diff --git a/commands/configfile.c b/commands/configfile.c
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+/* configfile.c - command to manually load config file  */
+/*
+ *  GRUB  --  GRand Unified Bootloader
+ *  Copyright (C) 2005  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ *
+ *  GRUB is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with GRUB; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <grub/normal.h>
+#include <grub/dl.h>
+#include <grub/arg.h>
+#include <grub/term.h>
+#include <grub/misc.h>
+
+static grub_err_t
+grub_cmd_configfile (struct grub_arg_list *state __attribute__ ((unused)),
+             int argc, char **args)
+
+{
+  if (argc != 1)
+    return grub_error (GRUB_ERR_BAD_ARGUMENT, "file name required");
+
+  grub_cls ();
+  grub_normal_execute (args[0], 1);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+#ifdef GRUB_UTIL
+void
+grub_configfile_init (void)
+{
+  grub_register_command ("configfile", grub_cmd_configfile,
+                        GRUB_COMMAND_FLAG_BOTH, "configfile FILE",
+                        "Load config file", 0);
+}
+
+void
+grub_configfile_fini (void)
+{
+  grub_unregister_command ("configfile");
+}
+#else /* ! GRUB_UTIL */
+GRUB_MOD_INIT
+{
+  (void)mod;                   /* To stop warning. */
+  grub_register_command ("configfile", grub_cmd_configfile,
+                        GRUB_COMMAND_FLAG_BOTH, "configfile FILE",
+                        "Load config file", 0);
+}
+
+GRUB_MOD_FINI
+{
+  grub_unregister_command ("configfile");
+}
+#endif /* ! GRUB_UTIL */