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