1 files changed, 18 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/man7/boot.7 b/man7/boot.7
index f69e8c1..3aa0341 100644
--- a/man7/boot.7
+++ b/man7/boot.7
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Modified 2004-11-03 patch from Martin Schulze <joey@infodrom.org>
 .\"
-.TH boot 7 2023-07-08 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
+.TH boot 7 2023-10-31 "Linux man-pages 6.7"
 .SH NAME
 boot \- System bootup process based on UNIX System V Release 4
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ kernel
 root user-space process (\fIinit\fR and \fIinittab\fR)
 .IP (5)
 boot scripts
-.PP
+.P
 Each of these is described below in more detail.
 .SS Hardware
 After power-on or hard reset, control is given
 to a program stored in read-only memory (normally
 PROM); for historical reasons involving the personal
 computer, this program is often called "the \fBBIOS\fR".
-.PP
+.P
 This program normally performs a basic self-test of the
 machine and accesses nonvolatile memory to read
 further parameters.
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ battery-backed CMOS memory, so most people
 refer to it as "the \fBCMOS\fR"; outside
 of the PC world, it is usually called "the \fBNVRAM\fR"
 (nonvolatile RAM).
-.PP
+.P
 The parameters stored in the NVRAM vary among
 systems, but as a minimum, they should specify
 which device can supply an OS loader, or at least which
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ interactive use, in order to enable specification of an alternative
 kernel (maybe a backup in case the one last compiled
 isn't functioning) and to pass optional parameters
 to the kernel.
-.PP
+.P
 In a traditional PC, the OS loader is located in the initial 512-byte block
 of the boot device; this block is known as "the \fBMBR\fR"
 (Master Boot Record).
-.PP
+.P
 In most systems, the OS loader is very
 limited due to various constraints.
 Even on non-PC systems,
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ there are some limitations on the size and complexity
 of this loader, but the size limitation of the PC MBR
 (512 bytes, including the partition table) makes it
 almost impossible to squeeze much functionality into it.
-.PP
+.P
 Therefore, most systems split the role of loading the OS between
 a primary OS loader and a secondary OS loader; this secondary
 OS loader may be located within a larger portion of persistent
 storage, such as a disk partition.
-.PP
+.P
 In Linux, the OS loader is often
 .BR grub (8)
 (an alternative is
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ The kernel starts the virtual memory
 swapper (it is a kernel process, called "kswapd" in a modern Linux
 kernel), and mounts some filesystem at the root path,
 .IR / .
-.PP
+.P
 Some of the parameters that may be passed to the kernel
 relate to these activities (for example, the default root filesystem
 can be overridden); for further information
 on Linux kernel parameters, read
 .BR bootparam (7).
-.PP
+.P
 Only then does the kernel create the initial userland
 process, which is given the number 1 as its
 .B PID
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ fundamentally different approach known as
 .BR systemd (1),
 for which the bootup process is detailed in its associated
 .BR bootup (7).
-.PP
+.P
 When
 .I /sbin/init
 starts, it reads
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ is single-user mode,
 and run level
 .B 2
 entails running most network services).
-.PP
+.P
 The administrator may change the current run level via
 .BR init (1),
 and query the current run level via
 .BR runlevel (8).
-.PP
+.P
 However, since it is not convenient to manage individual services
 by editing this file,
 .I /etc/inittab
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Note:
 The following description applies to an OS based on UNIX System V Release 4.
 However, a number of widely used systems (Slackware Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD)
 have a somewhat different scheme for boot scripts.
-.PP
+.P
 For each managed service (mail, nfs server, cron, etc.), there is
 a single startup script located in a specific directory
 .RI ( /etc/init.d
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ of the form  \fI/etc/rc[0\-6S].d\fR.
 In each of these directories,
 there are links (usually symbolic) to the scripts in the \fI/etc/init.d\fR
 directory.
-.PP
+.P
 A primary script (usually \fI/etc/rc\fR) is called from
 .BR inittab (5);
 this primary script calls each service's script via a link in the
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Each link whose name begins with \[aq]S\[aq] is called with
 the argument "start" (thereby starting the service).
 Each link whose name begins with \[aq]K\[aq] is called with
 the argument "stop" (thereby stopping the service).
-.PP
+.P
 To define the starting or stopping order within the same run level,
 the name of a link contains an \fBorder-number\fR.
 Also, for clarity, the name of a link usually
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ service on
 run level 2.
 This happens after \fI/etc/rc2.d/S12syslog\fR is run
 but before \fI/etc/rc2.d/S90xfs\fR is run.
-.PP
+.P
 To manage these links is to manage the boot order and run levels;
 under many systems, there are tools to help with this task
 (e.g.,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ inputs without editing an entire boot script,
 some separate configuration file is used, and is located in a specific
 directory where an associated boot script may find it
 (\fI/etc/sysconfig\fR on older Red Hat systems).
-.PP
+.P
 In older UNIX systems, such a file contained the actual command line
 options for a daemon, but in modern Linux systems (and also
 in HP-UX), it just contains shell variables.