grub-mkimage(1) — Make a bootable GRUB image.

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GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)				     General Commands Manual				 GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)



NAME
       grub-mkimage — Make a bootable GRUB image.


SYNOPSIS
       grub-mkimage [-c | --config=FILE] [-C | --compression=(xz,none,auto)]
		     [-d | --directory=DIR] [-k | --pubkey=FILE]
		     [-m | --memdisk=FILE] [-n | --note] [-o | --output=FILE]
		     [-O | --format=FORMAT] [-p | --prefix=DIR]
		     [-v | --verbose] MODULES


DESCRIPTION
       grub-mkimage builds a bootable image of GRUB.


OPTIONS
       --config=FILE
	      Embed FILE as the image's initial configuration file.


       --compression=(xz,none,auto)
	      Use one of xz, none, or auto as the compression method for the core image.


       --directory=DIR
	      Use images and modules from DIR.	The default value is /usr/lib/grub/<platform>.


       --pubkey=FILE
	      Embed the public key FILE for signature checking.


       --memdisk=FILE
	      Embed   the   memdisk   image  FILE.   If	 no  -p	 option	 is  also  specified,  this  implies  -p
	      (memdisk)/boot/grub.


       --note Add a CHRP NOTE section.	This option is only valid on IEEE1275 platforms.


       --output=FILE
	      Write the generated file to FILE.	 The default is to write to standard output.


       --format=FORMAT
	      Generate an image in the specified FORMAT.  Valid values are:

		  i386-coreboot,  i386-multiboot,  i386-pc,  i386-pc-pxe,  i386-efi,  i386-ieee1275,  i386-qemu,
		  x86_64-efi,	mipsel-yeeloong-flash,	mipsel-fuloong2f-flash,	 mipself-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


       --prefix=DIR
	      Set prefix directory.  The default value is /boot/grub.


       --verbose
	      Print verbose messages.


       MODULES
	      Include MODULES.


SEE ALSO
       info grub



						 Wed Feb 26 2014				 GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)