<para><command>bootctl</command> can check the EFI boot loader status, list
available entries, and install, update, or remove the
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
boot loader on the current system.</para>
<para><command>bootctl status</command> shows the currently installed versions of
</para>
<para><command>bootctl update</command> updates all installed versions of
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
if the current version is newer than the version installed in the EFI system
partition. This also includes the EFI default/fallback loader at
<filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI</filename>. A
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>,
<ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/BootLoaderInterface">Boot Loader Interface</ulink>
</para>
<refnamediv>
<refname>loader.conf</refname>
- <refpurpose>Configuration file for sd-boot</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Configuration file for systemd-boot</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
will read <filename>/loader/loader.conf</filename> and any files with the
<literal>.conf</literal> extension under
<filename>/loader/loader.conf.d/</filename> on the EFI system partition (ESP).
<para>If the timeout is disabled, the default entry will be booted
immediately. The menu can be shown by pressing and holding a key before
- sd-boot is launched.</para>
+ systemd-boot is launched.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
['resolvectl', '1', ['resolvconf'], 'ENABLE_RESOLVE'],
['resolved.conf', '5', ['resolved.conf.d'], 'ENABLE_RESOLVE'],
['runlevel', '8', [], 'ENABLE_UTMP'],
- ['sd-boot', '7', [], 'ENABLE_EFI'],
['sd-bus-errors',
'3',
['SD_BUS_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED',
['systemd-ask-password', '1', [], ''],
['systemd-backlight@.service', '8', ['systemd-backlight'], 'ENABLE_BACKLIGHT'],
['systemd-binfmt.service', '8', ['systemd-binfmt'], 'ENABLE_BINFMT'],
+ ['systemd-boot', '7', ['sd-boot'], 'ENABLE_EFI'],
['systemd-cat', '1', [], ''],
['systemd-cgls', '1', [], ''],
['systemd-cgtop', '1', [], ''],
<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ -->
-<refentry id="sd-boot" conditional='ENABLE_EFI'
+<refentry id="systemd-boot" conditional='ENABLE_EFI'
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
- <title>sd-boot</title>
+ <title>systemd-boot</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>sd-boot</refentrytitle>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-boot</refname>
<refname>sd-boot</refname>
<refpurpose>A simple UEFI boot manager</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<para><command>systemd-boot</command> or <command>sd-boot</command> is a simple
UEFI boot manager, previously known as <command>gummiboot</command>. It provides
a graphical menu to select the entry to boot and an editor for the kernel command
- line. sd-boot is only useful on machines using UEFI.
+ line. systemd-boot is only useful on machines using UEFI.
</para>
- <para>sd-boot loads information from the EFI system partition (ESP), usually
+ <para>systemd-boot loads information from the EFI system partition (ESP), usually
mounted at <filename>/boot</filename>, <filename>/efi</filename>, or
<filename>/boot/efi</filename>. Configuration file fragments, kernels, initrds,
other EFI images need to reside on the ESP. Linux kernels must be built with
<option>CONFIG_EFI_STUB</option> to be able to be directly executed as an EFI
- image. sd-boot will automatically list other boot entries registered as EFI boot
+ image. systemd-boot will automatically list other boot entries registered as EFI boot
variables, and a list of kernels from configuration files following the <ulink
url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec">Boot Loader
Specification</ulink> located under <filename>/loader/entries/</filename> on the
with the Boot Loader Specification.
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
may be used from a running system to locate the ESP, list available entries, and
- install sd-boot itself.</para>
+ install systemd-boot itself.</para>
- <para>sd-boot will provide information about the time spent in UEFI firmware
+ <para>systemd-boot will provide information about the time spent in UEFI firmware
using the
<ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/BootLoaderInterface">Boot Loader Interface</ulink>.
This information can be displayed using
<refsect1>
<title>Configuration</title>
- <para>sd-boot reads configuration like the timeout and default entry from
+ <para>systemd-boot reads configuration like the timeout and default entry from
<filename>/loader/loader.conf</filename> on the ESP and from EFI variables. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>loader.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para>
<varlistentry>
<term>v</term>
- <listitem><para>Show sd-boot, UEFI, and firmware versions</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Show systemd-boot, UEFI, and firmware versions</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- <para>Note that unless configured otherwise in the UEFI firmware, sd-boot will
+ <para>Note that unless configured otherwise in the UEFI firmware, systemd-boot will
use the US keyboard layout, so key labels might not match for keys like +/-.
</para>
</refsect1>