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1.1       afresh1     1: .\" $OpenBSD$
                      2: .\"
                      3: .\" Copyright (c) 2021 Andrew Hewus Fresh <afresh1@openbsd.org>
                      4: .\"
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1.2     ! afresh1    17: .Dd $Mdocdate: December 15 2021 $
1.1       afresh1    18: .Dt FW_INSTALL 1
                     19: .Os
                     20: .Sh NAME
                     21: .Nm fw_install
                     22: .Nd download and install non-free firmware packages
                     23: .Sh SYNOPSIS
                     24: .Nm
                     25: .Op Fl DL
                     26: .Op Ar driver | file ...
                     27: .Sh DESCRIPTION
                     28: The
                     29: .Nm
                     30: utility downloads and installs non-free firmware packages.
                     31: It is designed as a version of
                     32: .Xr fw_update 1
1.2     ! afresh1    33: that can run in the limited environment of the installer.
1.1       afresh1    34: .Pp
                     35: The options are as follows:
                     36: .Bl -tag -width Ds
                     37: .It -D
                     38: Downloads firmware packages to the current directory without installing.
                     39: .It -L
1.2     ! afresh1    40: Installs firmware from a local copy in the current directory.
1.1       afresh1    41: .El
                     42: .Pp
                     43: Additional arguments are taken as
                     44: device names for which filenames will be looked up
                     45: or as filenames of firmware packages be installed.
                     46: If no additional arguments are given,
                     47: .Nm
                     48: searches
                     49: .Xr dmesg 8
                     50: for
                     51: .Pa firmware_patterns
                     52: to find matching drivers.
                     53: .Sh ENVIRONMENT
1.2     ! afresh1    54: .Bl -tag -width DESTDIRXXX
1.1       afresh1    55: .It Ev DESTDIR
1.2     ! afresh1    56: The root of the system to install into.
1.1       afresh1    57: .El
                     58: .Sh FILES
                     59: .Bl -tag -width Ds
                     60: .It Pa ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/misc/firmware_patterns
                     61: A list of patterns used to detect needed firmware from the
                     62: .Xr dmesg 8 .
                     63: .It Pa ${DESTDIR}/etc/signify/openbsd-XX-fw.pub
                     64: Used with
                     65: .Xr signify 1
                     66: to verify downloaded firmware files.
                     67: .El
                     68: .Sh EXIT STATUS
                     69: .Ex -std
                     70: .\" .Sh EXAMPLES
                     71: .Sh SEE ALSO
                     72: .Xr fw_update 1 ,
                     73: .Xr dmesg 8
                     74: .\" .Sh STANDARDS
                     75: .Sh AUTHORS
                     76: The
                     77: .Nm
1.2     ! afresh1    78: program was designed and written by
1.1       afresh1    79: .An Andrew Hewus Fresh Aq Mt afresh1@openbsd.org
1.2     ! afresh1    80: as a limited version of
        !            81: .Xr fw_update 1 .
1.1       afresh1    82: .\" .Sh CAVEATS