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25.Dd July 22, 2020
26.Dt ZFSBOOTCFG 8
27.Os
28.Sh NAME
29.Nm zfsbootcfg
30.Nd "specify zfsboot options for the next boot"
31.Sh SYNOPSIS
32.Nm
33.Ao Ar options Ac
34.Nm
35.Op Fl n Ar name
36.Op Fl k Ar key
37.Op Fl p
38.Op Fl t Ar type
39.Op Fl v Ar value
40.Op Fl z Ar pool
41.Nm
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43.Nm
44is used to set
45.Xr boot.config 5 Ns -style
46options to be used by
47.Xr zfsboot 8 ,
48.Xr gptzfsboot 8
49or
50.Xr loader 8
51the next time the machine is booted.
52Once
53.Xr zfsboot 8
54or
55.Xr gptzfsboot 8
56or
57.Xr loader 8
58reads the information, it is deleted.
59If booting fails, the machine automatically reverts to the previous
60boot configuration.
61The information is stored in a special boot environment area of a ZFS pool.
62.Pp
63If used without arguments,
64.Nm
65will output the current boot configuration, if set.
66.Pp
67The following options are supported by
68.Nm :
69.Bl -tag -width indent
70.It Fl k Ar key
71Define key for
72.Ao key , value Ac
73pair.
74.It Fl n Ar name
75Update nvlist
76.Ar name .
77.It Fl p
78Print all information stored in ZFS pool bootenv area.
79.It Fl t Ar type
80Set type of
81.Ar value
82used in
83.Ao key , value Ac
84pair.
85Currently supported types are:
86.Bl -tag -width indent -compact
87.It Ar DATA_TYPE_BYTE
88.It Ar DATA_TYPE_INT8
89.It Ar DATA_TYPE_UINT8
90.It Ar DATA_TYPE_INT16
91.It Ar DATA_TYPE_UINT16
92.It Ar DATA_TYPE_INT32
93.It Ar DATA_TYPE_UINT32
94.It Ar DATA_TYPE_INT64
95.It Ar DATA_TYPE_UINT64
96.It Ar DATA_TYPE_BOOLEAN_VALUE
97.It Ar DATA_TYPE_STRING
98.El
99.Pp
100If not specified, the default is
101.Ar DATA_TYPE_STRING .
102.It Fl v Ar value
103Define value for
104.Ao key , value Ac
105pair.
106.It Fl z Ar pool
107Operate on
108.Ar pool .
109.El
110.Sh ENVIRONMENT
111.Bl -tag -width vfs.root.mountfrom -compact
112.It Ev vfs.root.mountfrom
113The
114.Xr kenv 1
115variable that identifies a pool for which the options are written.
116.El
117.Sh EXAMPLES
118Try to boot to a new
119.Em boot environment
120without changing the
121.Cm bootfs
122property of a pool:
123.Pp
124.Dl "zfsbootcfg ""zfs:tank/ROOT/newbe:""
125.Pp
126To clear the boot options:
127.Pp
128.Dl "zfsbootcfg """"
129.Sh SEE ALSO
130.Xr boot.config 5 ,
131.Xr bectl 8 ,
132.Xr gptzfsboot 8 ,
133.Xr loader 8 ,
134.Xr zfsboot 8
135.Sh HISTORY
136.Nm
137appeared in
138.Fx 11.1 .
139.Sh AUTHORS
140This manual page was written by
141.An Andriy Gapon Aq Mt avg@FreeBSD.org .
142