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.
- --appended-signature-size=SIZE
-
Add a note segment reserving SIZE bytes for an appended signature
- --compress=no|xz|gz|lzo
-
compress GRUB files [optional]
- --disable-cli
-
disabled command line interface access
- --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.
- -x, --x509key=FILE
-
embed FILE as an x509 certificate for appended signature checking
- --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 <[email protected]>.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
SEE ALSO
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.