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Linux-Bootloader-1.3
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/ Linux::Bootloader

NAME

Linux::Bootloader - Base class interacting with Linux bootloaders

SYNOPSIS

	use Linux::Bootloader;
	
	my $bootloader = new Linux::Bootloader();
        my $config_file='/boot/grub/menu.lst';
	
	$bootloader->read($config_file);
	$bootloader->print_info('all');
	$bootloader->add(%hash);
	$bootloader->update(%hash);
	$bootloader->remove(2);
	$bootloader->get_default();
	$bootloader->set_default(2);
	%hash = $bootloader->read_entry(0);
	$bootloader->write($config_file);

DESCRIPTION

This module provides base functions for working with bootloader configuration files.

FUNCTIONS

new()

Creates a new Linux::Bootloader object.

read()

Reads configuration file into an array.
Takes: string.
Returns: undef on error.

write()

Writes configuration file.
Takes: string.
Returns: undef on error.
Prints information from config.
Takes: string.
Returns: undef on error.

_info()

Parse config into array of hashes.
Takes: nothing.
Returns: array of hashes.

get_default()

Determine current default kernel.
Takes: nothing.
Returns: integer, undef on error.

set_default()

Set new default kernel.
Takes: integer.
Returns: undef on error.

add()

Add new kernel to config.
Takes: hash.
Returns: undef on error.

update()

Update args of an existing kernel entry.
Takes: hash.
Returns: undef on error.

remove()

Remove kernel from config.
Takes: string.
Returns: undef on error.

read_entry()

        Read an existing entry into a hash suitable to add or update from.
	Takes: integer or title
	Returns: undef or hash

debug($level)

Sets or gets the current debug level, 0-5.
Returns:  Debug level

_check_config()

Conducts a basic check for kernel validity
Returns:  true if checks out okay,
          false if not okay,
          undef on error

_lookup()

        Converts title into position.
	Takes: string.
        Returns:  integer,
                  undef on error

AUTHOR

Jason N., Open Source Development Labs, Engineering Department <eng@osdl.org>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2006 Open Source Development Labs All Rights Reserved.

This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

boottool, Linux::Bootloader::Grub, Linux::Bootloader::Lilo, Linux::Bootloader::Elilo, Linux::Bootloader::Yaboot