palo/usage.txt

Usage: palo [options]
    (if an option is repeated, the last instance of it takes precedence)
    -?,	--help	Print this information
    -c,	--commandline=default kernel command line
		Maximum 127 characters.
    -k, --recoverykernel=path to recovery kernel (perhaps /boot/vmlinux)
    -b, --bootloader=path to boot loader (usually /usr/share/palo/iplboot)
    -r, --ramdisk=path to initial ramdisk image
    -I, --init-partitioned=partitioned device or file
    		Initialize a pre-partitioned device, usually a hard disk.
		The partition table is not modified.  Requires only -c and -b
		though -k is customary and prudent.
    -U, --update-partitioned=partitioned device or file
    		Update a pre-partitioned device, usually a hard disk.
		The partition table is not modified.  Usually used to
		modify the default kernel command line (-c).
    -s, --init-tape=file
    		Initialize an unpartitioned file which can be copied to
		tape, disk, or used as a bootp image.  Requires -c, -b, -k.
    -C, --init-cdrom=iso-image-file
    		Convert an ISO image already containing a kernel, boot loader,
		and optionally a ramdisk, into a PA-RISC bootable image.
		Requires -c, -b, -k, and optionally -r.  The files named on
		the palo command line must have EXACTLY the same contents as
		those already in the ISO image.
    -f, --configfile=path to config file
		Each line in the named configuration file is added
		as a separate argument to the beginning of the palo
		command line arguments (thus command-line options
		override config file options).

		Short or long options can be used with long options
		peferred for readability in the configuration file.
		WARNING: No quotations or other shell syntax is understood,
		so use
			--commandline=a b c
		not
			--commandline='a b c'.
		The short-option config file form of the above is:
			-c
			a b c

		Blank lines and lines beginning with # are ignored.
		Whitespace at the beginning and ends of lines is discarded.

		When -f is not specified, palo tries /etc/palo.conf.  Use
		--configfile=/dev/null to avoid configuration files or
		warnings when /etc/palo.conf is missing.
    -v, --verbose
		Provide more verbose information when running palo
    -e, --format-as=type
		This is only for partitioned media:  Format the palo
		partition as an ext2 (type == 2) or ext3 (type == 3)
		partition.  With this option, you cannot specify
		any parameters, kernels or ramdisks to be loaded into
		the palo partition
		

'palo' with no arguments whatsoever is equivalent to 'palo -f /etc/palo.conf'.

When more than one of -I, -U, -s and -C are used, only the
last one is effective.