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--- grub-0.97.orig/docs/grub.texi 2008-07-17 11:07:25.000000000 +0100
+++ grub-0.97/docs/grub.texi 2008-07-17 10:57:41.000000000 +0100
@@ -2707,6 +2707,7 @@
* testload:: Load a file for testing a filesystem
* testvbe:: Test VESA BIOS EXTENSION
* uppermem:: Set the upper memory size
+* uuid:: Set GRUB's root device using UUID
* vbeprobe:: Probe VESA BIOS EXTENSION
@end menu
@@ -3266,6 +3267,27 @@
also be used for debugging purposes to lie to an OS.
@end deffn
+@node uuid
+@subsection uuid
+
+@deffn Command uuid [UUID]
+Set the current @dfn{root device} to the device with the universally
+unique identifier @var{UUID}, then attempt to mount it. This is
+equivalent to the @ref{root} command, but allows one to select a
+filesystem by UUID rather than by device.
+
+The command recognises ext2, ext3, fat, hfs, jfs, ntfs, ocfs, reiserfs
+and xfs filesystems.
+
+@strong{Note:} grub detects and recognises fat UUIDs in lower case
+whereas examining /dev/disk/by-uuid on Linux will report fat UUIDs
+in upper case.
+
+By not specifying @var{UUID}, the command will scan partitions on
+attached devices and will display the device, partition type and
+UUID for each recognised filesystem.
+@end deffn
+
@node vbeprobe
@subsection vbeprobe
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