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Add '-s' option to simply display the number of bytes available for the rdroot
filesystem in the specified kernel.

No behaviour change to existing uses of rdsetroot.

Improved option handling & ok kn@

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.Dd $Mdocdate: April 24 2023 $
.Dt RDSETROOT 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm rdsetroot
.Nd insert disk image into RAMDISK kernel
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm rdsetroot
.Fl s
.Ar kernel
.Nm rdsetroot
.Op Fl dx
.Ar kernel
.Op Ar disk.fs
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility inserts the file
.Ar disk.fs
into the reserved space inside a RAMDISK kernel.
If
.Ar disk.fs
is not specified,
.Nm
reads from standard input.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl d
Debug.
.It Fl s
Print the size in bytes of the reserved space in the RAMDISK kernel.
No insertion or extraction is attempted.
.It Fl x
Rather than inserting, extract the
.Ar disk.fs
image.
If
.Ar disk.fs
is not specified,
.Nm
writes to standard output.
The disk can be made accessible using
.Xr vnconfig 8 ,
filesystems can be manipulated, and finally re-inserted into the RAMDISK kernel.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr config 8 ,
.Xr disklabel 8 ,
.Xr vnconfig 8