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Date:      Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:46:19 +0100
From:      Daniel Bye <freebsd-questions@slightlystrange.org>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: reboot options
Message-ID:  <20100830184619.GC88476@catflap.slightlystrange.org>
In-Reply-To: <20100830184333.GA2137@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
References:  <20100830184333.GA2137@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>

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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.
>=20
> 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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