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Clarify that /loader/entries should be in the root of the ESP filesystem
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The current wording sometimes gets misinterpreted as having to search
for /loader/entries on all filesystems in the partition table so let's
clarify that /loader/entries should be located on the root of the ESP
filesystem.
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DaanDeMeyer committed Aug 22, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ only: while boot loaders should look in both places, OSes should only add their
files to `$BOOT`.

**Note:** _In all cases the `/loader/entries/` directory should be located
directly in the root of the file system. Specifically, the `/loader/entries/`
directory should **not** be located under the `/EFI/` subdirectory on the ESP._
directly in the root of the EFI or `$BOOT` file system. Specifically, the
`/loader/entries/` directory should **not** be located under the `/EFI/`
subdirectory on the ESP or `$BOOT`._

The file name of the boot entry snippets is used for identification of the boot
item but shall never be presented to the user in the UI. The file name may be
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