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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub set default for next reboot?
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:44:55
Message-Id: 20061205233644.6bb21d83@krikkit.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub set default for next reboot? by Flophouse Joe
1 On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:12:17 -0500 (EST), Flophouse Joe wrote:
2
3 > > On lilo there is the command "lilo -R ..." whitch tells lilo to use
4 > > the specified system for the next reboot and than switch back to the
5 > > default after that.
6 >
7 > There does not appear to be a quick-and-easy way to get grub to boot an
8 > entry in a "one-off" test run as you described.
9
10 Yes there is, grub-set-default. It takes a single numeric argument, which
11 overrides the default in menu.lst for the next boot only.
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15 Neil Bothwick
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17 Boss spelled backwards is "double-SOB"

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Re: [gentoo-user] Grub set default for next reboot? Flophouse Joe <flophousejoe-gentoo-user-xdzvne@××××××××××××.org>