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### 17.2 Various loader commands

These commands are used to load necessary components to boot desired OS. Many of the loader commands are not sufficiently documented. The following is a list of commands that could use more documentation:

- `appleloader` - Boot BIOS-based system.
- `freedos` - Load FreeDOS kernel.sys.
- `kfreebsd_loadenv` - Load FreeBSD env.
- `kfreebsd_module_elf` - Load FreeBSD kernel module (ELF).
- `kfreebsd_module` - Load FreeBSD kernel module.
- `kfreebsd` - Load kernel of FreeBSD.
- `knetbsd_module_elf` - Load NetBSD kernel module (ELF).
- `knetbsd_module` - Load NetBSD kernel module.
- `knetbsd` - Load kernel of NetBSD.
- `kopenbsd` - Load kernel of OpenBSD.
- `kopenbsd_ramdisk` - Load kOpenBSD ramdisk.
- `legacy_initrd_nounzip` - Simulate grub-legacy ‘modulenounzip’ command
- `legacy_initrd` - Simulate grub-legacy ‘initrd’ command
- `legacy_kernel` - Simulate grub-legacy ‘kernel’ command
- `module2` - Load a multiboot 2 module.
- `module` - Load a multiboot module.
- `multiboot2` - Load a multiboot 2 kernel.
- `multiboot` - Load a multiboot kernel.
- `ntldr` - Load NTLDR or BootMGR.
- `plan9` - Load Plan9 kernel.
- `pxechainloader` - Load a PXE image.
- `truecrypt` - Load Truecrypt ISO.
- `xnu_kernel64` - Load 64-bit XNU image.
- `xnu_kernel` - Load XNU image.
- `xnu_kextdir` - Load XNU extension directory.
- `xnu_kext` - Load XNU extension.
- `xnu_mkext` - Load XNU extension package.
- `xnu_ramdisk` - Load XNU ramdisk. It will be available in OS as md0.
- `xnu_resume` - Load an image of hibernated XNU.
- `xnu_splash` - Load a splash image for XNU.