grub-setup8
Set up a device to boot using grub
Usage
grub-setup [OPTION ...]
DEVICE
Overview
Set up images to boot from DEVICE.
You should not normally run this program directly. Use grub-install instead.
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-a, --allow-floppy -
Make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX devices). May break on some BIOSes.
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-b, --boot-image=FILE -
Use FILE as the boot image [default=boot.img]
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-c, --core-image=FILE -
Use FILE as the core image [default=core.img]
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-d, --directory=DIR -
Use GRUB files in the directory DIR [default=/boot/grub]
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-f, --force -
Install even if problems are detected
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-m, --device-map=FILE -
Use FILE as the device map [default=/boot/grub/device.map]
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-r, --root-device=DEV -
Use DEV as the root device [default=guessed]
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-s, --skip-fs-probe -
Do not probe for filesystems in DEVICE
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-v, --verbose -
Print verbose messages.
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-?, --help -
give this help list
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--usage -
give a short usage message
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-V, --version -
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
DEVICE must be an OS device (e.g. /dev/sda).
History
- Debian 7 (Wheezy): the text shown here
- Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
- Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
--allow-floppy since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
--force since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--skip-fs-probe since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
--usage since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-? since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-a since Debian 7 (Wheezy);
-f since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-s since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).
-h until Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).