45 lines
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Groff
45 lines
1.2 KiB
Groff
.Dd $Mdocdate: October 5 2015 $
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.Dt KERNEL 7
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm kernel
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.Nd operating system kernel
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Pa /boot/sortix.bin
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.Op Fl \-init Ns "=" Ns Ar init-command-line
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Pa /boot/sortix.bin
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is the operating system
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.Nm kernel .
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It initializes and manages the hardware to provide a multitasking computing
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environment. The kernel is a
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.Xr multiboot 7
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compatible executable loaded by the bootloader along with a companion
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.Xr initrd 7
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that contains a userland.
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.Pp
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The kernel extracts the initrd into the initial kernel memory root filesystem
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and executes
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.Xr init 8
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as
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.Pa /sbin/init .
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The computer is powered off if this process exits 0, rebooted if it exits 1,
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halted if it exits 2, and paniced otherwise.
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.Pp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width "12345678"
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.It Fl \-init Ns "=" Ns Ar init-command-line
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The
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.Ar init-command-line
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argument is split into tokens and used as the command line to invoke the
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specified
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.Xr init 8 .
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.It Fl \-no-random-seed
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Don't warn if no random seed file was loaded by the bootloader (usually from
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.Pa /boot/random.seed ) .
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This option is useful for live environments where this situation is unavoidable.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr initrd 7 ,
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.Xr init 8
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