From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 31 08:55:43 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 521DC10656A9 for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:55:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from demelier.david@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f54.google.com (mail-bw0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D536F8FC15 for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:55:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz20 with SMTP id 20so5127299bwz.13 for ; Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:55:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ceJLrUQ97ijZjBr5M+kl1niFoGzHWWJcOsIaPK6RupQ=; b=CQGLhHAEMkb1hhqnwen/6CkFEzEXbpZPu74B0JgsqzGZ0EftDWa+jA1fSmhgiinWGh oQX4TMz+7UXiXEK6De5Dz1bZk4MuufEIJhMx/AnmprC10Op1mtgECq6Zj4fnwf8dATHk PtcG813s3k1UK/KrSfykqJ5SxG+U+Hq73w7MA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=tLTTg+RVBizL7euMfB0/k4hwxzYd+LHk4Rj8qY7kWZEfxIYfNlobvP5OvD/E+Iymgb FCf6ys153xVRRSM/C1+466miJDv6cX11sdyxInfyVFpTmOWXGnOCaZsFIzIDYCj0jVpE jKyvNIPPrqOPC5RgowVT3PSjp3aPuTyfnhtEQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.126.223 with SMTP id d31mr4146468bks.146.1283244941758; Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:55:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.75.6 with HTTP; Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:55:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20100830184619.GC88476@catflap.slightlystrange.org> References: <20100830184333.GA2137@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100830184619.GC88476@catflap.slightlystrange.org> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:55:41 +0200 Message-ID: From: David DEMELIER To: Daniel Bye , FreeBSD Questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Subject: Re: reboot options X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:55:43 -0000 2010/8/30 Daniel Bye : > 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 th= e >> 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 > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _ > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0ASCII ribbon campaign ( ) > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 - agains= t HTML, vCards and =C2=A0X > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0- proprietary attachments in e-mail /= \ > If you don't remember a command, and knows the subject and what the command is supposed to do try the command apropos. $ apropos boot Shows many intersting things :-). --=20 Demelier David