[src/trunk]: src/share/man/man8/man8.x86 Document optional speed argument to ...

[kim <kim%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/6cff9d97a508
branches:  trunk
changeset: 973871:6cff9d97a508
user:      kim <kim%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Wed Jul 15 12:38:30 2020 +0000

description:
Document optional speed argument to consdev

diffstat:

 share/man/man8/man8.x86/boot.8 |  17 ++++++++++++++---
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diffs (45 lines):

diff -r 97a108abac06 -r 6cff9d97a508 share/man/man8/man8.x86/boot.8
--- a/share/man/man8/man8.x86/boot.8    Wed Jul 15 12:36:30 2020 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man8/man8.x86/boot.8    Wed Jul 15 12:38:30 2020 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.20 2019/09/16 01:57:58 manu Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.21 2020/07/15 12:38:30 kim Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)boot_i386.8        8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
 .\"
-.Dd September 13, 2019
+.Dd July 15, 2020
 .Dt BOOT 8 x86
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 .Va boothowto .
 Boot the system in silent mode.
 .El
-.It Ic consdev Va dev
+.It Ic consdev Va dev Ns Oo Ns , Ns Va speed Oc
 Immediately switch the console to the specified device
 .Va dev
 and reprint the banner.
@@ -379,6 +379,17 @@
 .Sx Console Selection Policy
 in
 .Xr x86/boot_console 8 .
+.Pp
+A
+.Va speed
+for the serial port is optional and defaults to 9600.
+If a value of zero is specified, then the current baud rate (set by the
+BIOS) will be used.
+Setting the
+.Va speed
+with the
+.Ar pc
+device is not possible.
 .It Ic dev Op Va device
 Set the default drive and partition for subsequent file system
 operations.