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Fix date format in manual pages.
2017-06-03 19:27:30 +00:00
.Dd January 5, 2016
Add sysinstall(8), sysmerge(8), and sysupgrade(8).
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.Dt SYSINSTALL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm sysinstall
.Nd operating system installer
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm sysinstall
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is an interactive command line program that creates a new installation of the
Correct manpage spacing per roff(7) convention. roff(7) dictates that "Each sentence should terminate at the end of an input line." Instead of doing this, Sortix manpages (incorrectly) used double-spaces to separate sentences. Additionally, fix a few small typos.
2017-02-15 21:56:28 +00:00
operating system.
It asks basic questions, prepares a new root filesystem, makes a copy of the
current operating system there and configures it for usage.
Add sysinstall(8), sysmerge(8), and sysupgrade(8).
2016-02-18 21:16:02 +00:00
The installation proceeds as described in
.Xr installation 7 .
.Pp
.Nm
must be run as root with stdin, stdout and stderr all pointing to the terminal.
It is intended to be run from a live environment and not from an actual
installation.
.Sh SEE ALSO
Add automatic installer and upgrader.
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.Xr autoinstall.conf 5 ,
Add sysinstall(8), sysmerge(8), and sysupgrade(8).
2016-02-18 21:16:02 +00:00
.Xr installation 7 ,
.Xr sysupgrade 8