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authorFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2007-07-17 18:33:24 +0000
committerFrans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>2007-07-17 18:33:24 +0000
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- Also mention ?= in the general section on boot parameters
- The url expansion magic only works in auto mode, so don't mention it in the general boot parameter section
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</para><para>
+Normally, preseeding a question in this way will mean that the question will
+not be asked. To set a specific default value for a question, but still have
+the question asked, use <quote>?=</quote> instead of <quote>=</quote> as
+operator. See also <xref linkend="preseed-seenflag"/>.
+
+</para><para>
+
Note that some variables that are frequently set at the boot prompt
have a shorter alias. If an alias is available, it is used in the
-examples in this appendix instead of the full variable. In
-particular, the <literal>preseed/url</literal> variable has been
-aliased as <literal>url</literal> and has some extra magic to allow
-shortened urls to be used. Another example is the <literal>tasks</literal>
+examples in this appendix instead of the full variable. The
+<literal>preseed/url</literal> variable for example has been aliased as
+<literal>url</literal>. Another example is the <literal>tasks</literal>
alias, which translates to <literal>tasksel:tasksel/first</literal>.
</para><para>