ZIPL-SWITCH-TO-BLSCFG(8)

💅 zipl-switch-to-blscfg — the zipl-switch-to-blscfg(8) page from the System Manager's Manual 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the zipl-switch-to-blscfg(8) manual page — it's giving switching zipl to use BootLoaderSpec configuration and honestly? iconic. 🦋

🌸 NAME 🌸

zipl-switch-to-blscfg — switch zipl to use BootLoaderSpec configuration. periodt. 💖

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

zipl-switch-to-blscfg [OPTIONS]
zipl-switch-to-blscfg {-h|-v}

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so this script literally switches the zipl boot-loader configuration to use BootLoaderSpec files to define IPL sections. no cap. For each Linux kernel defined in the zipl.conf config file, a BLS fragment is generated in the BLS directory specified. Also, zipl.conf is modified to only contain global configuration. All IPL sections come from BLS files. slay. 💖

🔥 OPTIONS 🔥

• -h, --help — print this help and exit. that's it, that's the vibe. ✨
• -v, --version — print version information and exit. show me the receipts, bestie. 👑
• --backup-suffix <SUFFIX> — the suffix used for backup files, defaults to .bak. cute backup accessory, lowkey essential. 🎀
• --bls-directory <DIRECTORY> — the DIRECTORY where the BLS fragments will be stored. the directory is created if it does not exist. by default /boot/loader/entries is used. she'll make the folder if she has to, fr fr. 🦋
• --config-file <FILE> — the FILE used for zipl configuration file, defaults to /etc/zipl.conf. iykyk. 💅
• --ignore-default — ignore the default option from the zipl configuration file. not me ignoring the default option, couldn't be me. 🙈
• --use-version-name — use the section kernel version as the BLS file name. main character energy for the kernel version. ⭐

made with 💖 by s390-tools, May 2022 — mwah! 💋