Document "menuentry --id" option.
-andrey
=== modified file 'ChangeLog'
--- old/ChangeLog 2012-09-18 11:04:06 +0000
+++ new/ChangeLog 2012-09-18 16:28:12 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-09-18 Andrey Borzenkov <[email protected]>
+
+ * docs/grub.texi: Document menuentry --id option.
+
2012-09-18 Vladimir Serbinenko <[email protected]>
* util/grub-mkconfig_lib.in (grub_tab): New variable.
=== modified file 'docs/grub.texi'
--- old/docs/grub.texi 2012-07-31 22:18:57 +0000
+++ new/docs/grub.texi 2012-09-18 16:02:26 +0000
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@
exit status of a function is the exit status of the last command executed in
the body.
-@item menuentry @var{title} [@option{--class=class} @dots{}] [@option{--users=users}] [@option{--unrestricted}] [@option{--hotkey=key}] @{ @var{command}; @dots{} @}
+@item menuentry @var{title} [@option{--class=class} @dots{}] [@option{--users=users}] [@option{--unrestricted}] [@option{--hotkey=key}] [@option{--id=id}] @{ @var{command}; @dots{} @}
@xref{menuentry}.
@end table
@@ -3114,11 +3114,12 @@
@deffn Command menuentry @var{title} @
[@option{--class=class} @dots{}] [@option{--users=users}] @
- [@option{--unrestricted}] [@option{--hotkey=key}] @
+ [@option{--unrestricted}] [@option{--hotkey=key}] [@option{--id=id}] @
@{ @var{command}; @dots{} @}
This defines a GRUB menu entry named @var{title}. When this entry is
selected from the menu, GRUB will set the @var{chosen} environment variable
-to @var{title}, execute the list of commands given within braces, and if the
+to value of @option{--id} or @var{title} if @option{--id} is not given,
+execute the list of commands given within braces, and if the
last command in the list returned successfully and a kernel was loaded it
will execute the @command{boot} command.
@@ -3135,6 +3136,9 @@
The @option{--hotkey} option associates a hotkey with a menu entry.
@var{key} may be a single letter, or one of the aliases @samp{backspace},
@samp{tab}, or @samp{delete}.
+
+The @option{--id} may be used to associate unique identifier with a menu entry.
+@var{id} is arbitrary string.
@end deffn
@@ -3143,7 +3147,7 @@
@deffn Command submenu @var{title} @
[@option{--class=class} @dots{}] [@option{--users=users}] @
- [@option{--unrestricted}] [@option{--hotkey=key}] @
+ [@option{--unrestricted}] [@option{--hotkey=key}] [@option{--id=id}] @
@{ @var{menu entries} @dots{} @}
This defines a submenu. An entry called @var{title} will be added to the
menu; when that entry is selected, a new menu will be displayed showing all
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