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.TH GRUB-MKIMAGE "1" "March 2021" "grub-mkimage (GRUB) 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u4" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
grub-mkimage \- make a bootable image of GRUB
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B grub-mkimage
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR...] [\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... [\fI\,MODULES\/\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Make a bootable image of GRUB.
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-config\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
embed FILE as an early config
.TP
\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-compression=\fR(xz|none|auto)
choose the compression to use for core image
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-directory\fR=\fI\,DIR\/\fR
use images and modules under DIR
[default=/usr/lib/grub/<platform>]
.TP
\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-pubkey\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
embed FILE as public key for signature checking
.TP
\fB\-m\fR,                              \fB\-\-memdisk\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
embed FILE as a memdisk image
.PP
Implies `\-p (memdisk)/boot/grub' and overrides
.TP
any prefix supplied previously, but the prefix
itself can be overridden by later options
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-note\fR
add NOTE segment for CHRP IEEE1275
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
output a generated image to FILE [default=stdout]
.TP
\fB\-O\fR, \fB\-\-format\fR=\fI\,FORMAT\/\fR
generate an image in FORMAT
available formats: i386\-coreboot, i386\-multiboot,
i386\-pc, i386\-xen_pvh, i386\-pc\-pxe,
i386\-pc\-eltorito, 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\-efi, arm64\-efi
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-prefix\fR=\fI\,DIR\/\fR
set prefix directory
.TP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sbat\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
SBAT metadata
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
print verbose messages.
.TP
\-?, \fB\-\-help\fR
give this help list
.TP
\fB\-\-usage\fR
give a short usage message
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
print program version
.PP
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
for any corresponding short options.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug\-grub@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR grub-install (8),
.BR grub-mkrescue (1),
.BR grub-mknetdir (8)
.PP
The full documentation for
.B grub-mkimage
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B grub-mkimage
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info grub-mkimage
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.