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The configuration files of the bootloader ''GRUB 2'' are located in the folder ''/etc/grub.d/''. To add custom entries to the bootloader, the file ''40_custom'' has to be modified. Following the unmodified version of this file is shown.

#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.

Custom menu entries can be added to the end of this file. An examplary modification of the file ''40_custom'', with two entries to reboot or halt the system, is shown below.

#!/bin/sh
echo "Adding custom menu entries." >&2
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.

menuentry "Reboot System" {
reboot
}

menuentry "Halt System" {
halt
}

To take effect the changes you have to run the command ''update-grub'' as root.

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