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	.Op Ar config-name Op Ar site-name			.Op Ar config-name Op Ar site-name
	.Sh DESCRIPTION			.Sh DESCRIPTION
	The			The
	.Nm			.Nm
	utility is a script which produces a minimal implementation of			utility is a script which produces a minimal implementation of
	.Fx			.Fx
	(historically called			(historically called
	.Nm PicoBSD )			.Nm PicoBSD )
	which typically fits on a small media such as a floppy disk,			which typically fits on a small media,
	or can be downloaded as a			or can be downloaded as a
	single image file from some media such as CDROM, flash memory, or through			single image file from some media such as CDROM, flash memory, or through
	etherboot.			etherboot.
	.Pp			.Pp
	The			The
	.Nm			.Nm
	utility was originally created to build simple standalone systems			utility was originally created to build simple standalone systems
	such as firewalls or bridges, but because of the ability to			such as firewalls or bridges, but because of the ability to
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	used to override/update those in the memory file system.			used to override/update those in the memory file system.
	.Pp			.Pp
	The system loads the kernel in the normal way, uncompresses			The system loads the kernel in the normal way, uncompresses
	the memory file system and mounts it as root.			the memory file system and mounts it as root.
	It then updates the memory			It then updates the memory
	file system with files from the boot media (if present),			file system with files from the boot media (if present),
	and executes a specialized version of			and executes a specialized version of
	.Pa /etc/rc .			.Pa /etc/rc .
	The boot media (floppy, etc.) is			The boot media is
	required for loading only, and typically used read-only.			required for loading only, and typically used read-only.
	After the boot phase, the system runs entirely from RAM.			After the boot phase, the system runs entirely from RAM.
	.Pp			.Pp
	The following options are available (but also check the			The following options are available (but also check the
	.Nm			.Nm
	script for more details).			script for more details).
	The most important options for common operations are			The most important options for common operations are
	.Fl src ,			.Fl src ,
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