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/.


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


       memdisk=FILE
              Embed  the  memdisk  image FILE.  If no -p option is also speci‐
              fied, 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,  x8664-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-qemumips-elf, mips-qemumips-
                  flash, mipsel-qemumips-flash, mips-qemumips-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)