update_bootcfg - Update the configuration for the boot monitor update_bootcfg Updates /boot.cfg, the configuration file used by the MINIX boot monitor. The default values are stored in /etc/boot.cfg.default. /etc/boot.cfg.local stores any local modifications. These templates obey the syntax of boot.cfg(5). The /etc/boot.cfg.default template expects the system images to reside in the /boot/minix directory and that /boot/minix_latest points to last image, selected by the default= command. Besides the directory to which points /boot/minix_latest, all the directory entries within /boot/minix are expected to be alternative system releases, and are given additional menu= entries, with the basic parameters $rootdevname and $args. Template menu= entries for inexistant directories, or directories without kernel file, are skipped; the default= option is adjusted to point to the same relative menu entry. Within the templates, some variables can be used and will be substituted by update_bootcfg at run time. They are preceded by the dollar sign. $rootdevname is replaced with the name of the device holding the (current) root file system; $args, which is intended to be at the end of the menu lines, is replaced by the system environement values. Finally, the update_bootcfg command updates the root file system. update_bootcfg

/boot.cfg Location of the configuration file

/boot/minix/* Directories with the various releases

/boot/minix_default Directory with the base release of MINIX, installed at setup(8) time

/boot/minix_latest Symbolic link to the directory with the latest release, usually taken by default

/etc/boot.cfg.default Default template

/etc/boot.cfg.local Locally-defined additional boot commands

The previous content of /boot.cfg is lost. Do not change that file directly! The presence of /boot/minix_latest as a menu= entry is not checked; it is assumed than one or several entries refer to it. The naming conventions, particularly the use of default, are not consistent. boot(8), boot.cfg(5), setup(8), sysenv(1) Manpage written by Jacob Adams <tookmund@gmail.com>. This manpage borrows liberally from Antoine Leca's manual page.