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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+:
+
+bootd command
+=============
+
+Synopsis
+--------
+
+::
+
+    bootd
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The bootd command executes the command stored in the environment variable
+*bootcmd*, i.e. it does the same thing as *run bootcmd*.
+
+Example
+-------
+
+::
+
+    => setenv bootcmd 'echo Hello World'
+    => bootd
+    Hello World
+    => setenv bootcmd true
+    => bootd; echo $?
+    0
+    => setenv bootcmd false
+    => bootd; echo $?
+    1
+
+Return value
+------------
+
+The return value $? of the bootd command is the return value of the command in
+the environment variable *bootcmd*.