@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ the Linux installers syslinux and syslinux-mtools, 'DEVICE' should be an
3030unmounted file system. For the DOS/Win32/Win64 installers, 'DEVICE'
3131should be a drive like 'a:' (case insensitive).
3232
33- For versions ~4.00 and later, either -i/--install or -U/--update must be
34- specified unless modifying the ADV of an existing install (options
35- tagged with 'ADV') or requesting the help/usage or version info, .
33+ For versions ~4.00 and later, either *-i*/*--install* or *-U*/*--update*
34+ must be specified unless modifying the ADV of an existing install
35+ (options tagged with 'ADV') or requesting the help/usage or version
36+ info.
3637
3738If, during boot, the Shift or Alt keys are held down, or the Caps or
3839Scroll locks are set, *Syslinux* will display a *lilo*(8) -style "boot:"
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ Please note, the ldlinux.sys boot loader file is flagged as immutable
4849boot-time integrity. File systems with a sufficiently large boot loader
4950reserved area, like btrfs, will have ldlinux.sys installed there rather
5051than as a normal file. Prior to version 4.00, extlinux would install a
51- file extlinux.sys which versions 4.00 and later installers will replace with ldlinux.sys.
52+ file extlinux.sys which versions 4.00 and later installers will replace
53+ with ldlinux.sys.
5254
5355
5456== OPTIONS ==
@@ -83,8 +85,7 @@ active.
8385only).
8486
8587*-f*, *--force*::
86- Force install even if it appears unsafe. Before 4.00, -f was used for
87- --offset in the Linux installers.
88+ Force install even if it appears unsafe.
8889
8990*-H*, *--heads* 'head-count'::
9091Override the detected number of heads for the geometry. See also
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ in the boot sequence (usually the next hard disk) instead of stopping
110111with an error message. This is useful for RAID-1 booting.
111112
112113*--reset-adv*::
113- (ADV) Reset auxilliary data vector.
114+ (ADV) Reset auxiliary data vector.
114115
115116*-S*, *--sectors* 'sector-count'::
116117Override the detected number of sectors for the geometry. See also
@@ -119,13 +120,14 @@ Override the detected number of sectors for the geometry. See also
119120*-s*, *--stupid*::
120121Install a "safe, slow and stupid" version of *SYSLINUX*. This version
121122may work on some very buggy BIOSes on which *SYSLINUX* would otherwise
122- fail. If you find a machine on which the -s option is required to make
123+ fail. If you find a machine on which the *-s* option is required to make
123124it boot reliably, please send as much info about your machine as you
124125can, and include the failure mode.
125126
126127*-t*, *--offset* 'offset'::
127128(Linux syslinux/syslinux-mtools ONLY) Indicates that the filesystem is
128- at an offset from the base of the device or file.
129+ at an offset from the base of the device or file. Some older versions
130+ did not accept the short format, *-t*.
129131
130132*-z*, *--zipdrive*
131133Assume zipdrive geometry ('--heads 64 --sectors 32'). See also *--head*
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ the partion number is:
195197 iflag=fullblock conv=notrunc of=/dev/sda
196198+
197199Note: using 'cat' for writing the MBR can under some circumstances cause
198- data loss or overwritting . For this reason, using 'dd' is recommended
200+ data loss or overwriting . For this reason, using 'dd' is recommended
199201for all situations.
200202
201203//[FIXME]: any clean way to handle the above long command for manpage?
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