Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:05:06 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: reboot options Message-ID: <20100830190506.GB2137@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20100830184619.GC88476@catflap.slightlystrange.org> References: <20100830184333.GA2137@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100830184619.GC88476@catflap.slightlystrange.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Quoth Daniel Bye on Monday, 30 August 2010: > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 11:43:33AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > > Is there a way to specify which boot option to choose on the next reboot? > > I often find that I'll start a reboot and then get distracted by > > something else and miss my chance to specify which way to boot before the > > beastie screen times out. > > > > A nit, I know -- but bothersome to a nitwit such as I. > > A nit by which others have obviously been irritated - nextboot(8) is > probably what you're looking for! > > Dan > > -- > Daniel Bye > _ > ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) > - against HTML, vCards and X > - proprietary attachments in e-mail / \ That's precisely what I was seeking -- thanks! -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJMfADiAAoJEIpckszW26+RA1oH/iIvhmg9DBaYiCVV6qP/mfLk IUP0zxGElr7lXRhJQy31cec0FVYy7X6VilhjUKOWuPqm5pHCZMVTbdqOqqdqvcXM PxTrjG312YEzEmWZZt98Huc0kmXufThQRlNdWiA8CTfgMIqfEg1Sk+3CWdE8Q3qR UoTcGhwNi7bR/Fp7jjwKn/7/Zey0UJ5opdbjByibw7SJc75E3F16LnZB5Cin/eEh 69l6Nwm/OmtdqGl/+Z1/3YqDJMTEPaz7Ho6XEaZJmhI9EH3EqBHOSVCuw96LkOy3 MpWBRkmBmpkqYZmakqEH4Nd44Bc6cP26o/JrHoI0mi/RlgTqXPRiKFV/ZhQ9oRg= =kHah -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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