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* docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Be more explicit about

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GRUB_DEFAULT, and add an example.
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2011-03-31 Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
* docs/grub.texi (Simple configuration): Be more explicit about
GRUB_DEFAULT, and add an example.
Reported by: Leslie Rhorer.
2011-03-30 Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com> 2011-03-30 Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
* docs/grub.texi (Commands): Link to "GRUB only offers a rescue * docs/grub.texi (Commands): Link to "GRUB only offers a rescue

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@ -1091,11 +1091,25 @@ Valid keys in @file{/etc/default/grub} are as follows:
@table @samp @table @samp
@item GRUB_DEFAULT @item GRUB_DEFAULT
The default menu entry. This may be a number, in which case it identifies The default menu entry. This may be a number, in which case it identifies
the Nth entry in the generated menu counted from zero, or the full name of a the Nth entry in the generated menu counted from zero, or the title of a
menu entry, or the special string @samp{saved}. Using the full name may be menu entry, or the special string @samp{saved}. Using the title may be
useful if you want to set a menu entry as the default even though there may useful if you want to set a menu entry as the default even though there may
be a variable number of entries before it. be a variable number of entries before it.
For example, if you have:
@verbatim
menuentry 'Example GNU/Linux distribution' --class gnu-linux {
...
}
@end verbatim
then you can make this the default using:
@example
GRUB_DEFAULT='Example GNU/Linux distribution'
@end example
If you set this to @samp{saved}, then the default menu entry will be that If you set this to @samp{saved}, then the default menu entry will be that
saved by @samp{GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT}, @command{grub-set-default}, or saved by @samp{GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT}, @command{grub-set-default}, or
@command{grub-reboot}. @command{grub-reboot}.