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6*47468Scael.\"     @(#)installboot.8	7.2 (Berkeley) 03/16/91
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8*47468Scael.Dd
9*47468Scael.Dt INSTALLBOOT 8
10*47468Scael.Os BSD 4.3t
11*47468Scael.Sh NAME
12*47468Scael.Nm installboot
13*47468Scael.Nd installs a boot program in a file system
14*47468Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS
15*47468Scael.Nm installboot
16*47468Scael.Ar bootblock bootprog special
17*47468Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION
18*47468Scael.Xr Installboot
1929426Smckusickconcatentates
20*47468Scael.Ar bootblock
2129426Smckusickand
22*47468Scael.Ar bootprog
23*47468Scaeland writes at most
24*47468Scael.Dv BBSIZE
25*47468Scaelbytes (from
26*47468Scael.Aq Pa sys/fs.h )
2729426Smckusickof them on the first bytes of
28*47468Scael.Ar special .
29*47468Scael.Sh FILES
30*47468Scael.Bl -tag -width /usr/mdec/bootxxx -compact
31*47468Scael.It Pa /usr/mdec/??boot
32*47468Scaelboot blocks
33*47468Scael.It Pa /usr/mdec/boot??
34*47468Scaelboot programs
35*47468Scael.El
36*47468Scael.Sh SEE ALSO
37*47468Scael.Xr newfs 8 ,
38*47468Scael.Xr dd 1
39*47468Scael.Sh EXAMPLES
40*47468Scael.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
4129426Smckusickcd /usr/mdec
4229426Smckusickinstallboot raboot bootra /dev/ra0a
43*47468Scael.Ed
44*47468Scael.Sh BUGS
4529426SmckusickThere is no convenient way to determine the names of the boot blocks
4629426Smckusickand boot programs without
47*47468Scael.Em a priori
4829426Smckusickknowledge of one's make of disk.
49*47468Scael.Sh HISTORY
50*47468ScaelThe
51*47468Scael.Nm
52*47468Scaelcommand appeared in
53*47468Scael.Bx 4.3 tahoe .
54*47468ScaelThis manual page was written by Geoff Collyer.
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