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diff --git a/sbin/init/init.8 b/sbin/init/init.8
index 731dc9bb561..a0dd333a96f 100644
--- a/sbin/init/init.8
+++ b/sbin/init/init.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: init.8,v 1.28 2000/08/20 18:42:39 millert Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: init.8,v 1.29 2001/04/05 18:54:03 deraadt Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: init.8,v 1.6 1995/03/18 14:56:31 cgd Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
.Nd process control initialization
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm init
+.Op Fl sf
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
@@ -63,6 +64,15 @@ program may be passed parameters
from the boot program to
prevent the system from going multi-user and to instead execute
a single-user shell without starting the normal daemons.
+.Pp
+The following parameters may be passed from the boot program:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl s
+Boot directly into single user mode.
+.It Fl f
+Activate fastboot mode.
+.El
+.Pp
The system is then quiescent for maintenance work and may
later be made to go to multi-user by exiting the
single-user shell (with ^D).