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Date:      Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:09:34 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r52888 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge
Message-ID:  <201903222009.x2MK9YRs033246@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: trhodes
Date: Fri Mar 22 20:09:34 2019
New Revision: 52888
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/52888

Log:
  There is no /boot/GENERIC.  Reword to advise on checking the installed kernel
  and better inform users on the upgrade path.
  
  PR:		235627

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml	Fri Mar 22 17:41:37 2019	(r52887)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge/chapter.xml	Fri Mar 22 20:09:34 2019	(r52888)
@@ -325,11 +325,9 @@ Uninstalling updates... done.</screen>
 	automatically updated by <command>freebsd-update</command>.
 	If a custom kernel is installed, it will have to be rebuilt
 	and reinstalled after <command>freebsd-update</command>
-	finishes installing the updates.  However,
-	<command>freebsd-update</command> will detect and update the
-	<filename>GENERIC</filename> kernel if
-	<filename>/boot/GENERIC</filename> exists, even if it is not
-	the current running kernel of the system.</para>
+	finishes installing the updates.  The default kernel name
+	is <emphasis>GENERIC</emphasis>.  The &man.uname.1; command
+	may be used to verify its installation.</para>
 
       <note>
 	<para>Always keep a copy of the <filename>GENERIC</filename>



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