reboot options

[David DEMELIER]

2010/8/30 Daniel Bye <freebsd-questions at 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 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
>
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> Daniel Bye
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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