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Updated documentation to reflect the new parameter

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@ -47,17 +47,22 @@ If the minion won't start, try installing the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 x64 SP1
redistributable. Allow all Windows updates to run salt-minion smoothly.
Silent Installer option
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Silent Installer options
========================
The installer can be run silently by providing the `/S` option at the command
line. The options `/master` and `/minion-name` allow for configuring the master
hostname and minion name, respectively. Here's an example of using the silent
installer:
line. The installer also accepts the following options for configuring the Salt
Minion silently:
- `/master=` A string value to set the IP address or host name of the master. Default value is 'salt'
- `/minion-name=` A string value to set the minion name. Default is 'hostname'
- `/start-service=` Either a 1 or 0. '1' will start the service, '0' will not. Default is to start the service after installation.
Here's an example of using the silent installer:
.. code-block:: bat
Salt-Minion-0.17.0-Setup-amd64.exe /S /master=yoursaltmaster /minion-name=yourminionname
Salt-Minion-2015.5.6-Setup-amd64.exe /S /master=yoursaltmaster /minion-name=yourminionname /start-service=0
Running the Salt Minion on Windows as an Unprivileged User