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35 .Nd set kernel RAM disk image
40 .Op Fl I Ar image_symbol
41 .Op Fl S Ar size_symbol
47 command copies the disk image specified by
49 into the memory disk storage area in
51 The file system present in
53 will typically be used by the kernel
54 as the root file system.
56 To recognize kernel executable format, the
58 flag specifies BFD name of kernel.
64 flags specify the symbol names of image and size of memory disk
71 will write back the actual disk image size back into
78 will print out status information as
79 it is copying the image.
85 will extract the disk image from
89 This is the opposite of the default behavior.