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efivar(1)

Tool to manipulate UEFI variables

NAME

efivar - Tool to manipulate UEFI variables

SYNOPSIS

efivar [OPTION...]

DESCRIPTION

-A, --attributes=<attributes>

attributes to use on append

-l, --list

list current variables

-p, --print

print variable specified by --name

-D, --dmpstore

use DMPSTORE format when exporting

-d, --print-decimal

print variable in decimal format values specified by --name

-n, --name=<guid-name>

variable to manipulate, in the form 8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c-Boot0000

-a, --append

append to variable specified by --name

-f, --datafile=<file>

load or save variable contents from <file>

-e, --export=<file>

export variable to <file>

-i, --import=<file>

import variable from <file>

-L, --list-guids

show internal guid list

-w, --write

write to variable specified by --name

Help options:

-?, --help

Show this help message

--usage

Display brief usage message

History

--datafile since Debian 13 (Trixie); --dmpstore since Debian 13 (Trixie); --export since Debian 13 (Trixie); --import since Debian 13 (Trixie); --print-decimal since Debian 13 (Trixie); --write since Debian 13 (Trixie); -A since Debian 13 (Trixie); -D since Debian 13 (Trixie); -d since Debian 13 (Trixie); -e since Debian 13 (Trixie); -i since Debian 13 (Trixie); -w since Debian 13 (Trixie).

--fromfile until Debian 12 (Bookworm); -t until Debian 12 (Bookworm).