[Bug 197244] Possible Typo in Command in FreeBSD Handbook (26.6.3. Setting A Faster Serial Port Speed)

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            Bug ID: 197244
           Summary: Possible Typo in Command in FreeBSD Handbook (26.6.3.
                    Setting A Faster Serial Port Speed)
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: freebsd-doc at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: dal36 at gmx.co.uk

Section '26.6.3. Setting a Faster Serial Port Speed' of the version of the
handbook on the website gives the following instruction for setting a faster
serial port speed (in the second of the three bullet points in this section):

"Add the -S 19200 boot option to /boot.config, replacing 19200 with the speed
to use."

This appears inconsistent with boot(8), which indicates that there should not
be a space between '-S' and '19200'. I've found that following the instruction
given in the handbook (i.e. setting this with the space, in /boot.config)
causes the boot process to stop at the boot2 prompt (requiring manual
intervention), whereas not including the space between the option and the speed
parameter gives a complete boot.

Would it be appropriate to change this line to:

"Add the -S19200 boot option to /boot.config, replacing 19200 with the speed to
use."

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