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authorMichael Niewöhner <foss@mniewoehner.de>2021-09-21 17:37:32 +0200
committerFelix Singer <felixsinger@posteo.net>2022-09-29 17:02:58 +0000
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flashrom.8: add missing entry for `--flash-contents`
Change-Id: I64a8200a86329bd26a2069c5dc39430de9f8ba09 Signed-off-by: Michael Niewöhner <foss@mniewoehner.de> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/57807 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Nico Huber <nico.h@gmx.de> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/67856 Reviewed-by: Felix Singer <felixsinger@posteo.net>
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/flashrom.8.tmpl b/flashrom.8.tmpl
index c1a228be7..5192d0b4f 100644
--- a/flashrom.8.tmpl
+++ b/flashrom.8.tmpl
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ Only flash region/image
.B <imagename>
from flash layout.
.TP
+.B "\-\-flash\-contents <ref\-file>"
+The file contents of
+.BR <ref\-file>
+will be used to decide which parts of the flash need to be written. Providing
+this saves an initial read of the full flash chip. Be careful, if the provided
+data doesn't actually match the flash contents, results are undefined.
+.TP
.B "\-L, \-\-list\-supported"
List the flash chips, chipsets, mainboards, and external programmers
(including PCI, USB, parallel port, and serial port based devices)