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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+:
+
+bootdev command
+===============
+
+Synopis
+-------
+
+::
+
+ bootdev list [-p] - list all available bootdevs (-p to probe)\n"
+ bootdev select <bm> - select a bootdev by name\n"
+ bootdev info [-p] - show information about a bootdev";
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The `bootdev` command is used to manage bootdevs. It can list available
+bootdevs, select one and obtain information about it.
+
+See :doc:`../../develop/bootstd` for more information about bootdevs in general.
+
+
+bootdev list
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This lists available bootdevs
+
+Scanning with `-p` causes the bootdevs to be probed. This happens automatically
+when they are used.
+
+The list looks something like this:
+
+=== ====== ====== ======== =========================
+Seq Probed Status Uclass Name
+=== ====== ====== ======== =========================
+ 0 [ + ] OK mmc mmc@7e202000.bootdev
+ 1 [ ] OK mmc sdhci@7e300000.bootdev
+ 2 [ ] OK ethernet smsc95xx_eth.bootdev
+=== ====== ====== ======== =========================
+
+
+The fields are as follows:
+
+Seq:
+ Sequence number in the scan, used to reference the bootflow later
+
+Probed:
+ Shows a plus (+) if the device is probed, empty if not.
+
+Status:
+ Shows the status of the device. Typically this is `OK` meaning that there is
+ no error. If you use -p and an error occurs when probing, then this shows
+ the error number. You can look up Linux error codes to find the meaning of
+ the number.
+
+Uclass:
+ Name of the media device's Uclass. This indicates the type of the parent
+ device (e.g. MMC, Ethernet).
+
+Name:
+ Name of the bootdev. This is generated from the media device appended
+ with `.bootdev`
+
+
+bootdev select
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Use this to select a particular bootdev. You can select it by the sequence
+number or name, as shown in `bootdev list`.
+
+Once a bootdev is selected, you can use `bootdev info` to look at it or
+`bootflow scan` to scan it.
+
+If no bootdev name or number is provided, then any existing bootdev is
+unselected.
+
+
+bootdev info
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This shows information on the current bootdev, with the format looking like
+this:
+
+========= =======================
+Name mmc@7e202000.bootdev
+Sequence 0
+Status Probed
+Uclass mmc
+Bootflows 1 (1 valid)
+========= =======================
+
+Most of the information is the same as `bootdev list` above. The new fields
+are:
+
+Device
+ Name of the bootdev
+
+Status
+ Shows `Probed` if the device is probed, `OK` if not. If `-p` is used and the
+ device fails to probe, an error code is shown.
+
+Bootflows
+ Indicates the number of bootflows attached to the bootdev. This is 0
+ unless you have used 'bootflow scan' on the bootflow, or on all bootflows.
+
+
+Example
+-------
+
+This example shows listing available bootdev and getting information about
+one of them::
+
+ U-Boot> bootdev list
+ Seq Probed Status Uclass Name
+ --- ------ ------ -------- ------------------
+ 0 [ + ] OK mmc mmc@7e202000.bootdev
+ 1 [ ] OK mmc sdhci@7e300000.bootdev
+ 2 [ ] OK ethernet smsc95xx_eth.bootdev
+ --- ------ ------ -------- ------------------
+ (3 devices)
+ U-Boot> bootdev sel 0
+ U-Boot> bootflow scan
+ U-Boot> bootdev info
+ Name: mmc@7e202000.bootdev
+ Sequence: 0
+ Status: Probed
+ Uclass: mmc
+ Bootflows: 1 (1 valid)
+
+
+Return value
+------------
+
+The return value $? is always 0 (true).
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+:
+
+bootflow command
+================
+
+Synopis
+-------
+
+::
+
+ bootflow scan [-abel] [bootdev]
+ bootflow list [-e]
+ bootflow select [<num|name>]
+ bootflow info [-d]
+ bootflow boot
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The `bootflow` command is used to manage bootflows. It can scan bootdevs to
+locate bootflows, list them and boot them.
+
+See :doc:`../../develop/bootstd` for more information.
+
+
+bootflow scan
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Scans for available bootflows, optionally booting the first valid one it finds.
+This operates in two modes:
+
+- If no bootdev is selected (see `bootdev select`) it scans bootflows one
+ by one, extracting all the bootdevs from each
+- If a bootdev is selected, it just scans that one bootflow
+
+Flags are:
+
+-a
+ Collect all bootflows, even those that cannot be loaded. Normally if a file
+ is not where it is expected, then the bootflow fails and so is dropped
+ during the scan. With this option you can see why each bootflow would be
+ dropped.
+
+-b
+ Boot each valid bootflow as it is scanned. Typically only the first bootflow
+ matters, since by then the system boots in the OS and U-Boot is no-longer
+ running. `bootflow scan -b` is a quick way to boot the first available OS.
+ A valid bootflow is one that made it all the way to the `loaded` state.
+
+-e
+ Used with -l to also show errors for each bootflow. The shows detailed error
+ information for each bootflow that failed to make it to the `loaded` state.
+
+-l
+ List bootflows while scanning. This is helpful when you want to see what
+ is happening during scanning. Use it with the `-b` flag to see which
+ bootdev and bootflows are being tried.
+
+The optional argument specifies a particular bootdev to scan. This can either be
+the name of a bootdev or its sequence number (both shown with `bootdev list`).
+Alternatively a convenience label can be used, like `mmc0`, which is the type of
+device and an optional sequence number. Specifically, the label is the uclass of
+the bootdev's parent followed by the sequence number of that parent. Sequence
+numbers are typically set by aliases, so if you have 'mmc0' in your devicetree
+alias section, then `mmc0` refers to the bootdev attached to that device.
+
+
+bootflow list
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Lists the previously scanned bootflows. You must use `bootflow scan` before this
+to see anything.
+
+If you scanned with -a and have bootflows with errors, -e can be used to show
+those errors.
+
+The list looks something like this:
+
+=== ====== ====== ======== ==== =============================== ================
+Seq Method State Uclass Part Name Filename
+=== ====== ====== ======== ==== =============================== ================
+ 0 distro ready mmc 2 mmc\@7e202000.bootdev.part_2 /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ 1 pxe ready ethernet 0 smsc95xx_eth.bootdev.0 rpi.pxe/extlinux/extlinux.conf
+=== ====== ====== ======== ==== =============================== ================
+
+The fields are as follows:
+
+Seq:
+ Sequence number in the scan, used to reference the bootflow later
+
+Method:
+ The boot method (bootmeth) used to find the bootflow. Several methods are
+ included in U-Boot.
+
+State:
+ Current state of the bootflow, indicating how far the bootdev got in
+ obtaining a valid one. See :ref:`BootflowStates` for a list of states.
+
+Uclass:
+ Name of the media device's Uclass. This indicates the type of the parent
+ device (e.g. MMC, Ethernet).
+
+Part:
+ Partition number being accesseed, numbered from 1. Normally a device will
+ have a partition table with a small number of partitions. For devices
+ without partition tables (e.g. network) this field is 0.
+
+Name:
+ Name of the bootflow. This is generated from the bootdev appended with
+ the partition information
+
+Filename:
+ Name of the bootflow file. This indicates where the file is on the
+ filesystem or network device.
+
+
+bootflow select
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Use this to select a particular bootflow. You can select it by the sequence
+number or name, as shown in `bootflow list`.
+
+Once a bootflow is selected, you can use `bootflow info` and `bootflow boot`.
+
+If no bootflow name or number is provided, then any existing bootflow is
+unselected.
+
+
+bootflow info
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This shows information on the current bootflow, with the format looking like
+this:
+
+========= ===============================
+Name mmc\@7e202000.bootdev.part_2
+Device mmc\@7e202000.bootdev
+Block dev mmc\@7e202000.blk
+Type distro
+Method: syslinux
+State ready
+Partition 2
+Subdir (none)
+Filename /extlinux/extlinux.conf
+Buffer 3db7ad48
+Size 232 (562 bytes)
+Error 0
+========= ===============================
+
+Most of the information is the same as `bootflow list` above. The new fields
+are:
+
+Device
+ Name of the bootdev
+
+Block dev
+ Name of the block device, if any. Network devices don't have a block device.
+
+Subdir
+ Subdirectory used for retrieving files. For network bootdevs this is the
+ directory of the 'bootfile' parameter passed from DHCP. All file retrievals
+ when booting are relative to this.
+
+Buffer
+ Buffer containing the bootflow file. You can use the :doc:`md` to look at
+ it, or dump it with `bootflow info -d`.
+
+Size
+ Size of the bootflow file
+
+Error
+ Error number returned from scanning for the bootflow. This is 0 if the
+ bootflow is in the 'loaded' state, or a negative error value on error. You
+ can look up Linux error codes to find the meaning of the number.
+
+Use the `-d` flag to dump out the contents of the bootfile file.
+
+
+bootflow boot
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This boots the current bootflow.
+
+
+Example
+-------
+
+Here is an example of scanning for bootflows, then listing them::
+
+ U-Boot> bootflow scan -l
+ Scanning for bootflows in all bootdevs
+ Seq Type State Uclass Part Name Filename
+ --- ----------- ------ -------- ---- ------------------------ ----------------
+ Scanning bootdev 'mmc@7e202000.bootdev':
+ 0 distro ready mmc 2 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p /extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ Scanning bootdev 'sdhci@7e300000.bootdev':
+ Card did not respond to voltage select! : -110
+ Scanning bootdev 'smsc95xx_eth.bootdev':
+ Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
+ BOOTP broadcast 1
+ DHCP client bound to address 192.168.4.30 (4 ms)
+ Using smsc95xx_eth device
+ TFTP from server 192.168.4.1; our IP address is 192.168.4.30
+ Filename 'rpi.pxe/'.
+ Load address: 0x200000
+ Loading: *
+ TFTP error: 'Is a directory' (0)
+ Starting again
+
+ missing environment variable: pxeuuid
+ Retrieving file: rpi.pxe/pxelinux.cfg/01-b8-27-eb-a6-61-e1
+ Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
+ Using smsc95xx_eth device
+ TFTP from server 192.168.4.1; our IP address is 192.168.4.30
+ Filename 'rpi.pxe/pxelinux.cfg/01-b8-27-eb-a6-61-e1'.
+ Load address: 0x2500000
+ Loading: ################################################## 566 Bytes
+ 45.9 KiB/s
+ done
+ Bytes transferred = 566 (236 hex)
+ 1 distro ready ethernet 0 smsc95xx_eth.bootdev.0 rpi.pxe/extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ No more bootdevs
+ --- ----------- ------ -------- ---- ------------------------ ----------------
+ (2 bootflows, 2 valid)
+ U-Boot> bootflow l
+ Showing all bootflows
+ Seq Type State Uclass Part Name Filename
+ --- ----------- ------ -------- ---- ------------------------ ----------------
+ 0 distro ready mmc 2 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p /extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ 1 pxe ready ethernet 0 smsc95xx_eth.bootdev.0 rpi.pxe/extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ --- ----------- ------ -------- ---- ------------------------ ----------------
+ (2 bootflows, 2 valid)
+
+
+The second one is then selected by name (we could instead use `bootflow sel 0`),
+displayed and booted::
+
+ U-Boot> bootflow info
+ No bootflow selected
+ U-Boot> bootflow sel mmc@7e202000.bootdev.part_2
+ U-Boot> bootflow info
+ Name: mmc@7e202000.bootdev.part_2
+ Device: mmc@7e202000.bootdev
+ Block dev: mmc@7e202000.blk
+ Sequence: 1
+ Method: distro
+ State: ready
+ Partition: 2
+ Subdir: (none)
+ Filename: extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ Buffer: 3db7ae88
+ Size: 232 (562 bytes)
+ Error: 0
+ U-Boot> bootflow boot
+ ** Booting bootflow 'smsc95xx_eth.bootdev.0'
+ Ignoring unknown command: ui
+ Ignoring malformed menu command: autoboot
+ Ignoring malformed menu command: hidden
+ Ignoring unknown command: totaltimeout
+ 1: Fedora-Workstation-armhfp-31-1.9 (5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl)
+ Retrieving file: rpi.pxe/initramfs-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl.img
+ get 2700000 rpi.pxe/initramfs-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl.img
+ Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
+ Using smsc95xx_eth device
+ TFTP from server 192.168.4.1; our IP address is 192.168.4.30
+ Filename 'rpi.pxe/initramfs-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl.img'.
+ Load address: 0x2700000
+ Loading: ###################################T ############### 57.7 MiB
+ 1.9 MiB/s
+ done
+ Bytes transferred = 60498594 (39b22a2 hex)
+ Retrieving file: rpi.pxe//vmlinuz-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl
+ get 80000 rpi.pxe//vmlinuz-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl
+ Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
+ Using smsc95xx_eth device
+ TFTP from server 192.168.4.1; our IP address is 192.168.4.30
+ Filename 'rpi.pxe//vmlinuz-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl'.
+ Load address: 0x80000
+ Loading: ################################################## 7.2 MiB
+ 2.3 MiB/s
+ done
+ Bytes transferred = 7508480 (729200 hex)
+ append: ro root=UUID=9732b35b-4cd5-458b-9b91-80f7047e0b8a rhgb quiet LANG=en_US.UTF-8 cma=192MB cma=256MB
+ Retrieving file: rpi.pxe//dtb-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl/bcm2837-rpi-3-b.dtb
+ get 2600000 rpi.pxe//dtb-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl/bcm2837-rpi-3-b.dtb
+ Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
+ Using smsc95xx_eth device
+ TFTP from server 192.168.4.1; our IP address is 192.168.4.30
+ Filename 'rpi.pxe//dtb-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl/bcm2837-rpi-3-b.dtb'.
+ Load address: 0x2600000
+ Loading: ################################################## 13.8 KiB
+ 764.6 KiB/s
+ done
+ Bytes transferred = 14102 (3716 hex)
+ Kernel image @ 0x080000 [ 0x000000 - 0x729200 ]
+ ## Flattened Device Tree blob at 02600000
+ Booting using the fdt blob at 0x2600000
+ Using Device Tree in place at 02600000, end 02606715
+
+ Starting kernel ...
+
+ [ OK ] Started Show Plymouth Boot Screen.
+ [ OK ] Started Forward Password R…s to Plymouth Directory Watch.
+ [ OK ] Reached target Local Encrypted Volumes.
+ [ OK ] Reached target Paths.
+ ....
+
+
+Here we scan for bootflows and boot the first one found::
+
+ U-Boot> bootflow scan -bl
+ Scanning for bootflows in all bootdevs
+ Seq Method State Uclass Part Name Filename
+ --- ----------- ------ -------- ---- ---------------------- ----------------
+ Scanning bootdev 'mmc@7e202000.bootdev':
+ 0 distro ready mmc 2 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p /extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ ** Booting bootflow 'mmc@7e202000.bootdev.part_2'
+ Ignoring unknown command: ui
+ Ignoring malformed menu command: autoboot
+ Ignoring malformed menu command: hidden
+ Ignoring unknown command: totaltimeout
+ 1: Fedora-KDE-armhfp-31-1.9 (5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl)
+ Retrieving file: /initramfs-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl.img
+ getfile 2700000 /initramfs-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl.img
+ Retrieving file: /vmlinuz-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl
+ getfile 80000 /vmlinuz-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl
+ append: ro root=UUID=b8781f09-e2dd-4cb8-979b-7df5eeaaabea rhgb LANG=en_US.UTF-8 cma=192MB console=tty0 console=ttyS1,115200
+ Retrieving file: /dtb-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl/bcm2837-rpi-3-b.dtb
+ getfile 2600000 /dtb-5.3.7-301.fc31.armv7hl/bcm2837-rpi-3-b.dtb
+ Kernel image @ 0x080000 [ 0x000000 - 0x729200 ]
+ ## Flattened Device Tree blob at 02600000
+ Booting using the fdt blob at 0x2600000
+ Using Device Tree in place at 02600000, end 02606715
+
+ Starting kernel ...
+
+ [ 0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0
+
+
+Here is am example using the -e flag to see all errors::
+
+ U-Boot> bootflow scan -a
+ Card did not respond to voltage select! : -110
+ Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
+ BOOTP broadcast 1
+ DHCP client bound to address 192.168.4.30 (4 ms)
+ Using smsc95xx_eth device
+ TFTP from server 192.168.4.1; our IP address is 192.168.4.30
+ Filename 'rpi.pxe/'.
+ Load address: 0x200000
+ Loading: *
+ TFTP error: 'Is a directory' (0)
+ Starting again
+
+ missing environment variable: pxeuuid
+ Retrieving file: rpi.pxe/pxelinux.cfg/01-b8-27-eb-a6-61-e1
+ Waiting for Ethernet connection... done.
+ Using smsc95xx_eth device
+ TFTP from server 192.168.4.1; our IP address is 192.168.4.30
+ Filename 'rpi.pxe/pxelinux.cfg/01-b8-27-eb-a6-61-e1'.
+ Load address: 0x2500000
+ Loading: ################################################## 566 Bytes
+ 49.8 KiB/s
+ done
+ Bytes transferred = 566 (236 hex)
+ U-Boot> bootflow l -e
+ Showing all bootflows
+ Seq Type State Uclass Part Name Filename
+ --- ----------- ------ -------- ---- --------------------- ----------------
+ 0 distro fs mmc 1 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p /extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ ** File not found, err=-2
+ 1 distro ready mmc 2 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p /extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ 2 distro fs mmc 3 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p /extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ ** File not found, err=-1
+ 3 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 4 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 5 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 6 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 7 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 8 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 9 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ a distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ b distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ c distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ d distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ e distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ f distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 10 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 11 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 12 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 13 distro media mmc 0 mmc@7e202000.bootdev.p <NULL>
+ ** No partition found, err=-2
+ 14 distro ready ethernet 0 smsc95xx_eth.bootdev.0 rpi.pxe/extlinux/extlinux.conf
+ --- ----------- ------ -------- ---- --------------------- ----------------
+ (21 bootflows, 2 valid)
+ U-Boot>
+
+
+Return value
+------------
+
+On success `bootflow boot` normally boots into the Operating System and does not
+return to U-Boot. If something about the U-Boot processing fails, then the
+return value $? is 1. If the boot succeeds but for some reason the Operating
+System returns, then $? is 0, indicating success.
+
+For other subcommands, the return value $? is always 0 (true).
+
+
+.. BootflowStates_:
diff --git a/doc/usage/cmd/bootmeth.rst b/doc/usage/cmd/bootmeth.rst
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+:
+
+bootmeth command
+================
+
+Synopis
+-------
+
+::
+
+ bootmeth list [-a] - list selected bootmeths (-a for all)
+ bootmeth order "[<bm> ...]" - select the order of bootmeths\n"
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The `bootmeth` command is used to manage bootmeths. It can list them and change
+the order in which they are used.
+
+See :doc:`../../develop/bootstd` for more information.
+
+
+.. _bootmeth_order:
+
+bootmeth order
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Selects which bootmeths to use and the order in which they are invoked. When
+scanning bootdevs, each bootmeth is tried in turn to see if it can find a valid
+bootflow. You can use this command to adjust the order or even to omit some
+boomeths.
+
+The argument is a quoted list of bootmeths to use, by name.
+
+
+bootmeth list
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This lists the selected bootmeths, or all of them, if the `-a` flag is used.
+The format looks like this:
+
+===== === ================== =================================
+Order Seq Name Description
+===== === ================== =================================
+ 0 0 distro Syslinux boot from a block device
+ 1 1 efi EFI boot from an .efi file
+ 2 2 pxe PXE boot from a network device
+ 3 3 sandbox Sandbox boot for testing
+ 4 4 efi_mgr EFI bootmgr flow
+===== === ================== =================================
+
+The fields are as follows:
+
+Order:
+ The order in which these bootmeths are invoked for each bootdev. If this
+ shows as a hyphen, then the bootmeth is not in the current ordering.
+
+Seq:
+ The sequence number of the bootmeth, i.e. the normal ordering if none is set
+
+Name:
+ Name of the bootmeth
+
+Description:
+ A friendly description for the bootmeth
+
+
+Example
+-------
+
+This shows listing bootmeths. All are present and in the normal order::
+
+ => bootmeth list
+ Order Seq Name Description
+ ----- --- ------------------ ------------------
+ 0 0 distro Syslinux boot from a block device
+ 1 1 efi EFI boot from an .efi file
+ 2 2 pxe PXE boot from a network device
+ 3 3 sandbox Sandbox boot for testing
+ 4 4 efi_mgr EFI bootmgr flow
+ ----- --- ------------------ ------------------
+ (5 bootmeths)
+
+Now the order is changed, to include only two of them::
+
+ => bootmeth order "sandbox distro"
+ => bootmeth list
+ Order Seq Name Description
+ ----- --- ------------------ ------------------
+ 0 3 sandbox Sandbox boot for testing
+ 1 0 distro Syslinux boot from a block device
+ ----- --- ------------------ ------------------
+ (2 bootmeths)
+
+The -a flag shows all bootmeths so you can clearly see which ones are used and
+which are not::
+
+ => bootmeth list -a
+ Order Seq Name Description
+ ----- --- ------------------ ------------------
+ 1 0 distro Syslinux boot from a block device
+ - 1 efi EFI boot from an .efi file
+ - 2 pxe PXE boot from a network device
+ 0 3 sandbox Sandbox boot for testing
+ - 4 efi_mgr EFI bootmgr flow
+ ----- --- ------------------ ------------------
+ (5 bootmeths)
diff --git a/doc/usage/index.rst b/doc/usage/index.rst
index f343e4e05f..c03f4aef9e 100644
--- a/doc/usage/index.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/index.rst
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ Shell commands
cmd/addrmap
cmd/askenv
cmd/base
+ cmd/bootdev
cmd/bootefi
+ cmd/bootflow
cmd/booti
cmd/bootmenu
+ cmd/bootmeth
cmd/button
cmd/cbsysinfo
cmd/conitrace