grub-install(8)
NAME
grub-install - install GRUB to a device
SYNOPSIS
grub-install [OPTION...] [OPTION] [INSTALL_DEVICE]
DESCRIPTION
Install GRUB on your drive.
--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.
--allow-floppy
make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX
devices). May break on some BIOSes.
--boot-directory=DIR
install GRUB images under the directory DIR/grub instead of the
boot/grub directory
--bootloader-id=ID
the ID of bootloader. This option is only available on EFI and
Macs.
--core-compress=xz|none|auto
choose the compression to use for core image
--disk-module=MODULE
disk module to use (biosdisk or native). This option is only
available on BIOS target.
--efi-directory=DIR
use DIR as the EFI System Partition root.
--force
install even if problems are detected
--force-extra-removable
force installation to the removable media path also. This option
is only available on EFI.
--force-file-id
use identifier file even if UUID is available
--label-bgcolor=COLOR
use COLOR for label background
--label-color=COLOR
use COLOR for label
--label-font=FILE
use FILE as font for label
--macppc-directory=DIR use DIR for PPC MAC install.
--no-bootsector
do not install bootsector
--no-nvram
don't update the `boot-device'/`Boot*' NVRAM variables. This
option is only available on EFI and IEEE1275 targets.
--no-rs-codes
Do not apply any reed-solomon codes when embedding core.img.
This option is only available on x86 BIOS targets.
--no-uefi-secure-boot
do not install an image usable with UEFI Secure Boot, even if
the system was currently started using it. This option is only
available on EFI.
--product-version=STRING
use STRING as product version
--recheck
delete device map if it already exists
--removable
the installation device is removable. This option is only
available on EFI.
-s, --skip-fs-probe
do not probe for filesystems in DEVICE
Usage: grub-install [OPTION...] [OPTION] [INSTALL_DEVICE]
Install GRUB on your drive.
--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.
--allow-floppy
make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX
devices). May break on some BIOSes.
--boot-directory=DIR
install GRUB images under the directory DIR/grub instead of the
boot/grub directory
--bootloader-id=ID
the ID of bootloader. This option is only available on EFI and
Macs.
--core-compress=xz|none|auto
choose the compression to use for core image
--disk-module=MODULE
disk module to use (biosdisk or native). This option is only
available on BIOS target.
--efi-directory=DIR
use DIR as the EFI System Partition root.
--force
install even if problems are detected
--force-extra-removable
force installation to the removable media path also. This option
is only available on EFI.
--force-file-id
use identifier file even if UUID is available
--label-bgcolor=COLOR
use COLOR for label background
--label-color=COLOR
use COLOR for label
--label-font=FILE
use FILE as font for label
--macppc-directory=DIR use DIR for PPC MAC install.
--no-bootsector
do not install bootsector
--no-nvram
don't update the `boot-device'/`Boot*' NVRAM variables. This
option is only available on EFI and IEEE1275 targets.
--no-rs-codes
Do not apply any reed-solomon codes when embedding core.img.
This option is only available on x86 BIOS targets.
--no-uefi-secure-boot
do not install an image usable with UEFI Secure Boot, even if
the system was currently started using it. This option is only
available on EFI.
--product-version=STRING
use STRING as product version
--recheck
delete device map if it already exists
--removable
the installation device is removable. This option is only
available on EFI.
-s, --skip-fs-probe
do not probe for filesystems in DEVICE
--target=TARGET
install GRUB for TARGET platform [default=i386-pc]; available
targets: arm-efi, arm-uboot, arm64-efi, i386-coreboot, i386-efi,
i386-ieee1275, i386-multiboot, i386-pc, i386-qemu, i386-xen,
ia64-efi, mips-arc, mips-qemu_mips, mipsel-arc, mipsel-loongson,
mipsel-qemu_mips, powerpc-ieee1275, sparc64-ieee1275,
x86_64-efi, x86_64-xen
--uefi-secure-boot
install an image usable with UEFI Secure Boot. This option is
only available on EFI and if the grub-efi-amd64-signed package
is installed.
-?, --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.
INSTALL_DEVICE must be system device filename. grub-install copies
GRUB images into boot/grub. On some platforms, it may also install
GRUB into the boot sector.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
SEE ALSO
grub-mkconfig(8), grub-mkimage(1), grub-mkrescue(1) The full documentation for grub-install is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-install programs are properly installed at your site, the command info grub-install should give you access to the complete manual. grub-install (GRUB) 2.02~beta3-3uNovember 2016 GRUB-INSTALL(8)
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