diff --git a/man/loader.conf.xml b/man/loader.conf.xml
index f14b77b537..293f59adfd 100644
--- a/man/loader.conf.xml
+++ b/man/loader.conf.xml
@@ -21,47 +21,44 @@
- ESP/loader/loader.conf,
- ESP/loader/entries/*.conf
- XBOOTLDR/loader/entries/*.conf
-
+ ESP/loader/loader.conf
Description
- systemd-boot7 will
- read ESP/loader/loader.conf, and any files with the
- .conf extension under
- ESP/loader/entries/ on the EFI system partition (ESP),
- and XBOOTLDR/loader/entries/ on the extended boot loader
- partition (XBOOTLDR) as defined by Boot Loader
- Specification.
-
+ systemd-boot7 reads
+ ESP/loader/loader.conf. This file configures whether the
+ menu is shown and for how long, the font, audible beep, types of menu entries to show, the default
+ choice, and some aspects of Secure Boot enrollment and firmware handling. See the list of available
+ options below.
- Each of these configuration files must consist of series of newline (i.e. ASCII code 10) separated
- lines, each consisting of an option name, followed by whitespace, and the option
- value. # may be used to start a comment line. Empty and comment lines are ignored. The
- files use UTF-8 encoding.
+ The file uses UTF-8 encoding and consists of series of lines separated by "line feed" (i.e. ASCII
+ code 10). Lines that are empty or start with the comment sign (#) are ignored. Other
+ lines consist of an option name, followed by whitespace, and the option value.
+
Boolean arguments may be written as
- yes/y/true/t/on/1 or
+ yes/y/true/t/on/1
+ or
no/n/false/f/off/0.
+
+ Note: systemd-boot will also read boot loader entry files,
+ type #1 (ESP/loader/entries/*.conf and
+ XBOOTLDR/loader/entries/*.conf)
+ and type #2 (ESP/EFI/Linux/*.uki
+ and XBOOTLDR/EFI/Linux/*.uki).
+ Those files are described by the
+ Boot Loader
+ Specification.
Options
- The configuration options supported by
- ESP/loader/entries/*.conf and
- XBOOTLDR/loader/entries/*.conf files are defined as part
- of the Boot Loader
- Specification.
-
- The following configuration are supported by the loader.conf configuration
- file:
+ The following configuration are supported in loader.conf: