How do you change the boot delay time on GRUB?

[ted leslie]

/boot/grub/menu.lst   
timeout         5                    //change this to 1

on my 9.08 ubuntu, may be different on new grub.

may not want to change to 0? as if you had to go into safe mode,
0 may not leave you the required ability no matter how fast you
are on key board? I have set it to 1 if i want a almost immediate
boot, yet time to override if necessary.

tl


On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:19:01 -0400
Paul King <sciguy-Ja3L+HSX0kI at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> I have GRUB "1.98-1ubuntu6", and while I have been using GRUB, I have
> always wondered how to change the delay time prior to GRUB booting into
> the default operating system. I would even like to switch it off, if
> possible. Thanks for any help you may have, as I can't seem to find
> mention of it anywhere, and I think a 10-second wait is silly, having
> been accustomed to adjusting LILO to any delay time I liked.
> 
> Paul King
> 
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