biosconfig Command Syntax

The biosconfig command uses the following syntax:

biosconfig [-v] option [filename.xml]

When a command fails, it returns one of the failure codes listed in biosconfig Error Codes.

The following table lists the available biosconfig options and their descriptions.

Option	Description
`-get_version`	Get version of this tool.
`-get_boot_order`	Get the boot devices list.
`-set_boot_order`	Set the boot devices list.
`-set_boot_override`	Set the first boot device for the next boot.
`-get_bios_settings`	Get setup configuration from BIOS.
`-set_bios_settings`	Get setup configuration to BIOS ROM.
`-get_CMOS_dump`	Get 256 bytes CMOS of set up data from BIOS.
`-set_CMOS_dump`	Set 256 bytes of CMOS set up data to BIOS.
`-v`	Verbose mode. On some operations, this might provide additional information regarding operational status. Verbose mode is only valid if an XML input or output filename is provided.

The following table lists examples of how the -get and -set command options affect input and output.

Command	Description
`biosconfig -get_version`	Outputs to screen.
`biosconfig -get_version filename.xml`	Outputs to `filename.xml`.
`biosconfig -get_version > filename.xml`	Outputs to `filename.xml`.
`biosconfig -get_version \| some-command`	Pipes the output to another command.
`biosconfig -set_bios_settings`	Takes input from standard in.
`biosconfig -set_bios_settings filename.xml`	Takes input from `filename.xml`.
`biosconfig -set_bios_settings < filename.xml`	Takes input from `filename.xml`.

Note:

In the output examples in this chapter, all white space outside the XML elements, such as indentation, is optional. For example, see the output in Make a Persistent Change to Boot Order.

Parent topic: biosconfig Command Overview