bash script for Pete

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#!/bin/bash

# script to set the default boot partition to Windows
# intended for Fedora20 with Grub2
# https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/9257/dual-boot-fedora-16-windows/

# the configuration file of the bootloader
conf=/boot/grub2/grub.cfg

echo "Examining $conf..."
windowsentry=$(sudo grep 'menuentry .* windows' $conf)
windowsentry=$(echo $windowsentry | grep -o "'Windows[^']*'")
echo

if [ ! "$windowsentry" ]; then
    echo "Error: $conf has no windows entry. Exiting."
    exit 1
fi

echo "Setting the default to $windowsentry..."
sudo grub2-set-default $windowsentry
echo

echo "Regenerating $conf..."
sudo grub2-mkconfig $conf
echo

echo "Done."