On Mon, Feb 08, 2021 at 11:32:11PM -0800, David Christensen wrote: > On 2021-02-08 23:22, Anssi Saari wrote: > >David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> writes: > > > >>Questions: > >> > >>1. How do I make a copy of a boot entry? (So that I can edit the > >>copy and keep the original.) > > > >In Grub, you don't really need to since changes are not saved. For > >permanent changes then in Linux edit the various files in /etc/grub.d > >and regenerate /boot/grub/grub.cfg via running update-grub. > > Okay. > > > >>2. How do I insert a tab character with the GRUB editor? (Pressing > >><Tab> causes the editor to attempt command completion.) > > > >I guess you don't? There doesn't seem to be much about the editor's > >capabilities in the Grub manual. > > Agreed. The editor has a note that it supports some Emacs stuff. > Perhaps an Emacs user would know? I don't know how far "some" reaches, but try <CTRL>-Q then <TAB> (mnemonics: Q like "quote"). Not Emacs-y, but worth a try would be <CTRL>-I Failing that, we'll have to use the source :) Cheers - t
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