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[src/trunk]: src/share/man/man8/man8.alpha Add EXIT STATUS section. Use more ...
details: https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/35f4c64aca07
branches: trunk
changeset: 354910:35f4c64aca07
user: wiz <wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date: Tue Jul 04 06:42:46 2017 +0000
description:
Add EXIT STATUS section. Use more macros.
New sentence, new line.
diffstat:
share/man/man8/man8.alpha/mkbootimage.8 | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diffs (80 lines):
diff -r 0733eb33fde3 -r 35f4c64aca07 share/man/man8/man8.alpha/mkbootimage.8
--- a/share/man/man8/man8.alpha/mkbootimage.8 Tue Jul 04 06:34:03 2017 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man8/man8.alpha/mkbootimage.8 Tue Jul 04 06:42:46 2017 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: mkbootimage.8,v 1.9 2017/07/03 21:31:00 wiz Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: mkbootimage.8,v 1.10 2017/07/04 06:42:46 wiz Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Christopher G. Demetriou
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@
.Nm
utility creates bootable image files from
.Nx Ns Tn /alpha
-bootstrap programs. Bootable image
-files can be placed directly on disk or tape to create bootable
-media which can be booted by the SRM console. This is
-primarily useful for creating bootable tapes or disk sets with the
+bootstrap programs.
+Bootable image files can be placed directly on disk or tape to
+create bootable media which can be booted by the SRM console.
+This is primarily useful for creating bootable tapes or disk sets
+with the
.Pa /usr/mdec/ustarboot
bootstrap program, or for creating firmware upgrade media
using firmware upgrade programs.
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@
The
.Nm
utility does not install bootstrap programs to make
-disks bootable. To do that, use
+disks bootable.
+To do that, use
.Xr installboot 8 .
Similarly, it is not necessary to use
.Nm
@@ -86,16 +88,14 @@
.Nm
is doing.
.El
-.Pp
-The
-.Nm
-utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /usr/mdec/ustarboot -compact
.It Pa /usr/mdec/ustarboot
.Dq ustar
file system bootstrap program
.El
+.Sh EXIT STATUS
+.Ex -std mkbootimage
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bd -literal -offset indent
mkbootimage as200_v5_8.exe as200_v5_8.exe.bootimage
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
That bootable image could then be written to floppy,
disk, CD-ROM, or tape to create bootable firmware
update media.
-.Pp
.Bd -literal -offset indent
(mkbootimage /usr/mdec/ustarboot; tar cvf - netbsd) | \\
dd of=/dev/rst0
@@ -115,8 +114,8 @@
Make a bootable image from the bootstrap program
.Pa /usr/mdec/ustarboot ,
concatenate it with a tar file containing a kernel,
-and write the output to a tape. This is an example of
-how to create a tape which boots a kernel.
+and write the output to a tape.
+This is an example of how to create a tape which boots a kernel.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr alpha/boot 8 ,
.Xr installboot 8
@@ -129,4 +128,5 @@
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
-utility was written by Chris Demetriou.
+utility was written by
+.An Chris Demetriou .
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