NAME¶

grub-mkimage — Make a bootable GRUB image.

SYNOPSIS¶

grub-mkimage [-c | --config=FILE] [-C | --compression=(xz,none,auto)]

DESCRIPTION¶

grub-mkimage builds a bootable image of GRUB.

OPTIONS¶

--config=FILE

Embed FILE as the image's initial configuration file.

--compression=(xz,none,auto)

Use one of xz, none, or auto as the compression method for the core image.

--directory=DIR

Use images and modules from DIR. The default value is /usr/lib/grub/<platform>.

--pubkey=FILE

Embed the public key FILE for signature checking.

--memdisk=FILE

Embed the memdisk image FILE. If no -p option is also specified, this implies -p (memdisk)/boot/grub.

--note

Add a CHRP NOTE section. This option is only valid on IEEE1275 platforms.

--output=FILE

Write the generated file to FILE. The default is to write to standard output.

--format=FORMAT

Generate an image in the specified FORMAT. Valid values are:

--prefix=DIR

Set prefix directory. The default value is /boot/grub.

--verbose

Print verbose messages.

MODULES

Include MODULES.

SEE ALSO¶

info grub