<title>Description</title>
<para>
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- will read <filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/loader/loader.conf</filename> and any files with the
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> will
+ read <filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/loader/loader.conf</filename>, and any files with the
<literal>.conf</literal> extension under
- <filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/loader/entries/</filename> on the EFI system partition (ESP).
+ <filename><replaceable>ESP</replaceable>/loader/entries/</filename> on the EFI system partition (ESP) as
+ defined by <ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>.
</para>
<para>Each configuration file must consist of an option name, followed by
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Boot entries defined with <ulink
- url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink> description files
- located in <filename>/loader/entries/</filename> on the ESP and the Extended Boot Loader
- Partition. These usually describe Linux kernel images with associated initrd images, but alternatively
- may also describe arbitrary other EFI executables.</para></listitem>
-
- <listitem><para>Unified kernel images following the <ulink
- url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>, as executable EFI
- binaries in <filename>/EFI/Linux/</filename> on the ESP and the Extended Boot Loader Partition.
- </para></listitem>
+ url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot Loader Specification</ulink> Type #1
+ description files located in <filename>/loader/entries/</filename> on the ESP and the Extended Boot
+ Loader Partition. These usually describe Linux kernel images with associated initrd images, but
+ alternatively may also describe other arbitrary EFI executables.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>Unified kernel images, <ulink url="https://systemd.io/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION">Boot
+ Loader Specification</ulink> Type #2, which are executable EFI binaries in
+ <filename>/EFI/Linux/</filename> on the ESP and the Extended Boot Loader Partition.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>The Microsoft Windows EFI boot manager, if installed</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The Microsoft Windows EFI boot manager, if installed.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>The Apple macOS boot manager, if installed</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The Apple macOS boot manager, if installed.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>The EFI Shell binary, if installed</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The EFI Shell binary, if installed.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>A reboot into the UEFI firmware setup option, if supported by the firmware</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>A reboot into the UEFI firmware setup option, if supported by the firmware.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para><command>systemd-boot</command> supports the following features:</para>