From 7fb0c615807cdcc2d509e4d719763f2b196c6e72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lennart Poettering Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:24:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] man: extend on the --print-boot-path description a bit --- man/bootctl.xml | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/bootctl.xml b/man/bootctl.xml index 0c9fa80d09..070a31d09c 100644 --- a/man/bootctl.xml +++ b/man/bootctl.xml @@ -70,8 +70,17 @@ This option modifies the behaviour of status. Only prints the path to the Extended Boot Loader partition if it exists, and the path to the ESP otherwise to standard output and exit. This command is useful to determine where to place boot loader entries, as they are - preferably placed in the Extended Boot Loader partition if it exists and in the ESP otherwise. - + preferably placed in the Extended Boot Loader partition if it exists and in the ESP otherwise. + + Boot Loader Specification Type #1 entries should generally be placed in the directory + $(bootctl -x)/loader/entries/. Existence of that directory may also be used as + indication that boot loader entry support is available on the system. Similarly, Boot Loader + Specification Type #2 entries should be placed in the directory $(bootctl + -x)/EFI/Linux/. + + Note that this option (similar to the option mentioned + above), is available independently from the boot loader used, i.e. also without + systemd-boot being installed.