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grub-setup

GRUB-SETUP(8)						  System Administration Utilities					     GRUB-SETUP(8)

NAME

       grub-setup - set up a device to boot using GRUB

SYNOPSIS

       grub-setup [OPTION...] DEVICE

DESCRIPTION

       Set up images to boot from DEVICE.

       You should not normally run this program directly.  Use grub-install instead.

       -a, --allow-floppy
	      Make the drive also bootable as floppy (default for fdX devices). May break on some BIOSes.

       -b, --boot-image=FILE
	      Use FILE as the boot image [default=boot.img]

       -c, --core-image=FILE
	      Use FILE as the core image [default=core.img]

       -d, --directory=DIR
	      Use GRUB files in the directory DIR [default=/boot/grub]

       -f, --force
	      Install even if problems are detected

       -m, --device-map=FILE
	      Use FILE as the device map [default=/boot/grub/device.map]

       -r, --root-device=DEV
	      Use DEV as the root device [default=guessed]

       -s, --skip-fs-probe
	      Do not probe for filesystems in DEVICE

       -v, --verbose
	      Print verbose messages.

       -?, --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.

       DEVICE must be an OS device (e.g. /dev/sda).

REPORTING BUGS

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

SEE ALSO

       grub-install(8), grub-mkimage(1), grub-mkrescue(1)

       The  full  documentation  for  grub-setup is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and grub-setup programs are properly installed at
       your site, the command

	      info grub-setup

       should give you access to the complete manual.

grub-setup (GRUB) 1.99-12ubuntu5				   October 2011 						     GRUB-SETUP(8)