1GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)                  User Commands                 GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)
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NAME

6       grub-mkimage - make a bootable image of GRUB
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SYNOPSIS

9       grub-mkimage [OPTION...] [OPTION]... [MODULES]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Make a bootable image of GRUB.
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14       -c, --config=FILE
15              embed FILE as an early config
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17       -C, --compression=(xz|none|auto)
18              choose the compression to use for core image
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20       --disable-shim-lock
21              disable shim_lock verifier
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23       -d, --directory=DIR
24              use  images  and modules under DIR [default=/usr/lib/grub/<plat‐
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27       -D, --dtb=FILE
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30       -k, --pubkey=FILE
31              embed FILE as public key for PGP signature checking
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36       Implies `-p (memdisk)/boot/grub' and overrides
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39              itself can be overridden by later options
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41       -n, --note
42              add NOTE segment for CHRP IEEE1275
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44       -o, --output=FILE
45              output a generated image to FILE [default=stdout]
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47       -O, --format=FORMAT
48              generate an image in FORMAT  available  formats:  i386-coreboot,
49              i386-multiboot,  i386-pc, i386-xen_pvh, i386-pc-pxe, i386-pc-el‐
50              torito,   i386-efi,   i386-ieee1275,   i386-qemu,    x86_64-efi,
51              i386-xen,    x86_64-xen,    mipsel-yeeloong-flash,    mipsel-fu‐
52              loong2f-flash,      mipsel-loongson-elf,       powerpc-ieee1275,
53              sparc64-ieee1275-raw,                   sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore,
54              sparc64-ieee1275-aout,    ia64-efi,    mips-arc,     mipsel-arc,
55              mipsel-qemu_mips-elf,                      mips-qemu_mips-flash,
56              mipsel-qemu_mips-flash, mips-qemu_mips-elf, arm-uboot, arm-core‐
57              boot-vexpress,    arm-coreboot-veyron,    arm-efi,    arm64-efi,
58              riscv32-efi, riscv64-efi
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60       -p, --prefix=DIR
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70       -v, --verbose
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77       -?, --help
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80       --usage
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83       -V, --version
84              print program version
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86       Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also  mandatory  or
87       optional for any corresponding short options.
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REPORTING BUGS

90       Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
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SEE ALSO

93       grub-install(8), grub-mkrescue(1), grub-mknetdir(8)
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95       The full documentation for grub-mkimage is maintained as a Texinfo man‐
96       ual.  If the info and grub-mkimage programs are properly  installed  at
97       your site, the command
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105GRUB 2.06                        December 2023                 GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)