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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]

--disable-shim-lock

disable shim_lock verifier

--dtb=FILE

embed a specific DTB

-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

--sbat=FILE

SBAT metadata

--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 [AT] gnu.org>.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-grub [AT] 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.