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+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Joerg Wunsch
+.\"
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\"
+.\" $Id$
+.\" "
+.Dd May 2, 1996
+.Dt DSET 8
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm dset
+.Nd "update the boot file to the current configuration"
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm dset
+.Op Fl vqt
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm Dset
+records the configuration changes for ISA devices that have been made
+from within
+.Em UserConfig
+after booting with the
+.Fl c
+option.  The changes (if any) are always attempted to be recorded into
+the file as obtained by
+.Xr getbootfile 3 .
+.Nm Dset
+is typically called from within
+.Pa /etc/rc .
+.Pp
+.Nm Dset
+understands the following options:
+.Bl -tag -width indent -compact
+.It Fl v
+Verbose; tell what is being done.
+.It Fl q
+Quiet; don't print any error messages.
+.It Fl t
+Test only; don't actually record any changes to the boot file, print
+only what would have been done.  This implies
+.Fl v .
+.El
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+The
+.Nm
+utility exits with status 0 on success, or with status 1 if any
+problem occured.  Unless
+.Fl q
+has been specified, a short message hinting to the cause of the problem
+will be printed to standard error output.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr getbootfile 3 ,
+.Xr boot_i386 8 ,
+.Xr rc 8
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+command appeared in
+.Tn FreeBSD
+2.0.5.