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Correct typos. Improve format for asciidoc-to-manpage conversion. Wrap text. Correct info. Help phase-out deprecated and/or conflicting options. Signed-off-by: Gene Cumm <gene.cumm@gmail.com>
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@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ the Linux installers syslinux and syslinux-mtools, 'DEVICE' should be an
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unmounted file system. For the DOS/Win32/Win64 installers, 'DEVICE'
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should be a drive like 'a:' (case insensitive).
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For versions ~4.00 and later, either -i/--install or -U/--update must be
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specified unless modifying the ADV of an existing install (options
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tagged with 'ADV') or requesting the help/usage or version info, .
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For versions ~4.00 and later, either *-i*/*--install* or *-U*/*--update*
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must be specified unless modifying the ADV of an existing install
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(options tagged with 'ADV') or requesting the help/usage or version
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info.
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If, during boot, the Shift or Alt keys are held down, or the Caps or
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Scroll locks are set, *Syslinux* will display a *lilo*(8) -style "boot:"
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boot-time integrity. File systems with a sufficiently large boot loader
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reserved area, like btrfs, will have ldlinux.sys installed there rather
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than as a normal file. Prior to version 4.00, extlinux would install a
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file extlinux.sys which versions 4.00 and later installers will replace with ldlinux.sys.
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file extlinux.sys which versions 4.00 and later installers will replace
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with ldlinux.sys.
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== OPTIONS ==
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only).
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*-f*, *--force*::
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Force install even if it appears unsafe. Before 4.00, -f was used for
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--offset in the Linux installers.
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Force install even if it appears unsafe.
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*-H*, *--heads* 'head-count'::
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Override the detected number of heads for the geometry. See also
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with an error message. This is useful for RAID-1 booting.
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*--reset-adv*::
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(ADV) Reset auxilliary data vector.
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(ADV) Reset auxiliary data vector.
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*-S*, *--sectors* 'sector-count'::
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Override the detected number of sectors for the geometry. See also
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*-s*, *--stupid*::
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Install a "safe, slow and stupid" version of *SYSLINUX*. This version
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may work on some very buggy BIOSes on which *SYSLINUX* would otherwise
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fail. If you find a machine on which the -s option is required to make
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fail. If you find a machine on which the *-s* option is required to make
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it boot reliably, please send as much info about your machine as you
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can, and include the failure mode.
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*-t*, *--offset* 'offset'::
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(Linux syslinux/syslinux-mtools ONLY) Indicates that the filesystem is
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at an offset from the base of the device or file.
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at an offset from the base of the device or file. Some older versions
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did not accept the short format, *-t*.
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*-z*, *--zipdrive*
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Assume zipdrive geometry ('--heads 64 --sectors 32'). See also *--head*
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iflag=fullblock conv=notrunc of=/dev/sda
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Note: using 'cat' for writing the MBR can under some circumstances cause
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data loss or overwritting. For this reason, using 'dd' is recommended
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data loss or overwriting. For this reason, using 'dd' is recommended
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for all situations.
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//[FIXME]: any clean way to handle the above long command for manpage?

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