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GRUB-MKRESCUE(1) User Commands GRUB-MKRESCUE(1)

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]
-d, --directory=DIR
use images and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/<platform>]
--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
--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 <bug-xorriso@gnu.org>.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.

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.

July 2020 grub-mkrescue (GRUB) 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u2