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Very preliminary loader.efi(8) man page

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MAN+= boot1.efi.8 MAN+= boot1.efi.8
.endif .endif
MAN+= loader.8 MAN+= loader.8
.if ${MK_EFI} != "no"
MAN+= loader.efi.8
.endif
.include <bsd.prog.mk> .include <bsd.prog.mk>

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.Dd April 25, 2019
.Dt LOADER.EFI 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm loader.efi
.Nd UEFI kernel loader
.Sh DESCRIPTION
On UEFI systems,
.Nm
loads the kernel.
It is installed into the ESP (EFI System Partition), either in the
default location of
.Pa /efi/boot/bootXXX.efi
within the ESP, in the
.Fx
reserved area as
.Pa /efi/freebsd/loader.efi
within the ESP ,
or within the system as
.Pa /boot/loader.efi .
.Xr boot1.efi 8
is used to load
.Nm
when it is placed within the system.