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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Synopsis
--------
::
- bootmenu [delay]
+ bootmenu [-e] [delay]
Description
-----------
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ The "bootmenu" command interprets ANSI escape sequences, so
an ANSI terminal is required for proper menu rendering and item
selection.
+-e
+ show menu entries based on UEFI boot options
+
+delay
+ is the autoboot delay in seconds, after which the first
+ menu entry will be selected automatically
+
+
The assembling of the menu is done via a set of environment variables
"bootmenu_<num>" and "bootmenu_delay", i.e.::
@@ -35,8 +43,7 @@ The assembling of the menu is done via a set of environment variables
bootmenu_<num>="<title>=<commands>"
<delay>
- is the autoboot delay in seconds, after which the first
- menu entry will be selected automatically
+ autostart delay in seconds
<num>
is the boot menu entry number, starting from zero