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)
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GRUB-MKNETDIR(1) User Commands GRUB-MKNETDIR(1)NAME
grub-mknetdir - prepare a GRUB netboot directory.
SYNOPSIS
grub-mknetdir [OPTION...]
DESCRIPTION
--compress=no|xz|gz|lzo
compress GRUB files [optional]
-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
--themes=THEMES
install THEMES [default=starfield]
-v, --verbose
print verbose messages.
--core-compress=xz|none|auto
choose the compression to use for core image
--net-directory=DIR
root directory of TFTP server
--subdir=DIR
relative subdirectory on network server
-?, --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.
Prepares GRUB network boot images at net_directory/subdir assuming net_directory being TFTP root.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO grub-mkimage(1)
The full documentation for grub-mknetdir is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-mknetdir programs are properly installed
at your site, the command
info grub-mknetdir
should give you access to the complete manual.
grub-mknetdir (GRUB) 2.02-2ubuntu8.3 July 2018 GRUB-MKNETDIR(1)
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