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grub-mkimage - make a bootable image of GRUB
SYNOPSIS
grub-mkimage [OPTION...] [OPTION]... [MODULES]
DESCRIPTION
Make a bootable image of GRUB.
-c, --config=FILE
embed FILE as an early config
-C, --compression=(xz|none|auto)
choose the compression to use for core image
-d, --directory=DIR
use images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub2/<plat‐
form>]
-k, --pubkey=FILE
embed FILE as public key for signature checking
-m, --memdisk=FILE
embed FILE as a memdisk image Implies `-p (memdisk)/boot/grub'
but prefix can be overridden by later options
-n, --note
add NOTE segment for CHRP IEEE1275
-o, --output=FILE
output a generated image to FILE [default=stdout]
-O, --format=FORMAT
generate an image in FORMAT available formats: i386-coreboot,
i386-multiboot, i386-pc, i386-pc-pxe, i386-efi, i386-ieee1275,
i386-qemu, x86_64-efi, mipsel-yeeloong-flash,
mipsel-fuloong2f-flash, mipsel-loongson-elf, powerpc-ieee1275,
sparc64-ieee1275-raw, sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore,
sparc64-ieee1275-aout, ia64-efi, mips-arc, mipsel-arc,
mipsel-qemu_mips-elf, mips-qemu_mips-flash,
mipsel-qemu_mips-flash, mips-qemu_mips-elf
-p, --prefix=DIR
set prefix directory [default=/boot/grub2]
-v, --verbose
print verbose messages.
-?, --help
give this help list
--usage
give a short usage message
-V, --version
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or
optional for any corresponding short options.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSOgrub-install(8), grub-mkrescue(1), grub-mknetdir(8)
The full documentation for grub-mkimage is maintained as a Texinfo man‐
ual. If the info and grub-mkimage programs are properly installed at
your site, the command
info grub-mkimage
should give you access to the complete manual.
grub-mkimage (GRUB2) 2.00 October 2013 GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)