bsdinstall(8): fix manpage issues

- Start new sentences on new lines.
- Separate e.g. (more of an igor thing) with commas, and rewrite some examples
  not to be enclosed in parentheses.

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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd October 31, 2014
.Dd May 23, 2017
.Dt BSDINSTALL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -39,17 +39,18 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is used for installation of new systems, both for system setup from
installation media (e.g. CD-ROMs) and for use on live systems to prepare
installation media, e.g., CD-ROMs, and for use on live systems to prepare
VM images and jails.
.Pp
Much like
.Xr make 1 , Nm
takes a target and possible parameters of the target as arguments. If
invoked with no arguments, it will invoke the
takes a target and possible parameters of the target as arguments.
If invoked with no arguments, it will invoke the
.Cm auto
target, which provides a standard interactive installation, invoking the
others in sequence. To perform a scripted installation, these subtargets
can be invoked separately by an installation script.
others in sequence.
To perform a scripted installation,
these subtargets can be invoked separately by an installation script.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Nm
supports the following options, global to all targets:
@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ If
is set, also configures the network interfaces of the current system to match.
.It Cm autopart
Provides the installer's interactive guided disk partitioner for single-disk
installations. Defaults to UFS.
installations.
Defaults to UFS.
.It Cm zfsboot
Provides an alternative ZFS-only automatic interactive disk partitioner.
Creates a single
@ -135,8 +137,8 @@ to encrypt the disk.
Provides the installer's interactive manual disk partitioner with an interface
identical to
.Xr sade 8 .
Supports multiple disks as well as UFS, ZFS, and FAT file systems. ZFS
is set up with one pool and dataset per partition.
Supports multiple disks as well as UFS, ZFS, and FAT file systems.
ZFS is set up with one pool and dataset per partition.
.It Cm scriptedpart Ar parameters
Sets up disks like
.Cm autopart
@ -150,14 +152,16 @@ Each disk setup is specified by a three-part argument:
.Op Ar scheme
.Op Ar {partitions}
.Pp
Multiple disk setups are separated by semicolons. The
Multiple disk setups are separated by semicolons.
The
.Ar disk
argument specifies the disk on which to operate (which will be erased),
while the
.Ar scheme
argument specifies the
.Xr gpart 8
partition scheme to apply to the disk. If
partition scheme to apply to the disk.
If
.Ar scheme
is unspecified,
.Cm scriptedpart
@ -167,7 +171,8 @@ The
argument is also optional and specifies how to partition
.Ar disk .
It consists of a comma-separated list of partitions to create enclosed in
curly braces. Each partition declaration takes the form
curly braces.
Each partition declaration takes the form
.Pp
.Ar size
.Ar type
@ -178,15 +183,17 @@ specifies the partition size to create in bytes (K, M, and G suffixes
can be appended to specify kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes respectively),
while the
.Em auto
keyword causes the partition to take all the remaining space on the disk. The
keyword causes the partition to take all the remaining space on the disk.
The
.Ar type
option chooses the
.Xr gpart 8
filesystem type (e.g. freebsd-ufs, freebsd-zfs, or freebsd-swap).
filesystem type, e.g., freebsd-ufs, freebsd-zfs, or freebsd-swap.
The optional
.Ar mount point
argument sets where the created partition is to be mounted in the installed
system. As an example, a typical invocation looks like:
system.
As an example, a typical invocation looks like:
.Pp
bsdinstall scriptedpart ada0 { 20G freebsd-ufs /, 4G freebsd-swap, 20G freebsd-ufs /var, auto freebsd-ufs /usr }
.Pp
@ -238,37 +245,43 @@ Reads a small amount of data from
.Pa /dev/random
and stores it in a file in the new system's root directory.
.It Cm config
Installs the configuration files destined for the new system (e.g. rc.conf
Installs the configuration files destined for the new system, e.g.,
.Xr rc.conf 5
fragments generated by
.Cm netconfig ,
etc.) onto the new system.
.El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables control various aspects of the installation
process. Many are used internally during installation and have reasonable
default values for most installation scenarios. Others are set by various
interactive user prompts, and can be usefully overridden when making scripted
or customized installers.
process.
Many are used internally during installation and have reasonable default values
for most installation scenarios.
Others are set by various interactive user prompts, and can be usefully
overridden when making scripted or customized installers.
.Bl -tag -width ".Ev BSDINSTALL_DISTSITE"
.It Ev DISTRIBUTIONS
The set of distributions to install (e.g. "base kernel ports"). Default: none
The set of distributions to install, e.g., "base kernel ports".
Default: none
.It Ev BSDINSTALL_DISTDIR
The directory in which the distribution files can be found (or to which they
should be downloaded). Default:
should be downloaded).
Default:
.Pa /usr/freebsd-dist
.It Ev BSDINSTALL_DISTSITE
URL from which the distribution files should be downloaded if they are not
already present in the directory defined by
.Ev BSDINSTALL_DISTDIR .
This should be a full path to the files, including architecture and release
names. Most targets (e.g.
names.
Most targets, e.g.,
.Cm auto
and
.Cm jail )
.Cm jail ,
that prompt for a
.Fx
mirror will skip that step if this variable is already defined in the
environment. Example:
environment.
Example:
.Pa ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/powerpc/powerpc64/9.1-RELEASE
.It Ev BSDINSTALL_CHROOT
The directory into which the distribution files should be unpacked and the
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Default:
.Pa /mnt
.It Ev BSDINSTALL_LOG
Path to a log file for the installation. Default:
Path to a log file for the installation.
Default:
.Pa /tmp/bsdinstall_log
.It Ev BSDINSTALL_TMPETC
Directory where files destined for the new system's
.Pa /etc
will be stored until the
.Cm config
target is executed. If this directory does not already exist, it will be
created. Default:
target is executed.
If this directory does not already exist, it will be created.
Default:
.Pa /tmp/bsdinstall_etc
.It Ev BSDINSTALL_TMPBOOT
Directory where files destined for the new system's
.Pa /boot
will be stored until the
.Cm config
target is executed. If this directory does not already exist, it will be
created. Default:
target is executed.
If this directory does not already exist, it will be created.
Default:
.Pa /tmp/bsdinstall_boot
.El
.Sh SCRIPTING
@ -307,8 +323,9 @@ a shell script run under
.Xr chroot 8
in the newly installed system before
.Nm
exits. The two parts are separated by the usual script header (#!), which
also sets the interpreter for the setup script.
exits.
The two parts are separated by the usual script header (#!), which also sets
the interpreter for the setup script.
.Pp
A typical bsdinstall script looks like this:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
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release media, such a script placed at
.Pa /etc/installerconfig
will be run at boot time and the system will be rebooted automatically after
the installation has completed. This can be used for unattended network
installation of new systems; see
the installation has completed.
This can be used for unattended network installation of new systems; see
.Xr diskless 8
for details.
.Ss PREAMBLE
The preamble consists of installer settings. These control global installation
parameters (see
The preamble consists of installer settings.
These control global installation parameters (see
.Sx ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES )
as well as disk partitioning. The preamble is interpreted as a
as well as disk partitioning.
The preamble is interpreted as a
.Xr sh 1
script run at the very beginning of the install. If more complicated behavior
than setting these variables is desired, arbitrary commands can be run here
to extend the installer. In addition to the variables in
script run at the very beginning of the install.
If more complicated behavior than setting these variables is desired,
arbitrary commands can be run here to extend the installer.
In addition to the variables in
.Sx ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES ,
in particular
.Ev DISTRIBUTIONS ,
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.Ev PARTITIONS .
.Ss SETUP SCRIPT
Following the preamble is an optional shell script, beginning with a #!
declaration. This script will be run at the end of the installation process
inside a
declaration.
This script will be run at the end of the installation process inside a
.Xr chroot 8
environment in the newly installed system and can be used to set up
configuration files, install packages, etc. Note that newly configured
system services (e.g. networking) have not been started in the installed
system at this time and only installation host services are available.
configuration files, install packages, etc.
Note that newly configured system services, e.g., networking have not
been started in the installed system at this time and only installation
host services are available.
.Sh HISTORY
This version of
.Nm