Index: usr.sbin/binmiscctl/binmiscctl.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/binmiscctl/binmiscctl.c
+++ usr.sbin/binmiscctl/binmiscctl.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 	CMD_ENABLE,
 	CMD_LOOKUP,
 	CMD_LIST,
+	CMD_SHORT_ADD,
 };
 
 extern char *__progname;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
 int add_cmd(int argc, char *argv[], ximgact_binmisc_entry_t *xbe);
 int name_cmd(int argc, char *argv[], ximgact_binmisc_entry_t *xbe);
 int noname_cmd(int argc, char *argv[], ximgact_binmisc_entry_t *xbe);
+int short_add_cmd(int argc, char *argv[], ximgact_binmisc_entry_t *xbe);
 
 static const struct {
 	const int token;
@@ -111,6 +113,15 @@
 		"List all the binary image activators",
 		""
 	},
+	{
+		CMD_SHORT_ADD,
+		"short",
+		short_add_cmd,
+		"Short hand for adding TARGET_ARCH (requires 'root' privilege)",
+		"--target_arch <TARGET_ARCH>\n"
+		"\t\tTARGET_ARCH values:\tarmv6, mips, mips64,\n"
+		"\t\t\t\t\tpowerpc, powerpc64, sparc64"
+	},
 };
 
 static const struct option
@@ -224,7 +235,7 @@
 }
 
 static int
-demux_cmd(__unused int argc, char *const argv[])
+demux_cmd(int argc, char *const argv[])
 {
 	size_t i;
 
@@ -233,6 +244,18 @@
 
 	for(i = 0; i < ( sizeof (cmds) / sizeof (cmds[0])); i++) {
 		if (!strcasecmp(cmds[i].name, argv[0])) {
+			if (i == CMD_SHORT_ADD)  {
+				if (argc < 2) {
+					usage("SHORT requires an architecture argument\n");
+					i = -1;
+				} else {
+					/* check for valid shorthand arch */
+					char *arch = argv[1];
+					printf("short hand command detected, setting up argv[1] %s\n",
+						argv[1]);
+					i = short_add_cmd(argc, &arch, NULL);
+				}
+			}
 			return (i);
 		}
 	}
@@ -370,6 +393,60 @@
 	return (0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Unlike other cmd functions, this one is called directly from demux_cmd to setup
+ * a fake add_cmd() call.
+ */
+int
+short_add_cmd(__unused int argc, char *argv[], __unused ximgact_binmisc_entry_t *xbe)
+{
+	__unused char *fake_argv[10];
+	__unused int   fake_argc[10];
+	int i;
+#define NUM_SHORTCUTS 6
+	__unused const char *supported_target_arch[NUM_SHORTCUTS] =
+	{
+		"armv6",
+		"mips", 
+		"mips64",
+		"powerpc",
+		"powerpc64",
+		"sparc64",
+	};
+	/*
+	 * compare target_arch to our list of
+	 * known short cuts, setup commands and
+	 * execute add_cmd.
+	 *
+	 * Currently known configurations:
+	 * armv6, mips, mips64, powerpc, powerpc64, sparc64
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_SHORTCUTS; i++)
+		if (!strcmp(supported_target_arch[i], argv[0])) {
+			printf("Found %s\n", argv[0]);
+			return(-1);
+		}
+	if (i == NUM_SHORTCUTS){
+		printf("Unknown shortcut found\n");
+		usage("'%s' Unknown shortcut [%s]", argv[1]);
+		return (-1);
+	}
+	/* set name */
+	//strlcpy(argv[1], fake_argv[0], IBE_NAME_MAX);
+	/* set --interpreter */
+	//strlcpy(], fake_argv[0], IBE_NAME_MAX);
+
+	/* set --magic */
+	/* set --mask */
+	/* set --size */
+/*	This return ends up changing the cmd issued.  
+	I decided to have this command return CMD_ADD
+	after it is complete setting up the short hand
+	for the architecture
+*/
+	return -1;
+}
+
 int
 name_cmd(__unused int argc, char *argv[], ximgact_binmisc_entry_t *xbe)
 {
@@ -434,6 +511,7 @@
 		xbe_out_szp = &xbe_out_sz;
 	}
 
+	return 0;
 	error = sysctlbyname(cmd_sysctl_name[cmd], xbe_outp, xbe_out_szp,
 	    xbe_inp, xbe_in_sz);