Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 16:19:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Pepper <pepper@rockefeller.edu> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: "Daniel C.Sobral" <dcs@FreeBSD.org> Subject: docs/40237: Typos in loader.conf.5 Message-ID: <20020705201937.A9B58A944@guest.reppep.com>
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>Number: 40237 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Typos in loader.conf.5 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jul 05 13:20:02 PDT 2002 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Chris Pepper >Release: FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD guest.reppep.com 4.6-STABLE FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE #2: Fri Jul 5 11:33:25 EDT 2002 root@guest.reppep.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: There are several typos and awkward wordings in /usr/share/man/man5/loader.conf.5.gz. >How-To-Repeat: man loader.conf >Fix: Apply this patch to fix and clarify the loader.conf man page. --- loader.conf.5.diff begins here --- --- loader.conf.5 Fri Jul 5 14:44:14 2002 +++ loader.conf.5.fixed Fri Jul 5 16:02:31 2002 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ .Nm contains descriptive information on bootstrapping the system. Through it you can specify the kernel to be booted, parameters to be passed to -it, additional modules to be loaded, and generally set all variables +it, and additional modules to be loaded; and generally set all variables described in .Xr loader 8 . .Pp @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ and can be sourced by .Xr sh 1 , some settings are treated in a special fashion. Also, the -behavior of some settings depends only on it's suffix. +behavior of some settings is defined by the setting's suffix; the prefix identifies which module the setting controls. .Pp The general parsing rules are: .Bl -bullet @@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ .Pp Unless it belongs to one of the classes of settings that receive special treatment, a setting will set the value of a -.Xr loader 8 Ns 's +.Xr loader 8 environment variable. The settings that receive special -treatment are listed below. The ones beginning with a +treatment are listed below. Settings beginning with .Qq * -define the modules to be loaded and -may have any prefix. All such settings sharing a common +below define the modules to be loaded and +may have any prefix; the prefix identifies a module. All such settings sharing a common prefix refer to the same module. .Bl -tag -width Ar .It Ar exec @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ command. This type of setting cannot be processed by programs other than .Xr loader 8 , -so it's use should be avoided. Multiple instances of it will be processed +so its use should be avoided. Multiple instances of it will be processed independently. .It Ar loader_conf_files Defines additional configuration files to be processed right after the @@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ .It Ar kernel_options Flags to be passed to the kernel. .It Ar password -Provides a password to be asked by check-password before execution is +Provides a password to be required by check-password before execution is allowed to continue. .It Ar verbose_loading If set to .Dq YES , -the modules' names will be displayed as they are loaded. +module names will be displayed as they are loaded. .It Ar *_load If set to .Dq YES , @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ a bitmap will be loaded to be displayed on screen while booting. .It Va bitmap_name .Pq Dq /boot/splash.bmp -Name of the bitmap to be loaded. Any other name can be used. +Name of the bitmap to be loaded. Any valid bitmap path can be used. .It Va kernel .Pq Dq /kernel .It Va loader_conf_files @@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ .Pq Dq NO If set to .Dq YES , -will load the splash screen module, making possible to display a bmp image +will load the splash screen module, making it possible to display a bmp image on the screen while booting. .It Va splash_pcx_load .Pq Dq NO If set to .Dq YES , -will load the splash screen module, making possible to display a pcx image +will load the splash screen module, making it possible to display a pcx image on the screen while booting. .It Va userconfig_script_load .Pq Dq NO --- loader.conf.5.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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