Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:42:43 -0500 (EST) From: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@freebsd.org> To: "Mike." <the.lists@mgm51.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Typo in Example 19.1 in Handbook? Message-ID: <alpine.GSO.1.10.1312161441220.27579@multics.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <201312161045300400.056963DD@smtp.24cl.home> References: <201312161045300400.056963DD@smtp.24cl.home>
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On Mon, 16 Dec 2013, Mike. wrote: > > > This example > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/geom-glabel.html#idp80661168 > > > has the text > > "...Reboot the system, and at the loader(8) prompt, press 4 to > boot into single user mode. Then enter the following > commands:..." > > > I run FreeBSD 9.2, and the 'boot into single user mode' option > shows as #2 on the loader menu. Option #4 is 'Reboot'. > > Did the option numbering change since the example was written? > If the option numbering does chnage between releases, maybe the > mention of the option number should be removed and the option > text used instead. The numbering did change since that example was written, though I believe there is strong pressure to not repeat such a change. (The numbering change was part of a big rewrite in how the loader interface presented itself.) I will try to update the text to be correct for the current numbering scheme. Thanks for the report! -Ben Kaduk
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