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Date:      Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:55:41 +0200
From:      David DEMELIER <demelier.david@gmail.com>
To:        Daniel Bye <freebsd-questions@slightlystrange.org>,  FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: reboot options
Message-ID:  <AANLkTi=nvrQjGFTRofH61a_UAwMAkKLZxaSWNkBGf=G-@mail.gmail.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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2010/8/30 Daniel Bye <freebsd-questions@slightlystrange.org>:
> 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
>
> --
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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 :-).

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Demelier David



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