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--- cmd:chain [2012/11/20 01:12]
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+++ cmd:chain [2015/08/14 00:13]
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 ===== Synopsis =====
-    chain [--name <name>] [<uri|image>] [<arguments>...]
+    chain [--name <name>] [--timeout <timeout>] [<uri|image>] [<arguments>...]
 or
-    imgexec [--name <name>] [<uri|image>] [<arguments>...]
+    imgexec [--name <name>] [--timeout <timeout>] [<uri|image>] [<arguments>...]
 or
-    boot [--name <name>] [<uri|image>] [<arguments>...]
+    boot [--name <name>] [--timeout <timeout>] [<uri|image>] [<arguments>...]
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     initrd http://192.168.0.1/initrd.img
-    chain http://192.168.0.1/vmlinuz vga=788
+    chain http://192.168.0.1/vmlinuz vga=788 console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty0
 === Boot the currently-selected image ===
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 ===== Description =====
-Download and boot an executable image from the specified URI.  A name for the downloaded image can be specified using the ''%%--name%%'' option.  Any remaining arguments will be passed directly to the booted image.
+Download and boot an executable image from the specified URI.  A name for the downloaded image can be specified using the ''%%--name%%'' option.  A download progress timeout can be specified (in milliseconds) using the ''%%--timeout%%'' option.  Any remaining arguments will be passed directly to the booted image.
 If no image is explicitly specified, iPXE will boot the currently-selected image (as reported by the ''[[:cmd:imgstat]]'' command).