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

   -d, --directory=DIR
          use        images        and       modules       under       DIR
          [default=/usr/lib/grub/<platform>]

   -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-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

   -p, --prefix=DIR
          set prefix directory

   -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 <[email protected]>.

SEE ALSO

   grub-install(8), grub-mkrescue(1), grub-mknetdir(8)

   The  full  documentation  for  grub-mkimage  is maintained as a Texinfo
   manual.  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.

grub-mkimage (GRUB) 2.02~beta3-3uNovember 2016                 GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)

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