git: 096559d5fb22 - stable/13 - veriexec(8): explain that only a unique prefix is required

The branch stable/13 has been updated by gbe:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=096559d5fb229e242330457cb2fe3efee7e7bcb8

commit 096559d5fb229e242330457cb2fe3efee7e7bcb8
Author:     Simon J. Gerraty <sjg@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2022-02-14 21:52:40 +0000
Commit:     Gordon Bergling <gbe@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2023-04-14 05:14:16 +0000

    veriexec(8): explain that only a unique prefix is required
    
    When setting or querying state it is sufficient to
    provide only enough of the state name to be unambiguous.
    
    (cherry picked from commit a8189e9bd4ddd134f20c0e39a586fddf520cacf7)
---
 sbin/veriexec/veriexec.8 | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sbin/veriexec/veriexec.8 b/sbin/veriexec/veriexec.8
index 9a6ebf4037df..161406ae6de2 100644
--- a/sbin/veriexec/veriexec.8
+++ b/sbin/veriexec/veriexec.8
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 4, 2018
+.Dd February 14, 2022
 .Dt VERIEXEC 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -101,6 +101,20 @@ unless verified.
 .It Ar locked
 prevent loading of any more manifests.
 .El
+.Pp
+When setting or querying the state, it is sufficient to provide
+a unique prefix of the desired state.
+So
+.Fl i
+.Ar a
+or
+.Fl z
+.Ar e
+are sufficient, but
+.Fl i
+.Ar loc
+is the minimum required to avoid confusion with
+.Ar loaded .
 .Sh MANIFESTS
 The manifest contains a mapping of relative pathnames to fingerprints
 with optional flags.