How to list GRUB's “menuentries” in command-line?
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Is there a way of retrieving list of "menuentries" titles of GRUB?
I need a results in a format that grub-set-default will accept. eg.
"Ubuntu"
"Memory test (memtest86+)"
etc.
command-line grub2
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Is there a way of retrieving list of "menuentries" titles of GRUB?
I need a results in a format that grub-set-default will accept. eg.
"Ubuntu"
"Memory test (memtest86+)"
etc.
command-line grub2
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See help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Setup and help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
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Mar 20 '15 at 16:53
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Is there a way of retrieving list of "menuentries" titles of GRUB?
I need a results in a format that grub-set-default will accept. eg.
"Ubuntu"
"Memory test (memtest86+)"
etc.
command-line grub2
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Is there a way of retrieving list of "menuentries" titles of GRUB?
I need a results in a format that grub-set-default will accept. eg.
"Ubuntu"
"Memory test (memtest86+)"
etc.
command-line grub2
command-line grub2
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See help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Setup and help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 16:53
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See help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Setup and help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 16:53
See help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Setup and help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 16:53
See help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Setup and help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
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Using awk
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
gives you a full list of all menu entries in grub.cfg.
answered Mar 20 '15 at 17:02
A.B.A.B.
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You do not need to pipe grep to awk , awk will pattern match with /foo/
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:06
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awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:57
A.B. I agree with @bodhi.zazen. If you edit and leave me a note, I'mm come back and upvote!
– Fabby
Aug 9 '15 at 20:40
@Fabby a note for you. OMG Those were my first steps withawk. :
– A.B.
Aug 9 '15 at 21:03
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Add the entry number to the output:awk -F' '/menuentry / { print i++, $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfgto use forgrub-set-default
– mikezter
Apr 28 '17 at 18:42
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Exactly this has been annoying me for over a year - so I did a quick and dirty script to do it. Hope this helps others?
This stacks the names in a push/pop queue, but not the menu indexing so it could be better but I have gone as far as I could be bothered.
gawk 'BEGIN {
l=0
menuindex= 0
stack[t=0] = 0
}
function push(x) { stack[t++] = x }
function pop() { if (t > 0) { return stack[--t] } else { return "" } }
{
if( $0 ~ /.*menu.*{.*/ )
{
push( $0 )
l++;
} else if( $0 ~ /.*{.*/ )
{
push( $0 )
} else if( $0 ~ /.*}.*/ )
{
X = pop()
if( X ~ /.*menu.*{.*/ )
{
l--;
match( X, /^[^''']*'''([^''']*)'''.*$/, arr )
if( l == 0 )
{
print menuindex ": " arr[1]
menuindex++
submenu=0
} else
{
print " " (menuindex-1) ">" submenu " " arr[1]
submenu++
}
}
}
}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Here you can see a screen grab from my box showing it running
answered Aug 1 '17 at 17:54
Lucien Murray-PittsLucien Murray-Pitts
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+1 I like thepushandpopcommands in your answer. Wish I had known them before I wrote my answer.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
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Color Screen shot (short version)
Use mouse scroll wheel, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, ↑ and ↓ keys to navigate the menu.
Text Screen shot (long version)
The bash script uses whiptail instead of dialog to display the menu. One advantage is you can copy the terminal image to the clipboard as
text and paste it into this website as text. Other advantages include:
- Mouse scroll wheel support
- Faster performance
dialogis not installed by default in Ubuntu Server or Lubuntu.whiptailis included by default.
Here's a text screen shot:
Grub Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.15
┌─────────┤ Use arrow, page, home & end keys. Tab toggle option ├──────────┐
│ Menu No. --------------- Menu Name --------------- │
│ │
│ 0 Ubuntu ↑ │
│ 1 Advanced options for Ubuntu ▮ │
│ 1>0 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic ▒ │
│ 1>1 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>2 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>3 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic ▒ │
│ 1>4 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>5 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>6 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic ▒ │
│ 1>7 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>8 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>9 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic ▒ │
│ 1>10 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>11 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>12 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.23-041423-generic ▒ │
│ 1>13 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.23-041423-generic (upstart) ↓ │
│ │
│ │
│ <Display Grub Boot> <Exit> │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Highlight entry and press Enter
Use the navigation keys to highlight an option and press Enter to see the pre-kernel drivers loaded by grub and the boot parameters passed by grub to the kernel when booting it:
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.14.27-041427-generic-advanced-f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b' {
recordfail
savedefault
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.27-041427-generic root=UUID=f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b ro quiet splash loglevel=0 vga=current udev.log-priority=3 fastboot kaslr acpiphp.disable=1 crashkernel=384M-2G:128M,2G-:256M $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.14.27-041427-generic
}
Press <Enter> to continue
grub-menu.sh bash script
grub-menu.sh only has one option to tweak:
# Default for hide duplicate and triplicate options with (upstart) and (recovery mode)?
HideUpstartRecovery=false
Set the value to true (hide the extra entries) or false (list all entries).
The default format can be overridden when calling the script using:
grub-menu.sh short
or:
grub-menu.sh long
The code:
#!/bin/bash
# NAME: grub-menu.sh
# PATH: $HOME/bin
# DESC: Written for AU Q&A: https://askubuntu.com/q/1019213/307523
# DATE: Apr 5, 2018. Modified: May 7, 2018.
# $TERM variable may be missing when called via desktop shortcut
CurrentTERM=$(env | grep TERM)
if [[ $CurrentTERM == "" ]] ; then
notify-send --urgency=critical "$0 cannot be run from GUI without TERM environment variable."
exit 1
fi
AllMenusArr=() # All menu options.
# Default for hide duplicate and triplicate options with (upstart) and (recovery mode)?
HideUpstartRecovery=false
if [[ $1 == short ]] ; then
HideUpstartRecovery=true # override default with first passed parameter "short"
elif [[ $1 == long ]] ; then
HideUpstartRecovery=false # override default with first passed parameter "long"
fi
SkippedMenuEntry=false # Don't change this value, automatically maintained
InSubMenu=false # Within a line beginning with `submenu`?
InMenuEntry=false # Within a line beginning with `menuentry` and ending in `{`?
NextMenuEntryNo=0 # Next grub internal menu entry number to assign
# Major / Minor internal grub submenu numbers, ie `1>0`, `1>1`, `1>2`, etc.
ThisSubMenuMajorNo=0
NextSubMenuMinorNo=0
CurrTag="" # Current grub internal menu number, zero based
CurrText="" # Current grub menu option text, ie "Ubuntu", "Windows...", etc.
SubMenuList="" # Only supports 10 submenus! Numbered 0 to 9. Future use.
while read -r line; do
# Example: " }"
BlackLine="${line//[[:blank:]]/}" # Remove all whitespace
if [[ $BlackLine == "}" ]] ; then
# Add menu option in buffer
if [[ $SkippedMenuEntry == true ]] ; then
NextSubMenuMinorNo=$(( $NextSubMenuMinorNo + 1 ))
SkippedMenuEntry=false
continue
fi
if [[ $InMenuEntry == true ]] ; then
InMenuEntry=false
if [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
NextSubMenuMinorNo=$(( $NextSubMenuMinorNo + 1 ))
else
NextMenuEntryNo=$(( $NextMenuEntryNo + 1 ))
fi
elif [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
InSubMenu=false
NextMenuEntryNo=$(( $NextMenuEntryNo + 1 ))
else
continue # Future error message?
fi
# Set maximum CurrText size to 68 characters.
CurrText="${CurrText:0:67}"
AllMenusArr+=($CurrTag "$CurrText")
fi
# Example: "menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu" ...
# "submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option" ...
if [[ $line == submenu* ]] ; then
# line starts with `submenu`
InSubMenu=true
ThisSubMenuMajorNo=$NextMenuEntryNo
NextSubMenuMinorNo=0
SubMenuList=$SubMenuList$ThisSubMenuMajorNo
CurrTag=$NextMenuEntryNo
CurrText="${line#*'}"
CurrText="${CurrText%%'*}"
AllMenusArr+=($CurrTag "$CurrText") # ie "1 Advanced options for Ubuntu"
elif [[ $line == menuentry* ]] && [[ $line == *"{"* ]] ; then
# line starts with `menuentry` and ends with `{`
if [[ $HideUpstartRecovery == true ]] ; then
if [[ $line == *"(upstart)"* ]] || [[ $line == *"(recovery mode)"* ]] ; then
SkippedMenuEntry=true
continue
fi
fi
InMenuEntry=true
if [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
: # In a submenu, increment minor instead of major which is "sticky" now.
CurrTag=$ThisSubMenuMajorNo">"$NextSubMenuMinorNo
else
CurrTag=$NextMenuEntryNo
fi
CurrText="${line#*'}"
CurrText="${CurrText%%'*}"
else
continue # Other stuff - Ignore it.
fi
done < /boot/grub/grub.cfg
LongVersion=$(grub-install --version)
ShortVersion=$(echo "${LongVersion:20}")
DefaultItem=0
if [[ $HideUpstartRecovery == true ]] ; then
MenuText="Menu No. ----------- Menu Name -----------"
else
MenuText="Menu No. --------------- Menu Name ---------------"
fi
while true ; do
Choice=$(whiptail
--title "Use arrow, page, home & end keys. Tab toggle option"
--backtitle "Grub Version: $ShortVersion"
--ok-button "Display Grub Boot"
--cancel-button "Exit"
--default-item "$DefaultItem"
--menu "$MenuText" 24 76 16
"${AllMenusArr[@]}"
2>&1 >/dev/tty)
clear
if [[ $Choice == "" ]]; then break ; fi
DefaultItem=$Choice
for (( i=0; i < ${#AllMenusArr[@]}; i=i+2 )) ; do
if [[ "${AllMenusArr[i]}" == $Choice ]] ; then
i=$i+1
MenuEntry="menuentry '"${AllMenusArr[i]}"'"
break
fi
done
TheGameIsAfoot=false
while read -r line ; do
if [[ $line = *"$MenuEntry"* ]]; then TheGameIsAfoot=true ; fi
if [[ $TheGameIsAfoot == true ]]; then
echo $line
if [[ $line = *"}"* ]]; then break ; fi
fi
done < /boot/grub/grub.cfg
read -p "Press <Enter> to continue"
done
exit 0
answered Apr 7 '18 at 0:14
WinEunuuchs2UnixWinEunuuchs2Unix
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This should be the right "string"...
awk -F' '/^menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat -n|awk '{print $1-1,$1="",$0}'
The last pipe delete white space at the beginning of each row and correct the number sequence in accordance with grub number entry.
Sample output:
0 Ubuntu
1 Memory test (memtest86+)
2 Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)
3 Windows 10 (su /dev/sdc1)
If you like to see all entries, also the advanced, you could use
awk -F' '/(^|| )nuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat -n|awk '{print $1-1,$1="",$0}'
but the numbers sequence isn't suitable for use with grub-set-default.
edited Sep 11 '18 at 21:45
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answered Jan 24 '18 at 23:37
Stefano BizzarriStefano Bizzarri
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This only shows the top level menu. The Advanced Options sub-menu is missing.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 24 '18 at 23:52
1
Could you explain what the piped commands do and how it is better than the accepted answer?
– Melebius
Jan 25 '18 at 10:00
For me, this worked better as it prints also the entry numbers
– Zac
Jan 29 '18 at 16:08
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I just found out that you can just use auto-complete (pressing tab twice) on commands like grub-reboot or grub-set-default and it'll give you a list of the available boot menu entries. You can then just copy the title you want literally, you don't need to use a number.
Unfortunately, for some reason my Windows 7 installation doesn't show up that way.
answered Mar 29 '18 at 12:42
DanManDanMan
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In OpenSuSE grub2-once provides the menu id which you can then use in other commands. Not much help for Ubuntu users though.
# grub2-once --list
0 openSUSE Leap 42.3
1 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.172-86-default
2 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.172-86-default (recovery mode)
3 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.165-81-default
4 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.165-81-default (recovery mode)
5 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.159-73-default
6 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.159-73-default (recovery mode)
7 openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)
8 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1 (on /dev/sda8)
9 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1, with Linux 4.1.39-56-default (on /dev/sda8)
10 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1, with Linux 4.1.39-53-default (on /dev/sda8)
11 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>Install 42.3 (on /dev/sda8)
answered Feb 11 at 13:40
ParanoidParanoid
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You should probably share the location that you got grub2-once from
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:38
Although this is about ubuntu I use OpenSuSE and it installs all grub v2 commands as grub2-????. When I was searching for how to get the grub menu list this is the question that is found irrespective of the linux flavour so I figured my response may be helpful to others. What I didn't realise is that the grub2-once command appears to be unique to suse (no equivalent grub-once in ubuntu). I'll amend my answer to reflect this
– Paranoid
Feb 11 at 17:35
Seems like a handy utility...
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 17:38
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An other awk one-liner which handles submenus :
awk -F' '$1=="menuentry " || $1=="submenu " {print i++ " : " $2}; /tmenuentry / {print "t" i-1">"j++ " : " $2};' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
This might be fallible thought, because t is used to identify submenu entries.
answered Feb 27 at 13:58
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Using awk
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
gives you a full list of all menu entries in grub.cfg.
answered Mar 20 '15 at 17:02
A.B.A.B.
69.5k12172266
1
You do not need to pipe grep to awk , awk will pattern match with /foo/
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:06
1
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:57
A.B. I agree with @bodhi.zazen. If you edit and leave me a note, I'mm come back and upvote!
– Fabby
Aug 9 '15 at 20:40
@Fabby a note for you. OMG Those were my first steps withawk. :
– A.B.
Aug 9 '15 at 21:03
3
Add the entry number to the output:awk -F' '/menuentry / { print i++, $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfgto use forgrub-set-default
– mikezter
Apr 28 '17 at 18:42
|
show 3 more comments
29
Using awk
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
gives you a full list of all menu entries in grub.cfg.
answered Mar 20 '15 at 17:02
A.B.A.B.
69.5k12172266
1
You do not need to pipe grep to awk , awk will pattern match with /foo/
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:06
1
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:57
A.B. I agree with @bodhi.zazen. If you edit and leave me a note, I'mm come back and upvote!
– Fabby
Aug 9 '15 at 20:40
@Fabby a note for you. OMG Those were my first steps withawk. :
– A.B.
Aug 9 '15 at 21:03
3
Add the entry number to the output:awk -F' '/menuentry / { print i++, $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfgto use forgrub-set-default
– mikezter
Apr 28 '17 at 18:42
|
show 3 more comments
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Using awk
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
gives you a full list of all menu entries in grub.cfg.
answered Mar 20 '15 at 17:02
A.B.A.B.
69.5k12172266
Using awk
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
gives you a full list of all menu entries in grub.cfg.
answered Mar 20 '15 at 17:02
A.B.A.B.
69.5k12172266
edited Aug 9 '15 at 21:01
answered Mar 20 '15 at 17:02
A.B.A.B.
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You do not need to pipe grep to awk , awk will pattern match with /foo/
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:06
1
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:57
A.B. I agree with @bodhi.zazen. If you edit and leave me a note, I'mm come back and upvote!
– Fabby
Aug 9 '15 at 20:40
@Fabby a note for you. OMG Those were my first steps withawk. :
– A.B.
Aug 9 '15 at 21:03
3
Add the entry number to the output:awk -F' '/menuentry / { print i++, $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfgto use forgrub-set-default
– mikezter
Apr 28 '17 at 18:42
|
show 3 more comments
1
You do not need to pipe grep to awk , awk will pattern match with /foo/
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:06
1
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:57
A.B. I agree with @bodhi.zazen. If you edit and leave me a note, I'mm come back and upvote!
– Fabby
Aug 9 '15 at 20:40
@Fabby a note for you. OMG Those were my first steps withawk. :
– A.B.
Aug 9 '15 at 21:03
3
Add the entry number to the output:awk -F' '/menuentry / { print i++, $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfgto use forgrub-set-default
– mikezter
Apr 28 '17 at 18:42
1
1
You do not need to pipe grep to awk , awk will pattern match with /foo/
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:06
You do not need to pipe grep to awk , awk will pattern match with /foo/
– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:06
1
1
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:57
awk -F' '/menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg– Panther
Mar 20 '15 at 17:57
A.B. I agree with @bodhi.zazen. If you edit and leave me a note, I'mm come back and upvote!
– Fabby
Aug 9 '15 at 20:40
A.B. I agree with @bodhi.zazen. If you edit and leave me a note, I'mm come back and upvote!
– Fabby
Aug 9 '15 at 20:40
@Fabby a note for you. OMG Those were my first steps with
awk. :– A.B.
Aug 9 '15 at 21:03
@Fabby a note for you. OMG Those were my first steps with
awk. :– A.B.
Aug 9 '15 at 21:03
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Add the entry number to the output:
awk -F' '/menuentry / { print i++, $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg to use for grub-set-default– mikezter
Apr 28 '17 at 18:42
Add the entry number to the output:
awk -F' '/menuentry / { print i++, $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg to use for grub-set-default– mikezter
Apr 28 '17 at 18:42
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Exactly this has been annoying me for over a year - so I did a quick and dirty script to do it. Hope this helps others?
This stacks the names in a push/pop queue, but not the menu indexing so it could be better but I have gone as far as I could be bothered.
gawk 'BEGIN {
l=0
menuindex= 0
stack[t=0] = 0
}
function push(x) { stack[t++] = x }
function pop() { if (t > 0) { return stack[--t] } else { return "" } }
{
if( $0 ~ /.*menu.*{.*/ )
{
push( $0 )
l++;
} else if( $0 ~ /.*{.*/ )
{
push( $0 )
} else if( $0 ~ /.*}.*/ )
{
X = pop()
if( X ~ /.*menu.*{.*/ )
{
l--;
match( X, /^[^''']*'''([^''']*)'''.*$/, arr )
if( l == 0 )
{
print menuindex ": " arr[1]
menuindex++
submenu=0
} else
{
print " " (menuindex-1) ">" submenu " " arr[1]
submenu++
}
}
}
}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Here you can see a screen grab from my box showing it running
answered Aug 1 '17 at 17:54
Lucien Murray-PittsLucien Murray-Pitts
7113
+1 I like thepushandpopcommands in your answer. Wish I had known them before I wrote my answer.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Apr 6 '18 at 23:55
add a comment |
7
Exactly this has been annoying me for over a year - so I did a quick and dirty script to do it. Hope this helps others?
This stacks the names in a push/pop queue, but not the menu indexing so it could be better but I have gone as far as I could be bothered.
gawk 'BEGIN {
l=0
menuindex= 0
stack[t=0] = 0
}
function push(x) { stack[t++] = x }
function pop() { if (t > 0) { return stack[--t] } else { return "" } }
{
if( $0 ~ /.*menu.*{.*/ )
{
push( $0 )
l++;
} else if( $0 ~ /.*{.*/ )
{
push( $0 )
} else if( $0 ~ /.*}.*/ )
{
X = pop()
if( X ~ /.*menu.*{.*/ )
{
l--;
match( X, /^[^''']*'''([^''']*)'''.*$/, arr )
if( l == 0 )
{
print menuindex ": " arr[1]
menuindex++
submenu=0
} else
{
print " " (menuindex-1) ">" submenu " " arr[1]
submenu++
}
}
}
}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Here you can see a screen grab from my box showing it running
answered Aug 1 '17 at 17:54
Lucien Murray-PittsLucien Murray-Pitts
7113
+1 I like thepushandpopcommands in your answer. Wish I had known them before I wrote my answer.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Apr 6 '18 at 23:55
add a comment |
7
7
7
Exactly this has been annoying me for over a year - so I did a quick and dirty script to do it. Hope this helps others?
This stacks the names in a push/pop queue, but not the menu indexing so it could be better but I have gone as far as I could be bothered.
gawk 'BEGIN {
l=0
menuindex= 0
stack[t=0] = 0
}
function push(x) { stack[t++] = x }
function pop() { if (t > 0) { return stack[--t] } else { return "" } }
{
if( $0 ~ /.*menu.*{.*/ )
{
push( $0 )
l++;
} else if( $0 ~ /.*{.*/ )
{
push( $0 )
} else if( $0 ~ /.*}.*/ )
{
X = pop()
if( X ~ /.*menu.*{.*/ )
{
l--;
match( X, /^[^''']*'''([^''']*)'''.*$/, arr )
if( l == 0 )
{
print menuindex ": " arr[1]
menuindex++
submenu=0
} else
{
print " " (menuindex-1) ">" submenu " " arr[1]
submenu++
}
}
}
}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Here you can see a screen grab from my box showing it running
answered Aug 1 '17 at 17:54
Lucien Murray-PittsLucien Murray-Pitts
7113
Exactly this has been annoying me for over a year - so I did a quick and dirty script to do it. Hope this helps others?
This stacks the names in a push/pop queue, but not the menu indexing so it could be better but I have gone as far as I could be bothered.
gawk 'BEGIN {
l=0
menuindex= 0
stack[t=0] = 0
}
function push(x) { stack[t++] = x }
function pop() { if (t > 0) { return stack[--t] } else { return "" } }
{
if( $0 ~ /.*menu.*{.*/ )
{
push( $0 )
l++;
} else if( $0 ~ /.*{.*/ )
{
push( $0 )
} else if( $0 ~ /.*}.*/ )
{
X = pop()
if( X ~ /.*menu.*{.*/ )
{
l--;
match( X, /^[^''']*'''([^''']*)'''.*$/, arr )
if( l == 0 )
{
print menuindex ": " arr[1]
menuindex++
submenu=0
} else
{
print " " (menuindex-1) ">" submenu " " arr[1]
submenu++
}
}
}
}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Here you can see a screen grab from my box showing it running
answered Aug 1 '17 at 17:54
Lucien Murray-PittsLucien Murray-Pitts
7113
edited Aug 1 '17 at 18:23
answered Aug 1 '17 at 17:54
Lucien Murray-PittsLucien Murray-Pitts
7113
answered Aug 1 '17 at 17:54
Lucien Murray-PittsLucien Murray-Pitts
7113
answered Aug 1 '17 at 17:54
Lucien Murray-PittsLucien Murray-Pitts
7113
7113
+1 I like thepushandpopcommands in your answer. Wish I had known them before I wrote my answer.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Apr 6 '18 at 23:55
add a comment |
+1 I like thepushandpopcommands in your answer. Wish I had known them before I wrote my answer.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Apr 6 '18 at 23:55
+1 I like the
push and pop commands in your answer. Wish I had known them before I wrote my answer.– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Apr 6 '18 at 23:55
+1 I like the
push and pop commands in your answer. Wish I had known them before I wrote my answer.– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Apr 6 '18 at 23:55
add a comment |
7
Color Screen shot (short version)
Use mouse scroll wheel, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, ↑ and ↓ keys to navigate the menu.
Text Screen shot (long version)
The bash script uses whiptail instead of dialog to display the menu. One advantage is you can copy the terminal image to the clipboard as
text and paste it into this website as text. Other advantages include:
- Mouse scroll wheel support
- Faster performance
dialogis not installed by default in Ubuntu Server or Lubuntu.whiptailis included by default.
Here's a text screen shot:
Grub Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.15
┌─────────┤ Use arrow, page, home & end keys. Tab toggle option ├──────────┐
│ Menu No. --------------- Menu Name --------------- │
│ │
│ 0 Ubuntu ↑ │
│ 1 Advanced options for Ubuntu ▮ │
│ 1>0 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic ▒ │
│ 1>1 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>2 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>3 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic ▒ │
│ 1>4 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>5 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>6 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic ▒ │
│ 1>7 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>8 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>9 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic ▒ │
│ 1>10 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>11 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>12 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.23-041423-generic ▒ │
│ 1>13 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.23-041423-generic (upstart) ↓ │
│ │
│ │
│ <Display Grub Boot> <Exit> │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Highlight entry and press Enter
Use the navigation keys to highlight an option and press Enter to see the pre-kernel drivers loaded by grub and the boot parameters passed by grub to the kernel when booting it:
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.14.27-041427-generic-advanced-f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b' {
recordfail
savedefault
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.27-041427-generic root=UUID=f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b ro quiet splash loglevel=0 vga=current udev.log-priority=3 fastboot kaslr acpiphp.disable=1 crashkernel=384M-2G:128M,2G-:256M $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.14.27-041427-generic
}
Press <Enter> to continue
grub-menu.sh bash script
grub-menu.sh only has one option to tweak:
# Default for hide duplicate and triplicate options with (upstart) and (recovery mode)?
HideUpstartRecovery=false
Set the value to true (hide the extra entries) or false (list all entries).
The default format can be overridden when calling the script using:
grub-menu.sh short
or:
grub-menu.sh long
The code:
#!/bin/bash
# NAME: grub-menu.sh
# PATH: $HOME/bin
# DESC: Written for AU Q&A: https://askubuntu.com/q/1019213/307523
# DATE: Apr 5, 2018. Modified: May 7, 2018.
# $TERM variable may be missing when called via desktop shortcut
CurrentTERM=$(env | grep TERM)
if [[ $CurrentTERM == "" ]] ; then
notify-send --urgency=critical "$0 cannot be run from GUI without TERM environment variable."
exit 1
fi
AllMenusArr=() # All menu options.
# Default for hide duplicate and triplicate options with (upstart) and (recovery mode)?
HideUpstartRecovery=false
if [[ $1 == short ]] ; then
HideUpstartRecovery=true # override default with first passed parameter "short"
elif [[ $1 == long ]] ; then
HideUpstartRecovery=false # override default with first passed parameter "long"
fi
SkippedMenuEntry=false # Don't change this value, automatically maintained
InSubMenu=false # Within a line beginning with `submenu`?
InMenuEntry=false # Within a line beginning with `menuentry` and ending in `{`?
NextMenuEntryNo=0 # Next grub internal menu entry number to assign
# Major / Minor internal grub submenu numbers, ie `1>0`, `1>1`, `1>2`, etc.
ThisSubMenuMajorNo=0
NextSubMenuMinorNo=0
CurrTag="" # Current grub internal menu number, zero based
CurrText="" # Current grub menu option text, ie "Ubuntu", "Windows...", etc.
SubMenuList="" # Only supports 10 submenus! Numbered 0 to 9. Future use.
while read -r line; do
# Example: " }"
BlackLine="${line//[[:blank:]]/}" # Remove all whitespace
if [[ $BlackLine == "}" ]] ; then
# Add menu option in buffer
if [[ $SkippedMenuEntry == true ]] ; then
NextSubMenuMinorNo=$(( $NextSubMenuMinorNo + 1 ))
SkippedMenuEntry=false
continue
fi
if [[ $InMenuEntry == true ]] ; then
InMenuEntry=false
if [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
NextSubMenuMinorNo=$(( $NextSubMenuMinorNo + 1 ))
else
NextMenuEntryNo=$(( $NextMenuEntryNo + 1 ))
fi
elif [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
InSubMenu=false
NextMenuEntryNo=$(( $NextMenuEntryNo + 1 ))
else
continue # Future error message?
fi
# Set maximum CurrText size to 68 characters.
CurrText="${CurrText:0:67}"
AllMenusArr+=($CurrTag "$CurrText")
fi
# Example: "menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu" ...
# "submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option" ...
if [[ $line == submenu* ]] ; then
# line starts with `submenu`
InSubMenu=true
ThisSubMenuMajorNo=$NextMenuEntryNo
NextSubMenuMinorNo=0
SubMenuList=$SubMenuList$ThisSubMenuMajorNo
CurrTag=$NextMenuEntryNo
CurrText="${line#*'}"
CurrText="${CurrText%%'*}"
AllMenusArr+=($CurrTag "$CurrText") # ie "1 Advanced options for Ubuntu"
elif [[ $line == menuentry* ]] && [[ $line == *"{"* ]] ; then
# line starts with `menuentry` and ends with `{`
if [[ $HideUpstartRecovery == true ]] ; then
if [[ $line == *"(upstart)"* ]] || [[ $line == *"(recovery mode)"* ]] ; then
SkippedMenuEntry=true
continue
fi
fi
InMenuEntry=true
if [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
: # In a submenu, increment minor instead of major which is "sticky" now.
CurrTag=$ThisSubMenuMajorNo">"$NextSubMenuMinorNo
else
CurrTag=$NextMenuEntryNo
fi
CurrText="${line#*'}"
CurrText="${CurrText%%'*}"
else
continue # Other stuff - Ignore it.
fi
done < /boot/grub/grub.cfg
LongVersion=$(grub-install --version)
ShortVersion=$(echo "${LongVersion:20}")
DefaultItem=0
if [[ $HideUpstartRecovery == true ]] ; then
MenuText="Menu No. ----------- Menu Name -----------"
else
MenuText="Menu No. --------------- Menu Name ---------------"
fi
while true ; do
Choice=$(whiptail
--title "Use arrow, page, home & end keys. Tab toggle option"
--backtitle "Grub Version: $ShortVersion"
--ok-button "Display Grub Boot"
--cancel-button "Exit"
--default-item "$DefaultItem"
--menu "$MenuText" 24 76 16
"${AllMenusArr[@]}"
2>&1 >/dev/tty)
clear
if [[ $Choice == "" ]]; then break ; fi
DefaultItem=$Choice
for (( i=0; i < ${#AllMenusArr[@]}; i=i+2 )) ; do
if [[ "${AllMenusArr[i]}" == $Choice ]] ; then
i=$i+1
MenuEntry="menuentry '"${AllMenusArr[i]}"'"
break
fi
done
TheGameIsAfoot=false
while read -r line ; do
if [[ $line = *"$MenuEntry"* ]]; then TheGameIsAfoot=true ; fi
if [[ $TheGameIsAfoot == true ]]; then
echo $line
if [[ $line = *"}"* ]]; then break ; fi
fi
done < /boot/grub/grub.cfg
read -p "Press <Enter> to continue"
done
exit 0
answered Apr 7 '18 at 0:14
WinEunuuchs2UnixWinEunuuchs2Unix
46.6k1190182
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7
Color Screen shot (short version)
Use mouse scroll wheel, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, ↑ and ↓ keys to navigate the menu.
Text Screen shot (long version)
The bash script uses whiptail instead of dialog to display the menu. One advantage is you can copy the terminal image to the clipboard as
text and paste it into this website as text. Other advantages include:
- Mouse scroll wheel support
- Faster performance
dialogis not installed by default in Ubuntu Server or Lubuntu.whiptailis included by default.
Here's a text screen shot:
Grub Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.15
┌─────────┤ Use arrow, page, home & end keys. Tab toggle option ├──────────┐
│ Menu No. --------------- Menu Name --------------- │
│ │
│ 0 Ubuntu ↑ │
│ 1 Advanced options for Ubuntu ▮ │
│ 1>0 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic ▒ │
│ 1>1 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>2 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>3 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic ▒ │
│ 1>4 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>5 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>6 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic ▒ │
│ 1>7 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>8 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>9 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic ▒ │
│ 1>10 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>11 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>12 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.23-041423-generic ▒ │
│ 1>13 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.23-041423-generic (upstart) ↓ │
│ │
│ │
│ <Display Grub Boot> <Exit> │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Highlight entry and press Enter
Use the navigation keys to highlight an option and press Enter to see the pre-kernel drivers loaded by grub and the boot parameters passed by grub to the kernel when booting it:
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.14.27-041427-generic-advanced-f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b' {
recordfail
savedefault
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.27-041427-generic root=UUID=f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b ro quiet splash loglevel=0 vga=current udev.log-priority=3 fastboot kaslr acpiphp.disable=1 crashkernel=384M-2G:128M,2G-:256M $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.14.27-041427-generic
}
Press <Enter> to continue
grub-menu.sh bash script
grub-menu.sh only has one option to tweak:
# Default for hide duplicate and triplicate options with (upstart) and (recovery mode)?
HideUpstartRecovery=false
Set the value to true (hide the extra entries) or false (list all entries).
The default format can be overridden when calling the script using:
grub-menu.sh short
or:
grub-menu.sh long
The code:
#!/bin/bash
# NAME: grub-menu.sh
# PATH: $HOME/bin
# DESC: Written for AU Q&A: https://askubuntu.com/q/1019213/307523
# DATE: Apr 5, 2018. Modified: May 7, 2018.
# $TERM variable may be missing when called via desktop shortcut
CurrentTERM=$(env | grep TERM)
if [[ $CurrentTERM == "" ]] ; then
notify-send --urgency=critical "$0 cannot be run from GUI without TERM environment variable."
exit 1
fi
AllMenusArr=() # All menu options.
# Default for hide duplicate and triplicate options with (upstart) and (recovery mode)?
HideUpstartRecovery=false
if [[ $1 == short ]] ; then
HideUpstartRecovery=true # override default with first passed parameter "short"
elif [[ $1 == long ]] ; then
HideUpstartRecovery=false # override default with first passed parameter "long"
fi
SkippedMenuEntry=false # Don't change this value, automatically maintained
InSubMenu=false # Within a line beginning with `submenu`?
InMenuEntry=false # Within a line beginning with `menuentry` and ending in `{`?
NextMenuEntryNo=0 # Next grub internal menu entry number to assign
# Major / Minor internal grub submenu numbers, ie `1>0`, `1>1`, `1>2`, etc.
ThisSubMenuMajorNo=0
NextSubMenuMinorNo=0
CurrTag="" # Current grub internal menu number, zero based
CurrText="" # Current grub menu option text, ie "Ubuntu", "Windows...", etc.
SubMenuList="" # Only supports 10 submenus! Numbered 0 to 9. Future use.
while read -r line; do
# Example: " }"
BlackLine="${line//[[:blank:]]/}" # Remove all whitespace
if [[ $BlackLine == "}" ]] ; then
# Add menu option in buffer
if [[ $SkippedMenuEntry == true ]] ; then
NextSubMenuMinorNo=$(( $NextSubMenuMinorNo + 1 ))
SkippedMenuEntry=false
continue
fi
if [[ $InMenuEntry == true ]] ; then
InMenuEntry=false
if [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
NextSubMenuMinorNo=$(( $NextSubMenuMinorNo + 1 ))
else
NextMenuEntryNo=$(( $NextMenuEntryNo + 1 ))
fi
elif [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
InSubMenu=false
NextMenuEntryNo=$(( $NextMenuEntryNo + 1 ))
else
continue # Future error message?
fi
# Set maximum CurrText size to 68 characters.
CurrText="${CurrText:0:67}"
AllMenusArr+=($CurrTag "$CurrText")
fi
# Example: "menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu" ...
# "submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option" ...
if [[ $line == submenu* ]] ; then
# line starts with `submenu`
InSubMenu=true
ThisSubMenuMajorNo=$NextMenuEntryNo
NextSubMenuMinorNo=0
SubMenuList=$SubMenuList$ThisSubMenuMajorNo
CurrTag=$NextMenuEntryNo
CurrText="${line#*'}"
CurrText="${CurrText%%'*}"
AllMenusArr+=($CurrTag "$CurrText") # ie "1 Advanced options for Ubuntu"
elif [[ $line == menuentry* ]] && [[ $line == *"{"* ]] ; then
# line starts with `menuentry` and ends with `{`
if [[ $HideUpstartRecovery == true ]] ; then
if [[ $line == *"(upstart)"* ]] || [[ $line == *"(recovery mode)"* ]] ; then
SkippedMenuEntry=true
continue
fi
fi
InMenuEntry=true
if [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
: # In a submenu, increment minor instead of major which is "sticky" now.
CurrTag=$ThisSubMenuMajorNo">"$NextSubMenuMinorNo
else
CurrTag=$NextMenuEntryNo
fi
CurrText="${line#*'}"
CurrText="${CurrText%%'*}"
else
continue # Other stuff - Ignore it.
fi
done < /boot/grub/grub.cfg
LongVersion=$(grub-install --version)
ShortVersion=$(echo "${LongVersion:20}")
DefaultItem=0
if [[ $HideUpstartRecovery == true ]] ; then
MenuText="Menu No. ----------- Menu Name -----------"
else
MenuText="Menu No. --------------- Menu Name ---------------"
fi
while true ; do
Choice=$(whiptail
--title "Use arrow, page, home & end keys. Tab toggle option"
--backtitle "Grub Version: $ShortVersion"
--ok-button "Display Grub Boot"
--cancel-button "Exit"
--default-item "$DefaultItem"
--menu "$MenuText" 24 76 16
"${AllMenusArr[@]}"
2>&1 >/dev/tty)
clear
if [[ $Choice == "" ]]; then break ; fi
DefaultItem=$Choice
for (( i=0; i < ${#AllMenusArr[@]}; i=i+2 )) ; do
if [[ "${AllMenusArr[i]}" == $Choice ]] ; then
i=$i+1
MenuEntry="menuentry '"${AllMenusArr[i]}"'"
break
fi
done
TheGameIsAfoot=false
while read -r line ; do
if [[ $line = *"$MenuEntry"* ]]; then TheGameIsAfoot=true ; fi
if [[ $TheGameIsAfoot == true ]]; then
echo $line
if [[ $line = *"}"* ]]; then break ; fi
fi
done < /boot/grub/grub.cfg
read -p "Press <Enter> to continue"
done
exit 0
answered Apr 7 '18 at 0:14
WinEunuuchs2UnixWinEunuuchs2Unix
46.6k1190182
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7
7
7
Color Screen shot (short version)
Use mouse scroll wheel, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, ↑ and ↓ keys to navigate the menu.
Text Screen shot (long version)
The bash script uses whiptail instead of dialog to display the menu. One advantage is you can copy the terminal image to the clipboard as
text and paste it into this website as text. Other advantages include:
- Mouse scroll wheel support
- Faster performance
dialogis not installed by default in Ubuntu Server or Lubuntu.whiptailis included by default.
Here's a text screen shot:
Grub Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.15
┌─────────┤ Use arrow, page, home & end keys. Tab toggle option ├──────────┐
│ Menu No. --------------- Menu Name --------------- │
│ │
│ 0 Ubuntu ↑ │
│ 1 Advanced options for Ubuntu ▮ │
│ 1>0 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic ▒ │
│ 1>1 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>2 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>3 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic ▒ │
│ 1>4 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>5 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>6 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic ▒ │
│ 1>7 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>8 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>9 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic ▒ │
│ 1>10 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>11 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>12 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.23-041423-generic ▒ │
│ 1>13 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.23-041423-generic (upstart) ↓ │
│ │
│ │
│ <Display Grub Boot> <Exit> │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Highlight entry and press Enter
Use the navigation keys to highlight an option and press Enter to see the pre-kernel drivers loaded by grub and the boot parameters passed by grub to the kernel when booting it:
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.14.27-041427-generic-advanced-f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b' {
recordfail
savedefault
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.27-041427-generic root=UUID=f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b ro quiet splash loglevel=0 vga=current udev.log-priority=3 fastboot kaslr acpiphp.disable=1 crashkernel=384M-2G:128M,2G-:256M $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.14.27-041427-generic
}
Press <Enter> to continue
grub-menu.sh bash script
grub-menu.sh only has one option to tweak:
# Default for hide duplicate and triplicate options with (upstart) and (recovery mode)?
HideUpstartRecovery=false
Set the value to true (hide the extra entries) or false (list all entries).
The default format can be overridden when calling the script using:
grub-menu.sh short
or:
grub-menu.sh long
The code:
#!/bin/bash
# NAME: grub-menu.sh
# PATH: $HOME/bin
# DESC: Written for AU Q&A: https://askubuntu.com/q/1019213/307523
# DATE: Apr 5, 2018. Modified: May 7, 2018.
# $TERM variable may be missing when called via desktop shortcut
CurrentTERM=$(env | grep TERM)
if [[ $CurrentTERM == "" ]] ; then
notify-send --urgency=critical "$0 cannot be run from GUI without TERM environment variable."
exit 1
fi
AllMenusArr=() # All menu options.
# Default for hide duplicate and triplicate options with (upstart) and (recovery mode)?
HideUpstartRecovery=false
if [[ $1 == short ]] ; then
HideUpstartRecovery=true # override default with first passed parameter "short"
elif [[ $1 == long ]] ; then
HideUpstartRecovery=false # override default with first passed parameter "long"
fi
SkippedMenuEntry=false # Don't change this value, automatically maintained
InSubMenu=false # Within a line beginning with `submenu`?
InMenuEntry=false # Within a line beginning with `menuentry` and ending in `{`?
NextMenuEntryNo=0 # Next grub internal menu entry number to assign
# Major / Minor internal grub submenu numbers, ie `1>0`, `1>1`, `1>2`, etc.
ThisSubMenuMajorNo=0
NextSubMenuMinorNo=0
CurrTag="" # Current grub internal menu number, zero based
CurrText="" # Current grub menu option text, ie "Ubuntu", "Windows...", etc.
SubMenuList="" # Only supports 10 submenus! Numbered 0 to 9. Future use.
while read -r line; do
# Example: " }"
BlackLine="${line//[[:blank:]]/}" # Remove all whitespace
if [[ $BlackLine == "}" ]] ; then
# Add menu option in buffer
if [[ $SkippedMenuEntry == true ]] ; then
NextSubMenuMinorNo=$(( $NextSubMenuMinorNo + 1 ))
SkippedMenuEntry=false
continue
fi
if [[ $InMenuEntry == true ]] ; then
InMenuEntry=false
if [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
NextSubMenuMinorNo=$(( $NextSubMenuMinorNo + 1 ))
else
NextMenuEntryNo=$(( $NextMenuEntryNo + 1 ))
fi
elif [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
InSubMenu=false
NextMenuEntryNo=$(( $NextMenuEntryNo + 1 ))
else
continue # Future error message?
fi
# Set maximum CurrText size to 68 characters.
CurrText="${CurrText:0:67}"
AllMenusArr+=($CurrTag "$CurrText")
fi
# Example: "menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu" ...
# "submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option" ...
if [[ $line == submenu* ]] ; then
# line starts with `submenu`
InSubMenu=true
ThisSubMenuMajorNo=$NextMenuEntryNo
NextSubMenuMinorNo=0
SubMenuList=$SubMenuList$ThisSubMenuMajorNo
CurrTag=$NextMenuEntryNo
CurrText="${line#*'}"
CurrText="${CurrText%%'*}"
AllMenusArr+=($CurrTag "$CurrText") # ie "1 Advanced options for Ubuntu"
elif [[ $line == menuentry* ]] && [[ $line == *"{"* ]] ; then
# line starts with `menuentry` and ends with `{`
if [[ $HideUpstartRecovery == true ]] ; then
if [[ $line == *"(upstart)"* ]] || [[ $line == *"(recovery mode)"* ]] ; then
SkippedMenuEntry=true
continue
fi
fi
InMenuEntry=true
if [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
: # In a submenu, increment minor instead of major which is "sticky" now.
CurrTag=$ThisSubMenuMajorNo">"$NextSubMenuMinorNo
else
CurrTag=$NextMenuEntryNo
fi
CurrText="${line#*'}"
CurrText="${CurrText%%'*}"
else
continue # Other stuff - Ignore it.
fi
done < /boot/grub/grub.cfg
LongVersion=$(grub-install --version)
ShortVersion=$(echo "${LongVersion:20}")
DefaultItem=0
if [[ $HideUpstartRecovery == true ]] ; then
MenuText="Menu No. ----------- Menu Name -----------"
else
MenuText="Menu No. --------------- Menu Name ---------------"
fi
while true ; do
Choice=$(whiptail
--title "Use arrow, page, home & end keys. Tab toggle option"
--backtitle "Grub Version: $ShortVersion"
--ok-button "Display Grub Boot"
--cancel-button "Exit"
--default-item "$DefaultItem"
--menu "$MenuText" 24 76 16
"${AllMenusArr[@]}"
2>&1 >/dev/tty)
clear
if [[ $Choice == "" ]]; then break ; fi
DefaultItem=$Choice
for (( i=0; i < ${#AllMenusArr[@]}; i=i+2 )) ; do
if [[ "${AllMenusArr[i]}" == $Choice ]] ; then
i=$i+1
MenuEntry="menuentry '"${AllMenusArr[i]}"'"
break
fi
done
TheGameIsAfoot=false
while read -r line ; do
if [[ $line = *"$MenuEntry"* ]]; then TheGameIsAfoot=true ; fi
if [[ $TheGameIsAfoot == true ]]; then
echo $line
if [[ $line = *"}"* ]]; then break ; fi
fi
done < /boot/grub/grub.cfg
read -p "Press <Enter> to continue"
done
exit 0
answered Apr 7 '18 at 0:14
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Color Screen shot (short version)
Use mouse scroll wheel, Home, End, PgUp, PgDn, ↑ and ↓ keys to navigate the menu.
Text Screen shot (long version)
The bash script uses whiptail instead of dialog to display the menu. One advantage is you can copy the terminal image to the clipboard as
text and paste it into this website as text. Other advantages include:
- Mouse scroll wheel support
- Faster performance
dialogis not installed by default in Ubuntu Server or Lubuntu.whiptailis included by default.
Here's a text screen shot:
Grub Version: 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.15
┌─────────┤ Use arrow, page, home & end keys. Tab toggle option ├──────────┐
│ Menu No. --------------- Menu Name --------------- │
│ │
│ 0 Ubuntu ↑ │
│ 1 Advanced options for Ubuntu ▮ │
│ 1>0 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic ▒ │
│ 1>1 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>2 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.31-041431-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>3 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic ▒ │
│ 1>4 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>5 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.30-041430-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>6 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic ▒ │
│ 1>7 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>8 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>9 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic ▒ │
│ 1>10 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic (upstart) ▒ │
│ 1>11 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.24-041424-generic (recovery mode) ▒ │
│ 1>12 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.23-041423-generic ▒ │
│ 1>13 Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.23-041423-generic (upstart) ↓ │
│ │
│ │
│ <Display Grub Boot> <Exit> │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Highlight entry and press Enter
Use the navigation keys to highlight an option and press Enter to see the pre-kernel drivers loaded by grub and the boot parameters passed by grub to the kernel when booting it:
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.14.27-041427-generic-advanced-f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b' {
recordfail
savedefault
load_video
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 4.14.27-041427-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-4.14.27-041427-generic root=UUID=f3f8e7bc-b337-4194-88b8-3a513f6be55b ro quiet splash loglevel=0 vga=current udev.log-priority=3 fastboot kaslr acpiphp.disable=1 crashkernel=384M-2G:128M,2G-:256M $vt_handoff
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.14.27-041427-generic
}
Press <Enter> to continue
grub-menu.sh bash script
grub-menu.sh only has one option to tweak:
# Default for hide duplicate and triplicate options with (upstart) and (recovery mode)?
HideUpstartRecovery=false
Set the value to true (hide the extra entries) or false (list all entries).
The default format can be overridden when calling the script using:
grub-menu.sh short
or:
grub-menu.sh long
The code:
#!/bin/bash
# NAME: grub-menu.sh
# PATH: $HOME/bin
# DESC: Written for AU Q&A: https://askubuntu.com/q/1019213/307523
# DATE: Apr 5, 2018. Modified: May 7, 2018.
# $TERM variable may be missing when called via desktop shortcut
CurrentTERM=$(env | grep TERM)
if [[ $CurrentTERM == "" ]] ; then
notify-send --urgency=critical "$0 cannot be run from GUI without TERM environment variable."
exit 1
fi
AllMenusArr=() # All menu options.
# Default for hide duplicate and triplicate options with (upstart) and (recovery mode)?
HideUpstartRecovery=false
if [[ $1 == short ]] ; then
HideUpstartRecovery=true # override default with first passed parameter "short"
elif [[ $1 == long ]] ; then
HideUpstartRecovery=false # override default with first passed parameter "long"
fi
SkippedMenuEntry=false # Don't change this value, automatically maintained
InSubMenu=false # Within a line beginning with `submenu`?
InMenuEntry=false # Within a line beginning with `menuentry` and ending in `{`?
NextMenuEntryNo=0 # Next grub internal menu entry number to assign
# Major / Minor internal grub submenu numbers, ie `1>0`, `1>1`, `1>2`, etc.
ThisSubMenuMajorNo=0
NextSubMenuMinorNo=0
CurrTag="" # Current grub internal menu number, zero based
CurrText="" # Current grub menu option text, ie "Ubuntu", "Windows...", etc.
SubMenuList="" # Only supports 10 submenus! Numbered 0 to 9. Future use.
while read -r line; do
# Example: " }"
BlackLine="${line//[[:blank:]]/}" # Remove all whitespace
if [[ $BlackLine == "}" ]] ; then
# Add menu option in buffer
if [[ $SkippedMenuEntry == true ]] ; then
NextSubMenuMinorNo=$(( $NextSubMenuMinorNo + 1 ))
SkippedMenuEntry=false
continue
fi
if [[ $InMenuEntry == true ]] ; then
InMenuEntry=false
if [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
NextSubMenuMinorNo=$(( $NextSubMenuMinorNo + 1 ))
else
NextMenuEntryNo=$(( $NextMenuEntryNo + 1 ))
fi
elif [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
InSubMenu=false
NextMenuEntryNo=$(( $NextMenuEntryNo + 1 ))
else
continue # Future error message?
fi
# Set maximum CurrText size to 68 characters.
CurrText="${CurrText:0:67}"
AllMenusArr+=($CurrTag "$CurrText")
fi
# Example: "menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu" ...
# "submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option" ...
if [[ $line == submenu* ]] ; then
# line starts with `submenu`
InSubMenu=true
ThisSubMenuMajorNo=$NextMenuEntryNo
NextSubMenuMinorNo=0
SubMenuList=$SubMenuList$ThisSubMenuMajorNo
CurrTag=$NextMenuEntryNo
CurrText="${line#*'}"
CurrText="${CurrText%%'*}"
AllMenusArr+=($CurrTag "$CurrText") # ie "1 Advanced options for Ubuntu"
elif [[ $line == menuentry* ]] && [[ $line == *"{"* ]] ; then
# line starts with `menuentry` and ends with `{`
if [[ $HideUpstartRecovery == true ]] ; then
if [[ $line == *"(upstart)"* ]] || [[ $line == *"(recovery mode)"* ]] ; then
SkippedMenuEntry=true
continue
fi
fi
InMenuEntry=true
if [[ $InSubMenu == true ]] ; then
: # In a submenu, increment minor instead of major which is "sticky" now.
CurrTag=$ThisSubMenuMajorNo">"$NextSubMenuMinorNo
else
CurrTag=$NextMenuEntryNo
fi
CurrText="${line#*'}"
CurrText="${CurrText%%'*}"
else
continue # Other stuff - Ignore it.
fi
done < /boot/grub/grub.cfg
LongVersion=$(grub-install --version)
ShortVersion=$(echo "${LongVersion:20}")
DefaultItem=0
if [[ $HideUpstartRecovery == true ]] ; then
MenuText="Menu No. ----------- Menu Name -----------"
else
MenuText="Menu No. --------------- Menu Name ---------------"
fi
while true ; do
Choice=$(whiptail
--title "Use arrow, page, home & end keys. Tab toggle option"
--backtitle "Grub Version: $ShortVersion"
--ok-button "Display Grub Boot"
--cancel-button "Exit"
--default-item "$DefaultItem"
--menu "$MenuText" 24 76 16
"${AllMenusArr[@]}"
2>&1 >/dev/tty)
clear
if [[ $Choice == "" ]]; then break ; fi
DefaultItem=$Choice
for (( i=0; i < ${#AllMenusArr[@]}; i=i+2 )) ; do
if [[ "${AllMenusArr[i]}" == $Choice ]] ; then
i=$i+1
MenuEntry="menuentry '"${AllMenusArr[i]}"'"
break
fi
done
TheGameIsAfoot=false
while read -r line ; do
if [[ $line = *"$MenuEntry"* ]]; then TheGameIsAfoot=true ; fi
if [[ $TheGameIsAfoot == true ]]; then
echo $line
if [[ $line = *"}"* ]]; then break ; fi
fi
done < /boot/grub/grub.cfg
read -p "Press <Enter> to continue"
done
exit 0
answered Apr 7 '18 at 0:14
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46.6k1190182
edited May 8 '18 at 0:30
answered Apr 7 '18 at 0:14
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46.6k1190182
answered Apr 7 '18 at 0:14
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answered Apr 7 '18 at 0:14
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3
This should be the right "string"...
awk -F' '/^menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat -n|awk '{print $1-1,$1="",$0}'
The last pipe delete white space at the beginning of each row and correct the number sequence in accordance with grub number entry.
Sample output:
0 Ubuntu
1 Memory test (memtest86+)
2 Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)
3 Windows 10 (su /dev/sdc1)
If you like to see all entries, also the advanced, you could use
awk -F' '/(^|| )nuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat -n|awk '{print $1-1,$1="",$0}'
but the numbers sequence isn't suitable for use with grub-set-default.
edited Sep 11 '18 at 21:45
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answered Jan 24 '18 at 23:37
Stefano BizzarriStefano Bizzarri
313
6
This only shows the top level menu. The Advanced Options sub-menu is missing.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 24 '18 at 23:52
1
Could you explain what the piped commands do and how it is better than the accepted answer?
– Melebius
Jan 25 '18 at 10:00
For me, this worked better as it prints also the entry numbers
– Zac
Jan 29 '18 at 16:08
add a comment |
3
This should be the right "string"...
awk -F' '/^menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat -n|awk '{print $1-1,$1="",$0}'
The last pipe delete white space at the beginning of each row and correct the number sequence in accordance with grub number entry.
Sample output:
0 Ubuntu
1 Memory test (memtest86+)
2 Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)
3 Windows 10 (su /dev/sdc1)
If you like to see all entries, also the advanced, you could use
awk -F' '/(^|| )nuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat -n|awk '{print $1-1,$1="",$0}'
but the numbers sequence isn't suitable for use with grub-set-default.
edited Sep 11 '18 at 21:45
Community♦
1
answered Jan 24 '18 at 23:37
Stefano BizzarriStefano Bizzarri
313
6
This only shows the top level menu. The Advanced Options sub-menu is missing.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 24 '18 at 23:52
1
Could you explain what the piped commands do and how it is better than the accepted answer?
– Melebius
Jan 25 '18 at 10:00
For me, this worked better as it prints also the entry numbers
– Zac
Jan 29 '18 at 16:08
add a comment |
3
3
3
This should be the right "string"...
awk -F' '/^menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat -n|awk '{print $1-1,$1="",$0}'
The last pipe delete white space at the beginning of each row and correct the number sequence in accordance with grub number entry.
Sample output:
0 Ubuntu
1 Memory test (memtest86+)
2 Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)
3 Windows 10 (su /dev/sdc1)
If you like to see all entries, also the advanced, you could use
awk -F' '/(^|| )nuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat -n|awk '{print $1-1,$1="",$0}'
but the numbers sequence isn't suitable for use with grub-set-default.
edited Sep 11 '18 at 21:45
Community♦
1
answered Jan 24 '18 at 23:37
Stefano BizzarriStefano Bizzarri
313
This should be the right "string"...
awk -F' '/^menuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat -n|awk '{print $1-1,$1="",$0}'
The last pipe delete white space at the beginning of each row and correct the number sequence in accordance with grub number entry.
Sample output:
0 Ubuntu
1 Memory test (memtest86+)
2 Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)
3 Windows 10 (su /dev/sdc1)
If you like to see all entries, also the advanced, you could use
awk -F' '/(^|| )nuentry / {print $2}' /boot/grub/grub.cfg|cat -n|awk '{print $1-1,$1="",$0}'
but the numbers sequence isn't suitable for use with grub-set-default.
edited Sep 11 '18 at 21:45
Community♦
1
answered Jan 24 '18 at 23:37
Stefano BizzarriStefano Bizzarri
313
edited Sep 11 '18 at 21:45
Community♦
1
edited Sep 11 '18 at 21:45
Community♦
1
edited Sep 11 '18 at 21:45
Community♦
1
1
answered Jan 24 '18 at 23:37
Stefano BizzarriStefano Bizzarri
313
answered Jan 24 '18 at 23:37
Stefano BizzarriStefano Bizzarri
313
answered Jan 24 '18 at 23:37
Stefano BizzarriStefano Bizzarri
313
313
6
This only shows the top level menu. The Advanced Options sub-menu is missing.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 24 '18 at 23:52
1
Could you explain what the piped commands do and how it is better than the accepted answer?
– Melebius
Jan 25 '18 at 10:00
For me, this worked better as it prints also the entry numbers
– Zac
Jan 29 '18 at 16:08
add a comment |
6
This only shows the top level menu. The Advanced Options sub-menu is missing.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 24 '18 at 23:52
1
Could you explain what the piped commands do and how it is better than the accepted answer?
– Melebius
Jan 25 '18 at 10:00
For me, this worked better as it prints also the entry numbers
– Zac
Jan 29 '18 at 16:08
6
6
This only shows the top level menu. The Advanced Options sub-menu is missing.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 24 '18 at 23:52
This only shows the top level menu. The Advanced Options sub-menu is missing.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Jan 24 '18 at 23:52
1
1
Could you explain what the piped commands do and how it is better than the accepted answer?
– Melebius
Jan 25 '18 at 10:00
Could you explain what the piped commands do and how it is better than the accepted answer?
– Melebius
Jan 25 '18 at 10:00
For me, this worked better as it prints also the entry numbers
– Zac
Jan 29 '18 at 16:08
For me, this worked better as it prints also the entry numbers
– Zac
Jan 29 '18 at 16:08
add a comment |
2
I just found out that you can just use auto-complete (pressing tab twice) on commands like grub-reboot or grub-set-default and it'll give you a list of the available boot menu entries. You can then just copy the title you want literally, you don't need to use a number.
Unfortunately, for some reason my Windows 7 installation doesn't show up that way.
answered Mar 29 '18 at 12:42
DanManDanMan
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I just found out that you can just use auto-complete (pressing tab twice) on commands like grub-reboot or grub-set-default and it'll give you a list of the available boot menu entries. You can then just copy the title you want literally, you don't need to use a number.
Unfortunately, for some reason my Windows 7 installation doesn't show up that way.
answered Mar 29 '18 at 12:42
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2
2
I just found out that you can just use auto-complete (pressing tab twice) on commands like grub-reboot or grub-set-default and it'll give you a list of the available boot menu entries. You can then just copy the title you want literally, you don't need to use a number.
Unfortunately, for some reason my Windows 7 installation doesn't show up that way.
answered Mar 29 '18 at 12:42
DanManDanMan
17711
I just found out that you can just use auto-complete (pressing tab twice) on commands like grub-reboot or grub-set-default and it'll give you a list of the available boot menu entries. You can then just copy the title you want literally, you don't need to use a number.
Unfortunately, for some reason my Windows 7 installation doesn't show up that way.
answered Mar 29 '18 at 12:42
DanManDanMan
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edited Mar 30 '18 at 1:28
answered Mar 29 '18 at 12:42
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In OpenSuSE grub2-once provides the menu id which you can then use in other commands. Not much help for Ubuntu users though.
# grub2-once --list
0 openSUSE Leap 42.3
1 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.172-86-default
2 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.172-86-default (recovery mode)
3 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.165-81-default
4 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.165-81-default (recovery mode)
5 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.159-73-default
6 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.159-73-default (recovery mode)
7 openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)
8 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1 (on /dev/sda8)
9 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1, with Linux 4.1.39-56-default (on /dev/sda8)
10 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1, with Linux 4.1.39-53-default (on /dev/sda8)
11 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>Install 42.3 (on /dev/sda8)
answered Feb 11 at 13:40
ParanoidParanoid
11
You should probably share the location that you got grub2-once from
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:38
Although this is about ubuntu I use OpenSuSE and it installs all grub v2 commands as grub2-????. When I was searching for how to get the grub menu list this is the question that is found irrespective of the linux flavour so I figured my response may be helpful to others. What I didn't realise is that the grub2-once command appears to be unique to suse (no equivalent grub-once in ubuntu). I'll amend my answer to reflect this
– Paranoid
Feb 11 at 17:35
Seems like a handy utility...
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 17:38
add a comment |
0
In OpenSuSE grub2-once provides the menu id which you can then use in other commands. Not much help for Ubuntu users though.
# grub2-once --list
0 openSUSE Leap 42.3
1 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.172-86-default
2 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.172-86-default (recovery mode)
3 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.165-81-default
4 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.165-81-default (recovery mode)
5 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.159-73-default
6 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.159-73-default (recovery mode)
7 openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)
8 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1 (on /dev/sda8)
9 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1, with Linux 4.1.39-56-default (on /dev/sda8)
10 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1, with Linux 4.1.39-53-default (on /dev/sda8)
11 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>Install 42.3 (on /dev/sda8)
answered Feb 11 at 13:40
ParanoidParanoid
11
You should probably share the location that you got grub2-once from
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:38
Although this is about ubuntu I use OpenSuSE and it installs all grub v2 commands as grub2-????. When I was searching for how to get the grub menu list this is the question that is found irrespective of the linux flavour so I figured my response may be helpful to others. What I didn't realise is that the grub2-once command appears to be unique to suse (no equivalent grub-once in ubuntu). I'll amend my answer to reflect this
– Paranoid
Feb 11 at 17:35
Seems like a handy utility...
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 17:38
add a comment |
0
0
0
In OpenSuSE grub2-once provides the menu id which you can then use in other commands. Not much help for Ubuntu users though.
# grub2-once --list
0 openSUSE Leap 42.3
1 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.172-86-default
2 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.172-86-default (recovery mode)
3 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.165-81-default
4 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.165-81-default (recovery mode)
5 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.159-73-default
6 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.159-73-default (recovery mode)
7 openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)
8 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1 (on /dev/sda8)
9 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1, with Linux 4.1.39-56-default (on /dev/sda8)
10 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1, with Linux 4.1.39-53-default (on /dev/sda8)
11 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>Install 42.3 (on /dev/sda8)
answered Feb 11 at 13:40
ParanoidParanoid
11
In OpenSuSE grub2-once provides the menu id which you can then use in other commands. Not much help for Ubuntu users though.
# grub2-once --list
0 openSUSE Leap 42.3
1 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.172-86-default
2 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.172-86-default (recovery mode)
3 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.165-81-default
4 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.165-81-default (recovery mode)
5 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.159-73-default
6 Advanced options for openSUSE Leap 42.3>openSUSE Leap 42.3, with Linux 4.4.159-73-default (recovery mode)
7 openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)
8 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1 (on /dev/sda8)
9 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1, with Linux 4.1.39-56-default (on /dev/sda8)
10 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>openSUSE Leap 42.1, with Linux 4.1.39-53-default (on /dev/sda8)
11 Advanced options for openSUSE 42.1 (x86_64) (on /dev/sda8)>Install 42.3 (on /dev/sda8)
answered Feb 11 at 13:40
ParanoidParanoid
11
edited Feb 11 at 17:45
answered Feb 11 at 13:40
ParanoidParanoid
11
answered Feb 11 at 13:40
ParanoidParanoid
11
answered Feb 11 at 13:40
ParanoidParanoid
11
11
You should probably share the location that you got grub2-once from
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:38
Although this is about ubuntu I use OpenSuSE and it installs all grub v2 commands as grub2-????. When I was searching for how to get the grub menu list this is the question that is found irrespective of the linux flavour so I figured my response may be helpful to others. What I didn't realise is that the grub2-once command appears to be unique to suse (no equivalent grub-once in ubuntu). I'll amend my answer to reflect this
– Paranoid
Feb 11 at 17:35
Seems like a handy utility...
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 17:38
add a comment |
You should probably share the location that you got grub2-once from
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:38
Although this is about ubuntu I use OpenSuSE and it installs all grub v2 commands as grub2-????. When I was searching for how to get the grub menu list this is the question that is found irrespective of the linux flavour so I figured my response may be helpful to others. What I didn't realise is that the grub2-once command appears to be unique to suse (no equivalent grub-once in ubuntu). I'll amend my answer to reflect this
– Paranoid
Feb 11 at 17:35
Seems like a handy utility...
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 17:38
You should probably share the location that you got grub2-once from
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:38
You should probably share the location that you got grub2-once from
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 16:38
Although this is about ubuntu I use OpenSuSE and it installs all grub v2 commands as grub2-????. When I was searching for how to get the grub menu list this is the question that is found irrespective of the linux flavour so I figured my response may be helpful to others. What I didn't realise is that the grub2-once command appears to be unique to suse (no equivalent grub-once in ubuntu). I'll amend my answer to reflect this
– Paranoid
Feb 11 at 17:35
Although this is about ubuntu I use OpenSuSE and it installs all grub v2 commands as grub2-????. When I was searching for how to get the grub menu list this is the question that is found irrespective of the linux flavour so I figured my response may be helpful to others. What I didn't realise is that the grub2-once command appears to be unique to suse (no equivalent grub-once in ubuntu). I'll amend my answer to reflect this
– Paranoid
Feb 11 at 17:35
Seems like a handy utility...
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 17:38
Seems like a handy utility...
– Charles Green
Feb 11 at 17:38
add a comment |
0
An other awk one-liner which handles submenus :
awk -F' '$1=="menuentry " || $1=="submenu " {print i++ " : " $2}; /tmenuentry / {print "t" i-1">"j++ " : " $2};' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
This might be fallible thought, because t is used to identify submenu entries.
answered Feb 27 at 13:58
MaxMax
32115
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An other awk one-liner which handles submenus :
awk -F' '$1=="menuentry " || $1=="submenu " {print i++ " : " $2}; /tmenuentry / {print "t" i-1">"j++ " : " $2};' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
This might be fallible thought, because t is used to identify submenu entries.
answered Feb 27 at 13:58
MaxMax
32115
add a comment |
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0
0
An other awk one-liner which handles submenus :
awk -F' '$1=="menuentry " || $1=="submenu " {print i++ " : " $2}; /tmenuentry / {print "t" i-1">"j++ " : " $2};' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
This might be fallible thought, because t is used to identify submenu entries.
answered Feb 27 at 13:58
MaxMax
32115
An other awk one-liner which handles submenus :
awk -F' '$1=="menuentry " || $1=="submenu " {print i++ " : " $2}; /tmenuentry / {print "t" i-1">"j++ " : " $2};' /boot/grub/grub.cfg
This might be fallible thought, because t is used to identify submenu entries.
answered Feb 27 at 13:58
MaxMax
32115
answered Feb 27 at 13:58
MaxMax
32115
answered Feb 27 at 13:58
MaxMax
32115
answered Feb 27 at 13:58
MaxMax
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32115
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See help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2/Setup and help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2
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