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From bf9d0c7cfcc093b873d6d4c594cd407dc6bca69c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
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Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 09:29:48 +0000
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Subject: [PATCH 075/364] * docs/grub.texi (configfile): Explain environment
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variable handling. (source): New section. Reported by: Arbiel Perlacremaz.
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Fixes Savannah bug #35564.
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---
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ChangeLog | 7 +++++++
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docs/grub.texi | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
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2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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index 8723bfa..68920bf 100644
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--- a/ChangeLog
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+++ b/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
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+2013-01-02 Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
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+
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+ * docs/grub.texi (configfile): Explain environment variable
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+ handling.
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+ (source): New section.
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+ Reported by: Arbiel Perlacremaz. Fixes Savannah bug #35564.
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+
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2012-12-31 Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
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Remove several trivially-unnecessary uses of nested functions.
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diff --git a/docs/grub.texi b/docs/grub.texi
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index 39d9614..e9af377 100644
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--- a/docs/grub.texi
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+++ b/docs/grub.texi
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@@ -3303,6 +3303,7 @@ you forget a command, you can run the command @command{help}
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* search:: Search devices by file, label, or UUID
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* sendkey:: Emulate keystrokes
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* set:: Set an environment variable
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+* source:: Read a configuration file in same context
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* true:: Do nothing, successfully
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* unset:: Unset an environment variable
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* uppermem:: Set the upper memory size
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@@ -3429,7 +3430,9 @@ If they are completely identical, nothing will be printed.
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@deffn Command configfile file
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Load @var{file} as a configuration file. If @var{file} defines any menu
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-entries, then show a menu containing them immediately.
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+entries, then show a menu containing them immediately. Any environment
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+variable changes made by the commands in @var{file} will not be preserved
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+after @command{configfile} returns.
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@end deffn
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@@ -4069,6 +4072,19 @@ arguments, print all environment variables with their values.
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@end deffn
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+@node source
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+@subsection source
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+
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+@deffn Command source file
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+Read @var{file} as a configuration file, as if its contents had been
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+incorporated directly into the sourcing file. Unlike @command{configfile}
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+(@pxref{configfile}), this executes the contents of @var{file} without
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+changing context: any environment variable changes made by the commands in
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+@var{file} will be preserved after @command{source} returns, and the menu
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+will not be shown immediately.
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+@end deffn
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+
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+
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@node true
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@subsection true
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--
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1.8.1.4
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