GRUB-MKIMAGE(1) 					      General Commands Manual						   GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)

NAME

       grub-mkimage -- Make a bootable GRUB image.

SYNOPSIS

       grub-mkimage [-c | --config=FILE] [-C | --compression=(xz,none,auto)]
		     [-d | --directory=DIR] [-k | --pubkey=FILE]
		     [-m | --memdisk=FILE] [-n | --note] [-o | --output=FILE]
		     [-O | --format=FORMAT] [-p | --prefix=DIR]
		     [-v | --verbose] MODULES

DESCRIPTION

       grub-mkimage builds a bootable image of GRUB.

OPTIONS

       --config=FILE
	      Embed FILE as the image's initial configuration file.

       --compression=(xz,none,auto)
	      Use one of xz, none, or auto as the compression method for the core image.

       --directory=DIR
	      Use images and modules from DIR.	The default value is /usr/lib/grub/<platform>.

       --pubkey=FILE
	      Embed the public key FILE for signature checking.

       --memdisk=FILE
	      Embed the memdisk image FILE.  If no -p option is also specified, this implies -p (memdisk)/boot/grub.

       --note Add a CHRP NOTE section.	This option is only valid on IEEE1275 platforms.

       --output=FILE
	      Write the generated file to FILE.  The default is to write to standard output.

       --format=FORMAT
	      Generate an image in the specified FORMAT.  Valid values are:

		  i386-coreboot,  i386-multiboot,  i386-pc,  i386-pc-pxe,  i386-efi,  i386-ieee1275, i386-qemu, x86_64-efi, mipsel-yeeloong-flash,
		  mipsel-fuloong2f-flash,     mipself-loongson-elf,	powerpc-ieee1275,      sparc64-ieee1275-raw,	  sparc64-ieee1275-cdcore,
		  sparc64-ieee1275-aout, ia64-efi, mips-arc, mipsel-arc, mipsel-qemu_mips-elf, mips-qemu_mips-flash, mipsel-qemu_mips-flash, mips-
		  qemu_mips-elf

       --prefix=DIR
	      Set prefix directory.  The default value is /boot/grub.

       --verbose
	      Print verbose messages.

       MODULES
	      Include MODULES.

SEE ALSO

       info grub

								  Wed Feb 26 2014						   GRUB-MKIMAGE(1)