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| ===== Synopsis ===== | ===== Synopsis ===== | ||
| - | imgfetch [--name <name>] <uri> [<arguments>...] | + | imgfetch [--name <name>] [--timeout <timeout>] <uri> [<arguments>...] |
| or | or | ||
| - | module [--name <name>] <uri> [<arguments>...] | + | module [--name <name>] [--timeout <timeout>] <uri> [<arguments>...] |
| or | or | ||
| - | initrd [--name <name>] <uri> [<arguments>...] | + | initrd [--name <name>] [--timeout <timeout>] <uri> [<arguments>...] |
| ===== Examples ===== | ===== Examples ===== | ||
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| ===== Description ===== | ===== Description ===== | ||
| - | Download an 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 image. | + | Download an 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 image. |
| If this command is executed from within an iPXE [[:scripting|script]], then the URI will be interpreted as being relative to the URI of the script itself. For example, if the script ''%%http://boot.ipxe.org/demo/boot.php%%'' contains the line | If this command is executed from within an iPXE [[:scripting|script]], then the URI will be interpreted as being relative to the URI of the script itself. For example, if the script ''%%http://boot.ipxe.org/demo/boot.php%%'' contains the line | ||
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| ===== Notes ===== | ===== Notes ===== | ||
| - | The commands ''imgfetch'', ''module'', and ''initrd'' are identical. | + | There is no difference between the commands ''imgfetch'', ''module'', and ''initrd''. |
| When booting a Linux kernel, any argument supplied to the ''initrd'' command will be used as the pathname for that image within the initial RAM filesystem. For example, if you have the script | When booting a Linux kernel, any argument supplied to the ''initrd'' command will be used as the pathname for that image within the initial RAM filesystem. For example, if you have the script | ||
