Make a grub rescue image
grub-mkrescue [\,OPTION\/...] [\,OPTION\/] \,SOURCE\/...
Make GRUB CD-ROM, disk, pendrive and floppy bootable image.
--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.
--arcs-boot
enable ARCS (big-endian mips machines, mostly SGI) boot. Disables HFS+, APM, sparc64 and boot as disk image for i386-pc
--core-compress=\,xz\/|none|auto
choose the compression to use for core image
--label-bgcolor=\,COLOR\/
use COLOR for label background
--label-color=\,COLOR\/
use COLOR for label
--label-font=\,FILE\/
use FILE as font for label
-o, --output=\,FILE\/
save output in FILE [required]
--product-name=\,STRING\/
use STRING as product name
--product-version=\,STRING\/
use STRING as product version
--rom-directory=\,DIR\/
save ROM images in DIR [optional]
--sparc-boot
enable sparc boot. Disables HFS+, APM, ARCS and boot as disk image for i386-pc
--xorriso=\,FILE\/
use FILE as xorriso [optional]
-?, --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.
Generates a bootable CD/USB/floppy image. Arguments other than options to this program are passed to xorriso, and indicate source files, source directories, or any of the mkisofs options listed by the output of `xorriso -as mkisofs -help'.
Option -- switches to native xorriso command mode.
Mail xorriso support requests to <[email protected]>.
Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
The full documentation for grub-mkrescue is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and grub-mkrescue programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info grub-mkrescue
should give you access to the complete manual.