petitboot.8

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.\"  * For syntax help see the man pages for 'mdoc' and 'mdoc.samples'.
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.Dd ""
.Dt petitboot 8
.Os
.\"
.Sh NAME
.\" ====
.Nm petitboot
.Nd The Petitboot bootloader
.\"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.\" ===========
Petitboot is a platform independent bootloader based on Linux kexec.
Petitboot can load Linux kernel and initrd images from any device that
can be mounted by Linux, and can also load images from the network
using the
HTTP, HTTPS, NFS, SFTP, and TFTP
protocols.
.Pp
Petitboot looks for bootloader configuration files on mountable devices
in the system, and can also be configured to use boot information
from a DHCP server.
.\"
.Sh SEE ALSO
.\" ========
.Xr petitboot-nc 8 , Xr petitboot-twin 8 , Xr pb-discover 8 , Xr pb-event 8
.\"
.Sh REPORTING BUGS
.\" ==============
Send bug reports to Geoff Levand <geoff @ infradead.org>