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### 14.2 The simple menu interface

The menu interface is quite easy to use. Its commands are both reasonably intuitive and described on screen.

Basically, the menu interface provides a list of boot entries to the user to choose from. Use the arrow keys to select the entry of choice, then press `RET` to run it. An optional timeout is available to boot the default entry (the first one if not set), which is aborted by pressing any key.

Commands are available to enter a bare command-line by pressing `c` (which operates exactly like the non-config-file version of GRUB, but allows one to return to the menu if desired by pressing `ESC`) or to edit any of the boot entries by pressing `e`.

If you protect the menu interface with a password (see Security), all you can do is choose an entry by pressing `RET`, or press `p` to enter the password.