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Name

grub-mkrescue - make a GRUB rescue image

Synopsis

grub-mkrescue [\,OPTION\/...] [\,OPTION\/] \,SOURCE\/...

Description

Make GRUB CD-ROM, disk, pendrive and floppy bootable image.

--compress=\,no\/|xz|gz|lzo compress GRUB files [optional]

--dtb=\,FILE\/ embed a specific DTB

-d, --directory=\,DIR\/ use images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/<platform>]

--disable-shim-lock disable shim_lock verifier

--fonts=\,FONTS\/ install FONTS [default=unicode]

--install-modules=\,MODULES\/ install only MODULES and their dependencies [default=all]

-k, --pubkey=\,FILE\/ embed FILE as public key for signature checking

--locale-directory=\,DIR\/ use translations under DIR [default=/usr/share/locale]

--locales=\,LOCALES\/ install only LOCALES [default=all]

--modules=\,MODULES\/ pre-load specified modules MODULES

--sbat=\,FILE\/ SBAT metadata

--themes=\,THEMES\/ install THEMES [default=starfield]

-v, --verbose print verbose messages.

--arcs-boot enable ARCS (big-endian mips machines, mostly SGI) boot. Disables HFS+, APM, sparc64 and boot as disk image for i386-pc

--core-compress=\,xz\/|none|auto choose the compression to use for core image

--label-bgcolor=\,COLOR\/ use COLOR for label background

--label-color=\,COLOR\/ use COLOR for label

--label-font=\,FILE\/ use FILE as font for label

-o, --output=\,FILE\/ save output in FILE [required]

--product-name=\,STRING\/ use STRING as product name

--product-version=\,STRING\/ use STRING as product version

--rom-directory=\,DIR\/ save ROM images in DIR [optional]

--sparc-boot enable sparc boot. Disables HFS+, APM, ARCS and boot as disk image for i386-pc

--xorriso=\,FILE\/ use FILE as xorriso [optional]

-?, --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.

Generates a bootable CD/USB/floppy image. Arguments other than options to this program are passed to xorriso, and indicate source files, source directories, or any of the mkisofs options listed by the output of `xorriso -as mkisofs -help'.

Option -- switches to native xorriso command mode.

Mail xorriso support requests to <[email protected]>.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

See Also

grub-mkimage(1)

The full documentation for grub-mkrescue is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-mkrescue programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info grub-mkrescue

should give you access to the complete manual.