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GRUB-MKSTANDALONE

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: March 2016
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NAME

grub-mkstandalone - make a memdisk-based GRUB image  

SYNOPSIS

grub-mkstandalone [,OPTION/...] [,OPTION/] ,SOURCE/...  

DESCRIPTION

Generate a standalone image (containing all modules) in the selected format
--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
-o, --output=,FILE/
save output in FILE [required]
-O, --format=,FILE/
generate an image in FORMAT available formats: i386-coreboot, i386-multiboot, i386-pc, i386-pc-pxe, i386-pc-eltorito, i386-efi, i386-ieee1275, i386-qemu, x86_64-efi, i386-xen, x86_64-xen, mipsel-yeeloong-flash, mipsel-fuloong2f-flash, mipsel-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, arm-uboot, arm-efi, arm64-efi
-?, --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.

Graft point syntax (E.g. ,/boot/grub/grub/.cfg=./grub.cfg) is accepted  

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.  

SEE ALSO

grub-mkimage(1)

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

info grub-mkstandalone

should give you access to the complete manual.


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
REPORTING BUGS
SEE ALSO