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.TH rebootin 8 "03 Mar 2001" "Mandriva" "Mandriva Linux"
.IX rebootin
.SH NAME
rebootin \- Reboots the machine using a particular Boot Loader entry
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rebootin [\fIOPTIONS\fR] <\fIlabel\fP>
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBrebootin\fP reboots the machine it is launched on. While with a
simple \fBreboot\fP you need to manually select the boot entry to use
at startup, \fBrebootin\fP allows to specify the boot entry on the
command line.
.PP
<\fIlabel\fP> is the name of the entry as named in the boot loader
configuration file.
.PP
\fBrebootin\fP currently works with \fBLILO\fP and \fBGrub\fP.
.PP
Running \fBrebootin\fP without any argument displays the list of
available boot entries as supported by the current boot loader.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.I -f
Create a /fastboot file to reboot in fastboot mode (eg: no \fBfsck(8)\fP).
.TP
.I -n
Don't reboot immediately just set the flags for next reboot.
.SH FILES
/etc/lilo.conf
/boot/grub/menu.lst
.br
The \fBrebootin\fP executable (perl script)
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
grub(8),
lilo(8),
fsck(8)
.SH AUTHORS
Pascal Rigaux, Mandriva
.br
pixel@mandriva.com
.PP
Chmouel Boudjnah, Mandriva