GRUB-MKIMAGE(1) User Commands GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)
NAME
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
--disable-shim-lock
disable shim_lock verifier
-d, --directory=DIR
use images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/<plat-
form>]
-D, --dtb=FILE
embed FILE as a device tree (DTB)
-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' and overrides
any prefix supplied previously, but the prefix
itself 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-xen_pvh, i386-pc-pxe, i386-pc-el-
torito, i386-efi, i386-ieee1275, i386-qemu, x86_64-efi, i386-xen,
x86_64-xen, 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, arm-uboot, arm-core-
boot-vexpress, arm-coreboot-veyron, arm-efi, arm64-efi, loon-
garch64-efi, riscv32-efi, riscv64-efi
-p, --prefix=DIR
set prefix directory
-s, --sbat=FILE
SBAT metadata
-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 ALSO
grub-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.
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