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nextboot: Reimplement missing -a option
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Authored by des on Dec 8 2025, 1:51 AM.
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Summary
  • Reimplement the -a option which was available in the original shell script and is still documented.
  • Print the correct usage string when invoked as nextboot.
  • Add the -D option to the manual page synopsis.

MFC after: 1 week
Fixes: fd6d47375a78 ("rescue,nextboot: Install nextboot as a link to reboot, rm nextboot.sh")

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