Add a small note about the use of shift keys.

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.\" $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.35 2003/10/17 22:05:27 wiz Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.36 2005/01/27 18:35:41 mycroft Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.Sx BUGS
section
.Pc .
Pressing a key within the time limit will enter interactive mode.
.Pp
Pressing a key within the time limit, or before the boot program starts, will
enter interactive mode.
When using a short or 0 timeout, it is often useful to interrupt the boot
by holding down a shift key, as some BIOSes and BIOS extensions will drain the
keystroke buffer at various points during POST.
.Ss Interactive mode
In interactive mode, the boot loader will present a prompt, allowing
input of these commands: