From 439c6251e40391d0781f1726a38dd2c042198a18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frans Pop Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:33:24 +0000 Subject: - 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 --- en/appendix/preseed.xml | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index 8d133ec75..bc8515ac2 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -330,12 +330,18 @@ during the configuration of the relevant package. +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 ?= instead of = as +operator. See also . + + + 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 preseed/url variable has been -aliased as url and has some extra magic to allow -shortened urls to be used. Another example is the tasks +examples in this appendix instead of the full variable. The +preseed/url variable for example has been aliased as +url. Another example is the tasks alias, which translates to tasksel:tasksel/first. -- cgit v1.2.3