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diff --git a/man/bootctl.xml b/man/bootctl.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9cfa9cc --- /dev/null +++ b/man/bootctl.xml @@ -0,0 +1,154 @@ +<?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="bootctl" conditional='ENABLE_EFI' + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> + <refentryinfo> + <title>bootctl</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>bootctl</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>bootctl</refname> + <refpurpose>Control the firmware and boot manager settings</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>bootctl</command> + <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> + <arg choice="req">COMMAND</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para><command>bootctl</command> can check the EFI boot loader status, list available boot loaders and boot loader + entries, and install, update, or remove the + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> boot loader on the + current system.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + <para>The following options are understood:</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--path=</option></term> + <listitem><para>Path to the EFI System Partition (ESP). If not specified, <filename>/efi</filename>, + <filename>/boot</filename>, and <filename>/boot/efi</filename> are checked in turn. It is recommended to mount + the ESP to <filename>/boot</filename>, if possible.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>-p</option></term> + <term><option>--print-path</option></term> + <listitem><para>This option modifies the behaviour of <command>status</command>. + Just print the path to the EFI System Partition (ESP) to standard output and + exit.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--no-variables</option></term> + <listitem><para>Do not touch the firmware's boot loader list stored in EFI variables.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-pager"/> + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help"/> + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version"/> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Commands</title> + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>status</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Shows brief information about the system firmware, the boot loader that was used to boot the + system, the boot loaders currently available in the ESP, the boot loaders listed in the firmware's list of boot + loaders and the current default boot loader entry. If no command is specified, this is the implied + default.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>install</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Installs systemd-boot into the EFI system partition. A copy of <command>systemd-boot</command> + will be stored as the EFI default/fallback loader at + <filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI</filename>. The boot loader is then added to the + top of the firmware's boot loader list.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>update</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Updates all installed versions of + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, if the + available version is newer than the version installed in the EFI system partition. This also includes the EFI + default/fallback loader at <filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI</filename>. The boot + loader is then added to end of the firmware's boot loader list if missing.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>remove</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Removes all installed versions of <command>systemd-boot</command> from the EFI system partition + and the firmware's boot loader list.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>list</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Shows all available boot loader entries implementing the <ulink + url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader + Specification</ulink>, as well as any other entries discovered or automatically generated by the boot + loader.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>set-default</option> <replaceable>ID</replaceable></term> + <term><option>set-oneshot</option> <replaceable>ID</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Sets the default boot loader entry. Takes a single boot loader entry ID string as argument. The + <option>set-oneshot</option> command will set the default entry only for the next boot, the + <option>set-default</option> will set it persistently for all future boots.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Exit status</title> + <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Environment</title> + <para>If <varname>$SYSTEMD_RELAX_ESP_CHECKS=1</varname> is set the validation checks for the ESP are relaxed, and + the path specified with <option>--path=</option> may refer to any kind of file system on any kind of + partition.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>, + <ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_INTERFACE">Boot Loader Interface</ulink> + </para> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |