\fB\fR ] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP @@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ Partition number containing the bootloader (defaults to 1) Quiet mode - supresses output. .TP \fB--test \fIfilename\fB\fR -Don't write to NVRAM, write to \fIfilename\fR. +Don't write to NVRAM, write to \fIfilename\fR\&. .TP \fB-t | --timeout \fIseconds\fB\fR -Boot Manager timeout, in \fIseconds\fR. +Boot Manager timeout, in \fIseconds\fR\&. .TP \fB-T | --delete-timeout\fR Delete Timeout variable. @@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ Just print version string and exit. .TP \fB-w | --write-signature\fR write unique signature to the MBR if needed +.TP +\fB-@ | --append-binary-args \fR +append extra variable args from file (use - to read +from stdin). Data in file is appended as command line +arguments to the boot loader command, with no modification to +the data, so you can pass any binary or text data necessary. .SH "EXAMPLES" .TP 3 1. @@ -164,12 +170,12 @@ flag (* means active) and the name displayed on the screen. 2. .SS "CREATING A NEW BOOT OPTION" .PP -An OS installer would call \fBefibootmgr -c\fR. +An OS installer would call \fBefibootmgr -c\fR\&. This assumes that \fI/boot/efi\fR is your EFI System -Partition, and is mounted at \fI/dev/sda1\fR. This +Partition, and is mounted at \fI/dev/sda1\fR\&. This creates a new boot option, called "Linux", and puts it at the top of the boot order list. Options may be passed to modify the default -behavior. The default OS Loader is \fIelilo.efi\fR. +behavior. The default OS Loader is \fIelilo.efi\fR\&. .TP 3 3. .SS "CHANGING THE BOOT ORDER" @@ -212,7 +218,7 @@ You create the boot entry with: .SH "BUGS" .PP Please direct any bugs, features, patches, etc. to Matt Domsch -. +\&. .SH "AUTHOR" .PP This man page was generated by dann frazier for the