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author | Yu Watanabe <watanabe.yu+github@gmail.com> | 2018-06-15 14:25:22 +0900 |
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committer | Yu Watanabe <watanabe.yu+github@gmail.com> | 2018-06-15 14:27:37 +0900 |
commit | 70c8db755558927bdea56e9571c5d71300a81e8e (patch) | |
tree | ca0c965d287e7bbc88973c45076671ed9fbe99e8 /man/systemd-boot.xml | |
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download | systemd-70c8db755558927bdea56e9571c5d71300a81e8e.tar.gz |
man: use systemd-boot instead of sd-boot
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diff --git a/man/systemd-boot.xml b/man/systemd-boot.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..09efbd34a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/systemd-boot.xml @@ -0,0 +1,232 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ --> + +<refentry id="systemd-boot" conditional='ENABLE_EFI' + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> + <refentryinfo> + <title>systemd-boot</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>7</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>systemd-boot</refname> + <refname>sd-boot</refname> + <refpurpose>A simple UEFI boot manager</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para><command>systemd-boot</command> or <command>sd-boot</command> is a simple + UEFI boot manager, previously known as <command>gummiboot</command>. It provides + a graphical menu to select the entry to boot and an editor for the kernel command + line. systemd-boot is only useful on machines using UEFI. + </para> + + <para>systemd-boot loads information from the EFI system partition (ESP), usually + mounted at <filename>/boot</filename>, <filename>/efi</filename>, or + <filename>/boot/efi</filename>. Configuration file fragments, kernels, initrds, + other EFI images need to reside on the ESP. Linux kernels must be built with + <option>CONFIG_EFI_STUB</option> to be able to be directly executed as an EFI + image. systemd-boot will automatically list other boot entries registered as EFI boot + variables, and a list of kernels from configuration files following the <ulink + url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec">Boot Loader + Specification</ulink> located under <filename>/loader/entries/</filename> on the + ESP.</para> + + <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>kernel-install</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + may be used to copy kernel images onto the ESP and to generate entries compliant + with the Boot Loader Specification. + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + may be used from a running system to locate the ESP, list available entries, and + install systemd-boot itself.</para> + + <para>systemd-boot will provide information about the time spent in UEFI firmware + using the + <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/BootLoaderInterface">Boot Loader Interface</ulink>. + This information can be displayed using + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-analyze</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Configuration</title> + + <para>systemd-boot reads configuration like the timeout and default entry from + <filename>/loader/loader.conf</filename> on the ESP and from EFI variables. See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loader.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Key bindings</title> + <para>The following keys may be used in the boot menu:</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>↑ (Up)</term> + <term>↓ (Down)</term> + <term>j</term> + <term>k</term> + <term>PageUp</term> + <term>PageDown</term> + <term>Home</term> + <term>End</term> + <listitem><para>Navigate up/down in the entry list</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>↵ (Enter)</term> + <listitem><para>Boot selected entry</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>d</term> + <listitem><para>Make selected entry the default</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>e</term> + <listitem><para>Edit the kernel command line for selected entry</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>+</term> + <term>t</term> + <listitem><para>Increase the timeout before default entry is booted</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-</term> + <term>T</term> + <listitem><para>Decrease the timeout</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>v</term> + <listitem><para>Show systemd-boot, UEFI, and firmware versions</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>P</term> + <listitem><para>Print status</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Q</term> + <listitem><para>Quit</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>h</term> + <term>?</term> + <listitem><para>Show a help screen</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Ctrl + l</term> + <listitem><para>Reprint the screen</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para>The following keys may be used during bootup or in the boot menu to + directly boot a specific entry:</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>l</term> + <listitem><para>Linux</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>w</term> + <listitem><para>Windows</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>a</term> + <listitem><para>OS X</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>s</term> + <listitem><para>EFI shell</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>1</term> + <term>2</term> + <term>3</term> + <term>4</term> + <term>5</term> + <term>6</term> + <term>7</term> + <term>8</term> + <term>9</term> + <listitem><para>Entry number 1 .. 9</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para>In the editor, most keys simply insert themselves, but the following keys + may be used to perform additional actions:</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>← (Left)</term> + <term>→ (Right)</term> + <term>Home</term> + <term>End</term> + <listitem><para>Navigate left/right</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Esc</term> + <listitem><para>Abort the edit and quit the editor</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Ctrl + k</term> + <listitem><para>Clear the command line</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Ctrl + w</term> + <term>Alt + Backspace</term> + <listitem><para>Delete word backwards</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Alt + d </term> + <listitem><para>Delete word forwards</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>↵ (Enter)</term> + <listitem><para>Boot entry with the edited command line</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para>Note that unless configured otherwise in the UEFI firmware, systemd-boot will + use the US keyboard layout, so key labels might not match for keys like +/-. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loader.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>, + <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/BootLoaderInterface">Boot Loader Interface</ulink>, + <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/systemd-boot/">upstream wiki page</ulink> + </para> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |