NAME¶
grub-setup - set up a device to boot using GRUB
SYNOPSIS¶
grub-setup [
OPTION...]
DEVICE
DESCRIPTION¶
Set up images to boot from DEVICE.
You should not normally run this program directly. Use grub-install instead.
- -a, --allow-floppy
- Make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX
devices). May break on some BIOSes.
- -b, --boot-image=FILE
- Use FILE as the boot image [default=boot.img]
- -c, --core-image=FILE
- Use FILE as the core image [default=core.img]
- -d, --directory=DIR
- Use GRUB files in the directory DIR
[default=/boot/grub]
- -f, --force
- Install even if problems are detected
- -m, --device-map=FILE
- Use FILE as the device map
[default=/boot/grub/device.map]
- -r, --root-device=DEV
- Use DEV as the root device [default=guessed]
- -s, --skip-fs-probe
- Do not probe for filesystems in DEVICE
- -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.
DEVICE must be an OS device (e.g. /dev/sda).
REPORTING BUGS¶
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO¶
grub-install(8),
grub-mkimage(1),
grub-mkrescue(1)
The full documentation for
grub-setup is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
If the
info and
grub-setup programs are properly installed at
your site, the command
- info grub-setup
should give you access to the complete manual.