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efibootmgr: Add --efidev (-u) to discover UEFI's device path to a dev or file
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Authored by imp on Feb 15 2023, 7:51 PM.
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"efibootmgr --efidev unix-path" will return the UEFI device-path to the
file or device specified by unix-path. It's useful for debugging, but
may also be useful for scripting.

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imp requested review of this revision.Feb 15 2023, 7:51 PM
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Is this redundant with efidp -e? I'm not sure how to use efidp, though. Also, don't forget to update the man page's .Dd date.

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I think this would be redundant with efidp -e... if that actually worked.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Feb 16 2023, 7:06 AM