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diff --git a/man7/bootparam.7 b/man7/bootparam.7 index 30611d8254..82367bd4ff 100644 --- a/man7/bootparam.7 +++ b/man7/bootparam.7 @@ -108,12 +108,18 @@ argument. Any remaining arguments that were not picked up by the kernel and were not interpreted as environment variables are then passed onto process -one, which is usually the init program. +one, which is usually the +.BR init (1) +program. The most common argument that -is passed to the init process is the word 'single' which instructs init +is passed to the +.I init +process is the word 'single' which instructs it to boot the computer in single user mode, and not launch all the usual daemons. -Check the manual page for the version of init installed on +Check the manual page for the version of +.BR init (1) +installed on your system to see what arguments it accepts. .SS General non-device specific boot arguments .TP |