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Re: How can I tell what grub will do on the next reboot without rebooting?

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From: Roger
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 00:00
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Dan Jacobson wrote:

> "Colin Watson" <cjw44@flatline.org.uk> ���g��l��
> news:8vc9o1$u26$1@riva.ucam.org...
> > Dan Jacobson <jidanni@kimo.FiXcomTHiS.tw> wrote:
> > >How can I tell what grub will do on the next reboot without rebooting?
> > >Looking at a configuration file might not reflect the true state of
> > >grub's next reboot plan.
> >
> > Install it onto a floppy disk and boot from that, without changing your
> > current setup?
> 
> huh, the floppy's still busted on mandrake 7.2 anyway:
> can't I just do
> $ grub --show-what-will-do-at-next-boot
> and it will output what it plans to do at next boot without really
> booting. Does it have such a feature?
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> 
true...info overload with the man...nice to have allot of info but have to 
read thru it all insttead of having the frequently done stuff highlighted 
at at the top of each section
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Date: 2000/11/20
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